2021–22 Danish 1st Division

The 2021–22 Danish 1st Division marked the 26th season of the league operating as the second tier of Danish football and the 82nd season overall under the 1st Division name. The league is governed by the Danish Football Association.

Participants

Lyngby Boldklub and AC Horsens finished the 2020–21 season of the Superliga in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 1st Division. They replaced Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF, who were promoted to the 2021–22 Danish Superliga.
Nykøbing FC and Jammerbugt FC won promotion from the 2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions. They replaced Kolding IF and Skive IK.

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity	2020–21 position
	Horsens	CASA Arena Horsens	Natural	10,400
	Esbjerg	Blue Water Arena	Natural	18,000
	Fredericia	Monjasa Park	Natural	4,000
	Helsingør	Helsingør Stadion	Natural	4,500
	Copenhagen	Sundby Idrætspark	Artificial	7,200
	Herfølge/Køge	Capelli Sport Stadion	Artificial	4,000
	Hobro	DS Arena	Natural	10,700
	Hvidovre	Hvidovre Stadion	Natural	12,000
	Pandrup	Jetsmark Stadion	Natural	6,000
	Kongens Lyngby	Lyngby Stadium	Natural	8,000
	Nykøbing Falster	CM Arena	Natural	10,000
	Hjørring	Hjørring Stadion	Natural	7,500

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team

Head coach

Captain

Kit manufacturer

Shirt sponsor

AC Horsens

Promotion Group

The top 6 teams will compete for 2 spots in the 2022–23 Danish Superliga.
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season. Champions AC Horsens and Lyngby Boldklub won promotion to the Superliga.

Relegation Group

The bottom 6 teams will compete to avoid the 2 relegations spots to the 2022–23 Danish 2nd Division. Esbjerg fB and Jammerbugt FC, which came in last place, were relegated to the 2nd Division.
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.