The 2022–23 Håndboldligaen (known as the ''HTH Herreligaen'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th season of the

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 ...

, the top men's

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league in

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. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league. HC Midtjylland was promoted from the 1st Division.

GOG Håndbold GOG is a professional handball club based in the small town of Gudme on Funen, Denmark. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball having won the Danish Handball Championship 9 times and the Danish Handball Cup a r ...

won the title, when they beat

Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...

in the finals.

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

Arenas and locations

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

Regular season

League table

Second round

Championship round

Group 1

Group 2

Playoffs

Semifinals

Semifinals were played

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

Finals

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

! 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