2003–04 Croatian First League was the 13th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the third season of the First League format.
League table
First phase In the first part of the season, 16 teams played single-circuit league (15 matches). After 15 rounds the first six teams qualified for the Championship play-offs - playing for the Championship title and the remaining 10 in the Relegation play-offs - playing to stay in the league.
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPtsQualification1.Zagreb15150048937311630Championship play-offs2.Metković15121246038476253.Zamet Crotek Rijeka15101442136160214.Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb15101443438351215.Osijek Elektromodul15100540939029206.Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec1591542240519197.Crikvenica159154173813619Relegation play-offs8.Dubrava Zagreb15609452476 -24129.Split15348367412 -451010.Đakovo15429375411 -361011.Bjelovar155010418423 -51012.Varteks di Caprio Varaždin15429363402 -391013.Ekol Ivančica Ivanec15429384433 -491014.Moslavina Kutina15339388449 -61915.Umag152310366437 -71716.Karlovac153111393438 -457 First Phase
Championship play-offs Intermediate matches from the first part of the championship were transferred, and the clubs played three more times (15 matches).
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPts1.Zagreb201802618515103362.Metković20113658851078253.Perutnina PIP IPC Čakovec201028562592 -30224.Zamet Crotek Rijeka2081115405373175.Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb206014526537 -9126.Osijek Elektromodul203215519610 -1098
Relegation play-offs Relegation play-offs determined the placement of clubs that were between 7th and 16th place in the first phase of the championship. 18 matches were played (double league system).
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPts1.Đakovo18100851248329232.Split1810085345313233.Ekol Ivančica Ivanec1811075295327234.Varteks di Caprio Varaždin1810085185144225.Crikvenica18909516524 -8226.Moslavina Kutina18100858556025217.Dubrava Zagreb187010562573 -11198.Umag1890955453222189.Bjelovar187011504529 -251610.Karlovac186111522554 -3213https://web.archive.org/web/20080206114843/http://sport.hrt.hr/htvsport/rukomet/03_04/m_IIdio.html Relegation play-offs
Final standings Zagreb Metković Perutnina PIPO IPC4Zamet Crotek Rijeka5Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb6Osijek Elektromodul7Đakovo8Split9Ekol Ivančica Ivanec10Varteks di Caprio Varaždin11Crikvenica12Moslavina Kutina13Dubrava Zagreb14Umag15Bjelovar16Karlovac Qualified for the 2004-05 EHF Champions League Qualified for the 2004-05 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Qualified for the 2004-05 EHF Cup
Sources Fredi Kramer, Dražen Pinević: Hrvatski rukomet = Croatian handball, Zagreb, 2009.; str. 180 hrt.hr, ljestvica i rezultati 1. dijela hrt.hr, rezultati i ljestvice drugog dijela prvenstva
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