Danish Handball Cup 2017 (women's handball)


The 2017 Danish Handball Cup, 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.
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 23 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 24 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 25 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 26 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 27 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 30 August

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final ties are scheduled for 24–25 October 2017.
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 24 October
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 25 October

Final4

The final four event is scheduled for 29-30 December 2017 in Jysk Arena, Silkeborg.

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Final

Final ranking and statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mia RejKøbenhavn Håndbold27
2 Birna Berg HaraldsdóttirAarhus United24
3 Veronica KristiansenFC Midtjylland Håndbold20
3 Estavana PolmanTeam Esbjerg20
5 Louise BurgaardFC Midtjylland Håndbold19
6 Ida Bjørndalen KarlssonTeam Esbjerg18
7 Jenny AlmKøbenhavn Håndbold15
7 Vilde IngstadTeam Esbjerg15
9 Ulrika Toft HansenTeam Esbjerg14
10 Ann Grete NørgaardViborg HK13

Danish Handball Cup 2017 winners
Team 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: