# 2015–16 Danish 1st Division

The 2015–16 Danish 1st Division season is the 20th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.
The division-champion, the runners-up and the third placed team are promoted to the 2016–17 Danish Superliga because the Danish Superliga will be expanded to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season. The team in the 12th place is relegated to the 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions.

## Participants

FC Vestsjælland and Silkeborg IF finished the 2014–15 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Viborg FF and AGF, who were promoted to the 2015–16 Danish Superliga.
FC Helsingør and Næstved BK won promotion from the 2014–15 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced Akademisk Boldklub and Brønshøj Boldklub.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2014–15 position |
| AC Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | 6th |
| FC Fredericia | Fredericia | Monjasa Park | Natural | 4,000 | 10th |
| FC Helsingør | Helsingør | Helsingør Stadion | Natural | 4,500 | 2D East, 1st |
| FC Roskilde | Roskilde | Roskilde Idrætspark | Natural | 6,000 | 9th |
| FC Vestsjælland | Slagelse | Harboe Arena Slagelse | Natural | 10,000 | Superliga, 11th |
| HB Køge | Herfølge/Køge | SEAS-NVE Park (until 10 May 2016) Castus Park (since 11 May 2016) | Natural | 8,000 | 7th |
| Lyngby BK | Lyngby | Lyngby Stadion | Natural | 8,000 | 3rd |
| Næstved BK | Næstved | Næstved Stadion | Natural | 10,000 | 2D West, 1st |
| Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | MASCOT Park | Natural | 10,000 | Superliga, 12th |
| Skive IK | Skive | Spar Nord Arena | Natural | 10,000 | 8th |
| Vejle BK | Vejle | Vejle Stadion | Natural | 10,418 | 5th |
| Vendsyssel FF | Hjørring | Bredbånd Nord Arena | Natural | 7,500 | 4th |

### 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 sponsor |
| AC Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Janus Drachmann | Hummel | Telia Stofa |
| FC Fredericia | Jesper Sørensen | Christian Ege Nielsen | Hummel | Monjasa |
| FC Helsingør | Christian Lønstrup | Kasper Enghardt | Mitre | Spar Nord |
| FC Roskilde | Anders Theil | Nikolaj Hansen | Nike | CP ApS |
| FC Vestsjælland | Michael Hemmingsen | Henrik Madsen | Legea | Harboes Bryggeri |
| HB Køge | Henrik Lehm | Rasmus Nielsen | Puma | SEAS-NVE |
| Lyngby BK | David Nielsen | Mathias Tauber | Adidas | J. Jensen A/S |
| Næstved BK | Mogens Krogh | Daniel Segev Jørgensen | Mitre | Sydbank |
| Silkeborg IF | Peter Sørensen | Frank Hansen | uhlsport | Mascot International |
| Skive IK | Joakim Mattsson | Jakob Andersen | Hummel | Spar Nord |
| Vejle BK | Steen Thychosen (caretaker) | Niels Bisp Rasmussen | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Vendsyssel FF | Jacob Krüger (caretaker) Ole Søndergaard (caretaker) | Buster Munk | Puma | Spar Nord |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Lyngby BK | Søren Hermansen | End of tenure as caretaker | 30 June 2015 | David Nielsen | 1 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| Skive IK | Jakob Michelsen | Signed by SønderjyskE | 30 June 2015 | Joakim Mattsson | 1 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| FC Fredericia | Peter Sørensen | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Ove Pedersen | 1 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| FC Vestsjælland | Michael Hansen | Sacked | 1 September 2015 | Michael Hemmingsen | 3 September 2015 | 11th |
| Silkeborg IF | Kim Poulsen | Mutual consent | 30 September 2015 | Peter Sørensen | 30 September 2015 | 8th |
| FC Fredericia | Ove Pedersen | Signed by Hobro IK | 24 November 2015 | Jesper Sørensen | 10 December 2015 | 5th |
| HB Køge | Henrik Pedersen | Mutual consent | 23 December 2015 | Henrik Lehm | 1 January 2016 | 7th |
| Vendsyssel FF | Ove Christensen | Mutual consent | 23 April 2016 | Jacob Krüger & Ole Søndergaard (caretakers) | 23 April 2016 | 6th |
| Vejle BK | Klebér Saarenpää | Sacked | 24 April 2016 | Steen Thychosen (caretaker) | 4 April 2016 | 4th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| 1 | Lyngby Boldklub (P) | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 64 | Promotion to Danish Superliga |
| 2 | Silkeborg IF (P) | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 63 | Promotion to Danish Superliga |
| 3 | AC Horsens (P) | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 60 | Promotion to Danish Superliga |
| 4 | Vendsyssel FF | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 56 | |
| 5 | Vejle BK | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 53 | |
| 6 | FC Fredericia | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 47 | |
| 7 | FC Helsingør | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 47 | |
| 8 | HB Køge | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 45 | |
| 9 | FC Roskilde | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Næstved BK | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 34 | |
| 11 | Skive IK | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 31 | |
| 12 | FC Vestsjælland (D, R) | 33 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 7 | Bankrupt; relegation to Zealand Series |
* ↑ FC Vestsjælland was deducted six point for financial irregularities. On 9 December 2015 the club went bankrupt and withdrew from the league, which meant that the remaining games of the club would be made 3-0-victories for the opponent. The professional superstructure was dissolved, but the amateur section of the mother club continued playing in the lower regional levels, Zealand Series, as Slagelse B&I.

## Top scorers

    As of match played 7 December 2015
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | David Boysen | Lyngby BK | 11 |
| 2 | Kjartan Finnbogason | AC Horsens | 10 |
| 3 | Brent McGrath | FC Fredericia | 9 |
| 4 | Bajram Fetai | FC Roskilde | 8 |
| 5 | Thomas Mikkelsen | Vejle BK | 7 |
| 5 | Jeppe Kjær | Lyngby BK | 7 |
| 6 | André Riel | FC Helsingør | 6 |
| 6 | Jóan Símun Edmundsson | Vejle BK | 6 |
| 6 | Nikolaj Hansen | FC Vestsjælland | 6 |
| 6 | Mikael Uhre | Skive IK | 6 |
| 6 | Nicholas Gotfredsen | FC Fredericia | 6 |