2022–23 Håndboldligaen

For the women's league, see 2022–23 Damehåndboldligaen.
Håndboldligaen
Season2022–23
ChampionGOG Håndbold (9th title)
RelegatedHC Midtjylland
Matches played182
Goals scored10,565 (58.05 per match)
Top goalscorerEmil Wernsdorf Madsen (252 goals)

The 2022–23 Håndboldligaen (known as the HTH Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th season of the Danish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Denmark. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league. HC Midtjylland was promoted from the 1st Division.[1]

GOG Håndbold won the title, when they beat Aalborg Håndbold in the finals. GOG Håndbold won the regular season. This was the second time in a row GOG won the Danish Championship. HC Midtjylland were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season.

Teams

Locations of the 2022–23 Håndboldligaen

Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2022–23 season:

Team City Arena Capacity
Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark Arena 5,000
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold Silkeborg Jysk Arena 3.900
Fredericia HK Fredericia thansen Arena 2.700
GOG Håndbold Gudme Phønix Tag Arena 2.645
HC Midtjylland Herning Sportscenter Herning 1.700
KIF Håndbold Kolding Sydbank Arena 4.500
Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold Lemvig Arena Vestjylland Forsikring 1.400
Mors-Thy Håndbold Nykøbing Mors
Thisted 		Sparekassen Thy Arena Mors
Thyhallen 		1.500
1.336
Nordsjælland Håndbold Helsinge
Helsingør
Hillerød 		Helsinge Hallerne
Helsingørhallen
Royal Stage Hillerød 		1.500
2.400
3.040
Ribe-Esbjerg Esbjerg
Ribe 		Blue Water Dokken
Ribe Fritidscenter 		3.570
2.000
Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus
Skanderborg 		Ceres Arena
Fælledhallen 		4.700
1.790
Skjern Håndbold Skjern Skjern Bank Arena 2.400
SønderjyskE Sønderborg Broager Sparekasse Skansen 2.200
TTH Holstebro Holstebro Gråkjær Arena 3.250

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aalborg Håndbold 26 22 1 3 828 710 +118 45 Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League
2 GOG Håndbold 26 22 1 3 897 797 +100 45 Championship Play-Off
3 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26 18 2 6 785 729 +56 38
4 Skjern Håndbold 26 15 3 8 743 699 +44 33
5 KIF Kolding 26 16 1 9 742 714 +28 33
6 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 26 15 2 9 790 733 +57 32
7 Fredericia HK 26 12 2 12 755 772 −17 26
8 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 26 10 2 14 777 797 −20 22
9 SønderjyskE Herrer 26 10 1 15 734 778 −44 21
10 Team Tvis Holstebro 26 9 2 15 743 761 −18 20
11 Mors-Thy Håndbold 26 7 1 18 712 767 −55 15
12 Nordsjælland Håndbold 26 6 3 17 706 774 −68 15
13 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 26 6 0 20 662 761 −99 12
14 HC Midtjylland 26 3 1 22 691 773 −82 7 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Second round

Championship round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aalborg Håndbold 6 3 2 1 195 183 +12 10[a] Advance to playoffs
2 Skjern Håndbold 6 4 1 1 177 160 +17 10[b]
3 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 6 1 3 2 173 187 −14 5
4 KIF Kolding 6 0 2 4 161 176 −15 2
Source: Dansk Håndbold
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Aalborg Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ Skjern Håndbold were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 GOG 6 3 2 1 199 196 +3 10[a] Advance to Playoffs
2 Fredericia HK 6 4 1 1 188 175 +13 9
3 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 2 0 4 182 181 +1 5[b]
4 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 6 1 1 4 162 179 −17 3
Source: Dansk Håndbold
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ GOG were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

Playoffs

Semifinals

Semifinals were played best-of-three format. Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.

Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
21.05 24.05 28.05 93-78 Aalborg Håndbold Fredericia HK 31-22 29-30 33-26
21.05 24.05 71-55 GOG Skjern Håndbold 34-25 37-30

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

Third place playoff

Semifinals were played best-of-three format. Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.

Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
31.05 04.06 10.06 Skjern Fredericia 2-4 34-23 25-27 25-28

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

Finals

Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.

Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 1. match
31.05 04.06 10.06 Aalborg Håndbold GOG 97-97 30-31 34-29 33-37

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

Relegation round

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Mors-Thy Håndbold 4 4 0 0 108 101 +7 10[a]
10 SønderjyskE Håndbold 4 3 0 1 125 121 +4 8[b]
11 TTH Holstebro 4 1 1 2 109 111 −2 4[c]
12 Nordsjælland Håndbold 4 1 1 2 113 114 −1 4[d]
13 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 4 0 0 4 107 115 −8 0 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
Source: Dansk Håndbold
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Mors-Thy Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ SønderjyskE Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  3. ^ TTH Holstebro were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  4. ^ Nordsjælland Håndbold were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The second and third placed team in the 1st Division meet in the semifinal. The loser of the relegation group meets the winner in the final.

Semifinal

Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
21.04 04.05 - Team Sydhavsøerne Skive fH 65-61 27-24 28-27 -

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

Final

Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
14.05 17.06 - Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold Team Sydhavsøerne 66-46 32-24 34-22 -

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Emil Jakobsen GOG Håndbold 252
2 Bjarke Christensen TTH Holstebro 201
3 Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 200
4 Simon Pytlick GOG Håndbold 194
5 Lukas Jørgensen GOG Håndbold 183
6 Eivind Tangen Skjern Håndbold 174
7 Thomas Arnoldsen Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 165
8 Kristian Stoklund Fredericia HK 164
9 Felix Claar Aalborg Håndbold 162
9 Morten Balling Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 162
9 Andreas Lang SønderjyskE Håndbold 162

Source:[2]

See also

  • 2022 Danish Cup
  • 2022–23 1st Division

References

  1. ^ "Peter har kæmpet fire år efter HC Midtjyllands konkurs: Nu gør de comeback i ligaen" (in Danish). TV Midt/Vest. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Målscorer" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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