title: 2008–09 Croatian Premier League (handball)
text: # 2008–09 Croatian Premier League (handball)
  
  The 2008–09 Dukat Premijer Liga season is the eighteenth since its establishment.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
  | - | - | - |
  | RK Bjelovar | Bjelovar | Školsko-sportska dvorana Bjelovar (1,500) |
  | RK Croatia Osiguranje | Zagreb | Kutija Šibica (1,500), Arena Zagreb (15, 000) |
  | RK Dubrava | Zagreb | ŠD Dubrava (1,260) |
  | HRK Karlovac | Karlovac | SŠD Mladost (2,750) |
  | RK Medveščak NFD | Zagreb | Kutija Šibica (1,500) |
  | RK Međimurje | Čakovec | Dvorana Građevinske škole (1,150) |
  | RK Moslavina Kutina | Kutina | ŠC Kutina (1,300) |
  | RK Metković | Metković | Sportska dvorana Metković (3500) |
  | RK NEXE | Našice | Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) |
  | RK Osijek | Osijek | Zrinjevac Sport Hall (1,650) |
  | RK Poreč | Poreč | SRC Veli Jože (1,000) |
  | RK Siscia | Sisak | SD Brezovica (1,500) |
  | RK Split | Split | Arena Gripe (3,000) |
  | RK Umag | Umag | SD Stella Maris (1, 725) |
  | RK Varteks Di Caprio | Varaždin | Varaždin Arena (5,200) |
  | RK Zamet | Rijeka | Dvorana Mladosti (3,960) |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goal+ | Goal- | Pts. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1171 | 708 | 60 |
  | 2. | NEXE Našice | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 963 | 790 | 46 |
  | 3. | Metković | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 907 | 869 | 43 |
  | 4. | Siscia Sisak | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 815 | 757 | 39 |
  | 5. | Varteks Di Caprio | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 862 | 882 | 33 |
  | 6. | Međimurje Čakovec | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 857 | 845 | 30 |
  | 7. | Karlovac | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 815 | 819 | 30 |
  | 8. | Split | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 728 | 811 | 27 |
  | 9. | Poreč | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 788 | 831 | 25 |
  | 10. | Osijek | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 766 | 846 | 25 |
  | 11. | Moslavina Kutina | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 804 | 895 | 24 |
  | 12. | Medveščak NFD Zagreb | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 726 | 810 | 23 |
  | 13. | Bjelovar | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 786 | 840 | 22 |
  | 14. | Zamet Rijeka | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 776 | 858 | 20 |
  | 15. | Umag | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 811 | 884 | 18 |
  | 16. | Dubrava Zagreb | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 871 | 1001 | 15 |
  | Qualified for the 2009-10 EHF Champions League | Qualified for the 2009-10 EHF Cup | Qualified for the 2009-10 EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified for the 2009-10 EHF Challenge Cup | Relegated to 2009-10 1.HRL |
  
  ## 2008-09 winning team
  
  ### RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
  
  * GK: Marin Šego, Gorazd Škof, Vjenceslav Somić
  * LB: Tonči Valčić, Ognjen Backovič
  * CB: Domagoj Duvnjak, Denis Špoljarić, Josip Valčić, Ivano Balić
  * RB: Kiril Lazarov, Marko Kopljar
  * RW: Mirza Džomba, Zlatko Horvat
  * LW: Mateo Hrvatin, Ljubo Vukić, Manuel Štrlek
  * LP: Branimir Koloper, Igor Vori
  * Head coach: Senjanin Maglajlija
  
  Source: archiv.thw-handball.de
  
  