Danish Women's Handball Cup

For the men's cup, see Danish Men's Handball Cup.

The Danish Women's Handball Cup (Danish: DHF's Landspokalturnering), known as the Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the main domestic cup tournament for Danish women's handball clubs, which is partially organised and supervised by the Danish Handball Federation. The competition has been played annually since 1964.

Danish Women's Handball Cup

Tournament information
Location	Denmark
Established	1964
Qualifier for	EHF European League
Most championships	FIF (11 titles)
Website	www.dhf.dk
Current champion
Team Esbjerg (2025)

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. If the team is already qualified for the tournament or the EHF Champions League, 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.^[1]

*	Match went to extra time
p	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
a	Winning team won the Double

No.	Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Arena	Date of final(s)
1.	1964	FIF (1)	13–9	Helsingør IF	Frederiksberghallen, Frederiksberg	19 January 1965
2.	1965	FIF (2)	13–7	Holte IF	Holtehallen, Holte	19 October 1965
3.	1966	HG (1)	7–6	FIF	Bellahøjhallen, Copenhagen	16 November 1966
4.	1967	FIF (3)	14–11	Kvindelig IF	Frederiksberghallen, Frederiksberg	14 November 1967
5.	1968	Glostrup IC (1)	7–6	Kvindelig IF	Glostruphallen, Glostrup	19 November 1968
6.	1969	FIF (4)	11–9	IK Skovbakken	Vejlby/Risskov Centret, Aarhus	9 November 1969
7.	1970	FIF (5)	12–9	DHG	Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg	15 November 1970
8.	1971	Hørsholm-Usserød (1)	10–7	IK Skovbakken	Fredericiahallen, Fredericia	14 November 1971
9.	1972	FIF (6)	13–12	Funder GF	Silkeborghallen, Silkeborg	26 November 1972
10.	1973	FIF (7)	15–10	Glostrup IC	Frederiksberghallen, Frederiksberg	29 November 1973
11.	1974	HG (2)	15–7	IF AIA Tranbjerg	Fredericiahallen, Fredericia	10 November 1974
12.	1975	Svendborg HK (1)	10–9	FIF	Svendborg Idrætshal, Svendborg	23 November 1975
13.	1976	Svendborg HK (2)	11–10	Kvindelig IF	Svendborg Idrætshal, Svendborg	30 November 1976
14.	1977	IF AIA Tranbjerg (1)	15–7	GIC/Efterslægten	Auninghallen, Auning	14 December 1977
15.	1978/79	IF AIA Tranbjerg (2)	15–6	HK Roar	Gladsaxehallen, Gladsaxe	8 April 1979
16.	1979/80	IF AIA Tranbjerg (3)	13–10	Greve IF	Grønløkkehallen, Tranbjerg	9 April 1980
17.	1980/81	IF AIA Tranbjerg (4)	15–12	IF Stjernen	Århus Stadionhal, Aarhus	9 April 1981
18.	1981/82	FIF (8)	11–10	Lynge-Uggeløse IF	Lyngehallen, Lynge	14 April 1982
19.	1982/83	Helsingør IF (1)	20–14	Nørlem/Nr. Nissum	K.B. Hallen, Frederiksberg	17 April 1983
20.	1983/84	Nørlem/Nr. Nissum (1)	16–14	FIF	Limfjordshallen, Lemvig	17 April 1984
21.	1984/85	FIF (9)	19–16	Rødovre HK	Frederiksberghallen, Frederiksberg	18 April 1985
22.	1985/86	Lyngså BK (1)	44–43 (agg.)	IF AIA Tranbjerg	Sæby and Tranbjerg	13/16 April 1986
23.	1986/87	Lyngså BK (2)	39–32 (agg.)	Rødovre HK	Sæby and Rødovre	18/27 March 1987
24.	1987/88	Lyngså BK (3)	20–13	FIF	Antvorskovhallen, Slagelse	20 February 1988
25.	1988	GOG Håndbold (1)	28–20	Lyngså BK	Antvorskovhallen, Slagelse	17 December 1988
26.	1988/89	GOG Håndbold (2)	24–17	Ribe HK	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby	16 December 1989
27.	1989/90	Ikast FS (1)	16–14 (a.e.t.)	FIF	Silkeborghallen, Silkeborg	30 January 1991
28.	1991	GOG Håndbold (3)	13–12	FIF	Antvorskovhallen, Slagelse	14 December 1991
