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.

Damehåndboldligaen
Season2015–16
ChampionsTeam Esbjerg
RelegatedSønderjyskE Damer
Champions LeagueTeam Esbjerg
Champions LeagueFC Midtjylland Håndbold
Matches played146
Goals scored7,501 (51.38 per match)
Top goalscorerSweden Nathalie Hagman
(191 goals)
Biggest home winNFH 41–25 SønderjyskE
Biggest away winSønderjyskE 18–32 Randers
Highest scoringTTH 36–32 SønderjyskE

Team information

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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.[1][2]

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

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Standings

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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
3 Viborg HK 22 12 4 6 559 526 +33 28 Quarterfinal
4 Team Tvis Holstebro 22 13 1 8 601 570 +31 27
5 Randers HK 22 12 3 7 598 565 +33 27
6 Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub 22 10 4 8 624 607 +17 24
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
12 SønderjyskE Damer (R) 22 0 0 22 525 704 −179 0 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2016. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Goalscorer – Regular Season

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As of matches played on 23 March 2016[3]
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

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Quarterfinal

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Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 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

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Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 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

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Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
4/5 11/5 Team Tvis Holstebro Viborg HK 54–46 30–23 23–24

Final

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Dates Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
1/5 5/5 FC Midtjylland Håndbold Team Esbjerg 39–41 20–17 24–19

Relegation playoff

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Group 1

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Dato Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
10/4 17/4 Lyngby HK SK Aarhus 40–76 18–34 22–42

Group 2

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Dato Home team in the 1st match Home team in the 2nd match Results
1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match
9/4 16/4. Ajax København Ringkøbing Håndbold 43–52 20–24 23–28

All Star Team

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Top goalscorers

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Officielt: Trækker sig fra Håndboldligaen" (in Danish). ekstrabladet.
  2. ^ "Nykøbing Falster takker ja til plads i håndboldligaen" (in Danish). ekstrabladet.
  3. ^ "Top scorer" [Goalscorers] (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation.
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