2007–08 Danish 1st Division explained

Competition:Viasat Divisionen
Season:2007–08
Winners:Vejle BK
Promoted:Vejle BK
SønderjyskE
Relegated:HIK
Aarhus Fremad
Ølstykke FC
League Topscorer:Pablo Piñones-Arce (17)
Biggest Home Win:Vejle BK 8-0 HIK (2007-09-23)
Biggest Away Win:Ølstykke FC 0-5 Silkeborg IF (2007-09-23)
Highest Scoring:Vejle BK 5-3 Hvidovre IF (2007-08-26)
Vejle BK 8-0 HIK (2007-09-23)
(8 goals)
Total Goals:681
Average Goals:2,84
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

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.

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

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

Club Odds[1] Frac.[2]
2.61 8/5
3.31 23/10
4.76 15/4
12.37 23/2
13.23 25/2
32.32 31/1
38.86 38/1
42.55 42/1
42.86 42/1
45.14 44/1
70.27 69/1
112.27 111/1
127.82 127/1
219.18 218/1
240.09 239/1
273.73 273/1
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

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerScored forGoals
1 Pablo Piñones-ArceVejle BK17
2 Kenneth FabriciusSønderjyskE16
Rasmus KatholmFC Fredericia
4 Anders ClausenSønderjyskE
Hvidovre IF
15
5 Adeshina LawalVejle BK14
Henrik ToftVejle BK
Herfølge BK
7 Emmanuel AkeHIK13
8 Lasse AnkjærSkive IK12
9 Akeem AgbetuKolding FC11
Simon AzoulaySilkeborg IF
Martin B. ChristensenLFA
Jesper JørgensenKolding FC

See also

External links

Notes and 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.