# 2014–15 Håndboldligaen

The 2014–15 Håndboldligaen (known as the Boxer Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.
KIF Kolding København won the championship, when they beat Skjern Håndbold in the final. Odder Håndbold was relegated, as they finished last in the regular season. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold was also relegated, as they finished 12th in the regular season, and afterwards lost the promotion/relegation play-off to Skive fH.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2014–15 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| AaB Håndbold | Aalborg | Gigantium | 4,500 |
| Aarhus Håndbold | Aarhus | NRGi Arena | 4,700 |
| 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 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn | Lemvig | Vestjysk BANK Arena | 1,400 |
| Mors-Thy | Nykøbing Mors | Jyske Bank Mors Arena | 1,500 |
| Odder | Odder | Spektrum Odder | 700 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Ribe | Ribe Fritidscenter | 2,200 |
| Skanderborg | Skanderborg | Morten Børup Hallen | 550 |
| Skjern | Skjern | Skjern Bank Arena | 2,400 |
| 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 2014–15 Håndboldligaen, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AaB 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, Fyske Bank |
| HC Midtjylland | Allan Witt | Patrick Westerholm | hummel | eptools, KP Industri |
| KIF Kolding Copenhagen | Jens Boesen | Aron Kristjánsson | Kempa | TREFOR |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn | Troels Banggaard | Arne Damgaard | hummel | Vestjysk Bank |
| Mors-Thy | Johannes Søndergaard | Jan Paulsen | hummel | Jyske Bank |
| Odder | Henrik Bentsen | Morten Secher | hummel | Kvickly |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Rikke Tangaa | Sune Agerschou | hummel | fros |
| Skanderborg | Jens Christensen | Nicolej Krickau | Puma | AVR, Skanderborg kommune |
| Skjern | Henning Kjærgaard | Ole Nørgaard | Puma | Skjern Bank |
| SønderjyskE | Klaus B. Rasmussen | Morten Henriksen | Diadora | SeaDane Travel |
| Tvis Holstebro | Jacob Ørngreen Jørgensen | Klavs Bruun Jørgensen | hummel | Vestjysk Bank |

## Regular season
### Standings

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | KIF Kolding Copenhagen | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 741 | 613 | +128 | 45 |
| 2 | Aalborg Håndbold | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 657 | 602 | +55 | 38 |
| 3 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 674 | 634 | +40 | 35 |
| 4 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 743 | 668 | +75 | 34 |
| 5 | Skjern Håndbold | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 747 | 691 | +56 | 32 |
| 6 | HC Midtjylland | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 670 | 661 | +9 | 28 |
| 7 | GOG Håndbold | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 706 | 672 | +34 | 27 |
| 8 | Aarhus Håndbold | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 691 | 690 | +1 | 27 |
| 9 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 630 | 626 | +4 | 25 |
| 10 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 631 | 638 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 664 | 696 | −32 | 24 |
| 12 | Lemvig-Thyborøn | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 665 | 776 | −111 | 11 |
| 13 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 647 | 733 | −86 | 10 |
| 14 | Odder Håndbold | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 635 | 801 | −166 | 4 |
* Championship Round
* Relegation Round
* Relegation
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014

### Schedule and results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Aalborg | | 29–24 | 23–22 | 26–20 | 23-20 | 30–26 | 30–20 | 27–25 | 36–28 | 26–18 | 26–22 | 24–24 | 28–24 | 24–24 |
| Aarhus Håndbold | 23–16 | | 25–29 | 24-24 | 23–23 | 29-26 | 30–29 | 25-16 | 33–23 | 29–29 | 34–29 | 21–28 | 24–25 | 23–21 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 27-24 | 29–27 | | 22–20 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 29–22 | 29–16 | 32–25 | 23–22 | 31–26 | 25-21 | 29-25 | 32–33 |
| GOG Gudme | 22-22 | 30–27 | 24–25 | | 28–28 | 26-25 | 34–24 | 27–30 | 40–25 | 20–18 | 32–27 | 24-27 | 24–24 | 18–26 |
| HC Midtjylland | 27–26 | 25-26 | 31–24 | 28–28 | | 28–30 | 27–25 | 25-24 | 28–25 | 26–20 | 21–28 | 31–27 | 26–26 | 29-30 |
| KIF Kolding Copenhagen | 20–20 | 31–23 | 24–20 | 34–28 | 30–24 | | 38–26 | 23–19 | 33-20 | 26-22 | 29–17 | 30–27 | 30-19 | 30–26 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn | 21-22 | 34–30 | 20–28 | 31–35 | 27–32 | 29–37 | | 29–27 | 29–29 | 19-25 | 33–30 | 26–34 | 29-31 | 28–27 |
| Mors-Thy | 22–23 | 26–28 | 24-23 | 26-29 | 20–17 | 22–26 | 27–19 | | 31–16 | 19–18 | 33–25 | 27–23 | 19–18 | 22–27 |
| Odder | 22–27 | 23–33 | 22–29 | 19–41 | 27–28 | 24–28 | 24-32 | 23–24 | | 23–32 | 35–26 | 29–29 | 22–27 | 20–30 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | 24–26 | 29–25 | 30–19 | 23–18 | 21–21 | 27–28 | 24–19 | 26–24 | 31-25 | | 25–21 | 29–29 | 27–31 | 25-33 |
| Skanderborg | 25-24 | 26–28 | 19–25 | 20–29 | 26–30 | 23–29 | 27–23 | 25-28 | 29-20 | 13–19 | | 27–28 | 29–22 | 27-38 |
| Skjern | 22–30 | 34-24 | 24–24 | 30–24 | 29-19 | 30-31 | 29–22 | 38–32 | 31–29 | 37–25 | 30–28 | | 35–26 | 34–25 |
| SønderjyskE | 27–21 | 31–27 | 22–26 | 35–34 | 20–30 | 19–28 | 35–24 | 22–24 | 28–25 | 19-21 | 30-29 | 26–22 | | 24–29 |
| Tvis Holstebro | 23–24 | 25–26 | 37-31 | 26–27 | 23–23 | 19–24 | 35-25 | 27–24 | 34-32 | 27–20 | 31–23 | 33–25 | 34–28 | |
No .1-8 from the regular season divided into two groups with the top two will advance to the semifinals

