2014–15 Håndboldligaen

{{Short description|Handball league season}}

{{Infobox football league season

| caption =

| competition = Håndboldligaen

| season = 2014–15

| winners = KIF Kolding Copenhagen
(14th title)

| relegated = Odder Håndbold
Lemvig-Thyborøn

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = KIF Kolding Copenhagen
Skjern Håndbold (Wildcard)

| continentalcup2 = EHF Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Team Tvis Holstebro

| matches = 218

| total goals = 11388

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen
{{small|(205 goals)}}

| biggest home win = GOG 40–25 Odder
Mors-Thy 31–16 Odder

| biggest away win = Odder 19–41 GOG

| highest scoring = SønderjyskE 35–34 GOG

| prevseason = 2013–14

| nextseason = 2015–16

}}

The 2014–15 Håndboldligaen (known as the Boxer Herreligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th season of the Håndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.

KIF Kolding København won the championship, when they beat Skjern Håndbold in the final. Odder Håndbold was relegated, as they finished last in the regular season. Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold was also relegated, as they finished 12th in the regular season, and afterwards lost the promotion/relegation play-off to Skive fH.

Team information

{{location map+|Denmark

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|alt=Locations of the 2014–15 Håndboldligaen

|caption=Locations of the 2014–15 Håndboldligaen

|places=

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.491667|long=9.5 |label=KIF|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.95 |long=8.5 |label=Skjern|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.357222|long=8.615278 |label=Holstebro|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=57.05 |long=9.916667 |label=AaB|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=54.91382 |long=9.79225 |label=SønderjyskE|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.15 |long=10.716667|label=GOG|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.1572 |long=10.2107 |label=Aarhus Håndbold|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.37609 |long=9.65651 |label=BSV|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.55 |long=8.316667 |label=Lemvig|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.041667|long=9.925 |label=Skanderborg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.795278|long=8.859167 |label=Mors-Thy}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.133333|long=8.966667 |label=HCM}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.9725 |long=10.149722|label=Odder|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.328056|long=8.775278 |label=Ribe|position=bottom}}

}}

The following 14 clubs compete in the Håndboldligaen during the 2014–15 season:

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! Team

! Location

! Arena

! Capacity

AaB Håndbold

| Aalborg

| Gigantium

| align="center" | 4,500

Aarhus Håndbold

| Aarhus

| NRGi Arena

| align="center" | 4,700

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

| Bjerringbro

| Silkeborg-Hallerne

| align="center" | 3,900

GOG

| Gudme

| Gudme-Hallerne

| align="center" | 2,645

HC Midtjylland

| Herning

| Sportscenter Herning

| align="center" | 1,600

KIF Kolding Copenhagen

| Kolding

| Tre-For Arena
Brøndby Hall

| align="center" | 2,650
4,500

Lemvig-Thyborøn

| Lemvig

| Vestjysk BANK Arena

| align="center" | 1,400

Mors-Thy

| Nykøbing Mors

| Jyske Bank Mors Arena

| align="center" | 1,500

Odder

| Odder

| Spektrum Odder

| align="center" | 700

Ribe-Esbjerg

| Ribe

| Ribe Fritidscenter

| align="center" | 2,200

Skanderborg

| Skanderborg

| Morten Børup Hallen

| align="center" | 550

Skjern

| Skjern

| Skjern Bank Arena

| align="center" | 2,400

SønderjyskE

| Sønderborg

| Broager Sparekasse Skansen

| align="center" | 2,200

Tvis Holstebro

| Holstebro

| Idrætscenter Vest

| align="center" | 3,250

=Personnel and kits=

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2014–15 Håndboldligaen, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! President

! Head coach

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

AaB Håndbold

| Jan Larsen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper Jensen

| hummel

| Jutlander Bank

Aarhus Håndbold

| Henrik Lundorff

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Erik Veje Rasmussen

| hummel

| Sparkassen Kronjylland, Jytas

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

| Frank Lajer

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen

| adidas

| Jyske Bank, Grundfos

GOG

| Kasper Jørgensen

| {{flagicon|GRL}} Jakob Larsen

| hummel

| Daloon, Fyske Bank

HC Midtjylland

| Allan Witt

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Patrick Westerholm

| hummel

| eptools, KP Industri

KIF Kolding Copenhagen

| Jens Boesen

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Aron Kristjánsson

| Kempa

| TREFOR

Lemvig-Thyborøn

| Troels Banggaard

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Arne Damgaard

| hummel

| Vestjysk Bank

Mors-Thy

| Johannes Søndergaard

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Paulsen

| hummel

| Jyske Bank

Odder

| Henrik Bentsen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Secher

| hummel

| Kvickly

Ribe-Esbjerg

| Rikke Tangaa

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Sune Agerschou

| hummel

| fros

Skanderborg

| Jens Christensen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolej Krickau

| Puma

| AVR, Skanderborg kommune

Skjern

| Henning Kjærgaard

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Nørgaard

| Puma

| Skjern Bank

SønderjyskE

| Klaus B. Rasmussen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Henriksen

| Diadora

| SeaDane Travel

Tvis Holstebro

| Jacob Ørngreen Jørgensen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Klavs Bruun Jørgensen

| hummel

| Vestjysk Bank

Regular season

=Standings=

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!

!width="210"|Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!Diff

!Pts

style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 1

align=left|20px KIF Kolding Copenhagen262213741613+12845
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 2

align=left|20px Aalborg Håndbold261745657602+5538
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 3

align=left|20px Bjerringbro-Silkeborg261718674634+4035
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 4

align=left|20px Team Tvis Holstebro261628743668+7534
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 5

align=left|20px Skjern Håndbold261448747691+5632
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 6

align=left|20px HC Midtjylland261169670661+928
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 7

align=left|20px GOG Håndbold2611510706672+3427
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 8

align=left|20px Aarhus Håndbold2612311691690+127
style="background:

| 9

align=left|20px Ribe-Esbjerg HH2611312630626+425
style="background:

| 10

align=left|20px Mors-Thy Håndbold2612014631638-724
style="background:

| 11

align=left|20px SønderjyskE Herrer2611213664696−3224
style="background: #FFE6E6;"

| 12

align=left|20px Lemvig-Thyborøn265120665776−11111
style="background: #FFE6E6;"

| 13

align=left|20px Skanderborg Håndbold265021647733−8610
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

| 14

align=left|20px Odder Håndbold261223635801−1664

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Championship Round

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegation Round

style="background: #FFCCCC;" width="20" |

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegation

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

! There's a new relegation playoff made in November 2014 {{Cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Turneringer/turneringsinfo |title=tournament info (Danish) |access-date=2015-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311153603/http://www.dhf.dk/Turneringer/turneringsinfo |archive-date=2015-03-11 |url-status=dead }}

=Schedule and results=

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="925"
width=200| [http://kampe.dhf.dk/dhf/Turneringer-og-resultater/Pulje-Komplet-Kampprogram.aspx?PuljeId=28274 Results]

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!width=55|File:600px Giallo e Nero (Strisce).png

!width=55|File:600px Rosso bordato di nero.png

!width=55|File:600px Rosso e Bianco (Quadrati).png

!width=55|File:600px Nero e Rosso (Strisce diagonali).png

!width=55|File:600px Blu con striscia Bianca2.png

!width=55|File:600px Blu e Bianco diagonale.svg

!width=55|File:Blu Con Striscia Bianca.svg

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!width=55|File:600px White bordered Blue HEX-161384.svg

style="text-align: left;"|Aalborgbgcolor=#CCCCCC| 29–2423–2226–2023-2030–2630–2027–2536–2826–1826–2224–2428–2424–24
style="text-align: left;"|Aarhus Håndbold23–16bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 25–2924-2423–2329-2630–2925-1633–2329–2934–2921–2824–2523–21
style="text-align: left;"|Bjerringbro-Silkeborg27-2429–27bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 22–2025–2316–2529–2229–1632–2523–2231–2625-2129-2532–33
style="text-align: left;"|GOG Gudme22-2230–2724–25bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 28–2826-2534–2427–3040–2520–1832–2724-2724–2418–26
style="text-align: left;"|HC Midtjylland27–2625-2631–2428–28bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 28–3027–2525-2428–2526–2021–2831–2726–2629-30
style="text-align: left;"|KIF Kolding Copenhagen20–2031–2324–2034–2830–24bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 38–2623–1933-2026-2229–1730–2730-1930–26
style="text-align: left;"|Lemvig-Thyborøn21-2234–3020–2831–3527–3229–37bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 29–2729–2919-2533–3026–3429-3128–27
style="text-align: left;"|Mors-Thy22–2326–2824-2326-2920–1722–2627–19bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 31–1619–1833–2527–2319–1822–27
style="text-align: left;"|Odder22–2723–3322–2919–4127–2824–2824-3223–24bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 23–3235–2629–2922–2720–30
style="text-align: left;"|Ribe-Esbjerg24–2629–2530–1923–1821–2127–2824–1926–2431-25bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 25–2129–2927–3125-33|25-33
style="text-align: left;"|Skanderborg25-2426–2819–2520–2926–3023–2927–2325-2829-2013–19bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 27–2829–2227-38
style="text-align: left;"|Skjern22–3034-2424–2430–2429-1930-3129–2238–3231–2937–2530–28bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 35–2634–25
style="text-align: left;"|SønderjyskE27–2131–2722–2635–3420–3019–2835–2422–2428–2519-2130-2926–22bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 24–29
style="text-align: left;"|Tvis Holstebro23–2425–2637-3126–2723–2319–2435-2527–2434-3227–2031–2333–2534–28bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 

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

=Group 1=

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!

