2017–18 FC Midtjylland season

Midtjylland
2017–18 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanRasmus Ankersen
ManagerJess Thorup
StadiumMCH Arena
SuperligaChampions
Danish CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Frank Onyeka
Marc Dal Hende (11 each)
All:
Paul Onuachu (17 goals)

The 2017–18 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 19th season of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. Outside of the Superliga, Midtjylland competed in the Danish Cup and the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.

The 2017–18 campaign saw Midtjylland win their second Danish Superliga title, and their first since 2015. The club also reached the semifinals of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, and the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Background

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Squad

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As of 21 May 2018
No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jesper Hansen Denmark GK 2017 x Denmark Lyngby BK 27 0
16 Bill Hamid United States GK 2018 x United States D.C. United 1 0
30 Oliver Ottesen Denmark GK 2017 x Denmark Roskilde 0 0
Defenders
2 Kian Hansen Denmark
4 Zsolt Korcsmár Hungary
5 Marc Dal Hende Denmark
6 Markus Halsti Finland
13 Alexander Munksgaard Denmark
20 Rasmus Nicolaisen Denmark
24 Mads Døhr Thychosen Denmark
25 Bubacarr Sanneh The Gambia
28 Erik Sviatchenko Denmark
40 Andreas Poulsen Denmark
Midfielders
3 Tim Sparv Finland
8 Rafael van der Vaart Netherlands
9 Janus Drachmann Denmark
15 Bozhidar Kraev Bulgaria
17 Michael Baidoo Ghana
21 Kaan Kairinen Finland
22 Mikkel Duelund Denmark
36 Rilwan Hassan Nigeria
38 Frank Onyeka Nigeria
Forwards
26 Artem Dovbyk Ukraine
33 Paul Onuachu Nigeria
88 Gustav Wikheim Norway

Non-competitive

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Preseason exhibitions

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20 June 2017 Denmark Brande IF 0–10 Denmark Midtjylland
19:00 Report
24 June 2017 Denmark Midtjylland 1–0 Denmark AaB MCH Arena
13:00 Report
8 July 2017 Denmark Horsens 1–0 Denmark Midtjylland CASA Arena Horsens
13:00 Report

Mid-season exhibitions

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17 January 2018 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 Denmark FC Midtjylland Fritz-Walter-Stadion
18:30 Report
19 January 2018 Denmark Midtjylland 2-2 Denmark Hobro MCH Arena
13:00 Report
26 January 2018 Denmark Midtjylland 0-2 Denmark Vendsyssel MCH Arena
13:00 Report
3 February 2018 Denmark Midtjylland 3-1 Sweden AIK Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
15:00 Report
3 February 2018 Denmark Midtjylland 1-2 China Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
21:30 Report

Competitive

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Danish Superliga

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Main article: 2017–18 Danish Superliga

League table

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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
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.[1][2]

Danish Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 Danish Cup
20 September 2017 3rd Round Greve 0–7 Midtjylland Greve Strand
16:30 Summary Stadium: Greve Idræts Center
25 October 2017 4th Round OB 0–3 Midtjylland Odense
10:00 Summary Duelund 36'
Sørloth 54'
Kraev 87'		 Stadium: EWII Park
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
12 April 2018 Quarterfinals Hobro IK 1–2 (a.e.t.) Midtjylland Hobro
12:30 Mikkelsen 109' Summary Kraev 98', 112' Stadium: DS Arena
Attendance: 1,382
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
26 April 2018 Semifinals Brøndby IF 3–1 Midtjylland Brøndby
18:30 Wilczek 1', 65'
Pukki 15'		 Summary Wikheim 48' Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 14,794
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

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29 June 2017 First leg Midtjylland Denmark 6–1 Republic of Ireland Derry City Herning
20:00 CEST Hende 4'
Riis 15'
Poulsen 44' (pen.)
Kroon 58' 62'
Kraev 84'
Sørloth Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Boyle Yellow card 60'
Ronan Curtis 66'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
6 July 2017 Second leg Derry City Republic of Ireland 1–4
(2–10 agg.)		 Denmark Midtjylland Sligo
20:45 CEST Scot Whiteside Yellow card 29'
Aaron McEneff 41'
Sam Todd Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Onuachu 7' 39' 69'
Kroon Yellow card 37'
Riis Yellow card 44'
Wikheim 59'
Hansen Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 467
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)

Second qualifying round

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13 July 2017 First leg Ferencváros Hungary 2–4 Denmark Midtjylland Budapest
21:00 CEST Botka 22' Yellow card 76'
Varga 42'
Koch Red card 45+1'
Moutari Yellow card 64'
Batik Yellow card 83'		 Report Drachmann Yellow card 33'
Poulsen 45+1' (pen.) 61' 67' (pen.)
Hende Yellow card 60'
Hansen Yellow card 72'
Korcsmár Yellow card 75'
Onuachu 90'		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 8,034
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
20 July 2017 Second leg Midtjylland Denmark 3–1
(7–3 agg.)		 Hungary Ferencváros Herning
19:00 CEST Onuachu Yellow card 30'
Wikheim 34'
Drachmann Yellow card 40'
Hende Yellow card 65'
Nissen 71'
Sørloth Yellow card 72' 81'		 Report Csernik Yellow card 4'
Moutari Yellow card 13'
Priskin Yellow card 38'
Rui Pedro 64'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

Third qualifying round

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27 July 2017 First leg Arka Gdynia Poland 3–2 Denmark Midtjylland Gdynia
20:00 CEST Marcus Vinicius 31' 39' (pen.) Yellow card 90+2'
Piesio Yellow card 52'
Siemaszko 90+2'		 Report Hassan 33'
Hende 36'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni
Attendance: 14,037
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
3 August 2017 Second leg Midtjylland Denmark 2–1
(4–4 (a) agg.)		 Poland Arka Gdynia Herning
20:30 CEST Hassan Yellow card 57'
Socha 78' (o.g.)
Sørloth 90+3'		 Report Socha Yellow card 5'
Marcus Vinicius Yellow card 42'
Sobieraj Yellow card 45+3'
Sołdecki 59'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,138
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich (Israel)

Play-off round

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17 August 2017 First leg Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–2 Denmark Midtjylland Larnaca
19:00 CEST Kyriakou 15'
Maglica Yellow card 54'
Alex da Silva Yellow card 62'
Jander 69'
Ioannis Pittas 90+1'		 Report Hassan Yellow card 27'
Sørloth 38' 74'
Hende Yellow card 53'
Drachmann Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: AEK Arena
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
24 August 2017 Second leg Midtjylland Denmark 1–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Herning
20:00 CEST Hassan 10'
Sørloth Yellow card 37'
Rømer Yellow card 40'
Nissen Yellow card 67'
Korcsmár Yellow card 81'		 Report Jander Yellow card 47'
Schembri 50'
João Pedro Yellow card 64'
Adrián Sardinero Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,022
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Statistics

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As of 30 June 2017

Top goalscorers

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Player Goals
Nigeria Frank Onyeka
Denmark Marc Dal Hende 		11
Norway Alexander Sørloth
Nigeria Paul Onuachu 		10
Denmark Mikkel Duelund
Denmark Jakob Poulsen
Denmark Gustav Wikheim 		8
The Gambia Bubacarr Sanneh
Czech Republic Filip Novak
Denmark Rasmus Kristensen 		3
Hungary Zsolt Korcsmár 2
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk
Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev
Denmark Erik Sviatchenko
Denmark Jonas Borring
Denmark Kian Hansen
Denmark Mads Thychosen
Finland Tim Sparv 		1

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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