# 2018–19 Håndboldligaen

The 2018–19 Håndboldligaen, is the 83rd season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold and TMS Ringsted were the promoted teams from the 1st Division.
Aalborg Håndbold won the title after beating GOG Håndbold in the final 2-1 in matches. TMS Ringsted was relegated after finishing last in the regular season.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2018–19 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Aalborg Håndbold | Aalborg | Jutlander Bank Arena | 5,009 |
| Aarhus Håndbold | Aarhus | Ceres Arena | 5,001 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Bjerringbro | Jysk Arena | 2,845 |
| GOG | Gudme | SU`VI:T Arena | 2,265 |
| KIF Kolding | Kolding | Kolding Hallen | 5,182 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | Lemvig | Arena Vestjylland Forsikring | 1,400 |
| Mors-Thy | Nykøbing Mors Thisted | Jyske Bank Mors Arena Thy Hallen | 2,296 1,284 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Helsinge Hillerød | Helsinge-Hallen FrederiksborgCentret | 1,600 1,100 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Esbjerg Ribe | Blue Water Dokken Invactor Arena | 3,386 1,976 |
| Skanderborg | Skanderborg | Fælledhallen | 2,000 |
| Skjern | Skjern | Skjern Bank Arena | 3,264 |
| SønderjyskE | Sønderborg | Skansen | 2,200 |
| TMS Ringsted | Ringsted | Ringsted-Hallen | 1,600 |
| TTH Holstebro | Holstebro | Idrætscenter Vest | 3,250 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2018–19 Håndboldligaen, with their manager, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aalborg Håndbold | Jan Larsen | Stefan Madsen | hummel | Jutlander Bank |
| Aarhus Håndbold | Henrik Lundorff | Erik Veje Rasmussen | hummel | Sparkassen Kronjylland, Jytas |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Frank Lajer | Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen | adidas | Jyske Bank, Grundfos |
| GOG | Kasper Jørgensen | Nicolej Krickau | Select | Fynske Bank, EnergiFyn |
| TMS Ringsted | Henrik Dudek | Christian Dalmose | Puma | Borup |
| KIF Kolding | Jens Boesen | Lars Frederiksen | H2O Sportswear | Jolly Cola, EWII |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | Johannes Søndergaard | Søren Hansen | hummel | Jyske Bank |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Jørgen Simonsen | Ian Marko Fog | hummel | GF Forsikring |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Holger Refslund | Jan Leslie | hummel | fros |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | Jens Christensen | Nick Rasmussen | Puma | AVR, Skanderborg kommune |
| Skjern Håndbold | Henning Kjærgaard | Ole Nørgaard | Puma | Skjern Bank |
| SønderjyskE | Klaus B. Rasmussen | Kasper Christensen | Diadora | SeaDane Travel |
| TTH Holstebro | Jørgen S. Hansen | Patrick Westerholm | hummel | Vestjysk Bank |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | | Claus Uhrenholt | hummel | Vestjyske Bank |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aalborg Håndbold | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 795 | 691 | +104 | 41 | Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League |
| 2 | GOG Håndbold | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 768 | 680 | +88 | 40 | Championship Play-Off |
| 3 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 780 | 719 | +61 | 37 | Championship Play-Off |
| 4 | TTH Holstebro | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 779 | 730 | +49 | 35 | Championship Play-Off |
| 5 | Skjern Håndbold | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 789 | 710 | +79 | 34 | Championship Play-Off |
| 6 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 726 | 707 | +19 | 32 | Championship Play-Off |
| 7 | Århus Håndbold | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 722 | 725 | −3 | 29 | Championship Play-Off |
| 8 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 728 | 740 | −12 | 23 | Championship Play-Off |
| 9 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 667 | 702 | −35 | 23 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 10 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 674 | 693 | −19 | 17 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 11 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 695 | 740 | −45 | 17 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 12 | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 673 | 778 | −105 | 13 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 13 | KIF Kolding København | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 673 | 747 | −74 | 12 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 14 | TMS Ringsted (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 646 | 753 | −107 | 11 | Relegated |
! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014

