Hvidovre IF won the league, securing their third promotion in a row after having entered second-tier league for the first time in the club's history, with Aalborg BK becoming the runners-up and returning immediately to the top-flight in the 1965 Danish 1st Division.[4] At the end of the season, the two clubs with the fewest points in the final league standings, Vanløse IF and Randers SK Freja, were relegated to the 1965 Danish 3rd Division.[4]Helge Jørgensen of Odense KFUM became the league's top scorer, netting a total of 24 goals.[1]
Summary
The 1964 season was inaugurated on 29 March with a single Easter Sunday match between Ikast FS, that finished the 1963 Danish 2nd Division season in ninth place, and Vanløse IF, that finished in tenth place last season, at Ikast Stadium in front of a crowd of 1,200 spectators.[5] Ikast FS' centerforward Jørgen Nielsen scored the first goal of the season in the 11th minute after a pass from Kristian Mosegaard and scored additional two goals after 34 and 80 minutes of play, hence also completing the first hat-trick of the season.[5] The remaining fixture for the first matchday was held on 30 March 1964.
On 26 April 1964, the game between Hvidovre IF and Odense KFUM became the first live television transmission by Danmarks Radio from a domestic competitive match in the Danmarksturneringen i fodbold.[6][7][8] The league match, played at Hvidovre Stadium with an attendance of 4,850 spectators, was won 2-1 by the Copenhagen suburban-based club.[9] Over 1 million television viewers nationwide tuned to watch the match that was shown in its full length at 18:00 CET until approx. 19:45 CET.[6][7][8]
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – eight teams from the previous season, two teams relegated from the top tier and two teams promoted from the third tier. The promoted teams were Hvidovre IF, who entered the second-tier league for the first time in the club's history, and Næstved IF, returning after a three-year absence. They replaced Skovshoved IF and Hellerup IK, ending their second-tier spells of two and three years respectively. The relegated teams were Aalborg BK, returning after one season, and Køge BK, returning after a three-year absence, replacing BK Frem and B.93, who returned to the top-flight division, ending their spells in the second-tier of three and four years respectively.
^The line-up for each game was decided by members of a match selection committee, referred to as udtagelseskomite (UK) or spilleudvalg, while the coach was responsible for the physical training and game tactics. The rules stated that the coach was not allowed to instruct his players from the bench.
^Tivadar Szentpetery was contractually employed from 1 January 1964 until his resignation on 29 September 1964.
^Henning Westergaard took over as coach on 29 September 1964 for the remaining part of the season.
Every team played two games against the other teams, at home and away, totaling 22 games each. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned winners of the league. The winners and the runners-up were promoted to the 1965 Danish 1st Division, while the two teams with the fewest points would be relegated to the 1965 Danish 3rd Division.
^ abcJohnny, Vern (30 April 1964). "Veteran tvunget til at gribe dirigentstaven; Nederlag gav den fornødne selvtillid". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 48, no. 74. B.T. pp. 65, 68.
^ abTor. (21 April 1964). "For første gang direkte TV fra hjemlig storkamp". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 48, no. 93. B.T. p. 38.
^ abVern, Lex (27 April 1964). "Derfor blev De snydt; Tre uldne mål; TV-transmissionen et godt eksperiment". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 48, no. 97. B.T. pp. 37–39.
^ ab"Hvidovres Sejr var fortjent, men Sejrsmaalet heldigt; Færre Tilskuere end ventet". Sporten (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 27 April 1964. p. 23.
^"Hvidovre kan det, mange 1. divisionshold ikke kan". Sport (in Danish). No. 96. Sjællands Tidende. 27 April 1964. p. 1.
^"Udvidelser i Frederikshavn". Sport (in Danish). Vol. 91, no. 85. Aktuelt. 26 March 1962. p. 11.
^ abcdenjor. (16 November 1964). "Mester 1964; Rykker op; De bliver; Rykker ned; Resultater og stillinger fra hele landet: 2. division; Topscorerne: 2. division; Hvidovre spiller hjemme til næste år og udvider stadion med 5000 pladser". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 93, no. 318. Aktuelt. pp. 15, 19–20. Til lykke med oprykningen siger Hvidovre og AaB's anførere til hinanden, Jørgen Jespersen og Kjeld Thorst; For øjeblikket kan vi have ca. 10.000 tilskuere, men det er ikke tilstrækkeligt, når vi skal spille 1. divisionskampe herude. Men nu får vi udbygget den ene langside, således at vi kan have 15.000 tilskuere i alt, og det næste ønske, vi har, er en tribune.
^"Tribunepladserne i Køge er revet væk". Sport (in Danish). Vol. 95, no. 276. Aktuelt. 6 October 1966. p. 14. – Hvad er tilskuerrekorden på Køge stadion? – Den er på 14.000 og blev sat i 1954, hvor vi spillede uafgjort mod B93 og blev danmarksmestre. Siden har vi haft 12.000 en gang mod Esbjerg. – Bliver rekorden slået på søndag? – Den kan den ikke, for stadion kan næppe klare flere end 14.000, ligegyldigt hvordan vi bærer os ad.
