2004–05 Croatian First League
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.
League table
First phase
In the first part of the season, 16 teams played single-circuit league. 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.| Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G- | Dif | Pts | ||
| 1. | Zagreb | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 479 | 349 | +130 | 29 | Championship play-offs |
| 2. | Metković | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 396 | +53 | 21 | Championship play-offs |
| 3. | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 428 | 419 | +9 | 20 | Championship play-offs |
| 4. | Osijek Elektromodul | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 450 | 427 | +23 | 18 | Championship play-offs |
| 5. | Moslavina Kutina | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 450 | 453 | -3 | 18 | Championship play-offs |
| 6. | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 472 | 431 | +41 | 17 | Championship play-offs |
| 7. | Zamet Rijeka | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 446 | 416 | +30 | 17 | Relegation play-offs |
| 8. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 440 | 434 | +6 | 15 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9. | Split | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 459 | 468 | -9 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10. | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 429 | 468 | -39 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 11. | Crikvenica | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 414 | 457 | -33 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 12. | Karlovac | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 401 | 417 | -16 | 12 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13. | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 390 | 414 | -24 | 12 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14. | Đakovo | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 410 | 434 | -24 | 11 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15. | Dubrava Zagreb | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 441 | 484 | -43 | 7 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16. | Zadar Eva | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 462 | -76 | 4 | Relegation play-offs |
Championship play-offs
Intermediate matches from the first part of the championship were transferred, and the clubs played three more times.| 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
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.| 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 |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Champions League | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Cup | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Challenge Cup |