title: 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions
text: # 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions
  
  The 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions was divided in three groups of eight teams in the autumn. In spring there was a promotion play-off and a relegation play-off. The top two teams of the promotion play-off group were promoted to the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division.
  
  IK Skovbakken merged with Vejlby IK as of 1 July 2016 to form VSK Aarhus.
  
  ## Participants
  
  | Club | Group | Finishing position last season | First season of current spell in 2nd Divisions |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aarhus Fremad | Group 3 | 8th | 2015–16 |
  | Avarta | Group 1 | 14th | 2008–09 |
  | B.93 | Group 1 | 13th | 2013–14 |
  | Brabrand | Group 3 | 5th | 2010–11 |
  | Brønshøj Boldklub | Group 1 | 6th | 2015–16 |
  | Dalum IF | Group 2 | 16th | 2015–16 |
  | FC Svendborg | Group 2 | 21st | 2008–09 |
  | FC Sydvest 05 | Group 2 | 1st in Denmark Series Group 2 | 2016–17 |
  | Fredensborg BI | Group 1 | 1st in Denmark Series Group 1 | 2016–17 |
  | Frem | Group 1 | 4th | 2012–13 |
  | Greve | Group 2 | 2nd in Denmark Series Group 2 | 2016–17 |
  | HIK | Group 1 | 10th | 2008–09 |
  | Holbæk | Group 1 | 20th | 2009–10 |
  | Hvidovre | Group 1 | 9th | 2014–15 |
  | Jammerbugt FC | Group 3 | 22nd | 2012–13 |
  | Kjellerup | Group 3 | 1st in Denmark Series Group 3 | 2016–17 |
  | Kolding IF | Group 2 | 19th | 2014–15 |
  | Marienlyst | Group 2 | 11th | 2014–15 |
  | Middelfart | Group 2 | 12th | 2012–13 |
  | Næsby | Group 2 | 17th | 2004–05 |
  | Odder | Group 3 | 15th | 2013–14 |
  | Thisted | Group 3 | 7th | 2010–11 |
  | Vejgaard | Group 3 | 2nd in Denmark Series Group 3 | 2016–17 |
  | VSK Aarhus | Group 3 | 18th | 2010–11 |
  
  ## Group 1
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | BK Avarta | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 29 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 2 | Hvidovre IF | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 26 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 3 | B.93 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 4 | Brønshøj Boldklub | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 22 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 5 | BK Frem | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 6 | Fredensborg BI | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 14 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 7 | HIK | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 8 | Holbæk B&I | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 7 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  
  ## Group 2
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kolding IF | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 28 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 2 | Dalum IF | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 21 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 3 | Greve Fodbold | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 4 | BK Marienlyst | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 5 | Næsby BK | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 17 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 6 | FC Sydvest 05 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 15 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 7 | Middelfart G&BK | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 8 | FC Svendborg | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 9 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  
  * ↑ Middelfart G&BK was deducted twelve points for paying salaries to amateur players.
  
  ## Group 3
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brabrand IF | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 34 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 2 | Thisted FC | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 3 | Kjellerup IF | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 24 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 4 | Aarhus Fremad | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 20 | Qualification to Promotion Group |
  | 5 | Odder IGF | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 17 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 6 | VSK Aarhus | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 11 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 7 | Jammerbugt FC | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 11 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  | 8 | Vejgaard BK | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 7 | Qualification to Relegation Group |
  
  ## Promotion Group
  
  ### League table
  
  The top 4 teams from each group competed for 2 spots in the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division. The points and goals that the teams won in the autumn group against other participants in the promotion group were transferred to the promotion group.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thisted FC (P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 52 | Promotion to 2017–18 Danish 1st Division |
  | 2 | Brabrand IF (P) | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 41 | Promotion to 2017–18 Danish 1st Division |
  | 3 | Kolding IF | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 40 | |
  | 4 | BK Avarta | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 37 | |
  | 5 | B.93 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 35 | |
  | 6 | Kjellerup IF | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 29 | |
  | 7 | Brønshøj Boldklub | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 27 | |
  | 8 | BK Marienlyst | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 26 | |
  | 9 | Aarhus Fremad | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 24 | |
  | 10 | Hvidovre IF | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 22 | |
  | 11 | Dalum IF | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 18 | |
  | 12 | Greve Fodbold | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 16 | |
  
  ## Relegation Group
  
  ### League table
  
  The bottom 4 teams from each group competed to avoid the 4 relegations spots to the Denmark Series. The points and goals that the teams won in the autumn group against other participants in the relegation group were transferred to the relegation group.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Middelfart G&BK | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 53 | |
  | 2 | BK Frem | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
  | 3 | Næsby BK | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 35 | |
  | 4 | FC Sydvest 05 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 34 | |
  | 5 | VSK Aarhus | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 33 | |
  | 6 | Odder IGF | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 29 | |
  | 7 | HIK | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 29 | |
  | 8 | Jammerbugt FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
  | 9 | Holbæk B&I (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 25 | Relegation to Denmark Series |
  | 10 | FC Svendborg (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | Relegation to Denmark Series |
  | 11 | Vejgaard BK (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 17 | Relegation to Denmark Series |
  | 12 | Fredensborg BI (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to Denmark Series |
  
  * ↑ Odder IGF was deducted six points for paying salaries to amateur players.
  