# 2022–23 Håndboldligaen

The 2022–23 Håndboldligaen (known as the HTH Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th season of the Danish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Denmark. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league. HC Midtjylland was promoted from the 1st Division.
GOG Håndbold won the title, when they beat Aalborg Håndbold in the finals. GOG Håndbold won the regular season. This was the second time in a row GOG won the Danish Championship. HC Midtjylland were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season.

## Teams
### Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2022–23 season:
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Aalborg Håndbold | Aalborg | Sparekassen Danmark Arena | 5,000 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold | Silkeborg | Jysk Arena | 3.900 |
| Fredericia HK | Fredericia | thansen Arena | 2.700 |
| GOG Håndbold | Gudme | Phønix Tag Arena | 2.645 |
| HC Midtjylland | Herning | Sportscenter Herning | 1.700 |
| KIF Håndbold | Kolding | Sydbank Arena | 4.500 |
| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | Lemvig | Arena Vestjylland Forsikring | 1.400 |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | Nykøbing Mors Thisted | Sparekassen Thy Arena Mors Thyhallen | 1.500 1.336 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Helsinge Helsingør Hillerød | Helsinge Hallerne Helsingørhallen Royal Stage Hillerød | 1.500 2.400 3.040 |
| Ribe-Esbjerg | Esbjerg Ribe | Blue Water Dokken Ribe Fritidscenter | 3.570 2.000 |
| Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | Aarhus Skanderborg | Ceres Arena Fælledhallen | 4.700 1.790 |
| Skjern Håndbold | Skjern | Skjern Bank Arena | 2.400 |
| SønderjyskE | Sønderborg | Broager Sparekasse Skansen | 2.200 |
| TTH Holstebro | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3.250 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aalborg Håndbold | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 828 | 710 | +118 | 45 | Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League |
| 2 | GOG Håndbold | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 897 | 797 | +100 | 45 | Championship Play-Off |
| 3 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 785 | 729 | +56 | 38 | Championship Play-Off |
| 4 | Skjern Håndbold | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 743 | 699 | +44 | 33 | Championship Play-Off |
| 5 | KIF Kolding | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 742 | 714 | +28 | 33 | Championship Play-Off |
| 6 | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 790 | 733 | +57 | 32 | Championship Play-Off |
| 7 | Fredericia HK | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 755 | 772 | −17 | 26 | Championship Play-Off |
| 8 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 777 | 797 | −20 | 22 | Championship Play-Off |
| 9 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 734 | 778 | −44 | 21 | |
| 10 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 743 | 761 | −18 | 20 | |
| 11 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 712 | 767 | −55 | 15 | |
| 12 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 706 | 774 | −68 | 15 | |
| 13 | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 662 | 761 | −99 | 12 | |
| 14 | HC Midtjylland | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 691 | 773 | −82 | 7 | Relegated |

## Second round
### Championship round
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aalborg Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 183 | +12 | 10 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Skjern Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 160 | +17 | 10 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 173 | 187 | −14 | 5 | |
| 4 | KIF Kolding | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 161 | 176 | −15 | 2 | |
* ↑ Aalborg Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ Skjern Håndbold were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | GOG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Fredericia HK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 175 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 181 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 179 | −17 | 3 | |
* ↑ GOG were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

## Playoffs
### Semifinals

Semifinals were played best-of-three format. Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.
| Date | Date | Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Agg. | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | 1. match | 2. match | 3. match |
| 21.05 | 24.05 | 28.05 | 93-78 | Aalborg Håndbold | Fredericia HK | 31-22 | 29-30 | 33-26 |
| 21.05 | 24.05 | | 71-55 | GOG | Skjern Håndbold | 34-25 | 37-30 | |
! 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 playoff

Semifinals were played best-of-three format. Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.
| Date | Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 3. match |
| 31.05 | 04.06 | 10.06 | Skjern | Fredericia | 84-78 | 34-23 | 25-27 | 25-28 |
! 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.

### Finals

Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.
| Date | Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 1. match |
| 31.05 | 04.06 | 10.06 | Aalborg Håndbold | GOG | 97-97 | 30-31 | 34-29 | 33-37 |
! 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 round
### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 101 | +7 | 10 | |
| 10 | SønderjyskE Håndbold | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 121 | +4 | 8 | |
| 11 | TTH Holstebro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 111 | −2 | 4 | |
| 12 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 114 | −1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 115 | −8 | 0 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
* ↑ Mors-Thy Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ SønderjyskE Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ TTH Holstebro were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ Nordsjælland Håndbold were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

### Promotion/relegation play-offs

The second and third placed team in the 1st Division meet in the semifinal. The loser of the relegation group meets the winner in the final.

#### Semifinal

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 3. match |
| 21.04 | 04.05 | - | Team Sydhavsøerne | Skive fH | 65-61 | 27-24 | 28-27 | - |
! 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 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1. match | Home team in 2. match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 3. match |
| 14.05 | 17.06 | - | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | Team Sydhavsøerne | 66-46 | 32-24 | 34-22 | - |
! 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

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Emil Jakobsen | GOG Håndbold | 252 |
| 2 | Bjarke Christensen | TTH Holstebro | 201 |
| 3 | Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 200 |
| 4 | Simon Pytlick | GOG Håndbold | 194 |
| 5 | Lukas Jørgensen | GOG Håndbold | 183 |
| 6 | Eivind Tangen | Skjern Håndbold | 174 |
| 7 | Thomas Arnoldsen | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 165 |
| 8 | Kristian Stoklund | Fredericia HK | 164 |
| 9 | Felix Claar | Aalborg Håndbold | 162 |
| 9 | Morten Balling | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 162 |
| 9 | Andreas Lang | SønderjyskE Håndbold | 162 |
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