Herreligaen
Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Håndboldligaen | |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1936 |
| Administrator | DHF |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Confederation | EHF |
Most recent champion | Aalborg Håndbold (9th title) (2025–26) |
| Most titles | KIF Kolding (14 titles) |
| Relegation to | 1st Division |
| Domestic cup | Danish Cup |
| International cups | EHF Champions League EHF European League |
| Website | tophaandbold |
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.
Season
[edit]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
[edit]The teams for the 2024–25 season are:
| 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 | Jyske Bank Mors Arena | 2,296
1,284 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Helsinge Hillerød |
Helsinge-Hallen Royal Stage |
1,600 3,000 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Esbjerg | Blue Water Dokken | 3,386
1,976 |
| Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | Skanderborg | Fælledhallen | 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 |
Champions
[edit]The complete list of the Danish men's handball champions since 1936.
Total titles won
[edit]The following clubs have won the Danish championship.
| Club | Winners |
|---|---|
| KIF Kolding | 14 |
| Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening | 13 |
| IF Ajax | 9 |
| GOG | 9 |
| Aalborg Håndbold | 9 |
| 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 |
EHF coefficients
[edit]The following data indicates Danish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
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EHF League Ranking for 2021/22 season:[1]
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EHF Club Ranking as of 25 September 2025:[2]
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Names
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2021/22 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ↑ "Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ "Sponsorsucces måles i følelser" (in Danish). berlingske.dk. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Liga uden sponsor" (in Danish). bt.dk. 2001-11-15. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Håndbold: Ny sponsor til Håndboldligaen" (in Danish). politiken.dk. 2001-11-24. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Håndboldligaen bliver til Tele2 Ligaen" (in Danish). politiken.dk. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "CBB Mobil ny sponsor for herrehåndbold" (in Danish). mobil.nu. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "CBB bliver til Jack & Jones Ligaen" (in Danish). sport.tv2.dk. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Ny sponsor: Se de danske håndboldligaers nye navn" (in Danish). sport.tv2.dk. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Bookmaker ny håndbold-sponsor" (in Danish). markedsforing.dk. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Håndboldliga får nyt navn: Sponsor vil ikke afsløre prisen" (in Danish). folkebladetlemvig.dk. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Herreligaen får stort sponsorat og skifter navn" (in Danish). sport.tv2.dk. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ↑ "Dansk klubhåndbold indgår millionpartnerskab med tøjfirma" (in Danish). nordschleswiger.dk. 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
External links
[edit]- Current league statistics (archived) (in Danish)
- League history (archived) (in Danish)
- Top goalscorer (archived) (in Danish)