HNS - Croatian Football Federation

History

Croatian Football Federation (HNS) was founded on 13 June 1912. HNS was first admitted to FIFA in 1941, and later on 3 July 1992, after Croatia gained independence. Admittance to UEFA dates back to 17 June, 1993. Croatian football history dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the English...

HNS presidents
General Secretaries
Head Coaches

Marijan Kustić
2021. –
Davor Šuker
2012. – 2021.
Vlatko Marković
1998. – 2012.
Branko Mikša
1997. – 1998.
dr. Josip Šoić
1996. – 1997.
Nadan Vidošević
1995. – 1996.
Đuro Brodarac
1995.
dr. Damir Matovinović (v.d.)
1994. – 1995.
dr. Mladen Vedriš
1990. – 1994.
Paško Viđak
1988. – 1990.
Antun Ćilić
1985. – 1988.
Adam Sušanj
1985.
Milivoj Ražov
1984. – 1985.
Dušan Veselinović
1982. – 1984.
Željko Huber
1981. – 1982.
Ljubo Španjol
1978. – 1981.
Vlato Bogatec
1976. – 1978.
Ivan Kolić
1971. – 1976.
Bruno Knežević
1968. – 1971.
Luka Bajakić
1965. – 1968.
Pero Splivalo
1959. – 1965.
Mirko Oklobdžija
1957. – 1959.
Vlado Ranogajec
1953. – 1957.
inž. Boris Bakrač
1950. – 1953.
Lazo Vračarić
1947. – 1950.
Ratko Viličić
1946. – 1947.
Mijo Hršak
1945. – 1946.
dr. Rinaldo Čulić
1945.
Vatroslav Petek
1942. – 1945.
dr. Rudolf Hitrec
1941. – 1942.
dr. Ivo Kraljević
1939. – 1941.
dr. Milan Graf
1918. – 1919.
Vladimir Očić
1918.
Dimitrije Magarašević
1914.
prof. dr. Milovan Zoričić
1912. – 1914.

Tomislav Svetina
2021. –
Marijan Kustić
2019. – 2021.
Damir Vrbanović
2012. – 2019.
Zorislav Srebrić
1998. – 2012.
Josip Čop
1996. – 1998.
Ante Pavlović (v.d.)
1995. – 1996.
Duško Grabovac
1990. – 1995.
prof. Marko Jurić
1981. – 1990.
Ante Pavlović
1962. – 1981.
Boris Tepšić
1959. – 1965.
Vlado Bogatec
1957. – 1965.
Mirko Oklobdžija
1950. – 1957.
Ivan Barišić
1949. – 1950.
Božidar Žapčić
1945. – 1948.
Rudolf Sabljak
1945. – 1947.
Bruno Knežević
1945. – 1949.
Danko Tuzlanić
1943. – 1945.
Nikola Zdunić
1943. – 1945.
Stjepan Sandia
1943. – 1945.
Božidar Žabčić
1943.
Rudolf Sabljak
1943.
Valent Malović
1940. – 1941.
Vatroslav Petek
1941.
Josip Šikić
1940. – 1941.
Mijo Hršak
1940.
Ivo Šuste
1940.
Viktor Mašek
1940.
Bogdan Cuvaj
1939. – 1940.
Julije Frangen
1939. – 1940.
Velimir Lamza
1939. – 1940.
Janko Justin
1918. – 1919.
Fran Šuklje
1918. – 1919.
Zvonimir Klobučar
1914. – 1918.

Zlatko Dalić
2017. –
Ante Čačić
2015. – 2017.
Niko Kovač
2013. – 2015.
Igor Štimac
2012. – 2013.
Slaven Bilić
2006. – 2012.
Zlatko Kranjčar
2004. – 2006.
Otto Barić
2002. – 2004.
Mirko Jozić
2000. – 2002.
Tomislav Ivić
1995.
Miroslav Blažević
1994. – 2000.
Vlatko Marković
1993.
Stanko Poklepović
1992.
Dražan Jerković
1990. – 1991.
Franjo Wölfl
1956.
Leo Lemešić
1956.
Bruno Knežević
1956.
Bernard Hügl
1943. – 1945.
Bogdan Cuvaj
1941. – 1943.
dr.Rudolf Hitrec
1941.
Jozo Jakopić
1939. – 1941.
Hugo Kinert
1918. – 1919.

Accomplishments

HNS and national teams accomplishments.

Accomplishments
Awards
National Team
Youth teams
Futsal

1996
Hassan II Trophy: Winners
1998
FIFA World Cup, France: Bronze medal
1998
Highest FIFA World Ranking (3rd place)
1998
UEFA U-18 European Championship, Cyprus: Bronze medal
1999
Highest FIFA World Ranking (3rd place)
1999
Korea cup: Winners
2001
UEFA U-16 European Championship, England: Bronze medal
2018
FIFA World Cup, Russia: Silver medal
2019
UEFA U-19 Futsal Euro, Latvia: Silver medal
2022
FIFA World Cup, Qatar: Bronze medal
2023
UEFA Nations League: Silver medal
2024
ACUD Cup, Egypt: Winners

1992
Croatian Olympic Committee award "Matija Ljubek"
1994
FIFA Best Mover of the Year
1997
Team of the Year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti"
1998
FIFA Best mover of the Year
1998
State award for sport "Franjo Bučar"
1998
Team of the Year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti")
2001
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2001
Team of the Year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti")
2006
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2007
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2008
Team of the Year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti")
2008
Blue flower - Croatian National Tourist Board award
2014
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2015
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2018
State award for sport "Franjo Bučar"
2018
Charter of Republic of Croatia
2018
Team of the year (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2018
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2018
Team of the year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti")
2022
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2022
Team of the year (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2022
Team of the Year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti")
2023
Best promoter of Croatia (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2023
Team of the year (Croatian Olympic Committee)
2023
Team of the Year (Croatian daily "Sportske novosti")

