2025–26 Danish 1st Division

Betinia Liga
Season2025–26
Dates18 July 2025 – 31 May 2026
ChampionsLyngby (3rd title)
PromotedLyngby
AC Horsens
RelegatedB.93
Middelfart
Matches192
Goals538 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerFrederik Gytkjær
Adrian Justinussen
(12 goals each)
Biggest home winLyngby 5–0 Esbjerg fB
(24 April 2026)
Aarhus Fremad 5–0 AaB
(22 May 2026)
Biggest away winMiddelfart 0–6 Hobro
(18 April 2026)
Highest scoringMiddelfart 2–5 AaB
(4 April 2026)
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2026.

The 2025–26 Danish 1st Division marked the 30th season of the league operating as the second tier of Danish football and the 86th season overall under the 1st Division name. The league is governed by the Danish Football Association (DBU). 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 Niki Zimling 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 Denmark Jonas Kamper 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 January 2026[14] 12th Denmark Kristoffer Johannsen 12 January 2026[15]
AC Horsens Denmark David Nielsen Resigned 10 March 2026[16] 5th Denmark Mads Kristensen (caretaker) 10 March 2026[17]
Kolding IF Spain Albert Rudé Mutual consent 24 March 2026[18] 5th Denmark Jonas Kamper 26 March 2026[19]
AC Horsens Denmark Mads Kristensen (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 15 April 2026 6th Denmark Niki Zimling 15 April 2026[20]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lyngby 22 12 6 4 49 25 +24 42 Advances to Promotion Group
2 Hvidovre 22 10 9 3 34 23 +11 39
3 Hillerød 22 10 7 5 33 29 +4 37
4 Esbjerg fB 22 11 4 7 32 29 +3 37
5 Kolding 22 9 6 7 29 23 +6 33
6 AC Horsens 22 8 6 8 26 24 +2 30
7 AaB 22 7 7 8 33 31 +2 28 Advances to Relegation Group
8 B.93 22 8 4 10 22 36 −14 28
9 Aarhus Fremad 22 6 9 7 32 27 +5 27
10 Hobro 22 6 7 9 21 30 −9 25
11 HB Køge 22 5 5 12 26 41 −15 20
12 Middelfart BK 22 2 6 14 21 44 −23 12
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Betinia LIGA
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 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 0–3 3–2 4–0
Aarhus Fremad 5–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 4–1
AC Horsens 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 3–1 3–3 0–4 2–1 1–3 2–0
B.93 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–5 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–0
Esbjerg fB 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–2
HB Køge 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–2
Hillerød 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Hobro 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 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 0–0 2–2 2–2
Kolding 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 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 2–0 4–1
Middelfart BK 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Group

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lyngby (C, P) 32 18 6 8 69 36 +33 60 Promotion to Danish Superliga
2 AC Horsens (P) 32 15 9 8 42 27 +15 54
3 Esbjerg fB 32 15 7 10 45 43 +2 52
4 Hillerød 32 13 11 8 42 43 −1 50
5 Hvidovre 32 11 13 8 43 39 +4 46
6 Kolding 32 10 8 14 37 40 −3 38
Source: Betinia LIGA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away ACH EFB HIL HVI KOL LYN
AC Horsens 4–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Esbjerg fB 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1
Hillerød 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–3
Hvidovre 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–2
Kolding 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–3
Lyngby 0–2 5–0 1–2 2–1 3–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Group

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 AaB 32 12 10 10 50 47 +3 46
2 Aarhus Fremad 32 11 11 10 52 37 +15 44
3 Hobro 32 11 9 12 40 43 −3 42
4 HB Køge 32 11 7 14 42 48 −6 40
5 B.93 (R) 32 10 7 15 44 58 −14 37 Relegation to 2026–27 Danish 2nd Division
6 Middelfart BK (R) 32 3 6 23 32 77 −45 15
Source: Betinia LIGA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AAB AAF B93 HBK HOB MID
AaB 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–3
Aarhus Fremad 5–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 5–1
B.93 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–1
HB Køge 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–0
Hobro 0–1 0–3 3–3 1–2 3–2
Middelfart BK 2–5 0–1 2–4 0–4 0–6
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 9 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Status på Østerbro Stadion - B.93". www.b93prof.dk. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hillerød får hjemmebane i Helsingør". Bold (in Danish). 30 April 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  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.
  16. ↑ "Officielt: David Nielsen færdig i AC Horsens". bold.dk (in Danish). 10 March 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mads Kristensen tager over i AC Horsens". bold.dk (in Danish). 10 March 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Kolding bekræfter: Albert Rudé er færdig". bold.dk (in Danish). 24 March 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Officielt: Jonas Kamper får til 2029 i Kolding". bold.dk (in Danish). 26 March 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Bekræftet: Horsens køber Zimling fri i AGF". bold.dk (in Danish). 15 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
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