# 2020–21 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2020–21 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the thirtieth 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 27 September 2020.
The league was contested by eight teams. First stage was played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 14 rounds. In a second stage teams were divided in two groups according to the table standings. ŽNK Split were the defending champions, having won their second title in 2019–20.

## Teams

The following is a complete list of teams who have secured a place in the 2020–21 Croatian Women's First Football League.
| Team | Location | Stadium(s) | Position in 2019–20 |
| Agram | Zagreb | Stadion Buzin | 0044th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 0033rd |
| Donat | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 0211st (2. HNLŽ North-South) |
| Marjan | Split | | 0222nd (2. HNLŽ North-South) |
| Neretva | Metković | Stadion Iza Vage | 0055th |
| Osijek | Osijek | Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt | 0022nd |
| Split | Split | Stadion Park Mladeži | 0011st |
| Viktorija | Slavonski Brod | Stadion Jelas | 0077th |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Osijek | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 8 | +102 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Split | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 6 | +69 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Agram | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 22 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Donat | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 18 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Neretva | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 15 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Marjan | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 49 | −42 | 5 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Viktorija | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 85 | −82 | 1 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
* 1 2 Goal difference: Osijek +102, Split +69

### Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | DIN | DON | MAR | NER | OSI | SPL | VIK |
| Agram | — | 2–0 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–11 | 0–8 | 3–0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 9–0 |
| Donat | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 2–0 |
| Marjan | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Neretva | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7–0 |
| Osijek | 15–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 11–0 | 8–0 | — | 2–2 | 16–0 |
| Split | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–2 | — | 8–0 |
| Viktorija | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–15 | 0–11 | — |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Osijek (C) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 11 | +125 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Split | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 12 | +83 | 52 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Agram | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 81 | −48 | 23 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Osijek 4, Split 2

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | DIN | OSI | SPL |
| Agram | — | 1–4 | 0–9 | 2–5 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Osijek | 8–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Split | 7–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Donat | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 34 | |
| 6 | Neretva | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 70 | −43 | 22 | |
| 7 | Marjan (R) | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 15 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Viktorija (R) | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 107 | −100 | 2 | Relegation to 2. HNLŽ |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DON | MAR | NER | VIK |
| Donat | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 8–0 |
| Marjan | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Neretva | 1–6 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Viktorija | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

#### Relegation play-off

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

##### Second leg

NŠ Međimurje-Čakovec won 4–0 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

    Updated to matches played on 6 June 2021.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lorena Balić | Osijek | 44 |
| 2 | Izabela Lojna | Osijek | 31 |
| 3 | Aida Hadžić | Split | 20 |
| 4 | Ana Dujmović | Split | 11 |
| 4 | Karla Kurkutović | Agram | 11 |
| 6 | Matea Bošnjak | Split | 10 |
| 7 | Karla Jedvaj | Dinamo Zagreb | 9 |
| 7 | Tamila Khimich | Split | 9 |
| 7 | Anela Lubina | Split (5), Osijek (4) | 9 |
| 10 | Petra Barbir | Donat | 8 |
| 10 | Sara Ivandić | Donat | 8 |
| 10 | Merjema Medić | Split (3), Osijek (5) | 8 |