2003–04 Croatian First League

First League
Season2003–04
ChampionsZagreb
EHF Champions LeagueZagreb, Metković
EHF CupPerutnina PIPO IPC, Osijek Elektromodul
EHF Cup Winners' CupMedveščak Infosistem Zagreb
Matches played38

2003–04 Croatian First League was the 13th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the third season of the First League format.

League table

First phase

In the first part of the season, 16 teams played single-circuit league (15 matches). After 15 rounds the first six teams qualified for the Championship play-offs - playing for the Championship title and the remaining 10 in the Relegation play-offs - playing to stay in the league.

Club P W D L G+ G− Dif Pts Qualification
1. Zagreb 15 15 0 0 489 373 116 30 Championship play-offs
2. Metković 15 12 1 2 460 384 76 25
3. Zamet Crotek Rijeka 15 10 1 4 421 361 60 21
4. Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb 15 10 1 4 434 383 51 21
5. Osijek Elektromodul 15 10 0 5 409 390 29 20
6. Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec 15 9 1 5 422 405 19 19
7. Crikvenica 15 9 1 5 417 381 36 19 Relegation play-offs
8. Dubrava Zagreb 15 6 0 9 452 476 -24 12
9. Split 15 3 4 8 367 412 -45 10
10. Đakovo 15 4 2 9 375 411 -36 10
11. Bjelovar 15 5 0 10 418 423 -5 10
12. Varteks di Caprio Varaždin 15 4 2 9 363 402 -39 10
13. Ekol Ivančica Ivanec 15 4 2 9 384 433 -49 10
14. Moslavina Kutina 15 3 3 9 388 449 -61 9
15. Umag 15 2 3 10 366 437 -71 7
16. Karlovac 15 3 1 11 393 438 -45 7

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Championship play-offs

Intermediate matches from the first part of the championship were transferred, and the clubs played three more times (15 matches).[2]

Club P W D L G+ G− Dif Pts
1. Zagreb 20 18 0 2 618 515 103 36
2. Metković 20 11 3 6 588 510 78 25
3. Perutnina PIP IPC Čakovec 20 10 2 8 562 592 -30 22
4. Zamet Crotek Rijeka 20 8 1 11 540 537 3 17
5. Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb 20 6 0 14 526 537 -9 12
6. Osijek Elektromodul 20 3 2 15 519 610 -109 8

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Relegation play-offs

Relegation play-offs determined the placement of clubs that were between 7th and 16th place in the first phase of the championship. 18 matches were played (double league system).

Club P W D L G+ G− Dif Pts
1. Đakovo 18 10 0 8 512 483 29 23
2. Split 18 10 0 8 534 531 3 23
3. Ekol Ivančica Ivanec 18 11 0 7 529 532 7 23
4. Varteks di Caprio Varaždin 18 10 0 8 518 514 4 22
5. Crikvenica 18 9 0 9 516 524 -8 22
6. Moslavina Kutina 18 10 0 8 585 560 25 21
7. Dubrava Zagreb 18 7 0 10 562 573 -11 19
8. Umag 18 9 0 9 554 532 22 18
9. Bjelovar 18 7 0 11 504 529 -25 16
10. Karlovac 18 6 1 11 522 554 -32 13

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2003-04 Croatian First League winners
Zagreb
Zagreb
Thirteenth title

Final standings

Zagreb
Metković
Perutnina PIPO IPC
4 Zamet Crotek Rijeka
5 Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb
6 Osijek Elektromodul
7 Đakovo
8 Split
9 Ekol Ivančica Ivanec
10 Varteks di Caprio Varaždin
11 Crikvenica
12 Moslavina Kutina
13 Dubrava Zagreb
14 Umag
15 Bjelovar
16 Karlovac
Qualified for the 2004-05 EHF Champions League Qualified for the 2004-05 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Qualified for the 2004-05 EHF Cup

Sources

References

  1. ^ [1] First Phase
  2. ^ a b "RK Zamet - Rijeka: Natjecanja". www.rk-zamet.hr. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080206114843/http://sport.hrt.hr/htvsport/rukomet/03_04/m_IIdio.html Relegation play-offs