2017?18 Danish Superliga

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Alka Superliga
Season 2017?18
Dates 14 July 2017 ? 27 May 2018
Champions Midtjylland
Relegated Helsingør
Lyngby
Silkeborg
Champions League Midtjylland
Europa League Brøndby
Nordsjælland
Copenhagen
Matches played 250
Goals scored 731 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Pal Alexander Kirkevold (22 goals)
Biggest home win Nordsjælland 6?0 Horsens
Biggest away win Helsingør 0?4 København
Helsingør 1?5 AGF
Randers 0?4 Midtjylland
Highest scoring Brøndby 5?3 Lyngby

The 2017?18 Danish Superliga season was the 28th season of the Danish Superliga , which decides the Danish football championship . Copenhagen are the defending champions.

Teams [ edit ]

Esbjerg fB finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2016?17 season and was relegated to the 2017?18 1st Division along with Viborg FF who lost their relegation play-off as well.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2016?17 1st Division champions Hobro IK (returned after one year of absence) and 3rd-place finisher FC Helsingør (returned to the top division for the first time since the 1936?37 season ), who defeated Viborg FF in the two legged play-off finals.

Stadia and locations [ edit ]

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Locations of the Danish Superliga 2017?18 teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2016?17
position
AaB Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Natural 13,797 10th
AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Natural 20,032 11th
Brøndby Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 2nd
FCK Copenhagen Telia Parken Natural 38,065 1st
Helsingør Helsingør Helsingør Stadion Natural 4,500 1D , 3rd
Hobro Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 1D , 1st
Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 13th
Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 4th
Nordsjælland Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 5th
Lyngby Lyngby Lyngby Stadion Natural 8,000 3rd
OB Odense EWII Park Natural 15,633 8th
Randers Randers BioNutria Park Randers Natural 12,000 7th
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg JYSK Park Artificial 10,000 9th
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 6th

Personnel and sponsoring [ edit ]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AaB Denmark Morten Wieghorst Denmark Rasmus Wurtz Hummel Spar Nord
AGF Denmark David Nielsen Denmark Morten Rasmussen Hummel Ceres
Brøndby Germany Alexander Zorniger Sweden Johan Larsson Hummel Bet25.dk
København Norway Stale Solbakken Denmark William Kvist Adidas Carlsberg
Helsingør Denmark Christian Lønstrup Denmark Andreas Holm Jensen Diadora Spar Nord
Hobro Denmark Thomas Thomasberg Denmark Mads Justesen Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Horsens Denmark Bo Henriksen Denmark Mathias Nielsen Hummel
Midtjylland Denmark Jess Thorup Denmark Jakob Poulsen Nike Det Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland Denmark Kasper Hjulmand Denmark Mathias Jensen Diadora DHL
Lyngby Denmark Thomas Nørgaard Denmark Mathias Tauber Adidas Hellerup Finans
OB Denmark Kent Nielsen Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen Hummel Carlsberg
Randers Denmark Rasmus Bertelsen Denmark Mads Agesen Puma Verdo
Silkeborg Denmark Peter Sørensen Denmark Dennis Flinta Uhlsport Mascot International
SønderjyskE Denmark Claus Nørgaard Denmark Marc Pedersen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes [ edit ]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
AGF Denmark Glen Riddersholm Sacked 30 September 2017 [1] Denmark David Nielsen 30 September 2017 7th
Lyngby Denmark David Nielsen Recruited by AGF 30 September 2017 Denmark Thomas Nørgaard 30 September 2017 [2] 12th
Randers Iceland Olafur Kristjansson Mutual consent 5 October 2017 [3] Netherlands Ricardo Moniz 8 October 2017 [4] 14th
Randers Netherlands Ricardo Moniz Sacked 26 January 2018 [5] Denmark Rasmus Bertelsen 26 January 2018 [6] 14th

Regular season [ edit ]

League table [ edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brøndby 26 18 6 2 58 24 +34 60 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 26 19 3 4 60 29 +31 60
3 Nordsjælland 26 15 5 6 62 41 +21 50
4 Copenhagen 26 13 5 8 50 33 +17 44
5 Aalborg 26 8 12 6 28 27 +1 36
6 Horsens 26 7 14 5 32 34 −2 35
7 Hobro 26 8 8 10 33 33 0 32 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 SønderjyskE 26 8 7 11 36 34 +2 31
9 Odense 26 8 7 11 32 31 +1 31
10 Aarhus 26 7 8 11 23 36 −13 29
11 Silkeborg 26 8 4 14 32 49 −17 28
12 Lyngby 26 4 9 13 31 53 −22 21
13 Randers 26 4 8 14 23 46 −23 20
14 Helsingør 26 6 2 18 22 52 −30 20
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish) , Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw. [7] [8]

