Summary
The 3F Superliga (DEN1) is the top professional division in the Danish football system and is the current Danish football championship tournament. At the end of the 2020-2021 season, the DEN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2020-2021 DEN1 Championship Group team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2020-2021 DEN1 Championship Group team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2020-2021 DEN1 Championship Group team
- winner of 2020-2021 DEN1 UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff
The winner of the 2020-2021 DBU Pokalen (Danish Cup), typically a DEN1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Denmark
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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DEN1 | 3F Superliga | 12 |
DEN2 | NordicBet Liga (1.division) | 12 |
DEN3 | 2.division | 28 |
DEN4 | Denmark Series | 40 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 11 Sep 2020 - 21 Mar 2021 | Champ/Releg Rounds 4 Apr 2021 - 24 May 2021 | UEFAEL Playoffs 26 May 2021 - 15 Jun 2021 | 12: DEN1 (10 minimum), DEN2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
Each DEN1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 11 DEN1 teams for a total of 22 regular season league matches per team. At the end of regular season, the top 6 teams play in the Championship Round, while the bottom 6 teams play in the Relegation Round. In the Championship and Relegation rounds, each team plays Home/Away against the other 5 teams for 10 more matches (32 total league matches per team). Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) away goals scored, (4) playoff, then (5) a draw.
Playoffs
Upon completion of the 2020-2021 DEN1 Championship and Relegation Rounds, the 4th place team in the Championship Round plays 1 match against the 1st place team from the Relegation Round. The winner of this match receives a berth in 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round
Relegation
At the end of the 2020-2021 DEN1 Relegation Round, the 5th and 6th place teams enter into a Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 1st and 2nd place teams from DEN2. The winning teams are promoted to the 2021-2022 DEN1.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aarhus GF | 31 | Aalborg BK | Ceres Park |
2nd Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Brøndby IF | 32 | 19 -4-9 | 61 | - | 58 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 9 -0-7 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 7 |
2 | FC Midtjylland | 32 | 18 -6-8 | 60 | - | 57 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 12 -2-2 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 24 | 26 | -2 |
3 | FC København | 32 | 16 -7-9 | 55 | - | 61 | 53 | 8 | 16 | 9 -4-3 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | 27 | 28 | -1 |
4 | Aarhus GF | 32 | 13 -9-10 | 48 | - | 48 | 42 | 6 | 16 | 9 -1-6 | 28 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | 18 | 23 | -5 |
5 | FC Nordsjælland | 32 | 11 -10-11 | 43 | - | 51 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 23 | 30 | -7 |
6 | Randers FC | 32 | 11 -7-14 | 40 | - | 43 | 38 | 5 | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Aalborg BK | 32 | 12 -10-10 | 46 | - | 44 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
2 | SønderjyskE | 32 | 13 -5-14 | 44 | - | 45 | 48 | -3 | 16 | 8 -2-6 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
3 | Odense BK | 32 | 11 -10-11 | 43 | - | 40 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 21 | 25 | -4 |
4 | Vejle Boldklub | 32 | 9 -11-12 | 38 | - | 42 | 50 | -8 | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
5 | Lyngby Boldklub | 32 | 6 -8-18 | 26 | - | 36 | 63 | -27 | 16 | 1 -7-8 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 16 | 5 -1-10 | 16 | 22 | 34 | -12 |
6 | AC Horsens | 32 | 5 -9-18 | 24 | - | 30 | 59 | -29 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -19 |
2021-2022 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2021-2022 UEFAECL Relegation to DEN2 |
1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Brøndby IF | 22 | 14 -3-5 | 45 | - | 40 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 -0-4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
2 | FC Midtjylland | 22 | 13 -4-5 | 43 | - | 35 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
3 | Aarhus GF | 22 | 10 -8-4 | 38 | - | 35 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 -7-1 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
4 | FC København | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 39 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
5 | Randers FC | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 31 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
6 | FC Nordsjælland | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 35 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
7 | SønderjyskE | 22 | 8 -4-10 | 28 | - | 30 | 32 | -2 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
8 | Odense BK | 22 | 7 -7-8 | 28 | - | 25 | 28 | -3 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
9 | Aalborg BK | 22 | 7 -7-8 | 28 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
10 | Vejle Boldklub | 22 | 6 -6-10 | 24 | - | 25 | 37 | -12 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 21 | -9 |
11 | Lyngby Boldklub | 22 | 5 -5-12 | 20 | - | 25 | 43 | -18 | 11 | 1 -5-5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 11 | 4 -0-7 | 12 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
12 | AC Horsens | 22 | 2 -6-14 | 12 | - | 15 | 37 | -22 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Randers FC | 21 | FC København | Cepheus Park Randers |
FC Midtjylland | 40 | Aarhus GF | MCH Arena |
Brøndby IF | 20 | FC Nordsjælland | Brøndby Stadion |
Odense BK | 40 | AC Horsens | Nature Energy Park |
Vejle Boldklub | 22 | Lyngby Boldklub | Vejle Stadion |
SønderjyskE | 04 | Aalborg BK | Sydbank Park |
Aarhus GF | 12 | Brøndby IF | Ceres Park |
Lyngby Boldklub | 12 | Odense BK | Lyngby Stadion |
AC Horsens | 12 | SønderjyskE | Casa Arena |
FC København | 42 | FC Midtjylland | Parken Stadium |
Aalborg BK | 21 | Vejle Boldklub | Aalborg Portland Park |
FC Nordsjælland | 21 | Randers FC | Right to Dream Park |
SønderjyskE | 20 | Lyngby Boldklub | Sydbank Park |
Aarhus GF | 31 | FC Nordsjælland | Casa Arena |
FC København | 21 | Brøndby IF | Parken Stadium |
Aalborg BK | 11 | AC Horsens | Aalborg Portland Park |
FC Midtjylland | 11 | Randers FC | MCH Arena |
Vejle Boldklub | 22 | Odense BK | Vejle Stadion |
FC Nordsjælland | 22 | FC København | Right to Dream Park |
Brøndby IF | 31 | FC Midtjylland | Brøndby Stadion |