2021–22 in Croatian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2021–22 football season in Croatia, which is the 31st season of competitive football in the country.

National teams[]

Croatia[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Euro 2020 – Group stage
13 June 2021	Wembley Stadium, London	England	0–1		UEFA.com
18 June 2021	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Czech Republic	1–1	Perišić	UEFA.com
22 June 2021	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	3–1	Vlašić, Modrić, Perišić	UEFA.com
UEFA Euro 2020 - Knockout stage
28 June 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen	Spain	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Pedri (o.g.), Oršić, Pašalić	UEFA.com
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – Group stage
1 September 2021	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	Russia	0–0		UEFA.com
4 September 2021	Tehelné pole, Bratislava	Slovakia	1–0	Brozović	UEFA.com
7 September 2021	Stadion Poljud, Split	Slovenia	3–0	Livaja, Pašalić, Vlašić	UEFA.com
8 October 2021	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca	Cyprus	3–0	Perišić, Gvardiol, Livaja	UEFA.com
11 October 2021	Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek	Slovakia	2–2	Kramarić, Modrić	UEFA.com
11 November 2021	National Stadium, Ta' Qali	Malta	7–1	Perišić, Ćaleta-Car, Pašalić, Modrić, Majer (2), Kramarić	UEFA.com
14 November 2021	Stadion Poljud, Split	Russia	1–0	Kudryashov (o.g.)	UEFA.com
2022–23 UEFA Nations League – Group stage
3 June 2022		Austria			UEFA.com
6 June 2022		France			UEFA.com
10 June 2022		Denmark			UEFA.com
13 June 2022		France			UEFA.com
Friendly fixtures
26 March 2022	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan	Slovenia
29 March 2022	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan	Bulgaria

Croatia U21[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification - Group stage
1 September 2021	Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica	Azerbaijan	2–0	Sučić, Šimić	UEFA.com
6 September 2021	Raatti Stadium, Oulu	Finland	2–0	Sučić, Ljubičić	UEFA.com
7 October 2021	Stadion Varteks, Varaždin	Norway	3–2	Šimić, Sučić, Vušković	UEFA.com
12 October 2021	Kapital Bank Arena, Sumqayit	Azerbaijan	5–1	Šimić (3), Soldo, Šutalo	UEFA.com
11 November 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula	Estonia	2–0	Šimić,	UEFA.com
16 November 2021	Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis	Austria	3–1	Kačavenda, Franjić, Sučić	UEFA.com
25 March 2022	Stadion Varteks, Varaždin	Austria			UEFA.com
28 March 2022	Stadion Varteks, Varaždin	Finland			UEFA.com
2 June 2022		Norway			UEFA.com
7 June 2022		Estonia			UEFA.com

Croatia U19[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification - Qualifying round
10 November 2021	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Gibraltar	7–0	Frigan (3), , Stojković, Lisica,	UEFA.com
13 November 2021	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Armenia	2–0	, Frigan	UEFA.com
16 November 2021	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Scotland	1–1		UEFA.com
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification - Elite round
23 March 2022	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Iceland			UEFA.com
26 March 2022	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Romania			UEFA.com
29 March 2022	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Georgia			UEFA.com

Croatia U17[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification - Qualifying round
21 October 2021	Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova	Bulgaria	0–1		UEFA.com
24 October 2021	Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova	Liechtenstein	3–0	, (o.g.),	UEFA.com
27 October 2021	Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova	Serbia	0–1		UEFA.com

Croatia Women's[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - Group stage
17 September 2021	Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia	Romania	0–2		UEFA.com
21 September 2021	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac	Italy	0–5		UEFA.com
22 October 2021	Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro	Italy	0–3		UEFA.com
26 October 2021	Letzigrund, Zürich	Switzerland	0–5		UEFA.com
26 November 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula	Lithuania	0–0		UEFA.com
30 November 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula	Moldova	4–0	Marković, Landeka, Lubina, Jelenčić	UEFA.com
8 April 2022	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău	Moldova			UEFA.com
12 April 2022	Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica	Romania			UEFA.com

Croatia Women's U19[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Round 1
19 October 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula		2–0	,	UEFA.com
22 October 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula		3–1	Šabašov, Domazet,	UEFA.com
25 October 2021	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula	Kosovo	1–0	(o.g.)	UEFA.com
2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Round 2
6 April 2022	Borås Arena, Borås	Denmark			UEFA.com
9 April 2022	Borås Arena, Borås	Sweden			UEFA.com
12 April 2022	Bravida Arena, Gothenburg				UEFA.com

Croatia Women's U17[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Croatia scorer(s)	Report
2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Round 1
23 September 2021	Stadion Lučko, Zagreb		5–0	, , , ,	UEFA.com
26 September 2021	Stadion Lučko, Zagreb	Kazakhstan	7–0	, (2), , , ,	UEFA.com
29 September 2021	Stadion Lučko, Zagreb	Lithuania	2–0	,	UEFA.com
2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Round 2
24 March 2022	Stadion RKS Garbarnia, Kraków	Poland			UEFA.com
27 March 2022	Stadion Miejski, Niepołomice	France			UEFA.com
30 March 2022	Stadion RKS Garbarnia, Kraków	England			UEFA.com

League tables[]

Croatian First Football League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Zagreb	27	17	6	4	51	18	+33	57	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2	Osijek	28	16	9	3	41	19	+22	57	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Hajduk Split	27	15	7	5	51	25	+26	52
4	Rijeka	28	16	4	8	56	38	+18	52
5	Lokomotiva	28	9	9	10	41	39	+2	36
6	Gorica	28	10	6	12	34	41	−7	36
7	Slaven Belupo	28	8	6	14	27	41	−14	30
8	Šibenik	28	7	5	16	36	58	−22	26
9	Istra 1961	28	6	7	15	32	51	−19	25
10	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	28	3	5	20	24	63	−39	14	Relegation to

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: PrvaHNL.hr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).^[1]

Croatian Second Football League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Varaždin	21	11	6	4	34	20	+14	39	Promotion to the
2	Rudeš	21	11	4	6	38	17	+21	37
3	Dubrava	21	9	6	6	28	21	+7	33
4	Orijent 1919	21	10	3	8	31	31	0	33
5	Inter Zaprešić	21	9	5	7	19	20	−1	32
6	Dinamo Zagreb II	21	8	7	6	22	24	−2	31
7	Croatia Zmijavci	21	9	4	8	24	27	−3	31
8	BSK Bijelo Brdo	21	9	3	9	21	27	−6	30
9	Jarun	21	7	8	6	33	29	+4	29
10	Solin	21	7	6	8	24	28	−4	27
11	Dugopolje	21	7	6	8	22	26	−4	27
12	Cibalia	21	7	5	9	23	29	−6	26	Relegation to the
13	Sesvete	21	7	4	10	25	24	+1	25
14	Osijek II	21	6	6	9	17	22	−5	24
15	Kustošija	21	4	7	10	20	25	−5	19
16	Opatija	21	4	6	11	17	28	−11	18

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: Druga-HNL.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams for promotion or relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).^[2]
Notes:

^ Dinamo Zagreb II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion neither to stay in the league

Croatian clubs in Europe[]

Summary[]

Club	Competition	Starting round	Final round	Matches played
Dinamo Zagreb	Champions League	1st qualifying round	Play-off round	8
Dinamo Zagreb	Europa League	Group stage	Knockout round play-offs	8
Osijek	Conference League	2nd qualifying round	3rd qualifying round	4
Rijeka	Conference League	2nd qualifying round	Play-off round	6
Hajduk Split	Conference League	2nd qualifying round		2
ŽNK Osijek	Women's Champions League	1st qualifying round	2nd qualifying round	4
Hajduk Split U19	UEFA Youth League	First round	Play-offs	5

