2017–18 Danish 1st Division (women)
# 2017–18 Danish 1st Division (women)

The 2017–18 1st Division is the 2017-18 season of the highest division and second-highest handball league in the Danish league system. The winner of 1st division is granted direct promotion to the league. Ajax København were the winners of the 2016-17 season.

## Team information

| Team. | Town | Arena |
| - | - | - |
| EH Aalborg | Aalborg | Nørresundby Idrætscenter |
| AGF Håndbold | Aarhus | Atletion |
| Bjerringbro FH | Bjerringbro | Bjerringbro Idrætspark |
| Fredericia HK 1990 | Fredericia | thansen.dk ARENA |
| Gudme HK | Gudme | SU'VI:T Arena |
| Hadsten Håndbold | Hadsten | Vestjysk Bank Arena |
| Horsens HK | Horsens | Forum Horsens |
| Lyngby HK | Lyngby | Lyngbyhallen |
| Roskilde Håndbold | Roskilde | Roskilde Hallerne |
| Rødovre HK | Rødovre | Rødovre Stadionhal |
| Skanderborg Håndbold | Skanderborg | Fælledhallen |
| SønderjyskE Håndbold | Aabenraa | Aabenraa Idrætscenter |
| TMS Ringsted | Ringsted | Dansk Kabel TV Arena |
| Vendsyssel Håndbold | Vendsyssel | Arena Nord |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | EH Aalborg | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 649 | 514 | +135 | 42 | Direct promotion to the 2018–19 Damehåndboldligaen |
| 2 | Skanderborg Håndbold | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 609 | 481 | +128 | 38 | Direct promotion to the 2018–19 Damehåndboldligaen |
| 3 | SønderjyskE Håndbold | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 616 | 537 | +79 | 35 | Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Horsens HK | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 546 | 474 | +72 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hadsten Håndbold | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 568 | 545 | +23 | 28 | |
| 6 | Roskilde Håndbold | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 606 | 551 | +55 | 26 | |
| 7 | Fredericia HK | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 573 | 557 | +16 | 25 | |
| 8 | TMS Ringsted | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 575 | 545 | +30 | 24 | |
| 9 | Vendsyssel Håndbold | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 543 | 594 | −51 | 19 | |
| 10 | Bjerringbro FH | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 549 | 569 | −20 | 19 | |
| 11 | Gudme HK | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 507 | 560 | −53 | 17 | |
| 12 | AGF Håndbold | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 501 | 646 | −145 | 9 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Lyngby HK | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 484 | 572 | −88 | 8 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Rødovre HK | 23 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 463 | 642 | −179 | 1 | Relegation play-offs |

## Top scorers

    As of 26 March 2018.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Line Gyldenløve Kristensen | Bjerringbro FH | 147 |
| 2 | Line Werngren Nielsen | Roskilde Håndbold | 139 |
| 3 | Ida Staxan Lagerbon | Fredericia HK | 133 |
| 4 | Ilda Kepic | Vendsyssel Håndbold | 130 |
| 5 | Simone Dillon | Rødovre HK | 121 |
| 6 | Cecilie Nordstrøm | Gudme HK | 120 |
| 7 | Josefine Orby Poulsen | Hadsten Sports Klub Håndbold | 115 |
| 8 | Trine Knudsen | Skanderborg Håndbold | 114 |
| 9 | Laura Damgaard Lund | EH Aalborg | 133 |
| 10 | Louise Sønnichsen | AGF Håndbold | 108 |

## Number of teams by regions

| | Region | No. teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 5 | Hadsten Håndbold, Horsens HK, Skanderborg Håndbold, Bjerringbro FH, AGF Håndbold, |
| 2 | Syddanmark | 3 | SønderjyskE Håndbold, Fredericia HK, Gudme HK |
| 3 | Nordjylland | 2 | EH Aalborg, Vendsyssel Håndbold |
| 4 | Sjælland | 2 | TMS Ringsted, Roskilde Håndbold |
| 5 | Hovedstaden | 2 | Lyngby HK, Rødovre HK |
