The 2011–12 Danish 1st Division season is the 16th 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 for ...
league championship, governed by the
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association (; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues, alongside the men's and women's national teams. Based ...
. It is set to start on 12 August 2011 with
Viborg FF
Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish ...
facing off against
FC Hjørring. The final matches of the season are scheduled for 10 June 2012.
This will be the only season with a fourteen-club First Division. As only one team will be promoted from the Second Divisions, the league will be reduced to twelve teams from the next season, switching to the same system as the
Superliga with three round-robin rounds and two relegation spots.
The division-champion and runners-up are promoted to the
2012–13 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 12th, 13th and 14th places are relegated to the
2012–13 Danish 2nd Divisions.
Participants
League table
Managerial changes
See also
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2011–12 in Danish football
References
External links
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Danish FA
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Danish 1st Division seasons
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Denmark
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