2023–24 Danish 3rd Division

Danish 3rd Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsBK Frem
PromotedBK Frem
Ishøj IF
RelegatedVejgaard BK
SfB-Oure FA
Vanløse IF

The 2023–24 Danish 3rd Division is the 3rd season of the Danish 3rd Division[1] since its establishment in 2021 as the new tier 4 in the Danish football league system. The season will start with a group of twelve teams. After 22 rounds the group will be split in a promotion group and a relegation group. The top two teams of the promotion group will be promoted to the 2024–25 Danish 2nd Division. The bottom three teams of the relegation group will be relegated to the 2024–25 Denmark series.[2]

Participants

Frem finished the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division in 11th place and were relegated to 3rd division.[3] They replaced Middelfart G&BK and FA 2000 who were promoted to the 2023–24 Danish 2nd Division.[4]

Holbæk B&I, Vejgaard BK and Avarta were promoted from the 2022–23 Denmark Series.[5] They replaced AB Tårnby and Dalum IF who were relegated to 2023–24 Denmark Series.

The unequal distribution of promoted and relegated teams was caused by the bankruptcy of Jammerbugt FC in August 2022, which led to the club being expelled from the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division and relegated to tier 6.[6]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2023–24 Danish 3rd Division Copenhagen teams: Avarta, BK Frem and Vanløse
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2022–23 position
Avarta Rødovre Tømrermester Jim Jensens Park Natural 6,000 DS 3rd
BK Frem Valby Valby Idrætspark Natural 12,000 2D 11th
Holbæk B&I Holbæk Holbæk Sportsby Natural 4,000 DS 1st
Holstebro Holstebro Holstebro Idrætspark Natural 8,000 9th
IF Lyseng Aarhus Lyseng Idrætscenter Artificial 2,000 8th
Ishøj IF Ishøj Ishøj Idrætscenter Natural 1,500 5th
Næsby BK Odense ALPI Arena Næsby Natural 2,500 6th
SfB-Oure FA Svendborg Høje Bøge Stadium Natural 7,000 10th
Vanløse IF Vanløse Vanløse Idrætspark Natural 10,000 4th
Vejgaard BK Aalborg Soffy Road Natural 2,000 DS 2nd
VSK Aarhus Aarhus Vejlby Stadium Natural 5,000 3th
Young Boys FD Silkeborg Søholt Idrætsanlæg Natural 1,500 7th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 BK Frem 22 13 4 5 35 21 +14 43 Qualification to Promotion Group
2 VSK Aarhus 22 11 4 7 39 24 +15 37
3 Ishøj IF 22 9 7 6 40 30 +10 34
4 BK Avarta 22 9 4 9 21 28 −7 31
5 Holbæk B&I 22 8 6 8 23 23 0 30
6 Næsby BK 22 7 8 7 32 32 0 29
7 SfB-Oure FA 22 8 5 9 31 37 −6 29 Qualification to Relegation Group
8 IF Lyseng 22 7 7 8 33 35 −2 28
9 Young Boys FD 22 7 6 9 32 38 −6 27
10 Vejgaard BK 22 7 5 10 28 34 −6 26
11 Holstebro BK 22 7 4 11 32 33 −1 25
12 Vanløse IF 22 5 8 9 21 32 −11 23
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2024. Source: Danish FA[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in the 2024–25 Danish 2nd Division. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 BK Frem (C, P) 32 20 6 6 58 34 +24 66 Promotion to Danish 2nd Division
2 Ishøj IF (P) 32 14 10 8 55 41 +14 52
3 Næsby BK 32 13 9 10 58 51 +7 48
4 VSK Aarhus 32 14 6 12 51 41 +10 48
5 Holbæk B&I 32 9 9 14 34 41 −7 36
6 BK Avarta 32 10 7 15 29 45 −16 37
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2024. Source: Danish FA[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the initial 3 relegations spots to the 2024–25 Denmark Series. Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Holstebro BK 32 13 5 14 51 45 +6 44
2 IF Lyseng 32 11 10 11 61 58 +3 43
3 Young Boys FD 32 11 9 12 47 49 −2 42
4 Vejgaard BK (R) 32 11 8 13 45 50 −5 41 Relegation to Denmark Series
5 SfB-Oure FA (R) 32 9 9 14 38 56 −18 36
6 Vanløse IF (R) 32 8 10 14 33 49 −16 34
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2024. Source: Danish FA[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ https://3-division.dk/
  2. ^ "TURNERINGSREGLER FOR HERRE-DM 2023-2024" (PDF). Divisionsfoerningen (in Danish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Frem-boss efter nedrykning: Tillykke til alle hold i 3. division". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Sen scoring sikrede FA 2000 oprykning til 2. division". bold.dk (in Danish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Aabech, Fosgaard og Avarta rykker op i 3. division". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Jammerbugt FC tvangsnedrykkes". TV 2 (in Danish). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.