2021–22 Danish 1st Division
# 2021–22 Danish 1st Division

The 2021–22 Danish 1st Division season was the 26th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

## Participants

Lyngby Boldklub and AC Horsens finished the 2020–21 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF, who were promoted to the 2021–22 Danish Superliga.

Nykøbing FC and Jammerbugt FC won promotion from the 2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced Kolding IF and Skive IK.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2020–21 position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | Superliga, 12th |
| Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | 3rd |
| FC Fredericia | Fredericia | Monjasa Park | Natural | 4,000 | 5th |
| FC Helsingør | Helsingør | Helsingør Stadion | Natural | 4,500 | 4th |
| BK Fremad Amager | Copenhagen | Sundby Idrætspark | Artificial | 7,200 | 8th |
| HB Køge | Herfølge/Køge | Capelli Sport Stadion | Artificial | 4,000 | 6th |
| Hobro IK | Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 10,700 | 9th |
| Hvidovre IF | Hvidovre | Hvidovre Stadion | Natural | 12,000 | 7th |
| Jammerbugt FC | Pandrup | Jetsmark Stadion | Natural | 6,000 | 2D, 1st |
| Lyngby | Kongens Lyngby | Lyngby Stadium | Natural | 8,000 | Superliga, 11th |
| Nykøbing FC | Nykøbing Falster | CM Arena | Natural | 10,000 | 2D, 1st |
| Vendsyssel FF | Hjørring | Hjørring Stadion | Natural | 7,500 | 10th |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Horsens | Jens Berthel Askou | Janus Drachmann | Hummel | NG ZINK A/S |
| Esbjerg fB | Steffen Ernemann (caretaker) | Mads Larsen | Nike | Viking |
| FC Fredericia | Michael Hansen | Christian Ege Nielsen | Hummel | Monjasa |
| FC Helsingør | Morten Eskesen | Nikolaj Hansen | Diadora | GardinXperten |
| BK Fremad Amager | Peter Løvenkrands | Kristoffer Munksgaard | Adidas | Øens Erhvervsnetværk |
| HB Køge | Daniel Agger | Eddi Gomes | Capelli | Castus |
| Hobro IK | Martin Thomsen | Jonas Damborg | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord |
| Hvidovre IF | Per Frandsen | Christopher Østberg | Nike | KBS Byg |
| Jammerbugt FC | Nabil Trabelsi | Christian Rye | Hummel | Sparekassen Vendsyssel |
| Lyngby Boldklub | Freyr Alexandersson | Kasper Enghardt | Adidas | Jetbull |
| Nykøbing FC | Claus Jensen | Lars Pleidrup | Nike | Jyske Bank |
| Vendsyssel FF | Henrik Pedersen | Mikkel Wohlgemuth | Diadora | Nordjyske Bank |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| HB Køge | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Made Global Director | 31 May 2021 | Daniel Agger | 1 June 2021 | Pre-Season |
| Hobro IK | Michael Kryger | Mutual consent | 31 May 2021 | Martin Thomsen | 11 June 2021 | Pre-Season |
| Lyngby Boldklub | Carit Falch | Signed by Vejle Boldklub | 8 June 2021 | Freyr Alexandersson | 22 June 2021 | Pre-Season |
| Vendsyssel FF | Michael Schjønberg | Resigned | 26 June 2021 | Henrik Pedersen | 2 July 2021 | Pre-Season |
| Esbjerg fB | Lars Vind | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2021 | Peter Hyballa | 1 July 2021 | Pre-Season |
| Fremad Amager | Jesper Christiansen | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2021 | Peter Løvenkrands | 1 July 2021 | Pre-Season |
| Esbjerg fB | Peter Hyballa | Resigned | 11 August 2021 | Roland Vrabec | 11 August 2021 | 11th |
| Jammerbugt FC | Bo Zinck | Made Head of Sports | 31 December 2021 | Nabil Trabelsi | 1 January 2022 | 10th |
| Esbjerg fB | Roland Vrabec | Sacked | 9 March 2022 | Michael Kryger | 30 March 2022 | 9th |
| Esbjerg fB | Michael Kryger | Resigned | 20 April 2022 | Steffen Ernemann (caretaker) | 20 April 2022 | 10th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Helsingør | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 51 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 2 | Lyngby Boldklub | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 43 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 3 | Hvidovre IF | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 43 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 4 | AC Horsens | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 40 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 5 | FC Fredericia | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 37 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 6 | Nykøbing FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 25 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 7 | HB Køge | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 8 | Vendsyssel FF | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 9 | Hobro IK | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 10 | Esbjerg fB | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 20 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 11 | Fremad Amager | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 12 | Jammerbugt FC | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation Group |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Helsingør | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lyngby Boldklub | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hvidovre IF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| AC Horsens | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FC Fredericia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Nykøbing FC | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| HB Køge | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Vendsyssel FF | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Hobro IK | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Esbjerg fB | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Fremad Amager | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Jammerbugt FC | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in the 2022–23 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 | HOR | LYN | HVI | HEL | FRE | NYK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AC Horsens (P) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 64 | Promotion to Danish Superliga | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Lyngby Boldklub (P) | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 63 | Promotion to Danish Superliga | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Hvidovre IF | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 57 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | FC Helsingør | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 55 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| 5 | FC Fredericia | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 50 | | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 5–1 |
| 6 | Nykøbing FC | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 35 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | — |

## Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 2 relegations spots to the 2022–23 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 | HBK | HOB | VEN | AMA | ESB | JAM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HB Køge | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 42 | | — | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Hobro IK | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 39 | | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Vendsyssel FF | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 36 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| 4 | Fremad Amager | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 33 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 5 | Esbjerg fB (R) | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 28 | Relegation to Danish 2nd Division | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 |
| 6 | Jammerbugt FC (R) | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 26 | Relegation to Danish 2nd Division | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — |
