Danish_Women's_Handball_League
Danish Women's Handball League
Sports league
The Danish Women's Handball League (Danish: Damehåndboldligaen) is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league is officially called Bambusa Kvindeligaen for sponsorship reasons. It has previously been known as HTH GO Ligaen, Primo Tours Ligaen, Boxer Dameligaen, TOMS Ligaen and GuldBageren Ligaen. The current title holder is Team Esbjerg (2023). The European Handball Federation (EHF) ranks the Danish league 4th in the coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past seasons.
| Founded | 1936 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Team Esbjerg (4th title) (2022-23) |
| Most titles | Viborg HK (14 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TV 2, TV 2 Sport |
| Relegation to | 1. Division |
| International cup(s) | EHF Champions League EHF European League |
| Official website | |
 2023-24 | |
The Danish Women's Handball League shares the season style with the men's league. It 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 top teams in each group will play semifinals. No. 1 from one group is up against no. 2 from the other. The winners will meet in finals, while the losers will play against each other for the bronze medal. Semifinals, finals, and bronze games are all played in best of 3.
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 are put in a group where they will play against each other. In the second-best division, the teams that end up 2nd and 3rd will play against each other in best of 3. The winner of those games will get to meet the lowest placed team from the 9-13 group from the top league, yet again in best of 3. The winner will get to play in the top league next season, while the loser plays in the second-best division.
Current teams (2023/24)
The fourteen teams of the 2023/24 season are:
| Team | Finishing pos. in last season 2022/23 |
First season of current spell in top division |
Top division titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarhus United | 8th | 2017-18 | 0 |
| Ajax København | 13th | 2017-18 | 0 |
| HH Elite | 9th | 2019-20 | 0 |
| Ikast Håndbold |  | 1991-92 | 4 |
| København Håndbold | 6th | 2013-14 | 1 |
| Nykøbing F. Håndbold | 4th | 2013-14 | 1 |
| Odense Håndbold |  | 2009-10 | 2 |
| SønderjyskE Håndbold | 11th | 2022-23 | 0 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | 10th | 2021-22 | 0 |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | 12th | 2018-19 | 0 |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 7th | 2013-14 | 0 |
| Team Esbjerg |  | 2007-08 | 4 |
| Bjerringbro FH | 1st in (1st division)  | 2023-24 | 0 |
| Viborg HK | 5th | 1988-89 | 14 |
Champions
The complete list of champions since 1936:
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1936 | K.I. | ||
| 1936–1937 | K.K.G. | ||
| 1937–1938 | K.I. | ||
| 1938–1939 | R.H. 33 | ||
| 1939–1940 | K.K.G. | ||
| 1940–1941 | K.K.G. | ||
| 1941–1942 | AGF | ||
| 1942–1943 | K.I. | ||
| 1943–1944 | K.I. | ||
| 1944–1945 | Didn't take place | ||
| 1945–1946 | K.K.G. | ||
| 1946–1947 | K.I. | ||
| 1947–1948 | K.I. | ||
| 1948–1949 | AGF | ||
| 1949–1950 | K.I. | ||
| 1950–1951 | H.G. | ||
| 1951–1952 | V.R.I. | ||
| 1952–1953 | H.G. | ||
| 1953–1954 | K.I. | ||
| 1954–1955 | USG | ||
| 1955–1956 | FIF | ||
| 1956–1957 | H.G. | ||
| 1957–1958 | H.G. | ||
| 1958–1959 | FIF | ||
| 1959–1960 | H.G. | ||
| 1960–1961 | Svendborg HK | ||
| 1961–1962 | FIF | ||
| 1962–1963 | Helsingør IF | ||
| 1963–1964 | H.G. | ||
| 1964–1965 | H.G. | ||
| 1965–1966 | FIF | H.G. | IK Skovbakken |
| 1966–1967 | FIF | H.G. | IK Skovbakken |
| 1967–1968 | H.G. | FIF | K.I. |
| 1968–1969 | H.G. | FIF | K.I. |
| 1969–1970 | H.G. | FIF | Glostrup IC |
| 1970–1971 | FIF | H.G. | Glostrup IC |
| 1971–1972 | FIF | Glostrup IC | Hørsholm-Usserød IK |
| 1972–1973 | FIF | Funder GF | Næstved IF |
| 1973–1974 | FIF | H.G. | Glostrup IC |
| 1974–1975 | H.G. | FIF | Helsingør IF |
| 1975–1976 | FIF | AIA-Tranbjerg | H.G. |
| 1976–1977 | H.G. | FIF | Svendborg HK |
| 1977–1978 | FIF | AIA-Tranbjerg | Svendborg HK |
| 1978–1979 | Svendborg HK | FIF | AIA-Tranbjerg |
| 1979–1980 | FIF | Helsingør IF | Greve IF |
| 1980–1981 | FIF | IF Stjernen | Svendborg HK |
| 1981–1982 | AIA-Tranbjerg | Svendborg HK | FIF |
| 1982–1983 | Helsingør IF | Holstebro KFUM | FIF |
| 1983–1984 | Helsingør IF | AIA-Tranbjerg | Rødovre HK |
| 1984–1985 | FIF | Helsingør IF | IF Stjernen |
| 1985–1986 | IF Stjernen | Rødovre HK | GOG |
| 1986–1987 | Rødovre HK | Lyngså BK | NNfH Lemvig |
| 1987–1988 | Lyngså BK | Rødovre HK | GOG |
| 1988–1989 | FIF | AIA-Tranbjerg | GOG |
| 1989–1990 | GOG | FIF | Lyngså BK |
| 1990–1991 | GOG | Viborg HK | FIF |
| 1991–1992 | GOG | Viborg HK | FIF |
| 1992–1993 | GOG | Viborg HK | FIF |
| 1993–1994 | Viborg HK | GOG | Ikast FS |
| 1994–1995 | Viborg HK | GOG | Ikast FS |
| 1995–1996 | Viborg HK | GOG | Ikast FS |
| 1996–1997 | Viborg HK | Frederikshavn fI | GOG |
| 1997–1998 | Ikast FS | Viborg HK | FIF |
| 1998–1999 | Viborg HK | Ikast FS | Frederikshavn fI |
| 1999–2000 | Viborg HK | FIF | Ikast-Bording EH |
| 2000–2001 | Viborg HK | GOG | Ikast-Bording EH |
| 2001–2002 | Viborg HK | Ikast-Bording EH | Randers HK |
| 2002–2003 | Slagelse FH | Ikast-Bording EH | GOG |
| 2003–2004 | Viborg HK | Slagelse FH | Ikast-Bording EH |
| 2004–2005 | Slagelse DT | Aalborg DH | Viborg HK |
| 2005–2006 | Viborg HK | Slagelse DT | Aalborg DH |
| 2006–2007 | Slagelse DT | Viborg HK | Aalborg DH |
| 2007–2008 | Viborg HK | Ikast-Bording EH | FCK Håndbold |
| 2008–2009 | Viborg HK | Aalborg DH | FCK Håndbold |
| 2009–2010 | Viborg HK | Randers HK | KIF Vejen |
| 2010–2011 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Randers HK | Viborg HK |
| 2011–2012 | Randers HK | Viborg HK | FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
| 2012-2013 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Team Tvis Holstebro | Viborg HK |
| 2013-2014 | Viborg HK | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Randers HK |
