# 2014–15 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2014–15 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the Boxer Dameligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league. The reigning champions were Viborg HK.
FC Midtjylland won the title, when they beat Team Esbjerg in the final. Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season.

## Team information

The following 12 clubs compete in the Damehåndboldligaen during the 2014–15 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| Esbjerg | Esbjerg | Blue Water Dokken | 2,549 |
| HC Odense | Odense | Odense Idrætshal | 2,300 |
| København | Copenhagen | Frederiksberghallen | 1,767 |
| Midtjylland | Ikast | Ikast-Brande Arena | 2,550 |
| Nykøbing Falster | Nykøbing Falster | Scandlines arena | |
| Randers | Randers | Arena Randers | 3,000 |
| Ringkøbing | Ringkøbing | ROFI-Centret | |
| Silkeborg-Voel | Silkeborg | Jysk Arena | 3,000 |
| SK Århus | Århus | Den Lille Kro Arena | 1,152 |
| Skive fH | Skive | Skivehallerne | |
| Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3,250 |
| Viborg HK | Viborg | Viborg Stadionhal | 3,000 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2014–15 Damehåndboldligaen, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Esbjerg | Per Kristiansen | Lars Frederiksen | hummel | Workpoint |
| HC Odense | Arne Buch | Flemming Larsen | hummel | — |
| København | | Martin Albertsen | Kappa | — |
| Midtjylland | Hans Peter Riis | Helle Thomsen | ASICS | ALPI |
| Nykøbing Falster | Søren Jakobsen | Kenneth Sahlholdt | Puma | PrinceRunner, Border Shop |
| Randers | Henrik Mortensen | Ulrik Kirkely | Puma | Sparkassen Kronjylland |
| Ringkøbing | Kim Grøn Hansen | Allan Heine | hummel | Vestjysk Bank |
| Silkeborg-Voel | Lars Buchreitz Thygesen | Jacob Andreasen | adidas | |
| SK Århus | Thomas Gielfeldt | Jesper Holmris | hummel | Nybolig, BDO |
| Skive fH | | Ryan Zinglersen | Kempa | Coloquick, Rent Liv |
| Tvis Holstebro | Jacob Jørgensen | Niels Agesen Nielsen | hummel | Vestjysk Bank |
| Viborg HK | Peter Cassøe | Christian Dalmose | hummel | Maj Invest, BORUP, Sport 24 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esbjerg | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 639 | 532 | +107 | 37 | Championship Round |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 579 | 446 | +133 | 36 | Championship Round |
| 3 | Tvis Holstebro | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 617 | 506 | +111 | 31 | Championship Round |
| 4 | Viborg HK | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 587 | 545 | +42 | 27 | Championship Round |
| 5 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 555 | 576 | −21 | 25 | Championship Round |
| 6 | Randers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 559 | 531 | +28 | 23 | Championship Round |
| 7 | HC Odense | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 544 | 566 | −22 | 21 | |
| 8 | SK Århus | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 564 | −3 | 18 | |
| 9 | København Håndbold | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 501 | 560 | −59 | 15 | |
| 10 | Ringkøbing Håndbold | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 488 | 589 | −101 | 13 | Relegation Round |
| 11 | Skive fH | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 534 | 644 | −110 | 12 | Relegation Round |
| 12 | Nykøbing F. | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 458 | 563 | −105 | 6 | Relegation |

