Teams
At the end of the previous season Odred Ljubljana and Rabotnički were relegated from top level. They were replaced by NK Zagreb and Željezničar.
League table
Results
Winning squad
Champions: Hajduk Split (coach: Aleksandar Tomašević)
players (league matches/league goals): Davor Grčić (26 apps; 1 goal) Slavko Luštica (26 apps; 1 goal) Bernard Vukas (26 apps; 20 goals) Joško Vidošević (26 apps; 18 goals) Ljubomir Kokeza (25 apps) Sulejman Rebac (23 apps; 9 goals) Vladimir Šenauer (22 apps; 7 goals) Frane Matošić (21 apps; 8 goals) Vladimir Beara (20 apps) Božo Broketa (20 apps; 1 goal) Lenko Grčić (20 apps) Nikola Radović (20 apps; 1 goal) Ante Vulić (6 apps) Bogdan Kragić (3 apps; 3 goals) Davor Benčić (1 app) Leo Dadić (1 app)