| 2014–2015 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Team Esbjerg | Team Tvis Holstebro |
| 2015–2016 | Team Esbjerg | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Team Tvis Holstebro |
| 2016–2017 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | København Håndbold | FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
| 2017–2018 | København Håndbold | Odense Håndbold | Viborg HK |
| 2018–2019 | Team Esbjerg | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Odense Håndbold |
| 2019–2020 | Team Esbjerg | Odense Håndbold | Viborg HK |
| 2020–2021 | Odense Håndbold | Viborg HK | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
| 2021–2022 | Odense Håndbold | Team Esbjerg | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
| 2022–2023 | Team Esbjerg | Odense Håndbold | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
The all-time medal table for the women's championship is as follows:[1]
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viborg HK | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| FIF København | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| HG København | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| GOG | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Team Esbjerg | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Slagelse DT | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Odense Håndbold | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Helsingør IF | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| IF AIA-Tranbjerg | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Randers HK | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rødovre HK | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Svendborg HK | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| IF Stjernen | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lyngså BK | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| København Håndbold | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aalborg DH | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Glostrup IC | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Holstebro | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| IK Skovbakken | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frederikshavn f.I. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Funder GF | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Holstebro KFUM | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K.I. København | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FCK Håndbold | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hørsholm-Usserød IK | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Næstved IF | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greve IF | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NNfH Lemvig | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KIF Vejen | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The following list shows the top scorers from recent seasons:[2]
- 2000/01: Mette Vestergaard, FIF (133)
- 2001/02: Camilla Andersen, Slagelse FH (181)
- 2002/03: Camilla Andersen, Slagelse FH (215)
- 2003/04: Bojana Petrović, Slagelse FH (175)
- 2004/05: Bojana Popović, Slagelse FH (174)
- 2005/06: Tanja Milanović, Ikast-Bording EH (172)
- 2006/07: Mette Sjøberg, FCK Håndbold (167)
- 2007/08: Nadine Krause, FCK Håndbold (153)
- 2008/09: Grit Jurack, Viborg HK (125)
- 2011/12: Mette Gravholt, Team Tvis Holstebro (141)
- 2012/13: Estavana Polman, SønderjyskE Damer (138)
- 2013/14: Estavana Polman, Team Esbjerg (152)
- 2014/15: Jette Hansen, Silkeborg-Voel KFUM (157)
- 2015/16: Nathalie Hagman, Team Tvis Holstebro (191)
- 2016/17: Trine Troelsen, Silkeborg-Voel KFUM (199)
- 2017/18: Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson, Team Esbjerg (168)
- 2018/19: Laura Damgaard Lund, EH Aalborg (158)
- 2019/20: Mia Rej, København Håndbold (170)
- 2020/21: Kristina Jørgensen, Viborg HK (180)
- 2021/22: Mathilde Neesgaard, Aarhus United (179)
- 2022/23: Henny Reistad, Team Esbjerg (204)
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Danish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:[3]
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In European competitions
| Champions League | EHF Cup | Challenge Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | winning year(s) | RU | SF | |||||
| Viborg HK | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1994, 1999, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Slagelse FH | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HG København | 1 | 1965 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| FC Midtjylland (Ikast) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2002, 2011 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2004, 2015 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Team Tvis Holstebro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2013, 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Randers HK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| FC København | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Frederiksberg IF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Helsingør IF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| KIF Vejen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Aalborg DH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Team Esbjerg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| GK Svendborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| AIA-Tranbjerg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rødovre HK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kolding IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 7 title | 5 | 6 | 9 title | 3 | 4 | 1 title | 2 | 1 | 5 title | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
- "Medaljefordeling gennem tiden (Damer)" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- "2021/22 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2022.