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.
The season was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the Danish Handball Federation decided to cancel all matches at all levels the following 14 days. On April 7 it was decided that the season would be declared over without playing the championship play-off or the remaining matches in the regular season and declare the leading team the champion.
Team Esbjerg won the title, as they were leading the table at the time. EH Aalborg were relegated, as they were last in table at the time of cancellation. EH Aalborg protested the decision, proposing instead that there should be no relegated teams and that the 2020-21 season should have 15 teams instead. Their proposal was ultimately rejected.
Team information
Team.TownArenaCapacityAarhus UnitedAarhusCeres Arena Stadionhal1.200Ajax KøbenhavnKøbenhavnBavnehøj-Hallen1.000EH AalborgAalborgNørresundby Idrætscenter800Herning-Ikast HåndboldIkastIBF Arena2.850HH EliteHorsensForum Horsens4.000København HåndboldKøbenhavnFrederiksberghallen1.468Nykøbing Falster HåndboldklubNykøbing FalsterNæstvedLÅNLET ArenaNæstved Arena 1.3002,500Odense HåndboldOdenseOdense Idrætshal2.256Randers HKRandersArena Randers3.000Silkeborg-Voel KFUMSilkeborgJysk Arena3.000Skanderborg HåndboldSkanderborgSkanderborg Fælled1.700Team EsbjergEsbjergBlue Water Dokken2.549Team Tvis HolstebroHolstebroGråkjær Arena3.250Viborg HKViborgVibocold Arena Viborg3.000
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
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.
Top goalscorers
Regular season Rank Player Club Goals1 Mia Rej København Håndbold1702 Melissa Petrén HH Elite1403 Kristina Jørgensen Viborg HK1234 Dione Housheer Nykøbing Falster HK1225 Linn Blohm København Håndbold1176 Sofia Deen Skanderborg Håndbold1137 Mai Kragballe Nielsen Randers HK1108 Celine Lundbye Kristiansen Aarhus United1089 Jane Schumacher Silkeborg-Voel KFUM10810 Helene Kindberg Silkeborg-Voel KFUM103
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthPlayerClubSeptember Mia RejKøbenhavn HåndboldOctober Jeanett KristiansenHerning-Ikast HåndboldJanuary Mia RejKøbenhavn HåndboldFebruary Anna KristensenViborg HK
All-star Team The team of the year was announced on April 30, after it had been decided to cut the league short. Position Name Club Goalkeeper Anna KristensenViborg HKRight wing Marit Røsberg JacobsenTeam EsbjergRight back Helene KindbergSilkeborg-Voel KFUMCentre back Mia RejKøbenhavn HåndboldLeft back Kristina JørgensenViborg HKLeft wing June Bøttger Aarhus UnitedPivot Linn BlohmKøbenhavn HåndboldMVP Mia RejMEP - Tophåndbold.dkKøbenhavn Håndbold
Coach of the season Jesper Jensen - Team Esbjerg
References
External links Danish Handball Federaration