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.
Aalborg Håndbold won the title, when they beat Fredericia HK in the finals. Aalborg Håndbold also won the regular season. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season.
Teams
Arenas and locations The following 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2023–24 season:
Team City Arena CapacityAalborg HåndboldAalborgSparekassen Danmark Arena5,000Bjerringbro-Silkeborg HåndboldSilkeborgJysk Arena3.900Fredericia HKFredericiathansen Arena2.700GOG HåndboldGudmePhønix Tag Arena2.645 TMS Ringsted Ringsted Ringsted-Hallen1,600KIF HåndboldKoldingSydbank Arena4.500Lemvig-Thyborøn HåndboldLemvigArena Vestjylland Forsikring1.400Mors-Thy HåndboldNykøbing MorsThistedSparekassen Thy Arena MorsThyhallen1.500 1.336Nordsjælland HåndboldHelsingeHelsingørHillerødHelsinge HallerneHelsingørhallenRoyal Stage Hillerød1.5002.4003.040Ribe-EsbjergEsbjergRibeBlue Water DokkenRibe Fritidscenter3.5702.000Skanderborg Aarhus HåndboldAarhusSkanderborgCeres ArenaFælledhallen4.7001.790Skjern HåndboldSkjernSkjern Bank Arena2.400 SønderjyskESønderborgBroager Sparekasse Skansen2.200TTH HolstebroHolstebroGråkjær Arena3.250
Regular season
League table
Second round
Championship round Group 1
Group 2
Playoffs
Semifinals Semifinals were played best-of-three format. Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match. DateHome team in 1st match and 3rd matchHome team in 2nd matchResult1. match2. match3. matchAgg.1. match2. match3. match16.0519.0563-51Aalborg HåndboldSkjern Håndbold29-2634-2516.0519.0522.0584-75Fredericia HKRibe-Esbjerg27-2723-2334-25
! 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. DateHome team in 1st match and 3rd matchHome team in 2nd matchResult1. match2. match3. matchAgg.1. match2. match3. match26.0529.0501.06SkjernRibe-Esbjerg102-9131-3532-2539-31
! 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. DateHome team in 1st match and 3rd matchHome team in 2nd matchResult1. match2. match3. matchAgg.1. match2. match1. match26.0529.0501.06Aalborg HåndboldFredericia HK88-8231-2630-3127-26
! 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
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 DateHome team in 1st matchHome team in 2nd matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. match04.0409.04HC MidtjyllandSkive fH53-6225-2933-28 ! 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 DateHome team in 1st matchHome team in 2nd matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. match22.0426.04TTH HolstebroSkive fH63-5229-2428-34 ! 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 Goals1 Emil Madsen GOG Håndbold 2312 Nicolaj Jørgensen SønderjyskE Håndbold2273 Tobias Nielsen TMS Ringsted2044 Jeppe Gade Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold2005 Noah Gaudin Skjern Håndbold1866 Anders Kragh Martinusen Fredericia HK 1817 William Aar Ribe-Esbjerg HH 1808 Morten Hempel Jensen Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold1669 Mathias Jørgensen Ribe-Esbjerg HH16510 Aaron Mensing GOG158 Source:
Goalkeepers + Best goalkeepers(minimum 10 games) Rank Name Team Saves(penalty saves) Save % Games 1 Niklas Landin Jacobsen Aalborg Håndbold 287 (11) 36,9 33 2 Sebastian Frandsen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 357 (11) 33,2 38 3 Christoffer Bonde Skjern Håndbold 448 (9) 32,9 37 4 Magnus Brandbyge KIF Kolding 240 (8) 32,0 28 5 Rasmus Henriksen Mors-Thy Håndbold 204 (4) 31,9 27 6 Sander Heieren Team Tvis Holstebro 293 (11) 31,6 30 7 Mikkel Løvkvist Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 331 (16) 31,5 32 8 Salah Boutaf Skanderborg-Århus 249 (11) 30,9 30 9 Thorsten Fries Fredericia HK 104 (12) 30,8 29 10 Anton Hellberg KIF Kolding 86 (8) 30,2 18 source: tophaandbold.dk, Updated: 30. Juni 2024
Coach of the season Marc Uhd
See also 2023 Danish Cup 2023–24 1st Division
References
External links Danish Handball Federaration