KvindeLigaen (ice hockey)

{{short description|Danish national championship ice hockey league}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{distinguish|Danish Women's League|Danish Women's Handball League}}

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| title = KvindeLigaen
{{small|{{Lang|da|DM i ishockey for kvinder}}}}

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| sport = Ice hockey

| founded = {{Start year|1989}}

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| coo = Claus Fonnesbech Christensen

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| inaugural = 1989–90

| teams = 4

| country = Denmark

| champion = Hvidovre IK

| champ_season = 2024–25

| most_champs = Herlev IK (13)

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| founder = Danmarks Ishockey Union

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| domestic_cup = Danish Cup

| confed_cup = EWHL Super Cup

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{{Lang|da|KvindeLigaen|italic=no}} ({{lit|The Women's League}}) is the premier women's ice hockey league in Denmark. It was founded as the {{Lang|da|DM i ishockey for kvinder|italic=no}} ({{lit|Danish Championship in ice hockey for women}}) in 1989 by the Danmarks Ishockey Union.

Teams

= 2024–25 season =

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! Team !! City !! Home venue !! Head coach !! Captain

| 19px Hvidovre

| Hassenkamm Stilladser Ishockey Arena

| Patrik Popovics

| Julie Røder Henriksen

| Spar Nord Arena

| Andre Stejlsted

Rødovre Mighty Bulls Q

| 20px Rødovre

| Holger Danske Arena

| Mikkel Persson

{{nowrap|Silkeborg SF}}

| {{nowrap|20px Silkeborg}}

| Silkeborg Skøjtehal

| Tom Lindström

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{{small|Source: Danish Ice Hockey Union}}{{cite web |title=Kvindeligaen 2024-2025 League and Group Standings |url=http://stats.sportsadmin.dk/leaguestandings.aspx?tournamentID=2166 |website=Danish Ice Hockey Union |access-date=12 April 2025 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-11|title=Dansk kvindeishockey introducerer landsdækkende liga|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/ishockey/2020-09-11-dansk-kvindeishockey-introducerer-landsdaekkende-liga|access-date=2021-11-09|website=TV 2|language=da-DK}}

=Past participants=

AaB Ishockey Damer, 2009–2022
Frederikshavn Ishockey Klub (as Frederikshavn IK and Frederikshavn White Hawks)
Gladsaxe Bears Q, {{0}}–2024
IC Gentofte, 2011–2016
Hellerup Idræts Klub (HIK), 1989–{{Circa|1997}}
Herning IK, {{0}}–2023
Kjøbenhavns Skøjteløberforening (KSF), 2009–2014
Rungsted Ishockey Klub (Rungsted IK)
Silkeborg Skøjteløberforening af 1896 (Silkeborg SF)
Århus Ishockey Klub (Århus IK)

Champions

= All-time medal count =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-size: 80%; text-align:center" \|+ ! ! Team ! {{Gold1}} ! {{Silver2}} ! {{Bronze3}} ! Total
1 \| align=left \| Herlev IK	13	13	1	27
2 \| align=left \| Hvidovre IK	10	6	1	17
3 \| align="left" \| Rødovre SIK	6	7	3	14
4 \| align="left" \|Hellerup IK	5	2	0	7
5 \| align=left \| Frederikshavn IK	1	1	6	8
6 \| align="left" \| Herning IK	0	1	4	5
7 \| align="left" \| Odense IK	0	0	11	11
8 \| align="left" \| Rungsted IK \| 0	0	2	2
rowspan="4" \|9 \| align="left" \| IC Gentofte \| 0	0	1	1
align="left" \| KSF \| 0	0	1	1
align="left" \| Silkeborg SF \| 0	0	1	\|1
align="left" \| Århus IK \| 0	0	1	1

= Danish Champions by season =

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!Season

! align=center style="background:#FFEC8B" | {{Gold1}} Champion

! align=center style="background:#D3D3D3" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

