2019–20 Elitedivisionen


The 2019–20 Elitedivisionen also known as Gjensidige Kvindeligaen is the 48th season of the highest women's football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 8 teams each year in Denmark. Brøndby IF are the defending champions and FC Nordsjælland made debut in the league.
Fortuna Hjørring won the league for the 11th time in the club's history, while Odense Q and Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold relegated to Kvinde 1. division.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 6 March 2020, all sport in Denmark were locked down and banned during the coronavirus pandemic, until mid of April. In May, it was announced that the season would restart on 6 June and the remaining matches of the season would be played behind closed doors. The Championship round and the Qualification round, were reduced from a total of 10 matches to 5 matcher, per team.
On 10 June 2020, it was decided to reopen stadiums for spectators, with up to 500 people.

Broadcasting

In May 2020, the Danish Football Union announced that they had signed a TV-deal with Discovery, Inc., where a number of matches will be shown on Eurosport 2 and Sport Live, as well as the streaming service Dplay.

Teams

RegionTeamLocationGroundCapacity
HovedstadenBrøndby IFBrøndbyBrøndby Stadion29,000
HovedstadenBSF SkovlundeBallerupBallerup Idrætspark4,000
HovedstadenFC NordsjællandFarumFarum Park10,300
SyddanmarkKoldingQKoldingFynske Bank Arena2,500
SyddanmarkOdense QOdenseVejlby/Risskov Centret1,200
MidtjyllandVSK AarhusAarhusVejlby Stadion5,200
NordjyllandFortuna HjørringHjørringHjørring Stadion7,500
NordjyllandFC Thy-Thisted QThistedSparekassen Thy Arena3,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Brøndby Per Nielsen Louise KristiansenHummelArbejdernes Landsbank
Fortuna Hjørring Niclas Hougaard Hansen Caroline RaskNew BalanceSportmaster, Nord Energi
Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold Kasper Klarskov Michelle MadsenJomaSuperBrugsen, Dystan Rosenberg, Ballerup Bladet
FC Nordsjælland Brian Sørensen Catrine GryholtNike, Inc.Arbejdernes Landsbank, DHL
FC Thy-Thisted Q Torben Overgaard Matilde KjeldgaardAdidasSkyum, Intersport, Armiga A/S
Kolding Q Anders Jensen Louise EriksenNike, Inc.A/S Bolind-Handel
Odense Q Steen Hansen Tenna KappelJomaFolkesparekassen
VSK Aarhus Anders Nim Christina RavnPumaBistorante Italia

Managerial changes

Main round

Teams play each other twice. Top six advance to the championship round.

Championship round

Teams play five matches. Points are reset, but bonus points are awarded for the placement in the main round. 10 points for first place, 8 points for second place and then 6, 4, 2 and 0.

Qualification round

Teams play five matches, the first and second place are promoted to the league.

Top scorers

Source:

Regular season

Overall

Player of the Month