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Danish Women's Handball League 
Countries Denmark Confederation EHF Founded 1936 Number of teams 12 Relegation to 1. Division Domestic cup(s) Nordea Cup International cup(s) Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
EHF CupCurrent champions Viborg HK (2009–10) TV partners DR, TV 2, TV 2 Sport Website dhf.dk 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. Since January 2009, the league is officially called GuldBageren Ligaen for sponsorship reasons.[1] It was previously known as TOMS Ligaen. The current title holder is Viborg HK. The Danish league is widely recognized as the strongest women's handball league in the world over the last 10–15 years, with Danish clubs having won several international trophies.
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Competition format
The Danish Women's Handball League shares the season style with the men's league. It consists of 12 teams, each playing 22 regular season games. The six teams with most points at the end of the regular season advance to the play-offs. They are divided into two groups of three, based on their placement. Group A is formed by 1, 3 and 6 while Group B has 2, 4 and 5. Four matches are played in each group, in home and away form. Teams ending first and second at the regular season start with one bonus point. The two group winners advance to the championship finals, while the runner-ups will play for the bronze medal. Both the finals and the bronze matches are played as a "best of three" series.
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 7 to 11 will together with number 2 to 4 from 1st division be divided into two groups of four teams. Group A is formed by: Number 7 from the league (2 bonus points), number 10 from the league (1 bonus point) and number 2 and 4 from the 1st division. On the other hand, Group B has: Number 8 from the league (2 bonus points), number 9 from the league (1 bonus point), number 11 from the league and number 3 from the 1st division.
The group winners and the runner-ups will qualify for the league in the next season. The teams placed third in each group will meet each other in up to three games to play for the last spot in the league. The loser of this matches and number four in each group will play the 1st division the following season.
Previous format
Before the 2008/09 season, the four best teams of the regular season would advance to the playoffs, semi-finals and finals. Both the semi-finals and the finals were played as a "best of 3" series of matches.
Teams
The twelve teams of the 2010/11 season[2] are:
- Aalborg DH
- FIF
- FC Midtjylland Håndbold
- KIF Vejen
- HC Odense
- Randers HK
- Roskilde Håndbold
- SK Aarhus
- SønderjyskE
- Team Esbjerg
- Team Tvis Holstebro
- Viborg HK
Champions
Winners since 1990 
The complete list of champions since 1936[3]:
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 Ikast-Bording EH 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 Medal table
After 45 seasons, the all-time medal table for the women's championship is as follows:[4]
Team Gold Silver Bronze Viborg HK 13 5 0 FIF København 12 8 6 HG København 5 4 1 GOG 4 4 5 Slagelse DT 3 2 0 Helsingør IF 2 2 1 Ikast-Bording EH 1 4 6 IF AIA-Tranbjerg 1 4 1 Rødovre HK 1 2 1 Svendborg HK 1 1 3 IF Stjernen 1 1 1 Lyngså BK 1 1 1 Glostrup IC 0 1 3 Aalborg DH 0 1 2 IK Skovbakken 0 1 2 Randers HK 0 1 1 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 Top scorers
The following list shows the top scorers from recent seasons[5]:
- 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)
See also
References
- ^ Stig Christensen, Christoffer R. (30 December 2008). "Bagerkæde sponsor for dameligaen" (in Danish). TV 2 Sporten. http://sporten-dyn.tv2.dk/haandbold/article.php/id-19414761.html. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "GuldBageren Ligaen" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. http://www.dhf.dk/DHF/Turneringer/Guldbageren-Ligaen.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Tidligere DM-vindere - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 09-07-2008. http://www.dhf.dk/composite-63.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.[dead link]
- ^ "Medaljefordeling gennem tiden (Damer)" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. http://www.dhf.dk/Renderers/ShowMedia.ashx?id=768135f1-799f-4160-9e8e-2ce9fe8ae8d0. Retrieved 2010-08-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 09-07-2008. http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1711.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.[dead link]
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