# 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.
Odense Håndbold won the title, and Vendsyssel Håndbold were relegated, as they finished last in the regular season.

## Team information

| Team. | Town | Arena | Capacity |
| Aarhus United | Aarhus | Ceres Arena Stadionhal | 1.200 |
| Ajax København | København | Bavnehøj-Hallen | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Holstebro Håndbold | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3.250 |
| Vendsyssel Håndbold | Frederikshavn | DRINX Arena | 600 |
| Viborg HK | Viborg | Vibocold Arena Viborg | 3.000 |

### Head coaches

| Team | Head coach |
| København Håndbold | Claus Mogensen |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Jakob Andreasen |
| Odense Håndbold | Ulrik Kirkely |
| Team Esbjerg | Jesper Jensen |
| Vendsyssel Håndbold | Thomas Kjær |
| Holstebro Håndbold | Pether Krautmeyer |
| Nykøbing Falster HK | Jakob Larsen |
| Ajax København | Dennis Bo Jensen |
| Viborg HK | Jakob Vestergaard |
| Aarhus United | Heine Eriksen |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Kasper Christensen |
| 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 | 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 | Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 714 | 624 | +90 | 35 | Championship play-offs |
| 5 | København Håndbold | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 712 | 672 | +40 | 32 | Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 776 | 712 | +64 | 32 | Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Aarhus United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 614 | 633 | −19 | 24 | Championship play-offs |
| 8 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 664 | 704 | −40 | 22 | Championship play-offs |
| 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 |

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| 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 | |

## 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 | Advance to semi-finals | 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 | — |

### 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 | Advance to semi-finals | 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 | — |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 11 May | 15 May | Odense Håndbold | Team Esbjerg | 27–26 | 28–27 |
| 12 May | 15 May | Ikast Håndbold | Viborg HK | 35–32 | 18–28 |
! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

### 3rd place

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 22 May | 25 May | 31 May | Team Esbjerg | Ikast Håndbold | 29–29 | 23-23 | 28-29 |
! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

### Final

| Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 22 May | 29 May | Odense Håndbold | Viborg HK | 28–20 | 30-26 |
! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

## Relegation playoff

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.
| Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 09 May | 12 May | Horsens HK | SønderjyskE | 32–28 | 31–27 |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 1 June 2021

### All-Star Team

Source:
| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Anna Kristensen (Viborg HK) |
| Right wing | Marit Røsberg Jacobsen (Team Esbjerg) |
| Right back | Stine Skogrand (Herning-Ikast Håndbold) |
| Centre back | Mia Rej (København Håndbold/Odense Håndbold) |
| Left back | Kristina Jørgensen (Viborg HK) |
| Left wing | Lærke Nolsøe (Nykøbing Falster HK) |
| Pivot | Marit Frafjord (Team Esbjerg) |

### Monthly awards

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

## Number of teams by regions

| No. teams | Region | Teams |
| 8 | Midtjylland | Aarhus United, Herning-Ikast Håndbold, HH Elite, Randers HK, Silkeborg-Voel KFUM, Skanderborg Håndbold, Holstebro Håndbold, Viborg HK |
| 2 | Hovedstaden | København Håndbold, Ajax København |
| 2 | Syddanmark | Team Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold |
| 1 | Nordjylland | Vendsyssel Håndbold |
| 1 | Sjælland | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |