Elitedivisionen

Elitedivisionen
Countries Denmark
Founded 1973
Divisions 1
Number of teams 10
Levels on pyramid 1
Relegation to Kvinde 1. division
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Brøndby IF
(2010–11)
Most championships HEI Aarhus (10)
Website Official

Elitedivisionen (also called 3F Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Danish football. The first national championship was contested in 1973. The current name Elitedivisionen was established in 1994.

Denmark is one of the top 8 women's association in the UEFA[1], so that the top 2 teams of each season qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Contents

Format

From 1994 to 2005/06 the league consisted of 8 teams playing each other 3 times and the best team then was awarded the championship. The last team was relegated with the second last team playing a playoff, against the second team of the Kvinde 1. division. 2006/07 was a transition year, because the will to put 10 teams in the league. The last team after the season played a relegation match against the third placed team of the 1. division, for a place in Elitedivisionen. The top two teams of the 1. division were automatically promoted.

From 2007/08 onwards the league consisted of 10 teams. Those 10 teams play a double round robin as a regular season. After that there are 2 Playoff Groups. Place 1 to 4 of the regular season play the Championship Playoff. Place 5 to 10 play the Relegation Playoff. In the Playoffs, the points accumulated over the regular season are divided by 2 (rounding up if necessary). Those points are the starting points for the playoffs. The Championship goup plays another round robin (6 matches each) with the winner being awarded the championship title. The Relegation Group plays a single round robin (5 matches each) after which, the bottom two clubs are relegated.

List of Champions

Previous champions are:[2]

  • 1973: Ribe
  • 1974: Ribe
  • 1975: Femina
  • 1976: Ribe
  • 1977: Femina
  • 1978: Ribe
  • 1979: Ribe
  • 1980: Femina
  • 1981: B 1909 Copenhagen
  • 1982: HEI Århus
  • 1983: B 1909 Copenhagen
  • 1984: HEI Århus
  • 1985: B 1909 Copenhagen
  • 1986: HEI Århus
  • 1987: HEI Århus
  • 1988: HEI Århus
  • 1989: HEI Århus
  • 1990: HEI Århus
  • 1991: HEI Århus
  • 1992: B 1909 Copenhagen
  • 1993: B 1909 Copenhagen
  • 1994: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 1995: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 1996: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 1997: HEI Århus
  • 1998: HEI Århus
  • 1999: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 2000: Odense BK
  • 2001: Odense BK
  • 2002: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 2003: Brøndby IF
  • 2004: Brøndby IF
  • 2005: Brøndby IF
  • 2006: Brøndby IF
  • 2007: Brøndby IF
  • 2008: Brøndby IF
  • 2009: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 2010: Fortuna Hjørring
  • 2011: Brøndby IF

By Clubs

Titles Club Seasons
10 HEI Aarhus 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998
7 Fortuna Hjørring 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010
7 Brøndby IF 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
5 B 1909 Copenhagen 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1993
5 Ribe 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979
3 Femina 1975, 1977, 1980
2 Odense BK 2000, 2001

References

  1. ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/WomenCup/89/50/90/895090_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  2. ^ "Denmark - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. 2009. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/den-womchamp.html. 

External links

National teams
Denmark · League XI · U-21 · U-19 · U-17 · Women
League system
Superliga · 1st Division · 2nd Divisions (East · West) · Denmark Series · women: Elitedivisionen
Domestic cups
List of clubs · List of venues (by capacity) · List of competitions · List of Players of the Year · Football records in Denmark
Top level women's football leagues of Europe (UEFA)
National Leagues
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Former leagues
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