2022–23 Danish 2nd Division

The 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division was the 32nd season of the Danish 2nd Division since its establishment in 1991. The season started on 6 August 2022 with a group of twelve teams. After 22 rounds the group was split in a promotion group and a relegation group. The top two teams of the promotion group were promoted to the 2023–24 Danish 1st Division.

Danish 2nd Division

Season	2022–23
Dates	Regular season: 6 August 2022 – 10 April 2023 Play-offs: 15 April 2023 – 17 June 2023
Champions	Kolding IF (1st title)
Promoted	Kolding IF B.93
Relegated	BK Frem Jammerbugt FC (expelled)
Matches played	382
Goals scored	559 (1.46 per match)
Top goalscorer	Frederik Ellegaard (18 goals)
Biggest home win	AB 5–0 BK Frem (26 August 2022)
Biggest away win	Thisted FC 0–4 Aarhus Fremad (7 August 2022) Skive IK 0–4 Kolding IF (4 November 2022)
Highest scoring	FC Roskilde 4–6 Aarhus Fremad (3 September 2022)
Highest attendance	7,255[1] Esbjerg fB 1–2 B.93
Lowest attendance	0[1] (various)
Average attendance	582[2]
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Participants

Esbjerg fB and Jammerbugt FC finished the 2020–21 season of the Danish 1st Division in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2nd Division. They replaced Næstved BK and Hillerød Fodbold, who were promoted to the 2022–23 Danish 1st Division.

Stadia and locations

  Copenhagen (4 clubs)

Aarhus Fremad

Brabrand

Kolding

Skive

Thisted

Esbjerg fB

Jammerbugt

FC Roskilde

Locations of the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division teams. Copenhagen teams: Akademisk Boldklub, B.93,BK Frem and HIK

Club	Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity	2021–22 position
Aarhus Fremad	Aarhus	Riisvangen Stadium	Natural	5,000	7th
Akademisk Boldklub	Gladsaxe	Gladsaxe Stadium	Natural	13,800	5th
B.93	Copenhagen	Østerbro Stadium	Natural	7,000	4th
Brabrand IF	Brabrand	Brabrand Stadion	Natural	1,000	10th
Esbjerg fB	Esbjerg	Blue Water Arena	Natural	18,000	1D, 11th
Frem	Copenhagen	Valby Idrætspark	Natural	12,000	3D, 2nd
HIK	Hellerup	Gentofte Sportspark	Natural	15,000	6th
Jammerbugt FC	Pandrup	Jetsmark Stadion	Natural	6,000	1D, 12tn
Kolding IF	Kolding	Autocentralen Park	Natural	10,000	8th
FC Roskilde	Roskilde	Roskilde Idrætspark	Natural	6,000	3D, 1st
Skive IK	Skive	SPAR Nord Arena	Natural	10,000	9th
Thisted FC	Thisted	Sparekassen Thy Arena	Natural	3,000	3rd

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	B.93	22	16	2	4	47	25	+22	50	Qualification to Promotion Group
2	Aarhus Fremad	22	14	6	2	47	19	+28	48
3	Kolding IF	22	14	5	3	44	18	+26	47
4	Esbjerg fB	22	13	4	5	42	23	+19	43
5	AB Gladsaxe	22	12	6	4	51	28	+23	42
6	Thisted FC	22	8	4	10	26	31	−5	28
7	Brabrand IF	22	7	5	10	24	33	−9	26	Qualification to Relegation Group
8	HIK	22	7	3	12	25	41	−16	24
9	FC Roskilde	22	5	6	11	31	34	−3	21
10	Skive IK	22	5	8	9	27	35	−8	23
11	Frem	22	3	7	12	23	38	−15	16
12	Jammerbugt FC[3][4]	22	0	0	22	1	64	−63	0	Forced relegation to Tier 6 (Three rounds played)

Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2023. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in the 2023–24 Danish 1st Division. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		KOL	B93	AAF	ESB	ABG	THI
1	Kolding IF (P)	32	21	6	5	64	25	+39	69	Promotion to Danish 1st Division		—	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–0	1–0
2	B.93 (P)	32	20	6	6	63	38	+25	66			1–5	—	2–1	1–2	3–3	1–1
3	Aarhus Fremad	32	19	6	7	64	35	+29	63			1–3	0–2	—	1–3	5–2	2–1
4	Esbjerg fB	32	19	5	8	59	36	+23	62			1–0	1–2	3–1	—	0–2	2–1
5	AB Gladsaxe	32	13	9	10	62	51	+11	48			1–3	0–3	0–3	1–1	—	2–2
6	Thisted FC	32	9	7	16	32	47	−15	34			0–3	0–0	0–1	1–4	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2023. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.^[5][6] ]
(P) Promoted

Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 2 relegations spots to the 2023–24 Danish 3rd Division. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ROS	BRA	HIK	SKI	FRE	JAM[7][8]
1	FC Roskilde	32	13	8	11	52	39	+13	47			—	1–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	3–0
2	Brabrand IF	32	11	8	13	39	45	−6	41			1–1	—	1–0	2–2	2–1	3–0
3	HIK	32	12	4	16	43	49	−6	40			0–1	1–3	—	1–2	4–0	3–0
4	Skive IK	32	9	10	13	43	50	−7	37			1–2	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	3–0
5	Frem (R)	32	7	9	16	38	55	−17	30	Danish 3rd Division		2–5	1–1	2–2	3–0	—	3–0
6	Jammerbugt FC[9][10] (R)	32	0	0	32	1	94	−93	0	Jutland Series (Tier 6)		0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2023. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.^[5][6] ]
(R) Relegated