The 1979 Danish 1st Division season was the 34th season of the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

league championship, governed by the

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. It constituted the 66th edition of the

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hip, and saw

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win the championship title. The Danish champions qualified for the

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, while the second placed teams qualified for the

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. The three lowest placed teams of the tournament were directly

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to the

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for the following season. Likewise, the Danish 2nd Division champions and two first runners-up were

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to the 1st Division.

Table

Results

Top goalscorers

External links

Peders Fodboldstatistik

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1 Top level Danish football league seasons