2021–22 Croatian Handball Premier League
# 2021–22 Croatian Handball Premier League

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.

PPD Zagreb won their thirtieth title.

## Teams

### 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 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 3 | Poreč | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 341 | 359 | −18 | 14 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 4 | Dubrava | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 377 | 420 | −43 | 14 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 5 | Umag | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 374 | 401 | −27 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 6 | Karlovac | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 368 | 414 | −46 | 10 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 7 | Rudar | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 350 | 377 | −27 | 9 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 8 | Spačva Vinkovci | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 407 | 443 | −36 | 8 | Qualification to Relegation round |

* 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 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 3 | Varaždin 1930 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 403 | 421 | −18 | 15 | Qualification to Championship round |
| 4 | Trogir | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 384 | 375 | +9 | 14 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 5 | Bjelovar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 396 | 413 | −17 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 6 | Zamet | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 430 | 415 | +15 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 7 | Moslavina | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 389 | 411 | −22 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation round |
| 8 | Dubrovnik | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 353 | 518 | −165 | 0 | Qualification to Relegation round |

* 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 | Advance to the Finals |
| 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 | Advance to the Third place series |
| 5 | Varaždin 1930 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 247 | 340 | −93 | 3 | |
| 6 | Poreč | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 214 | 290 | −76 | 3 | |

* 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 | |
| 11 | Moslavina | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 524 | 518 | +6 | 20 | |
| 12 | Rudar | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 495 | 477 | +18 | 19 | |
| 13 | Karlovac (R) | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 510 | 504 | +6 | 19 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Umag (R) | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 504 | 522 | −18 | 16 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 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 | Relegated to Croatian First League |

* 1 2 Zamet is ahead of Moslavina on head-to-head results: 63–47.
* 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 Zagreb | 6–2 | Nexe | 29−30 | 25−16 | 31−26 | 26−24 | – |

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sesvete | 7–3 | Gorica | 30−30 | 31−30 | 25−25 | 26−26 | 28−25 |

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. | 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 |

## 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 | Qualification for European Cup second qualifying round |
| 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 | Relegated to Croatian First League |
| 15 | Spačva Vinkovci (R) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | Relegated to Croatian First League |
| 16 | Dubrovnik (R) | 32 | 1 | 1 | 30 | Relegated to Croatian First League |
