Danish Handball League
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| Danish Handball League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Team handball |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Inaugural season | 1936 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country(ies) |  Denmark |
| Most recent champion(s) |
FCK Håndbold (1) |
| Official website | [1] |
The Danish Handball League, officialy known as Tele2 Ligaen due to sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Handball League are recognised as the Danish handball champions. The current champions are FCK Håndbold, who gained their first ever title in May 2008.
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[edit] Season
The Danish Handball League season consists of 14 teams, each playing 26 regular season games. The four best teams of the regular season advance to playoffs, semi finals and finals. Both semi finals as well as the final are played as a "best of 3" serie. 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 12 and 13 compete in playoff matches against number 2 and 3 in the second best tie.
[edit] Teams
The fourteen teams of the 2007-08 season: The current champion is FCK Håndbold.
| Team | City | Arena | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| AaB Håndbold | Aalborg | Gigantium | 0 |
| FCK Håndbold | Copenhagen | Frederiksberghallen | 1 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Silkeborg | Silkeborg-Hallerne | 0 |
| Viborg HK | Viborg | Viborg Stadionhal | 0 |
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | Nykøbing Mors | Morsø Sparekasse Arena | 0 |
| Aarhus GF | Aarhus | NRGi Arena | 9 (mother clubs included) |
| Skjern Håndbold | Skjern | Skjern Bank Arena | 1 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Idrætscenter Vest | 0 |
| Fredericia HK | Fredericia | Fredericia Idrætscenter | 5 (mother clubs included) |
| KIF Kolding | Kolding | Kolding-Hallen | 11 (mother clubs included) |
| GOG Svendborg | Gudme | Gudmehallerne | 7 |
| TMS Ringsted | Ringsted | Ringsted-Hallen | 0 |
| Nordsjælland Håndbold | Helsinge | Helsinge-Hallen | 0 |
| Ajax Heroes | Copenhagen | Bavnehøj-Hallen | 10 (mother clubs included) |
[edit] Champions
The complete list of the Danish handball champions since 1936.
- 1936 IF Vidar
- 1937 IF Ajax
- 1938 IF Vidar
- 1939 H.G. Handball
- 1940 H.G. Handball
- 1941 H.G. Handball
- 1942 IF Ajax
- 1943 H.G. Handball
- 1944 IF Ajax
- 1945 Season suspended
- 1946 H.G. Handball
- 1947 H.G. Handball
- 1948 IF Ajax
- 1949 IF Ajax
- 1950 IF Ajax
- 1951 Helsingør IF
- 1952 IF Ajax
- 1953 IF Ajax
- 1954 Tarup HK
- 1955 Aarhus KFUM
- 1956 H.G. Handball
- 1957 A.G.F.
- 1958 Helsingør IF
- 1959 A.G.F.
- 1960 H.G. Handball
- 1961 A.G.F.
- 1962 Skovbakken
- 1963 Aarhus KFUM
- 1964 IF Ajax
- 1965 A.G.F.
- 1966 H.G. Handball
- 1967 H.G. Handball
- 1968 H.G. Handball
- 1969 H.G. Handball
- 1970 H.G. Handball
- 1971 Efterslægten
- 1972 IF Stadion
- 1973 IF Stadion
- 1974 Aarhus KFUM
- 1975 Fredericia KFUM
- 1976 Fredericia KFUM
- 1977 Fredericia KFUM
- 1978 Fredericia KFUM
- 1979 Fredericia KFUM
- 1980 Aarhus KFUM
- 1981 Helsingør IF
- 1982 Skovbakken
- 1983 Aarhus KFUM
- 1984 Gladsaxe/HG
- 1985 Helsingør IF
- 1986 HIK
- 1987 Kolding IF
- 1988 Kolding IF
- 1989 Helsingør IF
- 1990 Kolding IF
- 1991 Kolding IF
- 1992 GOG
- 1993 Kolding IF
- 1994 Kolding IF
- 1995 GOG
- 1996 GOG
- 1997 Virum-Sorgenfri HK
- 1998 GOG
- 1999 Skjern Håndbold
- 2000 GOG
- 2001 Kolding IF
- 2002 KIF Kolding
- 2003 KIF Kolding
- 2004 GOG
- 2005 KIF Kolding
- 2006 KIF Kolding
- 2007 GOG Svendborg
- 2008 FCK Håndbold
