1995–96 Croatian First Football League

Football league season

1\. HNLSeason| 1995–96

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Dates| 13 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 played| 364
Goals scored| 952 (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 attendance| 2,612

← 1994–95

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.

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

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### Prva A HNL

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Croatia Zagreb | 22  | 14  | 5  | 3  | 46  | 13  | +33  | 47  | Qualification to championship group
2  | Hajduk Split | 22  | 12  | 6  | 4  | 41  | 19  | +22  | 42
3  | Osijek | 22  | 12  | 4  | 6  | 38  | 19  | +19  | 40
4  | Varteks | 22  | 11  | 6  | 5  | 29  | 19  | +10  | 39
5  | NK Zagreb | 22  | 7  | 8  | 7  | 24  | 25  | −1  | 29
6  | Segesta | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 32  | 35  | −3  | 28  | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off
7  | Cibalia | 22  | 6  | 9  | 7  | 26  | 37  | −11  | 27[a]
8  | Inker Zaprešić | 22  | 7  | 6  | 9  | 28  | 38  | −10  | 27[a]
9  | Šibenik | 22  | 7  | 6  | 9  | 25  | 28  | −3  | 27[a]
10  | Marsonia | 22  | 6  | 3  | 13  | 14  | 33  | −19  | 21
11  | Rijeka | 22  | 4  | 5  | 13  | 25  | 42  | −17  | 17[b]
12  | Istra Pula | 22  | 3  | 8  | 11  | 16  | 36  | −20  | 17[b]

Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Cibalia 8 pts, Inker 5 pts, Šibenik 3 pts.
2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rijeka–Istra Pula 4–0, Istra Pula–Rijeka 0–1.

#### Rounds 1–22 results

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Home \ Away  | CIB | CZG | HAJ | INK | IST | MAR | OSI | RIJ | SEG | ŠIB | VAR | ZAG

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Cibalia |  | 2–2  | 2–4  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1
Croatia Zagreb | 3–0  |  | 1–0 | 5–1  | 4–0  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0
Hajduk Split | 4–1  | 2–1 |  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–0 | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1
Inker Zaprešić | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–1
Istra Pula | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  |  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1
Marsonia | 2–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–3  |  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2
Osijek | 4–0  | 1–2  | 5–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  |  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 2–2
Rijeka | 4–4  | 1–1  | 0–3 | 4–4  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  |  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–2
Segesta | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 0–4  | 6–0  |  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 2–2
Šibenik | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0
Varteks | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  |  | 0–0
NK Zagreb | 0–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  |

Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Prva B HNL

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 18  | 13  | 2  | 3  | 30  | 11  | +19  | 41  | Qualification to championship group
2  | Mladost 127 | 18  | 12  | 2  | 4  | 27  | 11  | +16  | 38  | Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off
3  | Zadar | 18  | 9  | 5  | 4  | 24  | 13  | +11  | 32  | Qualification to Prva B HNL play-off
4  | Orijent | 18  | 9  | 2  | 7  | 29  | 24  | +5  | 29
5  | Neretva | 18  | 8  | 3  | 7  | 21  | 17  | +4  | 27
6  | Slavonija Požega | 18  | 6  | 4  | 8  | 26  | 26  | 0  | 22[a]
7  | Dubrovnik | 18  | 6  | 4  | 8  | 15  | 15  | 0  | 22[a]
8  | Belišće | 18  | 5  | 4  | 9  | 20  | 26  | −6  | 19
9  | Primorac | 18  | 5  | 2  | 11  | 14  | 33  | −19  | 17
10  | Uskok Klis | 18  | 2  | 2  | 14  | 9  | 39  | −30  | 8

Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Slavonija Požega–Dubrovnik 1–0, Dubrovnik–Slavonija Požega 1–0.

