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2017–18 Håndboldligaen
The 2017–18 Håndboldligaen, known as the ''888ligaen'' for sponsorship reasons, was the 82nd season of the Danish Handball League, Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. Nordsjælland Håndbold was the promoted team from the previous year's Danish 1st Division (handball), 1st Division. Skjern Håndbold was declared Danish champion after they beat Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final. HC Midtjylland was declared bankrupt during the season, and it was thus administratively relegated to the 2nd Division, the third tier of Danish handball. Team information 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2017–18 season: Personnel and kits Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2017–18 Håndboldligaen'', with their manager, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor. Managerial changes Regular season Standings ! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014 Schedule and results No. 1-8 from the regular season divided into two groups with ...
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Danish Handball League
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 relegate ...
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Danish 1st Division (handball)
1st Division is the name of the second highest handball league for both genders. The top-ranking teams each wins Promotion and relegation, promotion to Danish Women's Handball League, Damehåndboldligaen and Danish Handball League, while the bottom finishers get Promotion and relegation, relegated to the Danish 2nd Divisions. The men's division consists of 14 teams that meet each opponent once away and once at home, while the women's division consists of 12 teams. Promotion to the League Women In Promotion to the Danish Women's Handball League is the winner of the 1st division ensures direct promotion to the league while no. 2 from the 1st division is playing against no. 11 from Women's Handball League and no. 10 from the 1st division is playing against no. 10 from Women's Handball League. Playing 1 home and 1 away about promotion Men In promotion to the Danish Handball League is the winner of the 1st division ensures direct promotion to the league while number 2-4 is playing ...
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Silkeborg-Hallerne
JYSK Arena, or Silkeborg-Hallerne, is a complex of indoor sports arenas in Silkeborg, Denmark used for several sports, but primarily handball. The arena is home to Danish Handball League 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 curr ... team Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold. In 2014 Silkeborg-Hallerne was renovated, so that the hall is now bigger at 6000 square meters Besides making the hall larger, work was done to floors, lighting, stands and replacement of the big screen replaced. The hall was renamed JYSK Arena as Jysk was main sponsor of the rebuilding. See also * JYSK Park References Handball venues in Denmark Indoor arenas in Denmark Sport in Silkeborg Sports venues in the Central Denmark Region Buildings and structures in Silkeborg Municipality {{Denmark- ...
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Bjerringbro
Bjerringbro is a railway town located at the Langå-Struer Line, railway line between Viborg, Denmark, Viborg and Randers and lying on both sides of the Gudenå (''River Guden''). Until 1 January 2007 it was the municipal seat of the former Bjerringbro Municipality and today, with a population of 7,433 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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it is the second largest town of Viborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. The town is the site of the headquarters of Grundfos, the world's largest pump manufacturer.


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Bjerringbro is the home of two handball clubs, that features in the Damehåndboldligaen, women's and Herrehåndboldligaen, men's league, r ...
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NRGi Arena
Ceres Arena (formerly NRGi Arena) is an indoor arena mainly used for handball matches and public events in Aarhus, Denmark. The arena was opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 5,001 spectators (4,394 seats). It is part of the Aarhus Sports Park, which also includes Aarhus Stadium. Ceres Arena is home to Danish Women's Handball League team Aarhus United and Danish Men's Handball League team Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. The arena functioned as the main venue in the 2002 European Women's Championships, hosting the final. The arena was also used for basketball, by Bakken Bears, but because of the high price for renting the arena, Bakken Bears moved back to there old home Vejlby-Risskov Hallen. Since, it has only played selected games in the arena, including some European appearances. In non-sports, the 2004 Danish Song Contest was held in this arena. The Danish women national handball team also play some matches. Store Hal Store Hal is Ceres Park & Arena's second indoor exhibit ...
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Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest of Copenhagen. Dating back to the late 8th century, Aarhus was founded as a harbour settlement at the mouth of the Aarhus River and quickly became a trade hub. The first Christian church was built here around the year 900 and later in the Viking Age the town was fortified with defensive ramparts. The Ancient See of Aarhus, bishopric of Aarhus grew steadily stronger and more prosperous, building several religious institutions in the town during the early Middle Ages. Trade continued to improve, although it was not until 1441 that Aarhus was granted market town privileges, and the population of Aarhus remained relatively stable until the 19th century. The city began to grow significantly as trade prospered in the mid-18 ...
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Gigantium
The Gigantium (called ''Sparekassen Danmark Arena'' for sponsoring reasons), in Aalborg, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things. It has a capacity of 5,500 people. For concerts, the capacity is 8,500 people. In addition, there is an ice rink/arena for training purposes, a swimming pool and an athletics hall within the sports complex. The main arena building was severely damaged by a fire on 5 July 2017. Tenants The main use of the arena is sport, and it is home to the Danish Handball League club Aalborg Håndbold and the elite Ice Hockey team Aalborg Pirates. The ice hockey club AaB Ishockey also play their matches in an ice arena connected to the original Gigantium arena. AaB Ishockey is the amateur club having the license for professional ice hockey being used by Aalborg Pirates. Events Among many other events, the arena hosted Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish National Selecti ...
