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 2021-2022 season, the DEN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2021-2022 DEN1 Championship Group team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2021-2022 DEN1 Championship Group team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2021-2022 DEN1 Championship Group team
- winner of 2021-2022 DEN1 UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff
The winner of the 2021-2022 DBU Pokalen (Danish Cup), typically a DEN1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2022-2023 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 16 Jul 2021 - 20 Mar 2022 | Champ/Releg Rounds 1 Apr 2022 - 22 May 2022 | UEFAEL Playoffs 26 May 2022 - 30 May 2022 | 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 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round
Relegation
At the end of the 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 DEN1.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Final
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Brøndby IF | 11 | Viborg FF | Aalborg Portland Park | |||
Viborg FF wins on PKs (3-1) |
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 | FC København | 32 | 20 -8-4 | 68 | - | 56 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 19 |
2 | FC Midtjylland | 32 | 20 -5-7 | 65 | - | 59 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 10 -2-4 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 -3-3 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
3 | Silkeborg IF | 32 | 13 -10-9 | 49 | - | 54 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
4 | Brøndby IF | 32 | 13 -9-10 | 48 | - | 40 | 41 | -1 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
5 | Aalborg BK | 32 | 13 -6-13 | 45 | - | 47 | 45 | 2 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
6 | Randers FC | 32 | 12 -7-13 | 43 | - | 36 | 42 | -6 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Viborg FF | 32 | 10 -14-8 | 44 | - | 45 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
2 | Odense BK | 32 | 8 -14-10 | 38 | - | 45 | 46 | -1 | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | 18 | 26 | -8 |
3 | FC Nordsjælland | 32 | 8 -12-12 | 36 | - | 38 | 47 | -9 | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
4 | Aarhus GF | 32 | 6 -12-14 | 30 | - | 31 | 43 | -12 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -11 |
5 | Vejle Boldklub | 32 | 7 -8-17 | 29 | - | 31 | 60 | -29 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 16 | 1 -3-12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | -26 |
6 | SønderjyskE | 32 | 4 -11-17 | 23 | - | 28 | 54 | -26 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 16 | 1 -5-10 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 |
2022-2023 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2022-2023 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 | FC København | 22 | 14 -6-2 | 48 | - | 43 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
2 | FC Midtjylland | 22 | 13 -3-6 | 42 | - | 37 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 -0-4 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
3 | Brøndby IF | 22 | 11 -7-4 | 40 | - | 30 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
4 | Aalborg BK | 22 | 11 -5-6 | 38 | - | 36 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
5 | Randers FC | 22 | 9 -6-7 | 33 | - | 26 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
6 | Silkeborg IF | 22 | 7 -10-5 | 31 | - | 34 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
7 | Viborg FF | 22 | 6 -9-7 | 27 | - | 31 | 33 | -2 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
8 | Aarhus GF | 22 | 6 -8-8 | 26 | - | 24 | 29 | -5 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
9 | Odense BK | 22 | 4 -9-9 | 21 | - | 31 | 35 | -4 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 -5-5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
10 | FC Nordsjælland | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 24 | 37 | -13 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
11 | Vejle Boldklub | 22 | 4 -4-14 | 16 | - | 21 | 48 | -27 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 5 | 30 | -25 |
12 | SønderjyskE | 22 | 2 -7-13 | 13 | - | 17 | 41 | -24 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | -13 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Brøndby IF | 21 | Silkeborg IF | Brøndby Stadion |
FC Midtjylland | 32 | Randers FC | MCH Arena |
FC København | 30 | Aalborg BK | Parken Stadium |
SønderjyskE | 02 | Viborg FF | Sydbank Park |
Vejle Boldklub | 21 | Odense BK | Vejle Stadion |
Aarhus GF | 22 | FC Nordsjælland | Ceres Park |
Silkeborg IF | 14 | FC Midtjylland | JYSK park |
Aalborg BK | 13 | Brøndby IF | Aalborg Portland Park |
Randers FC | 02 | FC København | Cepheus Park Randers |
Odense BK | 11 | SønderjyskE | Nature Energy Park |
FC Nordsjælland | 21 | Vejle Boldklub | Right to Dream Park |
FC Midtjylland | 22 | Brøndby IF | MCH Arena |
Vejle Boldklub | 10 | Aarhus GF | Vejle Stadion |
FC København | 21 | Silkeborg IF | Parken Stadium |
SønderjyskE | 11 | FC Nordsjælland | Sydbank Park |
Randers FC | 22 | Aalborg BK | Cepheus Park Randers |
Viborg FF | 22 | Vejle Boldklub | Viborg Stadion |
Aarhus GF | 11 | SønderjyskE | Ceres Park |