# 1992–93 Croatian First A League

1992–93 Croatian First A League was the second season of First A League. It was the second season of Croatian handball to be played after their departure from the Yugoslav First League. The tournament was won by title holders Badel 1862 Zagreb.

## First phase
### League 12

| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | |
| 1. | Badel 1862 Zagreb | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 709 | 467 | 242 | 44 | Championship play-offs |
| 2. | Coning Medveščak Zagreb | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 639 | 524 | 115 | 35 | Championship play-offs |
| 3. | Istraturist Umag | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 529 | 447 | 82 | 32 | Championship play-offs |
| 4. | Sisak | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 511 | 491 | 20 | 31 | Championship play-offs |
| 5. | Zamet Rijeka | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 464 | 453 | 11 | 27 | Placement play-offs |
| 6. | Karlovačka pivovara | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 502 | 468 | 34 | 27 | Placement play-offs |
| 7. | Đakovo | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 465 | 503 | -38 | 19 | Placement play-offs |
| 8. | Sirela Bjelovar | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 474 | 519 | -45 | 17 | Placement play-offs |
| 9. | Moslavina Kutina | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 403 | 471 | -68 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10. | Chipoteka Zagreb | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 417 | 476 | -59 | 8 | Relegation play-offs |
| 11. | Elektra Osijek | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 453 | 576 | -123 | 8 | Relegation play-offs |
| 12. | Split | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 416 | 557 | -141 | 3 | Relegation play-offs |

## Second phase
### Championship play-offs

| Club1 | Club2 | Results |
| Semi-final |||
| Sisak | Badel 1862 | 24:34, 24:35 |
| Istraturist | Coning Medveščak | 18:22, 19:23 |
| Final |||
| Coning Medveščak | Badel 1862 | 22:22, 28:25 |
| Bold result - home match for Club1 Normally written score - away match for Club1 |||

### Placement play-offs

Matches played by teams ranked from 3 to 8 place in the League 12 table.
| Club1 | Club2 | Results |
| Round 1 |||
| Đakovo | Karlovačka Pivovara | 16:17, 16:21 |
| Sirela | Zamet | 16:21, 17:18 |
| Round 2 |||
| Karlovačka Pivovara | Istraturist | 26:22, 17:19, 16:20 |
| Zamet | Sisak | 22:20, 17:25, 17:18 |
| Seventh place match |||
| Sirela | Đakovo | 18:26, 23:26 |
| Fifth place match |||
| Karlovačka Banka | Zamet | 27:22, 20:23, 22:21 |
| Third place match |||
| Sisak | Istraturist | 20:22, 23:27 |
| Bold result - home match for Club1 Normally written score - away match for Club1 |||

### Relegation play-offs

Matches played by teams ranked from 9 to 12 place in the League 12 table.
| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts |
| 1. | Moslavina Kutina | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 219 | 182 | 37 | 18 |
| 2. | Chipoteka Zgreb | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 220 | 195 | 25 | 14 |
| 3. | Elektra Osijek | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 221 | 206 | 15 | 14 |
| 4. | Split | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 98 | 175 | -77 | -4 |
The table also includes matches from the first section of the competition.

## Final standings

| | Badel 1862 Zagreb |
| | Coning Medveščak Zagreb |
| | Istraturist Umag |
| 4 | Sisak |
| 5 | Karlovačka Pivovara |
| 6 | Zamet Rijeka |
| 7 | Đakovo |
| 8 | Sirela Bjelovar |
| 9 | Moslavina Kutina |
| 10 | Chipoteka Zagreb |
| 11 | Elektra Osijek |
| 12 | Split |
| Qualified for the 1993-94 EHF Champions League | Qualified for the 1993-94 EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified for the 1993-94 EHF Cup | Qualified for the 1993-94 EHF City Cup |
* 1992–93 Croatian First A League winners
* Badel 1862 Zagreb Second title

## Sources

* Fredi Kramer, Dražen Pinević: Hrvatski rukomet = Croatian handball, Zagreb, 2009.; page 178
* Petar Orgulić: 50 godina rukometa u Rijeci, Rijeka, 2004.; pages 222, 223 and 224
* Kruno Sabolić: Hrvatski športski almanah 1992/1993, Zagreb, 1992.