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2019–20 Danish Women's League

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Elitedivisionen
Season2019–20
ChampionsFortuna Hjørring
RelegatedOdense Q
Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold
Matches played86
Goals scored318 (3.7 per match)
Top goalscorerDenmark Nicoline Sørensen (16 goals)
Biggest home win6 goals:
BRØ 7–1 KOL
(21 Sep)
Biggest away win6 goals:
ODE 1–7 THY
(19 Oct)
Highest scoring13 goals:
FOR 8–5 ODE
(21 Sep)

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

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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

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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

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Location of clubs for the 2019–20 season
Region Team Location Ground Capacity
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

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As of 4 June 2020
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Brøndby Denmark Per Nielsen Denmark Louise Kristiansen Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark Niclas Hougaard Hansen Denmark Caroline Rask New Balance Sportmaster, Nord Energi
Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold Denmark Kasper Klarskov Denmark Michelle Madsen Joma SuperBrugsen, Dystan Rosenberg, Ballerup Bladet
FC Nordsjælland Denmark Brian Sørensen Denmark Catrine Gryholt Nike, Inc. Arbejdernes Landsbank, DHL
FC Thy-Thisted Q Denmark Torben Overgaard Denmark Matilde Kjeldgaard Adidas Skyum, Intersport, Armiga A/S
Kolding Q Denmark Anders Jensen Denmark Louise Eriksen Nike, Inc. A/S Bolind-Handel
Odense Q Denmark Steen Hansen Denmark Tenna Kappel Joma Folkesparekassen
VSK Aarhus Denmark Anders Nim Denmark Christina Ravn Puma Bistorante Italia

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table
Odense Q Denmark Morten Christiansen Sacked 27 June 2019[8] Denmark Steen Hansen 1 July 2019[9] Pre-season
Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold Denmark Peer Lisdorf Sacked 3 October 2019[10] Denmark Kasper Klarskov 1 January 2019[11] 8th
Fortuna Hjørring United States Carrie Kveton Signed by OL Reign 24 November 2019[12] Denmark Niclas Hougaard Hansen 1 January 2020[13] 1st
VSK Aarhus Denmark Hans Paarup Resigned 27 November 2019[14] Denmark Anders Nim 1 January 2019[15] 5th
Kolding Q Denmark Peter Pedersen Sacked 3 December 2019[16] Denmark Anders Jensen 1 January 2020[17] 6th

Results

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Main round

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2020. Source: Dansk Boldspil Union[18]
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

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source: [19]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Qualification round

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Top scorers

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As of 8 July 2020

Source:[20][21]

Player of the Month

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Month Player
Player Club
August Denmark Nicoline Sørensen Brøndby IF
September Denmark Cecilie Fløe Odense Q
October Denmark Caroline Møller Hansen Fortuna Hjørring
November Denmark Emma Snerle Fortuna Hjørring

References

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  1. ^ "Fortuna Hjørring henter guldet tilbage fra Brøndby". DR. 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Cheftræner fejrer sit første mesterskab: - Pigerne har lært mig meget". Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Sporten lukker ned i Danmark: Få overblikket her" (in Danish). TV2. 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "DBU: Dansk fodbold lukker ned til efter påske" (in Danish). DR. 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Kvindeligaen starter igen: Slutspillet halveres" (in Danish). Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 27 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Slutspillet i Gjensidige Kvindeliga er klar til tilskuere" (in Danish). Danish Football Union. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Gjensidige Kvindeliga genstarter med historisk Tv-dækning". kvindeliga.dk. 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Morten Christiansen stopper som cheftræner i Odense Q". odenseq.dk. 27 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Ligaholdets nye trænerteam: Steen Hansen & Serge Bodjo". odenseq.dk. 28 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Peer Lisdorf stopper med øjeblikkelig virkning i BSF". fodboldforpiger.dk. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ^ "BSF hyrer tidligere FCN-træner til kvindeeliteholdet". fodboldforpiger.dk. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Fortuna: Cheftræner stopper øjeblikkeligt" (in Danish). TV2/Nord. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Ungdomstræner skal stå i spidsen for Fortuna Hjørring" (in Danish). bold.dk. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Cheftræner Hans Paarup stopper i VSK Aarhus". kvindesport.dk. 27 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Ny cheftræner på plads i VSK Aarhus". kvindesport.dk. 29 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Trænerteamet træder tilbage i KoldingQ". kvindesport.dk. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  17. ^ "KoldingQ præsenterer ny træner". kvindesport.dk. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Elitedivisionen 2019-20". dbu.dk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Championship round". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Topscorerliste". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Topscorerliste Slutspil". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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