^ abcde"Randers overgås kun af København og Odense" (in Danish). Vol. 77, no. 55. Folkebladet for Randers og Omegn. 6 March 1965. p. 4. I den nylig udkomne fodboldbog, der har DBU's generalsekretær Erik Hylstrup som ansvarshavende, er der en rangliste for danmarksturneringsbanernes kapacitet. Den afslører, at Københavns Idrætspark kan tage 50.100 tilskuere. Så følger Odense med 28.000. Derefter kommer Randers stadion med sine 25.000 pladser. Ålborg og Århus kan tage hver 22.000, mens Esbjerg og Vejle stadion kan rumme 20.000 tilskuere og Viborg 18.000.
^ abcLauritsen, Thorsten Asbjørn; Borberg, Peter (2011). "Kapitel 8: Et bøgetræ slår rod i Mosen". De Stribede fra Fyn: Historien om Odense Boldklub (in Danish). Forlaget Asborg. pp. 50–55. ISBN9788779172944. I 1959 rejses de store lysmaster, og i 1964 opføres en overdækket tribune med plads til 8.000 tilskuere. Den samlede stadionkapacitet er dermed oppe på 25.000 tilskuere. [..] Da Richard Møller Nielsen i 1963 stiller sig i spidsen for OB, frister holdet en kummerlig tilværelse i den næstbedste række.
^"Borgmester Wassard Jørgensen imod udvidelsen af Vanløse Idrætspark". Sport (in Danish). No. 319. Vejle: Jysk Aktuelt. 17 November 1964. p. 11.
^"Danmarks bedste lysanlæg indvies onsdag i Ålborg". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 91, no. 263. Aktuelt. 21 September 1962. p. 10.
^"Trænere gennem tiden". F.F.I Fodbold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. 1963-64: Kaj Hansen (ansat i sommerpausen 1963)
^ ab"»Lauses« fødselsdagsønske: Sønderjysk fodbold skal komme med frem i lyset" (in Danish). No. 269. Hejmdal. 19 November 1964. p. 9.
^"Bent Jørgensen". www.hvidovrefodbold.dk (in Danish). Hvidovre Fodbold A/S. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020. Trænede 1. holdet fra 1962 til 1965. Fik holdet fra 4. division til 1. division.
^"Ny træner i Ikast". Sport (in Danish). Vol. 90, no. 191. Aktuelt. 11 July 1961. p. 10.
^"Fynsk træner til Ikast" (in Danish). Vol. 76, no. 149. Folkebladet for Randers og Omegn. 1 July 1964. p. 8.
^"»Ricardo« skal være træner i OB". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 68, no. 243. Odense: Dagbladet Fyn. 18 October 1963. p. 5.
^"Det blev ham" (in Danish). No. 177. Odense: Fyns Social-Demokrat. 29 June 1961. p. 6. Det blev Ole Petersen, der kom til at afløse Svend Aage Olsen som Odense KFUMs træner. FBU løste ham fra kontrakten med unionen, og Ole Petersen tiltræder 1. juli hos KFUM.
^"Ole Petersen bliver til 1966 i Od. KFUM". Sport (in Danish). No. 234. Odense: Fynsk Aktuelt, Nord-Vest. 24 August 1964. p. 5.
^"Carlo Bendtsen fortsætter i Freja" (in Danish). Vol. 75, no. 195. Folkebladet for Randers og Omegn. 24 August 1963. p. 8.
^"Ny træner i Skovbakken". Sport (in Danish). No. 187. Vestjysk Aktuelt. 8 July 1964. p. 10.
^ abHvid- (9 September 1963). "Saxkøbings træner til Vanløse fra 1. januar". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 92, no. 256. Aktuelt. p. 16.
^ ab"Eks-frejaner skal forsøge" (in Danish). Vol. 76, no. 226. Folkebladet for Randers og Omegn. 30 September 1964. p. 8. Vanløse IF's ungarske træner har bedt om at blive løst fra sin kontrakt med øjeblikkelig virkning. [..] En eksfrejaner skal afløse den bortdragne træner. Det er Henning Vestergård, [..] Vestergård har tidl. virket som træner for Vanløse, hvorfra KB hentede ham som instruktør.
^ abAndreasen, Per (1996). "Statistik: Viborg FF's placeringer gennem tiderne". Jubilæumsbogen - Viborg FF 100 år: Viborg Fodsports Forening 1896-1996 (in Danish). Viborg Fodsports Forening. p. 71.
^"Kaarlo Niilonens kontrakt forlænget". Sport (in Danish). Vol. 77, no. 278. Aalborg: Ny Tid. 9 October 1963. p. 4.
^"Horsens træner vred på HIK's spillestil". Sport (in Danish). No. 268. Hejmdal. 18 November 1963. p. 11.
^"Skovshoved uden træner" (in Danish). Vol. 76, no. 231. Folkebladet for Randers og Omegn. 5 October 1963. p. 8.
^"Vil ikke mere". Sport (in Danish). Vol. 92, no. 312. Aktuelt. 11 November 1963. p. 20.
^"Leo Nielsen træner i Lyngby". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 97, no. 147. Bornholms Tidende. 29 June 1963. p. 5.
^Ritzaus Bureau (14 July 1963). "Viborg, lørdag (RB): Østrigsk træner skal redde Viborg-holdet". Sporten (in Danish). Vol. 76, no. 191. Aalborg: Ny Tid. p. 8.