2021–22 Danish 1st Division

Nordicbet Liga
Season2021–22
Matches played192
Goals scored574 (2.99 per match)

The 2021–22 Danish 1st Division season was the 26th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

Participants

Lyngby Boldklub and AC Horsens finished the 2020–21 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF, who were promoted to the 2021–22 Danish Superliga.

Nykøbing FC and Jammerbugt FC won promotion from the 2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced Kolding IF and Skive IK.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2021–22 Danish 1st Division teams.
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2020–21 position
AC Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 Superliga, 12th
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 3rd
FC Fredericia Fredericia Monjasa Park Natural 4,000 5th
FC Helsingør Helsingør Helsingør Stadion Natural 4,500 4th
BK Fremad Amager Copenhagen Sundby Idrætspark Artificial 7,200 8th
HB Køge Herfølge/Køge Capelli Sport Stadion Artificial 4,000 6th
Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 9th
Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Hvidovre Stadion Natural 12,000 7th
Jammerbugt FC Pandrup Jetsmark Stadion Natural 6,000 2D, 1st
Lyngby Kongens Lyngby Lyngby Stadium Natural 8,000 Superliga, 11th
Nykøbing FC Nykøbing Falster CM Arena Natural 10,000 2D, 1st
Vendsyssel FF Hjørring Hjørring Stadion Natural 7,500 10th

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 Jens Berthel Askou Denmark Janus Drachmann Hummel NG ZINK A/S
Esbjerg fB Denmark Steffen Ernemann (caretaker) Denmark Mads Larsen Nike Viking
FC Fredericia Denmark Michael Hansen Denmark Christian Ege Nielsen Hummel Monjasa
FC Helsingør Denmark Morten Eskesen Denmark Nikolaj Hansen Diadora GardinXperten
BK Fremad Amager Denmark Peter Løvenkrands Denmark Kristoffer Munksgaard Adidas Øens Erhvervsnetværk
HB Køge Denmark Daniel Agger Guinea-Bissau Eddi Gomes Capelli Castus
Hobro IK Denmark Martin Thomsen Denmark Jonas Damborg Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Hvidovre IF Denmark Per Frandsen Denmark Christopher Østberg Nike KBS Byg
Jammerbugt FC Germany Nabil Trabelsi Denmark Christian Rye Hummel Sparekassen Vendsyssel
Lyngby Boldklub Iceland Freyr Alexandersson Denmark Kasper Enghardt Adidas Jetbull
Nykøbing FC Denmark Claus Jensen Denmark Lars Pleidrup Nike Jyske Bank
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Henrik Pedersen Denmark Mikkel Wohlgemuth Diadora Nordjyske Bank

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
HB Køge Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius Made Global Director 31 May 2021[1] Denmark Daniel Agger 1 June 2021[2] Pre-Season
Hobro IK Denmark Michael Kryger Mutual consent 31 May 2021[3] Denmark Martin Thomsen 11 June 2021[4] Pre-Season
Lyngby Boldklub Denmark Carit Falch Signed by Vejle Boldklub 8 June 2021[5] Iceland Freyr Alexandersson 22 June 2021[6] Pre-Season
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Michael Schjønberg Resigned 26 June 2021[7] Denmark Henrik Pedersen 2 July 2021[8] Pre-Season
Esbjerg fB Denmark Lars Vind End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2021 Germany Peter Hyballa 1 July 2021[9] Pre-Season
Fremad Amager Denmark Jesper Christiansen End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2021 Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 1 July 2021[10] Pre-Season
Esbjerg fB Germany Peter Hyballa Resigned 11 August 2021 Germany Roland Vrabec 11 August 2021[11] 11th
Jammerbugt FC Denmark Bo Zinck Made Head of Sports 31 December 2021 Germany Nabil Trabelsi 1 January 2022[12] 10th
Esbjerg fB Germany Roland Vrabec Sacked 9 March 2022[13] Denmark Michael Kryger 30 March 2022[14] 9th
Esbjerg fB Denmark Michael Kryger Resigned 20 April 2022[15] Denmark Steffen Ernemann (caretaker) 20 April 2022 10th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 FC Helsingør 22 15 6 1 52 20 +32 51 Qualification to Promotion Group
2 Lyngby Boldklub 22 12 7 3 45 21 +24 43
3 Hvidovre IF 22 13 4 5 37 22 +15 43
4 AC Horsens 22 12 4 6 37 21 +16 40
5 FC Fredericia 22 11 4 7 38 36 +2 37
6 Nykøbing FC 22 7 4 11 35 37 −2 25
7 HB Køge 22 6 7 9 28 32 −4 25 Qualification to Relegation Group
8 Vendsyssel FF 22 5 9 8 25 31 −6 24
9 Hobro IK 22 5 7 10 31 38 −7 22
10 Esbjerg fB 22 5 5 12 24 38 −14 20
11 Fremad Amager 22 5 3 14 24 48 −24 18
12 Jammerbugt FC 22 4 4 14 19 48 −29 16
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2022. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
FC Helsingør4122321111111211111111
Lyngby Boldklub3211113342222132232222
Hvidovre IF5334444435544424323333
AC Horsens11566555554355555544444
FC Fredericia1443232223433343455555
Nykøbing FC9885666666666666667766
HB Køge16578981198978787776677
Vendsyssel FF5779987101111111011111010999888
Hobro IK11119101010101212121211121212111112121099
Esbjerg fB51011111112129710781087888891010
Fremad Amager10121212121111810910129101112121110111111
Jammerbugt FC59108779787897999101011121212
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2022. Source: Worldfootball

Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in the 2022–23 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 HOR LYN HVI HEL FRE NYK
1 AC Horsens (P) 32 19 7 6 55 29 +26 64 Promotion to Danish Superliga — 2–1 1–1 3–3 0–0 3–2
2 Lyngby Boldklub (P) 32 18 9 5 62 29 +33 63 1–2 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0
3 Hvidovre IF 32 17 6 9 49 31 +18 57 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–0
4 FC Helsingør 32 16 7 9 65 44 +21 55 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 2–3
5 FC Fredericia 32 15 5 12 55 53 +2 50 0–4 1–3 2–1 4–0 — 5–1
6 Nykøbing FC 32 10 5 17 50 63 −13 35 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–3 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2022. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
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.[16][17] ]
(P) Promoted


Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 2 relegations spots to the 2022–23 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 HBK HOB VEN AMA ESB JAM
1 HB Køge 32 10 12 10 45 41 +4 42 — 4–4 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0
2 Hobro IK 32 9 12 11 47 50 −3 39 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0
3 Vendsyssel FF 32 8 12 12 39 44 −5 36 1–1 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 4–1
4 Fremad Amager 32 9 6 17 39 62 −23 33 1–0 0–0 1–4 — 2–0 4–1
5 Esbjerg fB (R) 32 6 10 16 36 54 −18 28 Relegation to Danish 2nd Division 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 — 2–2
6 Jammerbugt FC (R) 32 7 5 20 32 74 −42 26 0–3 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2022. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
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.[18][19] ]
(R) Relegated


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