2023–24 Danish 1st Division

(Redirected from 2023-24 Danish 1st Division) 78th season of Danish 1st Division Football league season

Nordicbet Liga

Season	2023–24
Champions	SønderjyskE
Promoted	SønderjyskE AaB
Relegated	Næstved FC Helsingør
Matches played	186
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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. They replaced Vejle BK and Hvidovre IF, who were promoted to the 2023–24 Danish Superliga.

Kolding IF and B.93 won promotion from the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division. They replaced Fremad Amager and Nykøbing FC.

Stadia and locations

Vendsyssel class=notpageimage| 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	Menno van Dam	Lucas Andersen	Macron	Arbejdernes Landsbank
AC Horsens	Claus Troelsen	Matej Delac	Hummel	NG ZINK A/S
B.93	Kim Engstrøm	Mikkel Mouritz Jensen	Adidas	Sparekassen Danmark
FC Fredericia	Michael Hansen	Christian Ege Nielsen	Hummel	Monjasa
FC Helsingør	Álvaro Santos	Nikolaj Hansen	Diadora	GardinXperten
HB Køge	Nicklas Pedersen	Mike Jensen	Capelli	Castus
Hillerød Fodbold	Christian Lønstrup	Jonathan Witt	Adidas	Dansk Varme Service
Hobro IK	Martin Thomsen	Jonas Damborg	Puma	DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Kolding IF	Kristoffer Wichmann	Sebastian Sommer	Hummel	Mos Mosh
Næstved BK	Patrick Birch Braune	Jesper Christiansen	Joma	Sydbank, Meny, Mærk Næstved
SønderjyskE	Thomas Nørgaard	Marc Dal Hende	Hummel	Danfoss
Vendsyssel FF	Bo Zinck	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	Daniel Agger	Mutual consent	2 June 2023	Nicklas Pedersen	5 June 2023	Pre-season
AC Horsens	Jens Berthel Askou	Signed by IFK Göteborg	7 June 2023	Joakim Persson	28 June 2023	Pre-season
Næstved BK	Peter Bonde	Sacked	10 September 2023	Patrick Birch Braune	15 September 2023	12th
Vendsyssel FF	Henrik Pedersen	Signed by Sheffield Wednesday	20 October 2023	Bo Zinck	2 November 2023	6th
FC Helsingør	Daniel K. Pedersen	Resigned	23 October 2023	Álvaro Santos	23 October 2023	11th
AC Horsens	Joakim Persson	Sacked	13 March 2024	Claus Troelsen	13 March 2024	8th
AaB	Oscar Hiljemark	Signed by IF Elfsborg	16 April 2024	Mathias Haugaasen	16 April 2024	2nd
AaB	Mathias Haugaasen	End of tenure as caretaker	27 May 2024	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	Promotion to Danish Superliga	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:
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.
(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	Relegation to Danish 2nd Division	2–2	0–1	0–3	0–0	1–3	—

External links

(in Danish) Danish FA
Soccerway

References

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"AaB rykker ned efter stort drama - TV 2". 3 June 2023.
"Vejle rykker op i Superligaen med uafgjort hos rival". 11 May 2023.
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"Fremad Amager rykker ned før tid - TV 2". 23 May 2023.
"Nykøbing FC fik det sidste skub ned i 2. Division | folketidende.dk". 6 May 2023.
"Agger og Jacobsen er færdige i HB Køge". bold.dk (in Danish). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
"Nicklas Pedersen er ny HB Køge-træner". bold.dk (in Danish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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Football in Denmark

Danish Football Association (DBU)

National teams

men:	Senior League XI U-21 U-19 U-17 Beach soccer Futsal
women:	Senior U-19 U-17

League competitions

men:	Danmarksturneringen i fodbold Superliga 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division Denmark Series Regional top leagues Copenhagen Series Funen Series Jutland Series Zealand Series Regional second-tier leagues Bornholm Series Lolland-Falster Series Series 1 Danish Reserve League
women:	Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold Women's League Women's 1st Division Women's 2nd Division Women's Series

Cup competitions

men:	Danish Men's Cup
women:	Danish Women's Cup
defunct:	1888 Medal Football Competition Baneklubberne Tournaments Provinsmesterskabsturneringen Sylow-Tournament Carlsberg Cup Danish League Cup Danish Super Cup Viasat Cup KBUs Pokalturnering FBUs Pokalturnering JBUs Pokalturnering SBUs Pokalturnering LFBUs Pokalturnering BBUs Pokalturnering

Organizations

current:	DBU Bredde Divisionsforeningen Kvindedivisionsforeningen Spillerforeningen Dansk Fodbolddommer Union Dansk Træner Union DBU Copenhagen DBU Jutland DBU Zealand DBU Bornholm DBU Lolland-Falster DBU Funen Danske Fodbold Fanklubber Dansk Arbejder Idrætsforbund
defunct:	Dansk Kvinde Fodbold Union Københavns Forstadsklubbers Boldspil Union Amager Boldspil-Union Nordre Birks Boldspil-Union

Lists / statistics

v t e 2023–24 in Danish football
« 2022–23 2024–25 »
Domestic leagues	Superliga 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division Denmark Series
Domestic cups	Danish Cup Final
European competitions	Champions League Men Women Europa League Europa Conference League
Related to the national team	UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying Group H
Club seasons
Superliga	AGF Brøndby Copenhagen Hvidovre Lyngby Midtjylland Nordsjælland OB Randers Silkeborg Vejle Viborg
Summer transfers Winter transfers

v t e 2024–25 Danish 1st Division
Horsens B.93 Esbjerg Fredericia Roskilde HB Køge Hillerød Hobro Hvidovre Kolding OB Vendsyssel

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