2014–15 Danish 1st Division

The 2014–15 Danish 1st Division season marked the 19th season of the league operating as the second tier of Danish football and the 75th season overall under the 1st Division name. The league is governed by the Danish Football Association (DBU).

Danish 1st Division

Season	2014–15
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The division-champion and runners-up are promoted to the 2015–16 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2015–16 Danish 2nd Divisions.

Participants

AGF and Viborg FF finished the 2013–14 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Silkeborg IF and Hobro IK, who were promoted to the 2014–15 Danish Superliga.

Skive IK and FC Roskilde won promotion from the 2013–14 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced BK Marienlyst and Hvidovre IF.

Stadia and locations

AB Gladsaxe

Aarhus

Horsens

Brønshøj

Fredericia

HB Køge

Lyngby

Roskilde

Skive

Vendsyssel

Vejle

Viborg

Locations of the 2014–15 Danish 1st Division teams

Club	Finishing position last season	First season of current spell in 1st Division
AB Gladsaxe	10th	2004–05
AC Horsens	5th	2013–14
AGF	11th in Superliga	2014–15
Brønshøj BK	4th	2010–11
FC Fredericia	8th	2001–02
FC Roskilde	1st in 2nd Division East	2014–15
HB Køge	6th	2012–13
Lyngby BK	3rd	2012–13
Skive IK	1st in 2nd Division West	2014–15
Vendsyssel FF	9th	2010–11
Vejle BK	7th	2009–10
Viborg FF	12th in Superliga	2014–15

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	Simon Bræmer	Hummel	PGO Scooters
AC Horsens	Bo Henriksen	Janus Drachmann	Hummel	Telia Stofa
AGF	Morten Wieghorst	Steffen Rasmussen	Hummel	YouSee
Brønshøj BK	Thomas Ibsen (caretaker)	Jesper Fleckner	Hummel	Sportigan
FC Fredericia	Peter Sørensen	Søren Pallesen	Hummel	Monjasa
FC Roskilde	Anders Theil	Nikolaj Hansen	Nike	CP ApS
HB Køge	Henrik Pedersen	Casper Grønn	Puma	SEAS-NVE
Lyngby BK	Søren Hermansen (caretaker)	Mathias Tauber	Adidas	J. Jensen A/S
Skive IK	Jakob Michelsen	Jakob Andersen	Hummel	Spar Nord
Vendsyssel FF	Ove Christensen	Buster Munk	Puma	Spar Nord
Vejle BK	Klebér Saarenpää	Henrik Bødker	Hummel	Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Viborg FF	Aurelijus Skarbalius	Mikkel Rask	Nike	Andelskassen

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
AGF	Jesper Fredberg	Sacked	30 May 2014	Morten Wieghorst	1 June 2014[1]	Pre-Season
AC Horsens	Johnny Mølby	End of contract	30 June 2014[2]	Bo Henriksen	1 July 2014[3]	Pre-Season
Brønshøj	Bo Henriksen	End of contract	30 June 2014[4]	Carit Falch	1 July 2014[5]	Pre-Season
HB Køge	Per Frandsen	Signed as youth manager by Brøndby IF	30 June 2014[6]	Henrik Pedersen	1 July 2014[7]	Pre-Season
Vendsyssel FF	Søren Kusk	End of contract	30 June 2014[8]	Ove Christensen	1 July 2014[9]	Pre-Season
Vejle BK	Tonny Hermansen	Mutual consent	20 October 2014[10]	Klebér Saarenpää	20 October 2014[11]	11th
Brønshøj	Carit Falch	Mutual consent	8 April 2015[12]	Thomas Ibsen (caretaker)	8 April 2015	12th
FC Fredericia	Nicolai Wael	Sacked	13 April 2015[13]	Peter Sørensen	13 April 2015	11th
Lyngby BK	Jack Majgaard	Sacked	4 May 2015[14]	Søren Hermansen (caretaker)	4 May 2015	4th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Viborg FF (P)	33	17	14	2	47	20	+27	65	Promotion to Danish Superliga
2	AGF (P)	33	17	10	6	59	33	+26	61
3	Lyngby Boldklub	33	14	9	10	49	37	+12	51
4	Vendsyssel FF	33	13	10	10	35	29	+6	49
5	Vejle BK	33	11	12	10	41	46	−5	45
6	AC Horsens	33	10	12	11	43	42	+1	42
7	HB Køge	33	10	12	11	33	35	−2	42
8	Skive IK	33	8	17	8	40	42	−2	41
9	FC Roskilde	33	10	8	15	40	38	+2	38
10	FC Fredericia	33	6	16	11	28	40	−12	34
11	AB Gladsaxe (R)	33	8	8	17	35	61	−26	32	Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
12	Brønshøj Boldklub (R)	33	3	14	16	20	47	−27	23

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

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mate Vatsadze	AGF	20
2	Kim Aabech	AGF	17
3	Serge Déblé	Viborg FF	14
4	David Boysen	Lyngby Boldklub	12
5	Bruninho	HB Køge	11
	Kjartan Finnbogason	AC Horsens
	Andreas Albers	Vejle Boldklub

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Updated to matches played on 6. June

See also

• 2014–15 in Danish football