2016–17 Håndboldligaen

The 2016–17 Håndboldligaen, known as the 888ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the 81st season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.

Håndboldligaen
Season2016-17
ChampionsAalborg Håndbold
(2nd title)
RelegatedRanders HH
Champions LeagueAalborg Håndbold
Skjern Håndbold
EHF CupBjerringbro-Silkeborg
TTH Holstebro
Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Matches played219
Goals scored11,673 (53.3 per match)
Top goalscorerDenmark Jacob Holm &
Norway Sander Sagosen
(206 goals)
Biggest home winSkjern 38-20 Randers
Biggest away winGOG 19-37 Mors-Thy
Highest scoringGOG 34-37 Aalborg

Team information
Locations of the 2016–17 Håndboldligaen

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2016–17 season:

Team Location Arena Capacity
Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Jutlander Bank Arena 5,009
Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus Ceres Arena 5,001
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Bjerringbro Silkeborg-Hallerne 2,845
GOG Gudme Gudme-Hallerne 2,265
HC Midtjylland Herning Messecenter Herning 3,350
KIF Kolding Copenhagen Kolding

Copenhagen

 Tre-For Arena
Brøndby Hall		 5,182
5,063
Mors-Thy Nykøbing Mors

Thisted

 Jyske Bank Mors Arena

Thy Hallen

 2,296

1,284

Randers HH Randers Arena Randers 3,000
Ribe-Esbjerg Esbjerg

Ribe

 Blue Water Dokken

Invactor Arena

 3,386

1,976

Skanderborg Skanderborg Fælledhallen 2,000
Skjern Skjern Skjern Bank Arena 3,100
SønderjyskE Sønderborg Dybbølhallen 2,200
Tvis Holstebro Holstebro Idrætscenter Vest 3,250
TM Tønder Tønder Tønder Sport- og FritidsCenter 1,500

Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2016–17 Håndboldligaen, with their manager, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

Team President Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalborg Håndbold Jan Larsen Iceland Aron Kristjánsson 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 Select Fynske Bank, EnergiFyn
HC Midtjylland Allan Witt Denmark Morten Secher hummel eptools, KP Industri
KIF Kolding Copenhagen Jens Boesen Spain Antonio Carlos Ortega H2O Sportswear Jolly Cola, EWII
Mors-Thy Håndbold Johannes Søndergaard Denmark Jan Paulsen hummel Jyske Bank
Randers HH Peter Hansen Denmark Ole Bitsch Salming Jutlander 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
TTH Holstebro Jørgen S. Hansen Finland Patrick Westerholm hummel Vestjysk Bank
TM Tønder Uwe Nielsen Denmark Claus Lyngsøe hummel Sparekassen Bredebro

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aalborg Håndbold 26 20 1 5 727 630 +97 41 Championship Play-Off + Advance to Champions League
2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 26 19 0 7 731 689 +42 38 Championship Play-Off
3 TTH Holstebro 26 18 1 7 751 692 +59 37
4 Skjern Håndbold 26 16 2 8 773 689 +84 34
5 GOG Håndbold 26 16 0 10 755 715 +40 32
6 Mors-Thy Håndbold 26 12 3 11 659 672 −13 27
7 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 26 13 1 12 676 674 +2 27
8 KIF Kolding København 26 12 2 12 675 666 +9 26
9 Århus Håndbold 26 10 3 13 708 722 −14 23
10 SønderjyskE Herrer 26 8 5 13 662 703 −41 21
11 HC Midtjylland 26 9 2 15 663 703 −40 20
12 Skanderborg Håndbold 26 6 4 16 673 715 −42 16 Relegation Play-Off
13 TM Tønder Håndbold 26 5 3 18 629 704 −75 13
14 Randers HH (R) 26 4 1 21 623 733 −110 9 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2017. 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 MTH RAN REH SKA SKJ SØN TTH TØN
Aalborg Håndbold 27–21 28–24 25–22 34–19 26–22 28–25 25–19 24–26 24–22 26–26 28–26 25–26 29–23
Århus Håndbold 26–31 22–27 29–30 26–21 32–27 29–27 36–24 24–31 35–25 37–33 23–22 23–40 33–29
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 24–25 30–29 28–25 28–20 30–25 26–22 31–28 24–22 34–27 22–31 27–26 34–33 31–27
GOG Håndbold 34–37 33–27 37–33 28–21 34–29 19–37 36–24 29–27 31–30 34–28 36–27 25–23 27–29
HC Midtjylland 27–29 28–28 28–27 27–26 23–27 27–29 32–29 29–22 20–22 29–27 26–27 24–33 23–29
KIF Kolding København 30–31 21–27 28–24 18–20 27–27 29–29 30–26 21–22 35–30 27–30 31–30 23–24 27–20
Mors-Thy Håndbold 17–27 25–21 30–27 25–24 17–24 21–26 23–18 22–16 20–27 24–35 25–21 28–29 29–25
Randers HH 17–26 30–23 21–22 26–36 18–31 17–23 26–27 22–30 22–30 31–27 31–21 26–31 26–23
Ribe-Esbjerg HH 36–34 25–28 18–27 28–25 31–33 21–22 24–26 25–24 34–29 25–21 26–25 30–23 20–25
Skanderborg Håndbold 24–30 31–29 29–30 22–25 26–27 19–25 25–25 23–21 28–28 30–31 25–25 19–24 29–25
Skjern Håndbold 31–28 29–29 27–28 32–27 27–24 18–21 32–23 38–20 34–26 34–27 31–26 27–22 35–24
SønderjyskE Herrer 15–28 24–24 26–28 28–32 27–25 31–25 28–28 30–26 27–26 24–23 21–29 31–29 21–16
TTH Holstebro 26–24 25–22 28–31 30–29 32–26 32–30 35–27 33–30 24–26 33–27 32–31 31–31 25–20
TM Tønder Håndbold 22–28 27–25 27–34 25–31 27–22 22–26 24–28 21–21 24–31 24–24 26–29 22–22 23–28
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

Winner's playoff

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aalborg Håndbold 6 3 1 2 167 162 +5 9 Advance to semifinals
2 Skjern Håndbold 6 4 0 2 161 155 +6 9
3 GOG Håndbold 6 4 1 1 175 150 +25 9
4 KIF Kolding København 6 0 0 6 141 177 −36 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Home \ Away AAL GOG KIF SKJ
Aalborg Håndbold 26–34 26–22 32–24
GOG Håndbold 25–25 32–20 28–26
KIF Kolding København 27–29 29–33 20–29
Skjern Håndbold 30–29 24–23 28–23
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 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 6 4 1 1 152 143 +9 9 Advance to semifinals
2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 3 0 3 155 154 +1 8
3 TTH Holstebro 6 3 1 2 165 153 +12 8
4 Mors-Thy Håndbold 6 1 0 5 141 163 −22 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Home \ Away BSV MTH REH TTH
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 24–25 28–22 26–33
Mors-Thy Håndbold 24–30 23–24 20–27
Ribe-Esbjerg HH 25–21 28–21 25–22
TTH Holstebro 25–26 30–28 28–28
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff

Semifinal
Date Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
10 May 13 May 16 May Aalborg Håndbold Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 28–26 29–27 31–23
11 May 14 May 17 May Skjern Håndbold Ribe-Esbjerg HH 26–24 26–31 –

! 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
Date Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
23 May 28 May 31 May Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Ribe-Esbjerg HH 30–29 26–32 –

! 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
Date Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
25 may 28 May 5 June Aalborg Håndbold Skjern Håndbold 26–26 32–25 –

! 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.

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,

! 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.

Group 1
Date Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
17 April 20 April 23 April TM Tønder Håndbold Skive fH 32–35 20–22 29–24

Group 2
Date Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
17 April 21 April 26 April Skanderborg Håndbold TMS Ringsted 32–28 23–28 –

Number of teams by regions
Region No. teams Teams
1 Midtjylland8Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Randers HH, Skanderborg Håndbold, Skjern Håndbold, Team Tvis Holstebro
2 Syddanmark5KIF Kolding København, GOG, Ribe-Esbjerg HH, SønderjyskE, TM Tønder
3 Nordjylland2Aalborg Håndbold, Mors-Thy Håndbold

Top Goalscorer
As of matches played on 29 March 2017[2]

All Star Team

Regular season

References
  1. "tournament info (Danish)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. "Top scorer" [Goalscorers] (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation.
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