| 2012–13 Premijer Liga | |
| League: | Croatian Premier Handball League |
| Sport: | Handball |
| No Of Teams: | 13 (regular season) 6 (championship) |
| No Of Games: | 52 |
| Attendance: | 25,000 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Siscia Sisak |
| Top Scorer: | Luka Cindrić (243 goals)[1] |
| Playoffs: | Championship playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb |
| Finals Runner-Up: | NEXE Našice |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011–12 |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Premijer Liga season is the twenty-second since its establishment.
| Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | align=center rowspan=15 | 14 | ||
| ŠSD Bjelovar | ||||
| RK Buzet | SD u Buzetu | |||
| RK Dubrava | ŠD Dubrava | |||
| HRK Gorica | Dvorana srednjih škola | |||
| RK Karlovačka Banka | SŠD Mladost | |||
| RK Marina Kaštela | Gradska dvorana Kaštela | |||
| SD Šutinska Vrela | ||||
| Dvorana Veli Jože | ||||
| RK Siscia | SD Brezovica | |||
| RK Spačva | Sportska dvorana Bartol Kašić | |||
| RK Split | Spaladium Arena (12,500) | |||
| Varaždin Arena | ||||
| RK Vidovec Bios | ŠSD Vidovec | |||
| Centar Zamet (2,350) | ||||
| Champions Round | align=center rowspan=3 | 2 | ||
| Arena Zagreb (15,200) | ||||
| Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) | ||||
| 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 | |
| 3. | Karlovačka Banka | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 802 | 693 | 36 | |
| 4. | Poreč | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 793 | 685 | 34 | |
| 5. | Zamet Rijeka | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 756 | 670 | 32 | Mid-table play-offs |
| 6. | Vidovec Bios | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 781 | 725 | 32 | |
| 7. | Bjelovar | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 779 | 714 | 30 | |
| 8. | Buzet | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 756 | 733 | 26 | |
| 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 | |
| 11. | Gorica | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 760 | 772 | 18 | |
| 12. | Spačva Vinkovci | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 719 | 790 | 16 | |
| 13. | Koteks Split | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 731 | 852 | 11 | |
| 14. | Varteks Di Caprio Varaždin | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 551 | 940 | 0 |
Source: rukometstat.com
| 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 |
| width=10px bgcolor="gold" | width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2013–14 EHF Cup |
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
| Pos. | club | with results from Regular season | results from Mid-table playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1. | Zamet Rijeka | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 345 | 329 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 158 | |
| 2. | Bjelovar | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 362 | 357 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 181 | |
| 3. | Buzet | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 343 | 349 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 168 | 169 | |
| 4. | Vidovec BIOS | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 339 | 354 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 177 | 178 | |
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
| Pos. | club | with results from Regular season | results from Relegation playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Relegated |
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
| 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 | |
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
Source: rukometstat.com