The 2025–26 season of the B-Liga was the 17th season of the second tier of the Danish Women's Football League, and the 4th season with the current format of eight teams.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2025 – June 2026 |
| Promoted | ASA Copenhagen Midtjylland |
| Relegated | AaB Esbjerg |
| Matches | 48 |
| Goals | 174 (3.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Benedicte Moss (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | ASA 7–1 AaB (11 October 2025) |
| Biggest away win | AaB 1–8 ASA (6 September 2025) Esbjerg 0–7 Copenhagen (5 October 2025) |
| Highest scoring | AaB 1–8 ASA (6 September 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches ASA Copenhagen |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Copenhagen |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Esbjerg |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Esbjerg |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
Only matches in the regular season are covered in the statistics | |
For the 2025–26 season onwards, the 1st Division was renamed B-Liga.[1]
Format
editThe main round of the league is played in autumn as a double round-robin tournament between the 8 participating teams, where each team plays against each other both at home and away.
The four best placed teams qualify for spring Women's League qualification league. The qualification league once again of a double round-robin tournament among the six participating teams. The scores from the main round carry over into the championship finals.
The four bottom ranked teams instead play in qualification league, a double round-robin tournament with the top two teams (east and west) of 2nd Division for two spots in 2026–27 B-Liga. The scores from the main league are not carried over into the qualification tournament.
Teams
editThere are 8 teams competing in the regular season of the league: the 4 teams from the previous season's qualification play-offs, and the 4 teams relegated from the previous season's A-Liga qualification play-offs. The four teams promoted to the B-Liga are Næstved HG, Esbjerg (taking over Varde IF's license) and AaB, staying in the B-Liga, while F.C. Copenhagen was promoted from the C-Liga.[2][3] The four teams relegated from the A-Liga qualification play-offs are ASA Fodbold, Thy-Thisted and Østerbro, staying in the B-Liga, and B.93, relegated from the A-Liga. This is F.C. Copenhagen's first ever season in the 2nd tier since the club's founding in 2024, after only one season in C-Liga.[4][5]
Changes
edit| ENTERING B-LIGA | EXITING B-LIGA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 from 2024–25 2nd Division |
 from 2024–25 Women's League |
to 2025–26 A-Liga |
to 2025–26 C-Liga |
| Copenhagen | B.93 | FC Midtjylland | Solrød FC[a] |
- ↑ Solrød FC departed the league as the team dissolved in spring 2025, leaving their spot in the 2024–25 1st Division unfilled.[6]
Stadiums and locations
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| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASA Fodbold | Århus | Robotize Park | 1,000 |
| B.93 | Østerbro | Vanløse Idrætspark[a] | 10,000 |
| Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Vanløse Idrætspark | 10,000 |
| Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena[b] | 16,942 |
| Næstved HG | Næstved | MTM service Park | 10,000 |
| Thy-Thisted | Thisted | Sparkassen Thy Arena | 3,000 |
| Østerbro | Østerbro | Valby Idrætspark | 12,000 |
| AaB | Aalborg | AaB Anlæg[c] | 1,000 |
- ↑ Some matches to be played at Svanemølleanlægget
- ↑ Some matches to be played at the Athletics Stadium, and at Vestjysk Bank Stadium
- ↑ Some matches to be played at Sparekassen Danmark Park
Personnel and kits
edit| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA |  Anders Fedder Kristensen |
Caroline Ahrendtsen |
 Adidas |
N/a |
| B.93 | Søren Fjorting |
Freja Abildå |
Puma |
Depanneur |
| Copenhagen | Kasper Klarskov |
Julie Nowak |
Adidas |
Andel Energi |
| Esbjerg | Carsten Hilding |
Pernille Andreasen |
Hummel |
 McDonald's |
| Næstved | Arne Ringsing |
Katrine Krag-Andersen |
Puma |
Spar Nord |
| Thy-Thisted | Stefan Vendelbo |
Michelle Sandfeld |
Select Sport |
Sparekassen Thy |
| Østerbro | Michael Mejdahl |
Trine Seistrup |
Adidas |
N/a |
| AaB | Martin Schjødt |
