The Danish women’s league (Danish: ‘Danmarksturneringens Kvindeliga’, ‘Kvinde-DM Liga’ or ‘Kvindeligaen’) is a professional top-flight league for women’s association football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the nation-wide ‘Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold’ (Kvinde-DM) and is placed as the first division of the Danish football league system. Clubs in the league must meet certain criteria concerning appropriate facilities and finances. All of the league’s clubs, currently 8, qualify for the proper rounds of the DBU KvindePokalen. The top teams of each season qualify for the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The division has changed its name on several occasions. It began as ‘Danmarksturneringen i damefodbold’ (1975 until 1980), then ‘Dame 1. division’ (1981 until 1992), ‘Elitedivisionen’ (1993 until 2015–16) and the current name, ‘Kvindeligaen’, beginning with the 2016–17 season. The teams with most league titles are Brøndby IF (12), Fortuna Hjørring (11) and IK Skovbakken (10).
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