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3F Superliga

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025-2026

Location

Denmark

Abbreviation

DEN1

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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 2025-2026 season, the DEN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 DEN1 Championship Group team
2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 DEN1 Championship Group team
2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 DEN1 Championship Group team
- winner of 2025-2026 DEN1 UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff

The winner of the 2025-2026 Danish Cup, typically a DEN1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - Denmark

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
DEN1	3F Superliga	12
DEN2	NordicBet Liga (1.division)	12
DEN3	2.division	12
DEN4	3.division	12

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
Regular 19 Jul 2024 - 1 Mar 2026	Champ/Releg Rounds 23 Mar 2026 - 17 May 2025	UEFAEL Playoffs 6 Jun 2026 - 24 May 2026	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 drawing.

Playoffs

Upon completion of the 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round

Relegation

At the end of the 2025-2026 DEN1 Relegation Round, the 5th and 6th place teams will be relegated to the DEN2.

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2nd Stage

		League							Home						Road
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	Aarhus GF	31	18 -10-3	64	-	56	30	26	15	9 -4-2	31	25	12	13	16	9 -6-1	33	31	18	13
2	FC Midtjylland	31	16 -12-3	60	-	70	33	37	15	8 -6-1	30	41	21	20	16	8 -6-2	30	29	12	17
3	FC Nordsjælland	31	14 -5-12	47	-	47	45	2	16	9 -3-4	30	29	17	12	15	5 -2-8	17	18	28	-10
4	Viborg FF	31	13 -5-13	44	-	47	45	2	16	7 -2-7	23	26	24	2	15	6 -3-6	21	21	21	0
5	SønderjyskE	31	12 -8-11	44	-	43	45	-2	15	8 -3-4	27	24	16	8	16	4 -5-7	17	19	29	-10
6	Brøndby IF	31	12 -6-13	42	-	41	33	8	16	6 -4-6	22	27	20	7	15	6 -2-7	20	14	13	1
Relegation
1	FC København	31	14 -6-11	48	-	62	44	18	15	6 -4-5	22	28	19	9	16	8 -2-6	26	34	25	9
2	Odense BK	31	11 -8-12	41	-	51	59	-8	15	7 -3-5	24	28	29	-1	16	4 -5-7	17	23	30	-7
3	Silkeborg IF	31	10 -6-15	36	-	40	63	-23	16	5 -4-7	19	18	26	-8	15	5 -2-8	17	22	37	-15
4	Randers FC	31	9 -8-14	35	-	33	42	-9	16	5 -4-7	19	17	23	-6	15	4 -4-7	16	16	19	-3
5	FC Fredericia	31	8 -7-16	31	-	41	67	-26	15	3 -4-8	13	16	32	-16	16	5 -3-8	18	25	35	-10
6	Vejle Boldklub	31	4 -9-18	21	-	35	60	-25	16	4 -4-8	16	22	26	-4	15	0 -5-10	5	13	34	-21
2026-2027 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to DEN2

1st Stage

		League							Home						Road
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	Aarhus GF	22	15 -5-2	50	-	46	23	23	11	8 -1-2	25	22	10	12	11	7 -4-0	25	24	13	11
2	FC Midtjylland	22	13 -7-2	46	-	58	23	35	11	7 -4-0	25	34	14	20	11	6 -3-2	21	24	9	15
3	SønderjyskE	22	10 -6-6	36	-	34	28	6	11	7 -2-2	23	19	11	8	11	3 -4-4	13	15	17	-2
4	Brøndby IF	22	10 -4-8	34	-	31	22	9	11	5 -3-3	18	19	14	5	11	5 -1-5	16	12	8	4
5	Viborg FF	22	10 -3-9	33	-	37	35	2	11	6 -1-4	19	23	19	4	11	4 -2-5	14	14	16	-2
6	FC Nordsjælland	22	10 -1-11	31	-	37	39	-2	11	6 -1-4	19	22	14	8	11	4 -0-7	12	15	25	-10
7	FC København	22	8 -5-9	29	-	35	34	1	11	3 -4-4	13	15	16	-1	11	5 -1-5	16	20	18	2
8	Odense BK	22	7 -6-9	27	-	36	46	-10	11	4 -3-4	15	20	24	-4	11	3 -3-5	12	16	22	-6
9	Randers FC	22	7 -5-10	26	-	22	27	-5	11	4 -2-5	14	11	14	-3	11	3 -3-5	12	11	13	-2
10	FC Fredericia	22	7 -3-12	24	-	30	49	-19	11	3 -2-6	11	11	22	-11	11	4 -1-6	13	19	27	-8
11	Silkeborg IF	22	5 -4-13	19	-	24	45	-21	11	3 -2-6	11	10	18	-8	11	2 -2-7	8	14	27	-13
12	Vejle Boldklub	22	3 -5-14	14	-	26	45	-19	11	3 -2-6	11	16	18	-2	11	0 -3-8	3	10	27	-17
Championship Round Relegation Round