2017–18 Danish Superliga
Season | 2017–18 |
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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 | Pål 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 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
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]Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2016–17 position |
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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 |
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AaB | Morten Wieghorst | Rasmus Würtz | Hummel | Spar Nord |
AGF | David Nielsen | Morten Rasmussen | Hummel | Ceres |
Brøndby | Alexander Zorniger | Johan Larsson | Hummel | Bet25.dk |
København | Ståle Solbakken | William Kvist | Adidas | Carlsberg |
Helsingør | Christian Lønstrup | Andreas Holm Jensen | Diadora | Spar Nord |
Hobro | Thomas Thomasberg | Mads Justesen | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord |
Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Mathias Nielsen | Hummel | |
Midtjylland | Jess Thorup | Jakob Poulsen | Nike | Det Faglige Hus |
Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Mathias Jensen | Diadora | DHL |
Lyngby | Thomas Nørgaard | Mathias Tauber | Adidas | Hellerup Finans |
OB | Kent Nielsen | Kenneth Emil Petersen | Hummel | Carlsberg |
Randers | Rasmus Bertelsen | Mads Agesen | Puma | Verdo |
Silkeborg | Peter Sørensen | Dennis Flinta | Uhlsport | Mascot International |
SønderjyskE | Claus Nørgaard | 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 |
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AGF | Glen Riddersholm | Sacked | 30 September 2017[1] | David Nielsen | 30 September 2017 | 7th |
Lyngby | David Nielsen | Recruited by AGF | 30 September 2017 | Thomas Nørgaard | 30 September 2017[2] | 12th |
Randers | Ólafur Kristjánsson | Mutual consent | 5 October 2017[3] | Ricardo Moniz | 8 October 2017[4] | 14th |
Randers | Ricardo Moniz | Sacked | 26 January 2018[5] | Rasmus Bertelsen | 26 January 2018[6] | 14th |
Regular season
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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]Positions by round
[edit]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 | |
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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 | — |
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ 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.
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 | |
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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 | — |
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 | |
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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 | — |
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 |
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Relegation play-offs
[edit]First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Silkeborg | 4–3 | Helsingør |
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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 |
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Silkeborg | 1–0 | Esbjerg fB |
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Lyngby | 1–2 | Vendsyssel FF |
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Vendsyssel won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Lyngby was relegated, and Vendsyssel promoted.
Esbjerg fB | 3–0 | Silkeborg |
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Esbjerg won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Silkeborg was relegated, and Esbjerg promoted.
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11] |
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1 | Pål Alexander Kirkevold | Hobro | 22 |
2 | Emiliano Marcondes | Nordsjælland | 17 |
Teemu Pukki | Brøndby | ||
4 | Ernest Asante | Nordsjælland | 16 |
5 | Anders K. Jacobsen | OB | 15 |
Kamil Wilczek | Brøndby | ||
7 | Pieros Sotiriou | Copenhagen | 14 |
8 | Federico Santander | Copenhagen | 12 |
Saba Lobzhanidze | Randers | ||
Mathias Jensen | Nordsjælland |
References
[edit]- ^ "AGF bekræfter: David Nielsen ny træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Thomas Nørgaard ny cheftræner i Lyngby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Olafur Kristjansson færdig i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "Randers ansætter hollænder som cheftræner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Moniz og Gravgaard færdige i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "Bertelsen er Randers-chef sæsonen ud" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Topscorerliste" [Top scorers list]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2017.