!width="210"|Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!Diff

!Pts

style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 1

align=left| KIF Kolding København6402167150+1710
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 2

align=left| Skjern Håndbold640216016008
style="background:

| 3

align=left| Team Tvis Holstebro6204169174-55
style="background:

| 4

align=left| Aarhus Håndbold6204161173-124
style="background:


class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="450"
width=200|

!KIF

!HOL

!SKJ

!AAR

style="text-align: left;"|KIF Kolding Københavnbgcolor=#CCCCCC| 33–2431–2023–22
style="text-align: left;"|Team Tvis Holstebro32-23bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 24–3039-32
style="text-align: left;"| Skjern Håndbold27–2629-24bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 23–29
style="text-align: left;"| Aarhus Håndbold25-3127-2626-31bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 

=Group 2=

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!

!width="210"|Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!GF

!GA

!Diff

!Pts

style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 1

align=left|Bjerringbro-Silkeborg6600157132+2513
style="background: #D0F0C0;"

| 2

align=left|Aalborg Håndbold6402168155+1310
style="background:

| 3

align=left|GOG Gudme6114155169-143
style="background:

| 4

align=left|HC Midtjylland6015149173-241
style="background:


class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="925"
width=200|

! AAL

! BSV

! HCM

! GOG

style="text-align: left;"|Aalborg Håndboldbgcolor=#CCCCCC| 25–2831-2733–27
style="text-align: left;"| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg22-19bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 32-2226-24
style="text-align: left;"| HC Midtjylland26–2919-25bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 28–29
style="text-align: left;"| GOG25-3123-2427-27bgcolor=#CCCCCC| 

Semifinal

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! colspan="2"|Date

! rowspan="2" style="width:220px;"|Home team in 1. match

! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;"|Home team in 2. match

! colspan="3"|Result

style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

! style="width:50px;"|Agg.

! style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

9/5

| 23/5

| Aalborg Håndbold

| KIF Kolding København

| 49-52

| 21-27

| 28-25

10/5

| 24/5

| Skjern Håndbold

| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

| 52-46

| 31-25

| 21-21

3rd place

Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left:1em;"

! colspan="2"|Dato

! rowspan="2" style="width:220px;"|Home team in 1. match

! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;"|Home team in 2. match

! colspan="3"|Result

style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

! style="width:50px;"|Agg.

! style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

28/5

| 31/5

| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

| Aalborg Håndbold

| 52-43

| 24-18

| 28-25

Final

Highest ranking team in the regular season plays at home in the second match.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left:1em;"

! colspan="2"|Dato

! rowspan="2" style="width:220px;"|Home team in 1. match

! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;"|Home team in 2. match

! colspan="3"|Result

style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

! style="width:50px;"|Agg.

! style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

28/5

| 31/5

| Skjern Håndbold

| KIF Kolding København

| 45-50

| 24-30

| 21-20

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=

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! colspan="2"|Dato

! rowspan="2" style="width:220px;"|Home team in 1. match

! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;"|Home team in 2. match

! colspan="3"|Result

style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

! style="width:50px;"|Agg.

! style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

29/3

| 5/4

| Skive fH

| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold

| 53-46

| 30-23

| 23-23

=Group 2=

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! colspan="2"|Dato

! rowspan="2" style="width:220px;"|Home team in 1. match

! rowspan="2" style="width:180px;"|Home team in 2. match

! colspan="3"|Result

style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

! style="width:50px;"|Agg.

! style="width:50px;"|1. match

! style="width:50px;"|2. match

30/3

| 6/4

| Randers HH

| Skanderborg Håndbold

| 55-57

| 26-28

| 29-29

Number of teams by regions

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!Region

!No. teams

!Teams

rowspan=1|1

|Midtjylland

align=center|8align=center|Aarhus Håndbold, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, HC Midtjylland, Lemvig-Thyborøn, Odder, Skanderborg, Skjern and Tvis Holstebro
rowspan=1|2

|Syddanmark

align=center|4align=center|GOG, KIF Kolding Copenhagen, Ribe-Esbjerg and SønderjyskE
rowspan=1|3

|Nordjylland

align=center|2align=center|Aalborg Håndbold and Mors-Thy

Top goalscorers

Statistics.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hbold.dk/maal/herre_haandbold_ligaen//men/2014-15/scorers |title=Top scorers |access-date=2015-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074132/https://www.hbold.dk/maal/herre_haandbold_ligaen//men/2014-15/scorers |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}

{{updated|1 June 2015}}

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Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolaj Ø. Nielsen

|align=left| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

|205

2

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Nørgård

|align=left| Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold

|178

3

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Damgaard

|align=left| Team Tvis Holstebro

|177

4

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Kristian Klitgaard

|align=left| Odder Håndbold

|163

5

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Christiansen

|align=left| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

|157

6

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Bo Spellerberg

|align=left| KIF Kolding København

|156

7

|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Henrik Møllgaard

|align=left| Skjern Håndbold

|151

8

|align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Håvard Tvedten

|align=left| Aalborg Håndbold

|149

rowspan="3"|9

|align=left|{{flagicon|GRL}} Minik Dahl Høegh

|align=left| GOG

|rowspan="3"|138

align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Sebastian Skube

|align=left| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Lasse Mikkelsen

|align=left| Skjern Håndbold

All Star Team

References

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