2024–25 Danish 1st Division

{{Short description|85th season of Danish 1st Division}}

{{infobox football league season

| image = NordicBet_Liga_2022-.png

| caption =

| competition = NordicBet Liga

| season = 2024–25

| winners =

| promoted = OB

| relegated =

| matches = 167

| total goals = 472

| league topscorer = Luca Kjerrumgaard
{{small|(17 goals)}}

| biggest home win = B.93 5–0 Hobro
{{small|(25 April 2025)}}

| biggest away win = Esbjerg 0–6 OB
{{small|(11 April 2025)}}

| highest scoring = Hobro 3–6 Esbjerg
{{small|(26 July 2024)}}

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2023–24

| nextseason = 2025–26

| updated = 26 April 2025

}}

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 =

{{location map+ |Denmark |float=right |width=400 |caption=Locations of the 2024–25 Danish 1st Division teams.
Copenhagen: Hvidovre IF and B.93|places=

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.481985 |long=8.43941 |label=Esbjerg|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.871555 |long=9.857161 |label=Horsens|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.57825 |long=9.7286 |label=Fredericia|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.413578 |long=12.134153 |label=Køge|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.933333 |long=12.316667 |label=Hillerød|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=56.633675 |long=9.819556 |label=Hobro |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.7 |long=12.45 |label=Copenhagen (2 clubs)|marksize=10|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.494167 |long=9.459167 |label=Kolding|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.6372 |long=12.073 |label=Roskilde|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=55.397771 |long=10.350055 |label=OB|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Denmark |lat=57.45775 |long=9.995803 |label=Vendsyssel |position=right}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

! Location

! Stadium

! Turf

! Capacity

! 2023–24 position

{{sort|Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg fB}}

| Esbjerg

| Blue Water Arena

| Natural

| 18,000

| {{sort|11|1st in 2D}}

{{sort|Fredericia|FC Fredericia}}

| Fredericia

| Monjasa Park

| Natural

| 4,000

| {{sort|05|5th}}

{{sort|Hillerød Fodbold|Hillerød Fodbold}}

| Hillerød

| Hillerød Stadium

| Artificial

| 5,000

| {{Sort|07|7th}}

{{sort|Hobro IK|Hobro IK}}

| Hobro

| DS Arena

| Natural

| 10,700

| {{Sort|04|4th}}

{{sort|Horsens|AC Horsens}}

| Horsens

| CASA Arena Horsens

| Natural

| 10,400

| {{Sort|08|8th}}

{{sort|Hvidovre IF|Hvidovre IF}}

| Hvidovre

| Hvidovre Stadion

| Natural

| 12,000

| {{Sort|2|12th in SL}}

{{sort|Kolding IF|Kolding IF}}

| Kolding

| Autocentralen Park

| Natural

| 10,000

| {{Sort|03|3rd}}

{{sort|Køge|HB Køge}}

| Herfølge/Køge

| Capelli Sport Stadion

| Artificial

| 4,000

| {{Sort|10|10th}}

{{sort|Ob|OB}}

| Odense

| Nature Energy Park

| Natural

| 15,633

| {{Sort|1|11th in SL}}

{{sort|Roskilde|FC Roskilde}}

| Roskilde

| Roskilde Idrætspark

| Natural

| 6,000

| {{sort|12|2nd in 2D}}

{{sort|Vendsyssel FF|Vendsyssel FF}}

| Hjørring

| Hjørring Stadion

| Natural

| 7,500

| {{Sort|06|6th}}

{{sort|Østerbro|B.93}}

| Copenhagen

| Østerbro Stadium (2024)
Sundby Idrætspark (2025){{cite news |last1=Margren |first1=Sara |title=B.93 får midlertidig hjemmebane i Sundby Idrætspark |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/b93-far-midlertidig-hjemmebane-i-sundby-idraetspark/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |publisher={{ill|bold.dk|da}} |date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119204306/https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/b93-far-midlertidig-hjemmebane-i-sundby-idraetspark/ |archive-date=19 November 2024 |language=da}}

| Natural
Artificial

| 7,000
7,200

| {{Sort|09|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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Head coach

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

AC Horsens

| {{flagicon|DEN}} David Nielsen

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Delac

| Hummel

| NG ZINK A/S

B.93

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Lorentzen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Mouritz Jensen

| Adidas

| Sparekassen Danmark

Esbjerg fB

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Lungi Sørensen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonas Mortensen

| Hummel

| VIKING

FC Fredericia

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Hansen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Ege Nielsen

| Hummel

| Monjasa

FC Roskilde

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristoffer Johannsen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Nicklas Halse

| Puma

| CAT The Rental

HB Køge

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Nicklas Pedersen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Mike Jensen

| Capelli

| Castus

Hillerød Fodbold

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lønstrup

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonathan Witt

| Adidas

| Dansk Varme Service

Hobro IK

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Thomsen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonas Damborg

| Puma

| DS Gruppen, Spar Nord

|Hvidovre

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Per Frandsen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Stenderup

| Uhlsport

| KBS Byg

Kolding IF

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Rudé

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Sebastian Sommer

| Hummel

| Mos Mosh

OB

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Krogh

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Bashkim Kadrii

| Hummel

| Albani

Vendsyssel FF

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Kristensen

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Wohlgemuth

| Select

| Nordjyske Bank

= Managerial changes =

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Kolding IF

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristoffer Wichmann

| Signed by Union Berlin

| 26 June 2024{{cite web|title=Officielt: Union Berlin henter Kristoffer Wichmann|language=Danish|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=17 July 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-union-berlin-henter-kristoffer-wichmann/}}

