2017–18 Croatian First Football League
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The 2017–18 Croatian First Football League (officially Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 14 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Rijeka were the defending champions, who have won their first Croatian league title and ended Dinamo Zagreb's consecutive 11-season reign the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb ultimately reclaimed the title by May 2018, their 19th since the league's inception, with Rijeka ending close second.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 14 July 2017 – 19 May 2018 |
Champions | Dinamo Zagreb |
Relegated | Cibalia |
Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
Europa League | Rijeka Hajduk Split Osijek |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 496 (2.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | El Arabi Hillel Soudani (17) |
Biggest home win | Rijeka 7–0 Cibalia |
Biggest away win | Cibalia 0–5 Hajduk Split |
Highest scoring | Rijeka 7–0 Cibalia Cibalia 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 5–2 Slaven Belupo |
Longest winning run | Dinamo Zagreb (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Dinamo Zagreb (21) |
Longest winless run | Slaven Belupo (11) |
Longest losing run | Cibalia, Istra 1961 (5) |
Highest attendance | 31,751 Hajduk Split 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb |
Lowest attendance | 80 Lokomotiva 2–3 Inter Zaprešić |
Total attendance | 530,638[1][2] |
Average attendance | 2,948[1][2] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The league was contested by 10 teams.