### Results

| Home \ Away | FCM | ODE | KØB | NFH | RHK | SKI | ESB | TTH | VIB | RIN | SIL | AAR |
| FC Midtjylland | | 27–21 | 32–26 | 34–22 | 22–14 | 36–19 | 28–21 | 19–23 | 28–21 | 23–17 | 28–19 | 30–18 |
| HC Odense | 20–26 | | 20–24 | 26–21 | 23–24 | 28–32 | 23–31 | 25–30 | 26–25 | 35–22 | 28–24 | 29–27 |
| København Håndbold | 22–22 | 20–20 | | 22–22 | 27–28 | 33–24 | 25–27 | 18–34 | 23–19 | 24–17 | 23–28 | 25–23 |
| NFH | 15–28 | 22–28 | 18–19 | | 21–21 | 30–21 | 20–26 | 22–24 | 26–27 | 17–20 | 24–32 | 21–25 |
| Randers HK | 22–18 | 24–25 | 36–25 | 32–21 | | 29–22 | 29–30 | 18–17 | 21–21 | 20–21 | 40–21 | 17–25 |
| Skive fH | 19–29 | 25–28 | 32–22 | 24–20 | 27–26 | | 23–36 | 23–26 | 26–33 | 24–24 | 23–23 | 25–29 |
| Team Esbjerg | 21–21 | 32–21 | 25–18 | 22–14 | 34–28 | 34–21 | | 30–30 | 25–25 | 35–29 | 29–32 | 28–25 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | 16–22 | 33–19 | 35–24 | 37–20 | 28–23 | 36–21 | 26–27 | | 23–26 | 33–26 | 24–28 | 24–22 |
| Viborg HK | 29–17 | 26–22 | 28–22 | 26–20 | 28–31 | 30–21 | 21–32 | 27–30 | | 35–22 | 25–23 | 27–25 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | 19–32 | 22–26 | 21–16 | 19–15 | 26–25 | 25–26 | 24–32 | 13–30 | 25–34 | | 23–24 | 25–34 |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 19–26 | 26–20 | 21–20 | 28–24 | 26–28 | 36–31 | 21–32 | 25–31 | 31–28 | 22–20 | | 25–22 |
| SK Aarhus | 23–31 | 23–31 | 28–23 | 22–23 | 23–23 | 31–25 | 28–30 | 28–27 | 26–26 | 27–28 | 27–21 | |

## Championship playoffs
### Quarterfinal

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 26/3 | 02/4 | Silkeborg-Voel | Team Tvis Holstebro | 54-66 | 24-35 | 31-30 |
| 25/3 | 29/3 | Randers HK | Viborg HK | 40-50 | 18-20 | 30-22 |

### Semifinal

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 22/4 | 25/4 | Team Tvis Holstebro | FC Midtjylland | 47-56 | 19-25 | 28-31 |
| 23/4 | 26/4 | Viborg HK | Team Esbjerg | 53-55 | 25-26 | 28-29 |

### Bronze match

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 17/5 | 21/5 | Viborg HK | Team Tvis Holstebro | 60-65 | 32-32 | 28-33 |

### Final

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 16/5 | 23/5 | FC Midtjylland | Team Esbjerg | 45-44 | 23-22 | 22-22 |

## Relegation playoff
### Group 1

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 28/3 | 6/4 | Ajax Copenhagen | Ringkøbing Håndbold | 47-52 | 24-24 | 28-23 |
W1D= Women's 1st Division DHL= Damehåndboldligaen

### Group 2

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 28/3 | 2/4 | Vendsyssel Håndbold | Skive fH | 56-67 | 28-34 | 33-28 |
W1D= Women's 1st Division DHL= Damehåndboldligaen

## All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Sabine Englert (FCM)
* Left Wing: Ann Grete Nørgaard (THH)
* Left Back: Jette Hansen (SIL)
* Centre Back: Nycke Groot (FCM)
* Pivot: Sarah Iversen (HCO)
* Right Back: Anne Cecilie De La Cour (SIL)
* Right Wing: Trine Østergaard Jensen (FCM)

## Top goalscorers

Statistics.
    As of 24 May 2015
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jette Hansen | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 164 |
| 2 | Ann Grete Nørgaard | Team Tvis Holstebro | 162 |
| 3 | Olivera Jurisic | Skive fH | 143 |
| 4 | Anne Cecilie de la Cour | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 142 |
| 4 | Nathalie Hagman | Team Tvis Holstebro | 142 |
| 6 | Louise Burgaard | Viborg HK | 132 |
| 6 | Nycke Groot | FCM Håndbold | 132 |
| 8 | Johanna Westberg | Randers HK | 119 |
| 9 | Anne Mette Hansen | København Håndbold | 114 |
| 10 | Kristina Kristiansen | Team Tvis Holstebro | 113 |

## Number of teams by regions

| # | Regions | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 8 | Midtjylland, Randers, Ringkøbing, Silkeborg-Voel, SK Århus, Skive fH, Tvis Holstebro and Viborg HK |
| 2 | Syddanmark | 2 | Esbjerg and HC Odense |
| 3 | Hovedstaden | 1 | København |
| 3 | Sjælland | 1 | Nykøbing Falster |