2021–22 Håndboldligaen

The 2021–22 Håndboldligaen (known as the HTH Herreligaen) was the 86th season of the Danish Handball League, the top men's handball league in Denmark. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 10 September 2021 and concluded on 12 June 2022.[1]

For the women's league, see 2021–22 Damehåndboldligaen.
Håndboldligaen
Season2021–22
Dates10 September 2021 – 12 June 2022
ChampionGOG
8th title
RelegatedTMS Ringsted
Skive fH
Champions LeagueGOG
Aalborg Håndbold
European LeagueBjerringbro-Silkeborg
Skjern
Skanderborg Aarhus
Top goalscorerJerry Tollbring (203 goals)
← 2020–21
2022–23 →

GOG won their eighth title.[2]

Teams
Locations of the 2021–22 Håndboldligaen

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

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 GOG 28 25 2 1 929 794 +135 52 Qualification to Championship round
2 Aalborg Håndbold 28 23 1 4 931 808 +123 47
3 Skjern Håndbold 28 18 1 9 810 751 +59 37
4 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 28 17 2 9 800 775 +25 36
5 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 28 16 1 11 846 805 +41 33
6 Fredericia Håndboldklub 28 14 1 13 833 831 +2 29
7 Mors-Thy Håndbold 28 12 2 14 819 798 +21 26
8 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 28 12 0 16 798 815 −17 24
9 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 28 9 4 15 774 838 −64 22 Qualification to Relegation round
10 Nordsjælland Håndbold 28 8 5 15 769 810 −41 21[lower-alpha 1]
11 SønderjyskE Herrer 28 9 3 16 779 801 −22 21[lower-alpha 1]
12 KIF Kolding 28 7 5 16 800 856 −56 19[lower-alpha 2]
13 TTH Holstebro 28 9 1 18 820 858 −38 19[lower-alpha 2]
14 TMS Ringsted (R) 28 8 3 17 805 872 −67 19 Relegated to 1st Division
15 Skive fH (R) 28 6 3 19 751 842 −91 15
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Nordsjælland Håndbold is ahead of SønderjyskE Herrer on head-to-head results: 54–50.
  2. KIF Kolding is ahead of TTH Holstebro on head-to-head results: 56–56 (a).

Second round

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 GOG 6 5 0 1 175 171 +4 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to playoffs
2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 5 0 1 184 160 +24 10
3 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 6 2 0 4 165 172 −7 5[lower-alpha 2]
4 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 6 0 0 6 167 188 −21 0
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. Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 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 Aalborg Håndbold 6 5 0 1 190 176 +14 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Playoffs
2 Skjern Håndbold 6 4 0 2 181 163 +18 9[lower-alpha 2]
3 Mors-Thy Håndbold 6 2 0 4 193 193 0 4
4 Fredericia Håndboldklub 6 1 0 5 165 197 −32 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. Skjern Håndbold were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

Relegation round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 SønderjyskE Herrer 4 4 0 0 144 118 +26 9[lower-alpha 1]
10 Nordsjælland Håndbold 4 2 1 1 124 121 +3 7[lower-alpha 2]
11 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 4 2 0 2 123 127 −4 6[lower-alpha 3]
12 KIF Kolding 4 0 2 2 122 127 −5 3[lower-alpha 4]
13 TTH Holstebro (O) 4 0 1 3 121 141 −20 1 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
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.
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. SønderjyskE Herrer were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  2. Nordsjælland Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  3. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold were added two point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.
  4. KIF Kolding were added one point for in honoration of the Regular season's standings.

