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1873

First football match in Croatia was played in October 1873 in Rijeka. The employees of Hungarian State Railways (MAV) and Rijeka Engineering Union (STF) celebrated the opening of the Rijeka - Karlovac railroad.

First football in Županja

First set of football rules in Croatian language was published in the fourth edition of Sport magazine on 1 March 1896. Mirko pl. Kovačić translated from German.

First football stadium (HAŠK)

First league match in Croatia was played on 22 September 1912. HŠK Croatia won against TŠK Zagreb 1:0, with Branko Gavella as the referee.

First radio broadcast (Građanski - HAŠK 4:2), in the Baloković Cup competition, by Marijan Polić.

First night match (Zagreb Football Subfederation XI - Madrid football team, at Concordia stadium)

First women's international match in Croatia (Zagreb - Brno 1:0), at Hrvatski sokol Stadium in Maksimiru, in front of 12.000 spectators.

First television broadcast (12 May 1957, Yugoslavia - Italy 6:1, by Mladen Delić).

First football lexicon, Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography, editors: Fredi Kramer and Mladen Klemenčić. 2721 articles and 1527 illustrations

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