) ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁football ▁league ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Nord ic B et ▁Liga ▁for ▁spons or ship ▁reasons . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁ 1 . ▁Division ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁football ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁With ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Super liga , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Division ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁football . ▁While ▁all ▁the ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Super liga ▁are ▁full - time ▁professional ▁the ▁ 1 . ▁Division ▁has ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁full - time ▁professional ▁and ▁semi - prof essional ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁top - ran king ▁teams ▁each ▁year ▁win ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Super liga , ▁while ▁the ▁bottom ▁finish ers ▁get ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁ 2 nd ▁Division . ▁ ▁TV 3 ▁Sport ▁ 1 ▁broadcast s ▁one ▁match ▁per ▁week ▁from ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁top - fl ight ▁football ▁division ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁the ▁" Ch ampion ship ▁League ", ▁where ▁revert ed ▁with ▁the ▁tournament ▁now ▁named ▁the ▁" 1 st ▁Division ". ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 0 ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division ▁once ▁again , ▁playing ▁each ▁other ▁twice , ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁team ▁being ▁re leg ated . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 4 ▁season ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁non - C open hagen ▁team ▁win ▁the ▁Dan