Danish Handball Cup 2017 (women's handball) explained

Danish Handball Cup
Year:2017
Country:Denmark
Winners:Team Esbjerg
Second:København Håndbold
Scoring Leader:Mia Rej
Award:Ulrika Toft Hansen
Prev Season:2016

The 2017 Danish Handball Cup (Danish: DHF's Landspokalturnering 2017), known as Santander Cup 2017 for sponsorship reasons, is the 54th edition of the national women's handball cup tournament. Randers HK are the defending champions.

Format

The initial 6 rounds are managed by the regional federations with the DHF taking over the tournament at the round of 16. It ultimately results in a final four event between Christmas and New Year. The winner of the tournament qualify for the Super Cup where they meet the season's league winner. If the same team wins both the league and the cup, the losing cup finalist will be participating in the Super Cup.

Round of 16

The round of 16 ties were scheduled for 23–30 August 2017.

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Quarter-finals

The quarter-final ties are scheduled for 24–25 October 2017.

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Final4

The final four event is scheduled for 29–30 December 2017 in Jysk Arena, Silkeborg.[1]

Semi-finals

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Final

Final ranking and statistics

Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mia RejKøbenhavn Håndbold27
2 Birna Berg HaraldsdóttirAarhus United24
3 Veronica KristiansenFC Midtjylland Håndbold20
Estavana PolmanTeam Esbjerg
5 Louise BurgaardFC Midtjylland Håndbold19
6 Ida Bjørndalen KarlssonTeam Esbjerg18
7 Jenny AlmKøbenhavn Håndbold15
Vilde IngstadTeam Esbjerg
9 Ulrika Toft HansenTeam Esbjerg14
10 Ann Grete NørgaardViborg HK13
Danish Handball Cup 2017 winnersTeam Esbjerg
First title

Team roster: Sofie Blicher-Toft, Anne Brinch-Nielsen, Ulrika Toft Hansen, Vilde Ingstad, Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Kristina Liščević, Jane Mayes, Lara González Ortega, Estavana Polman, Sanna Solberg, Ine Karlsen Stangvik, Sandra Toft, Maria Mose Vestergaard, Lene Østergaard
Head coach: Jesper Jensen

Most valuable player

MVP was announced after the final on 30 December 2017.

Most valuable player:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lodtrækning til Final4 i herrernes og damernes Santander Cup. 27 October 2017. Danish.
  2. Web site: SANTANDER CUP 2017 - 1/8-FINALER. 11 October 2017. Danish.