|
 Macron |
Arbejdernes Landsbank |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.93 | Christian Falk |
Mutual consent | 11 November 2025[7] | 7th | Nikolaj Jeppesen & Tonny Jørgensen (interim) | 11 November 2025[7] |
| Esbjerg fB | Søren Werner |
Mutual consent | 11 December 2025[8] | 8th | Carsten Hilding |
11 December 2025[8] |
| AaB | Jack Hansen |
Resigned | 31 December 2025 | 5th | Martin Schjødt |
7 January 2026[9] |
| B.93 | Nikolaj Jeppesen & Tonny Jørgensen | End of interim spell | 1 March 2026 | 7th | Søren Fjorting |
1 March 2026[10] |
Regular season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASA | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 8 | +44 | 37 | Advances to the A-Liga qualification play-offs. |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 35 | |
| 3 | Thy-Thisted | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Østerbro | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 21 | |
| 5 | AaB | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 14 | Participates in the spring B-liga qualification league. |
| 6 | Næstved HG | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 13 | |
| 7 | B.93 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 13 | |
| 8 | Esbjerg | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results
editQualification play-offs
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundby | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 25 | 2026–27 B-Liga |
| 2 | B.93 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Næstved HG | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 17 | |
| 4 | Viborg | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 13 | |
| 5 | AaB (R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 8 | 2026–27 C-Liga |
| 6 | Esbjerg (R) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.
(R) Relegated
Results
editSeason statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedicte Moss |
ASA | 11 |
| 2 | Maria Hovmark |
Copenhagen | 8 |
| 3 | Josephine Lech |
Copenhagen | 7 |
| 4 | Andrea Hauge |
ASA | 6 |
| Malene Yde Hedegaard |
ASA | ||
| 6 | Olivia Koefoed |
Østerbro | 5 |
| Luna Lagerbon |
B.93 | ||
| Caroline Ahrendtsen |
ASA | ||
| Thea Rhode |
Copenhagen | ||
| Laura Grøn |
AaB |
Clean sheets
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Kaas |
Copenhagen | 7 |
| 2 | Sidse Tryk |
ASA | 5 |
| 3 | Victoria Grinsted |
Østerbro | 3 |
| Christina Kese |
Næstved | ||
| Liva Petersson |
Thy-Thisted | ||
| 6 | Katrine Beck |
ASA | 1 |
| Trine Gaur |
Østerbro | ||
| Alma Meier |
B.93 |
Awards
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "En ny æra i dansk fodbold". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Pige- og kvindefodbold i Sydvestjylland: Et nyt kapitel starter i EfB-regi d. 1. juli". EfB.dk (in Danish). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ IF, Varde. "Varde IF – officielle hjemmeside". www.vardeif.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Toft, Emma Sparre Juul Hansen (2025-05-10). "Oprykning i første forsøg: FCKs kvinder klar til 1. Division". Campo (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ↑ "FCK's kvinder sikrede oprykning". Bold (in Danish). 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ↑ Trolle, Steen (2025-03-05). "Solrød FC trækker sig fra 1. division og opløser holdet". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- 1 2 "Christian Falk stopper i B.93 - B.93". www.b93prof.dk. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- 1 2 Kaster, Søren (2025-12-11). "Søren Werner stopper som cheftræner for EfB's kvinder i B-ligaen". efb.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Nielsen, Anders Juncker (2026-01-07). "AaB finder ny cheftræner internt i klubben". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Praktikant, ApS (2026-03-27). "Søren Fjorting er ny cheftræner for B.93 kvinderne". B.93's officielle hjemmeside (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Topscorerliste | B-Liga - Grundspil 2025/26". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ↑ "Kampprogram | B-Liga - Grundspil 2025/26". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ↑ Dalsten, Casper (2025-11-22). "ASA-bomber er Efterårets Profil i B-Liga". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-05-12.