2018–19 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2018–19 Damehåndboldligaen (known as HTH GO Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 83rd season of Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. For the first time ever, the league features 14 teams.

Damehåndboldligaen
Season2018–19
ChampionsTeam Esbjerg
RelegatedRingkøbing Håndbold
Champions LeagueTeam Esbjerg
EHF CupOdense Håndbold
Herning-Ikast Håndbold
Nykøbing Falster HK
København Håndbold
Matches played182
Goals scored9,118 (50.1 per match)
Top goalscorerNetherlands Estavana Polman
(219 goals)
Biggest home win21 goals:
NFH 34–13 EHA (2 Sep)
ESB 35–14 AJA (26 Oct)
Biggest away win13 goals:
SKA 22–35 ESB (15 Sep)
EHA 22–35 ESB (16 Jan)
TTH 23–36 ESB (13 Feb)
Highest scoring70 goals:
NFH 30–40 KBH (6 Mar)
← 2017-18
2019-20 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2019.

Team information
Locations of the 2018–19 Damehåndboldligaen
Team.TownArenaCapacity
Aarhus UnitedAarhusCeres Arena Stadionhal1.200
Ajax KøbenhavnKøbenhavnBavnehøj-Hallen1.000
EH AalborgAalborgNørresundby Idrætscenter800
Herning-Ikast HåndboldIkastIBF Arena2.850
København HåndboldKøbenhavnFrederiksberghallen1.468
Nykøbing Falster HåndboldklubNykøbing Falster
Næstved		POWER ARENA
Næstved Arena		1.300
2,500
Odense HåndboldOdenseOdense Idrætshal2.256
Randers HKRandersArena Randers
Ulvehøjhallen		3.000
000
Ringkøbing HåndboldRingkøbingRofi-Centret1.100
Silkeborg-Voel KFUMSilkeborgJysk Arena
Voel-Hallen		3.000
000
Skanderborg HåndboldSkanderborgSkanderborg Fælled1.700
Team EsbjergEsbjergBlue Water Dokken2.549
Team Tvis HolstebroHolstebroGråkjær Arena3.250
Viborg HKViborgVibocold Arena Viborg3.000

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Odense Håndbold 26 23 1 2 724 585 +139 47 Championship play-offs + advance to Champions League
2 Team Esbjerg 26 22 0 4 779 603 +176 44 Championship play-offs
3 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 26 19 2 5 684 581 +103 40
4 København Håndbold 26 20 0 6 781 647 +134 40
5 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 26 18 1 7 721 630 +91 37
6 Aarhus United 26 14 3 9 619 612 +7 31
7 Viborg HK 26 12 2 12 674 675 −1 26
8 TTH Holstebro 26 9 3 14 653 696 −43 21
9 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 26 9 3 14 646 668 −22 21
10 Skanderborg Håndbold 26 7 2 17 603 688 −85 16
11 Ajax København 26 6 2 18 539 639 −100 14
12 Randers HK 26 7 0 19 590 681 −91 14
13 EH Aalborg 26 3 1 22 596 716 −120 7
14 Ringkøbing Håndbold 26 2 2 22 509 697 −188 6 Relegation play-off
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2019. Source:
Rules for classification: 1.) Points in head-to-head matches amongst tied teams; 2.) Goal difference in head-to-head matches amongst tied teams; 3.) Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 4.) Points in all matches; 5.) Goal difference in all matches.[1]

Results
Home \ Away AAR AJA EHA HIH KBH NFH OHC RHK RIN SIL SKA ESB TTH VHK
Aarhus United 22–22 28–22 18–16 20–28 24–24 25–26 27–25 30–17 25–24 19–14 23–26 25–20 26–24
Ajax København 22–23 22–32 23–26 19–24 20–26 20–26 17–18 17–15 15–15 23–20 22–27 24–23 21–28
EH Aalborg 18–21 20–24 17–22 29–37 21–28 23–31 26–24 23–23 21–24 23–24 22–35 19–23 24–31
Herning-Ikast Håndbold 32–21 29–18 32–21 30–29 24–22 16–18 29–13 28–21 24–21 27–24 23–26 27–26 34–21
København Håndbold 21–27 33–20 32–27 26–29 31–27 24–26 35–18 35–24 29–22 34–21 30–23 37–26 25–32
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 32–21 30–23 34–13 30–25 30–40 19–25 32–19 29–12 24–23 31–24 21–31 33–32 32–26
Odense Håndbold 24–27 27–17 34–27 31–23 24–19 25–24 34–20 35–22 36–20 33–20 24–23 25–25 28–21
Randers HK 22–23 18–22 22–21 24–26 21–26 23–31 20–28 27–18 31–24 31–28 20–24 23–25 26–21
Ringkøbing Håndbold 21–21 26–24 17–25 18–23 22–25 17–24 18–26 21–18 20–24 23–29 24–29 20–27 19–29
Silkeborg-Voel 25–24 29–23 39–27 22–25 25–33 26–27 22–29 27–26 27–15 31–26 26–28 25–29 28–31
Skanderborg Håndbold 21–19 19–26 22–21 25–25 24–32 24–27 27–28 25–24 28–22 23–27 22–35 27–25 20–24
Team Esbjerg 25–28 35–14 34–25 25–23 28–37 42–27 29–18 33–22 30–12 29–22 29–25 36–22 32–22
TTH Holstebro 26–28 25–22 25–23 23–37 22–26 17–25 27–34 32–26 34–20 22–22 23–23 23–36 24–30
Viborg HK 25–24 23–19 29–28 20–20 31–33 22–32 27–29 26–29 30–22 26–26 26–18 26–29 23–27
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship playoffs

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OHC KBH NFH TTH
1 Odense Håndbold 1 1 0 0 27 23 +4 4 Advance to semi-finals — – – –
2 København Håndbold 1 1 0 0 28 26 +2 3 – — – –
3 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 1 0 0 1 26 28 −2 0 – 26–28 — –
4 TTH Holstebro 1 0 0 1 23 27 −4 0 23–27 – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2019. Source: Stillinger
Rules for classification: Placement in the regular season between tied teams.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESB AAR VHK HIH
1 Team Esbjerg 0 0 0 0 26 27 −1 2 Advance to semi-finals — – – –
2 Aarhus United 1 1 0 0 23 20 +3 2 – — – 23–20
3 Viborg HK 1 1 0 0 27 26 +1 2 27–26 – — –
4 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 0 0 0 0 20 23 −3 1 – – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2019. Source: Stillinger
Rules for classification: Placement in the regular season between tied teams.

Top goalscorers
As of matches played on 1 May 2019[3]

Number of teams by regions
No. teams Region Teams
8 MidtjyllandAarhus United, Herning-Ikast Håndbold, Randers HK, Ringkøbing Håndbold, Silkeborg-Voel KFUM, Skanderborg Håndbold, TTH Holstebro, Viborg HK
2 HovedstadenKøbenhavn Håndbold, Ajax København
2 SyddanmarkTeam Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold
1 NordjyllandEH Aalborg
1 SjællandNykøbing Falster Håndboldklub

References
  1. "LIGAREGLEMENT" (in Danish). DHF. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Kampprogram - HTH GO Ligaen" (in Danish). Divisionsforeningen. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. "Målscore" [Goalscore] (in Danish). Divisionsforeningen. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. "Årets hold HTH Ligaen 2019 All-star". kvindesport.dk. 20 May 2019.
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