The 2025–26 First Football League (also known as Prva nogometna liga and 1. NL) was the 35th season of the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The league was contested by 12 teams and played in a triple round robin format. This was the fourth season that the second level of men's football in Croatia was named First football league (Prva nogometna liga).
Teams Changes Vukovar 1991 was promoted to the 2025–26 HNL, while Zrinski was relegated to 2025–26 Druga NL.
Newcomers from lower level (2. NL) are champions Hrvace and second-placed Karlovac 1919.
Stadia and locations
TeamCityStadiumCapacity BSK Bijelo Brdo Bijelo Brdo Stadion BSK 1,200 Cibalia Vinkovci Stadion Cibalia 9,958 Croatia Zmijavci Zmijavci Stadion Marijan Šuto Mrma 2,000 Dubrava Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 5,000 Dugopolje Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi 5,200 Hrvace Hrvace Gradski stadion 3,075 Jarun Zagreb Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium 5,228 Karlovac 1919 Karlovac Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek 12,000 Opatija Opatija Stadion Kantrida 10,600 Orijent Rijeka Stadion Krimeja 3,500 Rudeš Zagreb Stadion SC Rudeš 2,500 Sesvete Sesvete Stadion Sveti Josip radnik 2,000
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)1 City of Zagreb4Dubrava, Jarun, Rudeš, Sesvete2 Split-Dalmatia3Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Hrvace3 Osijek-Baranja3BSK Bijelo Brdo, Zrinski Jurjevac Primorje-Gorski KotarOpatija, Orijent5 Vukovar-Syrmia1Cibalia KarlovacKarlovac 1919
League table
Results
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ivan ŠaranićNK Sesvete152 Ante MatićNK Dubrava143 Gabrijel BobanHNK Cibalia13 Marko ŽuljevićNK Karlovac 1919 Krešimir LuetićNK Jarun Zagreb
References