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Aalborg
Aalborg or Ålborg ( , , ) is Denmark's List of cities and towns in Denmark, fourth largest urban settlement (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an Urban area, urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Aalborg Municipality, Municipality of Aalborg had a population of 221,082, making it the third most populous in the country after the municipalities of Copenhagen Municipality, Copenhagen (capital) and Aarhus Municipality, Aarhus. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the metropolitan area of Aalborg (referred to as a "functional urban area"), which includes all municipalities in the province () of North Jutland Region, North Jutland (), with a total population of 594,323 as of 1 July 2022. By road Aalborg is southwest of Frederikshavn, and north of Aarhus. The distance to Copenhagen is if travelling by road and not using ferries. The earliest settlements date to around AD  ...
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Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a handball club based in the town of Ribe in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the men's Danish Handball League. History In the first season in the clubs history, they won their section of the Danish 2. Division and was thus promoted to the 1. division. In the 2011/2012 season the team was promoted to the top division in Denmark, Herrehåndboldligaen. They reached the semifinals of the Danish Championship for the first time in 2016-17. They did however lose both the semifinals and the bronze match. Team Staff :''Staff for the 2024–25 season'' Current squad :''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Niklas Kraft * 16 Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson ;Wingers ;LW * 31 Morten Jørgensen * 92 Sune Iversen ;RW * 9 Mads Aarhus Lauridsen * 11 Mathias Jørgensen ( c) ;Pivots * 17 Andreas Søgaard * 21 Ax ...
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Mors-Thy Håndbold
Mors-Thy Håndbold is a handball club, based in Nykøbing Mors and Thisted, Denmark. Currently, Mors-Thy Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Sparekassen Thy Arena and Thyhallen in Thisted. It is the only professional sports team on Mors. History The newborn club was founded in 2007, when HF Mors and Thisted IK merged their first teams to create the new club. In 2021 they won their first title; the Danish Men's Handball Cup, beating Aalborg Håndbold in the final 32-31. Honours * Danish Handball Cup: 1 **: 2020 Team Staff :''Staff for the 2024-25 season'' Current squad :''Squad for the 2024-25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 20 Oliver Larsen * 30 Svend Rughave ;Wingers ;LW * 23 Henrik Tilsted * 25 Magnus Norlyk ;RW * 11 Lasse Pedersen ( c) * 17 Malthe Rolighed Bull ;Pivots * 4 Kasper Lindgren ( c) * 15 Henrik Toft Hansen * 33 Kasper Didriksen ;Back players ;LB * 7 Nichlas Hald * 21 Marcus Midtgaard * 36 Silas Overb ...
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Skanderborg Håndbold
Skanderborg Håndbold, previously known as Vrold-Skanderborg Håndboldklub is a women's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club has over 650 members, which makes it one of the biggest handball clubs in Denmark and the biggest in Jutland. In 2021, Aarhus Håndbold merged with Skanderborg Håndbold's men's team, and they changed the name to Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. History The club was founded in 1982 and was the result of a merger between Stilling-Skanderborg and Vrold-Skanderborg Handball Club. The men's team played in the top division Herrehåndboldligaen from the 2011-12 season until the merger with Aarhus GF Håndbold in 2021. The women's team was promoted to the top division, Damehåndboldligaen in 2016. The promoted team had only amateur players. The club played at Morten Børup Hallen until 2017, where they changed to Fælledhallen. Team :''Squad for the 2024-25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 12 Sarah Ernebjerg Jensen * 23 Stine Almi ...
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Aarhus Håndbold
Aarhus Håndbold was a handball club from Aarhus, Denmark. The club was founded in 2001 originally under the name Århus GF, as an extension of the traditional Aarhus clubs AGF, Brabrand IF, VRI and Århus KFUM/YMCA / Hasle. AGF chose in 2010 to withdraw from the superstructure, and the club was renamed from AGF Håndbold to Aarhus Håndbold. The home arena of Aarhus Håndbold was Ceres Arena. The club struggled in the last year of its existence with economic problems and in April 2021 the club was declared bankrupt. In connection with this all the players from Aarhus Håndbold were released and Århus Håndbold merged with the neighbors from Skanderborg Håndbold under the name Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. In June 2023 AGF re-entered the project and bought 50% of the shares in the club, and the club was renamed Skanderborg AGF Håndbold. In 2013 they won the Danish Super Cup. Seasons European Handball EHF Champions League EHF Cup Cup Winners Cup Notable former ...
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