Herreligaen

Handball league in Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The current champions are Aalborg Håndbold.

SportHandball
Founded1936; 90 years ago (1936)
AdministratorDHF
No. of teams14
Quick facts Sport, Founded ...
Herreligaen
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025–26 Håndboldligaen
SportHandball
Founded1936; 90 years ago (1936)
AdministratorDHF
No. of teams14
CountryDenmark
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion		Aalborg Håndbold (8th title)
(2024–25)
Most titlesKIF Kolding (14 titles)
Relegation to1st Division
Domestic cupDanish Cup
International cupsEHF Champions League
EHF European League
Official websitetophaandbold.dk
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Season

The Herreligaen season consists of 14 teams, each playing 26 regular season games. The eight best teams of the regular season advance to further games, where they are divided into two groups of four teams each. No. 1 and 2 from the regular season start with 2 points. No. 3 and 4 start with 1 point, while no. 5-8 start with no points. After these six games the two top teams in each group will play semifinals. No. 1 from one group is up against no. 2 from the other. The winners will meet in finals, while the losers will play against each other for the bronze medal. Semifinals, finals, and bronze games are all played in best of 3.

The lowest placed team of the regular season is directly relegated to the second-best division, and replaced by the winner of this. The teams finishing as 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 are put in a group where they will play against each other. In the second-best division, the teams that end up 2nd and 3rd will play against each other in best of 3. The winner of those games will get to meet the lowest placed team from the 9-13 group from the top league, yet again in best of 3. The winner will get to play in the top league next season, while the loser plays in the second-best division.

Teams

The teams for the 2024–25 season are:

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Arena Capacity
Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Jutlander Bank Arena 5,009
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Bjerringbro Silkeborg-Hallerne 2,845
Fredericia HK Fredericia Fredericia Idrætscenter 2,225
Grindsted GIF Håndbold Grindsted Vestjysk Bank Arena 500
GOG Gudme Gudme-Hallerne 2,265
KIF Kolding Kolding Tre-For Arena 5,182
Mors-Thy Nykøbing Mors

Thisted

 Jyske Bank Mors Arena

Thy Hallen

 2,296

1,284

Nordsjælland Håndbold Helsinge
Hillerød		 Helsinge-Hallen
Royal Stage		 1,600
3,000
Ribe-Esbjerg Esbjerg

Ribe

 Blue Water Dokken

Invactor Arena

 3,386

1,976

Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold Skanderborg

Aarhus

 Fælledhallen

Ceres Arena

 1,700

5,000

Skjern Skjern Skjern Bank Arena 3,264
SønderjyskE Sønderborg Broager Sparekasse Skansen 2,200
TMS Ringsted Ringsted Poul Christensen Arena 1,200
TTH Holstebro Holstebro Idrætscenter Vest 3,250
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Champions

The complete list of the Danish men's handball champions since 1936.

