2017–18 Damehåndboldligaen
# 2017–18 Damehåndboldligaen

The 2017–18 Damehåndboldligaen (known as HTH GO Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 82nd season of Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub are the defending champions.

## Team information

| Team. | Town | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aarhus United | Aarhus | Ceres Arena Stadionhal | 1.200 |
| Ajax København | København | Bavnehøj-Hallen | 1.000 |
| FC Midtjylland | Ikast | Ikast-Brande Arena | 2.850 |
| København Håndbold | København | Frederiksberghallen | 1.468 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | Nykøbing Falster | POWER ARENA | 1.300 |
| Odense Håndbold | Odense | Odense Idrætshal | 2.256 |
| Randers HK | Randers | Arena Randers | 3.000 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | Ringkøbing | Rofi-Centret | 1.100 |
| Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | Silkeborg | Jysk Arena | 3.000 |
| 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 | København Håndbold | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 618 | 532 | +86 | 35 | Championship play-offs + advance to Champions League |
| 2 | Odense Håndbold | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 602 | 508 | +94 | 33 | Championship play-offs |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 550 | 488 | +62 | 30 | Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Nykøbing F. Håndboldklub | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 623 | 573 | +50 | 29 | Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Team Esbjerg | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 559 | 526 | +33 | 28 | Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Viborg HK | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 562 | 516 | +46 | 27 | Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Silkeborg-Voel KFUM | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 598 | 573 | +25 | 24 | Championship play-offs |
| 8 | Randers HK | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 514 | 516 | −2 | 20 | Championship play-offs |
| 9 | Team Tvis Holstebro | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 538 | 578 | −40 | 18 | |
| 10 | Aarhus United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 478 | 547 | −69 | 12 | |
| 11 | Ringkøbing Håndbold | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 505 | 616 | −111 | 5 | |
| 12 | Ajax København | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 466 | 640 | −174 | 3 | Relegation play-off |

! In the 2017-18 season, no teams will be directly relegated as the league expands to 14 teams from the 2018-19 season. The last placed team of the regular season will play a best of three relegation playoff against 1. division's third-placed team (as both the winner and the runner-up of 1. division will be automatically promoted to the 2018–19 Damehåndboldligaen). Like the men's league, the championship play-offs will include 8 teams.

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

| Home \ Away | AAR | AJA | FCM | KBH | NFH | OHC | RHK | RIN | SIL | ESB | TTH | VHK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aarhus United | | 19–17 | 19–25 | 23–29 | 20–31 | 22–23 | 21–24 | 24–20 | 32–26 | 16–26 | 19–22 | 24–25 |
| Ajax København | 20–30 | | 22–31 | 23–34 | 27–39 | 23–33 | 21–28 | 22–27 | 20–24 | 19–26 | 27–26 | 20–27 |
| FC Midtjylland | 32–18 | 38–22 | | 24–21 | 26–22 | 24–17 | 28–22 | 34–29 | 23–26 | 22–25 | 32–26 | 34–25 |
| København Håndbold | 31–20 | 33–28 | 23–21 | | 27–24 | 24–24 | 25–32 | 38–26 | 26–21 | 24–23 | 33–32 | 26–17 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 36–21 | 36–24 | 26–19 | 23–31 | | 28–27 | 36–35 | 31–21 | 28–25 | 26–23 | 25–25 | 30–30 |
| Odense Håndbold | 24–18 | 35–16 | 17–24 | 18–35 | 28–31 | | 30–20 | 31–22 | 25–24 | 33–23 | 36–24 | 30–29 |
| Randers HK | 19–19 | 31–16 | 20–22 | 28–26 | 29–23 | 20–23 | | 21–20 | 29–29 | 19–22 | 23–24 | 21–25 |
| Ringkøbing Håndbold | 22–22 | 26–19 | 19–22 | 28–30 | 21–28 | 16–33 | 20–21 | | 25–26 | 22–29 | 22–36 | 15–21 |
| Silkeborg-Voel | 29–26 | 30–22 | 27–16 | 26–30 | 31–27 | 23–31 | 26–23 | 35–27 | | 23–24 | 25–26 | 25–25 |
| Team Esbjerg | 30–24 | 30–27 | 24–19 | 27–23 | 24–26 | 18–27 | 23–18 | 29–27 | 27–34 | | 26–20 | 24–27 |
| TTH Holstebro | 19–25 | 24–15 | 21–32 | 28–20 | 26–26 | 19–28 | 18–21 | 29–26 | 36–33 | 22–35 | | 23–36 |
| Viborg HK | 17–16 | 22–22 | 23–20 | 26–29 | 33–21 | 25–29 | 19–20 | 35–24 | 25–30 | 28–21 | 22–12 | |

## Championship playoffs

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KBH | ESB | NFH | RAN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | København Håndbold | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 140 | +27 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 25–26 | 31–26 | 28–16 |
| 2 | Team Esbjerg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 151 | +10 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals | 28–30 | — | 28–23 | 30–25 |
| 3 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 153 | −3 | 7 | | 22–23 | 28–27 | — | 24–19 |
| 4 | Randers HK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 127 | 161 | −34 | 0 | | 22–30 | 20–22 | 25–27 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OHC | VHK | FCM | SIL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Odense Håndbold | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 135 | +36 | 13 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 25–20 | 31–22 | 32–21 |
| 2 | Viborg HK | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 148 | +8 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals | 24–29 | — | 26–29 | 30–18 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 150 | −10 | 5 | | 21–27 | 18–20 | — | 24–25 |
| 4 | Silkeborg-Voel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 175 | −34 | 3 | | 27–27 | 29–36 | 21–26 | — |

## Championship

### Semi-finals

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 5 May | 8 May | 12 May | København Håndbold | Viborg HK | 18–24 | 25–31 | 27–26 |
| 5 May | 8 May | 12 May | Odense Håndbold | Team Esbjerg | 20–27 | 21–24 | 32–23 |

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

### 3rd place

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 18 May | 22 May | 26 May | Team Esbjerg | Viborg HK | 28–19 | – | – |

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

### Final

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 19 May | 22 May | 27 May | København Håndbold | Odense Håndbold | 28–25 | – | – |

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

## Relegation playoff

! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.

| Date | Date | Date | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | Results | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match | Home team in the 1st match & 3rd match | Home team in the 2nd match | 1st match | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 21 April | 25 April | 28 April | Ajax København | SønderjyskE | 21–23 | 22–35 | 38–26 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 21 April 2018

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| - | - | - |
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Natasja Clausen | Ringkøbing |
| October | Maria Fisker | Randers |
| November | Mia Rej | København |
| Januar | Louise Burgaard | Midtjyllland |
| February | Line Uno | Viborg |
| March | Annette Jensen | Holstebro |
| April | Kathrine Heindahl | Odense |

## Number of teams by regions

| Region | No. teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Midtjylland | 8 | Aarhus United, Silkeborg-Voel KFUM, FC Midtjylland Håndbold, Randers HK Ringkøbing Håndbold, Viborg HK, TTH Holstebro |
| Syddanmark | 2 | Team Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold |
| Sjælland | 1 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
| Hovedstaden | 2 | København Håndbold, Ajax København |
