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Danish 2nd Division

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Established
1945 (79 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-09-05

Current Season
2023-2024

API Football ID
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Denmark

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28/03 Fremad Amage home team badge1 - 3Away Team Badge Middelfart
28/03 Aarhus Frema home team badge0 - 1Away Team Badge Skive IK
28/03 Esbjerg home team badge4 - 2Away Team Badge Roskilde
28/03 Thisted home team badge0 - 1Away Team Badge Brabrand IF
28/03 AB Gladsaxe home team badge2 - 3Away Team Badge Nykøbing
28/03 Hellerup IK home team badge4 - 2Away Team Badge FA 2000
01/04 Skive IK home team badge - Away Team Badge Hellerup IK
01/04 Roskilde home team badge - Away Team Badge Aarhus Frema
01/04 Brabrand IF home team badge - Away Team Badge Esbjerg
01/04 Middelfart home team badge - Away Team Badge Thisted

Results
24/03 Esbjerg home team badge 2 - 2home team badge Aarhus Frema
23/03 Brabrand IF home team badge 1 - 1home team badge Fremad Amage
23/03 Middelfart home team badge 4 - 0home team badge Hellerup IK
23/03 FA 2000 home team badge 1 - 1home team badge Thisted
23/03 Skive IK home team badge 1 - 1home team badge AB Gladsaxe
23/03 Roskilde home team badge 3 - 0home team badge Nykøbing
17/03 AB Gladsaxe home team badge 1 - 1home team badge Aarhus Frema
17/03 Thisted home team badge 2 - 5home team badge Esbjerg
16/03 Nykøbing home team badge 2 - 3home team badge Skive IK
16/03 Brabrand IF home team badge 1 - 1home team badge Middelfart

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The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division. It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league. From 1991 to 1997 the league was played as half-year seasons, as the lower league played spring-autumn tournaments, and the higher leagues played autumn-spring.

History
The third tier of Danish football has undergone many changes as a buffer zone between the elite classes and amateur clubs. The division, that we today know as the Danish 2nd Division was back in days called the 3rd Division. It started already back in 1936 when III Series was created with two geographically divided constituencies, which included four teams each. Out of the eight teams, there was one who gained promotion to Serie II.

In the years 1945–46, the third Division with 10 teams was grounded. One team gained promotion to 2nd Division, and one relegated to the Denmark Series. A change was made in 1951. The 3rd Division was expanded to 12 teams and to teams was relegated to a newly created Qualification Series – the new buffer between the Denmark Series and local leagues.

The structure was changed again in 1966. Two geographical circles with 12 teams each were created. Only one team could be promoted and two teams be relegated. When we reached the 1975’s, the number of teams in the league got expanded and the 3rd Division rolled into one row with 16 teams, where two teams could be promoted to the 2nd Division and teams relegated to the Denmark Series.

From 3rd Division to 2nd Division
The Danish Superliga got a new name in 1991, and at the same time, was the second best division at the time, renamed to 1st Division instead of 2nd Division. The same story happened with the 3rd Division, that changed the name to the 2nd Division – as we know it today. The new 2nd Division consisted now of a West and an East pool.

In 1997, the 2nd Division changes back to the old structure with a Qualification Series, but only three years later, they changed it back to have a West and East pool.

From 2005, the 2nd Division was changed to have 14 teams each in the East and West pools, with three teams to promote. In addition, was there allowed access to have up to eight reserve teams of the Danish Superliga clubs, in the 2nd Division. The number of teams in the 2nd Division was increased to 16 teams in 2008. But in 2010 they removed the access to have reserve teams in the 2nd Division since they had grounded a Reserve League. This led to a real extension of the 2nd Division, leaving the 2nd Division back with only 8 teams in 2010.

The 2nd Division did change again in 2015, that reduced the number of teams in the 2nd Division from 32 to 24. 3 pools with each 8 teams was created, where the four top finishers in each pool would be playing for promotion to the 1st Division, with promotion for the two best-placed teams. Also, there would be a relegation pool for the 12 teams that end up as 5–8 in one of their 3 pools, where the 9–12th places relegated to the Denmark Series.
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Aarhus Fremad
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AB Gladsaxe
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Brabrand IF
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Esbjerg
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FA 2000
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Fremad Amager
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Hellerup IK
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Middelfart
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Nykøbing
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Roskilde
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Skive IK
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Thisted

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