The 2012–13 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the GuldBageren ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league. Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub were the promoted team from the 1st Division for the first time in club history. The reigning champions were Randers HK.
FC Midtjylland won the title, when they beat Team Tvis Holstebro in the final. SønderjyskE Håndbold were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season. Slagelse DH were administratively relegated to the 2nd Division (third tier), when they declared bankruptcy. There were no other relegated teams. After the season had ended, Aalborg DH were declared bankrupt, and Ringkøbing Håndbold were offered their place in the league, which they accepted.
Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the Damehåndboldligaen during the 2012–13 season:
Team Location Arena Capacity Team Esbjerg Esbjerg Blue Water Dokken 2,549 HC Odense Odense Odense Idrætshal 2,300 Aalborg DH Aalborg Gigantium 1,300 Midtjylland Ikast Ikast-Brande Arena 2,550 Frederiksberg IF Frederiksberg Frederiksberghallen 1,469 Randers HK Randers Arena Randers 3,000 Slagelse DH Slagelse Antvorskovhallen 1,310 Vejen EH Vejen Vejen Idrætscenter SønderjyskE Aabenraa Aabenraa Idrætscenter 1,480 Skive fH Skive Skivehallerne TTH Holstebro Gråkjær Arena 3,250 Viborg HK Viborg Viborg Stadionhal 3,000
Regular season
Standings
Results
Home / Away1FCMODEFIFSLARHKSKIESBTTHVIBAALKIFSJEFC MidtjyllandX29-1828-2229-2123-2128-2526-2531-2026-2625-2529-1828-21HC Odense11-25X24-2720-2532-3326-2523-3419-2424-2623-2226-26FIF23-2615-19X26-1926-2229-2924-3228-3724-2919-1815-2325-17Slagelse DH221-2918-20X28-3617-3718-3233-2824-3827-31Randers HK23-2630-2029-2839-20X24-2219-1930-2025-2428-2324-2031-26Skive fH24-3025-2428-2423-37X31-2829-4626-3230-2426-3624-24Team Esbjerg20-2129-2825-2526-1731-3523-21X34-3928-2528-2121-2428-26Team Tvis Holstebro22-2334-2332-2741-2232-2938-2530-23X32-2933-1934-2340-23Viborg HK24-2530-2436-2331-2734-2126-1835-28X35-2131-2236-22Aalborg DH24-3028-2020-2225-3531-3428-2923-3619-26X24-2431-27KIF Vejen23-2128-2022-2228-1925-1930-2827-2931-3226-2823-23X36-20SønderjyskE Håndbold29-2323-2220-2127-1724-3432-2929-3627-3328-3229-2125-29X 1Home teams are listed on the left, while away teams are listed along the top
2Slagelse DH did not complete the season, following their bankruptcy 13 February 2013.
Championship playoffs The top 6 teams from the regular season competed in two groups of three. Top two advanced to the semifinals. The first and second placed teams where awarded 1 point in each of their groups.Championship round - Flashscore
Pot 1
DateHome teamAway teamResult27/3Team EsbjergRanders HK20-2730/3FC Midtjylland Team Esbjerg28-233/4Randers HKFC Midtjylland20-209/4Team EsbjergFC Midtjylland28-3117/4Randers HKTeam Esbjerg27-3320/4FC MidtjyllandRanders HK17-22
Pot 2
DateHome teamAway teamResult27/3Vejen EHViborg HK28-3430/3Team Tvis HolstebroVejen EH29-303/4Viborg HKTeam Tvis Holstebro24-2610/4Vejen EHTeam Tvis Holstebro29-2816/4Viborg HKVejen EH23-2220/4Team Tvis HolstebroViborg HK28-24
Semifinals DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResultsPlayoffs - Flashscore 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 26/4 26/4Viborg HKFC Midtjylland 47-50 24-24 23–26 28/4 28/4 Randers HK TTH 54-59 28–32 26–27
Bronze match
DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 2/5 8/5 Randers HK Viborg HK 55–64 30-30 25–34
Final DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 20/5 24/5 Team Tvis Holstebro FC Midtjylland 45-51 23–27 22–24
Relegation playoff The 7th and 8th place team from the regular season starts the relegation playoff with 2 points, number 9 and 10 start with 1 point, and the rest start with 0.Relegation groups - Flashscore
Group 1
Group 2
Relegation match DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResultsRelegation playoff - Flashscore 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 21/4 24/4 Aalborg DH Ringkøbing Håndbold 58-52 27–24 31–28
References
External links Danish Handball Federaration