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Denmark
Danish Superliga
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The Danish Superliga is the top tier of professional football in Denmark. Renowned for its
strong youth academies and scouting networks, the Danish Superliga serves as a
platform for both local and international players to develop and showcase their abilities.
Mikkel Damsgaard, Mohammed Kudus and Simon Adingra are examples of young
talents who have made their mark in the Superliga before securing transfers to other top
European leagues.
The Superliga follows a unique split-season format, with the regular season followed by
a championship or relegation round. The top team after the championship round enters
the Champions League9s second qualifying stage, with second place qualifying for the
Europa League9s first qualifying round.
What are the foreign player rules?
At the start of every season, each club must submit a 8Player List A9 with a maximum of
25 players. To have the maximum of 25 players approved, the list must include at least
eight home grown players. Of these eight, at least four must have been trained at the
club itself, while the other four must have been trained at another Danish club. A player is
considered trained at a club if they have been eligible to play for that club for at least 36
months. This eligibility period begins at the start of the season in which the player turns
15 and ends after the season in which the player turns 21.
There are no regulations on the number of foreign players allowed on 8Player List A9.
While there are no fixed quotas for foreign players per team, work permit and salary
regulations serve as indirect regulations.
Under EU free movement regulations, players from EU/EEA countries can play in
Denmark without restrictions, and the number of EU/EEA players allowed in a team9s
squad is not limited.
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