# 2015–16 Håndboldligaen

The 2015–16 Håndboldligaen (known as the Boxer Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 80th season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg won their first title ever, when they beat Team Tvis Holstebro in the final. Skive fH was relegated, as they finished last in the regular season.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2015–16 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Aalborg Håndbold | Aalborg | Jutlander Bank Arena | 5,000 |
| Aarhus Håndbold | Aarhus | Ceres Arena | 5,001 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Bjerringbro | Silkeborg-Hallerne | 3,900 |
| GOG | Gudme | Gudme-Hallerne | 2,645 |
| HC Midtjylland | Herning | Sportscenter Herning | 1,600 |
| KIF Kolding Copenhagen | Kolding | Tre-For Arena Brøndby Hall | 2,650 4,500 |
| Mors-Thy | Nykøbing Mors | Jyske Bank Mors Arena | 1,500 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Helsinge Hillerød | Helsinge-Hallen FrederiksborgCentret | 1,600 1,100 |
| Skive fH | Skive | Skivehallerne | 2,100 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Ribe | Ribe Fritidscenter | 2,200 |
| Skanderborg | Skanderborg | Morten Børup Hallen | 550 |
| Skjern | Skjern | Skjern Bank Arena | 3,100 |
| SønderjyskE | Sønderborg | Broager Sparekasse Skansen | 2,200 |
| Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Idrætscenter Vest | 3,250 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Håndboldligaen, with their manager, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aalborg Håndbold | Jan Larsen | Jesper Jensen | 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 | Jakob Larsen | hummel | Daloon, EnergiFyn, Fynske Bank |
| HC Midtjylland | Allan Witt | Morten Secher | hummel | eptools, KP Industri |
| KIF Kolding Copenhagen | Jens Boesen | Bilal Šuman | kempa | TREFOR |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | Johannes Søndergaard | Jan Paulsen | hummel | Jyske Bank |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Jørgen Simonsen | Ian Marko Fog | hummel | GF Forsikring |
| Skive fH | Mogens Garder | Simon Sørensen | kappa | Spar Bank |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Rikke Tangaa | Claus Uhrenholt | hummel | fros |
| Skanderborg | Jens Christensen | Nicolej Krickau | Puma | AVR, Skanderborg kommune |
| Skjern Håndbold | Henning Kjærgaard | Ole Nørgaard | Puma | Skjern Bank |
| SønderjyskE | Klaus B. Rasmussen | Morten Henriksen | Diadora | SeaDane Travel |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | Jørgen S. Hansen | Patrick Westerholm | hummel | Vestjysk Bank |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 719 | 659 | +60 | 39 | Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League |
| 2 | KIF Kolding København | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 665 | 591 | +74 | 35 | Championship Play-Off |
| 3 | Århus Håndbold | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 697 | 653 | +44 | 35 | Championship Play-Off |
| 4 | Skjern Håndbold | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 726 | 686 | +40 | 33 | Championship Play-Off |
| 5 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 672 | 607 | +65 | 33 | Championship Play-Off |
| 6 | GOG Håndbold | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 704 | 648 | +56 | 30 | Championship Play-Off |
| 7 | Aalborg Håndbold | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 676 | 663 | +13 | 28 | Championship Play-Off |
| 8 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 637 | 652 | −15 | 25 | Championship Play-Off |
| 9 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 619 | 640 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 632 | 673 | −41 | 19 | |
| 11 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 585 | 643 | −58 | 19 | |
| 12 | HC Midtjylland | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 674 | 690 | −16 | 19 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 13 | Nordsjælland Håndbold (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 620 | 678 | −58 | 16 | Relegation Play-Off |
| 14 | Skive fH (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 573 | 716 | −143 | 10 | Relegated |
! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014

### Schedule and results

| Home \ Away | AAL | AAR | BSV | GOG | HCM | KIF | MOR | NOR | REH | SKA | SKI | SKJ | SØN | TTH |
| Aalborg Håndbold | | 24–27 | 27–24 | 31–28 | 25–26 | 24–29 | 33–25 | 27–25 | 27–19 | 30–26 | 25–27 | 28–24 | 23–21 | 23–30 |
| Århus Håndbold | 26–27 | | 23–29 | 31–27 | 29–27 | 25–25 | 27–15 | 26–20 | 25–19 | 27–22 | 24–30 | 35–29 | 26–27 | 27–22 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 24–19 | 38–30 | | 24–21 | 30–21 | 24–18 | 25–22 | 23–16 | 28–17 | 28–28 | 33–22 | 26–29 | 26–20 | 25–28 |
| GOG Håndbold | 25–28 | 31–22 | 27–22 | | 31–29 | 24–26 | 24–23 | 30–26 | 28–21 | 24–26 | 22–16 | 24–27 | 26–26 | 30–20 |
| HC Midtjylland | 26–26 | 27–29 | 23–25 | 27–34 | | 25–24 | 28–21 | 32–20 | 25–24 | 24–21 | 36–19 | 21–30 | 24–25 | 26–28 |
| KIF Kolding København | 25–25 | 20–20 | 25–25 | 27–29 | 30–20 | | 24–24 | 25–20 | 26–22 | 29–21 | 20–16 | 28–26 | 30–20 | 30–26 |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | 29–25 | 23–25 | 26–29 | 24–23 | 33–31 | 25–25 | | 24–25 | 28–19 | 25–25 | 27–23 | 25–30 | 25–28 | 24–28 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | 20–20 | 26–30 | 30–26 | 31–27 | 26–27 | 20–29 | 22–22 | | 21–19 | 24–28 | 24–23 | 28–29 | 22–25 | 22–25 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 25–24 | 19–25 | 24–19 | 19–33 | 28–21 | 22–20 | 26–23 | 20–27 | | 21–21 | 31–19 | 21–26 | 22–27 | 23–29 |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | 25–22 | 21–22 | 23–21 | 26–28 | 27–19 | 20–29 | 26–21 | 26–23 | 25–28 | | 27–26 | 24–23 | 21–20 | 21–22 |
| Skive fH | 28–32 | 19–25 | 21–26 | 17–30 | 16–27 | 16–31 | 23–26 | 25–23 | 22–24 | 20–19 | | 23–36 | 29–27 | 22–32 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 27–26 | 29–29 | 24–24 | 26–29 | 32–29 | 29–24 | 33–25 | 23–30 | 27–23 | 30–22 | 30–27 | | 31–31 | 23–31 |
| SønderjyskE Herrer | 25–25 | 27–25 | 17–23 | 23–23 | 22–21 | 19–22 | 22–22 | 29–27 | 22–29 | 25–21 | 29–25 | 27–28 | | 27–28 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | 27–30 | 30–35 | 26–25 | 30–26 | 35–32 | 24–24 | 24–25 | 36–22 | 25–20 | 29–27 | 30–19 | 26–25 | 28–26 | |
No. 1-8 from the regular season divided into two groups with the top two will advance to the semifinals