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Lasse Holmgaard

| 27 June 2024{{cite web|title=Holmgaard tager over i Kolding: Det kom som et chok|language=Danish|date=27 June 2024|accessdate=17 July 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/kolding-if/nyheder/holmgaard-tager-over-i-kolding-det-kom-som-et-chok}}

| Pre-season

AC Horsens

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Claus Troelsen

| End of tenure as caretaker

| 30 June 2024

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Retov

| 1 July 2024{{cite web|title=Officielt: Horsens hyrer Retov|language=Danish|date=18 March 2024|accessdate=17 July 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/1-division/nyheder/officielt-horsens-hyrer-retov}}

| Pre-season

Vendsyssel FF

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Bo Zinck

| Sacked

| 29 September 2024{{cite web|title=Bo Zinck er fortid i Vendsyssel|language=Danish|date=29 September 2024|accessdate=30 September 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/bo-zinck-er-fortid-i-vendsyssel}}

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Kristensen

| 28 October 2024{{cite web|title=Bekræftet: Mads Kristensen er ny Vendsyssel-træner|language=Danish|date=28 October 2024|accessdate=11 November 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/bekraeftet-mads-kristensen-er-ny-vendsyssel-traener/}}

| 10th

FC Roskilde

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Thygesen

| Resigned

| 10 October 2024{{cite web|title=Mikkel Thygesen siger op i Roskilde|language=Danish|date=10 October 2024|accessdate=10 October 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/mikkel-thygesen-siger-op-i-roskilde}}

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Theil (caretaker)

| 10 October 2024

| 12th

Kolding IF

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Lasse Holmgaard

| Sacked

| 30 November 2024{{cite web|title=Kolding IF fyrer cheftræneren|language=Danish|date=30 November 2024|accessdate=30 November 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/kolding-if/nyheder/kolding-if-fyrer-cheftraeneren}}

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Rudé

| 6 January 2025{{cite web|title=Bekræftet: 37-årig spanier er ny Kolding-træner|language=Danish|date=6 January 2025|accessdate=6 January 2025|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/kolding-if/nyheder/bekraeftet-37-arig-spanier-er-ny-kolding-traener}}

| 6th

B.93

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kim Engstrøm

| Sacked

| 6 December 2024{{cite web|title=B.93 fyrer Kim Engstrøm|language=Danish|date=6 December 2024|accessdate=6 December 2024|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/b93-fyrer-kim-engstrom}}

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Lorentzen

| 6 December 2024

| 10th

FC Roskilde

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Theil

| End of tenure as caretaker

| 31 December 2024

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Kristoffer Johannsen

| 1 January 2025{{cite web|title=FC Roskilde køber ombejlet Middelfart-træner|language=Danish|date=25 November 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fc-roskilde-kober-ombejlet-middelfart-traener/}}

| 12th

AC Horsens

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Retov

| Sacked

| 1 March 2025{{cite web|title=Horsens fyrer Martin Retov|language=Danish|date=1 March 2025|accessdate=1 March 2025|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/ac-horsens/nyheder/horsens-fyrer-martin-retov}}

| {{flagicon|DEN}} David Nielsen

| 1 March 2025{{cite web|title=Officielt: AC Horsens ansætter David Nielsen|language=Danish|date=1 March 2025|accessdate=1 March 2025|work=bold.dk|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-ac-horsens-ansaetter-david-nielsen}}

| 4th

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://dbu.dk/resultater/pulje/387705 Danish FA]

|team_order = ODE, FRE, ACH, HVI, KOL, EFB, HIL, HOB, B93, HBK, VEN, ROS

|result1=QPG |result2=QPG |result3=QPG |result4=QPG |result5=QPG |result6=QPG |result7=QRG |result8=QRG |result9=QRG |result10=QRG |result11=QRG |result12=QRG

