2023–24 Håndboldligaen

For the women's league, see 2023–24 Damehåndboldligaen.
Håndboldligaen
Season2023–24
ChampionAalborg Håndbold (7th title)
RelegatedLemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold
Champions LeagueAalborg Håndbold
GOG
Fredericia HK
Matches played182
Top goalscorerEmil Wernsdorf Madsen (192 goals)

The 2023–24 Håndboldligaen (known as the HTH Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of the Danish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Denmark. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league. TMS Ringsted was promoted from the 1st Division.[1]

Aalborg Håndbold won the title, when they beat Fredericia HK in the finals. Aalborg Håndbold won also the regular season. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season.[2]

Teams

Locations of the 2023–24 Håndboldligaen

Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2023–24 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
TMS Ringsted Ringsted Ringsted-Hallen 1,600
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 2 2 839 710 +129 46 Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League
2 Fredericia HK 26 18 3 5 758 705 +53 39 Championship Play-Off
3 GOG Håndbold 26 15 3 8 862 791 +71 33
4 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26 14 3 9 768 730 +38 31
5 Mors-Thy Håndbold 26 12 7 7 798 769 +29 31
6 Skjern Håndbold 26 11 4 11 736 730 +6 26
7 TMS Ringsted 26 12 2 12 751 786 −35 26
8 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 26 12 1 13 780 785 −5 25
9 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 26 11 2 13 680 712 −32 24
10 SønderjyskE Herrer 26 9 4 13 740 754 −14 22
11 Team Tvis Holstebro 26 8 2 16 735 789 −54 18
12 KIF Kolding 26 6 4 16 744 774 −30 16
13 Nordsjælland Håndbold 26 5 4 17 729 786 −57 14
14 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 26 4 5 17 704 803 −99 13 Relegated
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 4 2 0 204 164 +40 12[a] Advance to playoffs
2 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 6 3 1 2 186 196 −10 7
3 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 1 1 4 189 192 −3 4[b]
4 Mors-Thy Håndbold 6 2 0 4 168 195 −27 4
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. ^ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 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 Fredericia HK 6 3 0 3 175 165 +10 8[a] Advance to Playoffs
2 Skjern Håndbold 6 4 0 2 184 172 +12 8
3 GOG 6 3 0 3 185 186 −1 7[b]
4 TMS Ringsted 6 2 0 4 168 189 −21 4
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. ^ Fredericia HK were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ GOG 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 1st match and 3rd match Home team in 2nd match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
16.05 19.05 63-51 Aalborg Håndbold Skjern Håndbold 29-26 34-25
16.05 19.05 22.05 84-75 Fredericia HK Ribe-Esbjerg 27-27 23-23 34-25

! 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 1st match and 3rd match Home team in 2nd match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
26.05 29.05 01.06 Skjern Ribe-Esbjerg 102-91 31-35 32-25 39-31

! 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 1st match and 3rd match Home team in 2nd match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 1. match
26.05 29.05 01.06 Aalborg Håndbold Fredericia HK 88-82 31-26 30-31 27-26

! 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 SønderjyskE Håndbold 4 3 0 1 112 110 +2 8[a]
10 KIF Kolding 4 3 0 1 129 117 +12 7[b]
11 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 4 1 0 3 108 117 −9 4[c]
12 Nordsjælland Håndbold 4 2 0 2 115 116 −1 4
13 TTH Holstebro 4 1 0 3 118 122 −4 3[d] 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. ^ SønderjyskE Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ KIF Kolding were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  3. ^ Skanderborg Aarhus were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  4. ^ TTH Holstebro 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 1st match Home team in 2nd match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
04.04 09.04 HC Midtjylland Skive fH 53-62 25-29 33-28

! 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.

Final

Date Home team in 1st match Home team in 2nd match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
22.04 26.04 TTH Holstebro Skive fH 63-52 29-24 28-34

! 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 Madsen GOG Håndbold 231
2 Nicolaj Jørgensen SønderjyskE Håndbold 227
3 Tobias Nielsen TMS Ringsted 204
4 Jeppe Gade Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 200
5 Noah Gaudin Skjern Håndbold 186
6 Anders Kragh Martinusen Fredericia HK 181
7 William Aar Ribe-Esbjerg HH 180
8 Morten Hempel Jensen Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 166
9 Mathias Jørgensen Ribe-Esbjerg HH 165
10 Aaron Mensing GOG 158

Source:[3]

See also

  • 2023 Danish Cup
  • 2023–24 1st Division

References

  1. ^ Kasper Nørgaard Hansen. "Ringsted-træner: Det er kommet totalt bag på mig" (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ^ Nicolai Margon Iversen (23 March 2024). "Sensation udebliver – Lemvig-Thyborøn rykker ud". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Målscorer" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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