2014–15 Danish 1st Division
# 2014–15 Danish 1st Division

The 2014–15 Danish 1st Division season is the 19th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

The division-champion and runners-up are promoted to the 2015–16 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2015–16 Danish 2nd Divisions.

## Participants

AGF and Viborg FF finished the 2013–14 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Silkeborg IF and Hobro IK, who were promoted to the 2014–15 Danish Superliga.

Skive IK and FC Roskilde won promotion from the 2013–14 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced BK Marienlyst and Hvidovre IF.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Finishing position last season | First season of current spell in 1st Division |
| - | - | - |
| AB Gladsaxe | 10th | 2004–05 |
| AC Horsens | 5th | 2013–14 |
| AGF | 11th in Superliga | 2014–15 |
| Brønshøj BK | 4th | 2010–11 |
| FC Fredericia | 8th | 2001–02 |
| FC Roskilde | 1st in 2nd Division East | 2014–15 |
| HB Køge | 6th | 2012–13 |
| Lyngby BK | 3rd | 2012–13 |
| Skive IK | 1st in 2nd Division West | 2014–15 |
| Vendsyssel FF | 9th | 2010–11 |
| Vejle BK | 7th | 2009–10 |
| Viborg FF | 12th in Superliga | 2014–15 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AB Gladsaxe | Thomas Nørgaard | Simon Bræmer | Hummel | PGO Scooters |
| AC Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Janus Drachmann | Hummel | Telia Stofa |
| AGF | Morten Wieghorst | Steffen Rasmussen | Hummel | YouSee |
| Brønshøj BK | Thomas Ibsen (caretaker) | Jesper Fleckner | Hummel | Sportigan |
| FC Fredericia | Peter Sørensen | Søren Pallesen | Hummel | Monjasa |
| FC Roskilde | Anders Theil | Nikolaj Hansen | Nike | CP ApS |
| HB Køge | Henrik Pedersen | Casper Grønn | Puma | SEAS-NVE |
| Lyngby BK | Søren Hermansen (caretaker) | Mathias Tauber | Adidas | J. Jensen A/S |
| Skive IK | Jakob Michelsen | Jakob Andersen | Hummel | Spar Nord |
| Vendsyssel FF | Ove Christensen | Buster Munk | Puma | Spar Nord |
| Vejle BK | Klebér Saarenpää | Henrik Bødker | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Viborg FF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Mikkel Rask | Nike | Andelskassen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AGF | Jesper Fredberg | Sacked | 30 May 2014 | Morten Wieghorst | 1 June 2014 | Pre-Season |
| AC Horsens | Johnny Mølby | End of contract | 30 June 2014 | Bo Henriksen | 1 July 2014 | Pre-Season |
| Brønshøj | Bo Henriksen | End of contract | 30 June 2014 | Carit Falch | 1 July 2014 | Pre-Season |
| HB Køge | Per Frandsen | Signed as youth manager by Brøndby IF | 30 June 2014 | Henrik Pedersen | 1 July 2014 | Pre-Season |
| Vendsyssel FF | Søren Kusk | End of contract | 30 June 2014 | Ove Christensen | 1 July 2014 | Pre-Season |
| Vejle BK | Tonny Hermansen | Mutual consent | 20 October 2014 | Klebér Saarenpää | 20 October 2014 | 11th |
| Brønshøj | Carit Falch | Mutual consent | 8 April 2015 | Thomas Ibsen (caretaker) | 8 April 2015 | 12th |
| FC Fredericia | Nicolai Wael | Sacked | 13 April 2015 | Peter Sørensen | 13 April 2015 | 11th |
| Lyngby BK | Jack Majgaard | Sacked | 4 May 2015 | Søren Hermansen (caretaker) | 4 May 2015 | 4th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Viborg FF (P) | 33 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 65 | Promotion to Danish Superliga |
| 2 | AGF (P) | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 61 | Promotion to Danish Superliga |
| 3 | Lyngby Boldklub | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 51 | |
| 4 | Vendsyssel FF | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 49 | |
| 5 | Vejle BK | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 45 | |
| 6 | AC Horsens | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 42 | |
| 7 | HB Køge | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Skive IK | 33 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Roskilde | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | FC Fredericia | 33 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 34 | |
| 11 | AB Gladsaxe (R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions |
| 12 | Brønshøj Boldklub (R) | 33 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 47 | −27 | 23 | Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mate Vatsadze | AGF | 20 |
| 2 | Kim Aabech | AGF | 17 |
| 3 | Serge Déblé | Viborg FF | 14 |
| 4 | David Boysen | Lyngby Boldklub | 12 |
| 5 | Bruninho | HB Køge | 11 |
| 5 | Kjartan Finnbogason | AC Horsens | 11 |
| 5 | Andreas Albers | Vejle Boldklub | 11 |

Updated to matches played on 6. June

