1996–97 Croatian First Football League

Croatian First Football League
Season 1996–97
Champions Croatia Zagreb
3rd Croatian title
7th domestic title
Champions League Croatia Zagreb
UEFA Cup Hajduk Split
Intertoto Cup Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Top goalscorer Igor Cvitanović (20)

The 1996–97 Croatian First Football League was the sixth season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.

Prva A HNL

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Croatia Zagreb (C) 30 26 3 1 90 23+67 81 1997–98 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 30 18 6 6 53 22+31 60 1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 30 13 10 7 51 37+14 49 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage
4 Rijeka 30 13 7 10 44 32+12 46
5 NK Zagreb 30 13 6 11 43 39+4 45 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round
6 Varteks 30 12 6 12 34 35−1 42
7 Šibenik 30 11 8 11 35 30+5 41
8 Osijek 30 12 5 13 40 38+2 41
9 Mladost 127 30 10 10 10 37 36+1 40
10 Zadarkomerc 30 11 7 12 39 45−6 40
11 Segesta (R) 30 9 12 9 35 34+1 39 0 Relegation play-offs0
12 Marsonia (R) 30 11 5 14 38 50−12 38
13 Cibalia (R) 30 11 0 19 35 56−21 33
14 Orijent (R) 30 5 11 14 28 53−25 26 Relegation to 1997–98 Druga HNL
15 Istra Pula (R) 30 6 7 17 25 54−29 25
16 Inker Zaprešić (R) 30 6 3 21 22 65−43 21

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Home ╲ Away CIB CZG HAJHRDINKISTMARMLAORIOSIRIJSEGŠIBVARZADZAG
Cibalia 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–4 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2
Croatia Zagreb 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–1 7–0 4–2 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–0 3–3 4–0 6–1 2–0 4–1
Hajduk Split 4–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–3 7–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 1–0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2–1 0–3 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 5–1 4–1 0–0 3–1 4–2
Inker Zaprešić 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–4 0–1 1–2
Istra Pula 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–2
Marsonia 1–0 0–6 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–1
Mladost 127 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0
Orijent 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Osijek 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 5–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2
Rijeka 3–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 5–3 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0
Segesta 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–1
Šibenik 5–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Varteks 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1
Zadarkomerc 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–5 1–0
NK Zagreb 6–1 0–6 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0

Updated to games played on 1 June 1997.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Prva B HNL

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Samobor (P) 30 22 6 2 70 21+49 72 0 Relegation play-offs0
2 Slaven Belupo (P) 30 16 6 8 51 26+25 54
3 Dubrovnik (R) 30 15 8 7 54 33+21 53
4 Slavonija Požega 30 16 5 9 44 30+14 52 Relegation to 1997–98 Druga HNL
5 Mosor 30 15 5 10 42 28+14 50
6 Ponikve 30 14 3 13 50 47+3 45
7 Belišće 30 12 8 10 41 35+6 44
8 Čakovec 30 13 4 13 41 45−4 43
9 Zagorec Krapina 30 12 6 12 51 42+9 42
10 Primorac 30 13 2 15 32 49−17 41
11 Uskok Klis 30 10 5 15 42 54−12 35
12 Junak 30 9 8 13 29 46−17 35
13 Graničar Županja 30 10 5 15 34 47−13 35
14 Neretva 30 9 6 15 25 50−25 33
15 Napredak Velika Mlaka 30 7 5 18 37 56−19 26
16 Olimpija Osijek 30 3 6 21 27 61−34 15

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Relegation play-offs

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Samobor 2 2 0 0 4 2+2 6 1997–98 Prva HNL
2 Marsonia 2 1 0 1 5 2+3 3 Relegation to 1997–98 Druga HNL
3 Dubrovnik 2 0 0 2 1 6−5 0

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Cibalia 2 0 2 0 2 20 2
2 Segesta 2 0 2 0 2 20 2
3 Slaven Belupo 2 0 2 0 2 20 2

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Replay

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Slaven Belupo 2 1 1 0 2 0+2 4 1997–98 Prva HNL
2 Cibalia 2 0 2 0 0 00 2 Relegation to 1997–98 Druga HNL
3 Segesta 2 0 1 1 0 2−2 1

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd goal difference 4th goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

See also

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