2015–16 Damehåndboldligaen
# 2015–16 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2015–16 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the Primo Tours Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league.

## Team information

Skive fH was originally going to play in the league in the 2015-16 season but the club's economy forced them to withdraw and their place was offered to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub instead.

| Team. | Town | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| FC Midtjylland | Ikast | Ikast-Brande Arena | 2.850 |
| HC Odense | Odense | Odense Idrætshal | 2.256 |
| København Håndbold | København | Frederiksberghallen | 1.468 |
| Nykøbing Falster | Nykøbing Falster | Scandlines Arena | 1.300 |
| Randers HK | Randers | Arena Randers | 3.000 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | Ringkøbing | Rofi-Centret | 1.100 |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Silkeborg | Jysk Arena | 3.000 |
| SK Aarhus | Aarhus | Den Lille Kro Arena | 1.152 |
| SønderjyskE | Aabenraa | Aabenraa Idrætscenter | 1.000 |
| Team Esbjerg | Esbjerg | Blue Water Dokken | 2.549 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | Holstebro | Gråkjær Arena | 3.250 |
| Viborg HK | Viborg | Viborg Stadionhal | 3.000 |

## Regular season

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Team Esbjerg | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 653 | 569 | +84 | 34 | Semifinal |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 541 | 476 | +65 | 32 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Viborg HK | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 559 | 526 | +33 | 28 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 601 | 570 | +31 | 27 | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Randers HK | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 598 | 565 | +33 | 27 | Quarterfinal |
| 6 | Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 624 | 607 | +17 | 24 | Quarterfinal |
| 7 | København Håndbold | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 549 | 539 | +10 | 21 | |
| 8 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 531 | 544 | −13 | 21 | |
| 9 | HC Odense | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 555 | 531 | +24 | 20 | |
| 10 | SK Aarhus | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 541 | 571 | −30 | 16 | Relegation Round |
| 11 | Ringkøbing Håndbold | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 511 | 586 | −75 | 14 | Relegation Round |
| 12 | SønderjyskE Damer (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 525 | 704 | −179 | 0 | Relegation |

### Results

| Home \ Away | FCM | HCO | KBH | NFH | RAN | RIN | SIL | AAR | SØN | ESB | TTH | VHK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Midtjylland | | 28–24 | 30–25 | 26–26 | 24–15 | 31–15 | 19–18 | 24–18 | 32–22 | 25–27 | 26–22 | 17–17 |
| HC Odense | 21–18 | | 23–29 | 29–31 | 26–21 | 20–20 | 13–15 | 25–26 | 31–24 | 23–23 | 26–19 | 24–25 |
| København Håndbold | 17–23 | 24–32 | | 31–25 | 24–23 | 21–24 | 23–18 | 19–20 | 31–17 | 28–26 | 33–20 | 25–19 |
| Nykøbing F. | 25–26 | 30–21 | 28–28 | | 24–34 | 28–26 | 29–29 | 29–26 | 41–25 | 23–27 | 29–27 | 25–30 |
| Randers HK | 28–27 | 28–25 | 20–23 | 31–26 | | 36–26 | 32–26 | 25–22 | 35–31 | 29–29 | 22–30 | 25–25 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | 15–25 | 16–25 | 26–25 | 25–31 | 25–32 | | 23–24 | 25–23 | 29–19 | 24–37 | 37–30 | 19–28 |
| Silkeborg-Voel | 27–21 | 17–31 | 25–23 | 23–22 | 25–28 | 24–17 | | 35–26 | 30–21 | 28–27 | 23–24 | 21–25 |
| SK Aarhus | 21–22 | 24–32 | 22–21 | 30–33 | 22–23 | 21–18 | 28–24 | | 33–18 | 26–28 | 30–37 | 28–23 |
| SønderjyskE | 25–27 | 24–28 | 29–31 | 22–34 | 18–32 | 21–26 | 27–29 | 27–30 | | 27–34 | 26–36 | 19–31 |
| Team Esbjerg | 29–23 | 37–32 | 29–22 | 38–29 | 30–30 | 28–23 | 31–23 | 29–27 | 35–27 | | 28–32 | 27–20 |
| Team Tvis Holstebro | 20–24 | 27–22 | 32–19 | 24–27 | 28–26 | 33–28 | 24–19 | 31–19 | 36–32 | 23–23 | | 20–28 |
| Viborg HK | 19–23 | 25–22 | 28–27 | 29–29 | 29–23 | 24–24 | 30–28 | 23–19 | 33–24 | 25–31 | 23–26 | |

### Top Goalscorer – Regular Season

    As of matches played on 23 March 2016

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kristina Kristiansen | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | 167 |
| 2 | Nathalie Hagman | Team Tvis Holstebro | 157 |
| 3 | Ann Grete Nørgaard | Viborg HK | 136 |
| 4 | Trine Troelsen | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 134 |
| 5 | Estavana Polman | Team Esbjerg | 128 |
| 6 | Camilla Dalby | Randers HK | 123 |
| 7 | Laura van der Heijden | Team Esbjerg | 117 |
| 8 | Susanne Madsen | SønderjyskE Håndbold | 116 |
| 9 | Mette Gravholt | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | 113 |
| 10 | Johanna Ahlm | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | 107 |

## Championship playoffs

### Quarterfinal

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 6/4 | 13/4 | Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub | Viborg HK | 45–52 | 20–25 | 25–27 |
| 6/4 | 13/4 | Randers HK | Team Tvis Holstebro | 49–59 | 23–26 | 26–33 |

### Semifinal

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 16/4 | 23/4 | Team Tvis Holstebro | Team Esbjerg | 51–58 | 32–27 | 31–19 |
| 17/4 | 24/4 | Viborg HK | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | 43–55 | 23–26 | 29–20 |

### Bronze Match

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 4/5 | 11/5 | Team Tvis Holstebro | Viborg HK | 54–46 | 30–23 | 23–24 |

### Final

| Dates | Dates | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 1/5 | 5/5 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | Team Esbjerg | 39–41 | 20–17 | 24–19 |

## Relegation playoff

### Group 1

| Dato | Dato | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 10/4 | 17/4 | Lyngby HK | SK Aarhus | 40–76 | 18–34 | 22–42 |

### Group 2

| Dato | Dato | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | Home team in the 1st match | Home team in the 2nd match | Aggregate | 1st match | 2nd match |
| 9/4 | 16/4. | Ajax København | Ringkøbing Håndbold | 43–52 | 20–24 | 23–28 |

## All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Silje Solberg (TTH)
* Left Wing: Ann Grete Nørgaard (VHK)
* Left Back: Trine Troelsen (SIL)
* Centre Back: Kristina Kristiansen (NFH)
* Pivot: Mette Gravholt (NFH)
* Right Back: Nathalie Hagman (TTH)
* Right Wing: Lina Rask (AAR)

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nathalie Hagman | Team Tvis Holstebro | 191 |
| 2 | Kristina Kristiansen | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | 176 |
| 3 | Ann Grete Nørgaard | Viborg HK | 152 |
| 4 | Estavana Polman | Team Esbjerg | 134 |
| 5 | Trine Troelsen | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 134 |
| 6 | Laura van der Heijden | Team Esbjerg | 132 |
| 7 | Camilla Dalby | Randers HK | 127 |
| 8 | Rikke Skov | Viborg HK | 121 |
| 9 | Mette Gravholt | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | 120 |
| 10 | Johanna Ahlm | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | 118 |
