The H League (Korean: H리그) is a handball league in South Korea. Before 2023, the competition was named Handball Korea League.
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Confederation | KHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men: Doosan (2023–24) Women: SK Sugar Gliders (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Men: Doosan (12 titles) Women: Incheon City Hall (4 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
The league finals are hosted at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium within the Olympic Park in Seoul. In 2011, the former Olympic Fencing Gymnasium was remodelled for handball games at a cost of ₩43.4 billion, specialized with handball only courts.[1]
The league has a semi-professional status, with plans to become fully professional in the future.[2]
2024–25 teams
editMen's
edit- Chungnam Provincial Office
- Doosan Handball Club
- Hanam Handball Club
- Incheon Housing and City Development Corporation
- Sangmu Phoenix (Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Handball Team)
- SK Hawks
Women's
edit- Busan Infrastructure Corporation
- Daegu Metropolitan City Hall
- Gwangju City Corporation
- Gyeongnam Development Corporation
- Incheon Metropolitan City Hall
- Samcheok City Hall
- Seoul City Hall
- SK Sugar Gliders
Champions
editMen's
editTitles by season
edit| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Doosan | Chungnam Sports Council |
| 2012 | Doosan | Chungnam Sports Council |
| 2013 | Doosan | Chungnam Sports Council |
| 2014 | Korosa | Doosan |
| 2015 | Doosan | Sangmu Phoenix |
| 2016 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2017 | Doosan | Incheon City Corporation |
| 2018–19 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2019–20 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2020–21 | Doosan | Incheon City Corporation |
| 2021–22 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
| 2022–23 | Doosan | Incheon City Corporation |
| 2023–24 | Doosan | SK Hawks |
Titles by club
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Doosan | 12
|
1
|
| Korosa | 1
|
0
|
| SK Hawks | 0
|
5
|
| Chungnam Sports Council | 0
|
3
|
| Incheon City Corporation | 0
|
3
|
| Sangmu Phoenix | 0
|
1
|
Women's
editTitles by season
edit| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Incheon Sports Council | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2012 | Incheon Sports Council | Wonderful Samcheok |
| 2013 | Wonderful Samcheok | Incheon Sports Council |
| 2014 | Incheon City Hall | Seoul City |
| 2015 | Incheon City Hall | Seoul City |
| 2016 | Seoul City | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2017 | SK Sugar Gliders | Seoul City |
| 2018–19 | Busan Infrastructure Corporation | SK Sugar Gliders |
| 2019–20 | SK Sugar Gliders | Busan Infrastructure Corporation |
| 2020–21 | Busan Infrastructure Corporation | Samcheok City Hall |
| 2021–22 | Samcheok City Hall | Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation |
| 2022–23 | Samcheok City Hall | Busan Infrastructure Corporation |
| 2023–24 | SK Sugar Gliders | Samcheok City Hall |
Titles by club
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon City Hall[a] | 4
|
1
|
| Samcheok City Hall[b] | 3
|
5
|
| SK Sugar Gliders | 3
|
1
|
| Busan Infrastructure Corporation | 2
|
2
|
| Seoul City | 1
|
3
|
| Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation | 0
|
1
|
References
edit- ^ Suk, Monica (20 October 2011). "SK chief's contribution to handball stadium". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ 김동찬 (6 April 2022). "핸드볼 프로화 선언…2023–2024시즌부터 프로 리그로 운영". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
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