The Croatian Women's First Handball League () is the top women's handball league in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation. The league comprises fourteen teams.
Current teams
As of 2026–27 season
1234 Virovitica - Virovitica Bjelovar - Bjelovar Dalmatinka - Ploče Ivanić - Ivanić Grad Koka - Varaždin Lokomotiva - Zagreb Marina Kaštela - Kaštela Osijek - Osijek Podravka - Koprivnica Rudar - Labin Sinj - Sinj Split 2010 - Split Zamet - Rijeka Zrinski - Čakovec
EHF league ranking EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:
6. (4) Liga Națională (94.50) 7. (7) Prva Liga (61.33) 8. (9) 1. HRL (57.00) 9. (8) Handball Bundesliga Frauen (56.33) 10. (11) 1. A DRL
List of champions Key †League champions also won the Croatian Women's Handball Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double.
SeasonChampions Runners-upThird Place1992Lokomotiva Zagreb †SplitPodravka Koprivnica1992–93Podravka Koprivnica †Lokomotiva ZagrebZamet1993–94Podravka Koprivnica †Lokomotiva ZagrebGraničar ĐurđevacZamet1994–95Podravka Koprivnica †Kraš ZagrebGraničar ĐurđevacKarbon Zaprešić1995–96Podravka Vegeta †Graničar ĐurđevacKraš Zagreb1996–97Podravka Dolcela †Kraš ZagrebGraničar Đurđevac1997–98Podravka Dolcela †Kraš ZagrebOsijek1998–99Podravka Dolcela †Kraš ZagrebOsijekSplit Kaltenberg1999–2000Podravka Dolcela †OsijekKraš Zagreb2000–01Podravka Vegeta †Split KaltenbergOsijekZvečevo Požega2001–02Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebKoka VaraždinSonic Osijek2002–03Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebSonic Osijek2003–04Lokomotiva Zagreb Podravka VegetaBrodosplit Inženjering2004–05Podravka Vegeta TVIN ViroviticaLokomotiva Zagreb2005–06Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebTVIN Virovitica2006–07Podravka Vegeta Lokomotiva ZagrebTrogir2007–08Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebTrešnjevka2008–09Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebTrogir2009–10Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebArena Pula2010–11Podravka Vegeta †TrešnjevkaLokomotiva Zagreb2011–12Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebSesvete Agroproteinka2012–13Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebFantasyland Samobor2013–14Lokomotiva Zagreb †Podravka VegetaTrešnjevka2014–15Podravka Vegeta †ZametZelina2015–16Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebSesvete Agroproteinka2016–17Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebKoka Varaždin2017–18Podravka Vegeta Lokomotiva ZagrebKoka Varaždin2018–19 Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebBjelovar2019–20Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Podravka Vegeta Lokomotiva ZagrebUmag2021–22Lokomotiva Zagreb Podravka VegetaBjelovar2022–23Lokomotiva Zagreb Podravka VegetaBjelovar2023–24Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebZrinski Čakovec2024–25Podravka Vegeta †Lokomotiva ZagrebDalmatinka Ploče2025–26Podravka Koprivnica †Lokomotiva ZagrebZrinski Čakovec
Performance by club
Teams in bold compete in the First League as of the 2026–27 season. Club Winners Runners-up Winning yearsPodravka Koprivnica2941993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026Lokomotiva Zagreb5231992, 2004, 2014, 2022, 2023Split–2Đurđevac–1Osijek–1Trešnjevka–1Virotivica–1Zamet–1
See also Croatian Premier Handball League
References
External links Croatian Handball Federation