2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League
# 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League

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

The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League.

| Team | Location | Stadium(s) | Position in 2016–17 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Agram | Zagreb | Stadion Buzin | 0022nd |
| Katarina Zrinski | Čakovec | Stadion NK Sloga Čakovec | 0088th |
| Marjan | Split | Stadion Poljud | 0099th |
| Neretva | Metković | Stadion Iza Vage | 0055th |
| Osijek | Osijek | Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt | 0011st |
| Pregrada | Pregrada | Stadion NK Pregrada | 0077th |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 021Promoted |
| Split | Split | Stadion Park Mladeži | 0033rd |
| Trnava | Goričan | Stadion Gaj | 0044th |
| Viktorija | Slavonski Brod | Stadion Jelas | 0066th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Osijek | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 2 | +207 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Split | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 9 | +105 | 48 | |
| 3 | Agram | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 89 | 35 | +54 | 37 | |
| 4 | Rijeka | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 29 | |
| 5 | Neretva | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 27 | |
| 6 | Katarina Zrinski | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 78 | −63 | 18 | |
| 7 | Pregrada | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 16 | |
| 8 | Viktorija | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 94 | −71 | 15 | |
| 9 | Marjan | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 91 | −66 | 11 | |
| 10 | Trnava | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 105 | −88 | 4 | Relegation to 2. HNLŽ |

* ↑ Deducted 1 point after fielding an ineligible player

## Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | KAT | MAR | NER | OSI | PRE | RIJ | SPL | TRN | VIK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agram | — | 4–0 | 6–1 | 8–0 | 0–9 | 9–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 7–1 | 7–0 |
| Katarina Zrinski | 0–7 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–8 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–11 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Marjan | 0–8 | 1–2 | — | 4–5 | 0–9 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–9 | 3–0 | 1–6 |
| Neretva | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–10 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 |
| Osijek | 8–1 | 15–0 | 18–0 | 10–0 | — | 11–0 | 12–0 | 1–0 | 24–0 | 12–0 |
| Pregrada | 0–9 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–8 | — | 1–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 11–1 |
| Rijeka | 0–7 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–19 | 5–2 | — | 1–6 | 2–1 | 20–0 |
| Split | 5–0 | 7–0 | 9–1 | 10–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 15–0 | — | 7–1 | 5–0 |
| Trnava | 2–6 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–24 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 0–1 |
| Viktorija | 0–5 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–9 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 3–2 | — |

* ↑ 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.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lorena Balić | Osijek | 61 |
| 2 | Mateja Andrlić | Osijek | 50 |
| 3 | Monika Conjar | Split | 31 |
| 4 | Izabela Lojna | Osijek | 24 |
| 4 | Melani Mihić | Agram | 24 |
| 6 | Anela Lubina | Split | 21 |
| 7 | Tomislava Matijević | Agram | 20 |
| 8 | Ana Dujmović | Split | 18 |
| 9 | Petra Pezelj | Agram | 17 |
| 9 | Veronika Terzić | Neretva | 17 |
