2023–24 Danish Women's League
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2023 – 15 June 2026 |
| Champions | FC Nordsjælland 1st title |
| Relegated | AaB FC Thy-Thisted Q |
| Champions League (QR) | Brøndby IF FC Nordsjælland |
| Matches | 86 |
| Goals | 205 (2.38 per match) |
| Best Player | Sarah Dyrehauge |
| Top goalscorer | Emilía Kiær Ásgeirsdóttir (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | HB Køge 5–0 Kolding IF (16 September 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Kolding IF 0–4 HB Køge (25 May 2024) |
| Highest scoring | AGF 3–5 Fortuna Hjørring (4 May 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Brøndby IF HB Køge |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Fortuna Hjørring |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Kolding IF |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches AaB Kolding IF |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
Only matches in the main league and championship play-offs are considered for the above statistics | |
The 2023–24 Danish Women's League is the 52nd season in the top-flight league of Danish women's football.
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, keeping their top tier spot, and AaB, winning promotion from the 1st division, the latter replacing relegated team Sundby.
Changes
| from 2022–23 1st Division | to 2023–24 1st Division |
|---|---|
| AaB | Sundby |
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2024–25 Danish Women's League teams.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGF | Århus | Ceres Park | 19,433 |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Bane 2 | 2,000 |
| Fortuna Hjørring | Hjørring | Nord Energi Arena | 10,000 |
| HB Køge | Køge | Capelli Sport Stadion | 4,000 |
| Kolding IF | Kolding | Kolding Stadium | 10,000 |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Right to Dream 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 | Michael Schjønberg | Sarah Dyrehauge | ||
| Brøndby | Per Nielsen | Nanna Christiansen | Hummel | |
| Fortuna Hjørring | Lene Terp | |||
| HB Køge | Kim Daugaard | |||
| Kolding | Allan Drost | Ida Guldager | ||
| Nordsjælland | Chris Sargeant | |||
| Thy-Thisted | Peer Lisdorf | |||
| AaB | Claus Bech Jørgensen |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brøndby IF | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 28 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | FC Nordsjælland | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 27 | |
| 3 | HB Køge | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 27 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Hjørring | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Kolding IF | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 20 | |
| 6 | AGF | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 17 | |
| 7 | FC Thy-Thisted Q | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | Qualification for the Qualification play-offs |
| 8 | AaB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 4 |
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.
Results
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 | FC Nordsjælland (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 48 | Champions League qualifications |
| 2 | Brøndby IF | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 46 | |
| 3 | HB Køge | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 45 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Hjørring | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 35 | |
| 5 | AGF | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 27 | |
| 6 | KoldingQ | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 22 |
Source: Danish Football Association
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
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
Qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OB Q | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 26 | Promoted to Women's League |
| 2 | B.93 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 20 | |
| 3 | AaB (R) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 17 | Relegated to 1st Division |
| 4 | FC Thy-Thisted Q (R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 8 | |
| 5 | Østerbro IF | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 7 | |
| 6 | Næstved HG | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 |
Source: Danish Football Association
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
(R) Relegated
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
(R) Relegated
Results
Season statistics
The statistics cover the regular season and the championship play-offs.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilía Kiær Ásgeirsdóttir | FC Nordsjælland | 10 |
| 2 | Laura Faurskov | AGF | 9 |
| Cornelia Kramer | HB Køge | ||
| 4 | Sarah Dyrehauge | AGF | 8 |
| Benedicte Moss | Kolding IF | ||
| 6 | Sofie Hornemann | Brøndby IF | 7 |
| Anna Walter | FC Nordsjælland | ||
| 8 | Linnéa Borbye | Brøndby IF | 6 |
| Rikke Dybdahl | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Joy Omewa Ogochukwu | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Mathilde Rasmussen | AGF |
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Brunholt | Nordsjælland | 13 |
| Alberte Vingum | HB Køge | ||
| 3 | Ann-Kathrin Dilfer | Brøndby | 8 |
| 4 | Sofie Grøn | Kolding | 6 |
| 5 | Hannah Kohl | Fortuna | 4 |
| Andreea Părăluță | |||
| Freja Thisgaard | |||
| 8 | Marie Gade | AGF | 3 |
| Katrine Svane | |||
| 10 | Maja Bay Østergaard | Thy-Thisted | 2 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 4[4]
- Jennifer Cudjoe (Nordsjælland)
- Benedicte Moss (Kolding)
- Most red cards: 1[4]
- Matilda McNamara (AGF)
- Saira Posada (AaB)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 22[5]
- Kolding IF
- Fewest yellow cards: 7[5]
- FC Thy-Thisted Q
- Most red cards: 1[6]
- AaB
- AGF
- Fewest red cards: 0[6]
- 6 clubs
Awards
Player of the Year
| Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Dyrehauge | AGF | [7] |
Sources
References
- ^ "Topscorerliste | Gjensidige Kvindeliga 2023/24 (2024) - DBU". DBU (in Danish). 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Topscorerliste | Gjensidige Kvindeliga Slutspil (2024) - DBU". DBU (in Danish). 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Kvindeligaen matches and results 2023/2024". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ a b "Kvindeligaen matches and results 2023/2024". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ a b "Yellow cards - Kvindeligaen 2023/2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ a b "Red cards - Kvindeligaen 2023/2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Hehr, Michael (2024-06-07). "Sarah Dyrehauge er Årets Profil i Gjensidige Kvindeliga 2023/2024". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-31.