29.	1991/92	GOG Håndbold (4)	17–15	FIF	Odense Idrætshal, Odense	2 December 1992
30.	1992/93	Viborg HK (1)	27–14	Rødovre HK	Århus Stadionhal, Aarhus	26 January 1994
31.	1993/94	Viborg HK (2)	29–24	Ikast FS	Randershallen, Randers	11 January 1995
32.	1994/95	FIF (10)	25–19	GOG Håndbold	Odense Idrætshal, Odense	31 January 1996
33.	1995/96	Viborg HK (3)	29–25	Frederikshavn fI	Kolding-Hallen, Kolding	29 December 1996
34.	1996/97	FIF (11)	34–31	Frederikshavn fI	K.B. Hallen, Frederiksberg	15 January 1998
35.	1997/98	Ikast FS (2)	24–22	FIF	Fredericia Idrætscenter, Fredericia	17 January 1999
36.	1998/99	Ikast-Bording EH (1)	26–24	Viborg HK	Randershallen, Randers	29 December 1999
37.	1999/2000	GOG Håndbold (5)	27–24	Horsens HK	Odense Idrætshal, Odense	10 February 2001
38.	2000/01	Ikast-Bording EH (2)	26–24	Viborg HK	Århus Arena, Aarhus	30 December 2001
39.	2001/02	Slagelse FH (1)	38–36 (a.e.t.)	Ikast-Bording EH	Århus Arena, Aarhus	29 December 2002
40.	2002/03	Viborg HK (4)	30–28	Ikast-Bording EH	Århus Arena, Aarhus	27 December 2003
41.	2003/04	Horsens HK (1)	23–20	Ikast-Bording EH	Atletion, Aarhus	29 December 2004
42.	2004/05	GOG Svendborg (6)	30–28	Viborg HK	Atletion, Aarhus	30 December 2005
43.	2005/06	Viborg HK (5)	27–24	Slagelse FH	NRGi Arena, Aarhus	30 December 2006
44.	2006/07	Viborg HK (6)	27–21	FCK Håndbold	NRGi Arena, Aarhus	29 December 2007
45.	2007/08	Viborg HK (7)	32–23	KIF Vejen	NRGi Arena, Aarhus	27 December 2008
46.	2009	FCK Håndbold (1)	23–22	SK Aarhus	NRGi Arena, Aarhus	2 January 2010
47.	2010	Viborg HK (8)	36–28	Team Tvis Holstebro	NRGi Arena, Aarhus	28 December 2010
48.	2011	Viborg HK (9)	33–28	Team Esbjerg	Arena Midt, Kjellerup	7 January 2012
49.	2012	FC Midtjylland Håndbold (3)	28–21	KIF Vejen	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast	29 December 2012
50.	2013	Viborg HK (10)	26–21	FC Midtjylland Håndbold	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	28 December 2013
51.	2014	FC Midtjylland Håndbold (4)	32–26	Team Tvis Holstebro	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	27 December 2014
52.	2015	FC Midtjylland Håndbold (5)	28–26 (a.e.t.)	Viborg HK	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	27 December 2015
53.	2016	Randers HK (1)	27–21	FC Midtjylland Håndbold	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	30 December 2016
54.	2017	Team Esbjerg (1)	31–20	København Håndbold	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	30 December 2017
55.	2018	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (1)	28–26	Odense Håndbold	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg	30 December 2018
56.	2019	Herning-Ikast Håndbold (6)	33–25	Odense Håndbold	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro	29 December 2019
57.	2020	Odense Håndbold (1)	32–26	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub	Sydbank Arena, Odense	6 June 2021
58.	2021	Team Esbjerg (2)	32–21	Odense Håndbold	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg	27 February 2022
59.	2022	Team Esbjerg (3)	33–22	Odense Håndbold	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	2 April 2023
60.	2023	Team Esbjerg (4)	36–26	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub	Blue Water Dokken, Esjberg	30 December 2023
61.	2024	Team Esbjerg (5)	31–25	Odense Håndbold	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg	29 December 2024