|update=complete

|win_ACH=12|draw_ACH=4 |loss_ACH=6 |gf_ACH=38|ga_ACH=29|name_ACH=AC Horsens

|win_B93=6 |draw_B93=5 |loss_B93=11|gf_B93=25|ga_B93=43|name_B93=B.93

|win_EFB=11|draw_EFB=1 |loss_EFB=10|gf_EFB=40|ga_EFB=35|name_EFB=Esbjerg fB

|win_FRE=13|draw_FRE=1 |loss_FRE=8 |gf_FRE=44|ga_FRE=26|name_FRE=FC Fredericia

|win_HBK=6 |draw_HBK=4 |loss_HBK=12|gf_HBK=25|ga_HBK=41|name_HBK=HB Køge

|win_HIL=8 |draw_HIL=8 |loss_HIL=6 |gf_HIL=34|ga_HIL=28|name_HIL=Hillerød

|win_HVI=10|draw_HVI=6 |loss_HVI=6 |gf_HVI=25|ga_HVI=19|name_HVI=Hvidovre

|win_HOB=7 |draw_HOB=5 |loss_HOB=10|gf_HOB=30|ga_HOB=38|name_HOB=Hobro

|win_KOL=9 |draw_KOL=7 |loss_KOL=6 |gf_KOL=21|ga_KOL=13|name_KOL=Kolding

|win_ODE=14|draw_ODE=7 |loss_ODE=1 |gf_ODE=48|ga_ODE=22|name_ODE=OB

|win_ROS=4 |draw_ROS=1 |loss_ROS=17|gf_ROS=19|ga_ROS=43|name_ROS=FC Roskilde

|win_VEN=5 |draw_VEN=5 |loss_VEN=12|gf_VEN=25|ga_VEN=37|name_VEN=Vendsyssel

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

|res_col_header=Promotion or Relegation

|col_QPG=green1 |text_QPG=Advances to Promotion Group

|col_QRG=red1 |text_QRG=Advances to Relegation Group

}}

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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Relegation round

|res_col_header=QR|show_matches=yes

|update= 27 April 2025

|source=[https://1-division.dk/]

|team_order=ODE, FRE, ACH, HVI, KOL, EFB

| result1=QPG | result2=QPG

|win_ACH=14|draw_ACH=4 |loss_ACH=10 |gf_ACH=45|ga_ACH=42

|win_FRE=17|draw_FRE=3 |loss_FRE=8 |gf_FRE=54|ga_FRE=28

|win_HVI=12|draw_HVI=8 |loss_HVI=8 |gf_HVI=31|ga_HVI=26

|win_EFB=12|draw_EFB=2 |loss_EFB=14|gf_EFB=47|ga_EFB=49

|win_ODE=17|draw_ODE=8 |loss_ODE=3 |gf_ODE=61|ga_ODE=29

|win_KOL=12|draw_KOL=7 |loss_KOL=9 |gf_KOL=32|ga_KOL=24

|name_ACH=AC Horsens

|name_EFB=Esbjerg fB

|name_FRE=FC Fredericia

|name_KOL=Kolding

|name_ODE=OB

|name_HVI=Hvidovre

|status_ODE=Q

| matches_style = FBR

| teamwidth = 110

|match_EFB_FRE = 0–2

|match_HVI_EFB = 0–3

|match_HVI_ODE = 2–1

|match_KOL_ACH = 2–0

|match_KOL_FRE = 0–1

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.superliga.dk/artikel/laer-turneringsstrukturen-kende|title=LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE|trans-title=Get to know the tournament structure|work=3F Superliga|language=da|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716205834/http://www.superliga.dk/artikel/laer-turneringsstrukturen-kende|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/denmark/1st-division/20222023/regular-season/r69990/|title=Superliga 2021/2022|work=Soccerway|access-date=17 June 2022}}

|col_QPG=green1 |text_QPG=Promotion to Danish Superliga

}}

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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Relegation round

|res_col_header=QR|show_matches=yes

|pos_begin=7

|source=[https://1-division.dk/]

|team_order=HIL, HOB, B93, VEN, HBK, ROS

| result5=REL |result6=REL

|update=26 April 2025

|win_B93=9 |draw_B93=7 |loss_B93=12|gf_B93=37|ga_B93=50|name_B93=B.93

|win_HBK=6 |draw_HBK=7 |loss_HBK=15|gf_HBK=28|ga_HBK=51|name_HBK=HB Køge

|win_HIL=12|draw_HIL=9 |loss_HIL=7 |gf_HIL=46|ga_HIL=31|name_HIL=Hillerød

|win_HOB=9 |draw_HOB=7 |loss_HOB=12|gf_HOB=36|ga_HOB=47|name_HOB=Hobro

|win_ROS=5 |draw_ROS=4 |loss_ROS=19|gf_ROS=27|ga_ROS=54|name_ROS=FC Roskilde

|win_VEN=6 |draw_VEN=8 |loss_VEN=14|gf_VEN=30|ga_VEN=43|name_VEN=Vendsyssel

| matches_style = FBR

| teamwidth = 110

|match_B93_HBK=2–2

|match_HBK_HOB=0–2

|match_HBK_VEN=0–0

|match_HIL_HOB=2–0

|match_HIL_ROS=5–2

|match_ROS_B93=2–3

|match_VEN_B93=3–1

|match_VEN_HIL=0–0

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=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.

|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to Danish 2nd Division}}

References

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{{Danish football}}

{{2024–25 in Danish football}}

{{Danish 1st Division}}

{{Danish 1st Division seasons}}

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