2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League

{{Infobox football league season

| logo =

| pixels =

| competition = Prva HNLŽ

| season = 2017–18

| winners = Osijek

| relegated = Trnava

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Osijek

| biggest home win = Osijek 24–0 Trnava

| biggest away win = Trnava 0–24 Osijek

| highest scoring = Trnava 0–24 Osijek
Osijek 24–0 Trnava

| league topscorer = Lorena Balić (61)

| matches = 89

| total goals = 598

| prevseason = 2016–17

| nextseason = 2018–19

| updated = 20 May 2018

}}

The 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty seventh 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 23 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018.

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 twenty first title in 2016–17.

Teams

{{Location map+ |Croatia |float=right |width=350 |caption=Locations of teams in 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League |places=

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.818858 |long=16.018078 |label=Agram }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=46.389849 |long=16.439070 |label=Katarina Zrinski |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=43.0533 |long=17.6493 |label=Neretva }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.544937 |long=18.695705 |label=Osijek |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=46.164907 |long=15.750909 |label=Pregrada |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.339202 |long=14.380959 |label=Rijeka |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=43.519444 |long=16.431667 |label=Split
Marjan }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=46.383312 |long=16.679286 |label=Trnava }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.163143 |long=18.011608 |label=Viktorija |position=top}}

}}

The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League.{{cite news|url=http://hns-cff.hr/news/16680/odrzan-plenum-klubova-1-hnlz/ |title=Održan plenum klubova 1. HNLŽ |date=23 August 2017 |work=hns-cff.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=24 August 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

!width="130"| Team

!width="120"| Location

!width="200"| Stadium(s)

!width="150"| Position in 2016–17

Agram

|Zagreb

|Stadion Buzin

|style="text-align:center;"|0022nd

Katarina Zrinski

|Čakovec

|Stadion NK Sloga Čakovec

|style="text-align:center;"|0088th

Marjan

|Split

|Stadion Poljud

|style="text-align:center;"|0099th

Neretva

|Metković

|Stadion Iza Vage

|style="text-align:center;"|0055th

Osijek

|Osijek

|Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt

|style="text-align:center;"|0011st

Pregrada

|Pregrada

|Stadion NK Pregrada

|style="text-align:center;"|0077th

Rijeka

|Rijeka

|Stadion Kantrida

|style="text-align:center;"|021Promoted

Split

|Split

|Stadion Park Mladeži

|style="text-align:center;"|0033rd

Trnava

|Goričan

|Stadion Gaj

|style="text-align:center;"|0044th

Viktorija

|Slavonski Brod

|Stadion Jelas

|style="text-align:center;"|0066th

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|start_date=23 September 2017

|update=20 May 2018

|source=[http://de.women.soccerway.com/national/croatia/first-league/20172018/regular-season/r42360/ soccerway.com] [http://hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/1-hnlz/ HNS.hr]

|team1=OSI |team2=SPL |team3=AGR |team4=RIJ |team5=NER |team6=KAT |team7=PRE |team8=VIK |team9=MAR |team10=TRN

|result1=CLG |result10=REL

|win_AGR=12|draw_AGR=1 |loss_AGR=5 |gf_AGR=89|ga_AGR=35

|win_KAT=5 |draw_KAT=3 |loss_KAT=10|gf_KAT=15|ga_KAT=78

|win_MAR=3 |draw_MAR=2 |loss_MAR=13|gf_MAR=25|ga_MAR=91

|win_NER=8 |draw_NER=4 |loss_NER=6 |gf_NER=37|ga_NER=54 |startpoints_NER=-1 |note_NER=Deducted 1 point after fielding an ineligible player

|win_OSI=18|draw_OSI=0 |loss_OSI=0 |gf_OSI=209|ga_OSI=2

|win_PRE=5 |draw_PRE=1 |loss_PRE=12|gf_PRE=31|ga_PRE=77

|win_RIJ=8 |draw_RIJ=5 |loss_RIJ=5 |gf_RIJ=54|ga_RIJ=69

|win_SPL=16|draw_SPL=0 |loss_SPL=2 |gf_SPL=114|ga_SPL=9

|win_TRN=1 |draw_TRN=1 |loss_TRN=16|gf_TRN=17|ga_TRN=105

|win_VIK=4 |draw_VIK=3 |loss_VIK=11|gf_VIK=23|ga_VIK=94

|name_AGR = Agram

|name_KAT = Katarina Zrinski

|name_MAR = Marjan

|name_NER = Neretva

|name_OSI = Osijek

|name_PRE = Pregrada

|name_RIJ = Rijeka

|name_SPL = Split

|name_TRN = Trnava

|name_VIK = Viktorija

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CLG=green1 |text_CLG=Qualification to Champions League qualifying round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2. HNLŽ

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://prvahnl.hr/statistika/rezultati Prva HNL] {{in lang|hr}}

| update = 20 May 2018

| start_date = 23 September 2017

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=AGR |team2=KAT |team3=MAR |team4=NER |team5=OSI |team6=PRE |team7=RIJ |team8=SPL |team9=TRN |team10=VIK

|name_AGR = Agram

|name_KAT = Katarina Zrinski

|name_MAR = Marjan

|name_NER = Neretva

|name_OSI = Osijek

|name_PRE = Pregrada

|name_RIJ = Rijeka

|name_SPL = Split

|name_TRN = Trnava

|name_VIK = Viktorija

| match_AGR_KAT = 4-0

| match_AGR_MAR = 6-1

| match_AGR_NER = 8-0

| match_AGR_OSI = 0-9

| match_AGR_PRE = 9-0

| match_AGR_RIJ = 2-2

| match_AGR_SPL = 1-4

| match_AGR_TRN = 7-1

| match_AGR_VIK = 7-0

| match_KAT_AGR = 0-7

| match_KAT_MAR = 2-1

| match_KAT_NER = 0-0

| match_KAT_OSI = 0-8

| match_KAT_PRE = 2-1

| match_KAT_RIJ = 0-3

| match_KAT_SPL = 0-11

| match_KAT_TRN = 1-0

| match_KAT_VIK = 3-2

| match_MAR_AGR = 0-8

| match_MAR_KAT = 1-2

| match_MAR_NER = 4-5

| match_MAR_OSI = 0-9

| match_MAR_PRE = 2-5

| match_MAR_RIJ = 0-0

| match_MAR_SPL = 0-9

| match_MAR_TRN = 3-0

| match_MAR_VIK = 1-6

| match_NER_AGR = 3-2

| match_NER_KAT = 4-0

| match_NER_MAR = 0-3

| match_NER_OSI = 0-10

| match_NER_PRE = 4-0

| match_NER_RIJ = 1-1

| match_NER_SPL = 0-3

| match_NER_TRN = 6-0

| match_NER_VIK = 1-1

| match_OSI_AGR = 8-1

| match_OSI_KAT = 15-0

| match_OSI_MAR = 18-0

| match_OSI_NER = 10-0

| match_OSI_PRE = 11-0

| match_OSI_RIJ = 12-0

| match_OSI_SPL = 1-0

| match_OSI_TRN = 24-0

| match_OSI_VIK = 12-0

| match_PRE_AGR = 0-9

| match_PRE_KAT = 2-1

| match_PRE_MAR = 2-2

| match_PRE_NER = 0-4

| match_PRE_OSI = 0-8

| match_PRE_RIJ = 1-5

| match_PRE_SPL = 0-5

| match_PRE_TRN = 2-1

| match_PRE_VIK = 11-1

| match_RIJ_AGR = 0-7

| match_RIJ_KAT = 8-0

| match_RIJ_MAR = 3-0

| match_RIJ_NER = 1-1

| match_RIJ_OSI = 0-19

| match_RIJ_PRE = 5-2

| match_RIJ_SPL = 1-6

| match_RIJ_TRN = 2-1

| match_RIJ_VIK = 20-0

| match_SPL_AGR = 5-0

| match_SPL_KAT = 7-0

| match_SPL_MAR = 9-1

| match_SPL_NER = 10-1

| match_SPL_OSI = 0-2

| match_SPL_PRE = 5-1

| match_SPL_RIJ = 15-0

| match_SPL_TRN = 7-1

| match_SPL_VIK = 5-0

| match_TRN_AGR = 2-6

| match_TRN_KAT = 2-2

| match_TRN_MAR = 3-4

| match_TRN_NER = 0-3

| match_TRN_OSI = 0-24

| match_TRN_PRE = 3-2

| match_TRN_RIJ = 1-2

| match_TRN_SPL = 0-6

| match_TRN_VIK = 0-1

| match_VIK_AGR = 0-5

| match_VIK_KAT = 2-2

| match_VIK_MAR = 4-2

| match_VIK_NER = 1-4

| match_VIK_OSI = 1-9

| match_VIK_PRE = 0-2

| match_VIK_RIJ = 1-1

| match_VIK_SPL = 0-7

| match_VIK_TRN = 3-2

|match_NER_MAR_note=The Neretva v Marjan match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Marjan and Neretva were also deducted one point, after Neretva fielded an ineligible player. Neretva originally won the match 5–1.

}}

Top scorers

:Updated to matches played on 20 May 2018.{{cite web|url=http://hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/1-hnlz/ |title= 1. HNLŽ - Strijelci |language=Croatian |publisher= HNS |accessdate=31 March 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Lorena Balić

|align="left"|Osijek

|61

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mateja Andrlić

|align="left"|Osijek

|50

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Monika Conjar

|align="left"|Split

|31

rowspan=2|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Izabela Lojna

|align="left"|Osijek

|rowspan=2|24

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Melani Mihić

|align="left"|Agram

6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Anela Lubina

|align="left"|Split

|21

7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislava Matijević

|align="left"|Agram

|20

8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ana Dujmović

|align="left"|Split

|18

rowspan=2|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Pezelj

|align="left"|Agram

|rowspan=2|17

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Veronika Terzić

|align="left"|Neretva

References

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