The 2010–11 Danish 1st Division season was the 15th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It is set to start on 6 August 2010 with the recently relegated HB Køge facing off against last season's eighth-place finisher FC Fyn. The final matches of the season are scheduled for 29 May 2011.
This will be the last season with a sixteen-club First Division. As only one team will be promoted from the Second Divisions, the league will be reduced to fourteen teams from the next season and eventually to twelve teams in the following season (2012–13), switching to the same system as the Superliga with three round-robin rounds and two relegation spots.
On March 4, 2011 Vejle BK and Kolding FC's application for a cooperation forming Vejle Boldklub Kolding was accepted by the Danish FA. This means that the company behind Kolding FC will fold and the club's license will revert to Kolding IF, who will be relegated to the Denmark Series.
The division-champion and runners-up are promoted to the 2011–12 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th places are relegated to either 2nd Division East or West, based on their respective locations. No matter what position Kolding FC finishes in, they will be relegated to the Denmark Series.
Participants
ClubFinishing positionlast seasonFirst season ofcurrent spell in1st DivisionAarhus GF11th in Superliga2010–11AB4th2004–05Brønshøj BK1st in 2nd Division East2010–11FC Fredericia3rd2001–02FC Fyn8th2009–10FC Hjørring1st in 2nd Division West2010–11FC Roskilde11th2008–09FC Vestsjælland5th2009–10HB Køge12th in Superliga2010–11Hobro IK2nd in 2nd Division West2010–11Hvidovre IF12th2007–08Kolding FC13th2005–06Næstved BK6th2006–07Skive IK9th2007–08Vejle BK10th2009–10Viborg FF4th2008–09
League table
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAarhus GF Erik RasmussenSacked20 May 2010 Peter Sørensen1 July 2010Pre-SeasonNæstved BK Kim PoulsenMutual consent30 June 2010 Brian Flies1 July 2010Pre-SeasonFC Roskilde Martin JungsgaardEnd of contract30 June 2010 Carsten Broe1 July 2010Pre-SeasonHobro IK Søren KuskEnd of contract30 June 2010 Jan Østergaard1 July 2010Pre-SeasonAB Flemming ChristensenEnd of contract30 June 2010 Kasper Kurland1 July 2010Pre-SeasonFC Fredericia Peter SørensenSigned by Aarhus GF30 June 2010 Thomas Thomasberg1 July 2010Pre-SeasonFC Hjørring Thomas ThomasbergSigned by FC Fredericia30 June 2010 Kim Poulsen1 July 2010Pre-SeasonHobro IK Jan ØstergaardSacked2 November 2010 Jens Hammer Sørensen2 November 201011thViborg FF Lars SøndergaardSacked24 November 2010 Steffen Højer & Søren Frederiksen24 November 201013thHobro IK Jens Hammer SørensenMutual consent26 November 2010 Jakob Michelsen8 January 201111thHvidovre IF Kenneth Brylle LarsenEnd of contract31 December 2010 Per Nielsen1 January 201114thKolding FC Jens LetortEnd of contract31 December 2010 Kim Fogh1 January 201110thVejle BK Mats GrenSacked12 April 2011 Viggo Jensen14 April 20113rdFC Hjørring Kim PoulsenSigned by Tanzania u-2126 April 2011 Ove Christensen7 May 201113th
See also 2010-11 in Danish football
References
External links Danish FA