2023–24 Danish 1st Division

NordicBet Liga
Season2023–24
ChampionsSønderjyske
2nd Danish 1st Division title
PromotedSønderjyske
AaB
RelegatedNæstved
FC Helsingør
Matches played192
Goals scored570 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerSebastian Pingel
(Hillerød)
(18 goals)
Biggest home winSønderjyske 6–0 AC Horsens
(12 August 2023)
Biggest away winHB Køge 1–7
B.93
(11 August 2023)
Highest scoringHB Køge 1–7
B.93
(11 August 2023)
Vendsyssel 4–4 Hillerød
(23 February 2024)
Highest attendance10,044
AaB 2–3 Hobro
(5 May 2024)
Average attendance2,226

The 2023–24 Danish 1st Division (known as the NordicBet Liga for sponsorship purposes) marked the 28th season of the league operating as the second tier of Danish football and the 84th season overall under the 1st Division name. The league is governed by the Danish Football Association (DBU).

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

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
Vanløse Idrætspark (2024)[9] 		Natural
Artificial 		7,000
10,000 		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 Right to Dream Park, Farum[10] Artificial 9,900 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 (until 2023)
Slagelse Stadium (from 2024)[11] 		Natural 7,500
10,000 		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[12] Nicklas Pedersen 5 June 2023[13] Pre-season
AC Horsens Jens Berthel Askou Signed by IFK Göteborg 7 June 2023[14] Joakim Persson 28 June 2023[15]
Næstved BK Peter Bonde Sacked 10 September 2023[16] Patrick Birch Braune 15 September 2023[17] 12th
Vendsyssel FF Henrik Pedersen Signed by Sheffield Wednesday 20 October 2023[18] Bo Zinck 2 November 2023[19] 6th
FC Helsingør Daniel K. Pedersen Resigned 23 October 2023 Álvaro Santos 23 October 2023[20] 11th
AC Horsens Joakim Persson Sacked 13 March 2024[21] Claus Troelsen 13 March 2024 8th
AaB Oscar Hiljemark Signed by IF Elfsborg 16 April 2024[22] Mathias Haugaasen 16 April 2024 2nd
AaB Mathias Haugaasen End of tenure as caretaker 27 May 2024[23] 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.[24][25]
(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 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.[24][25]
(R) Relegated


Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sebastian Pingel Hillerød 18
2 Peter Christiansen Sønderjyske 17
3 Thomas Mikkelsen Kolding 12
4 Carl Lange Vendsyssel 11
Mathias Jørgensen AaB
6 Søren Andreasen Sønderjyske 10
Sebastian Clemmensen B.93
8 Mikkel Agger Sønderjyske 9
Anders K. Jacobsen AC Horsens
Muamer Brajanac Hobro IK

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Nicolai Flø Sønderjyske 13
2 William Lykke Hillerød 9
3 Marcus Bundgaard Vendsyssel 8
Matej Delač AC Horsens
5 Josip Posavec AaB 7
6 Jonathan Fischer Hobro 6
7 Michael Falkesgaard B.93 5
Valdemar Birksø Fredericia
9 Berkant Bayrak HB Køge 4

Discipline

Player

Club

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