2015–16 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2015–16 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the Primo Tours Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.

Damehåndboldligaen
Season2015–16
ChampionsTeam Esbjerg
RelegatedSønderjyskE Damer
Champions LeagueTeam Esbjerg
Champions LeagueFC Midtjylland Håndbold
Matches played146
Goals scored7,501 (51.38 per match)
Top goalscorerSweden Nathalie Hagman
(191 goals)
Biggest home winNFH 41–25 SønderjyskE
Biggest away winSønderjyskE 18–32 Randers
Highest scoringTTH 36–32 SønderjyskE

Team information

Skive fH was originally going to play in the league in the 2015-16 season but the club's economy forced them to withdraw and their place was offered to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub instead.[1][2]

Team.TownArenaCapacity
FC MidtjyllandIkastIkast-Brande Arena2.850
HC OdenseOdenseOdense Idrætshal2.256
København HåndboldKøbenhavnFrederiksberghallen1.468
Nykøbing FalsterNykøbing FalsterScandlines Arena1.300
Randers HKRandersArena Randers3.000
Ringkøbing HåndboldRingkøbingRofi-Centret1.100
Silkeborg-Voel KFUMSilkeborgJysk Arena3.000
SK AarhusAarhusDen Lille Kro Arena1.152
SønderjyskEAabenraaAabenraa Idrætscenter1.000
Team EsbjergEsbjergBlue Water Dokken2.549
Team Tvis HolstebroHolstebroGråkjær Arena3.250
Viborg HKViborgViborg Stadionhal3.000

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Team Esbjerg 22 15 4 3 653 569 +84 34 Semifinal
2 FC Midtjylland 22 15 2 5 541 476 +65 32
3 Viborg HK 22 12 4 6 559 526 +33 28 Quarterfinal
4 Team Tvis Holstebro 22 13 1 8 601 570 +31 27
5 Randers HK 22 12 3 7 598 565 +33 27
6 Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub 22 10 4 8 624 607 +17 24
7 København Håndbold 22 10 1 11 549 539 +10 21
8 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 22 10 1 11 531 544 −13 21
9 HC Odense 22 9 2 11 555 531 +24 20
10 SK Aarhus 22 8 0 14 541 571 −30 16 Relegation Round
11 Ringkøbing Håndbold 22 6 2 14 511 586 −75 14
12 SønderjyskE Damer (R) 22 0 0 22 525 704 −179 0 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away FCM HCO KBH NFH RAN RIN SIL AAR SØN ESB TTH VHK
FC Midtjylland 28–24 30–25 26–26 24–15 31–15 19–18 24–18 32–22 25–27 26–22 17–17
HC Odense 21–18 23–29 29–31 26–21 20–20 13–15 25–26 31–24 23–23 26–19 24–25
København Håndbold 17–23 24–32 31–25 24–23 21–24 23–18 19–20 31–17 28–26 33–20 25–19
Nykøbing F. 25–26 30–21 28–28 24–34 28–26 29–29 29–26 41–25 23–27 29–27 25–30
Randers HK 28–27 28–25 20–23 31–26 36–26 32–26 25–22 35–31 29–29 22–30 25–25
Ringkøbing Håndbold 15–25 16–25 26–25 25–31 25–32 23–24 25–23 29–19 24–37 37–30 19–28
Silkeborg-Voel 27–21 17–31 25–23 23–22 25–28 24–17 35–26 30–21 28–27 23–24 21–25
SK Aarhus 21–22 24–32 22–21 30–33 22–23 21–18 28–24 33–18 26–28 30–37 28–23
SønderjyskE 25–27 24–28 29–31 22–34 18–32 21–26 27–29 27–30 27–34 26–36 19–31
Team Esbjerg 29–23 37–32 29–22 38–29 30–30 28–23 31–23 29–27 35–27 28–32 27–20
Team Tvis Holstebro 20–24 27–22 32–19 24–27 28–26 33–28 24–19 31–19 36–32 23–23 20–28
Viborg HK 19–23 25–22 28–27 29–29 29–23 24–24 30–28 23–19 33–24 25–31 23–26
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Goalscorer – Regular Season
As of matches played on 23 March 2016[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Denmark Kristina Kristiansen Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 167
2 Sweden Nathalie Hagman Team Tvis Holstebro 157
3 Denmark Ann Grete Nørgaard Viborg HK 136
4 Denmark Trine Troelsen Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 134
5 Netherlands Estavana Polman Team Esbjerg 128
6 Denmark Camilla Dalby Randers HK 123
7 Netherlands Laura van der Heijden Team Esbjerg 117
8 Denmark Susanne Madsen SønderjyskE Håndbold 116
9 Denmark Mette Gravholt Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 113
10 Sweden Johanna Ahlm FC Midtjylland Håndbold 107

Championship playoffs

Quarterfinal
Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
6/4 13/4 Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub Viborg HK 45–52 20–25 25–27
6/4 13/4 Randers HK Team Tvis Holstebro 49–59 23–26 26–33

Semifinal
Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
16/4 23/4 Team Tvis Holstebro Team Esbjerg 51–58 32–27 31–19
17/4 24/4 Viborg HK FC Midtjylland Håndbold 43–55 23–26 29–20

Bronze Match
Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
4/5 11/5 Team Tvis Holstebro Viborg HK 54–46 30–23 23–24

Final
Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
1/5 5/5 FC Midtjylland Håndbold Team Esbjerg 39–41 20–17 24–19

Relegation playoff

Group 1
Dato Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
10/4 17/4 Lyngby HK SK Aarhus 40–76 18–34 22–42

Group 2
Dato Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
9/4 16/4. Ajax København Ringkøbing Håndbold 43–52 20–24 23–28

All Star Team

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sweden Nathalie Hagman Team Tvis Holstebro 191
2 Denmark Kristina Kristiansen Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 176
3 Denmark Ann Grete Nørgaard Viborg HK 152
4 Netherlands Estavana Polman Team Esbjerg 134
5 Denmark Trine Troelsen Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 134
6 Netherlands Laura van der Heijden Team Esbjerg 132
7 Denmark Camilla Dalby Randers HK 127
8 Denmark Rikke Skov Viborg HK 121
9 Denmark Mette Gravholt Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 120
10 Sweden Johanna Ahlm FC Midtjylland Håndbold 118

References
  1. "Officielt: Trækker sig fra Håndboldligaen" (in Danish). ekstrabladet.
  2. "Nykøbing Falster takker ja til plads i håndboldligaen" (in Danish). ekstrabladet.
  3. "Top scorer" [Goalscorers] (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation.
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