The 1964 Danish 1st Division (Danish: Danmarksturneringens 1. division 1964) was the 37th season of Denmark's top-flight association football division since the establishment of Danmarksturneringen's nation-wide league structure in 1927, and the 51st edition of the overall Danish national football championship since its inception in 1912. Governed by the Danish FA, the season was launched on 26 March 1964 with a clash between last season's third-placed B 1903 and Østerbro-based and local rivals B.93 with the last round of six matches concluding on 15 November 1964.[2]Esbjerg fB were the defending league champions, having won their third consecutive league title last season, while BK Frem and B.93 entered as promoted teams from the 1963 Danish 2nd Division. Fixtures for the 1964 season were announced by the Danish FA's tournament committee on 6 January 1964, featuring a nine weeks long summer break.[5]
The 1964 top-flight league was inaugurated early with a single Thursday match between B 1903, that had finished the 1963 season in third place, and newly promoted B.93 at Gentofte Stadium on 26 March 1964 in front of an audience of 3,100 spectators.[10][2] B.93's Svend Petersen scored the season's first goal after 8 minutes of play via a header, following a pass from forward Walther Jensen and left wing Tom Søndergaard, but B 1903's knee-injured defender Henning Westergaard managed to draw the match 1–1 by netting in the second goal of the game in the 89th minute after B.93's goalkeeper Bent Jørgensen had lost the ball.[10]
B 1909 claimed the league title on the final matchday, 15 November, with a 1–0 away win at Københavns Idrætspark in a top flight clash against another title contender Kjøbenhavns BK.[3] The weather on that Sunday was cold, windy and raining, but the deciding match of season managed to attract a crowd of 43,400 spectators — it remains the official standing record attendance for a Danish league game.[3][11] Before the last round, both teams were leading the league table, each with 29 points, followed by Aarhus GF in third place with 27 points — B 1909 held a slightly better goal average.[2] The interest for the game was fueled by the fact that the past ten top-tier league seasons had been won by provincial teams, and that the game involved a Copenhagen-based team, which could reclaim the Danish league title — the first 41 editions of Danish national football championship had been won by a club from the capital.[3] Despite the stadium being able to hold approximately 50,000 spectators at the time and no brewing unrest, the authorities decided the close the gates 15 minutes before kick-off due to fears of overcrowding.[3] A good portion of non-payers had more or less illegally obtained a spot at the stands inside the stadium, while several thousand people outside the stadium could not get access.[3][12]
The final match was won by B 1909 with a single goal netted by forward Mogens Haastrup in the 80th minute of play, following a pass from teammate John Danielsen, where Haastrup dribbled and eluded Kjøbenhavns BK goalkeeper Nils Jensen.[12] B 1909 goalkeeper Svend Aage Rask, dressed in complete black, prevented several goal attempt from Kjøbenhavns BK's forwards, including Jørgen Ravn.[12]Hungarian-SwissCarlos Pintér was head coach for the Odense-based working class team in corporation with a match selection committee and had the following core players in the club's squad: goalkeeper Svend Aage Rask, defenders Leif Hartwig and Jørgen Rask, midfielders Arno Hansen, Erling Nielsen and Per Jacobsen, and forwards Palle Kähler, Walther Richter, Mogens Haastrup, John Danielsen and Mogens Berg.[12] Palle Hansen, Mogens Engstrøm and Bruno Eliasen, who all appeared in the last game of the season, including Jørgen Petersen and Poul Erik Wiinberg, also played their part in the winning season.[12][13][14]
BK Frem and B 1903 secured themselves another season in the top-flight division by winning their last games on 15 November 1964, 4–0 at home against Vejle BK and 3–1 away against B 1901, respectively.[15][16][2] The decisive match for BK Frem took place at Valby Idrætspark in front of an audience of 3,000 spectators compared to the club's other home matches in the season, that had all been played at Københavns Idrætspark.[15][16]Akademisk BK, who was also part of the relegation battle, won their last match away against B 1913, but ended up with just one point short in the final standings, so was relegated to the 1965 Danish 2nd Division along with Brønshøj BK.[2]
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the second-tier. The promoted teams were B.93, returning to the top flight after a four-year absence, and BK Frem, returning after a three-year absence. They replaced Aalborg BK and Køge BK, ending their top flight spells of one and three years respectively.
Every team played two games against the other teams, at home and away, totaling 22 games each. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average. The team with the most points were crowned winners of the league, while the two teams with the fewest points would be relegated to the 1965 Danish 2nd Division.
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^"Resultater og stillinger fra hele landet: Danmarksturneringen: 1. division" (in Danish). Vol. 94, no. 157. Aktuelt. 8 June 1964. p. 19, Sport.
^"Stævnet mod hollænderne fynboerne mod tyskerne" (in Danish). Vol. 93, no. 175. Aktuelt. 26 June 1964. p. 13, Sport.
^ abAhlstrøm, Frits (October 1990). "Den danske mestre siden 1913; Topscorerne". Guinness Fodboldbog 1990 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Komma & Clausen Bøger. pp. 24, 26. ISBN87-7512-459-9.
^ abcde"Historie 3. del 1960 - 1979". www.b1909.dk (in Danish). Boldklubben 1909. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020. Mesterholdet bestod af: Svend Aage Rask – Leif Hartwig, Jørgen Rask – Arno Hansen, Erling Nielsen, Per Jacobsen – Palle Kähler, Walther Richter, Mogens Haastrup, John Danielsen og Mogens Berg. Palle Hansen, Mogens Engstrøm og Bruno Eliasen spillede selvfølgelig også deres part. Træner var Carlos Pinter. I øvrigt var den eneste af de nævnte der ikke havde optrådt på noget landshold Walther Richter.
^"1964 Dansk Mester". www.fodboldhistorik.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020. Bagerst fra venstre Poul E. Larsen, holdleder, Walther Richter, Mogens Haastrup, Erling Nielsen, John Danielsen, Palle Hansen, Carlos Pinter, træner. Forrest fra venstre: Palle Kähler, Arno Hansen, Finn Sterobo, Mogens Berg, Mogens Engstrøm, Per Jacobsen
^ abcdeHansen, Mogens (November 2009). "1964". B1909 : Historien gennem 100 år - Frem til FC Fyn (in Danish) (1 ed.). Odense. pp. 210–215.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcThomsen, Allan Mylius; Dalgaard, Karl Aage; Buch, Niels (2011). "FREM 1961-1986 : Ny nedtur og nye profiler". FREM 125 år : Vi gi'r aldrig op (in Danish) (1. udgave, 1. oplag ed.). Boldklubben Frem. p. 125. ISBN978-87-994497-0-5.
^"Historie : Klubber : Akademisk Boldklub". www.dbukoebenhavn.dk (in Danish). DBU København. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020. Spillesteder : 1963- Skovbrynet, Bagsværd med 1. hold - Gladsaxe Stadion 1924-62 Nørre Allé med 1. hold - Idrætsparken
^ abcdef"Randers overgås kun af København og Odense" (in Danish). Vol. 77, no. 55. Folkebladet for Randers og Omegn. 6 March 1965. p. 4. I den nylig udkomne fodboldbog, der har DBU's generalsekretær Erik Hylstrup som ansvarshavende, er der en rangliste for danmarksturneringsbanernes kapacitet. Den afslører, at Københavns Idrætspark kan tage 50.100 tilskuere. Så følger Odense med 28.000. Derefter kommer Randers stadion med sine 25.000 pladser. Ålborg og Århus kan tage hver 22.000, mens Esbjerg og Vejle stadion kan rumme 20.000 tilskuere og Viborg 18.000.
^ abcdefghijEnoksen, Henning; Nielsen, Knud Aage (1975). "241. Københavns Idrætsparks fodboldbane [...] Danmarks største stadions". Bogen om fodbold (in Danish) (3 ed.). Copenhagen: Politikens Forlag. pp. 169–170. ISBN87-567-2275-3.
^"Historie : Spillesteder : Gentofte Stadion". www.dbukoebenhavn.dk (in Danish). DBU København. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020. I 1954 opføres en overdækket tribune med plads til 5.000 - derudover 1.300 udendørs siddepladser på modsatte langside og ca. 10.000 ståpladser "på de grønne skråninger".
^ abLauritsen, Thorsten Asbjørn; Borberg, Peter (2011). "Kapitel 8: Et bøgetræ slår rod i Mosen". De Stribede fra Fyn : Historien om Odense Boldklub (in Danish). Forlaget Asborg. p. 50. ISBN9788779172944. I 1959 rejses de store lysmaster, og i 1964 opføres en overdækket tribune med plads til 8.000 tilskuere. Den samlede stadionkapacitet er dermed oppe på 25.000 tilskuere.
^Rasmussen, Erik (1986). "1961-1965". Københavns Idrætspark : 1911 - 7. marts - 1986 (in Danish). Copenhagen: Københavns Idrætspark. p. 28. Til opvisningsbanen indkøbtes en ny ståtribune på 80 m med fem ståtrin, så kampbanen nu kunne rumme 6.000 tilskuere
^Thomsen, Allan Mylius; Dalgaard, Karl Aage (2014). "ABs cheftrænere". AB 125 år – 1889-2014 (1. udgave, 1. oplag ed.). Akademisk Boldklub og Løfbergs Forlag. pp. 109–110. ISBN978-87-92772-05-3.
^Samson, Erik; Madsen, Flemming Thor (August 2001). "Klubben fylder 60 år; Året 1962 - en ny æra begynder; Oprykning til 1. division - november 1962; Problemer...; Ak ja!; 1. division". B.1901 gennem 100 år (in Danish). Nykøbing Falster: B.1901's Venner. pp. 48–57.
^Jørn. (20 September 1963). "Erik Dennung træner i 1903" (in Danish). Vol. 92, no. 260. Aktuelt. p. 12, Sport.
^ ab"Mester 1964; Rykker op; De bliver; Rykker ned; Resultater og stillinger fra hele landet: 1. division; Topscorerne: 1. division" (in Danish). Vol. 93, no. 318. Aktuelt. 16 November 1964. pp. 15, 19, Sporten. B1909's anfører, Bruno Eliasen med mesterskabspokalen
^Thomsen, Jørgen; Wøllekær, Johnny. "Jack Johnson". www.historienshus.dk (in Danish). Historiens Hus Odense Leksikon. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ abc"KB-backs redning skabte forvandlingen og sejre 5-1" (in Danish). No. 48. årgang, nr. 74. B.T. 30 March 1964. p. 63, Sporten. Sejren blev en triumf for KB's ny træner Walter Presch, idet alle fremhævede, at det var hans specielle konditionstræning, der bar frugt. [..] Træneren Jack Johnson var imponeret af KB's 2. halvleg, selv om også han skød på efterveer fra torsdag.
^ abPedersen, Jesper Ran. "Trænere". bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk (in Danish). Brønshøj Boldklub Statistik. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.