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EHF league ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: *6. RedDownArrow

(''4'') Liga Națională (94.50) *7. Disc Plain yellow dark

(''7'') Prva Liga (61.33) *8. (''9'') 1. HRL (57.00) *9. RedDownArrow

(''8'') Handball Bundesliga Frauen (56.33) *10. (''11'') 1. A DRL

List of champions

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Performance by club

Teams in bold compete in the First League as of the 2023–24 season.

References

External links

Croatian Handball Federation
{{Women's Global Handball Leagues

Women's handball in Croatia 1991 establishments in Croatia Sports leagues established in 1991 Women's sports leagues in Croatia Professional sports leagues in Croatia

Current teams

EHF league ranking

List of champions

Performance by club

See also

References

External links