2019–20 Danish Women's League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Elitedivisionen

| season = 2019–20

| winners = Fortuna Hjørring

| relegated = Odense Q
Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold

| continentalcup1 = UEFA Women's Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|DEN}} Nicoline Sørensen (16 goals)

| biggest home win = 6 goals:
BRØ 7–1 KOL
{{small|(21 Sep)}}

| biggest away win = 6 goals:
ODE 1–7 THY
{{small|(19 Oct)}}

| highest scoring = 13 goals:
FOR 8–5 ODE
{{small|(21 Sep)}}

| matches = 86

| total goals = 318

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 2020–21

}}

The 2019–20 Elitedivisionen also known as Gjensidige Kvindeligaen is the 48th season of the highest women's football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 8 teams each year in Denmark. Brøndby IF are the defending champions and FC Nordsjælland made their debut in the league.

Fortuna Hjørring won the league for the 11th time in the club's history, while Odense Q and Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold relegated to Kvinde 1. division.{{cite web|title=Fortuna Hjørring henter guldet tilbage fra Brøndby|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/kvindeligaen/fortuna-hjoerring-henter-guldet-tilbage-fra-broendby|publisher=DR |date=27 June 2020}}{{cite web|title=Cheftræner fejrer sit første mesterskab: - Pigerne har lært mig meget|url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/sport/pigerne-har-laert-mig-meget-i-opstarten/01dc1b3f-fc9f-4bed-9544-bcfdabb207ff|publisher=Nordjyske Stiftstidende |date=27 June 2020}}

==Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic==

On 6 March 2020, all sport in Denmark were locked down and banned during the coronavirus pandemic, until mid of April.{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2020-03-06-sporten-lukker-ned-i-danmark-faa-overblikket-her|title=Sporten lukker ned i Danmark: Få overblikket her|publisher=TV2|date=6 March 2020|language=Danish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/dbu-dansk-fodbold-lukker-ned-til-efter-paaske|title=DBU: Dansk fodbold lukker ned til efter påske|publisher=DR|date=23 March 2020|language=Danish}} In May, it was announced that the season would restart on 6 June and the remaining matches of the season would be played behind closed doors. The Championship round and the Qualification round, were reduced from a total of 10 matches to 5 matches, per team.{{cite web|url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/sport/kvindeligaen-starter-igen-slutspillet-halveres/3e6ab274-027d-459f-805a-6bb29c2dff1f|title=Kvindeligaen starter igen: Slutspillet halveres|publisher=Nordjyske Stiftstidende|date=27 May 2020|language=Danish}}

On 10 June 2020, it was decided to reopen stadiums for spectators, with up to 500 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2020/juni/slutspillet-i-gjensidige-kvindeliga-er-klar-til-tilskuere/|title=Slutspillet i Gjensidige Kvindeliga er klar til tilskuere|publisher=Danish Football Union|date=10 June 2020|access-date=24 June 2020|language=Danish}}

Broadcasting

In May 2020, the Danish Football Union announced that they had signed a TV-deal with Discovery, Inc., where a number of matches will be shown on Eurosport 2 and Sport Live, as well as the streaming service Dplay.{{cite web|url=https://kvindeliga.dk/nyheder/2020/maj/gjensidige-kvindeliga-genstarter-med-historisk-tv-daekning/|title=Gjensidige Kvindeliga genstarter med historisk Tv-dækning|publisher=kvindeliga.dk|date=29 May 2020}}

Teams

{{Location map+|Denmark|width=250|float=right|caption=Location of clubs for the 2019–20 season|places=

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.612032|long=12.422018|label=Brøndby|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.408188|long=10.380884|label=Odense Q|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.733333|long=12.366667|label=BSF|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.491667|long=9.5|label=Kolding|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=55.8160737|long=12.3508698|label=Nordsjælland|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.9692071|long=8.6994265|label=Thy-Thisted|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=56.1927056|long=10.2055796|label=VSK Aarhus|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Denmark|lat=57.463611|long=9.981389|label=Fortuna}}

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"

