# 2021–22 Danish Women's 2nd Division

The 2021–22 Danish Women's 2nd Division (Danish: Danmarksturneringens 2. division i kvindefodbold 2021–22) was the first season of the new Danish nation-wide third-tier association football division since its establishment in November 2020 as part of the revised Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold's nation-wide league structure. Governed by the Danish FA, the season was launched on 14 August 2021 with two fixtures in the preliminary round (Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold vs Østerbro IF and Solrød FC vs BK Fremad Amager) and concluded with the last five matches on 13 November 2021. Østerbro IF, Solrød FC, Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold, Fredensborg BK&IF, FC Damsø, JAI Fodbold, IF Lyseng (AGF II), Aarhus 1900, IK Aalborg Freja and Fortuna Hjørring (II) entered as relegated teams from last season's second division, while Allerød FK, BK Fremad Amager, KoldingQ and Vejle BK entered as promoted teams from the last season's third-tier. The eleven first teams, excluding the reserve teams, in the division entered the 2021–22 Danish Women's Cup in the cup tournament's first round proper. The fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced by the Danish FA's tournament committee and featured a twenty weeks long winter break.
Fortuna Hjørring withdrew their reserve team from the third division shortly before the start of the season. In September 2021, it was announced that KoldingQ would merge and become the new women's department of Kolding IF, which occurred at the end of October 2021. Østerbro IF finished on top of their group following the conclusion of the preliminary round, qualifying for a spot in the 1st Division play-off round against the lowest placed teams of the Danish Women's 1st Division, while JAI Fodbold qualified as the second best team in their group, after Kolding IF (reserves) in first place, due to reserve teams being ineligible for promotion.

## Summary

The 2021–22 season was inaugurated on Saturday 14 August with two fixtures in the preliminary first round of the east group; Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold (BSF) and Østerbro IF, both teams relegated from the second division last season, played at Ballerup Idrætspark, and Solrød FC against BK Fremad Amager, one relegated team from the second-tier versus one promoted team from the Kvindeserien from last season, played at the football ground at Solrød Idrætscenter. Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold's Sille Kristine Lønstrup scored the first goal of the season, and the new nation-wide third division, in the 6th minute by outplaying the Østerbro IF's goalkeeper. Tanya Arngrimsen netted the second and third goal for Ballerup-Skovlunde in the 34th and 66th minutes, while Anne-Sophie Winther Svartstein of Østerbro IF scored the only goal for the away team after 48 minutes of play following a corner kick by Østerbro IF's Pernille Larsen, hence Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold secured a victory in the first match. The first round match between Fredensborg BK&IF and FC Damsø at Fredensborg Stadium got postponed to 15 September.
The first two matches of the west group was set for Sunday 15 August 2021, and featured Aarhus 1900 against IF Lyseng at Langenæs Idrætsanlæg (aka Fort Langelæs), both relegated from the second division last season, and the reserve team of KoldingQ versus IK Aalborg Freja at the artificial field on Fynske Bank Arena (aka KoldingQ's stadium). The first round match between Vejle BK and the reserve team of Fortuna Hjørring was cancelled. Fortuna Hjørring withdrew their reserve team from the third division shortly before the start of the season, citing economic difficulties having the same number of players on contracts due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark and last minutes reductions to the roster, and was penalized with a DKK 3,000 fine by the Football Disciplinary Board of the Danish FA for having brought discredit to the league tournament and football in general. All of the scheduled league matches for Fortuna Hjørring were expunged from the calendar, reducing the number of teams in group 2 to six.
FC Damsø were compelled to cancel their away match against Østerbro IF on 21 August 2021 at Fælledparken, citing problems fielding a competitive first team for the match and with both goalkeepers being unable to played, which resulted in a DKK 1,500 fine and given a 3–0 loss by the Football Disciplinary Board. The main stadium ground at Vanløse Idrætspark was converted from grass to an artificial turf between 31 May and mid-September 2021, and FC Damsø had their home matches in the match calendar arranged to take place in later rounds, with the inaugural women's league match at the new stadium taking place on 18 September against Allerød FK. In September 2021, it was announced that KoldingQ would merge and become the women's department of Kolding IF Fodbold with KoldingQ's top-flight team becoming part of the professional branch and the reserve team being attached to the mother club of Kolding IF Fodbold, which occurred at the end of October 2021 – the first third division match under the Kolding IF Women banner was played on 31 October 2021 at the ground in Bramdrupdam.
At the conclusion of the preliminary rounds in the fall season, Østerbro IF had finished on top of their group, which qualified the club for a spot in the 1st Division play-off round against the bottom half of the 2021–22 Danish Women's 1st Division, while JAI Fodbold qualified as the second best team in their group. The reserves of Kolding IF finished in the top spot in the west group, but were not eligible to partake in the promotion play-off round. The largest victory in the preliminary rounds happened matchday 10, when Østerbro IF secured a 11–1 away win against BK Fremad Amager on 16 October at the artificial field next to the stadium at Sundby Idrætspark, with two players scoring hat-tricks.

## Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – ten teams relegated from the second division of the previous season and four teams promoted from the old third division of the previous season. The promoted teams were Allerød FK, BK Fremad Amager and the reserve team of KoldingQ, who all entered the Danmarksturneringen for the first time in the club's history, while Vejle BK returned after a two-year absence. The relegated teams were Østerbro IF, Solrød FC, Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold, Fredensborg BK&IF, FC Damsø, JAI Fodbold, IF Lyseng (AGF II), Aarhus 1900, IK Aalborg Freja and Fortuna Hjørring (II), who ended their spells in the second-tier of seven, one, one, one, eleven, two, five, three, one and four years respectively.

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Ref |
| Allerød FK | Lillerød | Allerød Idrætspark | Natural | |
| Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | Ballerup | Ballerup Idrætspark | Natural | |
| FC Damsø | Vanløse, Copenhagen | Vanløse Idrætspark | Artificial | |
| Fortuna Hjørring (II) | Hjørring | Landlyst Idrætsanlæg | Natural | . |
| IF Lyseng (AGF II) | Højbjerg, Aarhus | Lyseng Idrætspark | Natural | |
| BK Fremad Amager | Sundbyvester, Copenhagen | Kunstgræsbanen, Sundby Idrætspark | Artificial | |
| Fredensborg BK&IF | Fredensborg | Fredensborg Stadium | Natural | |
| JAI Fodbold | Viby, Aarhus | Viby Idrætspark | Natural | |
| Kolding IF (II) | Kolding | Kunstgræsbanen, Fynske Bank Arena | Artificial | |
| Solrød FC | Solrød | Solrød Idrætscenter | Natural | |
| Vejle BK | Vejle | VB Parken | Natural | |
| Østerbro IF | Østerbro, Copenhagen | Kunstgræsbanen, Fælledparken | Artificial | |
| IK Aalborg Freja | Aalborg | Frejaparken | Natural | |
| Aarhus 1900 | Aarhus C, Aarhus | Langenæs Idrætsanlæg Kunstgræsbanen, Frederiksbjerg Idrætsanlæg | Natural Artificial | [3] [26] |
* ↑ The last two home games of Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold on 30 October against Solrød FC and 13 November against FC Damsø were played at the artificial field at the south end of the sports complex.
* ↑ The stadium of Vanløse Idrætspark was converted from natural grass to an artificial field in June–September 2021. The inaugural women's league match at the new field was played on 18 September against Allerød FK.
* ↑ Fortuna Hjørring withdrew their reserve team from the league shortly before the start of the season.
* ↑ BK Fremad Amager's first match of the season on 21 August 2021 against Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold was played inside the football and athletics stadium with an artificial turf.
* ↑ KoldingQ was merged into Kolding IF in late October 2021, playing their first match under the Kolding IF Women banner on 31 October 2021.
* ↑ The last match of the fall season on 6 November 2021 against IK Aalborg Freja was played at the newest artificial turf of VB Parken placed on the north side of the building.
* ↑ IK Aalborg Freja's final last home game at Frejaparken against Aarhus 1900 on 13 November 2021 was played at the artificial field north of the regular home ground.
* 1 2 Three home games, the last of the fall season, were played at the sports facility of Frederiksbjerg's artificial turf, namely the matches against JAI Fodbold (24 October), Vejle BK (31 October) and Kolding IF (7 November).

