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Founded | 1991 |
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No. of teams | 14 |
Country | ![]() |
Confederation | EHF |
Most recent champion(s) | Podravka (27th title) |
Most titles | Podravka (27 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Sportska TV |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | 2. HRLŽ |
International cup(s) | Champions League European League European Cup |
Official website | http://www.hrs.hr/ |
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The Croatian Women's First Handball League (Croatian : 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.
As of 2024–25 season
EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: [1]
† | League champions also won the Croatian Women's Handball Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double. |
Teams in bold compete in the First League as of the 2023–24 season.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
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Podravka Koprivnica | 27 | 4 | 1993, 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 |
Lokomotiva Zagreb | 5 | 21 | 1992, 2004, 2014, 2022, 2023 |
Split | – | 2 | |
Đurđevac | – | 1 | |
Osijek | – | 1 | |
Trešnjevka | – | 1 | |
Virotivica | – | 1 | |
Zamet | – | 1 |
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