# 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. The reigning champions were FC Midtjylland.
Team Esbjerg won the title, when they beat FC Midtjylland in the final. SønderjyskE Håndbold were relegated, as they finished last in the regular season.

## 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.
| Team. | Town | Arena | Capacity |
| FC Midtjylland | Ikast | Ikast-Brande Arena | 2.850 |
| HC Odense | Odense | Odense Idrætshal | 2.256 |
| København Håndbold | København | Frederiksberghallen | 1.468 |
| Nykøbing Falster | Nykøbing Falster | Scandlines Arena | 1.300 |
| Randers HK | Randers | Arena Randers | 3.000 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | Ringkøbing | Rofi-Centret | 1.100 |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Silkeborg | Jysk Arena | 3.000 |
| SK Aarhus | Aarhus | Den Lille Kro Arena | 1.152 |
| SønderjyskE | Aabenraa | Aabenraa Idrætscenter | 1.000 |
| Team Esbjerg | Esbjerg | Blue Water Dokken | 2.549 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3.250 |
| Viborg HK | Viborg | Viborg Stadionhal | 3.000 |

## 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 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Viborg HK | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 559 | 526 | +33 | 28 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 601 | 570 | +31 | 27 | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Randers HK | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 598 | 565 | +33 | 27 | Quarterfinal |
| 6 | Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 624 | 607 | +17 | 24 | Quarterfinal |
| 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 | Relegation Round |
| 12 | SønderjyskE Damer (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 525 | 704 | −179 | 0 | Relegation |

### 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 | |

### Top Goalscorer – Regular Season

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

## 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 16/4 | 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 | 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 |
| 4/5 | 11/5 | Team Tvis Holstebro | Viborg HK | 54–46 | 30–23 | 23–24 |

### 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 |
| 1/5 | 5/5 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Team Esbjerg | 39–41 | 20–17 | 24–19 |

## Relegation playoff
### Group 1

| Dato | Dato | 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 |
| 10/4 | 17/4 | Lyngby HK | SK Aarhus | 40–76 | 18–34 | 22–42 |

### Group 2

| Dato | Dato | 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 |
| 9/4 | 16/4. | Ajax København | Ringkøbing Håndbold | 43–52 | 20–24 | 23–28 |

## All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Silje Solberg (TTH)
* Left Wing: Ann Grete Nørgaard (VHK)
* Left Back: Trine Troelsen (SIL)
* Centre Back: Kristina Kristiansen (NFH)
* Pivot: Mette Gravholt (NFH)
* Right Back: Nathalie Hagman (TTH)
* Right Wing: Lina Rask (AAR)
Source:

## Top goalscorers

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