The Croatian Handball Premier League () is the highest men's handball league in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation (Hrvatski rukometni savez). The league comprises 16 teams.
The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav leagues.
Format In the first phase, eight teams from two groups compete in a home-and-away round-robin series. 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 play in the Championship Round, while the bottom four teams play in the Relegation Round. At the end of the season, the bottom finisher is automatically relegated to the second league.
Current teams
Teams for season 2024–25
TeamCityRK ZagrebZagrebRK Nexe NašiceNašiceMRK SesveteSesveteHRK GoricaVelika GoricaRK PorečPorečRK Dubrava ZagrebZagrebRK Metković-MehanikaMetkovićRK Rudar RudeRudeGRK VaraždinVaraždinRK Spačva VinkovciVinkovciRK ZametRijekaHRK KarlovacKarlovacMRK TrogirTrogirRK OsijekOsijekMRK ČakovecČakovecRK MoslavinaKutina
Past champions
1992 : Zagreb Loto 1993 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (2) 1994 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (3) 1995 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (4) 1996 : Croatia banka Zagreb (5) 1997 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (6) 1998 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (7) 1999 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (8) 2000 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (9) 2001 : RK Zagreb (10) 2002 : RK Zagreb (11) 2003 : RK Zagreb (12) 2004 : RK Zagreb (13) 2005 : RK Zagreb (14) 2006 : RK Zagreb (15) 2007 : RK CO Zagreb (16) 2008 : RK CO Zagreb (17) 2009 : RK CO Zagreb (18) 2010 : RK CO Zagreb (19) 2011 : RK CO Zagreb (20) 2012: RK CO Zagreb (21) 2013 : RK Zagreb (22) 2014 : RK Zagreb (23) 2015 : RK PPD Zagreb (24) 2016 : RK PPD Zagreb (25) 2017: RK PPD Zagreb (26) 2018 : RK PPD Zagreb (27) 2019 : RK PPD Zagreb (28) 2020 : Voided due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 : RK PPD Zagreb (29) 2022 : RK PPD Zagreb (30) 2023 : RK PPD Zagreb (31) 2024 : RK PPD Zagreb (32) 2025 : RK PPD Zagreb (33) 2026 : RK Zagreb (34)
Club Titles Year 1. RK Zagreb 34 1992, 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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 won by the green table
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Croatian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
Country ranking EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
6. (6) Danish Handball League (63.33) 7. (8) Macedonian Handball Super League (51.22) 8. (9) Croatian Handball Premier League (42.25) 9. (10) Portuguese Handball First Division (37.33) 10. (7) Slovenian First League (men's handball) (36.67)
Club ranking EHF Club Ranking as of 25 September 2025:
18. Zagreb (218) 20. Nexe Našice (202) 57. Sesvete (82) 94. Poreč (48) 143. Spačva Vinkovci (26)
See also
Croatian First League (women's handball) Yugoslav Handball Championship
References
External links Croatian Handball Federation