The Danish Women's Handball Cup (), known as the Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the main domestic cup tournament for Danish women's
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 ...
clubs, which is partially organised and supervised by the
. The competition has been played annually since 1964.
Tournament structure
The initial fase of the tournament is split in two. They are managed by the three regional federations,
Jydsk Håndbold Forbund (JHF) in Jutland, and
Håndboldregion Øst (HRØ) in Sealand together with
Fyns Håndbold Forbund (FHF) in fyn. The western half of the initial tournament lasts 7 rounds, while the eastern half lasts 6 round.
After the initial fase the DHF taking over the tournament at the round of 16. At the round of 16 and onwards, there are no longer geographical considerations, when drawing the matches.
The tournament ultimately results in a final four event scheduled between Christmas and New Year. The winner of the tournament qualify for the annual Super Cup held during the summer where they meet the season's league winner. If the same team wins both the league and the cup, the losing cup finalist will participate as the second team in the Super Cup.
Continental Qualification
The winner of the tournament qualifies for the continental tournament
EHF European League
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...
. If the team is already qualified for the tournament or the
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
, the loser of the final will qualify instead.
If they are also qualified, the qualification spot will go the whichever of the two losing semifinalists, who finished the highest in the league table.
Past winners
Finals
The following table contains all the finals from the over fifty years long history of the Danish Women's Handball Cup.
Most valuable players
Since 1993,
DHF has named an
MVP
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* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
() following the cup final.
Performances
Clubs listed in bold are currently playing in the
2019-20 season of the
Danish Women's Handball League
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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; Notes
References
External links
The Danish Handball Federation
About the tournament
{{Handball in Denmark
Handball competitions in Denmark
Recurring sporting events established in 1964
Annual sporting events in Denmark
1964 establishments in Denmark
Women's handball in Denmark