2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty sixth 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 10 September 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017.

Prva HNLŽ
Season2016–17
ChampionsOsijek
RelegatedLepoglava
Champions LeagueOsijek
Matches played90
Goals scored529 (5.88 per match)
Top goalscorerMateja Andrlić (39)
Biggest home winOsijek 19–0 Marjan
Biggest away winTrnava 0–13 Osijek
Highest scoringOsijek 19–0 Marjan
All statistics correct as of 4 June 2017.

The league was contested by ten teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 18 rounds. ŽNK Osijek were the defending champions, having won their twentieth title in 2015–16.

Teams
Locations of teams in 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League

The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League.[1]

Team Location Stadium(s) Position in 2015–16
Agram Zagreb Stadion Buzin 0044th
Katarina Zrinski Čakovec Stadion NK Sloga Čakovec 0088th
Lepoglava Lepoglava 0211st (2. HNLŽ North-West)
Marjan Split Stadion Poljud 0055th
Neretva Metković Stadion Iza Vage 0211st (2. HNLŽ South)
Osijek Osijek Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt 0011st
Pregrada Pregrada Stadion NK Pregrada 0066th
Split Split Stadion Park Mladeži 0022nd
Trnava Goričan Stadion Gaj 0033rd
Viktorija Slavonski Brod Stadion Jelas 0099th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Osijek (C) 18 18 0 0 157 2 +155 54 Qualification to Champions League qualifying round
2 Agram 18 16 0 2 92 25 +67 48
3 Split 18 14 0 4 74 32 +42 42
4 Trnava[lower-alpha 1] 18 7 4 7 36 54 −18 22
5 Neretva 18 5 5 8 36 63 −27 20
6 Viktorija 18 4 4 10 29 59 −30 16
7 Pregrada 18 4 2 12 34 67 −33 14
8 Katarina Zrinski 18 2 8 8 23 69 −46 14
9 Marjan 18 4 0 14 26 92 −66 12
10 Lepoglava (R) 18 2 5 11 22 64 −42 11 Relegation to 2. HNLŽ
Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Deducted 3 points

Results
Home \ Away AGR KAT LEP MAR NER OSI PRE SPL TRN VIK
Agram 7–0 3–1 9–1 12–2 0–4 4–1 5–3 3–1 7–2
Katarina Zrinski 0–3 0–0 4–2 3–3 1–10 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1
Lepoglava 1–4 2–2 4–0 3–3 0–5 3–2 1–5 0–2 1–3
Marjan 0–6 0–3 3–2 3–1 0–10 6–0 1–2 1–3 1–5
Neretva 1–6 4–0 2–0 3–2 0–10 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2
Osijek 6–0 14–0 10–0 19–0 5–1 9–0 9–0 3–0 17–0
Pregrada 0–3 5–1 7–0 6–1 4–4 0–7 1–4 0–4 4–2
Split 0–5 10–1 9–0 10–0 4–0 0–3 7–0 6–1 4–1
Trnava 1–8 2–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 0–13 5–3 1–3 2–1
Viktorija 1–7 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–3 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2017. Source: HNS Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Updated to matches played on 4 June 2017.[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mateja Andrlić Osijek 39
2 Tomislava Matijević Agram 31
3 Izabela Lojna Osijek 28
4 Maja Joščak Osijek 26
5 Anela Lubina Split 24
6 Ana Dujmović Agram 16
7 Perica Cicijelj Trnava 15
8 Helena Perić Neretva 13
9 Andrea Valušek Split 12
10 Petra Glavač Pregrada 11
Doris Tomić Agram
Andreja Šćukanec-Hopinski Katarina Zrinski
Sandra Žigić Osijek

References
  1. Freiler, Josip (16 July 2016). "ŽNK Katarina Zrinski Čakovec: Potrudit ćemo se za bolji plasman u novoj sezoni". medjimurje.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. "Women's First League". HNS. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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