#### Rounds 1–20 results

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Home \ Away  | BEL | DBK | HRD | MLA | NER | ORI | PRI | SLP | USK | ZAD

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Belišće |  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 3–1
Dubrovnik | 1–0  |  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 3–1  | 1–0  |  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0
Mladost 127 | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  |  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–1
Neretva | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1
Orijent | 4–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  |  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0
Primorac | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  |  | 3–4  | 2–1  | 0–1
Slavonija Požega | 3–3  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 4–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–1
Uskok Klis | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–5  | 1–1  | 1–0  |  | 0–1
Zadar | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 3–0  |

Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Second stage

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### Championship group

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Croatia Zagreb (C) | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 28  | 14  | +14  | 26  | Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
2  | Hajduk Split | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 25  | 14  | +11  | 26
3  | Varteks | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 7  | +8  | 24  | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4  | Osijek | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 13  | 13  | 0  | 15  |
5  | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 23  | −15  | 7
6  | NK Zagreb | 10  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 7  | 25  | −18  | 5

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

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Home \ Away  | CZG | HAJ | HRD | OSI | VAR | ZAG

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Croatia Zagreb |  | 4–1 | 6–0  | 2–1  | 3–4  | 5–1
Hajduk Split | 3–2 |  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–1  | 2–2  |  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–2
Osijek | 1–2  | 2–3  | 3–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0
Varteks | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 2–0
NK Zagreb | 1–3  | 1–6  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  |

Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Prva A HNL play-off

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Šibenik | 14  | 8  | 0  | 6  | 19  | 15  | +4  | 28  |
2  | Segesta | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 19  | 18  | +1  | 28  | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
3  | Rijeka | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 21  | 14  | +7  | 26  |
4  | Mladost 127 | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 22  | 14  | +8  | 25
5  | Istra Pula | 14  | 7  | 2  | 5  | 17  | 17  | 0  | 24
6  | Cibalia | 14  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 17  | 18  | −1  | 24
7  | Inker Zaprešić | 14  | 2  | 5  | 7  | 10  | 15  | −5  | 16
8  | Marsonia | 14  | 3  | 3  | 8  | 12  | 26  | −14  | 15

Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored.

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | CIB | INK | IST | MAR | MLA | RIJ | SEG | ŠIB

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Cibalia |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 3–1
Inker Zaprešić | 3–0  |  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1
Istra Pula | 1–0  | 2–1  |  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0
Marsonia | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 3–2
Mladost 127 | 2–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0
Rijeka | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  | 2–0  | 2–0
Segesta | 2–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  |  | 2–1
Šibenik | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  |

Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Prva B HNL play-off

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Zadar | 28  | 16  | 5  | 7  | 44  | 25  | +19  | 53  | Placed in Prva A HNL
2  | Orijent | 28  | 15  | 4  | 9  | 45  | 34  | +11  | 49
3  | Dubrovnik | 28  | 14  | 3  | 11  | 39  | 29  | +10  | 45  | Placed in Prva B HNL
4  | Belišće | 28  | 11  | 8  | 9  | 40  | 37  | +3  | 41
5  | Slavonija Požega | 28  | 12  | 5  | 11  | 39  | 43  | −4  | 41
6  | Neretva | 28  | 10  | 7  | 11  | 36  | 30  | +6  | 37
7  | Primorac | 28  | 8  | 4  | 16  | 35  | 52  | −17  | 28
8  | Uskok Klis | 28  | 6  | 4  | 18  | 21  | 49  | −28  | 22

Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | BEL | DBK | NER | ORI | PRI | SLP | USK | ZAD

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Belišće |  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–0
Dubrovnik | 3–0  |  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–1
Neretva | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 3–0
Orijent | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  |  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1
Primorac | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  |  | 7–1  | 1–2  | 2–0
Slavonija Požega | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0
Uskok Klis | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  |  | 0–1
Zadar | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 4–2  | 2–2  |

Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Igor Cvitanović | Croatia Zagreb | 19
2  |  Nenad Pralija | Hajduk Split | 17
Igor Pamić | Osijek
Davor Vugrinec | Varteks
5  |  Hari Vukas | Segesta | 16
6  |  Senad Brkić | Rijeka | 15
7  |  Vladimir Petrović | Segesta | 12
Mark Viduka | Croatia Zagreb
Renato Jurčec | Hajduk Split
10  |  Elvis Scoria | Istra Pula | 11
Mate Baturina | Šibenik

## See also

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* 1995–96 Croatian Football Cup

## References and notes

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* UEFA Site
* http://rsssf.org/tablesk/kroa96.html

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Croatian Football League

2024–25 teams|

* Dinamo Zagreb
* Gorica
* Hajduk Split
* Istra 1961
* Lokomotiva
* Osijek
* Rijeka
* Šibenik
* Slaven Belupo
* Varaždin

Former teams|

* Belišće
* Cibalia
* Croatia Sesvete
* Čakovec
* Dubrava
* Dubrovnik
* Hrvatski Dragovoljac
* Inter Zaprešić
* Istra Pula
* Kamen Ingrad
* Karlovac
* Lučko
* Marsonia
* Međimurje
* Mladost 127
* Neretva
* Orijent
* Pazinka
* Pomorac
* Primorac
* Radnik Velika Gorica
* Rudeš
* Samobor
* Segesta
* RNK Split
* TŠK Topolovac
* Varaždin (1931)
* Vukovar '91
* Zadar
* NK Zagreb

Statistics and awards|

* Players
* Top scorers
* Hat-tricks
* Records and statistics
* Player awards
* Večernji list
* Sportske novosti
* Slobodna Dalmacija
* Tportal
* Football Oscar

Associated competitions|

* Croatian Cup
* Croatian Super Cup
* First League
* Second League
* Third League
* Academy League
* Women's League

Seasons|

* 1992
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
* t
* e

Succession of Yugoslav First League

1990–91|

* Yugoslavia

1991–92|

* Yugoslavia
* Slovenia
* Croatia (1992 only)

1992–93|

* FR Yugoslavia
* Slovenia
* Croatia
* Macedonia

1993–94|

* FR Yugoslavia
* Slovenia
* Croatia
* Macedonia
* Bosnia Herzegovina
* Croats

1994–95|

* FR Yugoslavia
* Slovenia
* Croatia
* Macedonia
* Bosnia-Herzegovina
* Croats
* Bosniaks

1995–96|

* FR Yugoslavia
* Slovenia
* Croatia
* Macedonia
* Bosnia-Herzegovina
* Croats
* Bosniaks
* Serbs

* v
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1995–96 in Croatian football

« 1994–95

1996–97 »

Domestic leagues|

* Prva HNL
* Druga HNL

Domestic cups|

* Croatian Football Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Related to national team|

* UEFA Euro 1996 (Group D) (Qualification: Group 4)
* Miroslav Blažević

Club seasons

Prva HNL|

* Cibalia
* Croatia Zagreb
* Hajduk Split
* Hrvatski Dragovoljac
* Inker Zaprešić
* Istra Pula
* Marsonia
* Osijek
* Rijeka
* Segesta
* Šibenik
* Varteks
* NK Zagreb

* Summer 1995 transfers
* Winter 1995–96 transfers

* v
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1995–96 in European football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '95 '96
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska)
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '95 '96
* Finland '95 '96
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '95 '96
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '95 '96
* Latvia '95 '96
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '95 '96
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia '95 '96
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '95 '96
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* FR Yugoslavia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '95 '96
* Finland '95 '96
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '95 '96
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia '95 '96
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '95 '96
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* FR Yugoslavia

League cups|

* England
* Finland '95 '96
* France
* Iceland
* Israel
* Northern Ireland
* Republic of Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Supercups|

* England
* Germany

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League (Qualifying, group stage, knockout stage, Final)
* Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
* UEFA Cup (Final)
* Intertoto Cup
* Super Cup

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*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
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*[GD]: Goal difference
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