List of Danish women's football champions

This article is about women's Danish football league champions. For men's title list, see List of Danish football champions.

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) and sanctioned by UEFA, with the national title contested through various competition formats.[2][3] The inaugural official national women's football tournament took place in the 1973 season, featuring regional league winners advancing to a knockout stage, where the play-off winners were crowned champions. A nation league system was introduced in 1975 with west and east divisions, with the top team from each group progressing for a grand final. A single nationwide first division was established in 1981, awarding the championship to the team finishing atop the league standings by the end of the season. Since the 2016–17 season, champions have been determined in the rebranded Kvindeligaen.[4]

Brøndby IF Women hold the record for the most titles, having secured twelve championships. Hjortshøj-Egaa IF enjoyed the longest winning streak, clinching six consecutive league championships from 1986 to 1992.[5] Brøndby IF matched this achievement by winning every season from 2002–03 to 2007–08. The Danish version of the double was achieved by Brøndby IF a record eight times, winning both the league and the cup in the same year — an accomplishment four more times than Fortuna Hjørring's four. The defending champions are FC Nordsjælland, winning the 2023–24 league title for the first time in the club's history. Lis Westberg Pedersen made history as the first female head coach in 1980, guiding BK Femina to the 8th edition of the championship in her first season.[6][7] Henriette Jensen of Hjortshøj-Egaa IF became the first woman to win a championship as both a footballer and head coach[a] in 1990.[8][5][9] With four national championship 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 organisations, various clubs, and the Dansk Kvinde Fodbold Union (DKFU) held national indoor and outdoor football tournaments for women's teams throughout the 1960s, with the last competitions continuing until early 1972.[2][13] Neither the Danish FA (DBU) nor the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) recognise any women's national championship tournaments held before February 1972.[4][2][13] Therefore, these indoor and outdoor senior women's records are not listed here.

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