The Croatian Football Federation (Hrvatski nogometni savez) was founded on 13 June 1912. It was affiliated to FIFA for the first time on 16 July 1941. When the Republic of Croatia achived its independence, the Croatian Football Federation was reaffiliated to the World football federation on 3 July 1992. As a temporary member, HNS was affiliated to UEFA on 25 July 1992 with a full membership as from 17 June 1993.

Until 1990 Croatian national A team has played 20 international matches, with 10 wins, 4 draws, 6 defeats and a goal difference 47:33.

Since 1990 Croatian national A team has played 190 international matches, and gained specially valuable score of 101 wins, 54 draws and 35 defeats, with goal difference 323:179.

Croatian women's national A team has played 76 international matches, achieving 31 wins, 9 draws and 36 defeats, with goal difference 132:161.

Croatian national futsal team has played 107 international matches, achieving 55 wins, 9 draws and 43 defeats, with goal difference 342:318.

All Croatian men's national youth teams have played 763 international matches, achieving 393 wins, 183 draws and 187 defeats, with goal difference 1295:771.

All Croatian women's national youth teams have played 52 international matches, achieving 20 wins, 6 draws and 26 defeats, with goal difference 77:115.

Croatian national futsal youth teams have played 19 international matches, achieving 7 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats, with goal difference 47:41.

National A team:

• "Best Mover of the Year" 1994 and 1998
• FIFA/Coca-Cola Ranking 1998 and 1999 - 3rd place
• FIFA World Cups - final tournaments:
  • France 1998: Bronze medal
  • Korea/Japan 2002: group stage
  • Germany 2006: group stage
• UEFA European Championships - final tournaments:
  • England 1996: 1/4 finals
  • Portugal 2004: Group stage
  • Austria & Switzerland 2008: 1/4 finals

Youth Teams:

• UEFA U-17 European Championship Austria 1996: 1/4 finals
• UEFA U-17 European Championship Scotland 1998: 1/4 finals
• UEFA U-19 European Championship Cyprus 1998: Bronze medal
• FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999: Round of 16 & Fair-play award
• UEFA U-17 European Championship Czech Republic 1999: Group stage
• UEFA U-21 European Championship Slovakia 2000: Group stage
• UEFA U-19 European Championship Germany 2000: Group stage
• UEFA U-17 European Championship England 2001: Bronze medal
• FIFA U-17 World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2001: Group stage
• UEFA U-21 European Championship Germany 2004: Group stage
• UEFA U-17 European Championship Italy 2005: 1/2 finals
• UEFA U-19 European Championship France 2010: Semifinal

Futsal:

• UEFA European Futsal Championship Spain 1999: Group stage
• FIFA Futsal World Cup Guatemala 2000: Group stage
• UEFA European Futsal Championship Russia 2001: Group stage
• UEFA U-21 European Futsal Championship Russia 2008: Group stage

Croatian Clubs had participated in the championships of the former Yugoslavia 1923 - 1991.

Hajduk won 11 Championships and 9 Yugoslav Cups.

Dinamo won 4 Championships and 7 Yugoslav Cups.

Rijeka won 2 Yugoslav Cups.

Građanski won 5, Concordia won 2 and HAŠK won one Yugoslav Championships before World War II.