2016–17 Danish 1st Division
# 2016–17 Danish 1st Division

The 2016–17 Danish 1st Division season is the 21st season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

The division-champion, the runners-up and the third placed team are promoted to the 2017–18 Danish Superliga The teams in 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2017–18 Danish 2nd Divisions.

## Participants

Hobro IK finished the 2015–16 season of the Superliga in 12th place and was relegated to the 1st Division. Lyngby Boldklub, Silkeborg IF, and AC Horsens were promoted to the 2016–17 Danish Superliga as the Danish Superliga expands to 14 teams for the 2016–17 season.

AB Gladsaxe, Fremad Amager and Nykøbing FC won promotion from the 2015–16 Danish 2nd Divisions.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2015–16 position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AB Gladsaxe | Gladsaxe | Gladsaxe Stadium | Natural | 13,800 | 2D, 1st |
| FC Fredericia | Fredericia | Monjasa Park | Natural | 4,000 | 6th |
| FC Helsingør | Helsingør | Helsingør Stadion | Natural | 4,500 | 7th |
| FC Roskilde | Roskilde | Roskilde Idrætspark | Natural | 6,000 | 9th |
| Fremad Amager | Copenhagen | Sundby Idrætspark | Natural | 7,200 | 2D, 2nd |
| HB Køge | Herfølge/Køge | Castus Park | Natural | 8,000 | 8th |
| Hobro IK | Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 8,000 | Superliga, 12th |
| Nykøbing FC | Nykøbing Falster | Enelco Arena (until 31 December 2016) Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark (since 1 January 2017) | Natural | 10,000 | 2D, 3rd |
| Næstved BK | Næstved | Euro Outlets Stadion Næstved | Natural | 7,500 | 10th |
| Skive IK | Skive | Spar Nord Arena | Natural | 10,000 | 11th |
| Vejle BK | Vejle | Vejle Stadion | Natural | 10,418 | 5th |
| Vendsyssel FF | Hjørring | Bredbånd Nord Arena | Natural | 7,500 | 4th |

### 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 | Søren Bjerg | Rasmus Grønborg Hansen | Hummel | MASCOT Workwear |
| FC Fredericia | Jesper Sørensen | Christian Ege Nielsen | Hummel | Monjasa |
| FC Helsingør | Christian Lønstrup | Andreas Holm | Diadora | Spar Nord |
| FC Roskilde | Anders Theil | Nikolaj Hansen | Nike | CP ApS |
| Fremad Amager | John Jensen | Mohammed Abdalas | Adidas | HC Container |
| HB Køge | Henrik Lehm | Henrik Madsen | Nike | Castus |
| Hobro IK | Thomas Thomasberg | Mads Justesen | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord |
| Nykøbing FC | Jens Olsen | Mathias Olsen | Nike | Jyske Bank |
| Næstved BK | Michael Hemmingsen | Kristoffer Munksgaard | Joma | Sydbank |
| Skive IK | Kim Kristensen | Jakob Andersen | Nike | Spar Nord |
| Vejle BK | Andreas Alm | Steffen Kielstrup | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Vendsyssel FF | Erik Rasmussen | Chris Sørensen | Puma | Spar Nord |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Skive IK | Joakim Mattsson | End of contract | 30 June 2016 | Kim Kristensen | 1 July 2016 | Pre-Season |
| Vendsyssel FF | Jacob Krüger & Ole Søndergaard | End of tenure as caretakers | 30 June 2016 | Joakim Mattsson | 1 July 2016 | Pre-Season |
| Vejle BK | Steen Thychosen | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2016 | Andreas Alm | 5 July 2016 | Pre-Season |
| Hobro IK | Ove Pedersen | Sacked | 28 November 2016 | Thomas Thomasberg | 4 January 2017 | 1st |
| AB Gladsaxe | Per Frandsen | Sacked | 13 December 2016 | Søren Bjerg | 12 January 2017 | 12th |
| Vendsyssel FF | Joakim Mattsson | Sacked | 13 February 2017 | Erik Rasmussen | 13 February 2017 | 2nd |
| Næstved BK | Mogens Krogh | Sacked | 27 March 2017 | Michael Hemmingsen | 29 March 2017 | 11th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hobro IK (P, C) | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 58 | Promotion to Danish Superliga |
| 2 | Vendsyssel FF | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | FC Helsingør (P) | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 53 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | FC Roskilde | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 50 | |
| 5 | Skive IK | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 49 | |
| 6 | HB Køge | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 47 | |
| 7 | Nykøbing FC | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 46 | |
| 8 | FC Fredericia | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Vejle BK | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 41 | |
| 10 | Fremad Amager | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 41 | |
| 11 | Næstved BK (R) | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 35 | Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions |
| 12 | AB Gladsaxe (R) | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 24 | Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions |
