2021–22 Danish Women's League

Danish Women's League
Season2021–22
Dates6 August 2021 - 4 June 2022
ChampionsHB Køge
2nd title
RelegatedAaB
Champions League (QR)HB Køge
Fortuna Hjørring
Matches86
Goals242 (2.81 per match)
Best PlayerKyra Carusa
Top goalscorerRikke Dybdahl (16 goals)
Biggest home winThy-Thisted Q 5–0 AaB
(4 September 2021)
Biggest away winAaB 0–5 Fortuna Hjørring
(30 October 2021)
HB Køge 1–6 Fortuna Hjørring
(18 April 2022)
Highest scoring7 goals
Four matches
Longest unbeaten run24 matches
HB Køge
Longest winless run14 matches
AaB
Longest losing run12 matches
AaB
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2022–23 →
Only matches in the regular season and the championship play-offs are covered in the statistics

The 2021–22 Danish Women's League, also known as Gjensidige Kvindeligaen, is the 50th season of the highest women's football league in Denmark. HB Køge were the defending champions after winning their first title in May 2021, and won for the second year in a row, this time with an unbeaten campaign.[1][2][3]

Gjensidige is the current main sponsor for the league, since July 2019.[4]

Teams

There are 8 teams competing in the regular season of the league: the 6 teams from the previous season's championship play-offs, and the top two teams from the previous season's qualification play-offs. The two teams promoted from the qualification play-offs were AGF and AaB, both keeping their top tier spot. Geographically, 5 teams represented Jutland (AGF, Fortuna Hjørring, KoldingQ, Thy-Thisted Q, and AaB) while 3 represented Zealand (Brøndby, HB Køge, and Nordsjælland).

Stadiums and locations

Location of clubs for the 2021–22 season
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AGF Aarhus Vejlby Stadion 5.200
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadion 29.000
Fortuna Hjørring Hjørring Nord Energi Arena 7.500
HB Køge Køge Capelli Sport Stadion 4.000
KoldingQ Kolding Fynske Bank Arena 3.000
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park 10.300
FC Thy-Thisted Q Thisted Sparekassen Thy Arena 3.000
AaB Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park 13.800

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit Sponsor
AGF Katrine S. Pedersen Christina Ravn Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Brøndby Per Nielsen Nanna Christiansen Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Fortuna Hjørring Brian Sørensen New Balance Sportmaster
DS Gruppen A/S
HB Køge Søren Randa-Boldt Maria Uhre Capelli Sport Spar Nord Bank
KoldingQ Anders Jensen Louise Eriksen Adidas Fynske Bank
FC Nordsjælland Carmelina Moscato Nike, Inc. DHL
FC Thy-Thisted Q Allan Drost Matilde Kjeldgaard Adidas Sparekassen Thy
AaB Fodbold Claus Larsen Line Andersen Hummel Sparekassen Vendsyssel

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
AGF Anders Nim Resigned 30 June 2021 Pre-season Katrine S. Pedersen 1 July 2021
HB Køge Peer Lisdorf Resigned 30 June 2021 Søren Randa-Boldt 1 July 2021[5]
Fortuna Hjørring Niclas Hougaard Resigned 30 June 2021 Brian Sørensen 1 July 2021[6]
FC Nordsjælland Brian Sørensen Resigned 30 June 2021 Carmelina Moscato 12 July 2021[7]

Regular season

League table

Teams played each other twice. Top six advanced to the championship round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HB Køge 14 12 2 0 29 6 +23 38 Championship play-offs
2 Fortuna Hjørring 14 10 3 1 37 14 +23 33
3 Brøndby IF 14 8 1 5 29 23 +6 25
4 FC Thy-Thisted Q 14 6 2 6 26 25 +1 20
5 KoldingQ 14 5 2 7 15 21 −6 17
6 FC Nordsjælland 14 4 4 6 11 14 −3 16
7 AGF 14 2 2 10 14 31 −17 8 Promotion play-offs
8 AaB 14 0 2 12 7 34 −27 2
Source: Dansk Boldspil Union[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Results

