2025–26 Denmark Series
Season | 2025–26 |
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← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
The 2025–26 Denmark Series[1] is the 61th season of the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league structure organised by the Danish FA (DBU).
This season, the league is divided into four groups of ten teams each. After the regular season (18 rounds), the top five teams in the four groups are promoted to two promotion groups (east and west) the winners is promoted and the two runner-up will have a play-off for the last spot in the 2026–27 Danish 3rd Division.[2] In the two qualification groups (east and west) eight teams will play not to be relegated to Tier 6 level in season 2026–27.[3][4]
Locations





(4 clubs)

Group 1 (Red) Copenhagen:Avarta, Herlev IF and Glostrup FK. Amager:AB Tårnby and Tårnby FF
Group 2 (White) Copenhagen:Hvidovre IF, FC Gladsaxe, GVI, Skovshoved IF and Skjold
Group 3 (Blue) Odense:Marienlyst, OKS, Tarup-Paarup and ØB
Group 4 (Yellow) Aarhus:ASA, Aarhus Fremad, Viby IF, VRI and Fuglebakken KFUM Århus.
Regular groups
Group 1 (Copenhagen/Zealand)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Avarta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Promotion Group East |
2 | Såby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Glostrup FK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | Tårnby FF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | Espergærde IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
6 | Herlev IF (II) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Relegation Group East |
7 | AB Tårnby | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
8 | Ledøje-Smørum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
9 | Frederikssund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
10 | Næstved BK (II) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Group 2 (Copenhagen/Zealand)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gørslev IF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Promotion Group East |
2 | Ringsted IF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | BK Skjold | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | GVI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | Allerød FK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
6 | Hvidovre IF (II) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Relegation Group East |
7 | FC Gladsaxe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
8 | FC Sydkysten | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
9 | Skovshoved IF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
10 | Fredensborg BI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Group 3 (Funen & Southern-East Jutland)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SfB-Oure FA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Promotion Group West |
2 | Marienlyst | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Esbjerg fB (II) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | Tarup-Paarup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | Ringkøbing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
6 | OKS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Relegation Group West |
7 | Hedensted | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | |
8 | ØB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
9 | Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
10 | Horsens (II) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Group 4 (West & Northern Jutland)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vorup FB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Promotion Group West |
2 | Aarhus Fremad (II) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ASA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | Holstebro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
5 | Fuglebakken KFUM Århus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
6 | Nørresundby FB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Relegation Group West |
7 | Viby IF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | VRI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | |
9 | Aalborg Freja | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
10 | Hobro (II) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Promotion groups
The top five teams in the four regular groups are placed in the to two promotion groups (east and west) the winners of each group is promoted and the two runner-up will have a play-off for the last spot in the 2026–27 Danish 3rd Division
Promotion group east
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation
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1 | 1st Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2026–27 Danish 3rd Division |
2 | 2nd Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play off |
3 | 3rd Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 4th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 5th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 1st Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 2nd Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 3rd Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | 4th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 5th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Promotion group west
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1st Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to 2026–27 Danish 3rd Division |
2 | 2nd Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play off |
3 | 3rd Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 4th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 5th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 1st Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 2nd Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 3rd Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | 4th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 5th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Promotion play off
After a two leg playoff, the winner is promoted for the 3rd spot of the 2026–27 Danish 3rd Division season
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Relegation groups
The bottom five teams in the four regular groups are placed in the to two relegation groups (east and west) playing not to be relegated to Tier 6 level in season 2026–27. After 10 rounds, eight teams will be relegated.[9][10]
Relegation group east
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 7th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 8th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 9th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 10th Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Depending |
6 | 6th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 7th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 8th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | 9th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Tier 6 |
10 | 10th Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Relegation group west
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6th Group 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 7th Group 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 8th Group 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 9th Group 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 10th Group 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Depending |
6 | 6th Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 7th Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 8th Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | 9th Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Tier 6 |
10 | 10th Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
References
- ^ "Danmarksserien". DBU.
- ^ "Oprykning fra Danmarksserien til 3. division". DBU.
- ^ "Nedrykning fra Danmarksserien". DBU.
- ^ "Oprykningsspil til Danmarksserien". DBU.
- ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
- ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
- ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
- ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
- ^ "Nedrykning fra Danmarksserien". DBU.
- ^ "Oprykningsspil til Danmarksserien". DBU.