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Ref |
| Allerød FK | Muhammed Keskin | ... | |
| Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | Torben Frost Clausen Per Agerholm Mikkel Bjerregaard Årosin | ... | |
| FC Damsø | Christina "Stina" Jensen | ... | |
| IF Lyseng | Thomas Koudal Kenneth Pedersen Niklas Albech | ... | |
| BK Fremad Amager | Christina Balleby Kim Petersen | ... | |
| Fredensborg BK&IF | Martin Krüger Kjeld Samuelsen | ... | |
| JAI Fodbold | Brian Jensen | Anne Luff Bennetsen | |
| Kolding IF (II) | Jan-Erik Simmelhag Jesper Adsersen | ... | |
| Solrød FC | Rasmus Skovby Jens Niklas Martin Berglid | ... | [18] [42][43] |
| Vejle BK | Søren Peter Hansen Jørgen "Tand" Sørensen | ... | |
| Østerbro IF | Michael Mejdahl Andersen | ... | |
| IK Aalborg Freja | Allan Valsted Jørgensen | ... | |
| Aarhus 1900 | Sune Friis Christensen | ... | |
* 1 2 3 BSF signed Per Agerholm as replacement for Torben Frost Clausen ahead of the 16 October game against Fredensborg BK&IF. Mikkel Bjerregaard Årosin was appointed the new head coach effective 1 January 2022.
* 1 2 3 Thomas Koudal was replaced by Kenneth Pedersen as first team coach around the start of the season. Following Kenneth Pedersen's resignation on 31 December 2021, Nicklas Albech was appointed as the new head coach for Fredensborg BK&IF.
* 1 2 The coaching duo of Christina Balleby and Kim Petersen shared the role and responsibilities of head and assistant coach evenly during the season.
* 1 2 Assistant coach Kjeld Samuelsen was presented as the new head coach for Fredensborg BK&IF on 7 September 2021, replacing Martin Krüger, who remained in the club as sports director for the women's department.
* 1 2 Jesper Adsersen signed as the new head coach for the reserve team of Kolding IF on 1 January 2022, replacing Jan-Erik Simmelhag.
* 1 2 Rasmus Skovby took over as head coach on 1 January 2022 for the remaining part of the season following resignation of Jens Niklas Martin Berglid (July 2018 until 31 December 2021).
* 1 2 Søren Peter Hansen resigned his position as head coach effective from 31 December 2021. Jørgen "Tand" Sørensen took over as head coach on 1 January 2022.

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | Ref |
| IF Lyseng | Thomas Koudal | ? | ? 2021 | ? | Kenneth Pedersen | ? 2021 | |
| IK Aalborg Freja | Kim Johannesen | Mutual consent | 21 July 2021 | Preseason | Allan Valsted Jørgensen | 22 July 2021 | |
| Fredensborg BK&IF | Martin Krüger | Mutual consent | 6 September 2021 | 3rd (east) | Kjeld Samuelsen | 7 September 2021 | ... |
| Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | Torben Frost Clausen | Sacked | 12 October 2021 | 1st (east) | Per Agerholm | 13 October 2021 | |
| Solrød FC | Rasmus Skovby | Resigned | 31 December 2021 | 3rd (east) | Jens Niklas Martin Berglid | 1 January 2022 | |
| Vejle BK | Søren Peter Hansen | Resigned | 31 December 2021 | 6td (west) | Jørgen "Tand" Sørensen | 1 January 2022 | |
| Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | Per Agerholm | Mutual content | 31 December 2021 | 2nd (east) | Mikkel Bjerregaard Årosin | 1 January 2022 | |
| Kolding IF (II) | Jan-Erik Simmelhag | Mutual content | 31 December 2021 | 1st (west) | Jesper Adsersen | 1 January 2022 | |
| IF Lyseng | Kenneth Pedersen | Resigned | 31 December 2021 | 4th (west) | Niklas Albech | 1 January 2022 | |

## Preliminary round
### League table

Every team were scheduled to play two games against the other teams, at home and away, totaling 12 and 10 games each respectively. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference. The team with the most points at the end of the preliminary round, who do not have the status as a reserve team, qualify to play in the promotion round against the lowest placed teams of the second division, while the remaining teams continued to the 2nd Division play-off round.

#### Group 1 (east)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Østerbro IF | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 26 | Qualification for the 1st Division play-off round |
| 2 | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 26 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 3 | Solrød FC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 24 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 4 | FC Damsø | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 5 | Fredensborg BK&IF | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 14 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 6 | Allerød FK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 12 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 7 | BK Fremad Amager | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 59 | −47 | 2 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |

#### Group 2 (west)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kolding IF (II) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 19 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 2 | JAI Fodbold | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 18 | Qualification for the 1st Division play-off round |
| 3 | Aarhus 1900 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 4 | IF Lyseng (AGF II) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 16 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 5 | IK Aalborg Freja | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 6 | Vejle BK | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 4 | Qualification for the 2nd Division play-off round |
| 7 | Fortuna Hjørring (II) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league |
* ↑ KoldingQ was merged into Kolding IF in late October 2021, playing their first match under the Kolding IF Women banner on 31 October 2021. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
* 1 2 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
* ↑ Fortuna Hjørring withdrew their reserve team from the league shortly before the start of the season.

### Results
## 2nd Division play-off round
### League table

Every team in the 2nd Division play-off round were scheduled to play two games against the other teams, at home and away, totaling 10 and 8 games each respectively. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference. The two teams with the fewest points in each group 1 (for the 2021–22 season, it is the lowest placed team in group 2) would be relegated to the 2022–23 Danish Women's Series. The teams are awarded starting points based on their placing at the conclusion of the preliminary rounds; second place gets five points, third place gets four points, fourth place gets three points, fifth place gets two points, sixth place gets one point and seventh place gets zero points, and the goal score is reset. The team with the most points in each group qualify to the 2nd Division championship final.

