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2025–26 Danish 1st Division

Betinia Liga
Season2025–26
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All statistics correct as of 8 June 2025.

The 2025–26 Danish 1st Division season is the 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

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 Nordstern 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 Denmark Steffen Højer Denmark Benjamin Tiedemann Macron Arbejdernes Landsbank
Aarhus Fremad Denmark Morten Dahm Kjærgaard Denmark Marcus Kirchheiner Berri Faxe Kondi
AC Horsens Denmark David Nielsen Croatia Matej Delac Hummel NG ZINK A/S
B.93 Denmark Kasper Lorentzen Denmark Andreas Heimer Adidas Sparekassen Danmark
Esbjerg fB Denmark Sancheev Manoharan Denmark Lasse Vigen Hummel VIKING
HB Køge Denmark Nicklas Pedersen Denmark Mike Jensen Capelli Castus
Hillerød Fodbold Denmark Christian Lønstrup Denmark Jonathan Witt Adidas Dansk Varme Service
Hobro IK Denmark Jens Gjesing Denmark Emil Søgaard Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Hvidovre Denmark Martin Retov Denmark Daniel Stenderup Uhlsport KBS Byg
Kolding IF Spain Albert Rudé Denmark Albert Nørager Hummel Mos Mosh
Lyngby Denmark Andreas Bjelland
Denmark Mikkel Jespersen 		Denmark Mathias Hebo Select Carl Ras, Airtox
Middelfart Denmark Kristoffer Johannsen Denmark Lasse Thomsen Puma 5e Byg

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
AaB Denmark Kristoffer Wichmann Sacked 26 May 2025 Pre-season Denmark Bo Zinck (caretaker) 19 June 2025[4]
Esbjerg fB Denmark Lars Lungi Sørensen Resigned 30 June 2025[5] Denmark Sancheev Manoharan 1 July 2025[6]
Hvidovre IF Denmark Per Frandsen Mutual consent 30 June 2025[7] Denmark Martin Retov 1 July 2025[8]
Hobro IK Denmark Martin Thomsen Signed by Viborg FF as Assistant 28 July 2025[9] 12th Denmark Jens Gjesing 11 August 2025[10]
AaB Denmark Bo Zinck (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 29 July 2025 9th Denmark Steffen Højer 29 July 2025[11]
Lyngby Denmark Morten Karlsen Sacked 2 September 2025[12] 5th Denmark Andreas Bjelland & Mikkel Jespersen 24 December 2025[13]
Middelfart Denmark Kim Engstrøm Signed by Vendsyssel FF 6 Januray 2026[14] 12th Denmark Kristoffer Johannsen 12 January 2026[15]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lyngby 18 9 5 4 37 20 +17 32 Advances to Promotion Group
2 Hillerød 18 9 5 4 27 23 +4 32
3 AC Horsens 18 8 5 5 24 15 +9 29
4 Hvidovre 18 7 8 3 25 21 +4 29
5 Esbjerg fB 18 9 2 7 26 25 +1 29
6 AaB 18 7 5 6 29 25 +4 26
7 Kolding 18 7 5 6 24 20 +4 26 Advances to Relegation Group
8 B.93 18 6 4 8 22 30 −8 22
9 Aarhus Fremad 18 4 8 6 27 25 +2 20
10 Hobro 18 4 6 8 18 28 −10 18
11 HB Køge 18 5 3 10 22 34 −12 18
12 Middelfart BK 18 2 6 10 18 33 −15 12
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 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 8 March 0–2 3–0 21 March 2–1 1 March 1–1 4–0 0–3 3–2 4–0
Aarhus Fremad 5–1 15 March 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 1 March
AC Horsens 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 3–1 3–3 21 March 2–1 8 March 2–0
B.93 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–5 15 March 0–2 0–1 1 March 0–1 0–3 1–0
Esbjerg fB 1–0 1–1 1 March 3–2 3–2 15 March 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–2
HB Køge 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 8 March 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 21 March 1–2
Hillerød 2–2 21 March 2–1 8 March 3–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Hobro 15 March 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–0 1 March 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–4 0–0
Hvidovre 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 15 March 2–2 2–2
Kolding 1–0 1–1 1–3 21 March 2–1 3–1 0–0 8 March 0–1 2–3 1–0
Lyngby 2–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 1 March 15 March
Middelfart BK 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 21 March 8 March 1–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Lars Lungi stopper i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Sancheev Manoharan er ny cheftræner i Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Per Frandsen stopper i Hvidovre". bold.dk (in Danish). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Bekræftet: Hvidovre hyrer Martin Retov". bold.dk (in Danish). 16 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Bekræftet: Viborg henter Hobro-cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Bekræftet: Hobro ansætter Jens Gjesing". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Officielt: AaB hyrer Steffen Højer". bold.dk (in Danish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Bombe: Lyngby fyrer Morten Karlsen". bold.dk (in Danish). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Lyngby hyrer Bo Henriksen-assistent". bold.dk (in Danish). 24 December 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Officielt: Kim Engstrøm er ny Vendsyssel-cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Middelfart køber cheftræner tilbage fra Roskilde". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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