Results [ edit ]

Home \ Away AAB AGF BRØ COP HEL HOB HOR LYN MID NOR ODE RAN SIL SØN
AaB — 0?0 1?1 1?1 1?0 1?1 1?1 3?1 0?1 1?1 0?2 4?0 2?1 1?4
AGF 0?0 — 2?0 0?1 0?0 2?0 1?2 0?2 0?3 1?4 0?0 1?4 3?1 0?0
Brøndby 0?0 2?2 — 1?0 6?1 2?1 2?0 5?3 4?0 4?2 2?1 3?1 4?1 4?0
Copenhagen 1?1 4?0 0?1 — 4?3 0?0 1?1 5?1 4?3 1?3 1?0 5?1 4?0 3?2
Helsingør 0?1 1?5 0?1 0?4 — 0?1 0?2 2?1 2?1 1?0 0?2 2?0 2?0 1?2
Hobro 0?1 0?1 1?2 0?2 2?1 — 1?1 3?0 1?2 4?0 1?1 2?0 1?1 3?2
Horsens 0?0 1?1 1?1 1?1 2?0 2?2 — 4?1 0?2 2?2 0?0 1?1 1?0 2?1
Lyngby 1?2 0?0 1?3 3?1 3?1 0?3 1?1 — 2?2 1?4 1?1 1?3 2?1 1?1
Midtjylland 4?1 4?0 0?1 3?1 2?1 5?1 4?2 1?1 — 4?3 3?1 2?1 2?0 2?1
Nordsjælland 3?2 1?2 3?2 3?0 1?0 3?2 6?0 2?2 1?1 — 2?1 3?2 3?1 2?2
Odense 0?0 0?1 1?1 1?0 6?1 3?0 1?0 3?1 0?2 1?2 — 3?1 1?2 0?3
Randers 1?1 1?0 0?0 0?3 0?0 0?0 0?1 0?0 0?4 0?3 4?1 — 1?1 0?2
Silkeborg 3?2 2?1 1?3 1?3 4?1 0?2 2?2 1?1 1?2 2?4 1?0 3?2 — 1?0
SønderjyskE 0?1 3?0 1?3 3?0 1?2 1?1 2?2 1?0 0?1 2?1 2?2 0?0 0?1 —
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round [ edit ]

Team ? Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Brøndby 1 5 2 2 2 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Midtjylland 14 10 5 8 4 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Nordsjælland 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Copenhagen 7 4 6 9 8 6 7 6 5 3 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
AaB 6 11 13 13 13 12 12 10 11 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 5
Horsens 3 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 4 4 6 7 6 5 7 8 5 7 4 5 5 5 6 6
Hobro 2 8 8 6 7 4 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 7 7
SønderjyskE 9 3 7 4 5 7 6 8 8 9 11 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8
OB 12 6 4 5 6 8 8 7 9 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 8 5 6 6 6 7 8 9
AGF 10 7 9 10 11 10 10 11 7 10 8 10 10 10 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10
Silkeborg IF 13 14 11 11 9 9 11 13 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 11 11
Lyngby Boldklub 4 9 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Randers FC 8 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13
Helsingør 11 13 10 7 10 11 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2018. Source: Weltfussball

Championship round [ edit ]

Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MID BRØ NOR COP AAB HOR
1 Midtjylland (C) 36 27 4 5 80 39 +41 85 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 2?3 2?1 3?2 3?0 1?0
2 Brøndby 36 24 9 3 82 37 +45 81 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [a] 0?1 — 3?1 2?1 1?1 5?1
3 Nordsjælland 36 17 8 11 76 58 +18 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round 1?2 3?4 — 0?0 3?1 2?1
4 Copenhagen (O) 36 17 7 12 65 47 +18 58 Qualification for the European play-off match 0?2 1?1 2?1 — 2?1 4?1
5 Aalborg 36 10 15 11 38 44 −6 45 3?3 0?3 0?0 1?0 — 2?0
6 Horsens 36 8 16 12 43 57 −14 40 0?1 2?2 2?2 2?3 2?1 —
Source: Danish FA
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ The highest-ranked team not already qualified for a UEFA competition progressed to the playoff match. As Brøndby IF finished in second place and also won the 2017?18 Danish Cup , F.C. Copenhagen advanced to the play-off match by virtue of its fourth place finish.

Positions by round [ edit ]

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ? Round Initial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Midtjylland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Brøndby 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Nordsjælland 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Copenhagen 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
AaB 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Horsens 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: [1]

Relegation round [ edit ]

Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.

