Football in Denmark


Association football is the most popular sport in Denmark, with 331,693 players and 1,647 clubs registered under the Danish FA. Over half of the people in Denmark are interested in football.
Football was introduced into Denmark by British sailors. Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is the oldest club outside of the United Kingdom, having been founded on 26 April 1876.
Denmark hosted the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football, the 1991 UEFA Women's Euro, the 1994 European [Cup Winners' Cup final], the UEFA Cup Final">UEFA Europa League">UEFA Cup Final, the 2003 UEFA Women's Cup Final, as well as three group stage matches and a round of 16 match of the UEFA Euro 2020.

Men's league system

The Copenhagen Football Championship, known as Fodboldturneringen, was established in 1889 as the first domestic league by the Danish Football Association. Since its founding, many other regional leagues was founded in Denmark. A national league championship was first established in 1927 with the first season being held as 1927–28 Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen. The different leagues was linked together to create a pyramidal structure allowing promotion and relegation between different levels.
The top four levels in Denmark are governed by the Danish Football Association and, the first three divisions by its professional body Divisionsforeningen. The top 3 are collectively called Danmarksturneringen i fodbold, and share a common set of rules more geared towards professional football. Reserve teams are allowed in the league structure, but can only reach the Denmark Series. The Danish Superliga clubs' reserve teams, primarily, have their own reserve competition.
The lower divisions are controlled by the six regional associations. The number of divisions in the lower series under the auspices of the local football association vary greatly depending on the association's size.

Competition records

UEFA Champions League

The following team has advanced to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.
The following teams have advanced to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Cup/Europa League

The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of the UEFA Cup.

UEFA Conference League

The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of the UEFA Conference League.

Defunct

European Cup

The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of the European Cup.

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.