The 2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen (known as ''Bambusa Kvindeligaen'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of
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,
Vendsyssel Håndbold were promoted from the
1. division.
Odense Håndbold
Odense Håndbold (in its first season: Odense GOG and after that Handball Club Odense) is a Danish professional women's handball team, that plays in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league.
The team's home court is Sydb ...
won the title, and
Vendsyssel Håndbold were relegated, as they finished last in the regular season. This was the first time Odense won the Danish championship.
Team information
Head coaches
Regular season
Standings
Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
Championship playoffs
Group 1
Group 2
Semi-finals
! 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.
3rd place
! 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.
Final
! 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.
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.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Regular season
Overall
Top goalkeepers
Top assists
All-Star Team
Source:
Monthly awards
Number of teams by regions
References
External links
Danish Handball Federaration
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Handboldligaen
Handboldligaen
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 ...
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2020–21 domestic handball leagues