The 1995-96 Croatian First Football League, also known as 1. HNL, 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
Rounds 1–22 results
Prva B HNL
Rounds 1–20 results
Second stage
Championship group
Rounds 23–32 results
Prva A HNL play-off
Results
Prva B HNL play-off
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Igor Cvitanović Croatia Zagreb192 Nenad Pralija Hajduk Split17 Igor Pamić Osijek Davor Vugrinec Varteks5 Hari Vukas Segesta166 Senad Brkić Rijeka157 Vladimir Petrović Segesta12 Mark Viduka Croatia Zagreb Renato Jurčec Hajduk Split10 Elvis Scoria Istra Pula11 Mate Baturina Šibenik
See also 1995–96 Croatian Second Football League 1995–96 Croatian Football Cup
References and notes UEFA Site http://rsssf.org/tablesk/kroa96.html