2005–06 Croatian First League was the 16th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the fifth season of the First League format.
League table and results
First phase
Group A
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPtsSecond Phase1. Zagreb14 14 0 0 489 325 +164 28Championship play-offs 2. Agram Medveščak Zagreb14 10 1 3 419 350 +69 213. Osijek Elektromodul14 8 0 6 368 381 -13 164. Varteks di Caprio Varaždin14 7 1 6 410 407 +3 15Relegation play-offs5. Đakovo14 7 0 7 377 410 -33 146. Dubrava Zagreb14 5 0 9 401 434 -33 8 (-2)7. Karlovac14 3 2 9 399 440 -41 88. Solin Industrogradnja14 1 0 13 347 463 -116 2
Group B
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPtsSecond Phase1. Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec14 13 0 1 451 392 +59 26Championship play-offs2. Poreč14 9 1 4 419 397 +22 193. Zamet Rijeka14 8 2 4 405 383 +22 184. Koteks Split14 8 0 6 407 399 +8 16Relegation play-offs5. Metković14 5 0 9 416 428 -22 106. Moslavina Kutina14 5 0 9 397 423 -26 107. Crikvenica14 3 1 10 386 419 -33 78 Gorica Velika Gorica14 3 0 11 384 422 -38 6
Second phase Championship play-offs Intermediate results from the first part are transferred, and the clubs play two more games with teams from the same group and four with teams from the second group of the first part of the championship (16 in total, in the table of 20 matches).
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPts1. Zagreb201910684506178392. Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec2012176246177253. Agram Medveščak Zagreb2012085355201523 (-1)4. Poreč207211558586-28165. Osijek Elektromodul204214534608-74106. Zamet Rijeka201217499597-984
Relegation play-offs Play-offs to stay in the First league or to be demoted to the Second League for teams from 7 to 16 place.
ClubPWDLG+G−DifPts1. Đakovo18 12 3 3 533 485 +48 312. Karlovac 18 12 2 4 497 437 +60 293. Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin18 11 1 6 552 498 +54 284. Moslavina Kutina18 9 1 8 527 517 +10 225. Dubrava Zagreb18 6 7 5 527 486 +41 216. Koteks Split18 7 2 9 486 516 -30 217. Crikvenica18 7 2 9 497 499 -2 188. Metković18 5 3 10 511 538 -27 179. Gorica Velika Gorica18 7 1 10 512 531 -19 1610. Solin Industrogradnja18 1 4 13 481 616 -135 7
Final standings Zagreb Perutnina PIPO IPCAgram Medveščak Zagreb4 Poreč5 Osijek Elektromodul6 Zamet Rijeka7 Đakovo8 Karlovac9 Varteks di Caprio Varaždin10 Moslavina Kutina11 Dubrava Zagreb 12 Koteks Split13 Crikvenica14 Metković15 Gorica Velika Gorica16 Solin Industrogradnja Qualified for the 2006-07 EHF Champions League Qualified for the 2006-07 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Qualified for the 2006-07 EHF Challenge Cup
Sources Jurica Gizdić: "RK Solin - 50 godina rukometa u Solinu", Solin, 2006., str. 120-122
RK Zamet - liga za prvaka European Handball Federation
References