The Danish Football Union (Danish: Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. The DBU has also been the governing body of futsal in Denmark since 2008.
The DBU was founded on 18 May 1889 and was the first national football association outside Great Britain and Ireland.[1] However, it did not register games officially before the 1908 Summer Olympics, meaning that the win in the 1906 Intercalated Olympics tournament was not officially recorded by the DBU.
The Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are autonomous territories within Denmark, have their own football associations and are not part of the DBU. Greenland is not a member of FIFA or any continental federation, but the Faroe Islands are a member of both FIFA and UEFA.
International teams
The Denmark national football teams represents Denmark in international football competitions and is controlled by the DBU. As of June 2021[update],[2] the teams consist of:
The DBU awards the best national team players each year, with an award to the best senior team player, as well as the best player in three of the DBU's six national youth teams.
Player of the Year
Since 1963, the DBU has awarded the Danish Player of the Year in a vote amongst the Danish players. In the time of amateur football, only players in the domestic league could achieve the prize, and even after the emergence of paid football in 1978, no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award. When the award was finally opened to all Danish players, domestic and abroad, in 1983, national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the Player of the Year award taking all Danish players into consideration. The record number of award wins is four, by Brian Laudrup (1989, 1992, 1995, and 1997).
Young Players of the Year
The Young Players of the Year Awards on the other hand are sponsored by Arla Foods, the awards were initially known as Mælkens talentpriser (the Milk Talent Awards) in order to promote the line of dairy products of the company then known as MD Foods. DBU found new sponsor DONG (later DONG Energy), an oil company, in 2004 but Arla went on to sponsor the prize which was renamed Arla's talentpriser (the Arla Talent Awards) in 2005.[3][4][5]
National team contract negotiations
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In 2017, the negotiations regarding terms and salary with the women's national team broke down, causing DBU to cancel the world cup qualification match against Sweden. The team lost the match 3–0 due to forfeit. DBU was handed a fine by the UEFA disciplinary committee. The national team and DBU came to an agreement before the match was supposed to be played, but the match was already cancelled. The team then failed to qualify directly to the world cup. A playoff match will decide if the team will qualify to the world cup.
Men's national team
After the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the agreement between DBU and the men's national team expired. The negotiations about terms and salary are still ongoing. Currently DBU has selected a squad without any players from the top tier of international and national leagues. The team is to play two matches. DBU refuses to negotiate before the end of the two matches.
The badge is still in use on the Danish men's kit for the European Championship 2020 (so-named despite being played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
References
^. www.uefa.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^"DBU Landshold". www.dbu.dk. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^. dbu.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2018-12-12.
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^. dbu.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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The Danish Football Union Danish Dansk Boldspil Union DBU is the governing body of football in Denmark It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men s and women s national teams It is based in the city of Brondby and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA The DBU has also been the governing body of futsal in Denmark since 2008 Danish Football AssociationUEFAFounded18 May 1889 133 years ago 1889 05 18 HeadquartersBrondbyvesterFIFA affiliation21 May 1904UEFA affiliation1954PresidentJesper Moller 2014 Websitewww wbr dbu wbr dk Contents 1 Beginnings 2 DBU competitions 2 1 Men s 2 2 Women s 2 3 Defunct 3 Regional structure 4 International teams 4 1 Women s 4 2 Men s 5 Yearly honours 6 National team contract negotiations 7 References 8 External linksBeginnings EditThe DBU was founded on 18 May 1889 and was the first national football association outside Great Britain and Ireland 1 However it did not register games officially before the 1908 Summer Olympics meaning that the win in the 1906 Intercalated Olympics tournament was not officially recorded by the DBU DBU competitions EditMain article Football in Denmark Men s Edit Leagues Superliga First Division 1 Division Second Divisions 2 Division Third Divisions 3 Division Denmark Series Danmarksserien 4 groups Cups DBU PokalenWomen s Edit Elite Division Elite Divisionen First Division 1 