After
World War II the format of the top-flight football division in Denmark, the "Championship League", where reverted with the tournament now named the "1st Division". There were 10 teams in the top division once again, playing each other twice, with the lowest team being
relegated. The 1953–54 season saw the first non-Copenhagen team win the Danish championship, when
Køge Boldklub won the title. The championship title was not reclaimed by a Copenhagen team in more than ten years, until
Akademisk Boldklub (AB) won the 1967 season. From 1958, the Danish championship was arranged through one calendar year, From 1958 to 1974, the tournament was expanded to 12 teams, The number of teams was increased to 16 for the 1975 season, In 1986, the number of participants was altered once more, this time decreasing the number of teams to 14, In 1991, the Danish Superliga was created. This meant the 1st Division became the second-highest league. Together with the Superliga introduction the best Danish leagues changed back to autumn-spring seasons. In 1996, the 1st Division had its first name sponsor, as the league received the official name "Faxe Kondi Divisionen" after main sponsor
Faxe Brewery. The sponsor deal ended in 2001, but from 2004 to mid-2007 it was named "Viasat Sport Divisionen". The "Sport" was omitted upon the closing of the
Viasat Sport-channels in Denmark, and the opening of TV 2 Sport. The sponsorship finally ended prior to the start of the 2010–11 season.
Logos Former 1st Division logos: File:Viasat Divisionen 2007.svg|
Viasat Divisionen(2007/08–2008/09)Sponsor:
Viasat File:Danish 1st Division 2011.svg|
1. Division(01.07–31.12.2011)No league sponsor File:Betsafe Liga 2012.svg|
Betsafe Liga(01.01.2012–19.02.2013)Sponsor:
Betsafe/
Betsson File:NordicBet Liga 2013.svg|
NordicBet Liga(19.02.2013–31.12.2014)Sponsor:
NordicBet/
Betsson File:Danish 1st Division 2011.svg|
1. Division(01.01–30.06.2015)No league sponsor File:Bet25 Liga 2015.svg|
Bet25 Liga(2015/16–season)Sponsor:
Bet25 File:Danish 1st Division 2011.svg|
1. Division(01.07.2016–02.03.2017)No league sponsor File:NordicBet Liga 2017.svg|
NordicBet Liga(03.03.2017–30.06.2022)Sponsor:
NordicBet/
Betsson File:NordicBet Liga 2022-.png|
NordicBet Liga(01.07.2022–30.06.2025)Sponsor:
NordicBet/
Betsson File:BetiniaLIGA Logo Vertical Black.svg|
Betinia LIGA(01.07.2025–
present)Sponsor: Soft2bet ==Current teams (2024–25)==