More information Year, Winner (titles) ...
Year Winner (titles) Top goalscorer (goals), club
1935-36IF Vidar (1)
1936-37IF Ajax (1)
1937-38IF Vidar (2)
1938-39Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (1)
1939-40Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (2)
1940-41Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (3)
1941-42IF Ajax (2)
1942-43Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (4)
1943-44IF Ajax (3)
1944-45Season suspended
1945-46Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (5)
1946-47Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (6)Svend Aage Madsen (36), IF Ajax
1947-48IF Ajax (4)Svend Aage Madsen (47), IF Ajax
1948-49IF Ajax (5)Per Theilmann (42), Helsingør IF
1949-50IF Ajax (6)Svend Aage Madsen (48), IF Ajax
1950-51Helsingør IF (1)Per Theilmann (56), Helsingør IF
1951-52IF Ajax (7)Per Theilmann (97), Helsingør IF
1952-53IF Ajax (8)Mogens Olsen (109), Aarhus KFUM
1953-54Tarup HK (1)Mogens Olsen (101), Aarhus KFUM
1954-55Aarhus KFUM (1)Mogens Olsen (130), Aarhus KFUM
1955-56Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (7)Mogens Olsen (128), Aarhus KFUM
1956-57AGF (1)Mogens Olsen (144), Aarhus KFUM
1957-58Helsingør IF (2)Mogens Olsen (162), Aarhus KFUM
1958-59AGF (2)Mogens Olsen (178), Aarhus KFUM
1959-60Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (8)Jens Ove Hansen (144), IF Stjernen
1960-61AGF (3)Max Nielsen (127), MK 31
1961-62Skovbakken (1)Jørgen P. Hansen (128), Tarup Pårup IF
Peter Nielsen (128), IF Ajax
1962-63Aarhus KFUM (2)Mogens Olsen (102), Aarhus KFUM
1963-64IF Ajax (9)USG
1964-65AGF (4)Jørgen Petersen (142), H.G. Handball
1965-66Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (9)Mogens Olsen (122), Aarhus KFUM
1966-67Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (10)Jørgen Petersen (118), H.G. Handball
1967-68Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (11)Karl Erik Jørgensen (131), IF Stjernen
1968-69Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (12)Hans Jørn Graversen (132), Skovbakken
1969-70Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (13)Hans Jørn Graversen (128), Skovbakken
1970-71Efterslægten (1)Flemming Hansen (161), Fredericia KFUM
1971-72IF Stadion (1)Flemming Hansen (97), Fredericia KFUM
1972-73IF Stadion (2)Flemming Hansen (152), Fredericia KFUM
1973-74Aarhus KFUM (3)Flemming Hansen (137), Fredericia KFUM
1974-75Fredericia KFUM (1)Flemming Hansen (109), Fredericia KFUM
1975-76Fredericia KFUM (2)Flemming Hansen (136), Fredericia KFUM
1976-77Fredericia KFUM (3)Michael Jørn Berg (168), Holte IF
1977-78Fredericia KFUM (4)Michael Jørn Berg (201), Holte IF
1978-79Fredericia KFUM (5)Michael Jørn Berg (148), Holte IF
1979-80Aarhus KFUM (4)Michael Jørn Berg (141), Holte IF
1980-81Helsingør IF (3)Michael Jørn Berg (148), Holte IF
1981-82Skovbakken (2)Bjarne Jeppesen (117), Fredericia KFUM
1982-83Aarhus KFUM (5)Erik Veje Rasmussen (121), Helsingør IF
1983-84Gladsaxe/HG (1)Michael Jørn Berg (125), Holte IF
1984-85Helsingør IF (4)Michael Jørn Berg (101), Holte IF
Hans Henrik Hattesen (101), Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1985-86Hellerup IK (1)Flemming Hansen (100), Helsingør IF
1986-87Kolding IF (1)Flemming Hansen (98), Helsingør IF
1987-88Kolding IF (2)Kim G. Jacobsen (105), Kolding IF
1988-89Helsingør IF (5)John Mortensen (112), Nyborg GIF
1989-90Kolding IF (3)Otto Mertz (107), Kolding IF
1990-91Kolding IF (4)John Jacobsen (150), Ribe HK
1991-92GOG (1)Per Sabroe Thomsen (121), GOG
1992-93Kolding IF (5)Fritz Thomsen (141), Aalborg KFUM
1993-94Kolding IF (6)Kim Keller Christensen (170), Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1994-95GOG (2)Jan Paulsen (168), HK Roar
1995-96GOG (3)Klavs Bruun Jørgensen (167), Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1996-97Virum-Sorgenfri HK (1)Nikolaj Jacobsen (205), GOG
1997-98GOG (4)Lars E. Jørgensen (142), HK Roar
1998-99Skjern Håndbold (1)Ole Nielsen (158), Team Esbjerg
1999-2000GOG (5)Brian Jensen (140), Vrold/Skanderborg HK
2000-01Kolding IF (7)Bilal Šuman (178), Kolding IF
2001-02KIF Kolding (8)Heins Kart Pedersen (172), Bjerringbro FH
2002-03KIF Kolding (9)Lars Rasmussen (179), Ajax/Farum
2003-04GOG (6)Micke Næsby (227), Fredericia HK
2004-05KIF Kolding (10)Robert Gunnarsson (241), Århus GF
2005-06KIF Kolding (11)Jesper Nøddesbo (178), KIF Kolding
2006-07GOG (7)Hans Lindberg (187), Viborg HK
2007-08FCK Håndbold (1)Milutin Dragićević (177), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2008-09KIF Kolding (12)Fredrik Petersen (171), GOG
2009-10AaB Håndbold (1)Claus Møller Jakobsen (149), Skjern
2010-11AG København (1)Jonas Larholm (160) AaB Håndbold
2011-12AG København (2)Michael Pedersen (184), Skive fH
2012-13Aalborg Håndbold (2)Jeppe Riber (196), Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2013-14KIF Kolding Copenhagen (13)Henrik Møllgaard (228), Skjern
2014-15KIF Kolding Copenhagen (14)Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen (205), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2015-16Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (1)Patrick Wiesmach Larsen (217), Team Tvis Holstebro
2016-17Aalborg Håndbold (3)Sander Sagosen (206), Aalborg Håndbold
Jacob Holm (206), Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2017-18Skjern Håndbold (2)Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen (202), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2018-19Aalborg Håndbold (4)Anders Eggert (223), Skjern
2019-20Aalborg Håndbold (5)Nikolaj Læsø (153), Aarhus Håndbold
2020-21Aalborg Håndbold (6)Emil Jakobsen (244), GOG
2021-22GOG Håndbold (8)Jerry Tollbring (266), GOG
2022-23GOG Håndbold (9)Emil Wernsdorf Madsen (252), GOG
2023-24Aalborg Håndbold (7)Emil Wernsdorf Madsen (192), GOG
2024-25Aalborg Håndbold (8)Nicolaj Jørgensen (275), SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold
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Total titles won

The following clubs have won the Danish championship.

More information Club, Winners ...
Club Winners
KIF Kolding 14
Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening 13
IF Ajax 9
GOG 9
Aalborg Håndbold 8
Helsingør IF 5
Aarhus KFUM 5
Fredericia KFUM 5
AGF 4
Skjern Håndbold 2
AG København 2
Skovbakken 2
IF Stadion 2
IF Vidar 2
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 1
FCK Håndbold 1
Virum-Sorgenfri HK 1
Hellerup IK 1
Gladsaxe/HG 1
Efterslægten 1
Tarup HK 1
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EHF coefficients

See also: EHF coefficient rank

The following data indicates Danish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.

Names

The Danish Handball League has had several different names due to the main sponsor changing:

  • 1998–2001: Byggekram Ligaen[3][4]
  • 11/2001–2004: TDC Ligaen[5]
  • 1/2007–2008: Tele2 Ligaen[6]
  • 2008–2009: CBB Mobil Ligaen[7]
  • 2009–2013: Jack & Jones Ligaen[8]
  • 2014–2016: Boxer TV Ligaen[9]
  • 2016–2018: 888.dk Ligaen[10]
  • 2019–2020: Primo Tours Ligaen[11]
  • 11/2020–2023: HTH Ligaen[12]
  • 2025–: Bambuni Ligaen[13]

See also

References

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