Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Håndboldligaen | |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1936; 90 years ago (1936) |
| Administrator | DHF |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | Aalborg Håndbold (7th title) (2023–24) |
| Most titles | KIF Kolding (14 titles) |
| Relegation to | 1st Division |
| Domestic cup | Danish Cup |
| International cups | EHF Champions League EHF European League |
| Official website | tophaandbold |
TheHerreligaen (men's league), formerly known asHerrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's topDanish professionalhandball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The current champions areAalborg Håndbold.
The Herreligaen season consists of 14 teams, each playing 26regular 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 top teams in each group will play semifinals. No. 1 from one group is up against no. 2 from the other. The winners will meet in finals, while the losers will play against each other for the bronze medal. Semifinals, finals, and bronze games are all played in best of 3.
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 are put in a group where they will play against each other. In the second-best division, the teams that end up 2nd and 3rd will play against each other in best of 3. The winner of those games will get to meet the lowest placed team from the 9-13 group from the top league, yet again in best of 3. The winner will get to play in the top league next season, while the loser plays in the second-best division.
The teams for the 2024–25 season are:
The complete list of the Danish men's handball champions since 1936.
The following clubs have won the Danish championship.
| Club | Winners |
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| KIF Kolding | 14 |
| Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening | 13 |
| IF Ajax | 9 |
| GOG | 9 |
| Aalborg Håndbold | 8 |
| 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 |
| Hellerup IK | 1 |
| Gladsaxe/HG | 1 |
| Efterslægten | 1 |
| Tarup HK | 1 |
The following data indicatesDanish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
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EHF League Ranking for 2021/22 season:[1]
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EHF Club Ranking as of 25 September 2025:[2]
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