### Schedule and results

| Home \ Away | AAL | AAR | BSV | GOG | KIF | LTH | MTH | NSH | REH | SKA | SKJ | SØN | TMS | TTH |
| Aalborg Håndbold | | 27–23 | 33–34 | 21–21 | 28–25 | 36–29 | 31–22 | 37–29 | 24–22 | 25–29 | 37–26 | 29–24 | 34–25 | 31–27 |
| Århus Håndbold | 26–38 | | 22–33 | 26–30 | 28–21 | 30–18 | 26–26 | 31–26 | 25–23 | 24–22 | 23–24 | 27–26 | 31–26 | 31–31 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 29–28 | 28–26 | | 19–24 | 33–30 | 33–27 | 27–23 | 25–25 | 26–30 | 29–26 | 29–33 | 30–30 | 32–26 | 33–37 |
| GOG Håndbold | 34–25 | 32–24 | 30–31 | | 33–26 | 28–24 | 31–26 | 34–26 | 32–28 | 27–30 | 35–34 | 30–33 | 27–24 | 27–23 |
| KIF Kolding | 30–34 | 25–31 | 27–27 | 23–23 | | 34–23 | 25–28 | 24–26 | 20–24 | 26–26 | 23–29 | 29–32 | 29–27 | 24–33 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 23–33 | 26–32 | 24–31 | 23–35 | 31–31 | | 25–24 | 26–25 | 33–28 | 25–29 | 25–36 | 30–27 | 30–30 | 30–30 |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | 25–27 | 30–30 | 26–29 | 25–30 | 30–22 | 24–27 | | 29–25 | 29–31 | 26–22 | 26–33 | 23–25 | 33–22 | 29–30 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | 25–29 | 28–29 | 23–33 | 27–30 | 36–24 | 29–25 | 25–23 | | 25–29 | 30–34 | 22–26 | 33–30 | 28–29 | 31–32 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 24–30 | 24–33 | 31–32 | 21–28 | 22–20 | 29–27 | 23–23 | 24–24 | | 25–25 | 19–30 | 21–23 | 28–25 | 28–25 |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | 26–30 | 35–31 | 31–27 | 32–29 | 33–28 | 27–25 | 24–27 | 25–29 | 29–28 | | 29–28 | 25–31 | 33–22 | 24–29 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 35–31 | 36–28 | 33–26 | 29–30 | 28–31 | 30–25 | 27–24 | 36–22 | 23–20 | 25–27 | | 35–25 | 36–31 | 30–37 |
| SønderjyskE Herrer | 27–30 | 27–28 | 29–35 | 33–30 | 32–28 | 30–21 | 27–30 | 24–21 | 27–29 | 21–26 | 25–30 | | 29–25 | 34–38 |
| TMS Ringsted | 22–31 | 23–29 | 21–32 | 20–28 | 25–26 | 25–24 | 24–22 | 24–27 | 27–33 | 23–27 | 28–24 | 27–27 | | 22–22 |
| TTH Holstebro | 29–36 | 30–28 | 24–27 | 27–30 | 25–22 | 32–27 | 25–21 | 28–28 | 34–24 | 37–30 | 32–30 | 30–30 | 32–23 | |
No. 1-8 from the regular season divided into two groups with the top two will advance to the semifinals

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 4 June 2018

## Winner's playoff
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aalborg Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 164 | +15 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Skjern Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 155 | +25 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | TTH Holstebro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 167 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 186 | −39 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | AAL | SØN | SKJ | TTH |
| Aalborg Håndbold | | 33–23 | 34–28 | 27–28 |
| SønderjyskE Herrer | 22–30 | | 19–26 | 29–28 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 35–28 | 39–22 | | 28–21 |
| TTH Holstebro | 28–27 | 30–32 | 31–24 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | GOG Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 171 | +6 | 10 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 177 | +1 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 180 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Århus Håndbold | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 173 | 181 | −8 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | BSV | GOG | AAR | SKA |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | | 29–30 | 32–29 | 30–30 |
| GOG Håndbold | 28–29 | | 32–29 | 29–26 |
| Århus Håndbold | 31–25 | 26–28 | | 31–32 |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | 29–33 | 32–30 | 32–27 | |

## Playoff
### Semifinal

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 22-05-19 | 26-05-19 | - | Aalborg Håndbold | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 34–32 | 32–34 | - |
| 22-05-19 | 26-05-19 | 30-05-19 | GOG Håndbold | Skjern Håndbold | 28–25 | 30–31 | 28–25 |
! 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.

### 3rd place

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 02-06-19 | 05-06-19 | - | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Skjern Håndbold | 32–35 | 38–32 | - |
! 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

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 02-06-19 | 06-06-19 | 09-06-19 | Aalborg Håndbold | GOG Håndbold | 30–33 | 31–31 | 38–32 |
! 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 playoff

No. 5 from the relegation playoff and winner, of the playoff match between 2nd and 3rd, from the first division is meet each other for the last seat. The winner stays in the league. the loser relegated to Division 1.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 100 | +9 | 8 | |
| 2 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 106 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 114 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | KIF Kolding (R) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 116 | −3 | 2 | Relegation Play-off |
| Home \ Away | KIF | LTH | MTH | NSH | REH |
| KIF Kolding | | | | 32–35 | 24–29 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 28–26 | | 29–22 | | |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | 24–31 | | | 29–22 | |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | | 27–24 | | | 26–25 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg HH | | 30–26 | 25–24 | | |

## Number of teams by regions

| | Region | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 5 | Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Skanderborg Håndbold, Skjern Håndbold, TTH Holstebro |
| 2 | Syddanmark | 5 | KIF Kolding København, GOG, Ribe-Esbjerg HH, SønderjyskE |
| 3 | Nordjylland | 3 | Aalborg Håndbold, Mors-Thy Håndbold, Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold |
| 4 | Hovedstaden | 1 | Nordsjælland Håndbold |