title: 2019–20 Damehåndboldligaen
text: # 2019–20 Damehåndboldligaen
  
  The 2019–20 Damehåndboldligaen (known as HTH Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. Team Esbjerg were the defending champions and HH Elite were promoted from the 1. division.
  
  ## Team information
  
  | Team. | Town | Arena | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aarhus United | Aarhus | Ceres Arena Stadionhal | 1.200 |
  | Ajax København | København | Bavnehøj-Hallen | 1.000 |
  | EH Aalborg | Aalborg | Nørresundby Idrætscenter | 800 |
  | 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 |
  | Team Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3.250 |
  | Viborg HK | Viborg | Vibocold Arena Viborg | 3.000 |
  
  ### Head coaches
  
  | Team | Head coach |
  | - | - |
  | København Håndbold | Claus Mogensen |
  | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Jakob Andreasen |
  | Odense Håndbold | Karen Brødsgaard |
  | Team Esbjerg | Jesper Jensen |
  | EH Aalborg | Morten Holmen |
  | TTH Holstebro | Pether Krautmeyer |
  | Nykøbing Falster HK | Jakob Larsen |
  | Ajax København | Dennis Bo Jensen |
  | Viborg HK | Jakob Vestergaard |
  | Aarhus United | Heine Eriksen |
  | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Mathias Madsen |
  | 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 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 295 | +81 | 26 | Championship play-offs + advance to Champions League |
  | 2 | København Håndbold | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 385 | 333 | +52 | 20 | Championship play-offs |
  | 3 | Odense Håndbold | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 395 | 307 | +88 | 20 | Championship play-offs |
  | 4 | Viborg HK | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 339 | 308 | +31 | 17 | Championship play-offs |
  | 5 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 349 | 310 | +39 | 17 | Championship play-offs |
  | 6 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 358 | 356 | +2 | 16 | Championship play-offs |
  | 7 | Randers HK | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 338 | 332 | +6 | 14 | Championship play-offs |
  | 8 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 325 | 328 | −3 | 14 | Championship play-offs |
  | 9 | Aarhus United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 320 | 321 | −1 | 13 | |
  | 10 | Ajax København | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 227 | 337 | −110 | 8 | |
  | 11 | TTH Holstebro | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 302 | 348 | −46 | 6 | |
  | 12 | EH Aalborg | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 314 | 368 | −54 | 5 | |
  | 13 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 302 | 346 | −44 | 4 | |
  | 14 | HH Elite | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 294 | 385 | −91 | 2 | Relegation play-off |
  
  ### Results
  
  In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top. Last updated on 10 March 2020.
  
  | Home \ Away | AAR | AJA | EHA | HIH | HHE | KBH | NFH | OHC | RHK | SIL | SKA | ESB | TTH | VHK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aarhus United | | 28–15 | 29–25 | 26–23 | 24–23 | 22–30 | x | 17–26 | 16–17 | 27–29 | 22–17 | 23–23 | 28–23 | 25–23 |
  | Ajax København | 23–25 | | 21–24 | 21–21 | x | 26–28 | 18–29 | 21–33 | 27–30 | 28–25 | 28–23 | 18–26 | 26–24 | x |
  | EH Aalborg | 23–28 | 28–23 | | 29–35 | 22–17 | 24–32 | 28–31 | x | x | 27–33 | 25–29 | 20–29 | 22–27 | 17–36 |
  | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 23–19 | 30–16 | 33–27 | | 26–21 | 22–28 | 26–19 | 26–30 | x | 29–28 | 26–16 | x | 35–20 | 24–26 |
  | HH Elite | 26–34 | 18–24 | 30–24 | 23–32 | | 19–28 | 21–31 | 22–37 | 26–27 | 27–33 | 25–21 | 26–24 | x | 25–29 |
  | København Håndbold | 22–24 | 29–20 | 35–23 | 23–30 | 38–25 | | 31–30 | 31–29 | 28–26 | 29–22 | x | 30–30 | 27–24 | 24–32 |
  | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 25–24 | 22–18 | x | 24–22 | 32–20 | 28–26 | | 22–30 | 29–29 | 25–26 | 26–26 | 19–31 | x | 21–26 |
  | Odense Håndbold | x | 27–28 | 35–26 | 24–26 | 23–17 | x | 29–23 | | 27–23 | 30–28 | 31–26 | 25–28 | 37–22 | 21–25 |
  | Randers HK | 29–29 | x | 34–23 | 25–25 | x | 22–30 | 32–27 | 25–34 | | 23–24 | 27–25 | 23–30 | 28–22 | 20–23 |
  | Silkeborg-Voel | 29–25 | 26–24 | 29–28 | 35–26 | 20–22 | 26–28 | 28–23 | 20–30 | 29–25 | | 22–17 | 26–30 | 26–26 | x |
  | Skanderborg Håndbold | 23–27 | 25–19 | x | 16–27 | 22–21 | 27–28 | 20–25 | 19–30 | 21–23 | 28–31 | | x | 20–22 | 13–26 |
  | Team Esbjerg | 29–22 | 33–23 | 28–18 | 26–24 | 27–21 | 37–30 | 27–21 | 25–27 | 25–19 | x | 30–26 | | 37–27 | 29–22 |
  | TTH Holstebro | x | 27–26 | 24–24 | 24–30 | 30–25 | 26–30 | 24–28 | 22–26 | 17–23 | 15–30 | 26–23 | 19–23 | | 18–35 |
  | Viborg HK | 29–20 | 23–24 | 28–16 | x | 30–25 | 33–30 | 23–21 | 23–31 | 30–21 | 27–27 | 32–21 | 24–39 | 28–19 | |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
      As of last matches played before the season got cancelled due to COVID-19
  
  Regular season
  
  Rank
  
  Player
  
  Club
  
  Goals
  
  1
  
  Mia Rej
  
  København Håndbold
  
  170
  
  2
  
  Melissa Petrén
  
  HH Elite
  
  140
  
  3
  
  Kristina Jørgensen
  
  Viborg HK
  
  123
  
  4
  
  Dione Housheer
  
  Nykøbing Falster HK
  
  122
  
  5
  
  Linn Blohm
  
  København Håndbold
  
  117
  
  6
  
  Sofia Deen
  
  Skanderborg Håndbold
  
  113
  
  7
  
  Mai Kragballe Nielsen
  
  Randers HK
  
  110
  
  8
  
  Celine Lundbye Kristiansen
  
  Aarhus United
  
  108
  
  9
  
  Jane Schumacher
  
  Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
  
  108
  
  10
  
  Helene Kindberg
  
  Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
  
  103 :
  
  ### Monthly awards
  
  | Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
  | - | - | - |
  | Month | Player | Club |
  | September | Mia Rej | København Håndbold |
  | October | Jeanett Kristiansen | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
  | January | Mia Rej | København Håndbold |
  | February | Anna Kristensen | Viborg HK |
  
  ## 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, TTH Holstebro, Viborg HK |
  | 2 | Hovedstaden | København Håndbold, Ajax København |
  | 2 | Syddanmark | Team Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold |
  | 1 | Nordjylland | EH Aalborg |
  | 1 | Sjælland | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
  