B-Liga

B-Liga
Organising bodyDanish FA (DBU)
Founded1992 (1992)
First season1993
CountryDenmark
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1 (2021–present)
Number of clubs8 (2021–present)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toA-Liga
Relegation toC-Liga
Domestic cupDanish Cup (1992–present)
WebsiteB-liga
Current: 2026–27 B-Liga

B-Liga (formerly the Danish Women's 1st Division) is an association football league in Denmark and the second-highest division of the Danish football league system. Contested by 8 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the Danish Women's Football League.

Format

The B-Liga consists of 8 teams playing in a double round-robin tournament, with home and away games.[1] The teams that finish in the top four spots compete in the qualification play-offs against the two worst ranked A-Liga teams to determine two promotion spots. The four bottom placed teams instead play against the two top placed teams from each of the C-Liga groups in the B-Liga qualification play-offs. The two bottom placed teams from the 1st division qualification play-offs are relegated to C-Liga. Both the A-Liga and B-Liga qualification play-offs consist of a double round-robin tournaments among the six participating teams.[2] This has been the format since the 2021–2022 season.

Changes

Until and including the 2006–07 season, the B-Liga comprised 12 teams playing a double round-robin tournament – each team playing each other twice; once home, once away. The champion was promoted to the A-Liga, called Elitedivisionen at the time. The runner-up played a promotion game against the second worst placed team of the A-Liga for a spot in the next season of A-Liga. Meanwhile, the two worst ranked teams were relegated to C-Liga, known as the Women's Denmark Series at the time.

B-Liga was reduced to 10 teams from the 2007–08 season.

From 2013–14 until the 2019–20 season, the B-Liga was expanded to include 16 teams, divided into two groups - East and West - each consisting of eight teams. The highest ranked team from each group would play in the A-Liga qualification play-offs together against the four lowest-ranked teams of A-Liga. The top two teams in the qualification play-offs achieved promotion to the A-Liga.

The 2020–21 B-Liga contained 20 teams, split into four groups of five, each playing a double roun-robin tournament. The top two teams of each group advanced to promotion qualifiers, split into two groups of four. A total of four teams advanced to the qualification play-offs. The remaining 12 teams were in the relegation play-offs, consisting of two groups of six teams each.

Teams

2026–27 season

Note that a fair few clubs have never been in C-Liga as it was created in 2021 and any relegations before then were to the non-league fourth tier Denmark Series.

Club # Since Total C-Liga A-Liga Notes
B.93 2 2025 TBA N/a 2024–25
Esbjerg fB[a] 7 2020 TBA N/a 2017–18 The stats are the erstwhile Varde IF's and then Esbjerg's from 2025 onwards.
Næstved HG[b] 6 2021 TBA N/a TBA Est. 2021.
Sundby 1 2026 TBA 2025–26 2022–23
Thy-Thisted 3 2024 TBA N/a 2023–24
Viborg 1 2026 TBA 2025–26
Østerbro 5 2022 TBA 2021–22
AaB 3 2024 TBA 2017–18 2023–24

Source: Danish Football Association

  1. ↑ Esbjerg is an amalgamation of Varde IF and Esbjerg fB. The club inherited Varde IF's license following the 2024–25 season.
  2. ↑ Næstved is an amalgamation of Herlufsholm GF and Næstved IF.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ny landsdækkende 1. division og to 2. divisioner" (in Danish). Kvindedivisionsforeningen. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Love og Regler" [Laws and Rules] (in Danish). DBU. 23 July 2024.
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