# 2019–20 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2019–20 Damehåndboldligaen (known as HTH Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. Team Esbjerg were the defending champions and HH Elite were promoted from the 1. division.
The season was disrupted due to the covid-19 pandemic. On March 11th 2020, the Danish Handball Federation decided to cancel all matches at all levels the following 14 days. On April 7th it was decided that the season would be declared over without playing the championship play-off or the remaining matches in the regular season and declare the leading team the champion.
Team Esbjerg won the title, as they were leading the table at the time. EH Aalborg were relegated, as they were last in table at the time of cancellation.

## Team information

| Team. | Town | Arena | Capacity |
| Aarhus United | Aarhus | Ceres Arena Stadionhal | 1.200 |
| Ajax København | København | Bavnehøj-Hallen | 1.000 |
| EH Aalborg | Aalborg | Nørresundby Idrætscenter | 800 |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Ikast | IBF Arena | 2.850 |
| HH Elite | Horsens | Forum Horsens | 4.000 |
| København Håndbold | København | Frederiksberghallen | 1.468 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | Nykøbing Falster Næstved | LÅNLET Arena Næstved Arena | 1.300 2,500 |
| Odense Håndbold | Odense | Odense Idrætshal | 2.256 |
| Randers HK | Randers | Arena Randers | 3.000 |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Silkeborg | Jysk Arena | 3.000 |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | Skanderborg | Skanderborg Fælled | 1.700 |
| Team Esbjerg | Esbjerg | Blue Water Dokken | 2.549 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3.250 |
| Viborg HK | Viborg | Vibocold Arena Viborg | 3.000 |

### Head coaches

| Team | Head coach |
| København Håndbold | Claus Mogensen |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Jakob Andreasen |
| Odense Håndbold | Karen Brødsgaard |
| Team Esbjerg | Jesper Jensen |
| EH Aalborg | Morten Holmen |
| TTH Holstebro | Pether Krautmeyer |
| Nykøbing Falster HK | Jakob Larsen |
| Ajax København | Dennis Bo Jensen |
| Viborg HK | Jakob Vestergaard |
| Aarhus United | Heine Eriksen |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Mathias Madsen |
| Randers HK | Niels Agesen |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | Jeppe Vestergaard |
| HH Elite | Lars Frederiksen |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Team Esbjerg | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 666 | 533 | +133 | 40 | Champion + advance to Champions League |
| 2 | Odense Håndbold | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 672 | 545 | +127 | 36 | Qualification for EHF Cup |
| 3 | Viborg HK | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 633 | 531 | +102 | 35 | Qualification for EHF Cup |
| 4 | København Håndbold | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 695 | 627 | +68 | 35 | |
| 5 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 652 | 619 | +33 | 30 | |
| 6 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 621 | 546 | +75 | 30 | Qualification for EHF Cup (via. the Danish Cup) |
| 7 | Aarhus United | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 564 | 555 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | Randers HK | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 587 | 589 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 581 | 585 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Ajax København | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 517 | 604 | −87 | 13 | |
| 11 | TTH Holstebro | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 528 | 637 | −109 | 12 | |
| 12 | HH Elite | 23 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 521 | 647 | −126 | 8 | |
| 13 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 504 | 599 | −95 | 7 | |
| 14 | EH Aalborg | 23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 549 | 673 | −124 | 7 | relegated |

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top. Last updated on 10 March 2020.
| Home \ Away | AAR | AJA | EHA | HIH | HHE | KBH | NFH | OHC | RHK | SIL | SKA | ESB | TTH | VHK |
| Aarhus United | | 28–15 | 29–25 | 26–23 | 24–23 | 22–30 | x | 17–26 | 16–17 | 27–29 | 22–17 | 23–23 | 28–23 | 25–23 |
| Ajax København | 23–25 | | 21–24 | 21–21 | x | 26–28 | 18–29 | 21–33 | 27–30 | 28–25 | 28–23 | 18–26 | 26–24 | x |
| EH Aalborg | 23–28 | 28–23 | | 29–35 | 22–17 | 24–32 | 28–31 | x | x | 27–33 | 25–29 | 20–29 | 22–27 | 17–36 |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 23–19 | 30–16 | 33–27 | | 26–21 | 22–28 | 26–19 | 26–30 | x | 29–28 | 26–16 | x | 35–20 | 24–26 |
| HH Elite | 26–34 | 18–24 | 30–24 | 23–32 | | 19–28 | 21–31 | 22–37 | 26–27 | 27–33 | 25–21 | 26–24 | x | 25–29 |
| København Håndbold | 22–24 | 29–20 | 35–23 | 23–30 | 38–25 | | 31–30 | 31–29 | 28–26 | 29–22 | x | 30–30 | 27–24 | 24–32 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 25–24 | 22–18 | x | 24–22 | 32–20 | 28–26 | | 22–30 | 29–29 | 25–26 | 26–26 | 19–31 | x | 21–26 |
| Odense Håndbold | x | 27–28 | 35–26 | 24–26 | 23–17 | x | 29–23 | | 27–23 | 30–28 | 31–26 | 25–28 | 37–22 | 21–25 |
| Randers HK | 29–29 | x | 34–23 | 25–25 | x | 22–30 | 32–27 | 25–34 | | 23–24 | 27–25 | 23–30 | 28–22 | 20–23 |
| Silkeborg-Voel | 29–25 | 26–24 | 29–28 | 35–26 | 20–22 | 26–28 | 28–23 | 20–30 | 29–25 | | 22–17 | 26–30 | 26–26 | x |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | 23–27 | 25–19 | x | 16–27 | 22–21 | 27–28 | 20–25 | 19–30 | 21–23 | 28–31 | | x | 20–22 | 13–26 |
| Team Esbjerg | 29–22 | 33–23 | 28–18 | 26–24 | 27–21 | 37–30 | 27–21 | 25–27 | 25–19 | x | 30–26 | | 37–27 | 29–22 |
| TTH Holstebro | x | 27–26 | 24–24 | 24–30 | 30–25 | 26–30 | 24–28 | 22–26 | 17–23 | 15–30 | 26–23 | 19–23 | | 18–35 |
| Viborg HK | 29–20 | 23–24 | 28–16 | x | 30–25 | 33–30 | 23–21 | 23–31 | 30–21 | 27–27 | 32–21 | 24–39 | 28–19 | |

## Top goalscorers

    As of last matches played before the season got cancelled due to COVID-19
Regular season
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Mia Rej
København Håndbold
170
2
Melissa Petrén
HH Elite
140
3
Kristina Jørgensen
Viborg HK
123
4
Dione Housheer
Nykøbing Falster HK
122
5
Linn Blohm
København Håndbold
117
6
Sofia Deen
Skanderborg Håndbold
113
7
Mai Kragballe Nielsen
Randers HK
110
8
Celine Lundbye Kristiansen
Aarhus United
108
9
Jane Schumacher
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
108
10
Helene Kindberg
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
103 :

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Mia Rej | København Håndbold |
| October | Jeanett Kristiansen | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
| January | Mia Rej | København Håndbold |
| February | Anna Kristensen | Viborg HK |

### All-star Team

The team of the year was announced on April 30th, after it had been decided to cut the league short.
| Position | Name | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Anna Kristensen | Viborg HK |
| Right wing | Marit Røsberg Jacobsen | Team Esbjerg |
| Right back | Helene Kindberg | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM |
| Centre back | Mia Rej | København Håndbold |
| Left back | Kristina Jørgensen | Viborg HK |
| Left wing | June Bøttger | Aarhus United |
| Pivot | Linn Blohm | København Håndbold |
| MVP | Mia Rej | København Håndbold |