1995–96 Croatian First Football League

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1. HNL
Season1995–96
Dates13 August 1995 –
26 May 1996
Champions Croatia Zagreb
2nd Croatian title
6th domestic title
UEFA Cup Croatia Zagreb
Hajduk Split
Cup Winners' Cup Varteks
Intertoto Cup Segesta
Matches played364
Goals scored952 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer Igor Cvitanović (19)
Biggest home win Croatia Zagreb 6–0 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Segesta 6–0 Rijeka
Biggest away win NK Zagreb 1–6 Hajduk Split
Highest scoring Osijek 5–3 Hajduk Split
Rijeka 4–4 Inker Zaprešić
Rijeka 4–4 Cibalia
Average attendance2,612
1996–97 →

The 1995-96 Croatian First Football League was the fifth season of the Croatian top-level league since its establishment. The season started on 13 August 1995 and concluded on 26 May 1996. This was the first season to feature separate A- and B- leagues, with a complicated two-stage format to the season.

Contents

After the HNS changed plans during the course of the season, no relegation took place. Instead, 1-A and 1-B were expanded to 16 teams each the following season, with Zadar and Orijent Rijeka joining the teams from the championship group and the Prva A HNL play-off group in the 1-A division for the 1996-97 season.

First stage

Prva A HNL

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Croatia Zagreb 2214534613+3347Qualification to championship group
2 Hajduk Split 2212644119+2242
3 Osijek 2212463819+1940
4 Varteks 2211652919+1039
5 NK Zagreb 227872425−129
6 Segesta 2284103235−328Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off
7 Cibalia 226972637−1127 [a]
8 Inker Zaprešić 227692838−1027 [a]
9 Šibenik 227692528−327 [a]
10 Marsonia 2263131433−1921
11 Rijeka 2245132542−1717 [b]
12 Istra Pula 2238111636−2017 [b]
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Cibalia 8 pts, Inker 5 pts, Šibenik 3 pts.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rijeka–Istra Pula 4–0, Istra Pula–Rijeka 0–1.

Rounds 1–22 results

Home \ Away CIB CZG HAJ INK IST MAR OSI RIJ SEG ŠIB VAR ZAG
Cibalia 2–22–42–21–10–02–01–12–12–11–02–1
Croatia Zagreb 3–0 1–0 5–14–05–02–02–04–02–12–02–0
Hajduk Split 4–1 2–1 3–15–03–02–0 1–0 3–10–00–02–1
Inker Zaprešić 1–11–10–03–20–20–33–12–42–00–20–1
Istra Pula 0–01–03–10–10–00–00–11–32–21–11–1
Marsonia 2–10–30–00–10–30–20–13–12–01–21–2
Osijek 4–01–25–31–11–00–21–04–04–11–02–2
Rijeka 4–41–1 0–3 4–44–00–10–20–13–12–21–2
Segesta 3–11–01–10–13–02–00–46–02–21–22–2
Šibenik 0–10–00–03–12–04–01–12–12–01–01–0
Varteks 3–01–10–33–12–02–01–02–11–03–10–0
NK Zagreb 0–01–32–10–21–11–00–23–00–02–02–2
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Prva B HNL

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1813233011+1941Qualification to championship group
2 Mladost 127 1812242711+1638Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off
3 Zadar 189542413+1132Qualification to Prva B HNL play-off
4 Orijent 189272924+529
5 Neretva 188372117+427
6 Slavonija Požega 186482626022 [a]
7 Dubrovnik 186481515022 [a]
8 Belišće 185492026−619
9 Primorac 1852111433−1917
10 Uskok Klis 182214939−308
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Slavonija Požega–Dubrovnik 1–0, Dubrovnik–Slavonija Požega 1–0.

Rounds 1–20 results

Home \ Away BEL DBK HRD MLA NER ORI PRI SLP USK ZAD
Belišće 1–11–20–21–02–12–00–04–13–1
Dubrovnik 1–01–10–11–01–04–01–02–01–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 3–11–00–32–03–13–01–03–01–0
Mladost 127 1–02–00–10–14–02–11–13–13–1
Neretva 2–11–12–01–02–23–01–02–10–1
Orijent 4–01–00–12–03–14–12–12–01–0
Primorac 2–12–01–00–11–00–03–42–10–1
Slavonija Požega 3–31–00–31–23–24–14–02–01–1
Uskok Klis 0–01–00–41–20–31–51–11–00–1
Zadar 2–02–11–10–00–03–02–04–13–0
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Championship group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Croatia Zagreb (C)107032814+1426Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
2 Hajduk Split 107122514+1126
3 Varteks 10712157+824Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Osijek 104061313015
5 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10136823−157
6 NK Zagreb 10118725−185
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.
(C) Champions

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away CZG HAJ HRD OSI VAR ZAG
Croatia Zagreb 4–1 6–02–13–45–1
Hajduk Split 3–2 5–12–01–02–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–12–22–10–11–2
Osijek 1–22–33–01–01–0
Varteks 2–01–01–12–12–0
NK Zagreb 1–31–61–10–20–2
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Prva A HNL play-off

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Šibenik 148061915+428
2 Segesta 146351918+128Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
3 Rijeka 147342114+726
4 Mladost 127 147342214+825
5 Istra Pula 147251717024
6 Cibalia 145361718−124
7 Inker Zaprešić 142571015−516
8 Marsonia 143381226−1415
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away CIB INK IST MAR MLA RIJ SEG ŠIB
Cibalia 0–01–02–12–12–24–13–1
Inker Zaprešić 3–01–11–21–12–00–00–1
Istra Pula 1–02–14–11–01–01–02–0
Marsonia 1–10–01–10–31–00–33–2
Mladost 127 2–13–13–14–00–01–02–0
Rijeka 2–02–04–12–12–02–02–0
Segesta 2–11–04–12–11–13–32–1
Šibenik 1–02–01–01–04–13–02–0
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Prva B HNL play-off

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Zadar 2816574425+1953Placed in Prva A HNL
2 Orijent 2815494534+1149
3 Dubrovnik 28143113929+1045Placed in Prva B HNL
4 Belišće 2811894037+341
5 Slavonija Požega 28125113943−441
6 Neretva 28107113630+637
7 Primorac 2884163552−1728
8 Uskok Klis 2864182149−2822
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored

Results

Home \ Away BEL DBK NER ORI PRI SLP USK ZAD
Belišće 3–12–23–12–13–01–11–0
Dubrovnik 3–01–03–14–23–12–12–1
Neretva 1–12–12–01–11–22–33–0
Orijent 3–22–11–03–11–21–01–1
Primorac 2–12–01–21–17–11–22–0
Slavonija Požega 0–02–00–01–31–01–01–0
Uskok Klis 1–20–30–30–12–12–10–1
Zadar 3–12–12–01–05–14–22–2
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Croatia.svg Igor Cvitanović Croatia Zagreb 19
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Nenad Pralija Hajduk Split 17
Flag of Croatia.svg Igor Pamić Osijek
Flag of Croatia.svg Davor Vugrinec Varteks
5 Flag of Croatia.svg Hari Vukas Segesta 16
6 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Senad Brkić Rijeka 15
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Vladimir Petrović Segesta 12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Viduka Croatia Zagreb
Flag of Croatia.svg Renato Jurčec Hajduk Split
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Elvis Scoria Istra Pula 11
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Baturina Šibenik

See also

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