! Region !! Team !! Location !! Ground !! data-sort-type="number"|Capacity

rowspan=3|HovedstadenBrøndby IFBrøndbyBrøndby Stadion29,000
| BSF SkovlundeBallerupBallerup Idrætspark4,000
| FC NordsjællandFarumFarum Park10,300
rowspan=2|SyddanmarkKoldingQKoldingFynske Bank Arena2,500
| Odense QOdenseVejlby/Risskov Centret1,200
MidtjyllandVSK AarhusAarhusVejlby Stadion5,200
rowspan=2|NordjyllandFortuna HjørringHjørringHjørring Stadion7,500
| FC Thy-Thisted QThistedSparekassen Thy Arena3,000

= Personnel and kits =

{{Updated|4 June 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Team

! Manager

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Brøndby

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Per Nielsen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Louise Kristiansen

| Hummel

| Arbejdernes Landsbank

Fortuna Hjørring

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Niclas Hougaard Hansen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Rask

| New Balance

| Sportmaster, Nord Energi

Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Klarskov

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Michelle Madsen

| Joma

| SuperBrugsen, Dystan Rosenberg, Ballerup Bladet

FC Nordsjælland

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Sørensen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Catrine Gryholt

| Nike, Inc.

| Arbejdernes Landsbank, DHL

FC Thy-Thisted Q

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Torben Overgaard

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Matilde Kjeldgaard

| Adidas

| Skyum, Intersport, Armiga A/S

Kolding Q

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Jensen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Louise Eriksen

| Nike, Inc.

| A/S Bolind-Handel

Odense Q

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Hansen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Tenna Kappel

| Joma

| Folkesparekassen

VSK Aarhus

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Nim

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Christina Ravn

| Puma

| Bistorante Italia

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Incoming manager

!Date of appointment

!Position in table

Odense Q

|{{flagicon|Danmark}} Morten Christiansen

|Sacked

|27 June 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.odenseq.dk/nyheder/morten-christiansen-stopper-som-cheftraener-i-odense-q/ |title=Morten Christiansen stopper som cheftræner i Odense Q|publisher=odenseq.dk |date=27 June 2019}}

|{{flagicon|Danmark}} Steen Hansen

|1 July 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.odenseq.dk/nyheder/ligaholdets-nye-traenerteam-steen-hansen-serge-bodjo/ |title=Ligaholdets nye trænerteam: Steen Hansen & Serge Bodjo|publisher=odenseq.dk |date=28 June 2019}}

|Pre-season

Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Peer Lisdorf

|Sacked

|3 October 2019{{cite web|title=Peer Lisdorf stopper med øjeblikkelig virkning i BSF|language=|date=3 October 2019|accessdate=4 June 2020|publisher=fodboldforpiger.dk|url=https://www.fodboldforpiger.dk/2019/10/peer-lisdorf-stopper-med-oejeblikkelig-virkning-i-bsf/}}

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Klarskov

|1 January 2019{{cite web|title=BSF hyrer tidligere FCN-træner til kvindeeliteholdet|language=|date=11 November 2019|accessdate=4 June 2020|publisher=fodboldforpiger.dk|url=https://www.fodboldforpiger.dk/2019/11/bsf-hyrer-tidligere-fcn-traener-til-kvindeeliteholdet/}}

|8th

Fortuna Hjørring

|{{flagicon|USA}} Carrie Kveton

|Signed by OL Reign

|24 November 2019{{cite web|title=Fortuna: Cheftræner stopper øjeblikkeligt|language=Danish|date=24 November 2019|accessdate=4 June 2020|publisher=TV2/Nord|url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/hjorring/fortuna-cheftraener-stopper-ojeblikkeligt}}

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Niclas Hougaard Hansen

|1 January 2020{{cite web|title=Ungdomstræner skal stå i spidsen for Fortuna Hjørring|language=Danish|date=17 December 2019|accessdate=4 June 2020|publisher=bold.dk|url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/hjoerring/ungdomstraener-skal-staa-i-spidsen-fortuna-hjoerring}}

|1st

VSK Aarhus

|{{flagicon|Danmark}} Hans Paarup

|Resigned

|27 November 2019{{cite web |url=https://kvindesport.dk/cheftraener-hans-paarup-stopper-i-vsk-aarhus/ |title=Cheftræner Hans Paarup stopper i VSK Aarhus |publisher=kvindesport.dk |date=27 November 2019}}

|{{flagicon|Danmark}} Anders Nim

|1 January 2019{{cite web |url=https://kvindesport.dk/ny-cheftraener-paa-plads-i-vsk-aarhus/ |title=Ny cheftræner på plads i VSK Aarhus|publisher=kvindesport.dk |date=29 December 2019}}

|5th

Kolding Q

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Pedersen

|Sacked

|3 December 2019{{cite web|title=Trænerteamet træder tilbage i KoldingQ|language=|date=3 December 2019|accessdate=4 June 2020|publisher=kvindesport.dk|url=https://kvindesport.dk/traenerteamet-traeder-tilbage-i-koldingq/}}

