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. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation. The league comprises fourteen teams.

Current teams

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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