2024–25 Danish 1st Division

Nordicbet Liga
Season2024–25
Top goalscorerLuca Kjerrumgaard (12 goals)
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

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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 (2024)[1]
Sundby Idrætspark (2025)[1] 		Natural
Artificial 		7,000
7,200 		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 Kasper Lorentzen Denmark Mikkel Mouritz Jensen Adidas Sparekassen Danmark
Esbjerg fB Denmark Lars Lungi Sørensen Denmark Jonas Mortensen Hummel VIKING
FC Fredericia Denmark Michael Hansen Denmark Christian Ege Nielsen Hummel Monjasa
FC Roskilde Denmark Anders Theil (caretaker) Denmark Nicklas Halse 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 Vacant Denmark Sebastian Sommer Hummel Mos Mosh
OB Denmark Søren Krogh Denmark Bashkim Kadrii Hummel Albani
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Mads Kristensen 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
Kolding IF Denmark Kristoffer Wichmann Signed by Union Berlin 26 June 2024[2] Denmark Lasse Holmgaard 27 June 2024[3] Pre-season
AC Horsens Denmark Claus Troelsen End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2024 Denmark Martin Retov 1 July 2024[4] Pre-season
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Bo Zinck Sacked 29 September 2024[5] Denmark Mads Kristensen 28 October 2024[6] 10th
FC Roskilde Denmark Mikkel Thygesen Resigned 10 October 2024[7] Denmark Anders Theil (caretaker) 10 October 2024 12th
Kolding IF Denmark Lasse Holmgaard Sacked 30 November 2024[8] 6th
B.93 Denmark Kim Engstrøm Sacked 6 December 2024[9] Denmark Kasper Lorentzen 6 December 2024 10th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 OB (Q) 18 14 3 1 45 19 +26 45 Advances to Promotion Group
2 FC Fredericia (Q) 18 12 1 5 42 21 +21 37
3 Esbjerg fB 18 10 1 7 37 31 +6 31
4 AC Horsens 18 9 4 5 28 22 +6 31
5 Hvidovre 18 8 5 5 21 15 +6 29
6 Hillerød 18 6 6 6 28 25 +3 24
7 Kolding 18 6 6 6 15 12 +3 24 Advances to Relegation Group
8 Hobro 18 6 4 8 27 33 −6 22
9 Vendsyssel 18 5 5 8 21 28 −7 20
10 B.93 18 5 3 10 19 36 −17 18
11 HB Køge 18 4 3 11 20 36 −16 15
12 FC Roskilde (Q) 18 2 1 15 12 37 −25 7
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2024. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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.[10][11]


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.[10][11]


References

  1. ^ a b Margren, Sara (14 November 2024). "B.93 får midlertidig hjemmebane i Sundby Idrætspark" (in Danish). bold.dk [da]. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Officielt: Union Berlin henter Kristoffer Wichmann". bold.dk (in Danish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Holmgaard tager over i Kolding: Det kom som et chok". bold.dk (in Danish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Officielt: Horsens hyrer Retov". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Bo Zinck er fortid i Vendsyssel". bold.dk (in Danish). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Bekræftet: Mads Kristensen er ny Vendsyssel-træner". bold.dk (in Danish). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Mikkel Thygesen siger op i Roskilde". bold.dk (in Danish). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Kolding IF fyrer cheftræneren". bold.dk (in Danish). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. ^ "B.93 fyrer Kim Engstrøm". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Superliga 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2022.