2017–18 Danish 1st Division

Danish 1st Division
Season	2017–18
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Danish 1st Division season is the 22nd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

The division-champion, the runners-up and the third placed team are promoted to the 2018–19 Danish Superliga. The teams in 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2018–19 Danish 2nd Divisions.

Participants

Esbjerg fB finished last in the 2016–17 Danish Superliga relegation play-off and were relegated to the 1st Division for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Viborg FF lost to FC Helsingør in the relegation play off and were relegated after two seasons in the first tier as well. Hobro IK and FC Helsingør were promoted to the 2017–18 Danish Superliga.

AB and Næstved Boldklub were relegated to the 2017–18 Danish 2nd Divisions. AB were relegated immediately after just one season at the second tier while Næstved Boldklub lasted two seasons in the league. Thisted FC and Brabrand IF won promotion from the 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions. Thisted and Brabrand will play at the 1st Division for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

Stadia and locations

Copenhagen (1 club)

Locations of the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division teams. Copenhagen teams: Fremad Amager

Club	Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity	2016–17 position
Brabrand IF !Brabrand IF	Brabrand	Brabrand Stadion	Natural	1,000	12 !2D, 2nd
Esbjerg fB !Esbjerg fB	Esbjerg	Blue Water Arena	Natural	18,000	02 !Superliga, 14th
FC Fredericia !FC Fredericia	Fredericia	Monjasa Park	Natural	4,000	08 !8th
FC Roskilde !FC Roskilde	Roskilde	Roskilde Idrætspark	Natural	6,000	04 !4th
Fremad Amager !Fremad Amager	Copenhagen	Sundby Idrætspark	Natural	7,200	10 !10th
HB Køge !HB Køge	Herfølge/Køge	Castus Park	Natural	8,000	06 !6th
Nykøbing FC !Nykøbing FC	Nykøbing Falster	Enelco Arena	Natural	10,000	07 !7th
Skive IK !Skive IK	Skive	SPAR Nord Arena	Natural	10,000	05 !5th
Thisted FC !Thisted FC	Thisted	Sparekassen Thy Arena	Natural	3,000	11 !2D, 1st
Vejle BK !Vejle BK	Vejle	Vejle Stadion	Natural	10,418	09 !9th
Vendsyssel FF !Vendsyssel FF	Hjørring	Hjørring Stadion	Natural	7,500	03 !2nd
Viborg FF !Viborg FF	Viborg	Energi Viborg Arena	Natural	9,566	01 !Superliga, 12th

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
Brabrand IF	Tom Søjberg	Jesper Brinck	Hummel	Hummel
FC Fredericia	Jesper Sørensen	Christian Ege Nielsen	Hummel	Monjasa
Esbjerg fB	John Lammers	Nikolaj Hagelskjær	Nike	Stofa
FC Roskilde	René Skovdahl	Stefan Hansen	Nike	CP ApS
Fremad Amager	John Jensen	Mohammed Abdalas	Adidas	HC Container
HB Køge	Henrik Lehm	Henrik Madsen	Nike	Castus
Nykøbing FC	Jens Olsen	Mathias Olsen	Nike	Jyske Bank
Skive IK	Kim Kristensen	John Dyring	Nike	Spar Nord
Thisted FC	Joakim Mattsson	Allan Høvenhoff	Puma	Sparekassen Thy
Vejle BK	Adolfo Sormani	Jacob Schoop	Hummel	Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vendsyssel FF	Erik Rasmussen	Rune Frantsen	Puma	Spar Nord
Viborg FF	Vacant	Mikkel Rask	Nike	Andelskassen

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Esbjerg fB	Lars Lungi Sørensen	Sacked	19 June 2017^[1]	John Lammers	23 June 2017	Pre-Season
Thisted FC	Bo Zinck	Resigned	30 June 2017^[2]	Joakim Mattsson	1 July 2017^[3]	Pre-Season
Vejle BK	Andreas Alm	Mutual consent	30 June 2017^[4]	Adolfo Sormani	1 July 2017^[5]	Pre-Season
FC Roskilde	Anders Theil	Promoted to Director of Sport	30 June 2017^[6]	René Skovdahl	1 July 2017	Pre-Season
Viborg FF	Johnny Mølby	Sacked	2 August 2017^[7]			10th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Vejle BK	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3	Promotion to Danish Superliga
2	Vendsyssel FF	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3	Nykøbing FC	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4	Esbjerg fB	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
5	Thisted FC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	Brabrand IF	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
7	FC Roskilde	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
8	Skive IK	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
9	FC Fredericia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
10	Viborg FF	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
11	HB Køge	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0	Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
12	Fremad Amager	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions

Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2017. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

References

↑ "Hollænder erstatter Lungi i Esbjerg" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
↑ "Bo Zinck stopper i Thisted til sommer" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Thisted ansætter Joakim Mattsson" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Andreas Alm stopper i Vejle Boldklub" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Officielt: Vejle hyrer Sormani" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
↑ "FC Roskilde har fundet træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
↑ "Viborg fyrer Johnny Mølby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

External links

(in Danish) Danish FA

Football in Denmark
Danish Football Association (DBU)
National teams	Denmark League XI M U-21 M U-19 M U-17 Women F U-19 F U-17
League system	Superliga 1st Division 2nd Divisions East West Denmark Series women: Elitedivisionen
Domestic cups	Danish Cup Danish Supercup Danish League Cup Danish Women's Cup
List of clubs by league List of venues by capacity List of competitions List of Players of the Year Football records in Denmark

2017–18 in Danish football
Domestic leagues	Superliga 1st Division 2nd Divisions Under-19 League Elitedivisionen
Domestic cups	Danish Cup Final Women's Danish Cup Final
Transfers	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18
Club seasons
Superliga	AaB AGF Brøndby Copenhagen Helsingør Hobro Horsens Lyngby Midtjylland Nordsjælland OB Randers Silkeborg SønderjyskE
1st Division	Brabrand Esbjerg Fredericia Fremad Amager HB Køge Nykøbing Roskilde Skive Thisted Vejle Vendsyssel Viborg

2017–18 in European football (UEFA)
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League cups	England Estonia France Iceland '17 '18 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania '17 '18 Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Slovakia Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 Euro Under-21 qualification 2018 Euro Under-19 qualification 2018 Euro Under-17 qualification

Danish 1st Division · 2017–18
Brabrand Esbjerg Fredericia Fremad Amager HB Køge Nykøbing Roskilde Skive Thisted Vendsyssel Vejle Viborg

Danish 1st Division seasons
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As tier-II	1991 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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