First HNL 1995/96: Varteks Broke, Hajduk brought the title to Croatia

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The game is still Hajduk, who, with 57 points, still has a mathematical chance for the title, as well as the straw of salvation in the form of a direct skirmish with Rijeka in the 35th round. Clearly, the outcome of that match is of great importance for championship ambitions at Maksimir. From the « Blue Corner » they reasonably say that the outcome of that match is not crucial, given that Dinamo still needs to beat Lokomotiv and Varazdin.

This tense HNL final is reminiscent of the legendary season in 1995.1996, when Hajduk defeated Varazdin and thus sent a champion’s cup to Zagreb. A similar thing to « were » can do with a victory at Poljud against Rijeka.

Even 364 matches 22 Croatian first team players played in the 1995/1996 season. Specifically, due to the reduction of the first league with 16 to 12 clubs, the problem of the non -tower of the champions of the second leagues was contained according to the first. After several sessions and changes to the plans, the first -team association decided to introduce – Two first leagues« A » and « B ».

League « a » made up 12 first -placed clubs from the previous season, and League « B » Four clubs that dropped out of the best and the first two teams from the Second League Groups West, North and South 1994/1995.

After a two -round first part of the competition, five clubs from the first « A » League and Champion « B » League (Croatian Volunteer) played Champions League With pre -assigned points (first -placed five, five -ranked « A » and first -placed « B » one point) and eight clubs played each « A » league and league for « B » (de facto League to stay).

Not all of these systematic bacchers have prevented Croatia from led by the leadership Cice Kranjcar Election the second title of the champion. « Blue » were the best after the first part of the season with Five points In front of Hajduk, and at the end of the championship they had the same number of points as Split, so he judged the champion mutual ratio for the benefit of the club from Maksimir.

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And the third club, Varteks, could beat, which was in the title game until the last round. In the last round, the Varaždin people went to Hajduk and the victory could be celebrated. No « bili » they beat with a goal Mario Meštrović from the 79th minute, and Croatia beat Zagreb 3-1, so the Zagreb residents were champions.

– We are overjoyed, Croatia is deservedly the first because it has led the whole season. This is a big prize to players, club and these fans- he said Cico Kranjcar« Blue » coach at the time.

“This in life remembers and returns,” said the disappointed coach Luka Bonacic In the Varteks locker room near the shocked and crying players of the Varaždin club.

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Igor Cvitanovic The first time was the top scorer of the first HNL with 19 goals, and the « Blue » also brought « Rabuzin Sun » scoring two of the three goals in the final against Varteks, which remained short for that trophy. From the north of the country, the citizens of Zagreb brought an advantage of 2-0 (Cvitanovic, Viduka), and Cvita confirmed the crown with a goal from the penalty shootout in return.

The idea of ​​two first leagues came to life another season, in an even more extensive form (twice by 16 clubs) so from the company of the best in the 1995/1996 season. No club dropped out.

HNL 1995/1996.