Croatian First League (women's handball)

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Croatian First League

| founded = 1991

| teams = 14

| country = {{CRO}}

| confed = EHF

| champions = Podravka (27th title)

| most_champs = Podravka (27 titles)

| tv = Sportska TV

| levels = 1

| relegation = 2. HRLŽ

| confed_cup = Champions League
European League
European Cup

| website = http://www.hrs.hr/

| current = 2022–23 season

}}

The Croatian Women's First Handball League ({{langx|hr|Prva hrvatska rukometna liga za žene}}) is the top women's handball league in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation. The league comprises fourteen teams.

Current teams

{{Location map+ |Croatia |float=right |width=380 |caption=Locations of teams in 2024–25 Croatian First League |places=

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.9 |long=16.833333 |label= Bjelovar |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=46.385833 |long=16.433333 |label=Zrinski }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.805833 |long=16.233056 |label=Dugo Selo |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=46.15 |long=16.816667 |label=Podravka |position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.555556 |long=18.694444 |label=Osijek |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.093036 |long=14.121722 |label=Rudar |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=43.7025 |long=16.638056 |label=Sinj |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=43.51 |long=16.45 |label=Split |position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=46.3 |long=16.333333 |label=Koka |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=43.05 |long=17.433333 |label=Dalmatinka }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.339202 |long=14.380959 |label=Zamet |position=right }}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.9200 |long=16.4333 |label=Zelina |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia |lat=45.816667 |long=15.983333 |label=Lokomotiva
Trešnjevka |position=left }}

}}

As of 2024–25 season

Image:Značka Ženskog rukometnog kluba 'Zrinski' Čakovec.jpg

EHF league ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/media/izkhcgm2/placedistribution_women_22_23.pdf|title=2021/22 season ranking|publisher=European Handball Federation|format=PDF|access-date=1 August 2022}}

6. 15px (4) {{flagicon|Romania}} Liga Națională (94.50)
7. 15px (7) {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Prva Liga (61.33)
8. 15px (9) {{flagicon|Croatia}} 1. HRL (57.00)
9. 15px (8) {{flagicon|Germany}} Handball Bundesliga Frauen (56.33)
10. 15px (11) {{flagicon|Slovenia}} 1. A DRL

List of champions

;Key

class="wikitable"

style="background-color:#F0E68C"|{{0}}†{{0}}

|League champions also won the Croatian Women's Handball Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double.

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!scope="col" width=60|Season

!scope="col" width=150|Champions{{cite web|title=Povijest natjecanja|url=https://hrs.hr/natjecanja-2/povijest_natjecanja/|publisher=Croatian Handball Federation|access-date=27 March 2021}}

!scope="col" width=150|Runners-up

!scope="col" width=150|Third Place

align=center|1992

|bgcolor=#F0E68C|Lokomotiva Zagreb {{small|(1)}} †

|Split

|Podravka Koprivnica

align=center|1992–93

|bgcolor=#F0E68C|Podravka Koprivnica {{small|(1)}} †

Croatian First League (women's handball)

Current teams

EHF league ranking

List of champions

Performance by club

See also

References

External links