Herreligaen


The Herreligaen, formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen, 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.
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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:
TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Aalborg HåndboldAalborgJutlander Bank Arena5,009
Bjerringbro-SilkeborgBjerringbroSilkeborg-Hallerne2,845
Fredericia HKFredericiaFredericia Idrætscenter2,225
Grindsted GIF HåndboldGrindstedVestjysk Bank Arena500
GOGGudmeGudme-Hallerne2,265
KIF KoldingKoldingTre-For Arena5,182
Mors-ThyNykøbing Mors
Thisted		Jyske Bank Mors Arena
Thy Hallen		2,296
1,284
Nordsjælland HåndboldHelsinge
Hillerød		Helsinge-Hallen
Royal Stage		1,600
3,000
Ribe-EsbjergEsbjerg
Ribe		Blue Water Dokken
Invactor Arena		3,386
1,976
Skanderborg Aarhus HåndboldSkanderborg
Aarhus		Fælledhallen
Ceres Arena		1,700
5,000
SkjernSkjernSkjern Bank Arena3,264
SønderjyskESønderborgBroager Sparekasse Skansen2,200
TMS RingstedRingstedPoul Christensen Arena1,200
TTH HolstebroHolstebroIdrætscenter Vest3,250

Champions

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

Total titles won

The following clubs have won the Danish championship.
ClubWinners
KIF Kolding14
Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening13
IF Ajax9
GOG9
Aalborg Håndbold8
Helsingør IF5
Aarhus KFUM5
Fredericia KFUM5
AGF4
Skjern Håndbold2
AG København2
Skovbakken2
IF Stadion2
IF Vidar2
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg1
FCK Håndbold1
Virum-Sorgenfri HK1
Hellerup IK1
Gladsaxe/HG1
Efterslægten1
Tarup HK1

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates Danish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
;Country ranking:
EHF League Ranking for 2021/22 season:
;Club ranking:
EHF Club Ranking as of 25 September 2025: