Croatian Prva HNL 1996/1997

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	NK Samobor	2	2	0	0	4 - 2	6	+2	Promoted
2	NK Marsonia	2	1	0	1	5 - 2	3	+3
3	NK Dubrovnik	2	0	0	2	1 - 6	0	-5
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Slaven Belupo	4	1	3	0	4 - 2	6	+2	Promoted
2	HNK Segesta	4	0	4	0	2 - 2	4	±0
3	HNK Cibalia	4	0	3	1	2 - 4	3	-2
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Croatia Zagreb	30	26	3	1	90 - 23	81	+67	Champion (Champions League)
2	Hajduk Split	30	18	6	6	53 - 22	60	+31	Vice-champion (UEFA Cup)
3	NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac	30	13	10	7	51 - 37	49	+14
4	NK Rijeka	30	13	7	10	44 - 32	46	+12
5	NK Zagreb	30	13	6	11	43 - 39	45	+4	Cup Winner Cup (cup finalist)
6	NK Varteks	30	12	6	12	34 - 35	42	-1
7	HNK Sibenik	30	11	8	11	35 - 30	41	+5
8	NK Osijek	30	12	5	13	40 - 38	41	+2
9	NK Mladost 127	30	10	10	10	37 - 36	40	+1
10	Zadarkomerc	30	11	7	12	39 - 45	40	-6
11	HNK Segesta	30	9	12	9	35 - 34	39	+1	Relegation Playoff
12	NK Marsonia	30	11	5	14	38 - 50	38	-12	Relegation Playoff
13	HNK Cibalia	30	11	0	19	35 - 56	33	-21	Relegation Playoff
14	NK Orijent	30	5	11	14	28 - 53	26	-25	Relegated
15	NK Istra	30	6	7	17	25 - 54	25	-29	Relegated
16	INKER Zapresic	30	6	3	21	22 - 65	21	-43	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Croatian Prva HNL 1996/1997: final table of Relegation/Promotion Round (Group B)