The top teams of each season qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
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.
[9] The league's status as semi-professional presented challenges for its return-to-play from the 2019-2020 COVID-19 pandemic, as initially in Denmark only fully professional sports were allowed to resume.
[10] A rise in interest and participation in women's football has driven increased investment into the league in recent years, although the best players in Denmark still often depart for fully professional clubs abroad.
The list also includes the national champions of 1973 and 1974 that were crowned before the establishment of a nationwide first division.