# 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.

## Promoted teams

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 | Manager$^1$ | 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 Varteks | 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 |
| 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 | Relegation to Prva B HNL |
| 15 | Neretva (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to Prva B HNL |
| 16 | Belišće (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 16 | Relegation to Prva B HNL |
* ↑ 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 | |

## 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 |
| 7 | Hari Vukas | Hajduk Split | 10 |
| 7 | Dragan Vukoja | Osijek | 10 |