2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen (known as Bambusa Kvindeligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. Team Esbjerg were the defending champions, Vendsyssel Håndbold were promoted from the 1. division.

Damehåndboldligaen
Season2020–21
ChampionsOdense Håndbold
(1st title)
RelegatedVendsyssel Håndbold
Champions LeagueOdense Håndbold
Team Esbjerg
EHF European LeagueViborg HK
Ikast Håndbold
Matches played232
Goals scored12,108 (52.19 per match)
Top goalscorerDenmark Kristina Jørgensen
(269 goals)
Biggest home win22 goals:
VHK 41–19 SKA (27 Jan)
Biggest away win23 goals:
SKA 12–35 ESB (30 Jan)
Highest scoring69 goals:
NFH 33–36 VHK (31 Aug)
HIH 33–36 ESB (7 Oct)
All statistics correct as of 31 May 2021.

Team information
Locations of the 2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen
Team.TownArenaCapacity
Aarhus UnitedAarhusCeres Arena Stadionhal1.200
Ajax KøbenhavnKøbenhavnBavnehøj-Hallen1.000
Herning-Ikast HåndboldIkastIBF Arena2.850
HH EliteHorsensForum Horsens4.000
København HåndboldKøbenhavnFrederiksberghallen1.468
Nykøbing Falster HåndboldklubNykøbing Falster
Næstved		LÅNLET Arena
Næstved Arena		1.300
2,500
Odense HåndboldOdenseOdense Idrætshal2.256
Randers HKRandersArena Randers3.000
Silkeborg-Voel KFUMSilkeborgJysk Arena3.000
Skanderborg HåndboldSkanderborgSkanderborg Fælled1.700
Team EsbjergEsbjergBlue Water Dokken2.549
Holstebro HåndboldHolstebroGråkjær Arena3.250
Vendsyssel HåndboldFrederikshavnDRINX Arena600
Viborg HKViborgVibocold Arena Viborg3.000

Head coaches
TeamHead coach
København HåndboldDenmark Claus Mogensen
Silkeborg-Voel KFUMDenmark Jakob Andreasen
Odense HåndboldDenmark Ulrik Kirkely
Team EsbjergDenmark Jesper Jensen
Vendsyssel HåndboldDenmark Thomas Kjær
Holstebro HåndboldSweden Pether Krautmeyer
Nykøbing Falster HKGreenland Jakob Larsen
Ajax KøbenhavnDenmark Dennis Bo Jensen
Viborg HKDenmark Jakob Vestergaard
Aarhus UnitedDenmark Heine Eriksen
Herning-Ikast HåndboldDenmark Kasper Christensen
Randers HKDenmark Niels Agesen
Skanderborg HåndboldDenmark Jeppe Vestergaard
HH EliteDenmark Lars Frederiksen

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Team Esbjerg 26 22 2 2 821 627 +194 46 Championship play-offs + advance to Champions League
2 Odense Håndbold 26 23 0 3 720 619 +101 46 Championship play-offs
3 Viborg HK 26 22 0 4 813 652 +161 44
4 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 26 17 1 8 714 624 +90 35
5 København Håndbold 26 16 0 10 712 672 +40 32
6 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 26 15 2 9 776 712 +64 32
7 Aarhus United 26 11 2 13 614 633 −19 24
8 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 26 10 2 14 664 704 −40 22
9 Holstebro Håndbold 26 9 3 14 629 672 −43 21
10 Ajax København 26 8 3 15 625 653 −28 19
11 Randers HK 26 9 1 16 605 696 −91 19
12 HH Elite 26 7 1 18 601 682 −81 15
13 Skanderborg Håndbold 26 3 0 23 592 768 −176 6
14 Vendsyssel Håndbold 26 1 1 24 586 758 −172 3 Relegation play-off
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

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.[2]

Home \ Away AAR AJA HIH HHE KBH NFH OHC RHK SIL SKA ESB TTH VEN VHK
Aarhus United 21–20 22–30 29–18 18–21 23–20 18–22 22–17 20–20 31–18 20–25 18–26 28–22 19–23
Ajax København 21–29 26–23 28–17 20–22 25–25 28–30 32–24 31–20 34–23 23–27 22–24 21–21 24–28
Herning-Ikast Håndbold 30–18 27–23 34–23 24–19 27–30 23–30 33–21 29–28 34–18 33–36 23–23 20–18 28–21
HH Elite 21–29 22–22 24–26 23–22 20–22 24–27 24–29 35–26 25–20 25–34 26–18 24–19 24–33
København Håndbold 32–24 25–18 15–26 29–26 33–31 24–29 26–29 22–27 31–18 27–29 31–27 37–26 31–26
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 34–26 30–27 30–25 30–23 32–36 26–28 27–19 28–27 38–24 32–28 27–29 32–24 33–36
Odense Håndbold 33–27 26–19 19–18 27–22 32–27 33–30 33–23 32–23 28–21 22–32 23–19 29–19 21–33
Randers HK 18–18 25–26 24–25 24–22 27–30 26–34 21–26 26–23 29–25 25–33 21–19 22–20 26–29
Silkeborg-Voel 27–21 29–19 20–36 23–24 26–28 26–30 18–28 26–21 30–24 28–36 27–25 27–24 22–32
Skanderborg Håndbold 22–27 19–21 26–31 28–21 23–38 27–35 25–26 22–21 25–27 12–35 26–28 24–28 27–36
Team Esbjerg 35–25 31–21 34–28 31–20 29–20 38–26 29–28 34–16 29–29 27–24 32–21 39–22 28–30
Holstebro Håndbold 24–29 32–25 25–28 23–22 18–28 26–26 22–23 24–25 21–27 27–26 22–22 29–28 27–31
Vendsyssel Håndbold 24–25 24–30 22–27 19–27 28–37 25–39 25–33 22–23 26–29 19–26 15–34 23–29 24–30
Viborg HK 30–27 29–19 29–26 30–19 36–21 31–29 23–32 41–23 32–29 41–19 33–34 33–21 37–19
Source: [3]
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 HIH ESB KBH SIL
1 Herning-Ikast Håndbold 6 5 0 1 183 151 +32 11 Advance to semi-finals — 30–27 26–29 29–22
2 Team Esbjerg 6 4 0 2 186 158 +28 10 21–31 — 33–23 35–27
3 København Håndbold 6 2 0 4 157 177 −20 4 25–30 25–33 — 26–29
4 Silkeborg-Voel 6 1 0 5 153 193 −40 2 27–37 22–37 26–29 —
Source: DHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OHC VHK AAR NFH
1 Odense Håndbold 6 3 1 2 175 161 +14 9 Advance to semi-finals — 30–25 30–23 27–27
2 Viborg HK 6 4 0 2 178 154 +24 9 34–30 — 30–15 28–23
3 Aarhus United Elitehandball 6 2 1 3 145 170 −25 5 27–26 23–29 — 28–26
4 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 6 1 2 3 163 176 −13 4 25–32 33–32 29–29 —
Source: DHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 1 June 2021[4]


All-Star Team
PositionPlayer
GoalkeeperDenmark Anna Kristensen (Viborg HK)
Right wingNorway Marit Røsberg Jacobsen (Team Esbjerg)
Right backNorway Stine Skogrand (Herning-Ikast Håndbold)
Centre backDenmark Mia Rej (København Håndbold/Odense Håndbold)
Left backDenmark Kristina Jørgensen (Viborg HK)
Left wingDenmark Lærke Nolsøe (Nykøbing Falster HK)
PivotNorway Marit Frafjord (Team Esbjerg)

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month
Player Club
September Denmark Kristina Jørgensen Viborg HK
October Denmark Lærke Nolsøe Nykøbing Falster HK
November Denmark Mia Rej Odense Håndbold
January Norway Stine Skogrand Herning-Ikast Håndbold
February Denmark Sofia Deen Skanderborg Håndbold
March Denmark Kristina Jørgensen København Håndbold
April Denmark Mie Højlund Odense Håndbold


Number of teams by regions
No. teams Region Teams
8 MidtjyllandAarhus United, Herning-Ikast Håndbold, HH Elite, Randers HK, Silkeborg-Voel KFUM, Skanderborg Håndbold, Holstebro Håndbold, Viborg HK
2 HovedstadenKøbenhavn Håndbold, Ajax København
2 SyddanmarkTeam Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold
1 NordjyllandVendsyssel Håndbold
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. Bambusa Kvindeligaen 2020/21 - Kampprogram
  4. "Målscorer" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. "Målmand" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. "Assist" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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