Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga (lit. 'Super League'), also known as the 3F Superliga due to sponsorship, is a football league. It is the top division played in Denmark. The league has 12 teams, and the teams can be relegated to the Danish 1st Division. Games are typically played on Sundays, though typically there is one game each week also played on Friday and one game played on Monday.
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| Country | Denmark | |
| Founded | 1991 | |
| Level | 1 | |
| Current champions | ||
| Most successful club | F.C. Copenhagen (16) | |
| Website | www | |
Since the league's creation in 1991, F.C. Copenhagen has regularly been crowned as champions with 16 titles. Outside of F. C. Copenhagen, the league has also been won by FC Midtjylland, Brøndby IF, and AaB Fodbold, with these three teams combining to win 15 times.
History
The league was formed in 1991 and replaced the existing Danish 1st Division, which was the top division in Denmark at the time. The league first started with 10 teams, and the league first started in the spring of 1991, with each team playing each other twice for a total of 20 games. After the first season, the league changed to its current time of beginning in late July and ending in early June, with a two month break during the winter. The number of teams in the league has changed several times, beginning in 1995–96 when it expanded to 12 teams. In the 2016–17 season, the league was played with 14 teams but was changed back to 12 teams after the 2019–20 season.
As of the end of the 2024–25 season, there have been 32 teams that have played in the Danish Superliga. FC Fredericia made their first appearance in the league in the 2025–26 season.
Current clubs
Below is a list of teams that will compete in the upcoming 2025–26 Danish Superliga season.
| Club | Finishing position 2024–25 |
First season in top division |
First season of current spell in top division |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGF | 6 | 1918–19 | 2015–16 |
| Brøndby | 3 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Copenhagen | 1 | 1992–93 | 1992–93 |
| Fredericia | 2[a] | 2025–26 | 2025–26 |
| Midtjylland | 2 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 |
| Nordsjælland | 5 | 2002–03 | 2002–03 |
| OB | 1[b] | 1927–28 | 2025–26 |
| Randers | 4 | 2004–05 | 2011–12 |
| Silkeborg | 7 | 1988 | 2021–22 |
| Sønderjyske | 9 | 2001–02 | 2024–25 |
| Vejle | 10 | 1956–57 | 2023–24 |
| Viborg | 8 | 1981 | 2021–22 |
Previous winners
- 1991: Brøndby (1)
- 1992–93: Lyngby (1)
- 1993–94: Copenhagen (1)
- 1994–95: Silkeborg (1)
- 1995–96: AaB (1)
- 1996–97: Brøndby (2)
- 1997–98: Brøndby (3)
- 1998–99: Brøndby (4)
- 1999–2000: Herfølge (1)
- 2000–01: Copenhagen (2)
- 2001–02: Brøndby (5)
- 2002–03: Copenhagen (3)
- 2003–04: Copenhagen (4)
- 2004–05: Brøndby (6)
- 2005–06: Copenhagen (5)
- 2006–07: Copenhagen (6)
- 2007–08: AaB (2)
- 2008–09: Copenhagen (7)
- 2009–10: Copenhagen (8)
- 2010–11: Copenhagen (9)
- 2011–12: Nordsjælland (1)
- 2012–13: Copenhagen (10)
- 2013–14: AaB (3)
- 2014–15: Midtjylland (1)
- 2015–16: Copenhagen (11)
- 2016–17: Copenhagen (12)
- 2017–18: Midtjylland (2)
- 2018–19: Copenhagen (13)
- 2019–20: Midtjylland (3)
- 2020–21: Brøndby (7)
- 2021–22: Copenhagen (14)
- 2022–23: Copenhagen (15)
- 2023–24: Midtjylland (4)[1]
- 2024–25: Copenhagen (16)[2]
Danish Superliga Media
SAS Ligaen(2001–02 until 2009–10)Sponsor: SAS
Superligaen(2010–11 until 31 Dec 2014)No league sponsor
Alka Superliga(1 Jan 2015 until 2017–18)Sponsor: Alka
Superligaen2018–19No league sponsor
3F Superliga(Since 2019–20)Sponsor: United Federation of Danish Workers
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References
- ↑ "Vindere af 3F Superliga" [Winners of 3F Super League] (in dansk). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "Guldfesten blev kickstartet i København, og der vil den fortsætte hele aftenen" [The gold party was kick-started in Copenhagen, and will continue there all evening] (in dansk). DR. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.