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2020–21 Håndboldligaen

For the women's league, see 2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen.

The 2020–21 Håndboldligaen (known as the HTH Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th 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 were promoted from the 1st Division the previous season.[1]

Aalborg Håndbold won the title, when they beat Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the finals. GOG Håndbold won the regular season.

Relegation/promotion

TMS Ringsted finished last in the table, and should thus by league rules have been relegated. However, in April 2021, after the conclusion of the regular season, Aarhus Håndbold, was declared bankrupt.[2] Their team was pulled out of the league, and their matches were considered not contested.

Nordsjælland Håndbold won the First Division, the second tier, and was thus promoted to the Håndboldligaen. Skive fH won the First Division play-off round and thus had to meet the worst placed team in the Håndboldligaen relegation round. This would be Aarhus Håndbold, as they had not competed, and thus had not gained any points at all. However, TMS Ringsted decided to appeal the relegation, and it was found that due to Aarhus Håndbold's bankruptcy, they had the right to remain in the league. This was decided after Skive fH had already secured promotion, as Aarhus Håndbold could not compete. This meant that only one team was relegated, but two were promoted. Therefore it was decided that for the following season the league would have 15, not 14 teams. [3]

Teams


Arenas and locations

The following 15 clubs competed in the Håndboldligaen during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity
Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Jutlander Bank Arena 5,009
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Bjerringbro Silkeborg-Hallerne 2,845
Fredericia Håndboldklub Fredericia Fredericia Idrætscenter 2,225
GOG Gudme Gudme-Hallerne 2,265
KIF Kolding Kolding Tre-For Arena 5,182
Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold Lemvig Vestjysk BANK Arena 1,400
Mors-Thy Håndbold 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 HH Esbjerg
Ribe 		Blue Water Dokken
Invactor Arena 		3,386
1,976
Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold Skanderborg
Aarhus 		Fælledhallen
Ceres Arena 		1,700
5,000
Skive fH Skive Interfjord Arena 2,100
Skjern Håndbold Skjern Skjern Bank Arena 3,264
SønderjyskE Sønderborg Broager Sparekasse Skansen 2,200
TTH Holstebro Holstebro Idrætscenter Vest 3,250
TMS Ringsted Ringsted Ringsted-Hallen 1,600

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Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 GOG Håndbold 26 19 4 3 836 739 +97 42 Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League
2 Aalborg Håndbold 26 20 1 5 839 742 +97 41 Championship Play-Off
3 Team Tvis Holstebro 26 18 2 6 796 733 +63 38
4 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26 17 1 8 719 644 +75 35
5 SønderjyskE Herrer 26 14 1 11 738 750 −12 29
6 Skjern Håndbold 26 14 1 11 743 767 −24 29
7 Skanderborg Håndbold 26 12 3 11 741 738 +3 27
8 KIF Kolding 26 11 2 13 714 756 −42 24
9 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 26 9 2 15 756 755 +1 20
10 Fredericia HK 26 10 0 16 781 823 −42 20
11 Mors-Thy Håndbold 26 9 1 16 711 729 −18 19
12 AGF Håndbold 26 9 0 17 715 744 −29 18
13 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 26 5 1 20 676 761 −85 11
14 TMS Ringsted 26 5 1 20 654 738 −84 11 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Second round

Championship round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 GOG 6 5 1 0 211 181 +30 13[a] Advance to playoffs
2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 2 1 3 188 184 +4 6[b]
3 SønderjyskE Herrer 6 3 0 3 184 188 −4 6
4 KIF Kolding 6 1 0 5 170 200 −30 2
Source: Danish Handball Federation (in Danish), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ GOG were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ 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 TTH Holstebro 6 5 0 1 201 182 +19 11 Advance to Playoffs
2 Aalborg Håndbold 6 3 1 2 195 182 +13 9[a]
3 Skjern Håndbold 6 2 1 3 174 188 −14 5[b]
4 Skanderborg Håndbold 6 1 0 5 167 185 −18 2
Source: Danish Handball Federation (in Danish), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Aalborg Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. ^ TTH Holstebro 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.

Dato Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
24.05 27.05 52-57 Holstebro Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 27-27 30-25
24.05 27.05 58-63 GOG Håndbold Aalborg Håndbold 28-30 33-30

! 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 Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 3. match
02.06 07.06 16.06 GOG Håndbold TTH Holstebro 104-96 33-28 39-38 33-29

! 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 Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match 3. match Agg. 1. match 2. match 1. match
02.06 08.06 16.06 Aalborg Håndbold Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 98-91 37-34 30-29 32-27

! 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 Denmark Emil Jakobsen GOG Håndbold 244
2 Netherlands Kay Smits TTH Holstebro 200
3 Denmark Aaron Mensing TTH Holstebro 186
4 Denmark Mathias Gidsel GOG Håndbold 173
5 Sweden Lukas Sandell Aalborg Håndbold 172
6 Denmark Magnus Bramming TTH Holstebro 171
6 Denmark Morten Hempel Jensen TMS Ringsted 171
8 Denmark Peter Balling KIF Kolding 170
9 Denmark Jacob Lassen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 155
10 Denmark Nikolaj Læsø Aalborg Håndbold 153

Source:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TMS Ringsted herrer oprykning liga" (in Danish). TMS Ringsted. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Århus Håndbold går konkurs, men genopstår i fusion med Skanderborg" (in Danish). Jyllands-posten. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  3. ^ "APPELINSTANS GIVER TMS RINGSTED MEDHOLD I ANKE" (in Danish). DHF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Målscorer" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 1 June 2021.