Playoffs

Semifinals

Semifinals were played best-of-three format.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
GOG 2–1 Skjern Håndbold 33–23 27–30 34–29
Aalborg Håndbold 2–0 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 24–22 26–31 –

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
GOG 52–51 Aalborg Håndbold 25–25 27–26

Game 1
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
20:30		 GOG 25–25 Aalborg Håndbold Phønix Tag Arena, Gudme
Attendance: 1,952
Referees: Pedersen, Nygaard
Tollbring 6 (14–11) Pálmarsson, Claar 4
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Game 2
12 June 2021 (2021-06-12)
17:00		 Aalborg Håndbold 26–27 GOG Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 5,020
Referees: Madsen, Hansen
three players 5 (16–13) Tollbring 8
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GOG won the Finals 52–51 on aggregate.[2]

Third place series
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Skjern Håndbold 59–64 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 28–30 31–34

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 13th-placed teams of the Håndboldligaen faces the 2nd and 3rd-placed team of the 1st Division. The Promotion/relegation play-offs were played best-of-three format. The winner of these tournament was promoted to Håndboldligaen and the other teams relegated to 1st Division.[3]

Semifinals Finals
      
I/13 TTH Holstebro w/o
 
I/13 TTH Holstebro 2
II/2 HØJ Elite 0
II/2 HØJ Elite 2
II/3 Grindsted GIF Håndbold 1

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L Qualification or relegation
1 GOG (C) 39 33 3 3 Qualification for Champions League group phase
2 Aalborg Håndbold 38 30 2 6
3 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 38 23 1 14 Qualification for European League first qualifying round
4 Skjern Håndbold 39 23 1 15 Qualification for European League group phase
5 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold 34 19 2 13 Qualification for European League second qualifying round
6 Mors-Thy Håndbold 34 14 2 18
7 Fredericia Håndboldklub 34 15 1 18
8 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 34 12 0 22
9 SønderjyskE Herrer 32 13 3 16
10 Nordsjælland Håndbold 32 10 6 16
11 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 32 11 4 17
12 KIF Kolding 32 7 7 18
13 TTH Holstebro (O) 34 11 2 21
14 TMS Ringsted (R) 28 8 3 17 Relegated to 1st Division
15 Skive fH (R) 28 6 3 19
Source: Danish Handball Federation - HTH Herreligaen 2021/22
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Sweden Jerry Tollbring GOG 203
2 Denmark Bjarke Christensen Mors-Thy Håndbold 174
3 Denmark Martin Risom TMS Ringsted 167
4 Denmark Lasse Mikkelsen Skjern Håndbold 146
5 Norway Erik Thorsteinsen Toft Mors-Thy Håndbold 136
6 Denmark Magnus Bramming TTH Holstebro 136
7 Sweden Lukas Sandell Aalborg Håndbold 136
8 Denmark Peter Balling KIF Kolding 135
9 Denmark Jacob Lassen Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 132
10 Sweden William Bogojevic Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 132

All-Star team

The all-star team was announced on 1 June 2022.[5]

PositionPlayerClub
GoalkeeperDenmark Christoffer BondeSkjern Håndbold
Left wingSweden Jerry TollbringGOG
Left backDenmark Simon PytlickGOG
Centre backSweden Felix ClaarAalborg Håndbold
PivotSweden Oscar BergendahlGOG
Right backDenmark Jacob LassenBjerringbro-Silkeborg
Right wingDenmark Oskar Vind RasmussenTMS Ringsted

See also
  • 2021 Danish Cup
  • 2021–22 1st Division

References
  1. "Håndbold.dk Søg Håndboldinfo Rækker Komplet Kampprogram HTH Herreligaen 2021/22". haandbold.dk (in Danish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. "Guldfeber på Sydfyn". tophandbold.dk. 12 June 2022.
  3. "Håndbold.dk Søg Håndboldinfo Rækker Komplet Kampprogram - HTH Herreligaen 2021/22 - Kvalifikation slutkampe Pulje 1". haandbold.dk (in Danish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. Håndbold.dk Søg Håndboldinfo Rækker Topscorer
  5. "HTH Herreligaen All-Stars 2021/2022". tophanbdall.dk (in Danish). 1 June 2022.
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