2013–14 Danish 1st Division

The 2013–14 Danish 1st Division season (known as the NordicBet Liga due to sponsorship by NordicBet) marked the 18th season of the league operating as the second tier of Danish football and the 74th season overall under the 1st Division name. The league is governed by the Danish Football Association (DBU).

Danish 1st Division

Season	2013–14
Champions	Silkeborg IF
Promoted	Silkeborg IF Hobro IK
Relegated	Hvidovre IF BK Marienlyst
Matches played	198
Goals scored	573 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Patrick Mortensen (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Hobro IK 5-0 Silkeborg IF
Biggest away win	Vendsyssel 0-4 Fredericia
Highest scoring	Fredericia 2-5 Horsens
Highest attendance	Silkeborg IF-Lyngby BK 4.554 spectators
Lowest attendance	BK Marienlyst-AB Gladsaxe 217 spectators
Average attendance	2692
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The division-champion and runners-up are promoted to the 2014–15 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2014–15 Danish 2nd Divisions.

Participants

AC Horsens and Silkeborg IF finished the 2012–13 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Viborg FF and FC Vestsjælland, who were promoted to the 2013–14 Danish Superliga.

Hvidovre IF and BK Marienlyst won promotion from the 2012–13 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced Skive IK and FC Fyn.

As of 1 July 2013 FC Hjørring will participate under the name Vendsyssel FF.

Stadia and locations

AB Gladsaxe

Horsens

Brønshøj

Fredericia

HB Køge

Hvidovre

Hobro

Lyngby

Marienlyst

Silkeborg

Vendsyssel

Vejle

Locations of the 2013–14 Danish 1st Division teams

Club	Finishing position last season	First season of current spell in 1st Division
AB Gladsaxe	10th	2004–05
AC Horsens	11th in Superliga	2013–14
BK Marienlyst	1st in 2nd Division West	2013–14
Brønshøj BK	8th	2010–11
FC Fredericia	5th	2001–02
HB Køge	6th	2012–13
Hobro IK	9th	2010–11
Hvidovre IF	1st in 2nd Division East	2013–14
Lyngby BK	4th	2012–13
Silkeborg IF	12th in Superliga	2013–14
Vendsyssel FF	7th	2010–11
Vejle BK	3rd	2009–10

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	Thomas Nørgaard	Klaus Lykke	Hummel	PGO Scooters
AC Horsens	Johnny Mølby	Martin Retov	Hummel	Telia Stofa
BK Marienlyst	Anders Nielsen	Raafat El-Soussi	Nike	Albani Brewery
Brønshøj BK	Bo Henriksen	Pierre Kanstrup	Hummel	Sportigan
FC Fredericia	Nicolai Wael	Søren Pallesen	Hummel	Monjasa
HB Køge	Per Frandsen	Morten Karlsen	Puma	SEAS-NVE
Hobro IK	Jonas Dal	Rasmus Ingemann	Mitre	Spar Nord
Hvidovre IF	Per Nielsen	Thomas Wiil-Andersen	Nike	Lasse Jensen Entreprise
Lyngby BK	Jack Majgaard	Mathias Tauber	Adidas	J. Jensen A/S
Silkeborg IF	Jesper Sørensen	Frank Hansen	Uhlsport	Mascot International
Vendsyssel FF	Søren Kusk	Buster Munk	Puma	Spar Nord
Vejle BK	Tonny Hermansen	Jens Berthel Askou	Hummel	Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Lyngby Boldklub	Niels Frederiksen	Signed by Esbjerg fB	31 May 2013[1]	Johan Lange	1 June 2013[2]	Pre-Season
Akademisk Boldklub	Henrik Lehm	Resigned	4 June 2013[3]	Thomas Nørgaard	4 June 2013[4]	Pre-Season
Vejle BK	Kim Brink	Mutual consent	10 June 2013[5]	Tonny Hermansen	17 June 2013[6]	Pre-Season
FC Fredericia	Steen Thychosen (caretaker) Allan Simonsen (caretaker)	End of tenure as caretakers	30 June 2013	Nicolai Wael	1 July 2013[7]	Pre-Season
Silkeborg IF	Viggo Jensen	End of contract	30 June 2013[8]	Jesper Sørensen	1 July 2013[9]	Pre-Season
Lyngby Boldklub	Johan Lange	Resigned	5 December 2013[10]	Jack Majgaard	5 December 2013	5th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Silkeborg IF (C, P)	33	20	6	7	67	38	+29	66	Promotion to Danish Superliga
2	Hobro (P)	33	20	5	8	58	36	+22	65
3	Lyngby Boldklub	33	18	3	12	58	41	+17	57
4	Brønshøj	33	16	5	12	47	39	+8	53
5	Horsens	33	15	7	11	60	48	+12	52
6	HB Køge	33	13	10	10	39	31	+8	49
7	Vejle BK	33	12	11	10	49	38	+11	47
8	Fredericia	33	12	7	14	47	45	+2	43
9	Vendsyssel FF	33	12	2	19	35	59	−24	38
10	AB Gladsaxe	33	9	9	15	42	57	−15	36
11	Hvidovre IF (R)	33	10	6	17	43	63	−20	36	Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
12	Marienlyst (R)	33	4	3	26	28	78	−50	15

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

• 2013–14 in Danish football