The 2024–25 Håndboldligaen is the 89th 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
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
league in
Denmark
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. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league.
Grindsted GIF Håndbold was promoted from the
1st Division, for the first time in club history.
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 ...
won the regular season.
KIF Kolding
KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.
It is a part of the broader sports ...
were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season. This was their first relegation in 41 years.
Aalborg Håndbold won the title when they beat
Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Handball () is a team handball, handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2018. They have also achieved international success, by winn ...
in the final 2-0 in matches.
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 ...
qualified for the
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
, after Aalborg Håndbold won both the regular season and the championship, as the qualification therefore went to the second placed team in the regular season. After the season
Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Handball () is a team handball, handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2018. They have also achieved international success, by winn ...
appealed
GOG's qualification to the
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
, claiming that since they reached the final, they were entitled to Denmark's second spot in the tournament.
later denied the appeal.
Teams
Arenas and locations
The following 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2023–24 season:
Regular season
League table
Grindsted GIF Håndbold was awarded a 10-0 win against
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 ...
after REH had fielded an ineligible player in a match on 8 February 2025. The match ended 27-27 on the court.
Second round
Championship round
Group 1
Group 2
Relegation round
Group stage
Playoffs
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The second and third placed team in the
1st Division meet in a play off, where the winner meet the loser from the liga relegation round.
The Winner is playing in the
2025–26 Håndboldligaen and the loser in the
2025-26 1st Division.
! 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.
Championship semifinals
Semifinals were played
best-of-three
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
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 match
The third place games were played
best-of-three
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
format.
! 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.
Championship match
The Championship games were played
best-of-three
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
format.
! 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
Regular season
Source:
All Star team
Regular season
The all-star team was announced on 16 April 2025.
See also
*
2024 Danish Cup
*
2024–25 1st Division
References
External links
Danish Handball Federaration
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Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
Handball competitions in Denmark
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