2019–20 Danish Women's League
Season | 2019-20 |
---|---|
Champions | Fortuna Hjørring |
Relegated | Odense Q Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold |
Matches played | 86 |
Goals scored | 318 (3.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Biggest home win | 6 goals: BRØ 7–1 KOL (21 Sep) |
Biggest away win | 6 goals: ODE 1–7 THY (19 Oct) |
Highest scoring | 13 goals: FOR 8–5 ODE (21 Sep) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The 2019–20 Elitedivisionen also known as Gjensidige Kvindeligaen is the 48th season of the highest women's football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 8 teams each year in Denmark. Brøndby IF are the defending champions and FC Nordsjælland made their debut in the league.
Fortuna Hjørring won the league for the 11th time in the club's history, while Odense Q and Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold relegated to Kvinde 1. division.[1][2]
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 6 March 2020, all sport in Denmark were locked down and banned during the coronavirus pandemic, until mid of April.[3][4] In May, it was announced that the season would restart on 6 June and the remaining matches of the season would be played behind closed doors. The Championship round and the Qualification round, were reduced from a total of 10 matches to 5 matches, per team.[5]
On 10 June 2020, it was decided to reopen stadiums for spectators, with up to 500 people.[6]
Broadcasting
In May 2020, the Danish Football Union announced that they had signed a TV-deal with Discovery, Inc., where a number of matches will be shown on Eurosport 2 and Sport Live, as well as the streaming service Dplay.[7]
Teams
Region | Team | Location | Ground | Capacity |
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Hovedstaden | Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadion | 29,000 |
BSF Skovlunde | Ballerup | Ballerup Idrætspark | 4,000 | |
FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Farum Park | 10,300 | |
Syddanmark | KoldingQ | Kolding | Fynske Bank Arena | 2,500 |
Odense Q | Odense | Vejlby/Risskov Centret | 1,200 | |
Midtjylland | VSK Aarhus | Aarhus | Vejlby Stadion | 5,200 |
Nordjylland | Fortuna Hjørring | Hjørring | Hjørring Stadion | 7,500 |
FC Thy-Thisted Q | Thisted | Sparekassen Thy Arena | 3,000 |
Personnel and kits
- As of 4 June 2020
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Odense Q | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 June 2019[8] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[9] | Pre-season |
Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 October 2019[10] | ![]() |
1 January 2019[11] | 8th |
Fortuna Hjørring | ![]() |
Signed by OL Reign | 24 November 2019[12] | ![]() |
1 January 2020[13] | 1st |
VSK Aarhus | ![]() |
Resigned | 27 November 2019[14] | ![]() |
1 January 2019[15] | 5th |
Kolding Q | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 December 2019[16] | ![]() |
1 January 2020[17] | 6th |
Results
Main round
Teams play each other twice. Top six advance to the championship round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fortuna Hjørring | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 30 | Championship Round |
2 | Brøndby IF | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 29 | |
3 | FC Nordsjælland | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 26 | |
4 | FC Thy-Thisted Q | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 21 | |
5 | VSK Aarhus | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 21 | |
6 | KoldingQ | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 15 | |
7 | Odense Q | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 10 | Relegation Round |
8 | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
Championship round
Teams play five matches. Points are reset, but bonus points are awarded for the placement in the main round. 10 points for first place, 8 points for second place and then 6, 4, 2 and 0.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fortuna Hjørring (C, Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 23 | Qualification to Champions League |
2 | Brøndby (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 21 | |
3 | FC Nordsjælland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 12 | |
4 | FC Thy-Thisted Q | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 7 | |
5 | KoldingQ | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
6 | VSK Aarhus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Qualification round
Teams play five matches, the first and second place are promoted to the league.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HB Køge (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 15 | Qualification to 2020–21 Elitedivisionen |
2 | AaB (Q) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | |
3 | Odense Q | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | |
4 | B.93 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
5 | Vildbjerg SF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |
6 | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Top scorers
- As of 8 July 2020
Regular season
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Overall
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Player of the Month
Month | Player | |
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Player | Club | |
August | ![]() |
Brøndby IF |
September | ![]() |
Odense Q |
October | ![]() |
Fortuna Hjørring |
November | ![]() |
Fortuna Hjørring |
References
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- ^ "Cheftræner fejrer sit første mesterskab: - Pigerne har lært mig meget". Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Sporten lukker ned i Danmark: Få overblikket her" (in Danish). TV2. 6 March 2020.
- ^ "DBU: Dansk fodbold lukker ned til efter påske" (in Danish). DR. 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Kvindeligaen starter igen: Slutspillet halveres" (in Danish). Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Slutspillet i Gjensidige Kvindeliga er klar til tilskuere" (in Danish). Danish Football Union. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Gjensidige Kvindeliga genstarter med historisk Tv-dækning". kvindeliga.dk. 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Morten Christiansen stopper som cheftræner i Odense Q". odenseq.dk. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Ligaholdets nye trænerteam: Steen Hansen & Serge Bodjo". odenseq.dk. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Peer Lisdorf stopper med øjeblikkelig virkning i BSF". fodboldforpiger.dk. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "BSF hyrer tidligere FCN-træner til kvindeeliteholdet". fodboldforpiger.dk. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna: Cheftræner stopper øjeblikkeligt" (in Danish). TV2/Nord. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Ungdomstræner skal stå i spidsen for Fortuna Hjørring" (in Danish). bold.dk. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Cheftræner Hans Paarup stopper i VSK Aarhus". kvindesport.dk. 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Ny cheftræner på plads i VSK Aarhus". kvindesport.dk. 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Trænerteamet træder tilbage i KoldingQ". kvindesport.dk. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "KoldingQ præsenterer ny træner". kvindesport.dk. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Elitedivisionen 2019-20". dbu.dk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Championship round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Topscorerliste". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Topscorerliste Slutspil". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links
- Stillinger og resultater dbu.dk
- Summary - Elitedivisionen on soccerway.com