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Jensen

|1 January 2020{{cite web|title=KoldingQ præsenterer ny træner|language=|date=14 December 2019|accessdate=4 June 2020|publisher=kvindesport.dk|url=https://kvindesport.dk/koldingq-praesenterer-ny-traener/}}

|6th

Results

=Main round=

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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|source=Dansk Boldspil Union{{cite web|url=https://www.dbu.dk/turneringer_og_resultater/resultatsoegning/position.aspx?poolid=259095|work=dbu.dk|accessdate=7 August 2019|title=Elitedivisionen 2019-20}}

|update=27 May 2020

|team1=HJO|team2=BIF|team3=FCN|team4=THI|team5=VSK|team6=KOL|team7=ODE|team8=BSF

|win_BIF=9|draw_BIF=2|loss_BIF=3|gf_BIF=50|ga_BIF=20

|win_BSF=1|draw_BSF=2|loss_BSF=11|gf_BSF=12|ga_BSF=47

|win_HJO=9|draw_HJO=3|loss_HJO=2|gf_HJO=38|ga_HJO=17

|win_KOL=4|draw_KOL=3|loss_KOL=7|gf_KOL=14|ga_KOL=30

|win_ODE=3|draw_ODE=1|loss_ODE=10|gf_ODE=24|ga_ODE=49

|win_VSK=6|draw_VSK=3|loss_VSK=5|gf_VSK=25|ga_VSK=21

|win_FCN=8|draw_FCN=2|loss_FCN=4|gf_FCN=29|ga_FCN=14

|win_THI=5|draw_THI=6|loss_THI=3|gf_THI=34|ga_THI=18

|name_BIF=Brøndby IF

|name_HJO=Fortuna Hjørring

|name_VSK=VSK Aarhus

|name_KOL=KoldingQ

|name_BSF=Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold

|name_ODE=Odense Q

|name_FCN=FC Nordsjælland

|name_THI=FC Thy-Thisted Q

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

|result1=C |result2=C |result3=C |result4=C |result5=C |result6=C |result7=R |result8=R

|res_col_header = Q

|col_C = green1 |text_C = Championship Round

|col_R = red1 |text_R = Relegation Round

}}

=Championship round=

Teams play five matches. Points are reset, but bonus points are awarded for the placement in the main round. 10 points for first place, 8 points for second place and then 6, 4, 2 and 0.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|source={{cite web|url=https://us.women.soccerway.com/national/denmark/elitedivisionen/20192020/championship-round/r53171/|work=soccerway.com|accessdate=7 June 2020|title=Championship round}}

|update=28 June 2020

|team1=HJO |team2=BRO |team3=FCN |team4=THI |team5=KOL |team6=VSK

|result1=CL |result2=CL

|win_BRO=4|draw_BRO=1 |loss_BRO=0 |gf_BRO=8|ga_BRO=2 |startpoints_BRO=8 |status_BRO=Q

|win_HJO=4 |draw_HJO=1 |loss_HJO=0 |gf_HJO=9|ga_HJO=2 |startpoints_HJO=10 |status_HJO=C,Q

|win_KOL=2 |draw_KOL=0 |loss_KOL=3 |gf_KOL=5|ga_KOL=4 |startpoints_KOL=0 |status_KOL=

|win_VSK=1 |draw_VSK=0 |loss_VSK=4 |gf_VSK=7 |ga_VSK=15 |startpoints_VSK=2 |status_VSK=

|win_FCN=2 |draw_FCN=0 |loss_FCN=3 |gf_FCN=6|ga_FCN=7 |startpoints_FCN=6 |status_FCN=

|win_THI=1 |draw_THI=0 |loss_THI=4 |gf_THI=3|ga_THI=8 |startpoints_THI=4 |status_THO=

|name_BRO=Brøndby

|name_HJO=Fortuna Hjørring

|name_KOL=KoldingQ

|name_FCN=FC Nordsjælland

|name_VSK=VSK Aarhus

|name_THI=FC Thy-Thisted Q

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL=green1 |text_CL=Qualification to Champions League

