2022–23 Danish 3rd Division

The 2022–23 Danish 3rd Division was the second season of the Danish 3rd Division since its establishment in 2021. 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 2nd Division.

Danish 3rd Division

Season	2022–23
Dates	Regular season: 6 August 2022 – 10 April 2023 Play-offs: 15 April 2023 – 17 June 2023
Champions	Middelfart (1st title)
Promoted	Middelfart FA 2000
Relegated	AB Tårnby Dalum
Matches played	191
Goals scored	598 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Daniel Stückler (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Ishøj 10–0 SfB-Oure FA (10 September 2022)
Biggest away win	Dalum 1–8 Ishøj (8 October 2022)
Highest scoring	Ishøj 10–0 SfB-Oure FA (10 September 2022)
Highest attendance	1,314[1] Holstebro 1–1 Young Boys FD
Lowest attendance	0[1] (various)
Average attendance	132[2]
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Participants

AB Tårnby, Ishøj IF, SfB-Oure FA, and Holstebro were promoted from the 2021–22 Denmark Series.

Stadia and locations

  Copenhagen (2 clubs)

Dalum

Lyseng

Ishøj IF

Næsby

Young Boys FD

VSK Aarhus

SfB-Oure FA

Holstebro

Middelfart G&BK

AB Tårnby

Locations of the 2022–23 Danish 3rd Division teams. Copenhagen teams:FA 2000 and Vanløse

Club	Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity	2021–22 position
AB Tårnby	Tårnby	Tårnby Stadium	Natural	10,000	DS2, 1st
Dalum IF	Odense	Dalum Stadion	Natural	4,000	5th
FA 2000	Frederiksberg	Frederiksberg Idrætspark	Artificial	5,000	2D, 11th
Holstebro	Holstebro	Holstebro Idrætspark	Natural	8,000	DS4, 1st
IF Lyseng	Aarhus	Lyseng Idrætscenter	Artificial	2,000	6th
Ishøj IF	Ishøj	Ishøj Idrætscenter	Natural	1,500	DS1, 1st
Middelfart G&BK	Middelfart	Middelfart Stadion	Natural	4,100	2D, 12th
Næsby BK	Odense	ALPI Arena Næsby	Natural	2,500	4th
SfB-Oure FA	Svendborg	Høje Bøge Stadium	Natural	7,000	DS3, 1st
Vanløse IF	Copenhagen	Vanløse Idrætspark	Natural	10,000	8th
VSK Aarhus	Aarhus	Vejlby Stadium	Natural	5,000	3th
Young Boys FD	Silkeborg	Søholt Idrætsanlæg	Natural	1,500	7th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Middelfart G&BK	22	17	3	2	48	15	+33	54	Qualification to Promotion Group
2	FA 2000	22	13	3	6	42	23	+19	42
3	Vanløse IF	22	11	5	6	37	30	+7	38
4	Ishøj IF	22	11	4	7	56	32	+24	37
5	VSK Aarhus	22	10	6	6	45	24	+21	36
6	Næsby BK	22	10	6	6	40	22	+18	36
7	Young Boys FD	22	10	5	7	37	23	+14	35	Qualification to Relegation Group
8	SfB-Oure FA	22	7	6	9	31	48	−17	27
9	IF Lyseng	22	7	5	10	29	42	−13	26
10	Holstebro	22	6	5	11	25	31	−6	23
11	AB Tårnby	22	5	2	15	27	50	−23	17
12	Dalum IF	22	0	0	22	6	81	−75	0

Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2022. 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 2nd 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		MID	FA2	VSK	ISH	VAN	NSB
1	Middelfart G&BK (P)	32	23	6	3	60	20	+40	75	Promotion to Danish 2nd Division		—	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–0	0–0
2	FA 2000 (P)	32	17	7	8	56	32	+24	58			1–1	—	1–0	3–1	2–0	0–0
3	VSK Aarhus	32	15	8	9	57	34	+23	53			1–2	1–1	—	1–3	0–0	2–1
4	Ishøj IF	32	14	6	12	67	47	+20	48			0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–0	3–1
5	Vanløse IF	32	13	8	11	48	45	+3	47			2–3	1–1	1–2	4–2	—	1–1
6	Næsby BK	32	11	10	11	49	37	+12	43			0–1	4–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	—

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.^[3][4]
(P) Promoted

Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the initial 3 relegations spots to the 2023–24 Denmark Series. Due to Jammerbugt FC forced relegation only 2 teams are set to be relegated in the 2022-23 season. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		YOU	HOL	LYS	SFB	ABT	DAL
1	Young Boys FD	32	17	8	7	60	29	+31	59			—	1–1	3–1	3–0	3–1	6–0
2	Holstebro	32	11	9	12	46	42	+4	42			1–1	—	2–2	3–1	4–2	2–0
3	IF Lyseng	32	11	8	13	54	55	−1	41			0–1	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	4–0
4	SfB-Oure FA	32	10	8	14	49	61	−12	38			2–5	0–0	1–6	—	4–1	2–1
5	AB Tårnby (Q)	32	8	4	20	42	74	−32	28	Relegation to Denmark Series		0–0	3–2	1–5	3–1	—	2–1
6	Dalum IF (Q)	32	1	0	31	12	110	−98	3			0–2	0–3	0–3	1–5	3–0	—

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.^[3][4]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated