Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Croatian Handball Premier League | |
| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | Croatia |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | RK Zagreb (2024–25) |
| International cups | EHF Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup SEHA League |
| Official website | www |
TheCroatian Handball Premier League (Croatian:Hrvatska rukometna premijer liga) is the highest men'shandball league inCroatia. It is organized by theCroatian Handball Federation (Hrvatski rukometni savez). The league comprises 16 teams.
The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav leagues.
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.
| Club | Titles | Year | |
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| 1. | RK Zagreb | 32 | 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 |
The following data indicatesCroatian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
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EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:[1]
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EHF Club Ranking as of 25 September 2025:[2]
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