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

Prva A HNL

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Croatia Zagreb2214534613+3347Qualification to championship group
2Hajduk Split2212644119+2242
3Osijek2212463819+1940
4Varteks2211652919+1039
5NK Zagreb227872425−129
6Segesta2284103235−328Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off
7Cibalia226972637−1127
8Inker Zaprešić227692838−1027
9Šibenik227692528−327
10Marsonia2263131433−1921
11Rijeka2245132542−1717
12Istra Pula2238111636−2017

Rounds 1–22 results

Home \ AwayCIBCZGHAJINKISTMAROSIRIJSEGŠIBVARZAG
Cibalia2–22–42–21–10–02–01–12–12–11–02–1
Croatia Zagreb3–01–05–14–05–02–02–04–02–12–02–0
Hajduk Split4–12–13–15–03–02–01–03–10–00–02–1
Inker Zaprešić1–11–10–03–20–20–33–12–42–00–20–1
Istra Pula0–01–03–10–10–00–00–11–32–21–11–1
Marsonia2–10–30–00–10–30–20–13–12–01–21–2
Osijek4–01–25–31–11–00–21–04–04–11–02–2
Rijeka4–41–10–34–44–00–10–20–13–12–21–2
Segesta3–11–01–10–13–02–00–46–02–21–22–2
Šibenik0–10–00–03–12–04–01–12–12–01–01–0
Varteks3–01–10–33–12–02–01–02–11–03–10–0
NK Zagreb0–01–32–10–21–11–00–23–00–02–02–2

Prva B HNL

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Hrvatski Dragovoljac1813233011+1941Qualification to championship group
2Mladost 1271812242711+1638Qualification to Prva A HNL play-off
3Zadar189542413+1132Qualification to Prva B HNL play-off
4Orijent189272924+529
5Neretva188372117+427
6Slavonija Požega186482626022
7Dubrovnik186481515022
8Belišće185492026−619
9Primorac1852111433−1917
10Uskok Klis182214939−308

Rounds 1–20 results

Home \ AwayBELDBKHRDMLANERORIPRISLPUSKZAD
Belišće1–11–20–21–02–12–00–04–13–1
Dubrovnik1–01–10–11–01–04–01–02–01–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac3–11–00–32–03–13–01–03–01–0
Mladost 1271–02–00–10–14–02–11–13–13–1
Neretva2–11–12–01–02–23–01–02–10–1
Orijent4–01–00–12–03–14–12–12–01–0
Primorac2–12–01–00–11–00–03–42–10–1
Slavonija Požega3–31–00–31–23–24–14–02–01–1
Uskok Klis0–01–00–41–20–31–51–11–00–1
Zadar2–02–11–10–00–03–02–04–13–0

Second stage

Championship group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Croatia Zagreb (C)107032814+1426Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
2Hajduk Split107122514+1126
3Varteks10712157+824Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4Osijek104061313015
5Hrvatski Dragovoljac10136823−157
6NK Zagreb10118725−185

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ AwayCZGHAJHRDOSIVARZAG
Croatia Zagreb4–16–02–13–45–1
Hajduk Split3–25–12–01–02–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac0–12–22–10–11–2
Osijek1–22–33–01–01–0
Varteks2–01–01–12–12–0
NK Zagreb1–31–61–10–20–2

Prva A HNL play-off

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Šibenik148061915+428
2Segesta146351918+128Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
3Rijeka147342114+726
4Mladost 127147342214+825
5Istra Pula147251717024
6Cibalia145361718−124
7Inker Zaprešić142571015−516
8Marsonia143381226−1415

Results

Home \ AwayCIBINKISTMARMLARIJSEGŠIB
Cibalia0–01–02–12–12–24–13–1
Inker Zaprešić3–01–11–21–12–00–00–1
Istra Pula1–02–14–11–01–01–02–0
Marsonia1–10–01–10–31–00–33–2
Mladost 1272–13–13–14–00–01–02–0
Rijeka2–02–04–12–12–02–02–0
Segesta2–11–04–12–11–13–32–1
Šibenik1–02–01–01–04–13–02–0

Prva B HNL play-off

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Zadar2816574425+1953Placed in Prva A HNL
2Orijent2815494534+1149
3Dubrovnik28143113929+1045Placed in Prva B HNL
4Belišće2811894037+341
5Slavonija Požega28125113943−441
6Neretva28107113630+637
7Primorac2884163552−1728
8Uskok Klis2864182149−2822

Results

Home \ AwayBELDBKNERORIPRISLPUSKZAD
Belišće3–12–23–12–13–01–11–0
Dubrovnik3–01–03–14–23–12–12–1
Neretva1–12–12–01–11–22–33–0
Orijent3–22–11–03–11–21–01–1
Primorac2–12–01–21–17–11–22–0
Slavonija Požega0–02–00–01–31–01–01–0
Uskok Klis1–20–30–30–12–12–10–1
Zadar3–12–12–01–05–14–22–2

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Croatia Igor CvitanovićCroatia Zagreb19
2Croatia Nenad PralijaHajduk Split17
Croatia Igor PamićOsijek
Croatia Davor VugrinecVarteks
5Croatia Hari VukasSegesta16
6Bosnia and Herzegovina Senad BrkićRijeka15
7Croatia Vladimir PetrovićSegesta12
Australia Mark VidukaCroatia Zagreb
Croatia Renato JurčecHajduk Split
10Croatia Elvis ScoriaIstra Pula11
Croatia Mate BaturinaŠibenik

See also

References and notes