# 2023–24 Håndboldligaen

The 2023–24 Håndboldligaen (known as the HTH Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of the Danish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Denmark. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league. TMS Ringsted was promoted from the 1st Division.
Aalborg Håndbold won the title, when they beat Fredericia HK in the finals. Aalborg Håndbold won also the regular season. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season.

## Teams
### Arenas and locations

The following 14 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2023–24 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 |
| TMS Ringsted | Ringsted | Ringsted-Hallen | 1,600 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 839 | 710 | +129 | 46 | Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League |
| 2 | Fredericia HK | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 758 | 705 | +53 | 39 | Championship Play-Off |
| 3 | GOG Håndbold | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 862 | 791 | +71 | 33 | Championship Play-Off |
| 4 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 768 | 730 | +38 | 31 | Championship Play-Off |
| 5 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 798 | 769 | +29 | 31 | Championship Play-Off |
| 6 | Skjern Håndbold | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 736 | 730 | +6 | 26 | Championship Play-Off |
| 7 | TMS Ringsted | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 751 | 786 | −35 | 26 | Championship Play-Off |
| 8 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 780 | 785 | −5 | 25 | Championship Play-Off |
| 9 | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 680 | 712 | −32 | 24 | |
| 10 | SønderjyskE Herrer | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 740 | 754 | −14 | 22 | |
| 11 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 735 | 789 | −54 | 18 | |
| 12 | KIF Kolding | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 744 | 774 | −30 | 16 | |
| 13 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 729 | 786 | −57 | 14 | |
| 14 | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 704 | 803 | −99 | 13 | Relegated |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aalborg Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 164 | +40 | 12 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 196 | −10 | 7 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 189 | 192 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 195 | −27 | 4 | |
* ↑ Aalborg Håndbold 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.

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fredericia HK | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 165 | +10 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Skjern Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 172 | +12 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | GOG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 186 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | TMS Ringsted | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 189 | −21 | 4 | |
* ↑ Fredericia HK were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ GOG 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 | Home team in 1st match and 3rd match | Home team in 2nd match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1st match and 3rd match | Home team in 2nd match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 3. match |
| 16.05 | 19.05 | | 63-51 | Aalborg Håndbold | Skjern Håndbold | 29-26 | 34-25 | |
| 16.05 | 19.05 | 22.05 | 84-75 | Fredericia HK | Ribe-Esbjerg | 27-27 | 23-23 | 34-25 |
! 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.

### 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 1st match and 3rd match | Home team in 2nd match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1st match and 3rd match | Home team in 2nd match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 3. match |
| 26.05 | 29.05 | 01.06 | Skjern | Ribe-Esbjerg | 102-91 | 31-35 | 32-25 | 39-31 |
! 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 1st match and 3rd match | Home team in 2nd match | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | 3. match | Home team in 1st match and 3rd match | Home team in 2nd match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match | 1. match |
| 26.05 | 29.05 | 01.06 | Aalborg Håndbold | Fredericia HK | 88-82 | 31-26 | 30-31 | 27-26 |
! 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 | SønderjyskE Håndbold | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 110 | +2 | 8 | |
| 10 | KIF Kolding | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 117 | +12 | 7 | |
| 11 | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 117 | −9 | 4 | |
| 12 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 116 | −1 | 4 | |
| 13 | TTH Holstebro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 122 | −4 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
* ↑ SønderjyskE Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ KIF Kolding were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
* ↑ Skanderborg Aarhus 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.

### 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 | Home team in 1st match | Home team in 2nd match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1st match | Home team in 2nd match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 04.04 | 09.04 | HC Midtjylland | Skive fH | 53-62 | 25-29 | 33-28 |
! 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.

#### Final

| Date | Date | Home team in 1st match | Home team in 2nd match | Result | Result | Result |
| 1. match | 2. match | Home team in 1st match | Home team in 2nd match | Agg. | 1. match | 2. match |
| 22.04 | 26.04 | TTH Holstebro | Skive fH | 63-52 | 29-24 | 28-34 |
! 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 | 231 |
| 2 | Nicolaj Jørgensen | SønderjyskE Håndbold | 227 |
| 3 | Tobias Nielsen | TMS Ringsted | 204 |
| 4 | Jeppe Gade | Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold | 200 |
| 5 | Noah Gaudin | Skjern Håndbold | 186 |
| 6 | Anders Kragh Martinusen | Fredericia HK | 181 |
| 7 | William Aar | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 180 |
| 8 | Morten Hempel Jensen | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | 166 |
| 9 | Mathias Jørgensen | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | 165 |
| 10 | Aaron Mensing | GOG | 158 |
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