Croatian Premier Handball League


The Croatian Premier Handball League is the top handball league in Croatia.
Sixteen teams currently comprise the league.
The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav leagues. The league is operated by the Croatian Handball Federation.

Format

The league is conducted in two phases. In the first phase, 10 teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series with the country's representative in the SEHA League, currently Zagreb and Nexe, being exempt from this stage. All teams advance from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position. The top four teams from the regular season are joined by the SEHA League representatives for the Championship Round, while the bottom six teams play in the Relegation Round. At the end of the season, the bottom two finishers are automatically relegated to the second league.

Current season

2017-18 season

The following 12 clubs compete in the Premijer liga during the 2017–18 season:
TeamLocationArenaCapacity
DubravaZagrebŠD Dubrava1,800
GoricaVelika GoricaDvorana srednjih škola
KarlovacKarlovacSŠD Mladost2,750
MetalacZagrebKutija Šibica1000
NexeNašiceSportska dvorana kralja Tomislava2,500
PorečPorečSportski Rekreativni Centar Veli Jože1,400
SesveteSesveteSava Sport Hall
SpačvaVinkovciSportska dvorana Bartol Kašić
UmagUmagSportka dvorana Umag
VaraždinVaraždinVaraždin Arena5,200
ZagrebZagrebArena Zagreb15,200
ZametRijekaCentar Zamet2,350

Past champions

ClubTitlesYear
1.RK Zagreb281992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates Croatian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
;Country ranking:
EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
;Club ranking:
EHF Club Ranking as of 3 March 2019: