2015–16 Håndboldligaen

The 2015–16 Håndboldligaen (known as the Boxer Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 80th season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.

Håndboldligaen
Season2015–16
ChampionsBjerringbro-Silkeborg
(1st title)
RelegatedSkive fH
Nordsjælland Håndbold
Champions LeagueBjerringbro-Silkeborg
Team Tvis Holstebro
EHF CupGOG
KIF Kolding København
HC Midtjylland
Matches played218
Goals scored11,064 (50.75 per match)
Top goalscorerDenmark Patrick Wiesmach Larsen
(217 goals)
Biggest home winHCM 36-19 Skive
Biggest away winSkive 16-31 KIF
Highest scoringBSV 38-30 Aarhus

Team information
Locations of the 2015–16 Håndboldligaen

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 Arena
Brøndby Hall		 2,650
4,500
Mors-Thy Nykøbing Mors Jyske Bank Mors Arena 1,500
Nordsjælland Håndbold Helsinge
Hillerød		 Helsinge-Hallen
FrederiksborgCentret		 1,600
1,100
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 Denmark Jesper Jensen hummel Jutlander Bank
Aarhus Håndbold Henrik Lundorff Denmark Erik Veje Rasmussen hummel Sparkassen Kronjylland, Jytas
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Frank Lajer Denmark Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen adidas Jyske Bank, Grundfos
GOG Kasper Jørgensen Greenland Jakob Larsen hummel Daloon, EnergiFyn, Fynske Bank
HC Midtjylland Allan Witt Denmark Morten Secher hummel eptools, KP Industri
KIF Kolding Copenhagen Jens Boesen Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilal Šuman kempa TREFOR
Mors-Thy Håndbold Johannes Søndergaard Denmark Jan Paulsen hummel Jyske Bank
Nordsjælland Håndbold Jørgen Simonsen Denmark Ian Marko Fog hummel GF Forsikring
Skive fH Mogens Garder Denmark Simon Sørensen kappa Spar Bank
Ribe-Esbjerg Rikke Tangaa Denmark Claus Uhrenholt hummel fros
Skanderborg Jens Christensen Denmark Nicolej Krickau Puma AVR, Skanderborg kommune
Skjern Håndbold Henning Kjærgaard Denmark Ole Nørgaard Puma Skjern Bank
SønderjyskE Klaus B. Rasmussen Denmark Morten Henriksen Diadora SeaDane Travel
Team Tvis Holstebro Jørgen S. Hansen Finland Patrick Westerholm hummel Vestjysk Bank

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Team Tvis Holstebro 26 19 1 6 719 659 +60 39 Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League
2 KIF Kolding København 26 14 7 5 665 591 +74 35 Championship Play-Off
3 Århus Håndbold 26 16 3 7 697 653 +44 35
4 Skjern Håndbold 26 15 3 8 726 686 +40 33
5 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26 15 3 8 672 607 +65 33
6 GOG Håndbold 26 14 2 10 704 648 +56 30
7 Aalborg Håndbold 26 12 4 10 676 663 +13 28
8 SønderjyskE Herrer 26 10 5 11 637 652 −15 25
9 Skanderborg Håndbold 26 10 3 13 619 640 −21 23
10 Mors-Thy Håndbold 26 7 5 14 632 673 −41 19
11 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 26 9 1 16 585 643 −58 19
12 HC Midtjylland 26 9 1 16 674 690 −16 19 Relegation Play-Off
13 Nordsjælland Håndbold (R) 26 7 2 17 620 678 −58 16
14 Skive fH (R) 26 5 0 21 573 716 −143 10 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated

! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014[1]

Schedule and results
Home \ Away AAL AAR BSV GOG HCM KIF MOR NOR REH SKA SKI SKJ SØN TTH
Aalborg Håndbold 24–27 27–24 31–28 25–26 24–29 33–25 27–25 27–19 30–26 25–27 28–24 23–21 23–30
Århus Håndbold 26–27 23–29 31–27 29–27 25–25 27–15 26–20 25–19 27–22 24–30 35–29 26–27 27–22
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 24–19 38–30 24–21 30–21 24–18 25–22 23–16 28–17 28–28 33–22 26–29 26–20 25–28
GOG Håndbold 25–28 31–22 27–22 31–29 24–26 24–23 30–26 28–21 24–26 22–16 24–27 26–26 30–20
HC Midtjylland 26–26 27–29 23–25 27–34 25–24 28–21 32–20 25–24 24–21 36–19 21–30 24–25 26–28
KIF Kolding København 25–25 20–20 25–25 27–29 30–20 24–24 25–20 26–22 29–21 20–16 28–26 30–20 30–26
Mors-Thy Håndbold 29–25 23–25 26–29 24–23 33–31 25–25 24–25 28–19 25–25 27–23 25–30 25–28 24–28
Nordsjælland Håndbold 20–20 26–30 30–26 31–27 26–27 20–29 22–22 21–19 24–28 24–23 28–29 22–25 22–25
Ribe-Esbjerg HH 25–24 19–25 24–19 19–33 28–21 22–20 26–23 20–27 21–21 31–19 21–26 22–27 23–29
Skanderborg Håndbold 25–22 21–22 23–21 26–28 27–19 20–29 26–21 26–23 25–28 27–26 24–23 21–20 21–22
Skive fH 28–32 19–25 21–26 17–30 16–27 16–31 23–26 25–23 22–24 20–19 23–36 29–27 22–32
Skjern Håndbold 27–26 29–29 24–24 26–29 32–29 29–24 33–25 23–30 27–23 30–22 30–27 31–31 23–31
SønderjyskE Herrer 25–25 27–25 17–23 23–23 22–21 19–22 22–22 29–27 22–29 25–21 29–25 27–28 27–28
Team Tvis Holstebro 27–30 30–35 26–25 30–26 35–32 24–24 24–25 36–22 25–20 29–27 30–19 26–25 28–26
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