Dinamo Zagreb[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Dinamo Zagreb scorer(s)	Report
2021–22 Champions League - First qualifying round
7 July 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Valur	3–2	Ademi (2), Majer	UEFA.com
13 July 2021	Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík	Valur	2–0	Ivanušec, Oršić	UEFA.com
2021–22 Champions League - Second qualifying round
20 July 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Omonia	2–0	Majer, Jakić	UEFA.com
27 July 2021	GSP Stadium, Strovolos	Omonia	1–0	Menalo	UEFA.com
2021–22 Champions League - Third qualifying round
4 August 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Legia Warsaw	1–1	Petković	UEFA.com
10 August 2021	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw	Legia Warsaw	1–0	Franjić	UEFA.com
2021–22 Champions League - Play-off round
17 August 2021	Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol	Sheriff Tiraspol	0–3		UEFA.com
25 August 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Sheriff Tiraspol	0–0		UEFA.com
2021–22 UEFA Europa League - Group stage
16 September 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	West Ham United	0–2		UEFA.com
30 September 2021	Luminus Arena, Genk	Genk	3–0	Ivanušec, Petković (2)	UEFA.com
21 October 2021	Allianz Stadion, Vienna	Rapid Wien	1–2	Oršić	UEFA.com
4 November 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Rapid Wien	3–1	Petković, Andrić, Šutalo	UEFA.com
25 November 2021	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Genk	1–1	Menalo	UEFA.com
9 December 2021	London Stadium, London	West Ham United	1–0	Oršić	UEFA.com
2021–22 UEFA Europa League - Knockout round play-offs
17 February 2022	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville	Sevilla	1–3	Oršić	UEFA.com
24 February 2022	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	Sevilla	1–0	Oršić	UEFA.com

Osijek[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Osijek scorer(s)	Report
2021–22 Conference League - Second qualifying round
22 July 2021	Stadion Miejski, Szczecin	Pogoń Szczecin	0–0		UEFA.com
29 July 2021	Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek	Pogoń Szczecin	1–0	Kleinheisler	UEFA.com
2021–22 Conference League - Third qualifying round
5 August 2021	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	CSKA Sofia	2–4	Mattheij (o.g.), Topčagić	UEFA.com
12 August 2021	Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek	CSKA Sofia	1–1	Škorić	UEFA.com

Rijeka[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Rijeka scorer(s)	Report
2021–22 Conference League - Second qualifying round
22 July 2021	Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali	Gżira United	2–0	Bušnja, Ampem	UEFA.com
29 July 2021	Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka	Gżira United	1–0	Drmić	UEFA.com
2021–22 Conference League - Third qualifying round
5 August 2021	Easter Road, Edinburgh	Hibernian	1–1	Ampem	UEFA.com
12 August 2021	Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka	Hibernian	4–1	Pavičić, Issah, McGinn (o.g.), Bušnja	UEFA.com
2021–22 Conference League - Play-off round
19 August 2021	Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki	PAOK	1–1	Lepinjica	UEFA.com
26 August 2021	Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka	PAOK	0–2		UEFA.com

Hajduk Split[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hajduk Split scorer(s)	Report
2021–22 Conference League - Second qualifying round
22 July 2021	Stadion Poljud, Split	Tobol	2–0	Ljubičić (2)	UEFA.com
29 July 2021	Kostanay Central Stadium, Kostanay	Tobol	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Sahiti	UEFA.com

ŽNK Osijek[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	ŽNK Osijek scorer(s)	Report
2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League - First qualifying round
18 August 2021	Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek	Breznica Pljevlja	5–0	Nevrkla, Lubina, Joščak, ,	UEFA.com
21 August 2021	Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek	Anderlecht	1–0	Lojna	UEFA.com
2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League - Second qualifying round
1 September 2021	Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek	Breiðablik	1–1	Medić	UEFA.com
9 September 2021	Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur	Breiðablik	0–3		UEFA.com

Hajduk Split U19[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hajduk Split U19 scorer(s)	Report
2021–22 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path - First round
30 September 2021	Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje	Shkëndija	2–0	(2)	UEFA.com
20 October 2021	Stadion Poljud, Split	Shkëndija	3–1	, , Brkljača	UEFA.com
2021–22 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path - Second round
3 November 2021	Stadion Poljud, Split	Minsk	3–0	, (2)	UEFA.com
24 November 2021	FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk	Minsk	1–1		UEFA.com
2021–22 UEFA Youth League - Play-offs
9 February 2022	Stadion Poljud, Split	Atlético Madrid	0–0 (2–3 p)		UEFA.com

References[]

^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2021/2022" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku 2021/2022 godinu" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[2] Dinamo Zagreb II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion neither to stay in the league

[1] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2021/2022" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[3] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku 2021/2022 godinu" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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