2025–26 B-Liga

B-Liga
Season2025–26
Dates16 August 2025 – June 2026
Matches48
Goals174 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorerBenedicte Moss
(11 goals)
Biggest home winASA 7–1 AaB
(11 October 2025)
Biggest away winAaB 1–8 ASA
(6 September 2025)
Esbjerg 0–7 Copenhagen
(5 October 2025)
Highest scoringAaB 1–8 ASA
(6 September 2025)
Longest winning run7 matches
ASA
Copenhagen
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Copenhagen
Longest winless run8 matches
Esbjerg
Longest losing run8 matches
Esbjerg
2026–27
All statistics correct as of 12 November 2025.

The 2025–26 season of the B-Liga is the 17th season since the establishment of the 1st Division as the second-tier of women's national league in Denmark and the 4th season with the current format of eight teams.

For the season 2025–26 1st Division has been renamed to B-Liga.[1]

Format

The main round of the league is played in autumn as a double round-robin tournament between the 8 participating teams, where each team plays against each other both at home and away.

The four best placed teams qualify for spring Women's League qualification league. The qualification league once again of a double round-robin tournament among the six participating teams. The scores from the main round carry over into the championship finals.

The four bottom ranked teams instead play in qualification league, a double round-robin tournament with the top two teams (east and west) of 2nd Division for two spots in 2026–27 B-Liga. The scores from the main league are not carried over into the qualification tournament.

Teams

There are 8 teams competing in the regular season of the league: the 4 teams from the previous season's qualification play-offs, and the 4 teams relegated from the previous season's A-Liga qualification play-offs. The four teams promoted to the B-Liga are Næstved HG, Esbjerg (taking over Varde IF's license) and AaB, staying in the B-Liga, while F.C. Copenhagen was promoted from the C-Liga.[2][3] The four teams relegated from the A-Liga qualification play-offs are ASA Fodbold, Thy-Thisted and Østerbro, staying in the B-Liga, and B.93, relegated from the A-Liga. This is F.C. Copenhagen's first ever season in the 2nd tier since the club's founding in 2024, after only one season in C-Liga.[4][5]

Changes

ENTERING B-LIGA EXITING B-LIGA
from 2024–25 2nd Division from 2024–25 Women's League to 2025–26 A-Liga to 2025–26 C-Liga
Copenhagen B.93 FC Midtjylland Solrød FC[a]
  1. ^ Solrød FC departed the league and the team dissolved in spring 2025, leaving their spot in the 2024–25 1st Division unfilled.[6]

Stadiums and locations

Copenhagen
ASA Fodbold
Næstved HG
Esbjerg fB
Copenhagen teams:
B.93
FCK
Østerbro
Locations of the 2025–26 B-Liga teams.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
ASA Fodbold Århus Robotize Park 1,000
B.93 Østerbro Vanløse Idrætspark 10,000
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena[a] 16,942
FCK Copenhagen Vanløse Idrætspark 10,000
Næstved HG Næstved MTM service Park 10,000
Thy-Thisted Thisted Sparkassen Thy Arena 3,000
Østerbro Østerbro Valby Idrætspark 12,000
AaB Aalborg AaB Anlæg[b] 1,000
  1. ^ Some matches to be played at the Athletics Stadium, and at Vestjysk Bank Stadium
  2. ^ Some matches to be played at Sparekassen Danmark Park

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit Sponsor
ASA Anders Fedder Kristensen Caroline Ahrendtsen Adidas N/a
B.93 Nikolaj Jeppesen & Tonny Jørgensen (interim) Freja Abildå Puma Depanneur
Esbjerg Søren Werner Pernille Andreasen Hummel McDonald's
FCK Kasper Klarskov Julie Nowak Adidas Andel Energi
Næstved Arne Ringsing Katrine Krag-Andersen Puma Spar Nord
Thy-Thisted Stefan Vendelbo Michelle Sandfeld Select Sport Sparekassen Thy
Østerbro Michael Mejdahl Adidas N/a
AaB Jack Hansen Macron Arbejdernes Landsbank

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
B.93 Christian Falk Mutual consent 11 November 2025[7] 7th Nikolaj Jeppesen & Tonny Jørgensen (interim) 11 November 2025[7]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ASA 14 12 1 1 52 8 +44 37 Advances to the A-Liga qualification play-offs.
2 Copenhagen 14 11 2 1 41 10 +31 35
3 Thy-Thisted 14 7 2 5 21 13 +8 23
4 Østerbro 14 6 3 5 12 18 −6 21
5 AaB 14 4 2 8 17 34 −17 14 Participates in the spring B-liga qualification league.
6 Næstved HG 14 4 1 9 18 28 −10 13
7 B.93 14 4 1 9 21 40 −19 13
8 Esbjerg 14 2 0 12 12 43 −31 6
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ASA B93 EFB FCK NÆS THI ØST AAB
ASA 3–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 7–1
B.93 1–5 4–0 1–6 2–3 1–0 0–2 4–3
Esbjerg 1–7 2–4 0–7 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–2
Copenhagen 2–4 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Næstved HG 1–6 4–0 1–2 2–6 1–2 1–1 0–2
Thy-Thisted 1–0 4–1 5–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1
Østerbro IF 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 1–0
AaB 1–8 4–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1
Source: DBU.dk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification league

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 AaB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Næstved HG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B.93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Esbjerg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sundby BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2026–27 C-Liga
6 Team Viborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: DBU.dk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away AAB NÆS B93 EFB SUN VIB
AaB
Næstved HG
B.93
Esbjerg
Sundby BK
Team Viborg
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: DBU.dk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 12 November 2025

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Benedicte Moss ASA 11
2 Maria Hovmark Copenhagen 8
3 Josephine Lech Copenhagen 7
4 Andrea Hauge ASA 6
Malene Yde Hedegaard ASA
6 Olivia Koefoed Østerbro 5
Luna Lagerbon B.93
Caroline Ahrendtsen ASA
Thea Rhode Copenhagen
Laura Grøn AaB

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[9]
1 Anna Kaas Copenhagen 7
2 Sidse Tryk ASA 5
3 Victoria Grinsted Østerbro 3
Christina Kese Næstved
Liva Petersson Thy-Thisted
6 Katrine Beck ASA 1
Trine Gaur Østerbro
Alma Meier B.93

References

  1. ^ "En ny æra i dansk fodbold". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Pige- og kvindefodbold i Sydvestjylland: Et nyt kapitel starter i EfB-regi d. 1. juli". EfB.dk (in Danish). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ^ IF, Varde. "Varde IF – officielle hjemmeside". www.vardeif.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ^ Toft, Emma Sparre Juul Hansen (2025-05-10). "Oprykning i første forsøg: FCKs kvinder klar til 1. Division". Campo (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  5. ^ "FCK's kvinder sikrede oprykning". Bold (in Danish). 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  6. ^ Trolle, Steen (2025-03-05). "Solrød FC trækker sig fra 1. division og opløser holdet". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  7. ^ a b "Christian Falk stopper i B.93 - B.93". www.b93prof.dk. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  8. ^ "Topscorerliste | B-Liga - Grundspil 2025/26". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  9. ^ "Kampprogram | B-Liga - Grundspil 2025/26". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.