Home \ Away AGF BRØ HJØ KØG KOL NOR THI AAB
AGF 1–4 2–5 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–3 2–2
Brøndby IF 2–2 0–3 0–1 5–1 2–1 5–2 5–2
Fortuna Hjørring 3–0 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
HB Køge 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 3–1 1–0
Kolding IF 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1
FC Nordsjælland 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0
FC Thy-Thisted Q 1–0 3–1 2–4 1–3 2–3 0–0 5–0
AaB 0–1 1–2 0–5 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: Danish Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Championship

Goals and points were transferred from the regular season in full and the combined points total is displayed in the table.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HB Køge (C) 10 8 2 0 29 9 +20 64 Champions League first round
2 Fortuna Hjørring 10 6 1 3 20 13 +7 52
3 Brøndby IF 10 1 3 6 11 20 −9 31
4 FC Nordsjælland 10 3 4 3 14 10 +4 29
5 FC Thy-Thisted Q 10 2 2 6 12 27 −15 28
6 KoldingQ 10 2 4 4 9 16 −7 27
Source: Dansk Boldspil Union[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BRØ HJØ KØG KOL NOR THI
Brøndby IF 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2
Fortuna Hjørring 4–1 1–6 2–0 2–0 4–0
HB Køge 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 5–2
Kolding Q 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1
FC Nordsjælland 1–1 4–0 0–2 0–1 2–0
FC Thy-Thisted Q 4–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–3
Source: Danish Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AGF 10 7 3 0 24 5 +19 24 Promoted to Women's League
2 Sundby (P) 10 7 1 2 27 13 +14 22
3 B.93 10 6 3 1 16 7 +9 21 Relegated to 1st Division
4 AaB (R) 10 3 1 6 14 19 −5 10
5 Varde IF 10 2 0 8 4 26 −22 6
6 OdenseQ 10 0 2 8 4 19 −15 2
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AGF B93 ODE SUN VAR AAB
AGF 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0
B.93 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–2
OdenseQ 0–5 0–0 1–4 0–1 1–2
Sundby 1–3 2–1 2–1 5–0 4–0
Varde IF 1–6 0–1 1–0 0–4 1–5
AaB 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–3 2–0
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

The statistics cover the regular season and the championship play-offs.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[10][11]
1 Rikke Dybdahl Thy-Thisted Q 16
2 Cecilie Fløe HB Køge 14
3 Emma Snerle Fortuna Hjørring 13
4 Maddie Pokorny HB Køge 11
Olivia Holdt Fortuna Hjørring
Nanna Christiansen Brøndby IF
7 Malou Marcetto Brøndby IF 9
8 Kyra Carusa HB Køge 8
9 Cornelia Kramer HB Køge 7
Florentina Olar Fortuna Hjørring
Malene Sørensen Thy-Thisted Q

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Emma Snerle Fortuna Hjørring AGF 5–2 (A)[12] 7 August 2021
Malene Sørensen Thy-Thisted Q AaB 5–0 (H)[13] 4 September 2021
Rikke Dybdahl Thy-Thisted Q Brøndby 3–1 (H)[14] 26 September 2021
Olivia Holdt Fortuna Hjørring AaB 5–0 (A)[15] 30 October 2021
Cecilie Fløe HB Køge KoldingQ 3–0 (A)[16] 20 May 2022

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[17][18]
1 Kaylan Marckese HB Køge 14
2 Adelaide Gay Fortuna Hjørring 7
Carly Nelson Nordsjælland
4 Line Geltzer Johansen Fortuna Hjørring 5
5 Maja Bay Østergaard Thy-Thisted 4
6 Ann-Kathrin Dilfer Brøndby 3
7 Stina Lykke Borg KoldingQ 2
Sofie Grøn KoldingQ
9 Naja Bahrenscheer Brøndby 1
Lene Christensen[a] KoldingQ
Anna Kaas Nordsjælland
Katrine Svane AGF
  1. ^ Christensen left halfway through the season to join Norwegian club Rosenborg.

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club Ref.
August Emma Snerle Fortuna Hjørring [20]
September Kathrine Møller Kühl FC Nordsjælland [21]
October Cecilie Fløe HB Køge [22]
November Dajan Hashemi FC Nordsjælland [23]
April Kyra Carusa HB Køge [24]

Player of the Autumn

Player Club Ref.
Emma Snerle Fortuna Hjørring [25]

Player of the Year

Player Club Ref.
Kyra Carusa HB Køge [19]

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