No. 1-8 from the regular season divided into two groups with the top two will advance to the semifinals

Top Goalscorers - Regular Season
As of matches played on 23 March 2016[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Denmark Patrick Wiesmach Larsen Team Tvis Holstebro 167
2 Denmark Bo Spellerberg KIF Kolding København 152
3 Denmark Cornelius Kragh Aastrup Nordsjælland Håndbold 150
4 Denmark Tim Sørensen Skanderborg Håndbold 146
5 Denmark Kasper Søndergaard Skjern Håndbold 137
6 Denmark Tobias Ellebæk Mors-Thy Håndbold 134
7 Denmark Andreas Holst Jensen GOG 127
8 Denmark Peter Balling Team Tvis Holstebro 125
9 Denmark Kasper Gudnitz HC Midtjylland 117
10 Norway Sander Sagosen Aalborg Håndbold 116

Winner's playoff

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 4 0 2 161 155 +6 8 Advance to semifinals
2 Team Tvis Holstebro 6 3 0 3 151 151 0 8
3 Skjern Håndbold 6 3 0 3 159 156 +3 7
4 SønderjyskE Herrer 6 2 0 4 148 157 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Home \ Away TTH BSV SKJ SØN
Team Tvis Holstebro 30–28 24–27 25–21
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26–24 25–24 27–22
Skjern Håndbold 27–25 31–23 24–30
SønderjyskE Herrer 22–23 24–32 29–26
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KIF Kolding København 6 3 2 1 154 147 +7 10 Advance to semifinals
2 GOG Håndbold 6 3 3 0 164 155 +9 9
3 Aalborg Håndbold 6 2 1 3 161 157 +4 5
4 Århus Håndbold 6 0 2 4 148 168 −20 3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Home \ Away AAR KIF GOG AAL
Århus Håndbold 23–27 26–26 29–29
KIF Kolding København 26–21 26–26 27–25
GOG Håndbold 31–25 26–26 29–2
Aalborg Håndbold 29–24 26–22 25–26
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff

Semifinal
Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. 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
Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
25/5 28/5 GOG KIF Kolding København 58-56 32-27 29-26

Final
Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
25/5 28/5 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Team Tvis Holstebro 52-46 27-20 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
Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
15/4 21/4 Odder HC Midtjylland 49-51 29-25 26-20

Group 2
Date Home team in 1. match Home team in 2. match Result
1. match 2. match Agg. 1. match 2. match
12/4 18/4 TM Tønder Nordsjælland Håndbold 46-45 29-25 20-17

Number of teams by regions
Region No. teams Teams
1 Midtjylland7Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Skanderborg Håndbold, Skive fH, Skjern Håndbold, Team Tvis Holstebro
2 Syddanmark4KIF Kolding København, GOG, Ribe-Esbjerg HH, SønderjyskE
3 Nordjylland2Aalborg Håndbold, Mors-Thy Håndbold
4 Hovedstaden1Nordsjælland Håndbold

All Star Team

Top goalscorers
As of matches played on 6 June 2016[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Denmark Patrick Wiesmach Larsen Team Tvis Holstebro 217
2 Denmark Bo Spellerberg KIF Kolding København 198
3 Denmark Andreas Holst Jensen GOG 175
4 Denmark Kasper Søndergaard Skjern Håndbold 169
5 Norway Sander Sagosen Aalborg Håndbold 153
6 Denmark Cornelius Kragh Aastrup Nordsjælland Håndbold 150
7 Greenland Minik Dahl Høegh GOG 127
8 Denmark Tim Sørensen Skanderborg Håndbold 146
Denmark Martin Larsen Aalborg Håndbold
10 Denmark Nikolaj Markussen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 141

References
  1. "tournament info (Danish)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  2. "Top scorer" [Goalscorers] (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation.
  3. "Top scorer" [Goalscorers] (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation.
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