#### Group 1 (east)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to championship final |
| 2 | Solrød FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | FC Damsø | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Fredensborg BK&IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Allerød FK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Danish Women's Series |
| 6 | BK Fremad Amager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Danish Women's Series |

#### Group 2 (west)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kolding IF (II) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to championship final |
| 2 | Aarhus 1900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | IF Lyseng (AGF II) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | IK Aalborg Freja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Vejle BK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Danish Women's Series |

### Results
## Championship final

After the conclusion of the 2nd Division play-off rounds of the tournament, the winners of the two groups partake in a final to determine the overall winner of the third-tier. In even years, the rules stipulate that the final is played the home ground of the west group winner, while the east group winner get the home advantage in odd years. If the match ends in a draw, the match will be decided in accordance with the rules for the final of the Danish Women's Cup.

## Statistics
### Scoring
#### Hat-tricks

    As of 1 January 2022
| Player | For | Against | Result | Goals | Date |
| Ika Elisabeth Ejstrup Nimb | Solrød FC | BK Fremad Amager | 6–0 (H) | 42', 78', 83' | 14 August 2021 |
| Katrine Overlund Sørensen$^5$ | Aarhus 1900 | IF Lyseng | 6–1 (H) | 23', 35', 38', 44', 88' | 15 August 2021 |
| Carina Wegener Hansen$^4$ | Allerød FK | BK Fremad Amager | 5–1 (H) | 12', 56', 60', 66' | 28 August 2021 |
| Caroline Borch | Kolding IF | Aarhus 1900 | 6–0 (H) | 50', 70', 83' | 5 September 2021 |
| Sif Rykær | Kolding IF | JAI Fodbold | 4–2 (A) | 46', 62', 74' | 11 September 2021 |
| Julie Kjer Offersen | Østerbro IF | Allerød FK | 6–0 (A) | 11', 90', 90' | 11 September 2021 |
| Ika Elisabeth Ejstrup Nimb | Solrød FC | Fredensborg BK&IF | 6–0 (A) | 14', 28', 79' | 18 September 2021 |
| Sofie Broch-Lips | Østerbro IF | BK Fremad Amager | 9–1 (H) | 13', 68', 71' | 18 September 2021 |
| Sofie Broch-Lips | Østerbro IF | Fredensborg BK&IF | 3–0 (A) | 46', 54', 76' | 26 September 2021 |
| Emilie Stolzenbach | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | BK Fremad Amager | 6–0 (H) | 30', 44', 63' | 2 October 2021 |
| Marika Skov | JAI Fodbold | IK Aalborg Freja | 5–0 (H) | 43', 83', 90' | 2 October 2021 |
| Sara Dorthea Nielsen | Østerbro IF | BK Fremad Amager | 11–1 (A) | 20', 25', 37' | 16 October 2021 |
| Julie Kjer Offersen | Østerbro IF | BK Fremad Amager | 11–1 (A) | 44', 56', 90' | 16 October 2021 |
| Julia Naomi Mortensen | IF Lyseng | JAI Fodbold | 3–2 (A) | 8', 45', 90' | 16 October 2021 |
| Maria Jacobsen | Solrød FC | Fredensborg BK&IF | 7–0 (H) | 55', 55', 85' | 6 November 2021 |
* $^4$ Player scored 4 goals
* $^5$ Player scored 5 goals

### Clean sheets

    As of 1 January 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Signe H. Munk | Solrød FC | 8 |
| 2 | Amanda Brunholt | Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold | 6 |
| 3 | Josephine Moll Thayssen | Østerbro IF | 4 |
| 4 | Frieda Ravnskjær Jensen | Kolding IF | 3 |
| 4 | Julie Kristine Pedersen | Allerød FK | 3 |
| 6 | Malou Kjær Christensen | JAI Fodbold | 2 |
| 6 | Emma Bay Agerskov | IF Lyseng | 2 |
| 6 | Thea Roque-Krag | FC Damsø | 2 |
| 6 | Mette Justesen | Aarhus 1900 | 2 |
| 10 | Therese Olesen | Fredensborg BK&IF | 1 |
| 10 | Pernille Cruddis | BK Fremad Amager | 1 |
| 10 | Thea Ebbe Brich | Østerbro IF | 1 |
| 10 | Vibeke Juhl Jensen | Vejle BK | 1 |
| 10 | Rikke Hansen | JAI Fodbold | 1 |
| 10 | Emilie Nørgaard Kappers | IK Aalborg Freja | 1 |