# 2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) is 32nd season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 11 September 2022.
The league is contested by eight teams. First stage will be played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 14 rounds. In a second stage teams will be divided in two groups according to the table standings. ŽNK Split are the defending champions, having won their 3rd title in 2021–22.

## Teams

The following is a complete list of teams who have secured a place in the 2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League.
| Team | Location | Stadium(s) | Position in 2021–22 |
| Agram | Zagreb | Stadion Špansko | 0055th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Stadion Oboj | 0033rd |
| Donat | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 0077th |
| Hajduk Split | Split | Stadion Poljud - pomoćni teren | 0211st (2. HNLŽ A) |
| Osijek | Osijek | Stadion NK Olimpija | 0022nd |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 0044th |
| Split | Split | Stadion Park Mladeži | 0011st |
| Viktorija | Slavonski Brod | Jelas | 0222nd (2. HNLŽ B) |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Osijek | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | +86 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Split | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 13 | +65 | 33 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 25 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Agram | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 25 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 23 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Donat | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 10 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Rijeka | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 73 | −48 | 7 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Viktorija | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 151 | −149 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | DIN | DON | HAJ | OSI | RIJ | SPL | VIK |
| Agram | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 6–0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 11–1 | 1–4 | 10–0 |
| Donat | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–3 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–7 | 7–0 |
| Hajduk Split | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 10–0 |
| Osijek | 4–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–1 | 24–0 |
| Rijeka | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–9 | — | 0–7 | 10–1 |
| Split | 2–5 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 15–1 | — | 13–0 |
| Viktorija | 0–14 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–11 | 0–18 | 0–4 | 0–14 | — |

## Play-offs
### Championship play-offs
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Osijek (C, Q) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 10 | +95 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Split | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 16 | +81 | 49 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 28 | |
| 4 | Agram | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 28 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | DIN | OSI | SPL |
| Agram | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Osijek | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Split | 9–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — |

### Relegation play-offs
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 39 | |
| 6 | Donat | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 20 | |
| 7 | Rijeka (R) | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 83 | −36 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Viktorija (R) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 197 | −194 | 0 | Relegation to 2. HNLŽ |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DON | HAJ | RIJ | VIK |
| Donat | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 13–0 |
| Hajduk Split | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 11–1 |
| Rijeka | 6–1 | 2–5 | — | 7–0 |
| Viktorija | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–6 | — |

#### Relegation play-off

At the end of the season, seventh placed Rijeka will contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against the losing team of promotion play-off tie between Međimurje-Čakovec and Gorica.

##### Second leg

Međimurje-Čakovec won 5–3 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

    Updated to matches played on 21 May 2023.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lorena Balić | Osijek | 33 |
| 2 | Izabela Lojna | Osijek | 19 |
| 3 | Lara Ivanuša | Split | 17 |
| 4 | Ayuri Terawaki | Rijeka | 16 |
| 5 | Jasna Đoković | Split | 15 |
| 6 | Aida Hadžić | Split | 14 |
| 7 | Ana Dujmović | Agram | 13 |
| 8 | Roberta Savčić | Donat | 12 |
| 9 | Ivana Kirilenko | Donat | 11 |
| 9 | Karla Kurkutović | Dinamo Zagreb (4), Split (7) | 11 |
| 9 | Melani Mihić | Agram | 11 |
| 9 | Ema Šulentić | Rijeka | 11 |