Copenhagen Series
| Country | Denmark |
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| Confederation |
Danish FA (1889–1903) DBU Copenhagen (1903–present) |
| Founded | 1889 |
| First season | 1889–90 |
| Number of teams | 14 (from 1993) |
| Level on pyramid | 5 (from 2008) |
| Promotion to | Denmark Series (3 divisions) |
| Relegation to | Series 1, group 1 (first teams) Series 1, group 2 (reserve teams) Bornholm Series (DBUB teams) |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Copenhagen Cup (1910–1953) Danish Cup (1954–present) |
| Current champions |
BK Fremad Valby (3rd title) (2015–16) |
| Most championships | Kjøbenhavns BK (17 titles) |
 2016–17 season
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Copenhagen Series for men (Danish: Københavnsserien for Herrer; Herre Københavnsserien), unofficially also known as Københavnerserien and often shortened to KS serien and KS Herre, is the highest division for men organised by the regional football association DBU København (DBUK) and one of the fifth-highest divisions overall in the Danish football league system. The league, deciding the Copenhagen Football Championship, was introduced as a tournament exclusively for clubs located in Copenhagen beginning with the 1889–90 season under the auspices of the Danish Football Association (DBU). With the formation of a regional association for the Copenhagen area in 1903, the administration of the league was handed over to the new Københavns Boldspil-Union (KBU). At the time of the league's inception, it was the top flight of the Danish football league system featuring the best teams in the country, but it has since been moved to its current status as the fifth best level in Danish football, after a short period as the sixth best level, and now features lower ranking teams.
The division has changed its name on numerous occasions. It has previously been known as Fodboldturneringen (1889/90–1905/06), A-rækken (1906/07–1919/20; or KBUs A-række, Række A1), Mesterskabsrækken (1920/21–1935/36; or KBUs Mesterskabsrække to distinguish it from the other regional leagues; unofficially shortened to Mesterrækken), A-rækken (1936/37–1946/47), Københavnsserien A and Københavnsserien B (1947/48–1977; groups A and B respectively), before settling with the current name of Københavnsserien beginning with the 1978-season, eventually being known as Københavnsserien for Herrer since the 1985-season to distinguish it from the women's corresponding regional league. In 1920, KBU's highest division, A-rækken was renamed Mesterskabsrækken, while the name A-rækken was retained for KBU's second highest division, comprising of a first, second and third team tournament. In 1936, KBU's highest division, Mesterskabsrækken, was dissolved as a result of the introduction to the double format to the nationwide leagues organized by the Danish Football Association (DBU), allowing KBU's previous second level league, A-rækken, to become the new highest division involving 16 first teams.
Only clubs located in Copenhagen participated in the tournaments organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) from the foundation in 1889 until 1903, when the regional football association, Copenhagen Football Association (KBU) was formed and took over the administration of all Copenhagen-related activities including the tournaments. In the first 14 years under the auspices of the DBU, the participants played once or twice against everyone in a league-format (unlike the cup-format used for the Medaille-Fodbold-Turneringen held in 1888) and the season was usually initiated in November and lasted until March the following year.Akademisk Boldklub was the most successful team in the DBU-era with six championship titles. In October 1889, the association invited the potential participants to join its first football tournament, simply named Fodboldturneringen.
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