Croatian Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates10 September 2021 – 29 May 2022
ChampionPPD Zagreb (30th title)
RelegatedKarlovac
Umag
Spačva Vinkovci
Dubrovnik RKHM
Champions LeagueZagreb
European LeagueNexe
European CupSesvete
Dubrava
← 2020–21
2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Croatian Handball Premier League (known as the Paket24 Premijer liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Premier League, Croatian premier handball league. It ran from 10 September 2021 to 29 May 2022.[1]

PPD Zagreb won their thirtieth title.[2]

Teams

Locations of the 2021–22 Croatian Premier League
Bjelovar
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Gorica
Gorica
Karlovac
Karlovac
Moslavina
Moslavina
Nexe
Poreč
Rudar
Rudar
Spačva
Spačva
Trogir
Umag
Umag
Varaždin
Zamet
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb clubs:
Zagreb clubs:
DubravaSesveteZagreb
Locations of the 2021–22 Croatian Premier League

Arenas and locations

The following 16 clubs compete in the Premier League during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity
Bjelovar Bjelovar Dvorana Europskih prvaka 1,500
Dubrava Zagreb ŠD Dubrava 2,000
Dubrovnik Dubrovnik ŠD Gospino polje 1,400
Gorica Velika Gorica Gradska dvorana Velika Gorica
Karlovac Karlovac SŠD Mladost 2,750
Moslavina Kutina Športski centar Kutina 1,300
Nexe Našice Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava 2,500
Poreč Poreč SRC Veli Jože
Rudar Samobor, Rude Sportskva dvorana OŠ Rude
Sesvete Sesvete, Zagreb Srednja škola Jelkovec 700
Spačva Vinkovci Vinkovci OŠ Barola Kašića Vinkovci 800
Trogir Trogir ŠD Trogir
Umag Umag
Varaždin 1930 Varaždin Varaždin Arena 5,200
Zagreb Zagreb Arena Zagreb
Dvorana Sutinska vrela		 15,024
2,000
Zamet Rijeka Centar Zamet 2,350
Clubs that play in the 2021–22 SEHA League

Regular season

League A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PPD Zagreb 14 14 0 0 473 311 +162 28 Qualification to Championship round
2 Gorica 14 7 3 4 414 379 +35 17
3 Poreč 14 6 2 6 341 359 −18 14[lower-alpha 1]
4 Dubrava 14 7 0 7 377 420 −43 14[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Relegation round
5 Umag 14 6 0 8 374 401 −27 12
6 Karlovac 14 5 0 9 368 414 −46 10
7 Rudar 14 3 3 8 350 377 −27 9
8 Spačva Vinkovci 14 3 2 9 407 443 −36 8
Source: Croatian Handball Federation - Liga A (in Croatian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Poreč is ahead of Dubrava on head-to-head results: 49–49. Goal difference: Poreč: +25

League B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nexe 14 14 0 0 501 342 +159 28 Qualification to Championship round
2 Sesvete 14 9 1 4 417 378 +39 19
3 Varaždin 1930 14 7 1 6 403 421 −18 15
4 Trogir 14 6 2 6 384 375 +9 14 Qualification to Relegation round
5 Bjelovar 14 5 2 7 396 413 −17 12[lower-alpha 1]
6 Zamet 14 6 0 8 430 415 +15 12[lower-alpha 1]
7 Moslavina 14 6 0 8 389 411 −22 12[lower-alpha 1]
8 Dubrovnik 14 0 0 14 353 518 −165 0
Source: Croatian Handball Federation - Liga B (in Croatian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Bjelovar 6, Zamet 4, Moslavina 2.

Second round

Championship round

The top eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Teams play each other once.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PPD Zagreb 10 9 0 1 325 228 +97 18 Advance to the Finals
2 Nexe 10 8 0 2 328 241 +87 16
3 Sesvete 10 5 1 4 294 297 −3 11 Advance to the Third place series
4 Gorica 10 4 1 5 279 291 −12 9
5 Varaždin 1930 10 1 1 8 247 340 −93 3[lower-alpha 1]
6 Poreč 10 1 1 8 214 290 −76 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Croatian Handball Federation - Liga za prvaka (in Croatian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Varaždin 1930 is ahead of Poreč on head-to-head results: 47–46.

Relegation round

The bottom eight teams from the regular season play in the relegation round. Teams play each other once.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Bjelovar 18 12 1 5 519 482 +37 25
8 Dubrava 18 10 2 6 503 491 +12 22
9 Trogir 18 10 1 7 518 484 +34 21
10 Zamet 18 9 2 7 535 495 +40 20[lower-alpha 1]
11 Moslavina 18 10 0 8 524 518 +6 20[lower-alpha 1]
12 Rudar 18 9 1 8 495 477 +18 19[lower-alpha 2]
13 Karlovac (R) 18 9 1 8 510 504 +6 19[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for Relegation play-offs
14 Umag (R) 18 8 0 10 504 522 −18 16
15 Spačva Vinkovci (R) 18 7 1 10 529 531 −2 15 Relegated to Croatian First League
16 Dubrovnik (R) 18 1 1 16 461 594 −133 3
Source: Croatian Handball Federation - Liga za ostanak (in Croatian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Zamet is ahead of Moslavina on head-to-head results: 63–47.
  2. 1 2 Rudar is ahead of Karlovac on head-to-head results: 51–50.

Playoffs

Finals

Team 1 Points Team 2 Championship round Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
PPD Zagreb6–2Nexe29−3025−1631−2626−24–

PPD Zagreb won the Final series 6–2 with points ratio.

Third place series

Team 1 Points Team 2 Championship round Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Sesvete7–3Gorica30−3031−3025−2526−2628−25

Sesvete won the Third place series 7–3 with points ratio.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Two legged relegation play-off matches will be played between the teams placed 13th and 14th at the end of relegation round and the teams placed 2nd at the end of Croatian First League North and South Division.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Karlovac (I) 55–57 (II) Metković-Mehanika 33–35 22–22
Umag (I) 49–49 (a) (II) KTC Križevci 30–24 19–25

[3]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L Qualification or relegation
1 PPD Zagreb (C) 26 25 0 1 Qualification for Champions League group phase
2 Nexe 26 22 0 4 Qualification for European League second qualifying round
3 Sesvete 27 15 4 8 Qualification for European Cup second qualifying round
4 Gorica 27 11 6 10
5 Varaždin 1930 24 8 2 14
6 Poreč 24 7 3 14
7 Bjelovar 32 17 3 12
8 Dubrava 32 17 2 13
9 Trogir 32 16 3 13
10 Zamet 32 15 2 15
11 Moslavina 32 16 0 16
12 Rudar 32 12 4 16
13 Karlovac (R) 32 14 1 17 Relegated to Croatian First League
14 Umag (R) 32 14 0 18
15 Spačva Vinkovci (R) 32 10 3 19
16 Dubrovnik (R) 32 1 1 30
Source: Croatian Handball Federation
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

See also

  • 2021–22 Croatian Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Paket24 Premijer liga sezona 2021/22 Rezultati". hrs.hr (in Croatian). 29 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Paket24 Premijer liga – Doigravanje za prvaka: PPD Zagrebu jubilarni 30. naslov prvaka". hrs.hr (in Croatian). 25 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Premijer liga 2021/2022 Standings Relegation Draw". flashscore.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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