2024–25 Danish 1st Division

79th season of Danish 1st Division
Football league season
Nordicbet Liga
Season2024–25
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Danish 1st Division season is the 29th and current season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

Participants

OB and Hvidovre IF finished the 2023–24 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced SønderjyskE and AaB, who were promoted to the 2024–25 Danish Superliga.

Esbjerg fB and FC Roskilde won promotion from the 2023–24 Danish 2nd Division. They replaced Næstved BK and FC Helsingør who were relegated to the 2024–25 Danish 2nd Division.

Stadia and locations

2024–25 Danish 1st Division is located in Denmark
Fredericia
Fredericia
Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Hobro
Hobro
Copenhagen (2 clubs)
Copenhagen (2 clubs)
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Locations of the 2024–25 Danish 1st Division teams.
Copenhagen: Hvidovre IF and B.93
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2023–24 position
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 1st in 2D
FC Fredericia Fredericia Monjasa Park Natural 4,000 5th
Hillerød Fodbold Hillerød Hillerød Stadium Artificial 5,000 7th
Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 4th
AC Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 8th
Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Hvidovre Stadion Natural 12,000 12th in SL
Kolding IF Kolding Autocentralen Park Natural 10,000 3rd
HB Køge Herfølge/Køge Capelli Sport Stadion Artificial 4,000 10th
OB Odense Nature Energy Park Natural 15,633 11th in SL
FC Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde Idrætspark Natural 6,000 2nd in 2D
Vendsyssel FF Hjørring Hjørring Stadion Natural 7,500 6th
B.93 Copenhagen Østerbro Stadium Natural 7,000 9th

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AC Horsens Denmark Martin Retov Croatia Matej Delac Hummel NG ZINK A/S
B.93 Denmark Kim Engstrøm Denmark Mikkel Mouritz Jensen Adidas Sparekassen Danmark
Esbjerg fB Denmark Lars Lungi Sørensen TBA Hummel VIKING
FC Fredericia Denmark Michael Hansen Denmark Christian Ege Nielsen Hummel Monjasa
FC Roskilde Denmark Mikkel Thygesen TBA Puma CAT The Rental
HB Køge Denmark Nicklas Pedersen Denmark Mike Jensen Capelli Castus
Hillerød Fodbold Denmark Christian Lønstrup Denmark Jonathan Witt Adidas Dansk Varme Service
Hobro IK Denmark Martin Thomsen Denmark Jonas Damborg Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Hvidovre Denmark Per Frandsen Denmark Daniel Stenderup Uhlsport KBS Byg
Kolding IF Denmark Kristoffer Wichmann Denmark Sebastian Sommer Hummel Mos Mosh
OB Denmark Søren Krogh Denmark Bashkim Kadrii Hummel Albani
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Bo Zinck Denmark Mikkel Wohlgemuth Select Nordjyske Bank

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
AC Horsens Denmark Claus Troelsen End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2024 Denmark Martin Retov 1 July 2024[1] Pre-season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 OB 7 7 0 0 18 2 +16 21 Qualification to Promotion Group
2 AC Horsens 7 4 1 2 10 8 +2 13
3 FC Fredericia 7 4 0 3 14 10 +4 12
4 Hvidovre 7 3 3 1 7 3 +4 12
5 Esbjerg fB 7 4 0 3 16 13 +3 12
6 Hobro 7 3 2 2 13 13 0 11
7 Vendsyssel 7 3 1 3 11 13 −2 10 Qualification to Relegation Group
8 Hillerød 7 2 3 2 10 8 +2 9
9 Kolding 7 2 3 2 4 4 0 9
10 B.93 7 2 2 3 8 10 −2 8
11 FC Roskilde 7 0 1 6 4 14 −10 1
12 HB Køge 6 0 0 6 3 17 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2024. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in the 2025–26 Danish Superliga. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Danish Superliga —
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[2][3]


Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 2 relegations to the 2025–26 Danish 2nd Division. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Danish 2nd Division —
6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[2][3]


  • (in Danish) Danish FA
  • Soccerway

References

  1. ^ "Officielt: Horsens hyrer Retov". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Superliga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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