Danish 1st Division

1. Division

Country	Denmark
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1945
Number of teams	12 (from 2012–13)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Superliga
Relegation to	2nd Division
Domestic cup(s)	Danish Cup
International cup(s)	Europa League (via domestic cup)
Current champions	Lyngby BK (2015–16)
TV partners	TV3 Sport
Website	Official site
2016–17 Danish 1st Division

The 1st Division (1. Division) is the name of the second highest football league in Denmark. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the formation of the Danish Superliga, the second tier of Danish football became the 1st Division. While all the teams in the Superliga are full-time professional the 1. Division has a mixture of full-time professional and semi-professional teams.

The top-ranking teams each year win promotion to the Superliga, while the bottom finishers get relegated to the Danish 2nd Division.

TV3 Sport 1 broadcasts one match per week from the league.

History

Main article: Danish football champions

After World War II the format of the top-flight football division in Denmark, the "Championship League", where reverted with the tournament now named the "1st Division".^[1] There were 10 teams in the top division once again, playing each other twice, with the lowest team being relegated.^[2] The 1953–54 season saw the first non-Copenhagen team win the Danish championship, when Køge Boldklub won the title.^[3] The championship title was not reclaimed by a Copenhagen team in more than ten years, until Akademisk Boldklub (AB) won the 1967 season.

From 1958, the Danish championship was arranged through one calendar year,^[1] and the 1956–57 season lasted 18 months with the teams playing each other thrice for a 27 games total.^[4] From 1958 to 1974, the tournament was expanded to 12 teams,^[1] playing each other twice for 22 games per season each, but now the bottom two teams faced relegation.^[5] The number of teams was increased to 16 for the 1975 season,^[1] which resulted in 30 games per season.^[6] In 1986, the number of participants was altered once more, this time decreasing the number of teams to 14,^[1] and the number of games to 26.^[7]

In 1991, the Danish Superliga was created.^[1] This meant the 1st Division became the second highest league. Together with the Superliga introduction the best Danish leagues changed back to autumn-spring seasons.

In 1996, the 1st Division had its first name sponsor, as the league received the official name "Faxe Kondi Divisionen" after main sponsor Faxe Brewery. The sponsor deal ended in 2001, but from 2004 to mid-2007 it was named "Viasat Sport Divisionen". The "Sport" was omitted upon the closing of the Viasat Sport-channels in Denmark, and the opening of TV 2 Sport. The sponsorship finally ended prior to the start of the 2010–11 season.

Former 1st Division sponsors and logos:

Faxe Kondi Divisionen
(1997/98–30 June 2001)
Sponsor: Faxe Brewery
Viasat Sport Divisionen
(1 July 2004–2006/07)
Sponsor: Viasat
Viasat Divisionen
(2006/07–2008/09)
Sponsor: Viasat
1. Division
(201?–31 December 2011)
Sponsorless
Betsafe Liga
(1 January 2012–19 February 2013)
Sponsor: Betsafe/Betsson
NordicBet Liga
(19 February 2013–31 December 2014)
Sponsor: Betsson
1. Division
(1 January 2015–June 2015)
Sponsorless
Bet25 Liga
(2015/16–season)
Sponsor: Bet25
1. Division
(2016/17–present)
Sponsorless

Current Teams (2016–17)

Locations of the 2016–17 Danish 1st Division teams.

Club	Finishing position last season	First season of current spell in 1st Division
AB	1st in 2nd Division	2016–17
FC Fredericia	6th	2001–02
FC Helsingør	7th	2015–16
FC Roskilde	9th	2014–15
Fremad Amager	2nd in 2nd Division	2016–17
HB Køge	8th	2012–13
Hobro IK	12th in Superligaen	2016–17
Næstved BK	10th	2015–16
Nykøbing FC	3rd in 2nd Division	2016–17
Skive IK	11th	2014–15
Vejle BK	5th	2009–10
Vendsyssel FF	4th	2010–11

