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 ArenaBrøndby Hall 2,6504,500 Mors-Thy Nykøbing Mors Jyske Bank Mors Arena 1,500 Nordsjælland Håndbold HelsingeHillerød Helsinge-HallenFrederiksborgCentret 1,6001,100 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
! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014
Schedule and results
No. 1-8 from the regular season divided into two groups with the top two will advance to the semifinals
Top Goalscorers - Regular Season
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
Group 2
Playoff
Semifinal
DateHome team in 1. matchHome team in 2. matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. 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
DateHome team in 1. match Home team in 2. matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. match25/5 28/5 GOG KIF Kolding København 58-5632-27 29-26
Final
DateHome team in 1. matchHome team in 2. matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. match25/5 28/5Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Team Tvis Holstebro52-4627-20 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
DateHome team in 1. matchHome team in 2. matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. match 15/4 21/4 Odder HC Midtjylland 49-51 29-25 26-20
Group 2
DateHome team in 1. matchHome team in 2. matchResult1. match2. matchAgg.1. match2. match 12/4 18/4 TM Tønder Nordsjælland Håndbold 46-45 29-25 20-17
Number of teams by regions RegionNo. teamsTeams1Midtjylland7Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Skanderborg Håndbold, Skive fH, Skjern Håndbold, Team Tvis Holstebro2Syddanmark4KIF Kolding København, GOG, Ribe-Esbjerg HH, SønderjyskE3Nordjylland2Aalborg Håndbold, Mors-Thy Håndbold4Hovedstaden 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)
Coach of the season Patrick Westerholm - TTH Holstebro
Top goalscorers
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 1278 Tim Sørensen Skanderborg Håndbold146 Martin Larsen Aalborg Håndbold 10 Nikolaj Markussen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 141
References
External links Danish Handball Federaration