2017–18 Denmark Series

The 2017–18 Denmark Series was the 53rd season of the Denmark Series, the fourth-tier of the Danish football league structure organised by the Danish FA (DBU). The league was divided in four groups of ten teams each, with the group winners reaching promotion to the 2018–19 Danish 2nd Divisions, while the last place teams suffered automatic relegation to the lower divisions. The eight and ninth placed teams of each group risked playing relegation-playoffs, depending on Danish 2nd Division results.^[1] The season was launched in on 5 August 2017 and the final rounds of regular league fixtures were held on 16 June 2018 with the play-off relegation matches being held on 20 June 2018.

Denmark Series

Season	2017–18
Promoted	Slagelse B&I Vanløse IF Tarup-Paarup IF Vejgaard BK
Relegated	Fredensborg BI Stenløse BK Virum-Sorgenfri BK FC Sønderborg VSK Aarhus (II) Esbjerg fB (II) Randers Freja FC Skanderborg
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Competition format

• The first places in each group will reach promotion to the 2nd Division.
• The bottoms teams in each group will suffer automatic relegation to the regional divisions.
• In each group, the eight and ninth place risk relegation, dependent on the final standings of the 2nd Divisions.

Group 1

  Copenhagen (4 clubs)

Slagelse

Holbæk

LSF

Karlslunde

Fredensborg

Stenløse

Larger Copenhagen teams
FA 2000
Herlev IF
Kastrup Boldklub
Taastrup FC

Locations of the Denmark Series, Group 1, 2017–18 teams

Teams and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
FA 2000	Frederiksberg	Frederiksberg Idrætspark	5,000
Fredensborg BI	Fredensborg	Fredensborg Stadium	2,000
Herlev	Herlev	Herlev Stadium	3,500
Holbæk B&I	Holbæk	Holbæk Stadium	10,500
Karlslunde IF	Karlslunde	Karlslunde Stadium	?
Kastrup BK	Tårnby	Kastrup Idrætsanlæg	?
LSF	Smørumnedre	Sydbank Arena	1,000
Slagelse B&I	Slagelse	Harboe Arena Slagelse	10,000
Stenløse BK	Stenløse	Stenløse Stadium	?
Taastrup FC	Taastrup	Taastrup Idrætspark	1,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Slagelse B&I	27	20	5	2	68	22	+46	65	Promotion to 2nd Division
2	Holbæk B&I	27	16	4	7	67	37	+30	52
3	Herlev	27	15	2	10	52	34	+18	47
4	LSF	27	11	6	10	62	52	+10	39
5	FA 2000	27	10	3	14	46	55	−9	33
6	Taastrup FC	27	8	6	13	42	53	−11	30
7	Kastrup BK	27	7	8	12	46	64	−18	29
8	Karlslunde IF	27	7	6	14	30	49	−19	27	Possible Relegation Play-off
9	Fredensborg BI	27	6	9	12	38	58	−20	27
10	Stenløse BK	27	6	9	12	30	57	−27	27	Relegation to Lower Divisions

Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2020. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Emil Scott	LSF	22
2	Christoffer Thrane	Slagelse B&I	15
	Matin Al-Atlassi	Herlev

Group 2

  Copenhagen (8 clubs)

KFUM Roskilde

TFC Odsherred

Larger Copenhagen teams
AB Tårnby
Avedøre IF
Boldklubben 1908
Fremad Valby
GVI
IF Skjold Birkerød
Vanløse
Virum-Sorgenfri

Locations of the Denmark Series, Group 2, 2017–18 teams

Teams and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
AB Tårnby	Tårnby	Tårnby Stadium	10,000
Avedøre IF	Hvidovre	Avedøre Stadium	1,200
Boldklubben 1908	Amager Vest	Sundby Idrætspark	7,200
Fremad Valby	Valby	Valby Idrætspark	12,000
GVI	Vangede	Nymosen	?
IF Skjold Birkerød	Birkerød	Birkerød Idrætscenter	2,819
KFUM Roskilde	Roskilde	Lillevang	?
TFC Odsherred	Vig	Vig Idrætscenter	?
Vanløse IF	Vanløse	Vanløse Idrætspark	5,000
Virum-Sorgenfri	Virum	Virum Stadium	1,200

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Vanløse IF	27	15	7	5	48	18	+30	52	Promotion to 2nd Division
2	GVI	27	14	10	3	47	24	+23	52
3	Boldklubben 1908	27	16	3	8	54	28	+26	51
4	AB Tårnby	27	14	3	10	51	50	+1	45
5	Fremad Valby	27	13	5	9	43	30	+13	44
6	TFC Odsherred	27	9	6	12	37	35	+2	33
7	IF Skjold Birkerød	27	7	8	12	24	45	−21	29
8	Avedøre IF	27	7	5	15	32	57	−25	26	Possible Relegation Play-off
9	KFUM Roskilde	27	6	5	16	30	50	−20	23
10	Virum-Sorgenfri	27	6	4	17	26	55	−29	22	Relegation to Lower Divisions

Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2018. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Relegation play-offs East

Fredensborg BI	1–2	KFUM Roskilde
	Report

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)

19:00 CEST

Glostrup Idrætspark, Glostrup

Referee: Morten Christoffersen

Group 3

Aarhus Fremad (II)

B 1909

B 1913

FC Sønderborg

Esbjerg fB (II)

Kolding B

Oure FA

Tarup-Paarup

Varde

VSK Aarhus (II)

Locations of the Denmark Series, Group 3, 2017–18 teams

Teams and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Aarhus Fremad (II)	Aarhus N	Riisvangen	5,000
B 1909	Odense	Gillested Park	6,000
B 1913	Odense SØ	Campus Road	2,000
FC Sønderborg	Sønderborg	Sønderborg Stadion	2,200
Esbjerg fB (II)	Esbjerg	Fodboldanlægget på Gl. Vardevej	?
Kolding B	Tårnby	Mosevejs Sportsplads	1,500
Oure FA	Oure	Oure Idrætsskole	?
Tarup-Paarup	Odense NV	Home Tarup Park	?
Varde IF	Varde	Sydbank Stadium	4,000
VSK Aarhus (II)	Vejlby-Risskov	Vejlby Stadium	5,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Tarup-Paarup	27	18	3	6	80	37	+43	57	Promotion to 2nd Division
2	Oure FA	27	16	4	7	71	42	+29	52
3	B 1909	27	16	3	8	55	36	+19	51
4	Varde	27	13	6	8	54	42	+12	45
5	Kolding B	27	12	4	11	47	46	+1	40
6	B 1913	27	9	5	13	49	54	−5	32
7	Aarhus Fremad (II)	27	7	10	10	47	47	0	31
8	FC Sønderborg	27	9	2	16	39	63	−24	29	Possible Relegation Play-off
9	VSK Aarhus (II)	27	7	7	13	34	66	−32	28
10	Esbjerg fB (II)	27	3	6	18	27	70	−43	15	Relegation to Lower Divisions

Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2018. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Top goalscorers

As of 20 June 2018

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Mikkel Hyllegaard	23	Oure FA
Mathias Kristensen	19	Tarup-Paarup
Michael Broni Jørgensen	17	Tarup-Paarup
Fiton Durguti	17	Kolding B

Group 4

Skanderborg

Hedensted IF

Holstebro B

Lystrup IF

Randers Freja

Vatanspor

Vejgaard B

Viborg FF (II)

Viby IF

AaB (II)

Locations of the Denmark Series, Group 4, 2017–18 teams

Teams and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
FC Skanderborg	Skanderborg	team.blue arena	?
Hedensted IF	Hedensted	Hedensted Stadium	?
Holstebro B	Holstebro	Holstebro Idrætspark	8,000
Lystrup IF	Lystrup	Lystrup Idrætsanlæg	800
Randers Freja	Randers	Randers Stadium	10,300
Vatanspor	Brabrand	Bøgeskov Idrætsanlæg	?
Vejgaard B	Aalborg	Soffy Road	?
Viborg FF (II)	Viborg	Viborg FF's anlæg	?
Viby IF	Viby J	Viby Idrætspark	?
AaB Fodbold (II)	Aalborg	AaB's anlæg	?

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Vejgaard B	27	17	8	2	47	23	+24	59	Promotion to 2nd Division
2	Holstebro B	27	15	4	8	70	41	+29	49
3	Hedensted IF	27	14	5	8	53	40	+13	47
4	Viborg FF (II)	27	11	9	7	50	46	+4	42
5	AaB (II)	27	9	11	7	52	43	+9	38
6	Viby IF	27	11	3	13	59	48	+11	36
7	Vatanspor	27	10	4	13	49	48	+1	34
8	Lystrup IF	27	8	7	12	47	55	−8	31	Possible Relegation Play-off
9	Randers Freja	27	4	8	15	41	78	−37	20
10	FC Skanderborg	27	4	5	18	37	83	−46	17	Relegation to Lower Divisions

Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2018. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Top goalscorers

As of 20 June 2018

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Kasper Emil Kristensen	17	AaB (II)
Mark Mikkelsen	12	Lystrup IF
Simon Matras	12	Viby IF
Mikkel Petersen	12	Holstebro B

Relegation play-offs West

FC Sønderborg	0–1	Lystrup IF
	Report

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)

19:00 CEST

Autocentralen Park, Kolding

Referee: Søren Grøn Stampe