| Season: | 2004–05 |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Perutnina PIPO IPC |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Osijek Elektromodul |
| Matches: | 38 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
2004–05 Croatian First League was the 14th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the fourth season of the First League format.
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.[1] [2]
| Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 479 | 349 | +130 | 29 | Championship play-offs | |
| 2. | Metković | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 396 | +53 | 21 | |
| 3. | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 428 | 419 | +9 | 20 | |
| 4. | Osijek Elektromodul | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 450 | 427 | +23 | 18 | |
| 5. | Moslavina Kutina | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 450 | 453 | -3 | 18 | |
| 6. | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 472 | 431 | +41 | 17 | |
| 7. | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 446 | 416 | +30 | 17 | Relegation play-offs | |
| 8. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 440 | 434 | +6 | 15 | |
| 9. | Split | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 459 | 468 | -9 | 13 | |
| 10. | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 429 | 468 | -39 | 13 | |
| 11. | Crikvenica | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 414 | 457 | -33 | 13 | |
| 12. | Karlovac | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 401 | 417 | -16 | 12 | |
| 13. | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 390 | 414 | -24 | 12 | |
| 14. | Đakovo | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 410 | 434 | -24 | 11 | |
| 15. | Dubrava Zagreb | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 441 | 484 | -43 | 7 | |
| 16. | Zadar Eva | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 462 | -76 | 4 |
Intermediate matches from the first part of the championship were transferred, and the clubs played three more times (15 matches).[3]
| Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zagreb | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 639 | 506 | +139 | 37 | |
| 2. | Metković | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 568 | 532 | +36 | 24 | |
| 3. | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 596 | 584 | +12 | 21 | |
| 4. | Osijek Elektromodul | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 592 | 585 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5. | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 540 | 624 | -84 | 9 | |
| 6. | Moslavina Kutina | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 525 | 634 | -109 | 8 |
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. | Split | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 639 | 506 | +129 | 25 | |
| 2. | Đakovo | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 558 | 543 | +15 | 22 | |
| 3. | Karlovac | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 525 | 516 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4. | Crikvenica | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 503 | 501 | +2 | 21 | |
| 5. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 564 | 553 | +11 | 21 | |
| 6. | Dubrava Zagreb | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 531 | 533 | -2 | 20 | |
| 7. | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 549 | 541 | +8 | 19 | |
| 8. | Zamet Rijeka | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 540 | 530 | +10 | 19 | |
| 9. | Zadar Eva | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 512 | 526 | -14 | 19 | |
| 10. | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 548 | 603 | -55 | 12 |
| Zagreb | |
| Metković | |
| Perutnina PIPO IPC | |
| 4 | Osijek Elektromodul |
| 5 | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb |
| 6 | Moslavina Kutina |
| 7 | Split |
| 8 | Đakovo |
| 9 | Karlovac |
| 10 | Crikvenica |
| 11 | Gorica Velika Gorica |
| 12 | Dubrava Zagreb |
| 13 | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin |
| 14 | Zamet Rijeka |
| 15 | Zadar Eva |
| 16 | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec |
| width=10px bgcolor="gold" | width=10px bgcolor="turquoise" | width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Cup | width=10px bgcolor="tomato" | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Challenge Cup |