Between the early 1920s and 1940, club regularly participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national championship.
Following World War II and the formation of the Yugoslav league system in 1946, Hajduk went on to spend the entire SFR Yugoslavia period in top level.
Their run continued following the breakup of Yugoslavia, as the club joined the Croatian First League in its inaugural season in 1992, never having been relegated from its top tier.
Josip Skoko holds both records among Hajduk's foreign players with 287 appearances and 55 goals.
Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches, and include: Bold denotes current players.