2021–22 Danish 3rd Division
# 2021–22 Danish 3rd Division

The 2021–22 Danish 3rd Division was the first edition of the reinstated Danish 3rd Division since the 1990 season. The season started with a group of twelve teams. After 22 rounds the group was split in a promotion group and a relegation group. The top two teams of the promotion group was promoted to the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division.

## Participants

Karlslunde IF, Herlev IF, IF Lyseng, and Young Boys FD were promoted from the 2020–21 Denmark Series.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2020–21 position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dalum IF | Odense | Dalum Stadion | Natural | 4,000 | 9th in Group 1 |
| FC Roskilde | Roskilde | Roskilde Idrætspark | Natural | 6,000 | 7th in Group 2 |
| Frem | Copenhagen | Valby Idrætspark | Natural | 12,000 | 8th in Group 1 |
| Herlev IF | Herlev | Herlev Stadion | Natural | 3,500 | DS, 2nd P1 |
| IF Lyseng | Aarhus | Lyseng Idrætscenter | Artificial | 2,000 | DS, 1st P2 |
| Karlslunde IF | Karlslunde | Karlslunde Stadion | Natural | 1,500 | DS, 1st P1 |
| KFUM Roskilde | Roskilde | Lillevang Idrætscenter | Natural | 1,500 | 10th in Group 2 |
| Næsby BK | Odense | ALPI Arena Næsby | Natural | 2,500 | 10th in Group 1 |
| Slagelse B&I | Slagelse | Harboe Arena Slagelse | Natural | 10,000 | 9th in Group 2 |
| Vanløse IF | Copenhagen | Vanløse Idrætspark | Natural | 10,000 | 8th in Group 2 |
| VSK Aarhus | Aarhus | Vejlby Stadium | Natural | 5,000 | 7th in Group 1 |
| Young Boys FD | Silkeborg | Søholt Idrætsanlæg | Natural | 1,500 | DS, 2nd P2 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Roskilde | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 47 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 2 | BK Frem | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 41 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 3 | VSK Aarhus | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 37 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 4 | Næsby BK | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 34 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 5 | IF Lyseng | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 31 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 6 | Dalum IF | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
| 7 | Young Boys FD | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 29 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 8 | Vanløse IF | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 28 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 9 | KFUM Roskilde | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 25 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 10 | Karlslunde IF | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 25 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 11 | Slagelse B&I | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
| 12 | Herlev IF | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 10 | Qualification to Relegation Group |

## Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in 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 | ROS | FRE | VSK | NSB | DAL | LYS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Roskilde (P) | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 93 | 38 | +55 | 69 | Promotion to Danish 2nd Division | — | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | BK Frem (P) | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 60 | Promotion to Danish 2nd Division | 1–4 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 |
| 3 | VSK Aarhus | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 53 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Næsby BK | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 47 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Dalum IF | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 42 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | IF Lyseng | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 37 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |

## Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 4 relegations spots to the 2022–23 Denmark Series. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | YOU | VAN | KAR | SLA | KFU | HER |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Young Boys FD | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 49 | | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Vanløse IF | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Karlslunde IF (R) | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 39 | Relegation to Denmark Series | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 10–0 |
| 4 | Slagelse B&I (R) | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 39 | Relegation to Denmark Series | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | KFUM Roskilde (R) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 30 | Relegation to Denmark Series | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–3 |
| 6 | Herlev IF (R) | 32 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 81 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to Denmark Series | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — |
