The 2025–26 Danish 1st Division marked the 30th season of the league operating as the second tier of Danish football and the 86th season overall under the 1st Division name. The league is governed by the Danish Football Association (DBU). For the first time, the 1st Division changed its name to the BetiniaLiga after NordicBet's sponsorship ended in 2024–25.
Participants AaB and Lyngby finished the 2024–25 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced OB and FC Fredericia, who were promoted to the 2025–26 Danish Superliga.
Aarhus Fremad and Middelfart G&BK won promotion from the 2024–25 Danish 2nd Division. They replaced Vendsyssel FF and FC Roskilde who were relegated to the 2025–26 Danish 2nd Division.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2024–25 position Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Natural 13,997 Aarhus Riisvangen Stadium Natural 5,000 Horsens Nordstern Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 Copenhagen Sundby Idrætspark (2025-?)Østerbro Stadium (2026?) ArtificialNatural 7,2007,000 Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 Hillerød Helsingør Stadion Natural 4,500 Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 Hvidovre Hvidovre Stadion Natural 12,000 Kolding Autocentralen Park Natural 10,000 Herfølge/Køge Capelli Sport Stadion Artificial 4,000 Kongens Lyngby Lyngby Stadium Natural 10,100 Middelfart Middelfart Stadion Natural 4,100
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 sponsorAaB Steffen Højer Benjamin Tiedemann Macron Arbejdernes LandsbankAarhus Fremad Morten Dahm Kjærgaard Marcus Kirchheiner Berri Faxe KondiAC Horsens Niki Zimling Matej Delac Hummel NG ZINK A/SB.93 Kasper Lorentzen Andreas Heimer Adidas Sparekassen DanmarkEsbjerg fB Sancheev Manoharan Lasse Vigen Hummel VIKINGHB Køge Nicklas Pedersen Mike Jensen Capelli CastusHillerød Fodbold Christian Lønstrup Jonathan Witt Adidas Dansk Varme ServiceHobro IK Jens Gjesing Emil Søgaard Puma DS Gruppen, Spar NordHvidovre Martin Retov Daniel Stenderup Uhlsport KBS BygKolding IF Jonas Kamper Albert Nørager Hummel Mos MoshLyngby Andreas Bjelland Mikkel Jespersen Mathias Hebo Select Carl Ras, AirtoxMiddelfart Kristoffer Johannsen Lasse Thomsen Puma 5e Byg
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment AaB Kristoffer Wichmann Sacked 26 May 2025 Pre-season Bo Zinck (caretaker) 19 June 2025 Esbjerg fB Lars Lungi Sørensen Resigned 30 June 2025 Sancheev Manoharan 1 July 2025 Hvidovre IF Per Frandsen Mutual consent 30 June 2025 Martin Retov 1 July 2025 Hobro IK Martin Thomsen Signed by Viborg FF as Assistant 28 July 2025 12th Jens Gjesing 11 August 2025 AaB Bo Zinck (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 29 July 2025 9th Steffen Højer 29 July 2025 Lyngby Morten Karlsen Sacked 2 September 2025 5th Andreas Bjelland & Mikkel Jespersen 24 December 2025 Middelfart Kim Engstrøm Signed by Vendsyssel FF 6 January 2026 12th Kristoffer Johannsen 12 January 2026 AC Horsens David Nielsen Resigned 10 March 2026 5th Mads Kristensen (caretaker) 10 March 2026 Kolding IF Albert Rudé Mutual consent 24 March 2026 5th Jonas Kamper 26 March 2026 AC Horsens Mads Kristensen (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 15 April 2026 6th Niki Zimling 15 April 2026
Regular season League table
Results
Promotion Group League table
Results
Relegation Group League table
Results
External links Danish FA Soccerway BetiniaLiga
References