Football in Denmark
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This article discusses association football in Denmark. Football is the national sport of Denmark, with 296,818 players and 1,614 clubs registered (as of end-2006 [1]) under the Danish FA.
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[edit] The structure of the FA
The Danish FA (Dansk Boldspil-Union, DBU) is separated into 6 regional associations:
- Jutland Football Association (JBU), which in turn is separated into 4 regions:
- Region 1: Nordjylland County
- Region 2: Viborg and Ringkøbing counties
- Region 3: Århus and Vejle counties
- Region 4: Ribe and South Jutland counties
- Funen Football Association (FBU): Funen County
- Zealand Football Association (SBU): West Zealand, Roskilde, Frederiksborg, Copenhagen counties and Zealand part of Storstrøm County
- Copenhagen Football Association (KBU): Frederiksberg and Copenhagen municipalities
- Lolland-Falster Football Association (LFBU): Non-Zealand part of Storstrøm County
- Bornholm Football Association (BBU): Bornholm municipality
[edit] League system
The top 5 levels in Denmark are governed by the Danish Football Association, and are considered Danmarksturneringen (literally: the Denmark Tournament or Danish Championship), since the lower are just regional.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||
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| 1 | Superligaen 12 clubs |
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| 2 | 1st division 16 clubs |
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| 3 | 2nd Division (West) 16 clubs |
2nd Division (East) 16 clubs |
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| 4 | Denmark Series (Pool 1) 14 clubs |
Denmark Series (Pool 2) 14 clubs |
Denmark Series (Pool 3) 14 clubs |
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| 5– | Lower divisions | |||||
Until the 2004-05 season, there was only one 2nd division and three Denmark Series (Danmarksserie(r)).
Second squads are generally only allowed to reach the Denmark Series, however 8 second squads of the Superliga teams are allowed to participate in the 2nd Division. If the first squad of a team is relegated from The Superliga to The 1st Division, its second squad will be relegated to the Denmark Series. If a second squad finishes in a promotion spot, and are not eligebel for the promotion, and the next eligebel team will be promoted. Therefore, both 2nd Divisions and Denmark Series can be won by the same team more than once in a row, unlike 1st Division where the winner will always be part of next seasons Superliga.
[edit] Lower divisions' format
The lower divisions are controlled by the regional associations.
The format is generally two (regional name)'s series (example: Funen's series (Fynsserien)), followed by Serie 1, Serie 2 and so forth. The number of lower series vary from 3 in LFBU to 6 in JBU.
The following table pictures the JBU-part as of the 2005-06 season.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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| –4 | Higher divisions | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jyllandsserien, pool 1 14 clubs |
Jyllandsserien, pool 2 14 clubs |
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| 6 | Serie 1, pool 3 12 clubs |
Serie 1, pool 4 12 clubs |
Serie 1, pool 5 12 clubs |
Serie 1, pool 6 12 clubs |
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| 7 | Serie 2, pool 7 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 8 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 9 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 10 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 11 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 12 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 13 12 clubs |
Serie 2, pool 14 12 clubs |
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| 8 | S3, 15 12 cl. |
S3, 16 12 cl. |
S3, 17 12 cl. |
S3, 18 12 cl. |
S3, 19 12 cl. |
S3, 20 12 cl. |
S3, 21 12 cl. |
S3, 22 12 cl. |
S3, 23 12 cl. |
S3, 24 12 cl. |
S3, 25 12 cl. |
S3, 26 12 cl. |
S3, 27 12 cl. |
S3, 28 12 cl. |
S3, 29 12 cl. |
S3, 30 12 cl. |
| 9 | Serie 4, pools 31–62 (32) 12 clubs per division |
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| 10 | Serie 5, pools 63–110 (46) 12 clubs per division |
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| 11 | Serie 6, pools 111–143 (32) 11 or 12 clubs per division |
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[edit] Competition Records
[edit] European Cup
The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the European Cup.
- Quarter-finals: AGF Aarhus (1960-61), Brøndby IF (1986-87)
[edit] UEFA Champions League
The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the UEFA Champions League.
- Group Stage: Aalborg BK (1995-96, 2008-09), Brøndby IF (1998-99), F.C. Copenhagen (2006-07)
[edit] UEFA Cup
The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the UEFA Cup.
- Semi-finals: Brøndby IF (1990-91)
- Quarter-finals: Boldklubben 1903 (1991-92), Odense BK (1994-95), Brøndby IF (1996-97)
- Round of 16: Aalborg BK (2008-09)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Danish Football Association
- (Danish) Jutland Football History
- (Danish) Peders fodboldstatistik, extensive match database
