2018–19 Danish 1st Division

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The 2018–19 Danish 1st Division season is the 23rd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

The division-champion will be promoted to the 2019–20 Danish Superliga, while the runners-up and the third placed team will face promotion playoffs. The teams in 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2019–20 Danish 2nd Divisions.

Participants

FC Helsingør finished last in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga relegation play-off and were relegated to the 1st Division after only one season in the first tier. Silkeborg IF lost to Esbjerg fB and Lyngby Boldklub lost to Vendsyssel FF in the relegation play off and were relegated as well. Vejle Boldklub, Esbjerg fB and Vendsyssel FF were promoted to the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.

Brabrand IF and Skive IK were relegated to the 2018–19 Danish 2nd Divisions. Brabrand IF was relegated immediately after just one season at the second tier while Skive IK lasted four seasons in the league. Hvidovre IF and Næstved Boldklub won promotion from the 2017–18 Danish 2nd Divisions. Hvidovre will play at the 1st Division for the first time since 2013–14 season, where as Næstved won promotion after only one season's absence.

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity	2017–18 position
FC Fredericia !FC Fredericia	Fredericia	Monjasa Park	Natural	4,000	06 !6th
FC Helsingør !FC Helsingør	Helsingør	Helsingør Stadion	Natural	4,500	03 !Superliga, 14th
FC Roskilde !FC Roskilde	Roskilde	Roskilde Idrætspark	Natural	6,000	10 !10th
Fremad Amager !Fremad Amager	Copenhagen	Sundby Idrætspark	Natural	7,200	09 !9th
HB Køge !HB Køge	Herfølge/Køge	Castus Park	Natural	8,000	05 !5th
Hvidovre IF !Hvidovre IF	Hvidovre	Hvidovre Stadion	Natural	12,000	11 !2D, 1st
Lyngby BK !Lyngby BK	Kongens Lyngby	Lyngby Stadion	Natural	8,000	01 !Superliga, 12th
Nykøbing FC !Nykøbing FC	Nykøbing Falster	Enelco Arena	Natural	10,000	07 !7th
Næstved BK !Næstved BK	Næstved	Euro Outlets Stadion Næstved	Natural	7,500	12 !2D, 2nd
Silkeborg IF !Silkeborg IF	Silkeborg	JYSK Park	Artificial	10,000	02 !Superliga, 13th
Thisted FC !Thisted FC	Thisted	Sparekassen Thy Arena	Natural	3,000	08 !8th
Viborg FF !Viborg FF	Viborg	Energi Viborg Arena	Natural	9,566	04 !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
FC Fredericia	Jonas Dal	Christian Ege Nielsen	Hummel	Monjasa
FC Helsingør	Christian Lønstrup	Andreas Holm Jensen	Diadora	Spar Nord
FC Roskilde	Rasmus Monnerup	Stefan Hansen	Nike	CP ApS
Fremad Amager	Jan Michaelsen	TBD	Adidas	HC Container
HB Køge	Morten Karlsen	Henrik Madsen	Nike	Castus
Hvidovre IF	Per Frandsen	Frederik Krabbe	Nike	KBS Byg
Lyngby BK	Mark Strudal	Mathias Tauber	Adidas	Jönsson A/S
Nykøbing FC	Jens Olsen	Lars Pleidrup	Nike	Jyske Bank
Næstved BK	Michael Hemmingsen	Kristoffer Munksgaard	Joma	Sydbank
Silkeborg IF	Peter Sørensen	Simon Jakobsen	Uhlsport	Mascot International
Thisted FC	Bo Thomsen	TBD	Puma	Sparekassen Thy
Viborg FF	Steffen Højer	Jeppe Grønning	Nike	Andelskassen

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Thisted FC	Henning Pedersen	End of tenure as caretaker	20 May 2018	Bo Thomsen	1 July 2018	Pre-Season
HB Køge	Henrik Lehm	Resigned	23 May 2018	Morten Karlsen	1 June 2018	Pre-Season
FC Fredericia	Jesper Sørensen	End of contract	30 June 2018	Jonas Dal	1 July 2018	Pre-Season
Fremad Amager	John Jensen	End of contract	30 June 2018	Jan Michaelsen	1 July 2018	Pre-Season
Lyngby BK	Thomas Nørgaard	Sacked	14 June 2018	Mark Strudal	1 July 2018	Pre-Season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Silkeborg IF  (C) (P)	33	18	7	8	60	41	+19	61	Promotion to Danish Superliga
2	Viborg FF	33	17	9	7	61	37	+24	60	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3	Lyngby BK  (P)	33	15	7	11	51	47	+4	52
4	Næstved BK	33	13	11	9	43	40	+3	50
5	Fremad Amager	33	13	11	9	42	45	−3	50
6	FC Fredericia	33	14	5	14	51	47	+4	47
7	HB Køge	33	12	9	12	51	47	+4	45
8	Nykøbing FC	33	12	9	12	44	47	−3	45
9	FC Roskilde	33	9	8	16	57	66	−9	35
10	Hvidovre IF	33	9	8	16	39	49	−10	35
11	Helsingør  (R)	33	6	13	14	35	43	−8	31	Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
12	Thisted FC  (R)	33	7	9	17	35	61	−26	30

Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Top goalscorers

As of 3 March 2019

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Emil Nielsen	Roskilde	12
	Ronnie Schwartz	Silkeborg
3	Martin Koch Helsted	HB Køge	11
	Finnur Justinussen	Næstved BK
5	Sakari Tukiainen	Thisted	10
6	Jakob Johansson	HB Køge	9
7	Christian Sørensen	Fredericia	8
8	Nicolaj Agger	Hvidovre	7

External links

• (Danish) Danish FA

2018–19 in Danish football
Domestic leagues
Superliga · 1st Division · 2nd Division
Domestic cups
Danish Cup, (Final)
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
2018 FIFA World Cup · 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
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