Most valuable players

Since 1993, DHF has named an MVP (Danish: pokalfighter) following the cup final.^[2]

Season	Player	Club
1992/93	Anette Hoffmann	Viborg HK
1993/94	Kristine Andersen	Ikast FS
1994/95	Natasja Dybmose	FIF
1995/96	Lise-Lotte Lauridsen	Frederikshavn fI
1996/97	Lise-Lotte Lauridsen	Frederikshavn fI
1997/98	Sara Hansen	Ikast FS
1998/99	Åsa Eriksson	Ikast-Bording EH
1999/2000	Conny Hamann-Boeriths	GOG Håndbold
2000/01	Kristina Jönsson	Ikast-Bording EH
2001/02	Mette Melgaard	Slagelse FH
2002/03	Katrine Fruelund	Viborg HK
2003/04	Jeanette Nielsen	Horsens HK
2004/05	Lene Lund Nielsen	Viborg HK
2005/06	Rikke Skov	Viborg HK
2006/07	Christina Pedersen	FCK Håndbold
2007/08	Bojana Popović	Viborg HK
2008/09	Anna Sophie Okkels	SK Aarhus
2009/10	Nycke Groot	Team Tvis Holstebro
2010/11	Lotte Grigel	Team Esbjerg
2011/12	Nycke Groot	FC Midtjylland Håndbold
2012/13	Susan Thorsgaard	FC Midtjylland Håndbold
2013/14	Nycke Groot	FC Midtjylland Håndbold
2014/15	Rikke Skov	Viborg HK
2015/16	Cecilie Greve	Randers HK
2017	Ulrika Toft Hansen	Team Esbjerg
2018	Mette Tranborg	Odense Håndbold
2019	Sabine Englert	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
2020	Lois Abbingh	Odense Håndbold
2021	Rikke Poulsen	Team Esbjerg
2022	Anna Kristensen	Team Esbjerg
2023	Henny Reistad	Team Esbjerg
2024	Henny Reistad	Team Esbjerg

Performances

Clubs listed in bold are currently playing in the 2019-20 season of the Danish Women's Handball League.^[3]

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning years
FIF	11	8	1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1981/82, 1984/85, 1994/95, 1996/97
Viborg HK	10	4	1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2010, 2011, 2013
Herning-Ikast Håndbold[a]	6	5	1998/99, 2000/01, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019
GOG Svendborg TGI[b]	6	1	1988, 1988/89, 1991, 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2004/05
Team Esbjerg	5	1	2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
IF AIA Tranbjerg	4	2	1977, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1980/81
Lyngså BK	3	1	1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88
Ikast FS	2	1	1989/90, 1997/98
HG	2	0	1966, 1974
Svendborg HK	2	0	1975, 1976
Odense Håndbold	1	5	2020
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub	1	2	2018
FCK Håndbold	1	1	2009
Glostrup IC	1	1	1968
Helsingør IF	1	1	1982/83
HH Elite[c]	1	1	2003/04
Slagelse FH	1	1	2001/02
Hørsholm-Usserød IK	1	0	1971
Nørlem/Nr. Nissum	1	0	1983/84
Randers HK	1	0	2016

Notes

1. also as Ikast-Bording EH and FC Midtjylland Håndbold
2. also as GOG Håndbold
3. as Horsens HK