# 2012–13 Croatian Premier Handball League (handball)

The 2012–13 Premijer Liga season is the twenty-second since its establishment.

## Teams

| | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Regular season | 14 |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Bjelovar | Bjelovar | ŠSD Bjelovar |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Buzet | Buzet | SD u Buzetu |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Dubrava | Zagreb | ŠD Dubrava |
| Regular season | 14 | HRK Gorica | Velika Gorica | Dvorana srednjih škola |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Karlovačka Banka | Karlovac | SŠD Mladost |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Marina Kaštela | Kaštel Gomilica | Gradska dvorana Kaštela |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Medveščak NFD Zagreb | Zagreb | SD Šutinska Vrela |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Poreč | Poreč | Dvorana Veli Jože |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Siscia | Sisak | SD Brezovica |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Spačva | Vinkovci | Sportska dvorana Bartol Kašić |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Split | Split | Spaladium Arena (12,500) |
| Regular season | 14 | Varteks di Caprio | Varaždin | Varaždin Arena |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Vidovec Bios | Vidovec | ŠSD Vidovec |
| Regular season | 14 | RK Zamet | Rijeka | Centar Zamet (2,350) |
| Champions Round | 2 |
| Champions Round | 2 | RK Zagreb | Zagreb | Arena Zagreb (15,200) |
| Champions Round | 2 | RK Nexe | Našice | Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goal+ | Goal- | Pts. | Qualification or relegation |
| 1. | Siscia Sisak | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 853 | 703 | 44 | Championship play-offs |
| 2. | Dubrava Zagreb | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 817 | 766 | 37 | Championship play-offs |
| 3. | Karlovačka Banka | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 802 | 693 | 36 | Championship play-offs |
| 4. | Poreč | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 793 | 685 | 34 | Championship play-offs |
| 5. | Zamet Rijeka | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 756 | 670 | 32 | Mid-table play-offs |
| 6. | Vidovec Bios | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 781 | 725 | 32 | Mid-table play-offs |
| 7. | Bjelovar | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 779 | 714 | 30 | Mid-table play-offs |
| 8. | Buzet | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 756 | 733 | 26 | Mid-table play-offs |
| 9. | Marina Kaštela Gomilica | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 731 | 737 | 23 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10. | Medveščak NFD Zagreb | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 733 | 782 | 20 | Relegation play-offs |
| 11. | Gorica | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 760 | 772 | 18 | Relegation play-offs |
| 12. | Spačva Vinkovci | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 719 | 790 | 16 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13. | Koteks Split | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 731 | 852 | 11 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14. | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 551 | 940 | 0 | Relegation play-offs |
Source: rukometstat.com

## Championship Playoffs
### Standings

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 247 | +105 | 20 |
| 2 | Nexe Našice | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 300 | +15 | 13 |
| 3 | Poreč | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 303 | 297 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Karlovačka Banka | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 289 | -13 | 8 |
| 5 | Dubrava Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 269 | 309 | -40 | 6 |
| 6 | Siscia Sisak | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 272 | 345 | -73 | 2 |
| Qualified for the 2013-14 EHF Champions League | Qualified for the 2013–14 EHF Cup |

## Mid-Table Playoffs
### Relegation play-offs

| Pos. | club | with results from Regular season | with results from Regular season | with results from Regular season | with results from Regular season | with results from Regular season | with results from Regular season | with results from Regular season | results from Relegation playoffs | results from Relegation playoffs | results from Relegation playoffs | results from Relegation playoffs | results from Relegation playoffs | results from Relegation playoffs |
| Pos. | club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1. | Marina Kaštela Kaštel Gomilica | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 629 | 524 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 271 |
| 2. | Spačva Vinkovci | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 596 | 536 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 302 | 251 |
| 3. | Medveščak NFD Zagreb | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 608 | 552 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 320 | 275 |
| 4. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 622 | 559 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 308 | 279 |
| 5. | Split | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 589 | 608 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 286 | 310 |
| 6. | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 438 | 703 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 210 | 364 |

## Final table

| Pos. | club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Championship Playoffs ||||||||
| 1. | Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 247 |
| 2. | NEXE Našice | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 300 |
| 3. | Poreč | 36 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 1006 | 986 |
| 4. | Karlovac | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 1078 | 982 |
| 5. | Dubrava Zagreb | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1076 | 1075 |
| 6. | Siscia Sisak | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1025 | 1048 |
| Mid-Table Playoffs ||||||||
| 7. | Zamet Rijeka | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 927 | 828 |
| 8. | Bjelovar | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 949 | 895 |
| 9. | Buzet | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 923 | 902 |
| 10. | Vidovec BIOS | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 958 | 903 |
| Relegation Playoffs ||||||||
| 11. | Marina Kaštela Kaštel Gomilica | 36 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 1059 | 1009 |
| 12. | Spačva Vinkovci | 36 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 1022 | 1041 |
| 13. | Medveščak NFD Zagreb | 36 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1053 | 1060 |
| 14. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 1068 | 1051 |
| 15. | Split | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 1017 | 1161 |
| 16. | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin | 36 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 761 | 1304 |

## 2012-13 winning team
### RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb

* GK: Ivan Stevanović, Filip Ivić
* LB: Tonči Valčić, Stipe Mandalinić, Marko Matić, Domagoj Sršen
* CB: Josip Valčić, David Špiler, Luka Ćosić
* RB: Luka Stepančić, Luka Šebetić
* RW: Zlatko Horvat, Jerko Matulić, Bruno Butorac, Lovro Šprem
* LW: Hrvoje Batinović, Lovro Mihić
* LP: Marino Marić, Ilija Brozović
* Head coach: Boris Dvoršek
Source: rukometstat.com