2015–16 Danish 1st Division

Danish 1st Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsLyngby
PromotedLyngby
Silkeborg
Horsens
RelegatedVestsjælland
Top goalscorerKjartan Finnbogason - 10 goals
Biggest home winSilkeborg 5-0 Vejle
(28 May 2016)[1]

The 2015–16 Danish 1st Division season is the 20th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.

The division-champion, the runners-up and the third placed team are promoted to the 2016–17 Danish Superliga because the Danish Superliga will be expanded to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[2] The team in the 12th place is relegated to the 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions.

Participants

FC Vestsjælland and Silkeborg IF finished the 2014–15 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Viborg FF and AGF, who were promoted to the 2015–16 Danish Superliga.

FC Helsingør and Næstved BK won promotion from the 2014–15 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced Akademisk Boldklub and Brønshøj Boldklub.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2015–16 Danish 1st Division teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2014–15 position
AC Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 6th
FC Fredericia Fredericia Monjasa Park Natural 4,000 10th
FC Helsingør Helsingør Helsingør Stadion Natural 4,500 2D East, 1st
FC Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde Idrætspark Natural 6,000 9th
FC Vestsjælland Slagelse Harboe Arena Slagelse Natural 10,000 Superliga, 11th
HB Køge Herfølge/Køge SEAS-NVE Park (until 10 May 2016)
Castus Park (since 11 May 2016) 		Natural 8,000 7th
Lyngby BK Lyngby Lyngby Stadion Natural 8,000 3rd
Næstved BK Næstved Næstved Stadion Natural 10,000 2D West, 1st
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg MASCOT Park Natural 10,000 Superliga, 12th
Skive IK Skive Spar Nord Arena Natural 10,000 8th
Vejle BK Vejle Vejle Stadion Natural 10,418 5th
Vendsyssel FF Hjørring Bredbånd Nord Arena Natural 7,500 4th

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
AC Horsens Denmark Bo Henriksen Denmark Janus Drachmann Hummel Telia Stofa
FC Fredericia Denmark Jesper Sørensen Denmark Christian Ege Nielsen Hummel Monjasa
FC Helsingør Denmark Christian Lønstrup Denmark Kasper Enghardt Mitre Spar Nord
FC Roskilde Denmark Anders Theil Denmark Nikolaj Hansen Nike CP ApS
FC Vestsjælland Denmark Michael Hemmingsen Denmark Henrik Madsen Legea Harboes Bryggeri
HB Køge Denmark Henrik Lehm Denmark Rasmus Nielsen Puma SEAS-NVE
Lyngby BK Denmark David Nielsen Denmark Mathias Tauber Adidas J. Jensen A/S
Næstved BK Denmark Mogens Krogh Denmark Daniel Segev Jørgensen Mitre Sydbank
Silkeborg IF Denmark Peter Sørensen Denmark Frank Hansen uhlsport Mascot International
Skive IK Sweden Joakim Mattsson Denmark Jakob Andersen Hummel Spar Nord
Vejle BK Denmark Steen Thychosen (caretaker) Denmark Niels Bisp Rasmussen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Jacob Krüger (caretaker)
Denmark Ole Søndergaard (caretaker) 		Denmark Buster Munk Puma Spar Nord

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Lyngby BK Denmark Søren Hermansen End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2015 Denmark David Nielsen 1 July 2015[3] Pre-Season
Skive IK Denmark Jakob Michelsen Signed by SønderjyskE 30 June 2015[4] Sweden Joakim Mattsson 1 July 2015[5] Pre-Season
FC Fredericia Denmark Peter Sørensen End of contract 30 June 2015[6] Denmark Ove Pedersen 1 July 2015[7] Pre-Season
FC Vestsjælland Denmark Michael Hansen Sacked 1 September 2015[8] Denmark Michael Hemmingsen 3 September 2015[9] 11th
Silkeborg IF Denmark Kim Poulsen Mutual consent 30 September 2015 Denmark Peter Sørensen 30 September 2015[10] 8th
FC Fredericia Denmark Ove Pedersen Signed by Hobro IK 24 November 2015[11] Denmark Jesper Sørensen 10 December 2015[12] 5th
HB Køge Denmark Henrik Pedersen Mutual consent 23 December 2015[13] Denmark Henrik Lehm 1 January 2016[14] 7th
Vendsyssel FF Denmark Ove Christensen Mutual consent 23 April 2016[15] Denmark Jacob Krüger & Ole Søndergaard
(caretakers) 		23 April 2016[16] 6th
Vejle BK Sweden Klebér Saarenpää Sacked 24 April 2016[17] Denmark Steen Thychosen (caretaker) 4 April 2016 4th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lyngby Boldklub (P) 33 19 7 7 59 37 +22 64 Promotion to Danish Superliga
2 Silkeborg IF (P) 33 18 9 6 59 29 +30 63
3 AC Horsens (P) 33 18 6 9 52 34 +18 60
4 Vendsyssel FF 33 16 8 9 41 33 +8 56
5 Vejle BK 33 16 5 12 56 46 +10 53
6 FC Fredericia 33 12 11 10 45 45 0 47
7 FC Helsingør 33 14 5 14 40 42 −2 47
8 HB Køge 33 13 6 14 34 35 −1 45
9 FC Roskilde 33 10 9 14 51 58 −7 39
10 Næstved BK 33 10 4 19 37 48 −11 34
11 Skive IK 33 8 7 18 37 50 −13 31
12 FC Vestsjælland[a] (D, R) 33 2 7 24 19 73 −54 7 Bankrupt; relegation to Zealand Series
Source: DBU
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Vestsjælland was deducted six point for financial irregularities.[18] On 9 December 2015 the club went bankrupt and withdrew from the league, which meant that the remaining games of the club would be made 3-0-victories for the opponent. The professional superstructure was dissolved, but the amateur section of the mother club continued playing in the lower regional levels, Zealand Series, as Slagelse B&I.[19]

Top scorers

As of match played 7 December 2015[20]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Denmark David Boysen Lyngby BK 11
2 Iceland Kjartan Finnbogason AC Horsens 10
3 Australia Brent McGrath FC Fredericia 9
4 North Macedonia Bajram Fetai FC Roskilde 8
5 Denmark Thomas Mikkelsen Vejle BK 7
Denmark Jeppe Kjær Lyngby BK
6 Denmark André Riel FC Helsingør 6
Faroe Islands Jóan Símun Edmundsson Vejle BK
Denmark Nikolaj Hansen FC Vestsjælland
Denmark Mikael Uhre Skive IK
Denmark Nicholas Gotfredsen FC Fredericia

See also

References

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