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Croatian First League
CRO
league241
Matches
71
Officials
2
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
First tracked match
Lokomotiva vs HNK Vukovar '91
01/08/2025
Latest tracked match
Gorica vs Slaven Belupo
07/11/2026
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
3.05
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Role distribution · 2026/27
Referee61AR1224th Official61VAR61AVAR61Observer58
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted Croatian First League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2026/27
🇭🇷 Ante Terzić
7
as referee
Who referees Croatian First League?
Most-appointed match officials across all Croatian First League seasons
- 1🇭🇷 Mateo ErcegCRO · Referee · 31×
- 2🇭🇷 Ante TerzićCRO · Referee · 29×
- 3🇭🇷 Patrik PavlešićCRO · Referee · 29×
- 4🇭🇷 Patrik KolaricCRO · Referee · 28×
- 5🇭🇷 Ivan VukančićCRO · Referee · 27×
- 6🇭🇷 Dario BelCRO · Referee · 25×
- 7🇭🇷 Duje StrukanCRO · Referee · 24×
- 8🇭🇷 Ante CulinaCRO · Referee · 24×
- 9🇭🇷 Antonio MelnjakCRO · Referee · 22×
- 10🇭🇷 Igor PajacCRO · Referee · 21×
Match Officials(71 officials · 61 matches)
Showing 2026/27 ·View all seasons
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1
Ante TerzićCROReferee
Referee 74th 5
12×
→2Dario KulušićCROVAR
VAR 6AVAR 5
11×
→3Ivan VukančićCROReferee
Referee 64th 5
11×
→4Bojan ZobenicaCROAssistant Referee
AR 7AVAR 4
11×
→5Mario ZebecCROVAR
VAR 11
11×
→6Patrik PavlešićCROReferee
Referee 64th 5
11×
→7Goran PatakiCROAVAR
AVAR 11
11×
→8Antonio MelnjakCROFourth Official
Referee 44th 7
11×
→9Tihomir PejinCROVAR
VAR 10AVAR 1
11×
→10Ante ČuljakCROAVAR
VAR 5AVAR 6
11×
→11Marko CrnojevićCROFourth Official
Referee 34th 7
10×
→12Mateo ErcegCROReferee
Referee 54th 5
10×
→13Dario BelCROReferee
Referee 44th 4VAR 2
10×
→14Patrik KolaricCROReferee
Referee 74th 2
9×
→15Ivan VučkovićCROAVAR
VAR 4AVAR 5
9×
→16Kristijan NovoselCROAssistant Referee
AR 8AVAR 1
9×
→17Kruno ŠarićCROAssistant Referee
AR 5AVAR 4
9×
→18Fran JovićCROVAR
VAR 9
9×
→19Igor PajacCROReferee
Referee 44th 1VAR 4
9×
→20Filip DragaševićCROFourth Official
Referee 34th 6
9×
→Showing 1–20 of 71
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RefereeAR4thVARAVARObserver
Top Venues
Matches by Country
Croatia48
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
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CRO61
Referee appointments · 2026/27 (top 71 officials)
2026/27 Matches(61 in season)
All Matches →07/11/2026
Gorica3-5Slaven Belupo
06/11/2026
Lokomotiva0-0Rudeš
01/11/2026
Lokomotiva1-3Osijek
01/11/2026
Rijeka1-1Varaždin
31/10/2026
Hajduk Split5-0Gorica
31/10/2026
Rudeš1-0Dinamo Zagreb
30/10/2026
Slaven Belupo0-2Istra 1961
27/10/2026
Dinamo Zagreb2-1Rijeka
26/10/2026
Istra 19612-2Hajduk Split
25/10/2026
Osijek0-1Rudeš
24/10/2026
Varaždin1-2Slaven Belupo
24/10/2026
Gorica0-0Lokomotiva
18/10/2026
Slaven Belupo1-5Dinamo Zagreb
18/10/2026
Hajduk Split1-0Varaždin
17/10/2026
Lokomotiva2-0Istra 1961
17/10/2026
Osijek1-1Gorica
16/10/2026
Rudeš1-2Rijeka
11/10/2026
Slaven Belupo4-1Rijeka
11/10/2026
Lokomotiva0-1Varaždin
10/10/2026
Hajduk Split2-1Dinamo Zagreb
Croatian First League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in Croatian First League?
- 🇭🇷 Ante Terzić has the most Croatian First League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 7 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in Croatian First League?
- 71 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in Croatian First League across 2 season(s) in our data.
- How many Croatian First League matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 241 Croatian First League matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
- Which seasons of Croatian First League are covered?
- Croatian First League referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025/26 to 2026/27.
- Who are the top match officials in Croatian First League?
- The most-appointed Croatian First League match officials are 🇭🇷 Mateo Erceg (31 match(es)), 🇭🇷 Ante Terzić (29 match(es)), 🇭🇷 Patrik Pavlešić (29 match(es)).
- Does Croatian First League use VAR officials?
- Yes — Croatian First League appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 61 VAR appointment(s) and 61 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.