1. HNL 1996/97

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1. HNL 1996/97
master NK Croatia Zagreb
Champions League NK Croatia Zagreb
Uefa cup HNK Hajduk Split
UI cup NK Hrvatski dragovoljac
Cup winners NK Croatia Zagreb
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 NK Zagreb
Relegation ↓ NK Segesta Sisak , NK Marsonia , Cibalia Vinkovci
Relegated NK Orijent Rijeka , NK Uljanik Pula , Inker Zaprešić
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 649  (ø 2.7 per game)
Top scorer Igor Cvitanović
(NK Croatia Zagreb)
← 1st HNL 1995/96

The 1. HNL 1996/97 was the sixth season of the highest Croatian football league . The season began on August 18, 1996 and ended on June 1, 1997.

NK Croatia Zagreb was able to successfully defend its title.

mode

16 teams competed against each other twice on 30 match days.

societies

Venues of the Croatian 1st HNL 1996/97
society city Stadion capacity
NK Croatia Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir Stadium 35,123
NK Zagreb Zagreb Kranjčevićeva Stadium 08,850
NK Hrvatski dragovoljac Zagreb NŠC Stjepan Spajić Stadium 05,000
HNK Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica Stadium 05,700
NK Orijent Rijeka Rijeka Krimeya Stadium 03,500
NK Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 22,050
HNK Hajduk Split Split Poljud Stadium 34,448
NK Uljanik Pula Pula Aldo Drosina Stadium 08,923
NK Segesta Sisak Sisak Gradski Stadium 08,000
Inker Zaprešić Zaprešić Gradski Stadium 04,528
Cibalia Vinkovci Vinkovci HNK Cibalia 10,000
NK Marsonia Slavonski Brod Gradski Stadium in Savu 10,000
HNK Šibenik Šibenik Šubićevac 08,000
NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje Suhopolje Stadium Park 08,000
NK Varteks Varaždin Varaždin Anđelko Herjavec Stadium 10,800
NK Zadar Zadar Stanovi 05,860

Season A

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NK Croatia Zagreb (M, P)  30th  26th  3  1 090:230 +67 81
 2. HNK Hajduk Split  30th  18th  6th  6th 053:220 +31 60
 3. NK Hrvatski dragovoljac  30th  13  10  7th 051:370 +14 49
 4th HNK Rijeka  30th  13  7th  10 044:320 +12 46
 5. NK Zagreb  30th  13  6th  11 043:390  +4 45
 6th NK Varteks Varaždin  30th  12  6th  12 034:350  −1 42
 7th HNK Šibenik  30th  11  8th  11 035:300  +5 41
 8th. NK Osijek  30th  12  5  13 040:380  +2 41
 9. NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje  30th  10  10  10 037:360  +1 40
10. NK Zadar (N)  30th  11  7th  12 039:450  −6 40
11. NK Segesta Sisak  30th  9  12  9 035:340  +1 39
12. NK Marsonia  30th  11  5  14th 038:500 −12 38
13. Cibalia Vinkovci  30th  11  0  19th 035:560 −21 33
14th NK Orijent Rijeka (N)  30th  5  11  14th 028:530 −25 26th
15th NK Uljanik Pula  30th  6th  7th  17th 025:540 −29 25th
16. Inker Zaprešić  30th  6th  3  21st 022:650 −43 21st

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Croatian champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation as a cup finalist in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the 2nd HNL in 1997/98
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 1995/96
    (P) reigning Croatian cup winner 1995/96
    (N) Newcomers from Season B 1995/96

    Crosstab

    1996/97 NK Croatia Zagreb HNK Hajduk Split NK Hrvatski dragovoljac HNK Rijeka NK Zagreb NK Varteks Varaždin NK Šibenik NK Osijek NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje NK Zadar NK Segesta Sisak NK Marsonia Cibalia Vinkovci NK Orijent Rijeka NK Uljanik Pula Inker Zaprešić
    1. NK Croatia Zagreb 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 4: 1 6: 1 4-0 3: 2 2: 3 2-0 3: 3 4: 2 3-0 3: 2 7-0 5: 1
    2. HNK Hajduk Split 1: 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2: 1 0-0 5: 1 2-0 7-0 4-0 2-0 2: 3 4-0
    3. NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 0: 3 0-0 3: 2 4: 2 0-0 4: 1 2-0 2-0 3: 1 5: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2: 2 4: 1
    4th HNK Rijeka 1: 2 1: 3 2: 2 3-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1: 1 2-0 5: 3 3-0 4-0 2-0 4-0
    5. NK Zagreb 0: 6 2-0 4-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1: 1 6: 1 1-0 1: 1 4-0
    6th NK Varteks Varaždin 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 1 0-0 2-0 2-0 4-0 2-0
    7th NK Šibenik 0-0 0: 2 2-0 0: 1 2-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 2 5-0 5: 1 2: 1 1-0
    8th. NK Osijek 0: 4 0: 1 1: 1 4-0 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 2 5: 1 2-0 3: 1
    9. NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje 1: 1 1: 2 0: 4 0-0 0-0 3-0 2: 1 0-0 3-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 5: 1 3: 1 3: 2
    10. NK Zadar 1: 2 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 1-0 3: 5 0-0 2: 1 4: 2 0-0 0-0 0: 2 4: 2 1-0 1-0
    11. NK Segesta Sisak 0: 1 0-0 3-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 2: 1 0-0 2: 2 2: 1 3: 1 1: 1 3-0 4-0
    12. NK Marsonia 0: 6 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 4: 1 2-0 1: 2 0: 3 2-0 1: 1 0-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 4: 1
    13. Cibalia Vinkovci 0: 1 3-0 2-0 1: 4 0: 2 2-0 2: 1 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 2-0 2-0 0: 3 3: 2 2-0
    14th NK Orijent Rijeka 1: 3 0: 2 0: 2 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1
    15th NK Uljanik Pula 0: 3 1: 1 1: 4 0: 2 3: 2 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 3-0 0-0 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1-0
    16. Inker Zaprešić 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 0: 2 1: 2 1: 4 2: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 0: 3 2-0 2: 1 2: 2 1-0

