List of Danish women's football champions
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The Danish women's football champions (Danish: Danmarksmester i kvindefodbold, plural: Danske mestre i kvindefodbold) are the annual winners of the highest national league that is part of the Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold (Kvinde-DM), the nationwide women's association football league tournament in Denmark.[1] Since February 1972, women's football in Denmark has been governed by the Danish Football Association (DBU), sanctioned by UEFA, with the national title being contested in varying forms of competitions.[2][3] The first official national women's football tournament was held in the 1973-season, where the winners of the regional leagues progressed to a knockout tournament, with the play-off winners being crowned champions. A nation league system was established in 1975 with the formation of a west and east division, where the best team at the top of each group qualified for a spot in the grand final. A single nation-wide first division was introduced in 1981 and the championship was now awarded to the team at the top of the league by the end of the season. Since the 2016–17 season, the winners have been found through the rebranded Kvindeligaen.[4]
Brøndby IF Women are the most successful team with twelve titles. Hjortshøj-Egaa IF had the longest winning streak with six league championships in a row (1986–1992) until Brøndby IF matched it by winning all seasons between 2002–03 and 2007–08.[5] Brøndby IF has claimed the Danish version of the double the most times, by winning the league and the cup in the same year a total of eight times, four more occasions than Fortuna Hjørring's four. The defending champions are HB Køge, who won the 2020–21 title for the first time in the club's history. Lis Westberg Pedersen became the first women's head coach in 1980, winning the 8th edition of the championship with BK Femina in her first season.[6][7] Henriette Jensen of Hjortshøj-Egaa IF became the first woman to win a championship title as both a football player and head coach[lower-alpha 1] in 1990.[8][5][9] With four national championships each, Peer Lisdorf (3x Brøndby IF, 1x HB Køge) and Peer Danefeld (2x B 1909, 1x Odense BK, 1x Brøndby IF) have won the most titles as head coach.[10][11][12]
The weekly magazine Femina, regional organizations, various clubs, and Dansk Kvinde Fodbold Union (DKFU) held national indoor and outdoor football tournaments for women's teams throughout the 1960s, with the last competitions lasting up until early 1972.[2][13] Neither the Danish FA (DBU) nor the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) recognize any women's national championship tournaments held before February 1972.[4][2][13] These indoor and outdoor senior women's records are hence not listed here.