Previous winners

Season	Winner
1945–46	B93 (1)
1946–47	AB (1)
1947–48	KB (1)
1948–49	KB (2)
1949–50	KB (3)
1950–51	AB (2)
1951–52	AB (3)
1952–53	KB (4)
1953–54	Køge BK (1)
1954–55	AGF (1)
1955–56	AGF (2)
1956–57	AGF (3)
1958	Vejle Boldklub (1)
1959	B1909 (1)
1960	AGF (4)
1961	Esbjerg fB (1)
1962	Esbjerg fB (2)
1963	Esbjerg fB (3)
1964	B1909 (2)
1965	Esbjerg fB (4)
1966	Hvidovre IF (1)
1967	AB (4)
1968	KB (5)
1969	B1903 (1)
1970	B1903 (2)
1971	Vejle Boldklub (2)
1972	Vejle Boldklub (3)
1973	Hvidovre IF (2)
1974	KB (6)
1975	Køge BK (2)
1976	B1903 (3)
1977	OB (1)
1978	Vejle Boldklub (3)
1979	Esbjerg fB (5)
1980	KB (7)
1981	Hvidovre IF (3)
1982	OB (2)
1983	Lyngby BK (1)
1984	Vejle Boldklub (4)

Season	Winner
1985	Brøndby IF (1)
1986	AGF (5)
1987	Brøndby IF (2)
1988	Brøndby IF (3)
1989	OB (3)
1990	Brøndby IF (4)
1991	Næstved IF (1)
Autumn 1991	Viborg FF (1)
Spring 1992	Brønshøj BK (1)
Autumn 1992	Esbjerg fB (6)
Spring 1993	Horsens fS (1)
Autumn 1993	Vejle Boldklub (5)
Spring 1994	B93 (2)
Autumn 1994	Viborg FF (2)
Spring 1995	Esbjerg fB (7)
1995–96	Hvidovre IF (4)
1996–97	Ikast FS (1)
1997–98	Viborg FF (3)
1998–99	OB (4)
1999-00	FC Midtjylland (1)
2000–01	Esbjerg fB (8)
2001–02	Køge BK (3)
2002–03	Herfølge BK (1)
2003–04	Silkeborg IF (1)
2004–05	SønderjyskE (1)
2005–06	Vejle Boldklub (6)
2006–07	Lyngby BK (2)
2007–08	Vejle Boldklub (7)
2008–09	Herfølge BK (2)
2009–10	AC Horsens (2)
2010-11	AGF (6)
2011–12	Esbjerg fB (9)
2012–13	Viborg FF (4)
2013–14	Silkeborg IF (2)
2014–15	Viborg FF (5)
2015–16	Lyngby BK (3)

Footnotes

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historien om Danmarksmesterskabet i fodbold" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
↑ "Danmarksturneringen 1945 – 46". Peders fodboldstatistik. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
↑ "Køges første DM-titel blev til på "Ungarsk Rapsodi"" (in Danish). Køge Boldklub. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
↑ "Danmarksturneringen 1956 – 57". Peders fodboldstatistik. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
↑ "Danmarksturneringen 1958". Peders fodboldstatistik. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
↑ "Danmarksturneringen 1975". Peders fodboldstatistik. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
↑ "Danmarksturneringen 1986". Peders fodboldstatistik. Retrieved 2007-02-22.

External links

Official website (Danish)

Danish 1st Division · 2016–17

AB Fredericia Fremad Amager HB Køge Helsingør Hobro Nykøbing Næstved Roskilde Skive Vendsyssel Vejle

Football in Denmark

Danish Football Association (DBU)

National teams	Denmark League XI M U-21 M U-19 M U-17 Women F U-19

League system	Superliga 1st Division 2nd Divisions East West Denmark Series women: Elitedivisionen

Domestic cups	Danish Cup Danish Supercup Danish League Cup Danish Women's Cup

List of clubs List of venues by capacity List of competitions List of Players of the Year Football records in Denmark

Danish 1st Division seasons

As tier-I	War Tournament 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 →

As tier-II	1991 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation Republika Srpska Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Republic of Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales North South

Defunct	East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.