The 2014–15 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the

Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...

, the national championship for men's

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...

teams in

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, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 18 July 2014 and ended on 30 May 2015. The league was contested by 10 teams.

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinam ...

were the defending champions, having won their ninth consecutive title in 2013–14.

Teams

The following is a complete list of teams who will contest the 2014–15 Prva HNL.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

First round

Second round

Relegation play-off

At the end of season, ninth placed Istra 1961 qualified for a home and away relegation playoff tie against

Sesvete Sesvete () is the easternmost city district of Zagreb, Croatia. With a total population of 70,009 (as of 2011) it is the most populated district as well as the largest by area (165.255 km2). The settlement population is 54,085. Administrati ...

, runners-up of the 2014–15 Croatian Second Football League. However, Sesvete's managing board decided not to contest the tie, as their home stadium in

failed to get a licence for top-level football. As the club also refused to use

Maksimir Stadium Maksimir Stadium ( hr, Stadion Maksimir, ) is a multi-use stadium in Zagreb, Croatia. It takes its name from the surrounding neighbourhood of Maksimir. The venue is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb, the top club of the country with 23 league ...

as a replacement venue for hosting home games, Istra 1961 automatically avoided relegation and qualified for 2015–16 Croatian First Football League.

Top goalscorers

''As of 31 May 2015; Source
Croatian Football StatisticsUEFA.com
'

Awards

Annual awards

References

External links

Official website

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