1994–95 Croatian First Football League

The 1994–95 Croatian First Football League was the fourth season of the top-level league in Croatia since its establishment. This was the first season where three points were awarded for a win.

1. HNL
Season1994–95
Dates14 August 1994 –
4 June 1995
ChampionsHajduk Split
3rd Croatian title
12th domestic title
RelegatedZadar (13th)
Primorac (14th)
Neretva (15th)
Belišće (16th)
Champions LeagueHajduk Split
UEFA CupOsijek
Intertoto CupNK Zagreb
Matches played240
Goals scored605 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Špehar (23)
Biggest home winHajduk Split 7–1 Neretva
Istra 6–0 Belišće
Croatia Zagreb 6–0 Primorac
Biggest away winBelišće 2–7 Osijek
Highest scoringBelišće 2–7 Osijek
Average attendance3,664

Neretva were promoted as winners of the Druga HNL (South) division and Marsonia were promoted as the winners of the Druga HNL (North) division. The league was therefore reduced to 16 teams, since four clubs were relegated in the previous season.

Stadia and personnel
Team Manager1 Location Stadium Capacity
Belišće Stjepan Čordaš Belišće Gradski stadion Belišće
3,000
Cibalia Tomislav Radić Vinkovci Stadion Cibalia
10,000
Croatia Zagreb Zlatko Kranjčar Zagreb Stadion Maksimir
37,168
Hajduk Split Ivan Katalinić Split Stadion Poljud
35,000
Inker Zaprešić Ante Čačić Zaprešić Stadion Inkera
5,528
Istra Pula Srećko Juričić Pula Stadion Veruda
2,500
Marsonia Dragutin Krizmanić Slavonski Brod Stadion Stanko Vlajnić-Dida
Neretva Stjepan Ilić Metković Igralište iza Vage
3,000
Osijek Ivo Šušak Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt
19,500
Primorac Zdravko Marić Stobreč Igralište Blato
1,000
Rijeka Josip Skoblar Rijeka Stadion Kantrida
10,275
Segesta Milivoj Bračun Sisak Gradski stadion Sisak
8,000
Šibenik Željko Maretić Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac
8,000
Varteks Branko Ivanković Varaždin Stadion Anđelko Herjavec
10,800
Zadar Josip Bajlo Zadar Stadion Stanovi
5,860
NK Zagreb Ilija Lončarević Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva
8,850
  • 1 On final match day of the season, played on 4 June 1995.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split (C) 30 19 8 3 68 26 +42 65 Qualification to Champions League qualifying round
2 Croatia Zagreb 30 19 7 4 53 26 +27 64 Banned from European competitions[lower-alpha 1]
3 Osijek 30 16 11 3 65 30 +35 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round
4 NK Zagreb 30 14 11 5 41 26 +15 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
5 Marsonia 30 13 8 9 42 32 +10 47
6 Varteks 30 11 10 9 35 27 +8 43
7 Inker Zaprešić 30 11 6 13 41 41 0 39
8 Segesta 30 10 8 12 32 31 +1 38
9 Šibenik 30 9 10 11 44 46 −2 37
10 Cibalia 30 9 10 11 26 33 −7 37
11 Rijeka 30 8 10 12 22 32 −10 34
12 Istra Pula 30 8 8 14 30 46 −16 32
13 Zadar (R) 30 7 10 13 33 47 −14 31 Relegation to Prva B HNL
14 Primorac (R) 30 7 10 13 27 49 −22 31
15 Neretva (R) 30 4 11 15 20 44 −24 23
16 Belišće (R) 30 4 4 22 26 69 −43 16
Source: prva-hnl.hr (in Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Croatia Zagreb were banned from European competitions for 1 year after their fans rioted and injured several policemen during the 1994–95 Cup Winners' Cup game against Auxerre

Results
Home \ Away BEL CIB CZG HAJ INK IST MAR NER OSI PRI RIJ SEG ŠIB VAR ZAD ZAG
Belišće 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–7 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 0–1
Cibalia 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–2
Croatia Zagreb 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 6–0 3–0 3–2 4–1 0–0 4–2 0–0
Hajduk Split 4–0 4–1 3–1 3–1 4–2 0–0 7–1 3–0 2–0 5–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2
Inker Zaprešić 5–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–1
Istra Pula 6–0 0–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Marsonia 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Neretva 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 3–1 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1
Osijek 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 5–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 6–1
Primorac 3–2 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1
Rijeka 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–1
Segesta 6–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Šibenik 3–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–2
Varteks 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–4 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
Zadar 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
NK Zagreb 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–3 1–2 5–0
Source: prva-hnl.hr (in Croatian)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation

The league structure was changed after the 1994-95 season, whereby the four relegated teams this season played the next season in League 1-B.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Robert Špehar NK Zagreb / Osijek 23
2 Ylli Shehu Šibenik 22
3 Renato Jurčec Inker Zaprešić 20
4 Tomislav Erceg Hajduk Split 17
5 Alen Peternac Segesta 13
6 Nenad Pralija Hajduk Split 11
7 Igor Pamić Croatia Zagreb 10
Hari Vukas Hajduk Split
Dragan Vukoja Osijek

See also

References and notes
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