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Herreligaen
Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Håndboldligaen

Sport	Handball
Founded	1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Administrator	DHF
No. of teams	14
Country	Denmark
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion(s)	Aalborg Håndbold (7th title) (2023–24)
Most titles	KIF Kolding (14 titles)
Relegation to	1st Division
Domestic cup(s)	Danish Cup
International cup(s)	EHF Champions League EHF European League
Official website	tophaandbold.dk

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

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:

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

Champions

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

Year	Winner (titles)	Top goalscorer (goals), club
1936	IF Vidar (1)
1937	IF Ajax (1)
1938	IF Vidar (2)
1939	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (1)
1940	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (2)
1941	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (3)
1942	IF Ajax (2)
1943	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (4)
1944	IF Ajax (3)
1945	Season suspended
1946	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (5)
1947	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (6)	Svend Aage Madsen (36), IF Ajax
1948	IF Ajax (4)	Svend Aage Madsen (47), IF Ajax
1949	IF Ajax (5)	Per Theilmann (42), Helsingør IF
1950	IF Ajax (6)	Svend Aage Madsen (48), IF Ajax
1951	Helsingør IF (1)	Per Theilmann (56), Helsingør IF
1952	IF Ajax (7)	Per Theilmann (97), Helsingør IF
1953	IF Ajax (8)	Mogens Olsen (109), Aarhus KFUM
1954	Tarup HK (1)	Mogens Olsen (101), Aarhus KFUM
1955	Aarhus KFUM (1)	Mogens Olsen (130), Aarhus KFUM
1956	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (7)	Mogens Olsen (128), Aarhus KFUM
1957	AGF (1)	Mogens Olsen (144), Aarhus KFUM
1958	Helsingør IF (2)	Mogens Olsen (162), Aarhus KFUM
1959	AGF (2)	Mogens Olsen (178), Aarhus KFUM
1960	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (8)	Jens Ove Hansen (144), IF Stjernen
1961	AGF (3)	Max Nielsen (127), MK 31
1962	Skovbakken (1)	Jørgen P. Hansen (128), Tarup Pårup IF Peter Nielsen (128), IF Ajax
1963	Aarhus KFUM (2)	Mogens Olsen (102), Aarhus KFUM
1964	IF Ajax (9)	USG
1965	AGF (4)	Jørgen Petersen (142), H.G. Handball
1966	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (9)	Aarhus KFUM
1967	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (10)	Jørgen Petersen (118), H.G. Handball
1968	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (11)	Karl Erik Jørgensen (131), IF Stjernen
1969	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (12)	Hans Jørn Graversen (132), Skovbakken
1970	Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (13)	Hans Jørn Graversen (128), Skovbakken
1971	Efterslægten (1)	Flemming Hansen (161), Fredericia KFUM
1972	IF Stadion (1)	Flemming Hansen (97), Fredericia KFUM
1973	IF Stadion (2)	Flemming Hansen (152), Fredericia KFUM
1974	Aarhus KFUM (3)	Flemming Hansen (137), Fredericia KFUM
1975	Fredericia KFUM (1)	Flemming Hansen (109), Fredericia KFUM
1976	Fredericia KFUM (2)	Flemming Hansen (136), Fredericia KFUM
1977	Fredericia KFUM (3)	Michael Berg (168), Holte IF
1978	Fredericia KFUM (4)	Michael Berg (201), Holte IF
1979	Fredericia KFUM (5)	Michael Berg (148), Holte IF
1980	Aarhus KFUM (4)	Michael Berg (141), Holte IF
1981	Helsingør IF (3)	Michael Berg (148), Holte IF
1982	Skovbakken (2)	Bjarne Jeppesen (117), Fredericia KFUM
1983	Aarhus KFUM (5)	Erik Veje Rasmussen (121), Helsingør IF
1984	Gladsaxe/HG (1)	Michael Berg (125), Holte IF
1985	Helsingør IF (4)	Michael Berg (101), Holte IF Hans Henrik Hattesen (101), Virum/Sorgenfri HK
1986	HIK (1)	Flemming Hansen (100), Helsingør IF
1987	Kolding IF (1)	Flemming Hansen (98), Helsingør IF
1988	Kolding IF (2)	Kim G. Jacobsen (105), Kolding IF
1989	Helsingør IF (5)	John Mortensen (112), Nyborg GIF
1990	Kolding IF (3)	Otto Mertz (107), Kolding IF
1991	Kolding IF (4)	John Jacobsen (150), Ribe HK
1992	GOG (1)	Per Sabroe Thomsen (121), GOG
1993	Kolding IF (5)	Fritz Thomsen (141), Aalborg KFUM
1994	Kolding IF (6)	Kim Keller Christensen (170), Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1995	GOG (2)	Jan Paulsen (168), HK Roar
1996	GOG (3)	Klavs Bruun Jørgensen (167), Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1997	Virum-Sorgenfri HK (1)	Nikolaj Jacobsen (205), GOG
1998	GOG (4)	Lars E. Jørgensen (142), HK Roar
1999	Skjern Håndbold (1)	Ole Nielsen (158), Team Esbjerg
2000	GOG (5)	Brian Jensen (140), Vrold/Skanderborg HK
2001	Kolding IF (7)	Bilal Šuman (178), Kolding IF
2002	KIF Kolding (8)	Heins Kart Pedersen (172), Bjerringbro FH
2003	KIF Kolding (9)	Lars Rasmussen (179), Ajax/Farum
2004	GOG (6)	Micke Næsby (227), Fredericia HK
2005	KIF Kolding (10)	Robert Gunnarsson (241), Århus GF
2006	KIF Kolding (11)	Jesper Nøddesbo (178), KIF Kolding
2007	GOG (7)	Hans Lindberg (187), Viborg HK
2008	FCK Håndbold (1)	Milutin Dragićević (177), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2009	KIF Kolding (12)	Fredrik Petersen (171), GOG
2010	AaB Håndbold (1)	Claus Møller Jakobsen (149), Skjern
2011	AG København (1)	Jonas Larholm (160) AaB Håndbold
2012	AG København (2)	Michael Pedersen (184), Skive fH
2013	Aalborg Håndbold (2)	Jeppe Riber (196), Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2014	KIF Kolding Copenhagen (13)	Henrik Møllgaard (228), Skjern
2015	KIF Kolding Copenhagen (14)	Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen (205), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2016	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (1)	Patrick Wiesmach Larsen (217), Team Tvis Holstebro
2017	Aalborg Håndbold (3)	Sander Sagosen (206), Aalborg Håndbold Jacob Holm (206), Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2018	Skjern Håndbold (2)	Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen (202), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2019	Aalborg Håndbold (4)	Anders Eggert (223), Skjern
2020	Aalborg Håndbold (5)	Nikolaj Læsø (153), Aarhus Håndbold
2021	Aalborg Håndbold (6)	Emil Jakobsen (244), GOG
2022	GOG Håndbold (8)	Jerry Tollbring (266), GOG
2023	GOG Håndbold (9)	Emil Wernsdorf Madsen (252), GOG
2024	Aalborg Håndbold (7)	Emil Wernsdorf Madsen (192), GOG

Total titles won

The following clubs have won the Danish championship.

Club	Winners
KIF Kolding	14
Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening	13
IF Ajax	9
GOG	9
Aalborg Håndbold	6
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
HIK	1
Gladsaxe/HG	1
Efterslægten	1
Tarup HK	1

EHF coefficients

References

"2021/22 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
"Club coefficients". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

External links

Current league statistics (archived) (in Danish)
League history (archived) (in Danish)
Top goalscorer (archived) (in Danish)

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