}}

=Qualification round=

Teams play five matches, the first and second place are promoted to the league.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|update=28 June 2020

|source=[https://us.women.soccerway.com/national/denmark/play-offs-12/20192020/finals/r54992/ Soccerway]

|team1=KØG |team2=AAB |team3=ODE |team4=B93 |team5=VSF |team6=BSF

|result1=3F |result2=3F

|win_B93=2 |draw_B93=0 |loss_B93=3 |gf_B93=8 |ga_B93=10

|win_BSF=0 |draw_BSF=0 |loss_BSF=5 |gf_BSF=3 |ga_BSF=17

|win_AAB=4 |draw_AAB=0 |loss_AAB=1 |gf_AAB=12|ga_AAB=6 |status_AAB=Q

|win_KØG=5 |draw_KØG=0 |loss_KØG=0 |gf_KØG=13 |ga_KØG=1 |status_KØG=Q

|win_ODE=2 |draw_ODE=1 |loss_ODE=2 |gf_ODE=12 |ga_ODE=9

|win_VSF=1 |draw_VSF=1 |loss_VSF=3 |gf_VSF=6|ga_VSF=11

|name_B93=B.93

|name_BSF=Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold

|name_AAB=AaB

|name_KØG=HB Køge

|name_ODE=Odense Q

|name_VSF=Vildbjerg SF

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

|res_col_header=QR

|col_3F=green1 |text_3F=Qualification to 2020–21 Elitedivisionen

}}

Top scorers

{{updated|8 July 2020}}

Source:{{cite web|title=Topscorerliste|url=https://www.dbu.dk/resultater/pulje/306089/topscorer|accessdate=27 May 2020}}{{cite web|title=Topscorerliste Slutspil|url=https://www.dbu.dk/resultater/pulje/319480/topscorer|accessdate=24 June 2020}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicoline Sørensen

|align="left"|Brøndby IF

|16

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Møller

|align="left"|Fortuna Hjørring

|12

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nanna Christiansen

|align="left"|Brøndby IF

|11

rowspan=2|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Rikke Dybdahl

|align="left"|FC Thy-Thisted Q

|rowspan=2|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Sanni Franssi

|align="left"|Fortuna Hjørring

6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Camilla Kur Larsen

|align="left"|FC Nordsjælland

|8

rowspan=2|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Tenna Kappel

|align="left"|Odense Q

|rowspan=2|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Cecilie Fløe

|align="left"|Odense Q

rowspan=2|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Louise Kristiansen

|align="left"|Brøndby IF

|rowspan=2|6

align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Malene Sørensen

|align="left"|FC Thy-Thisted Q

{{col-2}}

=Overall=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicoline Sørensen

|align="left"|Brøndby IF

|16

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nanna Christiansen

|align="left"|Brøndby IF

|14

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Møller

|align="left"|Fortuna Hjørring

|13

4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Sanni Franssi

|align="left"|Fortuna Hjørring

|10

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Rikke Dybdahl

|align="left"|FC Thy-Thisted Q

|9

6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Sarah Dyrehauge Hansen

|align="left"|FC Thy-Thisted Q

|8

rowspan=4|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Emma Snerle

|align="left"|Fortuna Hjørring

|rowspan=4|6

align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Olivia Holdt

|align="left"|VSK Aarhus

align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Josefine Hasbo

|align="left"|Brøndby IF

align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Janni Thomsen

|align="left"|VSK Aarhus

{{col-end}}

= Player of the Month =

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Month

!colspan="2"|Player

Player

!Club

August

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicoline Sørensen

|Brøndby IF

September

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Cecilie Fløe

|Odense Q

October

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Caroline Møller Hansen

|Fortuna Hjørring

November

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Emma Snerle

|Fortuna Hjørring

References

{{Reflist}}