Первая дивизия

1st Division is second highest football division in Denmark. It`s founded in 1945 year and till 1991 year was the highest football division in the country. With creation of Danish Superliga, it became second football division. For a sponsorship reasons it`s also knows ad NordicBet Liga. It`s built by 12 clubs, some of them professional, some – semi-professional. For one season each club from Danish 1st Division plays 33 matches. Clubs are ranked in table according to points they won during the season. At the end of the season, first club wins promotion for Danish Superliga, while the second and the third clubs plays a promotion play off to determine one more team who will win a spot in highest football league in Denmark. Last two clubs in the edn season table get demoted to lower Danish 2nd Division and their places are taken from top two clubs from the same 2nd Division.