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

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

ClubLocationStadiumTurfCapacity2015–16 position
GladsaxeGladsaxe StadiumNatural13,800
FredericiaMonjasa ParkNatural4,000
HelsingørHelsingør StadionNatural4,500
RoskildeRoskilde IdrætsparkNatural6,000
CopenhagenSundby IdrætsparkNatural7,200
Herfølge/KøgeCastus ParkNatural8,000
HobroDS ArenaNatural8,000
Nykøbing FalsterEnelco Arena
Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark
Natural10,000
NæstvedEuro Outlets Stadion NæstvedNatural7,500
SkiveSpar Nord ArenaNatural10,000
VejleVejle StadionNatural10,418
HjørringBredbånd Nord ArenaNatural7,500

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.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AB Gladsaxe Søren Bjerg Rasmus Grønborg HansenHummelMASCOT Workwear
FC Fredericia Jesper Sørensen Christian Ege NielsenHummelMonjasa
FC Helsingør Christian Lønstrup Andreas HolmDiadoraSpar Nord
FC Roskilde Anders Theil Nikolaj HansenNikeCP ApS
Fremad Amager John Jensen Mohammed AbdalasAdidasHC Container
HB Køge Henrik Lehm Henrik MadsenNikeCastus
Hobro IK Thomas Thomasberg Mads JustesenPumaDS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Nykøbing FC Jens Olsen Mathias OlsenNikeJyske Bank
Næstved BK Michael Hemmingsen Kristoffer MunksgaardJomaSydbank
Skive IK Kim Kristensen Jakob AndersenNikeSpar Nord
Vejle BK Andreas Alm Steffen KielstrupHummelFrøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vendsyssel FF Erik Rasmussen Chris SørensenPumaSpar Nord

Managerial changes

League table