2025–26 Kvindeligaen

Kvindeligaen
Season2025–26
ChampionsTeam Esbjerg
RelegatedBjerringbro FH
Champions LeagueTeam Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold
Matches182
Top goalscorerDenmark Julie Scaglione
(225 goals)
Longest unbeaten runTeam Esbjerg 35
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Kvindeligaen is the 90th season of Kvindeligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. Odense Håndbold are the defending champions,[1] while HØJ Elite was promoted from the 1. division.[2]

Team Esbjerg won the regular season without losing a single match.[3] Bjerringbro FH were relegated to the 1st Division after finishing last in the regular season.[4] Team Esbjerg later won the title, when they beat Odense Håndbold in the final in 3 matches.[5]

Team information

Team.TownArenaCapacity
EH AalborgAalborgNørresundby Idrætscenter800
HH EliteHorsensForum Horsens4,000
Ikast HåndboldIkastIBF Arena2,850
København HåndboldKøbenhavnFrederiksberghallen1,468
HØJ EliteØlstykke
Jyllinge		Ølstykke-Hallen500
Nykøbing Falster HåndboldklubNykøbing FalsterSpar Nord Arena1,300
Odense HåndboldOdenseSydbank Arena2,256
Bjerringbro FHBjerringbroBjerringbro Idrætscenter800
Silkeborg-Voel KFUMSilkeborgJysk Arena3,000
Skanderborg HåndboldSkanderborgSkanderborg Fælled1,700
Team EsbjergEsbjergBlue Water Dokken2,549
SønderjyskEAabenraaArena Aabenraa1,400
Ringkøbing HåndboldRingkøbingGreen Sports Arena1,200
Viborg HKViborgBioCirc Arena3,000

Personnel and kits

Team Sporting director Coach Kit producer
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM Jakob Andreasen Denmark Peter Schilling Laursen Adidas
Ikast Håndbold Daniel Grønhøj Denmark Søren Reinholt Hansen Select
HH Elite Jørgen Møller Greenland Jakob Larsen Hummel
HØJ Elite Lars Vinther Denmark Kristian Kristensen Craft Sportswear
København Håndbold Louise Svalastog Denmark Bo Spellerberg Hummel
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub Kenneth Sahlholdt Denmark Niels Agesen Puma
Ringkøbing Håndbold Michelle Brandstrup Denmark Jesper Holmris Hummel
EH Aalborg Simon Aagaard Denmark Morten Frandsen Holmen Adidas
Bjerringbro FH Dennis Jensen Denmark Martin Albertsen Adidas
Skanderborg Håndbold Jens Christensen Denmark Kim Johansen Puma
Odense Håndbold Lasse Honoré Denmark Jakob Vestergaard Craft Sportswear
SønderjyskE Håndbold Henrik Jepsen Denmark Peter Nielsen Hummel
Viborg HK Jens Steffensen Denmark Ole Bitsch Puma
Team Esbjerg Hans Christian Warrer Sweden Tomas Axnér Hummel

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Team Esbjerg 26 25 1 0 920 668 +252 51 Championship play-offs + advance to Champions League
2 Odense Håndbold 26 24 0 2 906 710 +196 48 Championship play-offs
3 Nykøbing Falster 26 20 0 6 848 693 +155 40
4 Ikast Håndbold 26 19 1 6 857 761 +96 39
5 Viborg HK 26 16 1 9 834 781 +53 33
6 København Håndbold 26 13 0 13 821 826 −5 26
7 HH Elite 26 10 0 16 734 762 −28 20
8 SønderjyskE 26 9 2 15 708 809 −101 20
9 HØJ Elite 26 9 1 16 704 799 −95 19
10 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 26 7 4 15 751 826 −75 18
11 Ringkøbing Håndbold 26 7 2 17 763 845 −82 16
12 EH Aalborg 26 7 1 18 770 857 −87 15
13 Skanderborg Håndbold 26 5 2 19 704 818 −114 12
14 Bjerringbro FH 26 3 1 22 723 888 −165 7 Relegation to 1. division
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.[6]

Playoffs

Pot 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team Esbjerg[a] 6 6 0 0 209 157 +52 14 Semi final
2 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub[b] 6 4 0 2 187 188 −1 9
3 København Håndbold 6 1 0 5 182 195 −13 2
4 Sønderjyske 6 1 0 5 168 206 −38 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Including 2 bonus points
  2. ↑ including 1 bonus point

Pot 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odense Håndbold[a] 6 5 0 1 203 175 +28 12 Semi final
2 Ikast Håndbold[b] 6 5 0 1 200 181 +19 11
3 Viborg HK 6 2 0 4 184 188 −4 4
4 HH Elite 6 0 0 6 147 190 −43 0
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Including 2 bonus points
  2. ↑ Including 1 bonus point

Playoff

Semi final

Date Home team - Match 1 Home team - Match 2 Result
1st match 2nd match 1st match 2nd match
13.05 21.05 Team Esbjerg Ikast Håndbold 37-21 29-26
13.05 21.05 Odense Håndbold Nykøbing Falster 34-26 31-27
  • The match is decided in best of 3. If the result is even after 2 matches, a third match is played.

Third place playoff

Date Home team - Match 1
IBF Arena		 Home team - Match 2
Frederiksberghallen		 Result
1st match 2nd match 1st match 2nd match
27.05 30.05 Nykøbing Falster Ikast Håndbold 36-34 29-28
  • The match is decided in best of 3. If the result is even after 2 matches, a third match is played.

Final

Date Home team - Match 1 and 3
Blue Water Dokken		 Home team - Match 2
Sydbank Arena		 Result
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
27.05 30.05 02.06 Team Esbjerg Odense Håndbold 37-30 30-33 35-29
  • The match is decided in best of 3. If the result is even after 2 matches, a third match is played.

Relegation table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HØJ Elite 4 3 1 0 142 114 +28 9
2 Ringkøbing Håndbold 4 3 0 1 129 117 +12 7
3 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 4 2 0 2 118 127 −9 4
4 Skanderborg Håndbold 4 1 1 2 132 134 −2 3
5 EH Aalborg 4 0 0 4 112 141 −29 1 Relegation playoff
Source:

Relegation playoff

Date Home team - Match 1 and 3 Home team - Match 2 Result
1st match 2nd match 3rd match 1st match 2nd match 3rd match
18.04 25.04 Ajax København Rødovre HK 19-18 24-18
09.05 13.05 17.05 EH Aalborg Ajax København 28-25 23-21 31-26

Statistics

Topscorers

Source: [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Odense vinder DM-guld efter vanvittig afgørelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Storsatsende klub rykker op". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "For anden gang går Team Esbjerg ubesejret gennem grundspillet" (in Danish). Team Esbjerg. 4 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Thomas Mielcke (4 April 2026). "Klubben rykker ned, og snart kan alle spillere og træneren forsvinde" (in Danish). Viborg Folkeblad. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Esbjerg vinder DM-guld – kører Odense over" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "LIGAREGLEMENT" (in Danish). DHF. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "målscorer". tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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