Danish Men's Handball League


The Danish Men's Handball League, formerly known as Primo Tours Ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Men's Handball League are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The current champions are Aalborg Håndbold, who gained fourth second title in June 2019.

Season

The Danish Men's Handball League season consists of 14 teams, each playing 26 regular 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 group winners meet in the championship finals, while the runners-up will play for the bronze medals. Both the finals and the bronze matches are played as a "best of 3" series. 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 will together with no. 2, 3 and 4 from 1st division be divided in two groups of four teams each. The group winners and the runners-up will qualify for the league in the next season. No. 3 in each group will meet each other in up to three games to play for the last spot in the league. The loser and no. 4 in each group will play the 1st division the following season.

Teams

The fourteen men's teams for the 2019-20 season are:
TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Aalborg HåndboldAalborgJutlander Bank Arena5,009
Aarhus HåndboldAarhusCeres Arena5,001
Bjerringbro-SilkeborgBjerringbroSilkeborg-Hallerne2,845
GOGGudmeGudme-Hallerne2,265
Lemvig-ThyborønLemvigVestjysk BANK Arena1,400
KIF KoldingKoldingTre-For Arena5,182
Mors-ThyNykøbing Mors
Thisted
Jyske Bank Mors Arena
Thy Hallen
2,296
1,284
Nordsjælland HåndboldHelsinge
Hillerød
Helsinge-Hallen
Royal Stage
1,600
3,000
Ribe-EsbjergEsbjerg
Ribe
Blue Water Dokken
Invactor Arena
3,386
1,976
SkanderborgSkanderborgFælledhallen2,000
SkjernSkjernSkjern Bank Arena3,264
SønderjyskESønderborgBroager Sparekasse Skansen2,200
TTH HolstebroHolstebroIdrætscenter Vest3,250
Fredericia HKFredericiaFredericia Idrætscenter2,225

Champions

The complete list of the Danish men's handball champions since 1936.

Total titles won

The following clubs have won the Danish championship.
ClubWinners
KIF Kolding14
Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening13
IF Ajax9
GOG7
Aalborg Håndbold5
Helsingør IF5
Aarhus KFUM5
Fredericia KFUM5
AGF4
Skjern Håndbold2
AG København2
Skovbakken2
IF Stadion2
IF Vidar2
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg1
FCK Håndbold1
Virum-Sorgenfri HK1
HIK1
Gladsaxe/HG1
Efterslægten1
Tarup HK1

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates Danish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
;Country ranking:
EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
;Club ranking:
EHF Club Ranking as of 3 March 2019: