The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni (Blazers) and Kockasti.
The Croatian Football Federation is the national governing body of football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia. Marijan Kustić has served as president of the federation since 2021.
The Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament is a soccer tournament established in 1964 featuring teams representing the Croatian Canadian and Croatian American communities. It is organized by the Croatian National Soccer Federation of Canada & the U.S., and hosted annually by a CNSF member club.
The Hrvatski nogometni kup, also colloquially known as Rabuzinovo sunce, is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from late August to late May. Cup winners automatically qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League, except when cup winners are also Prva HNL champions, in which case their berth in the Europa Conference League goes to the best-placed team in the Prva HNL who have not qualified for the UEFA competitions through their league performance.
Croatian Canadians are Canadian citizens who are of Croatian descent. The community exists in major cities including the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Windsor, Montreal and Waterloo Region.
The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players 21 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni. So far, the Mladi vatreni qualified for five UEFA European Under-21 Championships, namely in 2000, 2004, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Croatia was unable to pass the group stage until the 2021 Euro when it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, its greatest accomplishment in the European competition so far.
Hamilton Croatia is a Croatian Canadian amateur soccer team founded in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1957. It is supported by the Croatian Sports and Community Centre of Hamilton Inc..
The Croatian National Alliance was a political party of ethnic Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.
The Croatian National Assembly is a political organisation of Croat political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The organisation serves as a platform to coordinate political and cultural activities of different parties and stakeholders in the Croatian community and to promote the initiative to create a federal unit with Croatian majority in the country.
Dario Melnjak is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Prva HNL club Hajduk Split.
Helenna Louise Hercigonja-Moulton is an American-born Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for ŽNK Pomurje of the Slovenian Women's League. She also plays for the Croatia women's national football team.
Tonći Pirija is a Croatian retired footballer.
Susana Renata Žigante is an American-born Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, and has been capped to the Croatia national team.
Marko Zelenika is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
The 2020–21 Croatian Women's First Football League was the thirtieth 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 27 September 2020.
Stjepan Loparić is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.
The 2021 Croatian Cup final between Dinamo Zagreb and Istra 1961 was played on 19 May 2021 in Velika Gorica.
The 2021–22 Croatian Football Cup was the 31st season of Croatia's football knockout competition. It was sponsored by the betting company SuperSport and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 16th title the previous year by defeating Istra 1961 in the final.
Veldin Hodža is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
Petar Vukadin is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scarborough SC.