2025–26 Denmark Series

Denmark Series
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Denmark Series[1] is the 61st 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 are promoted, and the two runners-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

Locations of the 2024–25 teams.
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 (Q) 16 11 1 4 34 18 +16 34 Promotion Group East
2 Glostrup FK (Q) 16 10 4 2 33 21 +12 34
3 Tårnby FF (Q) 16 8 5 3 24 17 +7 29
4 Såby 16 7 2 7 26 17 +9 23
5 Ledøje-Smørum 16 7 1 8 32 29 +3 22
6 Herlev IF (II) 16 6 3 7 22 27 −5 21 Relegation Group East
7 Frederikssund 16 6 1 9 19 24 −5 19
8 Espergærde IF 16 5 3 8 20 26 −6 18
9 Næstved BK (II) 16 5 2 9 26 43 −17 17
10 AB Tårnby (Q) 16 3 2 11 23 37 −14 11
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: [1][5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Group 2 (Copenhagen/Zealand)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gørslev IF (Q) 16 10 1 5 35 18 +17 31 Promotion Group East
2 Ringsted IF (Q) 15 10 1 4 40 28 +12 31
3 Allerød FK 16 8 3 5 38 25 +13 27
4 BK Skjold 16 7 4 5 0 27 −27 25
5 Fredensborg BI 16 7 4 5 29 31 −2 25
6 FC Sydkysten 16 6 3 7 31 33 −2 21 Relegation Group East
7 FC Gladsaxe 16 6 3 7 26 30 −4 21
8 GVI 16 6 3 7 31 38 −7 21
9 Skovshoved IF (Q) 16 4 2 10 25 36 −11 14
10 Hvidovre IF (II) (Q) 15 1 4 10 19 36 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. Source: [2] [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Group 3 (Funen & Southern-East Jutland)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Marienlyst (Q) 16 13 2 1 41 14 +27 41 Promotion Group West
2 Esbjerg fB (II) (Q) 15 11 1 3 49 22 +27 34
3 SfB-Oure FA (Q) 16 10 3 3 34 18 +16 33
4 OKS (Q) 16 8 4 4 39 31 +8 28
5 Tarup-Paarup 16 6 2 8 30 34 −4 20
6 Horsens (II) 16 5 2 9 38 56 −18 17 Relegation Group West
7 Ringkøbing 15 4 3 8 18 36 −18 15
8 Hedensted (Q) 16 2 6 8 24 31 −7 12
9 ØB 15 3 2 10 23 42 −19 11
10 Young Boys (Q) 15 2 3 10 19 31 −12 9
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: [3] [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Group 4 (West & Northern Jutland)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Holstebro (Q) 16 13 2 1 47 18 +29 41 Promotion Group West
2 ASA (Q) 16 11 3 2 43 17 +26 36
3 Aarhus Fremad (II) (Q) 16 9 1 6 43 25 +18 28
4 Vorup FB (Q) 16 9 1 6 36 24 +12 28
5 Hobro (II) 16 6 5 5 27 32 −5 23
6 Fuglebakken KFUM Århus 16 6 1 9 23 39 −16 19 Relegation Group West
7 Nørresundby FB 16 4 5 7 25 36 −11 17
8 Viby IF (Q) 16 4 4 8 28 41 −13 16
9 VRI (Q) 16 3 2 11 24 41 −17 11
10 Aalborg Freja (Q) 16 2 3 11 12 37 −25 9
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: [4] [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2025. Source: [5]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2025. Source: [6]
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.[3][4]

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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2025. Source: [7]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2025. Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


References

  1. ^ "Danmarksserien". DBU.
  2. ^ "Oprykning fra Danmarksserien til 3. division". DBU.
  3. ^ a b "Nedrykning fra Danmarksserien". DBU.
  4. ^ a b "Oprykningsspil til Danmarksserien". DBU.
  5. ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
  6. ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
  7. ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
  8. ^ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU.
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