### Top Goalscorers - Regular Season

    As of matches played on 23 March 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Patrick Wiesmach Larsen | Team Tvis Holstebro | 167 |
| 2 | Bo Spellerberg | KIF Kolding København | 152 |
| 3 | Cornelius Kragh Aastrup | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 150 |
| 4 | Tim Sørensen | Skanderborg Håndbold | 146 |
| 5 | Kasper Søndergaard | Skjern Håndbold | 137 |
| 6 | Tobias Ellebæk | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 134 |
| 7 | Andreas Holst Jensen | GOG | 127 |
| 8 | Peter Balling | Team Tvis Holstebro | 125 |
| 9 | Kasper Gudnitz | HC Midtjylland | 117 |
| 10 | Sander Sagosen | Aalborg Håndbold | 116 |

## Winner's playoff
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 155 | +6 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Skjern Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 156 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 148 | 157 | −9 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | TTH | BSV | SKJ | SØN |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | | 30–28 | 24–27 | 25–21 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26–24 | | 25–24 | 27–22 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 27–25 | 31–23 | | 24–30 |
| SønderjyskE Herrer | 22–23 | 24–32 | 29–26 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | KIF Kolding København | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 147 | +7 | 10 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | GOG Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 155 | +9 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Aalborg Håndbold | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 157 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Århus Håndbold | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 148 | 168 | −20 | 3 | |
| Home \ Away | AAR | KIF | GOG | AAL |
| Århus Håndbold | | 23–27 | 26–26 | 29–29 |
| KIF Kolding København | 26–21 | | 26–26 | 27–25 |
| GOG Håndbold | 31–25 | 26–26 | | 29–2 |
| Aalborg Håndbold | 29–24 | 26–22 | 25–26 | |

## Playoff
### Semifinal

| Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 18/5 | 21/5 | GOG | Team Tvis Holstebro | 52-58 | 27-28 | 25-30 |
| 18/5 | 22/5 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | KIF Kolding København | 55-51 | 24-23 | 31-28 |

### 3rd place

| Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 25/5 | 28/5 | GOG | KIF Kolding København | 58-56 | 32-27 | 29-26 |

### Final

| Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 25/5 | 28/5 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Team Tvis Holstebro | 52-46 | 27-20 | 26-25 |

## Relegation playoff

No. 12-13 from Håndboldligaen and no. 2-3 from the first division is meet each other for the last 2 seats. The winner stays in the league. the loser relegated to Division 1,

### Group 1

| Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 15/4 | 21/4 | Odder | HC Midtjylland | 49-51 | 29-25 | 26-20 |

### Group 2

| Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 12/4 | 18/4 | TM Tønder | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 46-45 | 29-25 | 20-17 |

## Number of teams by regions

| | Region | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 7 | Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Skanderborg Håndbold, Skive fH, Skjern Håndbold, Team Tvis Holstebro |
| 2 | Syddanmark | 4 | KIF Kolding København, GOG, Ribe-Esbjerg HH, SønderjyskE |
| 3 | Nordjylland | 2 | Aalborg Håndbold, Mors-Thy Håndbold |
| 4 | Hovedstaden | 1 | Nordsjælland Håndbold |

## All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Kasper Hvidt (KIF)
* Left Wing: Magnus Landin Jacobsen (KIF)
* Left Back: Bo Spellerberg (KIF)
* Centre Back: Sander Sagosen (AAL)
* Pivot: Bjarte Myrhol (SKJ)
* Right Back: Kasper Søndergaard (SKJ)
* Right Wing: Patrick Wiesmach Larsen (TTH)

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 6 June 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Patrick Wiesmach Larsen | Team Tvis Holstebro | 217 |
| 2 | Bo Spellerberg | KIF Kolding København | 198 |
| 3 | Andreas Holst Jensen | GOG | 175 |
| 4 | Kasper Søndergaard | Skjern Håndbold | 169 |
| 5 | Sander Sagosen | Aalborg Håndbold | 153 |
| 6 | Cornelius Kragh Aastrup | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 150 |
| 7 | Minik Dahl Høegh | GOG | 127 |
| 8 | Tim Sørensen | Skanderborg Håndbold | 146 |
| 8 | Martin Larsen | Aalborg Håndbold | 146 |
| 10 | Nikolaj Markussen | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 141 |