1996
UEFA Euro, England: Quarterfinals
1998
FIFA World Cup., France: Bronze medal
2002
FIFA World Cup, Korea and Japan: Group stage
2004
UEFA Euro, Portugal: Group stage
2006
FIFA World Cup, Germany: Group stage
2008
UEFA Euro, Austria and Switzerland: Quarterfinals
2012
UEFA Euro, Poland and Ukraine: Group stage
2014
FIFA World Cup, Brazil: Group Stage
2016
UEFA Euro, France: Round of 16
2018
FIFA World Cup, Russia: Silver medal
2021
UEFA Euro 2020: Round of 16
2022
FIFA World Cup, Qatar: Bronze medal
2023
UEFA Nations League, Netherlands: Silver medal
2024
UEFA Euro 2024: Group Stage

1996
UEFA U-16 European Championship, Austria: Quarterfinals
1998
UEFA U-16 European Championship, Scotland: Quarterfinals
1998
UEFA U-18 European Championship, Cyprus: Bronze medal
1999
FIFA U-20 World Cup, Nigeria: Knockout phase
1999
UEFA U-16 European Championship, Czech Republic: Group stage
2000
UEFA U-21 European Championship, Slovakia: Group stage
2000
UEFA U-18 European Championship, Germany: Group stage
2001
UEFA U-16 European Championship, England: Bronze medal
2001
FIFA U-17 World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago: Group stage
2004
UEFA U-21 European Championship, Germany: Group stage
2005
UEFA U-17 European Championship, Italy: Semi-finals
2010
UEFA U-19 European Championship, France: Semi-finals
2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup, Columbia: Group stage
2012
UEFA U-19 European Championship, Estonia: Group stage
2013
UEFA U-17 European Championship, Slovakia: Group stage
2013
FIFA U-20 World Cup, Turkey: Knockout phase
2013
FIFA U-17 World Cup, UAE: Group stage
2015
UEFA U-17 European Championships, Bulgaria: Quarterfinals
2015
FIFA U-17 World Cup, Chile: Quarterfinals
2016
UEFA U-19 European Championships, Germany: Group stage
2017
UEFA U-17 European Championships, Croatia: Hosts/Group stage
2019
UEFA U-21 European Championships, Italy/San Marino: Group stage
2021
UEFA U-21 European Championships, Slovenia/Hungary: Quarterfinals
2023
UEFA U-17 European Championships, Hungary: Group Stage
2023
UEFA U-21 European Championships, Romania/Georgia: Group Stage
2024
UEFA U-17 European Championships, Cyprus: Group Stage

1999
UEFA Futsal EC, Spain: Group stage
2000
FIFA Futsal WC, Guatemala: Group stage
2001
UEFA Futsal EC, Russia: Group stage
2008
UEFA Futsal U-21 EC, Russia: Group stage
2012
UEFA Futsal EC, Croatia: Semi-finals
2014
UEFA Futsal EC, Belgium: Quarter-finals
2016
UEFA Futsal EC, Serbia: Group stage
2019
UEFA U-19 Futsal Euro, Latvia: Silver medal
2022
UEFA Futsal EC, Netherlands: Group stage
2022
UEFA U-19 Futsal Euro, Spain: Group Stage
2023
UEFA U-19 Futsal Euro, Croatia: Group Stage
2024
FIFA Futsal WC, Uzbekistan: Qualified

Trofej podmlatka

"Trofej podmlatka" is the highest HNS award, established in 1977.

All award winners

111 years

Discover

111 years of HNS

111 years, three World Cup medals, hundreds of thousands of matches and registered players, numerous iconic moments - all of this was delivered by members of the Croatian football family, and this campaign shot in 2022 is a thank you note to all of them.

National team
Players
Clubs

History

Marijan Kustić

2021. –

Davor Šuker

2012. – 2021.

Vlatko Marković

1998. – 2012.

Branko Mikša

1997. – 1998.

dr. Josip Šoić

1996. – 1997.

Nadan Vidošević

1995. – 1996.

Đuro Brodarac

1995.

dr. Damir Matovinović (v.d.)

1994. – 1995.

dr. Mladen Vedriš

1990. – 1994.

Paško Viđak

1988. – 1990.

Antun Ćilić

1985. – 1988.

Adam Sušanj

1985.

Milivoj Ražov

1984. – 1985.

Dušan Veselinović

1982. – 1984.

Željko Huber

1981. – 1982.

Ljubo Španjol

1978. – 1981.

Vlato Bogatec

1976. – 1978.

Ivan Kolić

1971. – 1976.

Bruno Knežević

1968. – 1971.

Luka Bajakić

1965. – 1968.

Pero Splivalo

1959. – 1965.

Mirko Oklobdžija

1957. – 1959.

Vlado Ranogajec

1953. – 1957.

inž. Boris Bakrač

1950. – 1953.

Lazo Vračarić

1947. – 1950.

Ratko Viličić

1946. – 1947.

Mijo Hršak

1945. – 1946.

dr. Rinaldo Čulić

1945.

Vatroslav Petek

1942. – 1945.

dr. Rudolf Hitrec

1941. – 1942.

dr. Ivo Kraljević

1939. – 1941.

dr. Milan Graf

1918. – 1919.

Vladimir Očić

1918.

Dimitrije Magarašević

1914.

prof. dr. Milovan Zoričić

1912. – 1914.

Tomislav Svetina

2021. –

Marijan Kustić

2019. – 2021.

Damir Vrbanović

2012. – 2019.

Zorislav Srebrić

1998. – 2012.

Josip Čop