2007–08 Danish 1st Division

The 2007–08 Danish 1st Division season was the 13th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on August 4, 2007 to the final match on June 8, 2008.

Viasat Divisionen
Season2007–08
ChampionsVejle BK
PromotedVejle BK
SønderjyskE
RelegatedHIK
Aarhus Fremad
Ølstykke FC
Goals scored681
Average goals/game2,84
Top goalscorerPablo Piñones-Arce (17)
Biggest home winVejle BK 8-0 HIK (2007-09-23)
Biggest away winØlstykke FC 0-5 Silkeborg IF (2007-09-23)
Highest scoringVejle BK 5-3 Hvidovre IF (2007-08-26)
Vejle BK 8-0 HIK (2007-09-23)
(8 goals)

The division-champion and runner-up promotes to the 2008–09 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th places will be divided between 2nd Division East and West, based on location.

You can see the fixture schedule here.

Participants
Clubs placed on map
Club
 Finishing position
last season		 First season of
current spell in
1st Division
Aarhus Fremad11th2006–07
AB10th2004–05
BK Frem5th2004–05
FC Fredericia4th2001–02
Herfølge BK9th2005–06
HIK13th2004–05
Hvidovre IF3rd in 2nd Division East2007–08
Kolding FC6th2005–06
Køge BK7th2003–04
Lolland-Falster Alliancen1st in 2nd Division East2007–08
Næstved BK8th2006–07
Silkeborg IF12th in Superliga2007–08
Skive IK1st in 2nd Division West2007–08
SønderjyskE3rd2006–07
Vejle BK11th in Superliga2007–08
Ølstykke FC12th2002–03

Odds
ClubOdds[1]Frac.[2]
Vejle2.618/5
Silkeborg3.3123/10
SønderjyskE4.7615/4
Kolding12.3723/2
Fredericia13.2325/2
AB32.3231/1
Herfølge38.8638/1
Næstved42.5542/1
Køge42.8642/1
Frem45.1444/1
LFA70.2769/1
Ølstykke112.27111/1
HIK127.82127/1
Hvidovre219.18218/1
Skive240.09239/1
Aarhus F.273.73273/1

Before the season, Superliga-relegated Vejle was considered the 8/5-favorite to win the division and regain promotion along with fellow relegated Silkeborg at 23/10, with former Superliga-side SønderjyskE the only notable contender for the title at 15/4. The outsiders for promotion were local rivals Kolding and Fredericia.

The fight in the middle of the pack was predicted to contended by AB, Herfølge, Næstved, Køge and Frem, while Lolland-Falster Alliancen, Ølstykke and HIK would contend the lower third.

The two newly promoted teams, Skive and Hvidovre were, along with last year's 11th-place finisher, Aarhus Fremad, the favorites to get relegated.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vejle BK (C, P) 30 25 3 2 80 24 +56 78 Promotion to Danish Superliga
2 SønderjyskE (P) 30 17 10 3 55 32 +23 61
3 Silkeborg IF 30 16 9 5 60 33 +27 57
4 Herfølge Boldklub 30 15 6 9 55 43 +12 51
5 Fredericia 30 12 8 10 49 36 +13 44
6 AB 30 11 8 11 38 36 +2 41
7 Kolding FC 30 11 7 12 53 47 +6 40
8 Næstved BK 30 11 7 12 36 39 −3 40
9 Hvidovre IF 30 10 7 13 31 33 −2 37
10 Skive IK 30 10 4 16 36 52 −16 34
11 Frem[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 3 15 46 54 −8 33
12 LFA 30 8 9 13 28 41 −13 33
13 Køge BK 30 8 9 13 36 51 −15 33
14 HIK (R) 30 8 7 15 36 56 −20 31 Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
15 Aarhus Fremad (R) 30 7 7 16 22 43 −21 28
16 Ølstykke FC (R) 30 4 6 20 20 61 −41 18
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Frem was docked six points because of the club's compulsory composition.

Top goalscorers
Pos Player Scored for Goals
1 Sweden Pablo Piñones-Arce Vejle BK 17
2 Denmark Kenneth Fabricius SønderjyskE 16
Denmark Rasmus Katholm FC Fredericia
4 Denmark Anders Clausen SønderjyskE
Hvidovre IF		 15
5 Nigeria Adeshina Lawal Vejle BK 14
Denmark Henrik Toft Vejle BK
Herfølge BK
7 Kenya Emmanuel Ake HIK 13
8 Denmark Lasse Ankjær Skive IK 12
9 Nigeria Akeem Agbetu Kolding FC 11
Denmark Simon Azoulay Silkeborg IF
Denmark Martin B. Christensen LFA
Denmark Jesper Jørgensen Kolding FC

See also

References
  1. Odds were an average of odds taken from 11 bookmakers (10bet, Bet24, Betsson, bwin, Centrebet, Expekt, Gamebookers, Ladbrokes, NordicBet, Scandic Bookmakers and Unibet) taken on June 26, 2007 and rounded off to two decimal places.
  2. Fractional odds were slightly rounded.
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