! align=center style="background:#DEB887" | {{Bronze3}} Third place

align=center |1989–90

| Hellerup IK {{small|(1)}}

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align=center |1990–91

| Hellerup IK {{small|(2)}}

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align=center |1991–92

|Hellerup IK {{small|(3)}}

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align=center |1992–93

|Hellerup IK {{small|(4)}}

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align=center |1993–94

|Hellerup IK {{small|(5)}}

align=center |1994–95

|Herlev IK {{small|(1)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center |1995–96

|Herlev IK {{small|(2)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center |1996–97

|Herlev IK {{small|(3)}}

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align=center |1997–98

|Herlev IK {{small|(4)}}

align=center | 1998–99

|Rødovre SIK {{small|(1)}}

align=center | 1999–2000

|Rødovre SIK {{small|(2)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center | 2000–01

|Frederikshavn IK {{small|(1)}}

align=center | 2001–02

|Herlev IK {{small|(5)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center | 2002–03

|Rødovre SIK {{small|(3)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center | 2003–04

|Herlev IK {{small|(6)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center | 2004–05

|Rødovre SIK {{small|(4)}}

|Frederikshavn IK

align=center | 2005–06

|Herlev IK {{small|(7)}}

align=center | 2006–07

|Herlev IK {{small|(8)}}

align=center | 2007–08

|Herlev IK {{small|(9)}}

align=center | 2008–09

|Herlev IK {{small|(10)}}

align=center | 2009–10

|Herlev IK {{small|(11)}}

align=center | 2010–11

|Herlev IK {{small|(12)}}

align=center | 2011–12

|Hvidovre IK {{small|(1)}}

align=center | 2012–13

|Hvidovre IK {{small|(2)}}

align=center | 2013–14

| Herlev IK {{small|(13)}}

| IC Gentofte Stars

align=center | 2014–15

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(3)}}

align=center | 2015–16

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(4)}}

align=center | 2016–17

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(5)}}

align=center | 2017–18

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(6)}}

align=center | 2018–19

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(7)}}

align=center | 2019–20

| colspan="2" |Finals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

align=center | 2020–21

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(8)}}

align=center | 2021–22

| Rødovre Mighty Bulls Q {{small|(5)}}

align=center | 2022–23

| Rødovre Mighty Bulls Q {{small|(6)}}

align=center | 2023–24

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(9)}}

| Rødovre Mighty Bulls Q

align=center | 2024–25

| Hvidovre IK {{small|(10)}}

| Rødovre Mighty Bulls Q

Sources: {{Cite news |last=Madsen |first=Niels Erik |date=2019-05-14 |title=Hvidovre har sat dagsordenen indenfor dansk kvinde-ishockey |language=da |work=Hvidovre Avis |url=https://www.hvidovreavis.dk/artikel/hvidovre-har-sat-dagsordenenindenfor-dansk-kvinde-ishockey/1000270096 |access-date=2022-04-13}}{{cite web |title=Kvindeligaen - Playoff 2022-2023 Schedule and Results |url=http://stats.sportsadmin.dk/schedule.aspx?tournamentID=1995 |website=Danish Ice Hockey Union |access-date=2023-03-12 |date=2023-03-12}}

References

League information and statistics from [https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/denmark-w Eliteprospects.com], and [https://www.eurohockey.com/league/1320-dm-for-kvinder-women-.html Eurohockey.com], and [http://hockeyarchives.info/archives.htm Hockeyarchives.info] {{In lang|fr}}

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External links

[http://stats.sportsadmin.dk/schedule.aspx?tournamentID=1933 Official league statistics] from Danmarks Ishockey Union

{{Top sport leagues in Denmark}}

{{Women's Ice Hockey Leagues|state=collapsed}}

Category:Ice hockey leagues in Denmark

Category:Women's ice hockey leagues in Europe

Category:Women's sports leagues in Denmark