2023–24 Danish 1st Division

Nordicbet Liga
Season2023–24
ChampionsSønderjyskE
PromotedSønderjyskE
AaB
RelegatedNæstved
FC Helsingør
Matches played186

The 2023–24 Danish 1st Division season was the 28th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

Participants

Horsens and AaB finished the 2022–23 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division.[1][2] They replaced Vejle BK and Hvidovre IF, who were promoted to the 2023–24 Danish Superliga.[3][4]

Kolding IF and B.93 won promotion from the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division.[5][6] They replaced Fremad Amager and Nykøbing FC.[7][8]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2023–24 Danish 1st Division teams.
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2022–23 position
AaB Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 SL 11th
AC Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 SL 12th
B.93 Copenhagen Østerbro Stadium Natural 7,000 2D 2nd
FC Fredericia Fredericia Monjasa Park Natural 4,000 7th
FC Helsingør Helsingør Helsingør Stadion Natural 4,500 5th
HB Køge Herfølge/Køge Capelli Sport Stadion Artificial 4,000 8th
Hillerød Fodbold Hillerød Hillerød Stadion Artificial 5,000 9th
Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 10th
Kolding IF Kolding Autocentralen Park Natural 10,000 2D 1st
Næstved BK Næstved Tintshop Park Natural 7,500 6th
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 3rd
Vendsyssel FF Hjørring Hjørring Stadion Natural 7,500 4th

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
AaB Netherlands Menno van Dam Denmark Lucas Andersen Macron Arbejdernes Landsbank
AC Horsens Denmark Claus Troelsen Croatia Matej Delac Hummel NG ZINK A/S
B.93 Denmark Kim Engstrøm Denmark Mikkel Mouritz Jensen Adidas Sparekassen Danmark
FC Fredericia Denmark Michael Hansen Denmark Christian Ege Nielsen Hummel Monjasa
FC Helsingør Brazil Álvaro Santos Denmark Nikolaj Hansen Diadora GardinXperten
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
Kolding IF Denmark Kristoffer Wichmann Denmark Sebastian Sommer Hummel Mos Mosh
Næstved BK Denmark Patrick Birch Braune Denmark Jesper Christiansen Joma Sydbank, Meny, Mærk Næstved
SønderjyskE Denmark Thomas Nørgaard Denmark Marc Dal Hende Hummel Danfoss
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
HB Køge Denmark Daniel Agger Mutual consent 2 June 2023[9] Denmark Nicklas Pedersen 5 June 2023[10] Pre-season
AC Horsens Denmark Jens Berthel Askou Signed by IFK Göteborg 7 June 2023[11] Sweden Joakim Persson 28 June 2023[12]
Næstved BK Denmark Peter Bonde Sacked 10 September 2023[13] Denmark Patrick Birch Braune 15 September 2023[14] 12th
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Henrik Pedersen Signed by Sheffield Wednesday 20 October 2023[15] Denmark Bo Zinck 2 November 2023[16] 6th
FC Helsingør Denmark Daniel K. Pedersen Resigned 23 October 2023 Brazil Álvaro Santos 23 October 2023[17] 11th
AC Horsens Sweden Joakim Persson Sacked 13 March 2024[18] Denmark Claus Troelsen 13 March 2024 8th
AaB Sweden Oscar Hiljemark Signed by IF Elfsborg 16 April 2024[19] Norway Mathias Haugaasen 16 April 2024 2nd
AaB Norway Mathias Haugaasen End of tenure as caretaker 27 May 2024[20] Netherlands Menno van Dam 27 May 2024 2nd

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 AaB 22 15 6 1 48 22 +26 51 Qualification to Promotion Group
2 SønderjyskE 22 15 4 3 58 24 +34 49
3 Vendsyssel 22 10 6 6 34 28 +6 36
4 FC Fredericia 22 9 8 5 34 27 +7 35
5 Kolding 22 10 3 9 34 32 +2 33
6 Hobro 22 10 3 9 26 24 +2 33
7 Hillerød 22 8 6 8 39 32 +7 30 Qualification to Relegation Group
8 B.93 22 8 4 10 26 37 −11 28
9 AC Horsens 22 7 4 11 28 35 −7 25
10 HB Køge 22 5 3 14 24 50 −26 18
11 Næstved 22 1 11 10 25 42 −17 14
12 FC Helsingør 22 2 6 14 23 46 −23 12
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 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 2024–25 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 SØN AAB KOL HOB FRE VEN
1 SønderjyskE (C, P) 32 20 8 4 71 29 +42 68 Promotion to Danish Superliga — 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
2 AaB (P) 32 19 8 5 66 38 +28 65 1–0 — 3–3 2–3 1–0 4–1
3 Kolding 32 14 7 11 52 46 +6 49 0–3 2–3 — 2–1 4–0 0–0
4 Hobro 32 14 5 13 42 40 +2 47 2–2 2–1 1–1 — 1–2 4–1
5 FC Fredericia 32 13 8 11 46 42 +4 47 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 — 3–1
6 Vendsyssel 32 11 10 11 45 50 −5 43 0–0 2–2 2–4 3–1 1–4 —
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.[21][22]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 2 relegations to the 2024–25 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 HIL ACH B93 HBK NST HEL
1 Hillerød 32 13 10 9 58 41 +17 49 — 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–2
2 AC Horsens 32 12 7 13 37 45 −8 43 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
3 B.93 32 11 6 15 45 55 −10 39 1–3 0–1 — 7–1 2–0 2–2
4 HB Køge 32 9 7 16 43 66 −23 34 1–1 5–0 5–3 — 1–0 3–1
5 Næstved (R) 32 5 12 15 33 53 −20 27 Relegation to Danish 2nd Division 1–3 0–2 1–0 2–1 — 1–0
6 FC Helsingør (R) 32 2 10 20 32 65 −33 16 2–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–3 —
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.[21][22]
(R) Relegated


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