The 2018–19 Håndboldligaen was the 83rd season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold and TMS Ringsted were the promoted teams from the 1st Division.

Aalborg Håndbold won the title after beating GOG Håndbold in the final 2–1 in matches. TMS Ringsted was relegated after finishing last in the regular season.

Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2018–19 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Jutlander Bank Arena 5,009 Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus Ceres Arena 5,001 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Bjerringbro Jysk Arena 2,845 GOG Gudme SU`VI:T Arena 2,265 KIF Kolding Kolding Kolding Hallen 5,182 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold Lemvig Arena Vestjylland Forsikring 1,400 Mors-Thy Nykøbing Mors Thisted Jyske Bank Mors Arena Thy Hallen 2,296 1,284 Nordsjælland Håndbold HelsingeHillerød Helsinge-HallenFrederiksborgCentret 1,6001,100 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 Skansen 2,200 TMS Ringsted Ringsted Ringsted-Hallen 1,600 TTH Holstebro Holstebro Idrætscenter Vest 3,250

Personnel and kits Following is the list of clubs competing in 2018–19 Håndboldligaen, with their manager, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor. Team President Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Aalborg Håndbold Jan Larsen Stefan Madsen 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 Nicolej Krickau Select Fynske Bank, EnergiFyn TMS Ringsted Henrik Dudek Christian Dalmose Puma Borup KIF Kolding Jens Boesen Lars Frederiksen H2O Sportswear Jolly Cola, EWII Mors-Thy Håndbold Johannes Søndergaard Søren Hansen hummel Jyske Bank Nordsjælland Håndbold Jørgen Simonsen Ian Marko Fog hummel GF Forsikring Ribe-Esbjerg Holger Refslund Jan Leslie hummel fros Skanderborg Håndbold Jens Christensen Nick Rasmussen Puma AVR, Skanderborg kommune Skjern Håndbold Henning Kjærgaard Ole Nørgaard Puma Skjern Bank SønderjyskE Klaus B. Rasmussen Kasper Christensen Diadora SeaDane Travel TTH Holstebro Jørgen S. Hansen Patrick Westerholm hummel Vestjysk Bank Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold Claus Uhrenholt hummel Vestjyske 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 Goals1 Anders Eggert Skjern Håndbold1712 Magnus Bramming TTH Holstebro1663 Johan Meklenborg Nordsjælland Håndbold1484 Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg1445 Aaron Mensing SønderjyskE Herrer1436 Jóhan Hansen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg1387 Emil Jakobsen GOG Håndbold1338 Nikolaj Læsø Århus Håndbold1329 Ómar Ingi Magnússon Aalborg Håndbold12910 Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen Mors-Thy Håndbold127

Overall season Rank Player Club Goals1 Anders Eggert Skjern Håndbold2232 Magnus Bramming TTH Holstebro2113 Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg2074 Lasse Møller GOG Håndbold1975 Jóhan Hansen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg1936 Emil Jakobsen GOG Håndbold1867 Sebastian Barthold Aalborg Håndbold1758 Ómar Ingi Magnússon Aalborg Håndbold1969 Eivind Tangen Skjern Håndbold16610 Nikolaj Læsø Århus Håndbold165

Winner's playoff

Group 1

Group 2

Playoff

Semifinal DateHome team in the 1st match & 3rd matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults1st match2nd match3rd match1st match2nd match3rd match 22–05–19 26–05–19 - Aalborg Håndbold Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 34–32 32–34 - 22–05–19 26–05–19 30–05–19 GOG Håndbold Skjern Håndbold 28–25 30–31 28–25 ! 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.

3rd place

DateHome team in the 1st match & 3rd matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults1st match2nd match3rd match1st match2nd match3rd match 02–06–19 05–06–19 - Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Skjern Håndbold 32–35 38–32 - ! 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

DateHome team in the 1st match & 3rd matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults1st match2nd match3rd match1st match2nd match3rd match 02–06–19 06–06–19 09–06–19 Aalborg Håndbold GOG Håndbold 30–33 31–31 38–32

! 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 playoff No. 5 from the relegation playoff and winner, of the playoff match between 2nd and 3rd, from the first division is meet each other for the last seat. The winner stays in the league. the loser relegated to Division 1.

Number of teams by regions RegionNo. teamsTeams1Midtjylland5Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Skanderborg Håndbold, Skjern Håndbold, TTH Holstebro2Syddanmark5KIF Kolding København, GOG, Ribe-Esbjerg HH, SønderjyskE3Nordjylland3Aalborg Håndbold, Mors-Thy Håndbold, Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold4Hovedstaden 1 Nordsjælland Håndbold

Coach of the season Stefan Madsen - Aalborg Håndbold

References

External links Danish Handball Federaration