Danish Men's Handball League
The Danish Men's Handball League, formerly known as Primo Tours Ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Men's Handball League are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The current champions are Aalborg Håndbold, who gained fourth second title in June 2019.
Season
The Danish Men's Handball League season consists of 14 teams, each playing 26 regular season games. The eight best teams of the regular season advance to further games, where they are divided into two groups of four teams each. No. 1 and 2 from the regular season start with 2 points. No. 3 and 4 start with 1 point, while no. 5-8 start with no points. After these six games the two group winners meet in the championship finals, while the runners-up will play for the bronze medals. Both the finals and the bronze matches are played as a "best of 3" series. The lowest placed team of the regular season is directly relegated to the second-best division, and replaced by the winner of this. The teams finishing as 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 will together with no. 2, 3 and 4 from 1st division be divided in two groups of four teams each. The group winners and the runners-up will qualify for the league in the next season. No. 3 in each group will meet each other in up to three games to play for the last spot in the league. The loser and no. 4 in each group will play the 1st division the following season.Teams
The fourteen men's teams for the 2019-20 season are:Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
Aalborg Håndbold | Aalborg | Jutlander Bank Arena | 5,009 |
Aarhus Håndbold | Aarhus | Ceres Arena | 5,001 |
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Bjerringbro | Silkeborg-Hallerne | 2,845 |
GOG | Gudme | Gudme-Hallerne | 2,265 |
Lemvig-Thyborøn | Lemvig | Vestjysk BANK Arena | 1,400 |
KIF Kolding | Kolding | Tre-For Arena | 5,182 |
Mors-Thy | Nykøbing Mors Thisted | Jyske Bank Mors Arena Thy Hallen | 2,296 1,284 |
Nordsjælland Håndbold | Helsinge Hillerød | Helsinge-Hallen Royal Stage | 1,600 3,000 |
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 | Broager Sparekasse Skansen | 2,200 |
TTH Holstebro | Holstebro | Idrætscenter Vest | 3,250 |
Fredericia HK | Fredericia | Fredericia Idrætscenter | 2,225 |
Champions
The complete list of the Danish men's handball champions since 1936.Total titles won
The following clubs have won the Danish championship.Club | Winners |
KIF Kolding | 14 |
Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening | 13 |
IF Ajax | 9 |
GOG | 7 |
Aalborg Håndbold | 5 |
Helsingør IF | 5 |
Aarhus KFUM | 5 |
Fredericia KFUM | 5 |
AGF | 4 |
Skjern Håndbold | 2 |
AG København | 2 |
Skovbakken | 2 |
IF Stadion | 2 |
IF Vidar | 2 |
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 1 |
FCK Håndbold | 1 |
Virum-Sorgenfri HK | 1 |
HIK | 1 |
Gladsaxe/HG | 1 |
Efterslægten | 1 |
Tarup HK | 1 |
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Danish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.;Country ranking:
EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
- 4. LNH Division 1
- 5. Polish Superliga
- 6. Danish Handball League
- 7. Macedonian Handball Super League
- 8. Croatian Premier Handball League
EHF Club Ranking as of 3 March 2019:
- 27. Skjern
- 30. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
- 35. TTH Holstebro
- 39. KIF Kolding
- 43. Aalborg