2015–16 Danish 1st Division

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

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 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
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 Bo Henriksen Janus Drachmann Hummel Telia Stofa
FC Fredericia Jesper Sørensen Christian Ege Nielsen Hummel Monjasa
FC Helsingør Christian Lønstrup Kasper Enghardt Mitre Spar Nord
FC Roskilde Anders Theil Nikolaj Hansen Nike CP ApS
FC Vestsjælland Michael Hemmingsen Henrik Madsen Legea Harboes Bryggeri
HB Køge Henrik Lehm Rasmus Nielsen Puma SEAS-NVE
Lyngby BK David Nielsen Mathias Tauber Adidas J. Jensen A/S
Næstved BK Mogens Krogh Daniel Segev Jørgensen Mitre Sydbank
Silkeborg IF Peter Sørensen Frank Hansen uhlsport Mascot International
Skive IK Joakim Mattsson Jakob Andersen Hummel Spar Nord
Vejle BK Steen Thychosen (caretaker) Niels Bisp Rasmussen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vendsyssel FF Jacob Krüger (caretaker)
Ole Søndergaard (caretaker)		 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 Søren Hermansen End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2015 David Nielsen 1 July 2015[3] Pre-Season
Skive IK Jakob Michelsen Signed by SønderjyskE 30 June 2015[4] Joakim Mattsson 1 July 2015[5] Pre-Season
FC Fredericia Peter Sørensen End of contract 30 June 2015[6] Ove Pedersen 1 July 2015[7] Pre-Season
FC Vestsjælland Michael Hansen Sacked 1 September 2015[8] Michael Hemmingsen 3 September 2015[9] 11th
Silkeborg IF Kim Poulsen Mutual consent 30 September 2015 Peter Sørensen 30 September 2015[10] 8th
FC Fredericia Ove Pedersen Signed by Hobro IK 24 November 2015[11] Jesper Sørensen 10 December 2015[12] 5th
HB Køge Henrik Pedersen Mutual consent 23 December 2015[13] Henrik Lehm 1 January 2016[14] 7th
Vendsyssel FF Ove Christensen Mutual consent 23 April 2016[15] Jacob Krüger & Ole Søndergaard
(caretakers)		 23 April 2016[16] 6th
Vejle BK Klebér Saarenpää Sacked 24 April 2016[17] 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[lower-alpha 1] (R) 33 2 7 24 19 73 −54 7 Bankrupt; relegation to Zealand Series
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2016. Source: DBU
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 David Boysen Lyngby BK 11
2 Kjartan Finnbogason AC Horsens 10
3 Brent McGrath FC Fredericia 9
4 Bajram Fetai FC Roskilde 8
5 Thomas Mikkelsen Vejle BK 7
Jeppe Kjær Lyngby BK
6 André Riel FC Helsingør 6
Jóan Símun Edmundsson Vejle BK
Nikolaj Hansen FC Vestsjælland
Mikael Uhre Skive IK
Nicholas Gotfredsen FC Fredericia

See also
  • 2015–16 in Danish football

References
  1. "Silkeborg Smashed Velje". TV3Sport. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. Sejersbøl, Morten Crone (2015-06-20). "Superligaen udvides til 14 hold" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  3. "David Nielsen ny Lyngby-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  4. "Officielt: Michelsen ny SønderjyskE-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  5. "Skive henter deres cheftræner i OB" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  6. "Peter S: Stopper i Fredericia til sommer" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  7. "Ove Pedersen ny Fredericia-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  8. "FCV bekræfter: Michael Hansen fyret" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  9. "Officielt: Hemmingsen ny træner i FCV" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  10. "Officielt: Peter Sørensen ny cheftræner i Silkeborg" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  11. "Officielt: Ove P. ny Hobro-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  12. "Jesper Sørensen ny træner i Fredericia" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  13. "Henrik Pedersen forlader HB Køge" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  14. "HB Køge henter ny cheftræner i Brøndby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  15. "Ove Christensen fortid i Vendsyssel" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  16. "Trio overtager Vendsyssel" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  17. "Vejle fyrer Saarenpää" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  18. "DBU: FCV fratrækkes seks point omgående" (in Danish). bold.dk. 1 December 2015.
  19. "Officielt: FCV er gået konkurs" (in Danish). bold.dk. 9 December 2015.
  20. "Bet25 Liga Top Scorers". 28 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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