2016–17 Danish Women's League
# 2016–17 Danish Women's League

The 2016–17 Elitedivisionen was the 45th season of the women's football top level league in Denmark. Fortuna Hjørring was the defending champion.

## First state

Teams play each other twice. Top six advance to the championship round.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brøndby | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 5 | +51 | 40 | Championship Round |
| 2 | Fortuna Hjørring | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 37 | Championship Round |
| 3 | KoldingQ | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 24 | Championship Round |
| 4 | Skovbakken | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | Championship Round |
| 5 | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 14 | Championship Round |
| 6 | Vejle Boldklub | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 12 | Championship Round |
| 7 | Odense Q | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 11 | Relegation Round |
| 8 | Varde IF | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 66 | −57 | 1 | Relegation Round |

## Championship round

Teams play ten more matches. Points from the first stage were apparently not taken over (and then halved like in previous seasons) but bonus points were awarded for the placement. 10 for first place, 8 for second and then 6,4,2 and 0.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brøndby (C) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 35 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 2 | Fortuna Hjørring (Q) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 31 | Qualification to Champions League |
| 3 | Skovbakken | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 14 | |
| 4 | KoldingQ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 13 | |
| 5 | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 8 | |
| 6 | Vejle | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 6 | |

## Top scorers

    As of 31 August 2017.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nanna Christiansen | Brøndby IF | 18 |
| 2 | Signe Andersen | Skovbakken | 9 |
| 3 | Simone Boye Sørensen | Brøndby IF | 8 |
| 3 | Nicoline Sørensen | Brøndby IF | 8 |
| 5 | Frederikke Thøgersen | Fortuna Hjørring | 7 |
| 5 | Camilla Kur Larsen | Fortuna Hjørring | 7 |
| 5 | Lotte Troelsgaard | KoldingQ | 7 |
| 8 | Caroline Møller | Fortuna Hjørring | 6 |
| 8 | Sarah Dyrehauge Hansen | Fortuna Hjørring | 6 |
| 10 | Florentina Olar | Fortuna Hjørring | 4 |
| 10 | Nevena Damjanović | Fortuna Hjørring | 4 |
| 10 | Louise Winter | Brøndby IF | 4 |
| 10 | Tanya Arngrimsen | BSF | 4 |
| 10 | Britta Overgaard Brink Olsen | Odense Q | 4 |
