The 2013–14 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the GuldBageren ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier Handball league. København Håndbold were the promoted team from the 1st Division for the first time in club history. The reigning champions were FC Midtjylland Håndbold.
A week before the league start Aalborg DH where declared bankrupt, and Ringkøbing Håndbold were offered their place in the league, which they accepted.
Viborg HK won the title, when they beat FC Midtjylland in the final. SønderjyskE Håndbold were relegated, when they finished last in the regular season. Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub should have been relegated when they lost the relegation playoff to SK Aarhus, but they were saved by Vejen EH's bankruptcy.
Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the Damehåndboldligaen during the 2013–14 season:
Team Location Arena Capacity Team Esbjerg Esbjerg Blue Water Dokken 2,549 HC Odense Odense Odense Idrætshal 2,300 København Copenhagen Frederiksberghallen 1,767 Midtjylland Ikast Ikast-Brande Arena 2,550 Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster Scandlines Arena 1,300 Randers Randers Arena Randers 3,000 Ringkøbing Ringkøbing Rofi-Centret 1,100 Vejen EH Vejen Vejen Idrætscenter SønderjyskE Aabenraa Aabenraa Idrætscenter 1,480 Skive fH Skive Skivehallerne TTH Holstebro Gråkjær Arena 3,250 Viborg HK Viborg Viborg Stadionhal 3,000
Regular season
Standings
Results
Home / Away1FCMODEKØBNFHRHKSKIESBTTHVIBRINVEHSJEFC MidtjyllandX35-2629-2035-2319-1926-2224-2721-1624-3332-2023-1628-21HC Odense21-27X19-2227-2522-3131-2326-3030-3127-2729-2232-2924-22København Håndbold21-2417-23X22-2119-2722-2423-2926-2421-3021-2122-2527-21NFH23-2523-2323-24X24-2824-2519-2625-2815-3119-2120-2527-26Randers HK25-3229-2527-2230-14X32-2927-2225-1728-3833-2021-2031-16Skive fH28-3330-3229-2524-2430-37X30-3428-3824-2731-2025-1833-26Team Esbjerg26-3023-2032-2835-2526-2835-40X35-3330-2829-2334-2632-29TTH23-2334-3325-2133-2334-2537-3533-25X30-3733-1930-2634-31Viborg HK29-2638-2732-1924-1828-2735-2537-2327-24X37-2029-2539-21Ringkøbing17-2217-1828-2224-2023-2925-3727-3223-2919-32X23-1727-27Vejen EH18-2023-2427-1823-1928-2427-2323-3233-3023-3434-26X29-18SønderjyskE28-3024-2625-2920-2625-3224-2823-3220-2827-2523-2228-31X 1Home teams is listed on the left, while away teams are listed along the top. Championship playoffs
Quarterfinal DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResultsPlayoffs results - flashscore 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 2/4 9/4 HC Odense Randers HK 45-51 19-25 26-26 2/4 9/4 TTH Team Esbjerg 51-55 27-33 34-32
Semifinal DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 19/4 26/4Team EsbjergViborg HK 48-54 25-29 23-25 20/4 27/4 Randers HK FC Midtjylland 46-50 23-25 23-25
Bronze match
DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 15/5 21/5 Team Esbjerg Randers HK 51-55 23-24 28-31
Final DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 15/5 21/5 FC Midtjylland Team Esbjerg 46-47 25-23 21-24
Relegation playoff
Group 1 DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResultsRelegation playoff - flashscore 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 5/4 13/4 Ajax Copenhagen Ringkøbing Håndbold 39-50 17-25 22-25
W1D= Women's 1st DivisionDHL= Damehåndboldligaen
Group 2 DatesHome team in the 1st matchHome team in the 2nd matchResults 1st match 2nd match Aggregate 1st match 2nd match 6/4 11/4 SK Aarhus NFH 49-43 26-21 23-22
W1D= Women's 1st DivisionDHL= Damehåndboldligaen
Coach of the season Jan Leslie - Randers HK
Number of teams by regions #RegionsNo. teamsTeams1Midtjylland7Midtjylland, Randers, Ringkøbing, Vejen EH, Skive fH, Tvis Holstebro and Viborg HK2Syddanmark3Esbjerg, HC Odense and SønderjyskE3Hovedstaden1KøbenhavnSjælland1Nykøbing Falster
References
External links Danish Handball Federaration