The 2016–17 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the ''Primo Tours Ligaen'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the

Damehåndboldligaen The Kvindeligaen () is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league was previously called Bambusa Kvindeligaen ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

's premier

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

league.

Team Esbjerg Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for ...

were the defending champions.

Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (Nykøbing Falster Handball Club) is a Danish professional handball club from Nykøbing Falster. In the 2024–25 season, the club competes in the Danish Women's Handball League. They have a local rivalry with Køb ...

won their first title ever, when they beat

København Håndbold København Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club from Copenhagen, Denmark. It was established in the winter of 2013. It took over the league licence from Frederiksberg IF and is playing in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen. The club is owned by K ...

in the final 27-25.

Skanderborg Håndbold Skanderborg Håndbold, previously known as Vrold-Skanderborg Håndboldklub is a women's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club has over 650 members, which makes it one of the biggest handball clubs in Denmark and the ...

were relegated, as they finished last in the regular season. This was the first time in 10 years, that a team from outside

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

won the title.

Team information

The regular season

Standings

Results

Championship playoffs

! 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.

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze Match

Final

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.

Group 1

Group 2

Top goalscorers

Regular season

Overall

All Star Team

*Goalkeeper:

Sabine Englert Sabine Englert (born 27 November 1981) is a German team handball goalkeeper, who currently plays in Aarhus Håndbold and previously for the Germany women's national handball team, German national team. She has previously played for the Austrian ...

( FCM) *Left Wing:

Ann Grete Nørgaard Ann Grete Nørgaard Østerballe (born 15 September 1983) is a Danish former professional handballer. She represented the Denmark women's national team, and has been called one the best Danish wing players of all time. Career Viborg HK Nørgaard ...

( VHK) *Left Back: Trine Troelsen ( SIL) *Centre Back: Mia Rej ( KBH) *Pivot: Mette Gravholt ( NFH) *Right Back: Nathalie Hagman ( NFH) *Right Wing: Jéssica Quintino ( HCO)

References

External links

Danish Handball Federaration
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