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Divisionsforeningen
Foreningen af Divisionsklubber i Danmark
Divisionsforeningen-logo.svg
The logo in use since 2010
Formation2 February 1969;52 years ago (1969-02-02) [1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersDBU Allé 1, 2605 Brøndby
Location
  • Fodboldens Hus, Denmark
Membership
52 football clubs
Chairman
Thomas Christensen
Affiliations European Leagues
Website www.divisionsforeningen.dk

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]

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Originally founded on 2 February 1969 under the name Foreningen af 1. divisionsklubber under DBU 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. [1] [2] [3] 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, Divisionsturneringen 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

At the initiative of Kjøbenhavns BK, on 19 December 1968 the other eleven top-flight clubs were sent invitations to a briefing in Copenhagen on 19 January 1969 to discuss the formation of a league organisation, that could deal with the common issues surrounding the clubs such as salaries to the players and coaches, TV and radio charges, stadium fees, large events and national match days versus match days for clubs. [8] [9] [10] Kjøbenhavns BK had previously floated the idea of forming an advisory body consisting of clubs from the Copenhagen FA (KBU), but at that time it did not gain the necessary support. [8] The organisation was formally founded at a meeting on 2 February 1969 at the offices of Kjøbenhavns BK and was named Foreningen af 1. divisionsklubber under DBU. [11] [1] As indicated by its name, the members of the organisation were 14 clubs: the 12 clubs that partook in the 1969 Danish 1st Division and the previous season's two relegated clubs. [11] The then chairman of BK Frem, Svend Petersen, was selected as the new association's first chairman, vice chairman of Kjøbenhavns BK, Børge Pockendahl, was chosen as vice chairman, Sonny Thomsen of Aalborg BK became the treasurer, while the rest of the board included Ejvind Sørensen (chairman of B 1909) and Svend Erik Bang Sørensen (Aarhus GF). [11] [12] The organisation was not seem as a protest against the Danish FA (DBU) and the organisation of regional football associations (LFU). [8] [13]

The association's first board meeting took place in Aalborg on 4 April 1969, and resulted in common ground on the aspect of identical entrance fees at half price at top-flight league matches for children and old-age and invalidity pensioners across the entire country – the clubs in the 2nd and 3rd divisions received a recommendation from the association to introduce the same scheme. [12] The initiative was welcomed by the Danish FA, who offered to provide the administration. [14] It was also decided to investigate the possibility of taking out a collective accident insurance for the clubs' 25 best players – insurance of all players in the 14 clubs was deemed as not being financially feasible. [12] A condemnation of the Danmarks Idrætsforbund's TV committee for allowing a TV broadcast from the 1969 Ice Hockey World Championships at the same time as the premiere of the Danmarksturneringen, discussion of contracts for advertising on training shirts, attention to unpaid exploitation of players in an advertising context, discussion about disbursing money to players, the issue of standard contracts and identical salaries for professional coaches, and establishing a cooperation with the corresponding Swedish association, was also on the agenda at the meeting. [12] [14] Two board members stated that the new association would be working towards making the game of football in Denmark more attractive, including providing entertainment at matches with the goal of attracting more spectators. [12] [14]

At the formation of the league organisation, it was decided to not initially include the clubs in the 2nd of 3rd divisions. [8] [9] [10] The clubs in the 2nd divisions became members in 1970, while the clubs in the 3rd division became members in 1971. Clubs that were relegated to the fourth division would lose their membership.

Since 1999, Divisionsforeningen have entered into collective agreements with the Danish Football Players' Association. [15]

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