| Football in Denmark | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Governing body | Danish Football Association |
| National teams | Men's national team,Women's national team |
| First played | 1876; 150 years ago (1876) |
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Association football (Danish:fodbold) is the most popular sport inDenmark, with 331,693 players and 1,647 clubs registered (as of 2016[update])[1][2] under theDanish FA. Over half of the people in Denmark are interested in football.[3]
Football was introduced into Denmark by British sailors.[4]Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is the oldest club outside of theUnited Kingdom, having been founded on 26 April 1876.[5][6]
Denmark hosted the1984 European Competition for Women's Football, the1991 UEFA Women's Euro, the1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final, the2000 UEFA Cup Final, the2003 UEFA Women's Cup Final, as well as three group stage matches and a round of 16 match of theUEFA Euro 2020.
The Copenhagen Football Championship, known asFodboldturneringen, was established in 1889 as the first domestic league by theDanish Football Association (DBU). 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 as1927–28 Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen. The different leagues was linked together to create apyramidal structure allowing promotion and relegation between different levels.
The top four levels in Denmark are governed by theDanish Football Association and, the first three divisions by its professional bodyDivisionsforeningen.[7] The top 3 are collectively calledDanmarksturneringen i fodbold (literally: the Denmark Tournament in Football), and share a common set of rules more geared towards professional football. Reserve teams are allowed in the league structure, but can only reach theDenmark Series. TheDanish Superliga clubs' reserve teams, primarily, have their own reserve competition.
The lower divisions are controlled by the sixregional 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.
The following team has advanced to the knockout phase of theUEFA Champions League.
The following teams have advanced to the group stage of theUEFA Champions League.
The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of theUEFA Cup (now Europa League).
The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of theUEFA Conference League.
The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of theEuropean Cup.
The following teams have advanced to the knockout phase of theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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