### Group 1

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | KIF Kolding København | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 150 | +17 | 10 |
| 2 | Skjern Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 174 | -5 | 5 |
| 4 | Aarhus Håndbold | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 173 | -12 | 4 |
| | KIF | HOL | SKJ | AAR |
| KIF Kolding København | | 33–24 | 31–20 | 23–22 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | 32-23 | | 24–30 | 39-32 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 27–26 | 29-24 | | 23–29 |
| Aarhus Håndbold | 25-31 | 27-26 | 26-31 | |

### Group 2

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 132 | +25 | 13 |
| 2 | Aalborg Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 155 | +13 | 10 |
| 3 | GOG Gudme | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 155 | 169 | -14 | 3 |
| 4 | HC Midtjylland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 149 | 173 | -24 | 1 |
| | AAL | BSV | HCM | GOG |
| Aalborg Håndbold | | 25–28 | 31-27 | 33–27 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 22-19 | | 32-22 | 26-24 |
| HC Midtjylland | 26–29 | 19-25 | | 28–29 |
| GOG | 25-31 | 23-24 | 27-27 | |

## 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 |
| 9/5 | 23/5 | Aalborg Håndbold | KIF Kolding København | 49-52 | 21-27 | 28-25 |
| 10/5 | 24/5 | Skjern Håndbold | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 52-46 | 31-25 | 21-21 |

## 3rd place

Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.
| Dato | Dato | 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 |
| 28/5 | 31/5 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Aalborg Håndbold | 52-43 | 24-18 | 28-25 |

## Final

Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.
| Dato | Dato | 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 |
| 28/5 | 31/5 | Skjern Håndbold | KIF Kolding København | 45-50 | 24-30 | 21-20 |

## 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

| Dato | Dato | 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 |
| 29/3 | 5/4 | Skive fH | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 53-46 | 30-23 | 23-23 |

### Group 2

| Dato | Dato | 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 |
| 30/3 | 6/4 | Randers HH | Skanderborg Håndbold | 55-57 | 26-28 | 29-29 |

## Number of teams by regions

| | Region | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 8 | Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Lemvig-Thyborøn, Odder, Skanderborg, Skjern and Tvis Holstebro |
| 2 | Syddanmark | 4 | GOG, KIF Kolding Copenhagen, Ribe-Esbjerg and SønderjyskE |
| 3 | Nordjylland | 2 | Aalborg Håndbold and Mors-Thy |

## Top goalscorers

Statistics.
    As of 1 June 2015
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 205 |
| 2 | Søren Nørgård | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 178 |
| 3 | Michael Damgaard | Team Tvis Holstebro | 177 |
| 4 | Kristian Klitgaard | Odder Håndbold | 163 |
| 5 | Mads Christiansen | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 157 |
| 6 | Bo Spellerberg | KIF Kolding København | 156 |
| 7 | Henrik Møllgaard | Skjern Håndbold | 151 |
| 8 | Håvard Tvedten | Aalborg Håndbold | 149 |
| 9 | Minik Dahl Høegh | GOG | 138 |
| 9 | Sebastian Skube | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 138 |
| 9 | Lasse Mikkelsen | Skjern Håndbold | 138 |

## All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Sebastian Frandsen (REHH)
* Left Wing: Søren Nørgård (LTH)
* Left Back: Michael Damgaard (THH)
* Centre Back: Sebastian Skube (BSV)
* Pivot: Cyril Viudes (KIF)
* Right Back: Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen (BSV)
* Right Wing: Patrick Wiesmach Larsen (THH)