| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D. Zagreb | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 84:28 | 56 | 85 | |
| 2. | Osijek | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 59:25 | 34 | 77 | |
| 3. | Rijeka | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 51:46 | 5 | 61 | |
| 4. | Hajduk Split | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 48:37 | 11 | 60 | |
| 5. | Gorica | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 60:47 | 13 | 59 | |
| 6. | Sibenik | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32:47 | -15 | 35 | |
| 7. | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36:53 | -17 | 34 | |
| 8. | Lok. Zagreb | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29:60 | -31 | 30 | |
| 9. | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 27:52 | -25 | 29 | |
| 10. | Varazdin | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30:61 | -31 | 28 |