Group A [ edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HOB AGF SIL HEL
1 Hobro 32 12 8 12 41 39 +2 44 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals — 1?3 1?0 4?1
2 Aarhus 32 11 8 13 35 43 −8 41 0?1 — 2?1 2?1
3 Silkeborg (R) 32 9 5 18 39 60 −21 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 2?0 2?5 — 2?3
4 Helsingør (R) 32 8 3 21 28 61 −33 27 0?1 1?0 0?0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off. [9]
(R) Relegated

Group B [ edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ODE SØN RAN LYN
1 Odense 32 11 9 12 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals — 2?1 3?0 3?0
2 SønderjyskE 32 11 8 13 42 40 +2 41 2?0 — 1?0 1?0
3 Randers (O) 32 7 9 16 32 52 −20 30 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1?1 3?0 — 2?0
4 Lyngby (R) 32 4 11 17 35 65 −30 23 2?2 1?1 1?3 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off. [10]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

European play-offs [ edit ]

The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament advanced to a Europa League play-off match.

 
Semi-finals Final
 
                   
 
6 and 13 May 2018
 
 
AGF Aarhus 3 3 6
 
17 and 22 May 2018
 
OB Odense 2 2 4
 
AGF Aarhus 2 2 4
 
6 and 13 May 2018
 
SønderjyskE 2 0 2
 
SønderjyskE ( a ) 1 2 3
 
 
Hobro 0 3 3
 

European play-off match [ edit ]

Copenhagen 4?1 AGF Aarhus
Attendance: 16379
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Relegation play-offs [ edit ]

First round Second round Third round
                                           
Match 1
Helsingør 1 1 2
Match 3
Randers 1 2 3
Randers 2 2 4
Match 2
Lyngby 1 1 2
Lyngby 2 2 4
Match 5
Silkeborg 1 2 3
Lyngby 0 1 1
Vendsyssel FF 1 2 3
Match 4
Helsingør 1 3 4
Silkeborg 1 4 5
Match 6
Silkeborg 1 0 1
Esbjerg fB 0 3 3

Winners of matches 3, 5, and 6 would play in the 2018?19 Danish Superliga .

Second round [ edit ]

Helsingør 1?1 Silkeborg
Attendance: 2060
Referee: Jens Maae
Silkeborg 4?3 Helsingør
Attendance: 5396
Referee: Anders Poulsen

Silkeborg won 5?4 on aggregate. As a result Helsingør was relegated, while Silkeborg would face Esbjerg fB in round 3 to avoid relegation.

Third round [ edit ]

Vendsyssel FF 1?0 Lyngby
Attendance: 2800
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
Silkeborg 1?0 Esbjerg fB
Attendance: 4949
Referee: Jens Maae
Lyngby 1?2 Vendsyssel FF
Attendance: 5121
Referee: Anders Poulsen

Vendsyssel won 3?1 on aggregate. As a result Lyngby was relegated, and Vendsyssel promoted.

Esbjerg fB 3?0 Silkeborg
Report
Attendance: 7043
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Esbjerg won 3?1 on aggregate. As a result Silkeborg was relegated, and Esbjerg promoted.

Top goalscorers [ edit ]

Rank Player Club Goals [11]
1 Norway Pal Alexander Kirkevold Hobro 22
2 Denmark Emiliano Marcondes Nordsjælland 17
Finland Teemu Pukki Brøndby
4 Ghana Ernest Asante Nordsjælland 16
5 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen OB 15
Poland Kamil Wilczek Brøndby
7 Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Copenhagen 14
8 Paraguay Federico Santander Copenhagen 12
Georgia (country) Saba Lobzhanidze Randers
Denmark Mathias Jensen Nordsjælland

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "AGF bekræfter: David Nielsen ny træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-09-30 . Retrieved 2017-09-30 .
  2. ^ "Thomas Nørgaard ny cheftræner i Lyngby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-09-30 . Retrieved 2017-09-30 .
  3. ^ "Olafur Kristjansson færdig i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-10-05 . Retrieved 2017-10-05 .
  4. ^ "Randers ansætter hollænder som cheftræner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-10-08 . Retrieved 2017-10-08 .
  5. ^ "Moniz og Gravgaard færdige i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-01-26 . Retrieved 2018-01-26 .
  6. ^ "Bertelsen er Randers-chef sæsonen ud" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-02-22 . Retrieved 2018-02-22 .
  7. ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018 . Retrieved 14 July 2017 .
  8. ^ "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules" . Scoresway . Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 . Retrieved 14 July 2017 .
  9. ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" . dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association . Archived from the original on 9 October 2018 . Retrieved 18 July 2015 .
  10. ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" . dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association . Archived from the original on 9 October 2018 . Retrieved 18 July 2015 .
  11. ^ "Topscorerliste" [Top scorers list]. Danish Football Association (in Danish) . Retrieved 29 July 2017 .

External links [ edit ]

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