Danish 2nd Division

The 2nd Division (Danish: Danmarksturneringens 2. division or Herre-DM 2. division) is a professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Football Association (Danish FA; DBU) as part of the nationwide Danmarksturneringen i fodbold (Herre-DM) and is positioned between the second-tier 1st Division and the fourth-tier Danish 3rd Division in the Danish football league system. Clubs in the league must meet certain criteria concerning appropriate facilities and finances. All of the 2nd Division clubs qualify for the proper rounds of the DBU Pokalen. The number of promoted and relegated clubs has fluctuated over the years. In the 2020–21 season two clubs were directly promoted to the 1st Division, while eight teams were relegated to the Denmark Series. From the 2021–22 season, it was changed to two promotion spots and two relegation spots.

A third-tier league under the auspices of the Danish FA was introduced to the nationwide league structure in 1936, beginning with two divisions of four clubs each in the 1936–37 season. Due to World War II, the league was placed on hiatus for five years until its reintroduction as a single division with 10 clubs in 1945. In the 1966 season, the league was expanded to include two divisions, coinciding with the dissolution of the Kvalifikationsturneringen and the introduction of the new fourth-tier, Denmark Series (Danmarksserien). It returned to a single division format in the 1975 season, before once again converting to a two division format in 1986, a single division in 1997 and a two division format in 2005. From 1991 to 1997 the league

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Nykøbing	12	7	4	1	15	25
2	Roskilde	13	6	7	0	15	25
3	VSK Aarhus	13	5	5	3	5	20
4	Næstved	13	4	8	1	3	20
5	Middelfart	13	4	7	2	6	19
6	B.93	13	5	3	5	3	18
7	Skive	13	5	3	5	0	18
8	Fremad Amager	13	4	5	4	-6	17
9	Brabrand	13	4	3	6	-5	15
10	Hellerup	13	4	3	6	-7	15
11	Thisted	12	1	3	8	-13	6
12	FA 2000	13	1	3	9	-16	6

Tables are available for selected soccer competitions and seasons only. No positions are estimated.