H League
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The H League (Korean: H리그) is a handball league in South Korea. Before 2023, the competition was named Handball Korea League.
Founded2011
CountrySouth Korea
ConfederationKHF
Most recent
championsMen:
Doosan (2024–25)
Women:
SK Sugar Gliders (2024–25)
championsMen:
Doosan (2024–25)
Women:
SK Sugar Gliders (2024–25)
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Confederation | KHF |
| Most recent champions | Men: Doosan (2024–25) Women: SK Sugar Gliders (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Men: Doosan (13 titles) Women: Incheon City Hall SK Sugar Gliders (both 4 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
The league finals are hosted at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium within the Olympic Park in Seoul. In 2011, the former Olympic Fencing Gymnasium was remodelled for handball games at a cost of ₩43.4 billion, specialized with handball only courts.[1]
The league has a semi-professional status, with plans to become fully professional in the future.[2]
2025–26 teams
Men's
- Chungnam Provincial Office
- Doosan Handball Club
- Hanam Handball Club
- Incheon Housing and City Development Corporation
- Sangmu Phoenix (Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Handball Team)
- SK Hawks
Women's
- Busan Infrastructure Corporation
- Daegu Metropolitan City Hall
- Gwangju City Corporation
- Gyeongnam Development Corporation
- Incheon Metropolitan City Hall
- Samcheok City Hall
- Seoul City Hall
- SK Sugar Gliders
Champions
Men's
Titles by season
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Doosan | Chungnam Sports Council |
| 2012 | Doosan | Chungnam Sports Council |
| 2013 | Doosan | Chungnam Sports Council |
| 2014 | Korosa | Doosan |
| 2015 | Doosan | Sangmu Phoenix |
| 2016 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2017 | Doosan | Incheon City Corporation |
| 2018–19 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2019–20 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2020–21 | Doosan | Incheon City Corporation |
| 2021–22 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2022–23 | Doosan | Incheon City Corporation |
| 2023–24 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2024–25 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
Titles by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Doosan | 13 |
1 |
| Korosa | 1 |
0 |
| SK Hawks | 0 |
6 |
| Chungnam Sports Council | 0 |
3 |
| Incheon City Corporation | 0 |
3 |
| Sangmu Phoenix | 0 |
1 |
Women's
Titles by season
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Incheon Sports Council | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2012 | Incheon Sports Council | Wonderful Samcheok |
| 2013 | Wonderful Samcheok | Incheon Sports Council |
| 2014 | Incheon City Hall | Seoul City |
| 2015 | Incheon City Hall | Seoul City |
| 2016 | Seoul City | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2017 | SK Sugar Gliders | Seoul City |
| 2018–19 | Busan Infrastructure Corporation | SK Sugar Gliders |
| 2019–20 | SK Sugar Gliders | Busan Infrastructure Corporation |
| 2020–21 | Busan Infrastructure Corporation | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2021–22 | Samcheok City Hall | Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation |
| 2022–23 | Samcheok City Hall | Busan Infrastructure Corporation |
| 2023–24 | SK Sugar Gliders | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2024–25 | SK Sugar Gliders | Samcheok City Hall |
Titles by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon City Hall[a] | 4 |
1 |
| SK Sugar Gliders | 4 |
1 |
| Samcheok City Hall[b] | 3 |
6 |
| Busan Infrastructure Corporation | 2 |
2 |
| Seoul City | 1 |
3 |
| Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation | 0 |
1 |