    Season B

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. NK Samobor (N)  30th  22nd  6th  2 070:210 +49 72
     2. NK Slaven Belupo (N)  30th  16  6th  8th 051:260 +25 54
     3. NK Dubrovnik  30th  15th  8th  7th 054:330 +21 53
     4th NK Slavonija Požega  30th  16  5  9 044:300 +14 53
     5. NK Mosor Žrnovnica (N)  30th  15th  5  10 042:280 +14 50
     6th NK Ponikve Zagreb (N)  30th  14th  3  13 050:470  +3 45
     7th NK Belišće  30th  12  8th  10 041:350  +6 44
     8th. NK Čakovec-Union (N)  30th  13  4th  13 041:450  −4 43
     9. NK Zagorec Krapina (N)  30th  12  6th  12 051:420  +9 42
    10. NK Primorac Stobreč  30th  13  2  15th 032:490 −17 41
    11. NK Uskok Klis  30th  10  5  15th 042:540 −12 35
    12. NK Junak Sinj (N)  30th  9  8th  13 029:460 −17 35
    13. NK Graničar Županja (N)  30th  10  5  15th 034:470 −13 35
    14th NK Neretva Metković  30th  9  6th  15th 025:500 −25 33
    15th NK Napredak Velika Mlaka (N)  30th  7th  5  18th 037:560 −19 26th
    16. NK Olimpija Osijek (N)  30th  3  6th  21st 027:610 −34 15th

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Participation in the 1st HNL 1997/98
  • Relegated to the 2nd HNL 1997/98
    • (N) Newcomer from the 2nd HNL 1995/96

    Relegation

    The three teams in places 11 to 13 played relegation games against the three best of the 2nd HNL. The teams were divided into two groups of three teams each.

    date Group A
    06/10/1997 NK Segesta Sisak 1: 1 NK Slaven Belupo
    06/12/1997 Cibalia Vinkovci 1: 1 NK Segesta Sisak
    06/14/1997 NK Slaven Belupo 1: 1 Cibalia Vinkovci
    date Group A
    repetition
    06/17/1997 NK Slaven Belupo 0-0 NK Segesta Sisak
    06/19/1997 NK Segesta Sisak 0-0 Cibalia Vinkovci
    06/21/1997 Cibalia Vinkovci 0: 2 NK Slaven Belupo
    date Group B
    06/11/1997 NK Marsonia 4-0 NK Dubrovnik
    06/13/1997 NK Dubrovnik 1: 2 NK Samobor
    06/15/1997 NK Samobor 2: 1 NK Marsonia

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. CroatiaCroatia Igor Cvitanović NK Croatia Zagreb 20th
    2. CroatiaCroatia Dragan Vukoja NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 19th
    3. AustraliaAustralia Mark Viduka NK Croatia Zagreb 18th
    4th CroatiaCroatia Jurica Vučko HNK Hajduk Split 16
    5. CroatiaCroatia Silvio Marić NK Croatia Zagreb 13
    CroatiaCroatia Before that, Vugrinec NK Varteks Varaždin
    7th CroatiaCroatia Miljenko Mumlek NK Varteks Varaždin 16
    8th. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Admir Hasančić HNK Rijeka 10
    CroatiaCroatia Neno Katulić NK Marsonia
    RomaniaRomania Dumitru Mitu NK Osijek
    AustraliaAustralia Josip Skoko HNK Hajduk Split

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Prva HNL arhiva. (No longer available online.) In: prva-hnl.hr. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015 ; Retrieved July 10, 2017 .
    2. ^ Croatia 1996/97. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017 (English).