Danish Superliga 2008-09

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The 2008-09 Danish Superliga season will be the 19th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determinates the winners of the Danish football championship. It is governed by the Danish Football Association.

The Danish champions qualify for UEFA Champions League 2009-10 qualification and the Royal League 2009-10. The runners-up and no. 3 qualify for UEFA Cup 2009-10 qualification and Royal League, while the 4th placed team qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2009 and Royal League. The 11th and 12th placed teams are relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted to the Superliga.

You can see the fixtures here.

Contents

[edit] Participants

Clubs placed on map
Club Finishing position
last season
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB 1st 1928-29 1987
AC Horsens 6th 1929-30 2005-06
AGF 10th 1918-19 2007-08
Brøndby IF 9th 1982 1982
Esbjerg fB 7th 1928-29 2001-02
F.C. Copenhagen 3rd 1992-93 1992-93
FC Midtjylland 2nd 2000-01 2000-01
FC Nordsjælland 8th 2002-03 2002-03
OB 4th 1927-28 1999-00
Randers FC 6th 1941-42 2006-07
SønderjyskE 2nd in 1st Division 2000-01 2008-09
Vejle B 1st in 1st Division 1940-41 2008-09

[edit] League table

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 AaB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Champions League 2009-10
First qualifying round
2 AC Horsens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Cup 2009-10 Second qualifying round
3 AGF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brøndby IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Esbjerg fB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F.C. Copenhagen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Midtjylland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Nordsjælland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 OB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Randers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SønderjyskE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to
Danish 1st Division
12 Vejle B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

  AaB ACH AGF BIF EfB FCK FCM FCN OB RFC SE VB
AaB  
AC Horsens  
AGF  
Brøndby IF  
Esbjerg fB  
F.C. Copenhagen  
FC Midtjylland  
FC Nordsjælland  
OB  
Randers FC  
SønderjyskE  
Vejle B  

[edit] Stadiums

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. Copenhagen Parken Stadium 34,098[1]
Brøndby IF Brøndby Stadium 29,000
AGF NRGi Park 20,200
OB Fionia Park 15,761
AaB Energi Nord Arena 13,800
Esbjerg fB Blue Water Arena 13,282[1]
Randers FC Essex Park Randers 12,000
FC Midtjylland SAS Arena 11,809
Vejle B Vejle Stadion 10,500
FC Nordsjælland Farum Park 10,000
SønderjyskE Haderslev Fodboldstadion 10,000
AC Horsens Casa Arena Horsens 6,700[1]

[edit] Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
AaB Flag of Sweden Erik Hamrén End of contract 30 June 2008[2] Flag of Scotland Bruce Rioch 1 July 2008[3]
FC Midtjylland Flag of Denmark Erik Rasmussen Quit 30 June 2008[4] Flag of Denmark Thomas Thomasberg 1 July 2008[4]

[edit] Promoted teams

The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of last season:

[edit] Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated from the Superliga last season:

  • Viborg FF (Lost 3-0 away to F.C. Copenhagen on May 15 when they needed a win.)
  • Lyngby BK (Drew 0-0 with FC Nordsjælland on May 15 when they needed a win.)

[edit] See also

  • 2008-09 in Danish football

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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