2025–26 Danish 1st Division

Betinia Liga
Season	2025–26
	← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 8 June 2025.

The 2024–25 Danish 1st Division season is the upcoming 30th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. For the first time, the 1st Division changed its name to the BetiniaLiga after NordicBet's sponsorship ended in 2024–25.^[1]

Participants

AaB and Lyngby finished the 2024–25 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced OB and FC Fredericia, who were promoted to the 2025–26 Danish Superliga.

Aarhus Fremad and Middelfart G&BK won promotion from the 2024–25 Danish 2nd Division. They replaced Vendsyssel FF and FC Roskilde who were relegated to the 2025–26 Danish 2nd Division.

Stadia and locations

Copenhagen (3 clubs)

Locations of the 2024–25 Danish 1st Division teams.
Copenhagen: Hvidovre IF, B.93 and Lyngby

Club	Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity	2024–25 position
AaB	Aalborg	Aalborg Portland Park	Natural	13,997	12th in SL
Aarhus Fremad	Aarhus	Riisvangen Stadium	Natural	5,000	1st in 2D
AC Horsens	Horsens	CASA Arena Horsens	Natural	10,400	3rd
B.93	Copenhagen	Sundby Idrætspark^[2] (2025-?) Østerbro Stadium (2026?)	Artificial Natural	7,200 7,000	9th
Esbjerg fB	Esbjerg	Blue Water Arena	Natural	18,000	6th
Hillerød Fodbold	Hillerød	Helsingør Stadion^[3]	Natural	4,500	7th
Hobro IK	Hobro	DS Arena	Natural	10,700	8th
Hvidovre IF	Hvidovre	Hvidovre Stadion	Natural	12,000	5th
Kolding IF	Kolding	Autocentralen Park	Natural	10,000	4th
HB Køge	Herfølge/Køge	Capelli Sport Stadion	Artificial	4,000	10th
Lyngby	Kongens Lyngby	Lyngby Stadium	Natural	10,100	11th in SL
Middelfart G&BK	Middelfart	Middelfart Stadion	Natural	4,100	2nd in 2D

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	Steffen Højer	Rasmus Thelander	Macron	Arbejdernes Landsbank
Aarhus Fremad	Morten Dahm Kjærgaard	Emil Hauge	Berri	Faxe Kondi
AC Horsens	David Nielsen	Matej Delac	Hummel	NG ZINK A/S
B.93	Kasper Lorentzen	Mikkel Mouritz Jensen	Adidas	Sparekassen Danmark
Esbjerg fB	Sancheev Manoharan	Jonas Mortensen	Hummel	VIKING
HB Køge	Nicklas Pedersen	Mike Jensen	Capelli	Castus
Hillerød Fodbold	Christian Lønstrup	Jonathan Witt	Adidas	Dansk Varme Service
Hobro IK	Vacant	Jonas Damborg	Puma	DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Hvidovre	Martin Retov	Daniel Stenderup	Uhlsport	KBS Byg
Kolding IF	Albert Rudé	Sebastian Sommer	Hummel	Mos Mosh
Lyngby	Morten Karlsen	Marcel Rømer	Select	Carl Ras, Airtox
Middelfart	Kim Engstrøm	Lasse Thomsen	Puma	5e Byg

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
AaB	Kristoffer Wichmann	Sacked	26 May 2025^[4]	Bo Zinck (caretaker)	19 June 2025^[5]	Pre-season
Esbjerg fB	Lars Lungi Sørensen	Resigned	30 June 2025^[6]	Sancheev Manoharan	1 July 2025^[7]	Pre-season
Hvidovre IF	Per Frandsen	Mutual consent	30 June 2025^[8]	Martin Retov	1 July 2025^[9]	Pre-season
Hobro IK	Martin Thomsen	Signed by Viborg FF	28 July 2025^[10]			12th
AaB	Bo Zinck	End of tenure as caretaker	29 July 2025	Steffen Højer	29 July 2025^[11]	9th

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Lyngby	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advances to Promotion Group
2	Hillerød	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
3	Kolding	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
4	HB Køge	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
5	Esbjerg fB	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
6	AC Horsens	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
7	AaB	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2	Advances to Relegation Group
8	B.93	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
9	Hvidovre	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
10	Hobro	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
11	Middelfart BK	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
12	Aarhus Fremad	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 August 2025. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away	AAB	AAF	ACH	B93	EFB	HBK	HIL	HOB	HVI	KOL	LYN	MID
AaB			15 Aug					1 Aug	22 Aug
Aarhus Fremad	29 Aug						9 Aug			20 Aug	2 Aug
AC Horsens		0–0		31 Aug						25 July		9 Aug
B.93					15 Aug		1 Aug			23 Aug
Esbjerg fB	19 Aug					1 Sep			26 July	9 Aug	20 July
HB Køge	10 Aug	25 July						2–0
Hillerød	26 July											2–1
Hobro			20 Aug	8 Aug	24 Aug							26 July
Hvidovre		15 Aug	2 Aug	1–1				29 Aug				19 Aug
Kolding	1–0					1 Aug	29 Aug				16 Aug
Lyngby			23 Aug	25 July			19 Aug		10 Aug
Middelfart BK		23 Aug			2 Aug	16 Aug					30 Aug

Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

External links

References

^ "Divisionsforeningen og Soft2Bet indgår historisk aftale: Nye navne til de danske divisioner | News | Soft2Bet". www.soft2bet.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Status på Østerbro Stadion - B.93". www.b93prof.dk. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Hillerød får hjemmebane i Helsingør". Bold (in Danish). 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
^ "Lars Lungi stopper i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Officielt: Bo Zinck bliver midlertidig cheftræner i AaB" [Official: Bo Zinck becomes caretaker head coach at AaB] (in Danish). bold.dk. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
^ "Lars Lungi stopper i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Sancheev Manoharan er ny cheftræner i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Per Frandsen stopper i Hvidovre". bold.dk (in Danish). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Bekræftet: Hvidovre hyrer Martin Retov". bold.dk (in Danish). 16 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Bekræftet: Viborg henter Hobro-cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
^ "Officielt: AaB hyrer Steffen Højer". bold.dk (in Danish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

[1] "Divisionsforeningen og Soft2Bet indgår historisk aftale: Nye navne til de danske divisioner | News | Soft2Bet". www.soft2bet.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[2] "Status på Østerbro Stadion - B.93". www.b93prof.dk. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[3] "Hillerød får hjemmebane i Helsingør". Bold (in Danish). 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[4] "Lars Lungi stopper i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[5] "Officielt: Bo Zinck bliver midlertidig cheftræner i AaB" [Official: Bo Zinck becomes caretaker head coach at AaB] (in Danish). bold.dk. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[6] "Lars Lungi stopper i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[7] "Sancheev Manoharan er ny cheftræner i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[8] "Per Frandsen stopper i Hvidovre". bold.dk (in Danish). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[9] "Bekræftet: Hvidovre hyrer Martin Retov". bold.dk (in Danish). 16 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[10] "Bekræftet: Viborg henter Hobro-cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

[11] "Officielt: AaB hyrer Steffen Højer". bold.dk (in Danish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

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