Division Danish Series Danmarksserien 3 groups Cup Landspokalturneringen Defunct Edit Landsfodboldturneringen 1913 1927 Provinsmesterskabsturneringen 1913 1931 Sylow Tournament 1918 1926 Regional structure Edit DBU Jutland numbers indicate regions DBU Funen DBU Zealand DBU Lolland Falster DBU Copenhagen DBU Bornholm The DBU is separated into six regional associations based on the former counties of Denmark DBU Jutland which in turn is separated into four regions Region 1 Nordjylland County Region 2 Viborg and Ringkobing counties Region 3 Arhus and Vejle counties Region 4 Ribe and South Jutland counties DBU Funen Funen County DBU Zealand West Zealand Roskilde Frederiksborg Copenhagen counties and Zealand part of Storstrom County DBU Copenhagen Frederiksberg and Copenhagen municipalities DBU Lolland Falster Non Zealand part of Storstrom County DBU Bornholm Bornholm municipalityThe Faroe Islands and Greenland which are autonomous territories within Denmark have their own football associations and are not part of the DBU Greenland is not a member of FIFA or any continental federation but the Faroe Islands are a member of both FIFA and UEFA International teams EditThe Denmark national football teams represents Denmark in international football competitions and is controlled by the DBU As of June 2021 update 2 the teams consist of Women s Edit A level National Team Under 23 National Team Under 19 National Team Under 17 National Team Under 16 National TeamMen s Edit A level National Team Under 21 National Team Under 20 National Team Under 19 National Team Under 18 National Team Under 17 National Team Under 16 National Team Futsal National Team Oldboys National TeamYearly honours EditMain article Danish Football Player of the Year The DBU awards the best national team players each year with an award to the best senior team player as well as the best player in three of the DBU s six national youth teams Player of the YearSince 1963 the DBU has awarded the Danish Player of the Year in a vote amongst the Danish players In the time of amateur football only players in the domestic league could achieve the prize and even after the emergence of paid football in 1978 no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award When the award was finally opened to all Danish players domestic and abroad in 1983 national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the Player of the Year award taking all Danish players into consideration The record number of award wins is four by Brian Laudrup 1989 1992 1995 and 1997 Young Players of the YearThe Young Players of the Year Awards on the other hand are sponsored by Arla Foods the awards were initially known as Maelkens talentpriser the Milk Talent Awards in order to promote the line of dairy products of the company then known as MD Foods DBU found new sponsor DONG later DONG Energy an oil company in 2004 but Arla went on to sponsor the prize which was renamed Arla s talentpriser the Arla Talent Awards in 2005 3 4 5 National team contract negotiations EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2022 Women s national teamMain article 2017 Denmark women s national football team strike In 2017 the negotiations regarding terms and salary with the women s national team broke down causing DBU to cancel the world cup qualification match against Sweden The team lost the match 3 0 due to forfeit DBU was handed a fine by the UEFA disciplinary committee The national team and DBU came to an agreement before the match was supposed to be played but the match was already cancelled The team then failed to qualify directly to the world cup A playoff match will decide if the team will qualify to the world cup Men s national teamAfter the 2018 FIFA World Cup the agreement between DBU and the men s national team expired The negotiations about terms and salary are still ongoing Currently DBU has selected a squad without any players from the top tier of international and national leagues The team is to play two matches DBU refuses to negotiate before the end of the two matches The badge is still in use on the Danish men s kit for the European Championship 2020 so named despite being played in 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic References Edit Denmark Member associations Inside UEFA www uefa org Archived from the original on 15 June 2017 Retrieved 19 March 2018 DBU Landshold www dbu dk 30 June 2021 Retrieved 30 June 2021 DBU TALENTPRIS dbu dk in Danish Archived from the original on 2018 12 12 NIKI ZIMLING FIK ARLA TALENTPRIS dbu dk in Danish Archived from the original on 2018 12 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Unknown dbu dk in Danish Archived from the original on 2016 03 16 Retrieved 2007 11 06 This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Danish Football Association news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2008 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Danish Football Association Official website in Danish and English Denmark at FIFA site Denmark at UEFA site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danish Football Association amp oldid 1128310273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
