Divisionsforeningen

Foreningen af Divisionsklubber i Danmark (English: Danish League[2]), commonly referred to as Divisionsforeningen[3] or shortened to DF (or FDD), is a trade, special interest and employers' organization for men's professional association football in Denmark and the elite clubs (or their companies) that partake in the top three Danish leagues, the Superliga, 1st Division and 2nd Division, representing their interests, especially forwards the Danish Football Association (DBU), the Danish Football Players' Association and the local municipalities.[3] Divisionsforeningen is one of two formal members of the Danish FA and is subject to the laws and regulations of the national association.[3] The association's secretariat is located together with the offices of the Danish FA at Fodboldens Hus, DBU Allé 1 in Brøndby. It is the organiser of the Danmarksturneringen i fodbold, the Danish Cup and the Danish Reserve League on behalf of the Danish FA, and responsible for negotiating the television rights for the three professional leagues and the national cup tournament.[4][5]

Divisionsforeningen
Foreningen af Divisionsklubber i Danmark
Formation2 February 1969 (1969-02-02)[1]
HeadquartersDBU Allé 1, 2605 Brøndby
Location
  • Fodboldens Hus, Denmark
Chairman
Thomas Christensen
Websitewww.divisionsforeningen.dk

The Danish league organisation was the founder of the nordic Royal League, which was run in collaboration with the corresponding Swedish and Norwegian organisations, and had also previously organised the unofficial Danish indoor football championship and the Danish League Cup. The group was one of the 14 founding members of EUPPFL in 1997, and a founding member in the reorganisation to the European Leagues (EL) in 2005.[6] An association agreement between Divisionsforeningen and Kvindedivisionsforeningen (KDF) was signed in February 2014 with the aim of strengthening mutual cooperation and the development of both men's and women's elite football clubs in mind.[7]

History

Originally founded on 2 February 1969 under the name Foreningen af 1. divisionsklubber under DBU[1] as an association solely for the clubs in the top-flight league, it was renamed Foreningen af Fodbold Divisionsklubber i Danmark after the inclusion of the clubs in the second-tier in 1970 and third-tier in 1971.[2][3]

Since 1999, Divisionsforeningen have entered into collective agreements with the Danish Football Players' Association.[8]

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References
  1. Thomas Christensen (2019). "Formandens tale til jubilæet". Divisionsforeningens beretning 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Danish). Divisionsforeningen. pp. 13–19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Historie : Divisionsforeningens historie og betydning for dansk topfodbold". www.divisionsforeningen.dk (in Danish). Divisionsforeningen / Danish League. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Vedtægter for Foreningen af Fodbold Divisionsklubber i Danmark" (PDF). www.divisionsforeningen.dk (in Danish). Divisionsforeningen. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. Dehn, Anders (2 May 2019). "Superligaens tv-rettigheder sat til salg: Skal stadig deles mellem flere". www.tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. Frigaard, Anders Melchior (1 July 2020). "DR sikrer sig TV-rettigheder til pokalturneringen". www.dr.dk (in Danish). DR. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "Member Leagues: Divisionsforeningen". www.europeanleagues.com (in Danish). [European Leagues]]. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "Associeringsaftale mellem Divisionsforeningen (DF) og Kvinde-Divisionsforeningen (KDF)" (PDF). www.kvindediv.dk (in Danish). Kvindedivisionsforeningen. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. "Aftaler med Divisionsforeningen". www.spillerforeningen.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Players' Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. "Mindeord: Peter Iversen er død". www.achorsens.dk (in Danish). AC Horsens. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  10. "Divisionsforeningens formand stopper" (in Danish). Berlingske. Ritzaus Bureau. 23 August 2003. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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