Elitedivisionen
Encyclopedia
Elitedivisionen is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Danish
football. The first national championship was contested in 1973. The current name Elitedivisionen was established in 1994.
Denmark is one of the top 8 women's association in the UEFA, so that the top 2 teams of each season qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
2006/07 was a transition year, because the will to put 10 teams in the league. The last team after the season played a relegation match against the third placed team of the 1. division, for a place in Elitedivisionen. The top two teams of the 1. division were automatically promoted.
From 2007/08 onwards the league consisted of 10 teams. Those 10 teams play a double round robin as a regular season. After that there are 2 Playoff Groups. Place 1 to 4 of the regular season play the Championship Playoff. Place 5 to 10 play the Relegation Playoff. In the Playoffs, the points accumulated over the regular season are divided by 2 (rounding up if necessary). Those points are the starting points for the playoffs. The Championship goup plays another round robin (6 matches each) with the winner being awarded the championship title. The Relegation Group plays a single round robin (5 matches each) after which, the bottom two clubs are relegated.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
football. The first national championship was contested in 1973. The current name Elitedivisionen was established in 1994.
Denmark is one of the top 8 women's association in the UEFA, so that the top 2 teams of each season qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Format
From 1994 to 2005/06 the league consisted of 8 teams playing each other 3 times and the best team then was awarded the championship. The last team was relegated with the second last team playing a playoff, against the second team of the Kvinde 1. division.2006/07 was a transition year, because the will to put 10 teams in the league. The last team after the season played a relegation match against the third placed team of the 1. division, for a place in Elitedivisionen. The top two teams of the 1. division were automatically promoted.
From 2007/08 onwards the league consisted of 10 teams. Those 10 teams play a double round robin as a regular season. After that there are 2 Playoff Groups. Place 1 to 4 of the regular season play the Championship Playoff. Place 5 to 10 play the Relegation Playoff. In the Playoffs, the points accumulated over the regular season are divided by 2 (rounding up if necessary). Those points are the starting points for the playoffs. The Championship goup plays another round robin (6 matches each) with the winner being awarded the championship title. The Relegation Group plays a single round robin (5 matches each) after which, the bottom two clubs are relegated.
List of Champions
Previous champions are:- 1973: Ribe
- 1974: Ribe
- 1975: Femina
- 1976: Ribe
- 1977: Femina
- 1978: Ribe
- 1979: Ribe
- 1980: Femina
- 1981: B 1909 Copenhagen
- 1982: HEI Århus
- 1983: B 1909 Copenhagen
- 1984: HEI Århus
- 1985: B 1909 Copenhagen
- 1986: HEI Århus
- 1987: HEI Århus
- 1988: HEI Århus
- 1989: HEI Århus
- 1990: HEI Århus
- 1991: HEI Århus
- 1992: B 1909 Copenhagen
- 1993: B 1909 Copenhagen
- 1994: Fortuna HjørringFortuna HjørringFortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team that play in Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their main achievement in women's European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Final between them and Swedish side Umeå IK...
- 1995: Fortuna Hjørring
- 1996: Fortuna Hjørring
- 1997: HEI Århus
- 1998: HEI Århus
- 1999: Fortuna Hjørring
- 2000: Odense BKOdense BKOdense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen...
- 2001: Odense BK
- 2002: Fortuna Hjørring
- 2003: Brøndby IFBrøndby IF (women)Brøndby IF is a women's football club from Brøndby, Denmark. It is the female team of Brøndby IF.The team is one of Denmark's best women's teams, having won six championships and 5 cups in the 2000s...
- 2004: Brøndby IF
- 2005: Brøndby IF
- 2006: Brøndby IF
- 2007: Brøndby IF
- 2008: Brøndby IF
- 2009: Fortuna Hjørring
- 2010: Fortuna Hjørring
- 2011: Brøndby IF
By Clubs
| Titles | Club | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | HEI Aarhus | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998 |
| 7 | Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team that play in Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their main achievement in women's European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Final between them and Swedish side Umeå IK... |
1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010 |
| 7 | Brøndby IF Brøndby IF (women) Brøndby IF is a women's football club from Brøndby, Denmark. It is the female team of Brøndby IF.The team is one of Denmark's best women's teams, having won six championships and 5 cups in the 2000s... |
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| 5 | B 1909 Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... |
1981, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1993 |
| 5 | Ribe | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979 |
| 3 | Femina | 1975, 1977, 1980 |
| 2 | Odense BK Odense BK Odense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen... |
2000, 2001 |