# 2019–20 Håndboldligaen

The 2019–20 Håndboldligaen, is the 84th season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league. Fredericia HK was promoted from the 1st Division the previous season. The season was stopped on 7th April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Remaining regular season as well as play-offs were cancelled.Aalborg Håndbold was declared winner of the 2019-2020 Håndboldligaen. Nordsjælland Håndbold were relegated, as they came in last place in the table.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2019–20 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Aalborg Håndbold | Aalborg | Jutlander Bank Arena | 5,009 |
| Aarhus Håndbold | Aarhus | Ceres Arena | 5,001 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold | Bjerringbro | Jysk Arena | 2,845 |
| Fredericia HK | Fredericia | Fredericia Idrætscenter | 2,225 |
| 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 |
| TTH Holstebro | Holstebro | Idrætscenter Vest | 3,250 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2019–20 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 Håndbold | Frank Lajer | Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen | adidas | Jyske Bank, Grundfos |
| Fredericia HK | Bent Jensen | Jesper Houmark | adidas | thansen |
| GOG | Kasper Jørgensen | Nicolej Krickau | Select | Fynske Bank, EnergiFyn |
| 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 | Patrekur Jóhannesson | 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 | Tommy Bomholt Gay | Claus Uhrenholt | hummel | Vestjyske Bank |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aalborg Håndbold (W) | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 706 | 637 | +69 | 42 | Winner + Advance to Champions League |
| 2 | GOG Håndbold | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 730 | 686 | +44 | 34 | |
| 3 | TTH Holstebro | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 708 | 624 | +84 | 33 | |
| 4 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 717 | 672 | +45 | 29 | |
| 5 | Skjern Håndbold | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 685 | 653 | +32 | 28 | |
| 6 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 680 | 671 | +9 | 27 | |
| 7 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 649 | 649 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 653 | 659 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 656 | 659 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Århus Håndbold | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 676 | 674 | +2 | 22 | |
| 11 | Fredericia HK | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 686 | 736 | −50 | 16 | |
| 12 | KIF Kolding København | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 653 | 730 | −77 | 13 | |
| 13 | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 610 | 656 | −46 | 13 | |
| 14 | Nordsjælland Håndbold (R) | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 618 | 721 | −103 | 9 | Relegated |
! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014

### Schedule and results

| Home \ Away | AAL | AAR | BSH | FHK | GOG | KIF | MTH | NSH | REH | SKA | SKJ | SØN | TTH | LTH |
| Aalborg Håndbold | | 28–26 | 32–26 | 29–24 | 32–26 | | 27–25 | 34–25 | 30–27 | 26–26 | 28–28 | 28–23 | 23–21 | 28–27 |
| Århus Håndbold | 28–31 | | | 30–22 | 20–27 | 35–30 | 24–26 | 30–25 | 27–23 | 35–25 | 29–33 | 25–28 | 25–29 | 25–26 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold | | 29–32 | | 33–29 | 32–29 | 26–31 | 30–21 | 31–21 | 26–27 | 31–25 | 26–27 | 32–21 | 29–29 | 31–30 |
| Fredericia HK | 31–33 | 31–29 | 32–36 | | 33–25 | 26–25 | 22–26 | 33–26 | 29–29 | 33–28 | 29–33 | 35–38 | 28–38 | |
| GOG Håndbold | 30–34 | 33–30 | 32–29 | 39–36 | | 36–33 | 26–25 | 34–21 | 36–28 | 29–27 | 28–27 | 24–30 | | 30–27 |
| KIF Kolding | 29–32 | 23–27 | 27–27 | 26–34 | 25–28 | | 27–38 | | 28–26 | 24–31 | 28–31 | 24–33 | 22–25 | 23–23 |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | 33–30 | 38–26 | 20–32 | 34–29 | 23–29 | 28–32 | | 33–28 | 22–23 | 22–37 | 28–28 | | 34–26 | 29–27 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | 25–32 | 27–28 | 30–34 | 25–25 | | 29–30 | 24–30 | | 29–24 | 29–30 | 25–31 | 23–29 | 22–36 | 24–23 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 30–31 | 27–30 | 30–26 | 28–28 | 25–29 | 26–26 | 27–22 | 32–24 | | | 21–24 | 30–24 | 30–26 | 27–25 |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | 30–30 | 24–33 | 25–36 | 37–25 | 29–33 | 35–29 | 27–19 | 29–24 | 30–27 | | | 30–26 | 29–26 | 24–19 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 28–30 | | 25–28 | 29–25 | 36–32 | 31–26 | 24–27 | 29–26 | 27–29 | 29–24 | | 30–25 | 33–36 | 34–27 |
| SønderjyskE Herrer | 22–29 | 35–25 | 28–30 | 30–22 | 25–33 | 36–23 | 26–24 | 26–28 | | 27–32 | 27–25 | | 25–25 | 18–26 |
| TTH Holstebro | 25–27 | 35–31 | 26–26 | | 33–23 | 38–30 | 31–26 | 33–23 | 27–27 | 31–18 | 22–22 | 29–27 | | 27–21 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 22–22 | 19–26 | 35–31 | 25–25 | 26–34 | 29–32 | | 25–27 | 23–26 | 28–28 | 27–24 | 27–27 | 23–34 | |
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 30 June 2020

## Number of teams by regions

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