# 2006–07 Croatian First League

2006–07 Croatian First League was the 17th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the sixth season of the First League format.

## League table and results
### Group A

| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | Second Phase |
| 1 | Zagreb | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 489 | 232 | 257 | 26 | Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Osijek Elektromodul | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 417 | 364 | 53 | 19 | Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Poreč | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 464 | 452 | 12 | 17 | Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Koteks Split | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 368 | 395 | -27 | 10 | Relegation play-offs |
| 5 | Karlovac | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 357 | 378 | -21 | 10 | Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Gorica Velika Gorica | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 392 | 441 | -50 | 10 | Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 386 | 447 | -51 | 10 | Relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Crikvenica | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 364 | 438 | -74 | 9 | Relegation play-offs |

### Group B

| Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goal+ | Goal- | +/- | Pts. |
| 1 | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 494 | 430 | +64 | 23 |
| 2 | Moslavina Kutina | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 439 | +4 | 17 |
| 3 | NEXE Našice | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 416 | 423 | -7 | 15 |
| 4 | Agram Medveščak Zagreb | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 473 | 432 | +42 | 14 |
| 5 | Dubrava Zagreb | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 405 | 425 | -20 | 13 |
| 6 | Metković | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 390 | 407 | -17 | 12 |
| 7 | Zamet Rijeka | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 389 | 383 | +6 | 10 |
| 8 | Đakovo | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 372 | 448 | -76 | 8 |
Source: Rk-zamet.hr

### Championship play-offs

Intermediate matches from the first phase were transferred, and with the opponent from the same group played two more games, and the other group of four matches (a total of 10 matches).
| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | |
| 1 | Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 434 | 346 | 88 | 21 | Final |
| 2 | Osijek Elektromodul | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 354 | 357 | -3 | 14 | Final |
| 3 | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 384 | 397 | -13 | 9 | |
| 4 | Moslavina Kutina | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 357 | 429 | -72 | 4 | |

### Relegation play-offs

Play-offs to stay in the First league or to be demoted to the Second League for teams from 7 to 16 place. The clubs that played in the same groups have passed their results and played in the league of 12 matches against the other 6 clubs with which they were not in the same stage of the first stage (12 matches), giving a total of 22 matches for each club.
| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts |
| 1 | Poreč | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 713 | 647 | 66 | 30 |
| 2 | Agram Medveščak Zagreb | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 694 | 633 | 61 | 26 |
| 3 | NEXE Našice | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 661 | 667 | -6 | 24 |
| 4 | Koteks Split | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 590 | 590 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Metković | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 597 | 600 | -3 | +22 |
| 6 | Zamet Rijeka | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 569 | 543 | 26 | 21 |
| 7 | Karlovac | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 539 | 551 | -22 | 21 |
| 8 | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 634 | 642 | -8 | 20 |
| 9 | Dubrava Zagreb | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 595 | 613 | -18 | 20 (-1) |
| 10 | Gorica Velika Gorica | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 626 | 642 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Crikvenica | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 619 | 660 | -41 | 19 |
| 12 | Đakovo | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 597 | 642 | -45 | 18 |

### Final

Played by two first teams from Championship play-offs . The Champion becomes the first team to score 10 points. The results from the previous stages of the championship are transmitted.
| team#1 | team#2 | 1. Match | 2. Match | 3. Match | 4. Match | 5. Match | 6. Match | 7. Match |
| Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb | Osijek Elektromodul | 34:27* $^A$ | 26:26 $^A$ | 38:39* $^B$ | 36:26 $^B$ | 45:25* $^C$ | 42:23 $^C$ | 36:28* $^C$ |
* home match for Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
$^A$ - matches played during First phase (Group A)
$^B$ - matches played during Championship play-offs
$^C$ - matches played during Final

### League for the 1 League

| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | |
| 1. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 1. HRL 2007-08 |
| 2. | Siscia Sisak | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 82 | 2 | 4 | 1. HRL 2007-08 |
| 3. | Bjelovar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 90 | -6 | 1 | 1. HRL 2007-08 |
| 4. | Trogir | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 84 | -8 | 1 | |

## Final standings

| | Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb |
| | Osijek Elektromodul |
| | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakove |
| 4 | Moslavina Kutina |
| 5 | Poreč |
| 6 | Agram Medveščak Zagreb |
| 7 | NEXE Našice |
| 8 | Koteks Split |
| 9 | Metković |
| 10 | Zamet Rijeka |
| 11 | Karlovac |
| 12 | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin |
| 13 | Dubrava Zagreb |
| 14 | Gorica Velika Gorica |
| 15 | Crikvenica |
| 16 | Đakovo |
| Qualified for the 2007-08 EHF Champions League | Qualified for the 2007-08 EHF Cup | Qualified for the 2007-08 EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified for the 2007-08 EHF Challenge Cup |
* 2006-07 Croatian First League winners
* Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Sixteenth title

## Sources

* Fredi Kramer, Dražen Pinević: Hrvatski rukomet = Croatian handball, Zagreb, 2009.
* hrt.hr, ljestvica i rezultati 1. dijela
* hrt.hr, ljestvica i rezultati Lige 16
* European Handball Federation