1996–97 Croatian Second Football League

Druga HNL 1996–97 Budućnost Hodošan (North Division)Croatia Đakovo (East Division)Lučko (Center Division)Jadran Poreč (West Division)RNK Split (South Division) None 25 clubs 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) season was the 6th season of Croatia's second-level football since its establishment in 1992. The league consisted of 83 teams organized into three geographic groups: Sjever (North, 16 teams), Istok (East, 16 teams), Središte (Center, 16 teams), Zapad (West, 16 teams), and Jug (South, 19 teams). North Division main WDL 5 PR BUD Budućnost Hodošan BJE Bjelovar SLV Sloboda Varaždin DAR Daruvar POD Podravac Virje OML Omladinac Novo Selo Rok MNH Mladost-Nada Hrastovac GRA Graničar Đurđevac POL Podravina Ludbreg KRA Kraljevčan 38 MLŽ Mladost Ždralovi SPA Spartak Mala Subotica KRI Križevci SRA MIV Sračinec POP Polet Pribislavec DIP Dinamo Predavac 24 2 4 91 26 23 4 3 73 25 22 4 4 70 28 19 5 6 64 28 17 5 8 104 44 14 9 7 50 35 14 7 9 52 37 12 4 14 43 46 10 7 13 31 41 10 6 14 53 56 9 4 17 32 56 9 2 19 38 52 8 4 18 29 57 6 4 20 31 85 4 5 21 26 86 2 2 26 21 106 C R R R red1 Relegation to Croatian Third Football League R R R complete RSSSF.org,library.foi.hr 30th round, library.foi.hr 29th round East Division October 2025 main WDL 5 PR JED Jedinstvo Donji Miholjac LOK Lokomotiva Vinkovci CRĐ Croatia Đakovo OTO Otok SLA Slavija Pleternica MET Metalac OLT Osijek SAT Satnica POD Podvinje BAR Baranja Beli Manastir SLO Slobodnica ČEP Čepin AMA Amater Slavonski Brod ĐAK Đakovo NAŠ NAŠK Našicecement DILJ Dilj MLA Mladost Cernik 6 7 17 37 72 10 6 14 31 48 21 5 4 81 22 17 2 11 49 38 8 7 15 41 51 5 6 19 24 54 12 4 14 37 41 6 4 20 23 84 17 7 6 54 22 9 7 14 30 51 11 7 12 35 35 17 3 10 60 28 12 7 11 36 40 14 8 8 33 24 17 5 8 65 31 11 9 10 47 40 -1 C R R R R R R red1 Relegation to Croatian Third Football League R R R R R R R R R complete RSSSF.org Center Division October 2025 main WDL 5 PR VRA Vrapče STU Stubica AM POS Chromos/Posavina TRE Trešnjevka CSE Badel Sesvete RAD Radnik Velika Gorica VRB PIK Vrbovec ŠPA Špansko MOS Moslavina REG Regeneracija Mladost Zabok ILO Ilovac Karlovac KAR Karlovac MET Metalac Sisak LOK Lokomotiva Zagreb LUČ Lučko DIN Dinamo Odranski Obrež 9 7 14 37 45 9 6 15 43 58 12 4 14 36 47 7 10 13 34 52 19 3 8 53 32 11 11 8 37 24 15 4 11 57 40 10 5 15 38 47 7 7 16 33 55 11 7 12 36 46 5 7 18 18 53 17 7 6 56 32 13 6 11 60 47 10 6 14 36 43 22 6 2 68 25 11 8 11 42 33 C R R R R R red1 Relegation to Croatian Third Football League R R R R R complete RSSSF.org West Division main WDL 5 PR JAP Jadran Poreč PUL Pula ICI KLA Klana POM Pomorac GOS Gospić '91 ULJA Uljanik CRI Crikvenica NEH Nehaj PAZ Pazinka ŽMI Žminj OPA Opatija ROV Rovinj RUD Rudar Labin GRO Grobničan BUJ Buje VRB Vrbovsko Opatija were deducted one point. 22 3 5 61 20 10 8 12 38 47 9 5 16 33 51 22 3 5 63 16 16 5 9 47 34 19 6 5 65 21 5 4 21 24 71 11 5 14 46 46 10 9 11 32 33 11 9 10 38 38 10 10 10 41 40 7 9 14 32 53 9 7 14 27 45 11 6 13 31 35 6 13 11 35 41 9 4 17 34 56 -1 C R R R red1 Relegation to Croatian Third Football League R R R complete RSSSF.org South Division October 2025 main WDL 5 PR SPL RNK Split SOL Solin IMO Mladost Imotska krajina DOŠK DOŠK Drniš NRT Neretvanac GOŠK GOŠK Adriachem Kaštel Gomilica SLA Prevlaka Gruda PRM Primorac Biograd na Moru HRV Hrvatski vitez Posedarje DIN Dinara JAD Jadran Kaštel Sućurac OMI Omiš VAL Val Kaštel Stari ZMA Zmaj Makarska JAP Jadran NGB Ploče CRO Croatia Zmijavci RAŠ Raštane JAT Jadran Tučepi TRO Trogir 25 5 6 73 25 17 7 12 61 41 19 4 13 58 36 14 5 17 39 58 14 4 18 43 58 11 10 15 34 52 17 8 11 49 29 11 8 17 37 49 18 6 12 53 41 11 8 17 27 44 17 7 12 54 35 19 6 11 60 36 16 9 11 52 34 16 10 10 55 35 18 9 9 56 27 8 5 23 28 72 22 4 10 75 34 2 4 30 10 103 4 7 25 35 82 C R R R R R R R R red1 Relegation to Croatian Third Football League R R R R R R R R complete RSSSF.org External links 1996–97 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20110803094308/http://www.druga-hnl.com/ 2011-08-03 hr 1996–97 2 Croatia