Danish Superliga
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| Danish Superliga | |
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| Country | Denmark |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Number of teams | 12 (10 until 1995) |
| Relegation to | 1st Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Danish Cup |
| UEFA cup(s) | Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Current champions | AaB (2007-08) |
| TV | TV3+, TV 2 Sport |
 Danish Superliga 2007-08 |
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The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest league of football (soccer) in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the main sponsor of the Superliga, and the official name of the tournament is SAS Ligaen.
Since the 2000-01 season, the competition has been dominated by F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF who have taken turns finishing champions and runners up, except for the 2006-07 season, where Brøndby ended sixth.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1991, the Danish Superliga replaced the Danish 1st Division as the highest league of football in Denmark.
From the start in 1991, 10 teams were participating. The opening Superliga season was played during the spring of 1991, with the ten teams playing each other twice for the championship title. From the summer of 1991, the tournament structure would stretch over two years. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the first half of the tournament. In the following spring, the bottom two teams would be cut off, the points of the teams would be cut in half, and the remaining eight teams would once more play each other twice, for a total of 32 games in a season.
This practice was abandoned before the 1995-96 season, when the number of teams competing were increased to 12, playing each other thrice for 33 games per Superliga season. For the first season of this new structure, Coca-Cola became the name sponsor of the league, which was then named Coca-Cola Ligaen. After a single season under that name, Faxe Brewery became sponsors and the league changed its name to Faxe Kondi Ligaen. Before the 2001-02 season, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) became the head sponsor, and the name of the tournament changed to SAS Ligaen.
[edit] Structure
Since 1996, 12 clubs have played in the league, playing each other thrice. Each team meets each one of the other teams one time at home, one time away, plus one more time home or away dependent of the clubs placement in the previous season. The two teams with the fewest points are relegated to the Danish 1st Division.
The Danish champion will play in the UEFA Champions League in the upcoming season where they will start in the 2nd qualifying round. The runner-up will play the UEFA Cup along with the winner of the Danish Cup. Both teams will start in the 2nd qualifying round. The third-placed team will play in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in the upcoming season and will start in the 2nd round. Teams finishing 1st to 4th are all qualified for the Royal League.
[edit] Broadcasting rights
As of 2008, Modern Times Group owns the rights to broadcast all of the matches from the league, and uses them to broadcast matches on channels TV3+ and TV 2 Sport (through sub licensing). However, the current deal was found, by the Danish Competition Authority (Konkurrencestyrelsen) not to comply with the Danish competition legislation. Therefore, a new deal was made on December 21, 2007, dividing the Superliga TV-rights between three parties:[1]
| Rights package | Buyer | Channels[2] | Details |
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| TV, I | Modern Times Group | TV3+ | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Sunday 18.00 and Monday 19.00 on live television (1st and 4th choice) |
| TV, II | Danmarks Radio and Telenor (consortium) | DR1, dk4 | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Sunday 14.00 and 16.00 on live television (2nd and 5th choice) |
| TV, III | TV 2 Sport | TV 2 Sport | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Saturday 17.00 and Sunday 16.00 on live television (3rd and 6th choice) |
| TV, Cup | SBS Broadcasting Group | Kanal 5 | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish Cup on live television |
| TV, 1st Division | TV 2 Sport | TV 2 Sport | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish 1st Division on live television |
| Radio | Danmarks Radio | DR P3 | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast all the games on live radio |
| Highlights | Danmarks Radio, TV 2 | DR1, TV 2 | Grants rights to show highlights in sports news broadcasts |
The deal amounted to DKK 1,062,300,000[3] (USD 210 million, EUR 140 million),[4] and will become effective from the 2009-10 season.
[edit] Seasons
[edit] Winners
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| Season | Champions | Performance | |||||||
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| Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 1991 | Brøndby IF | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 |
| 1991-92 | Lyngby BK | 32[5] | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | +15 |
| 1992-93 | F.C. Copenhagen | 32[5] | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 |
| 1993-94 | Silkeborg IF | 31[5] | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
| 1994-95 | Aalborg BK | 31[5] | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 |
| 1995-96 | Brøndby IF | 67 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 |
| 1996-97 | Brøndby IF | 68 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 39 | +25 |
| 1997-98 | Brøndby IF | 76 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 33 | +48 |
| 1998-99 | Aalborg BK | 64 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 65 | 37 | +28 |
| 1999-00 | Herfølge BK | 56 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 49 | +3 |
| 2000-01 | F.C. Copenhagen | 63 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 |
| 2001-02 | Brøndby IF | 69 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 28 | +46 |
| 2002-03 | F.C. Copenhagen | 61 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 32 | +19 |
| 2003-04 | F.C. Copenhagen | 68 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 27 | +29 |
| 2004-05 | Brøndby IF | 69 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 23 | +38 |
| 2005-06 | F.C. Copenhagen | 73 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 27 | +35 |
| 2006-07 | F.C. Copenhagen | 76 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 23 | +37 |
| 2007-08 | Aalborg BK | 71 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 |
[edit] Top scorers
| Season | Tally | Top scorer(s) |
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| 1991 | 11 | Bent Christensen (Brøndby IF) |
| 1991-92 | 17 | Peter Møller (Aalborg BK) |
| 1992-93 | 22 | Peter Møller (Aalborg BK) |
| 1993-94 | 18 | Søren Frederiksen (Silkeborg IF) |
| 1994-95 | 24 | Erik Bo Andersen (Aalborg BK) |
| 1995-96 | 20 | Thomas Thorninger (AGF Aarhus) |
| 1996-97 | 26 | Miklos Molnar (Lyngby FC) |
| 1997-98 | 28 | Ebbe Sand (Brøndby IF) |
| 1998-99 | 23 | Heine Fernandez (Viborg FF) |
| 1999-00 | 16 | Peter Lassen (Silkeborg IF) |
| 2000-01 | 21 | Peter Graulund (Brøndby IF) |
| 2001-02 | 22 | Peter Madsen (Brøndby IF) and Kaspar Dalgas (Odense BK) |
| 2002-03 | 18 | Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF) and Jan Kristiansen (Esbjerg fB) |
| 2003-04 | 19 | Steffen Højer and Mwape Miti (both Odense BK), Mohamed Zidan (FC Midtjylland) and Tommy Bechmann (Esbjerg fB) |
| 2004-05 | 20 | Steffen Højer (Odense BK) |
| 2005-06 | 16 | Steffen Højer (Viborg FF) |
| 2006-07 | 19 | Rade Prica (Aalborg BK) |
| 2007-08 | 17 | Jeppe Curth (Aalborg BK) |
[edit] Relegations
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ritzau (2007-12-21). Fakta om fodboldaftalen (lit. Facts about the football agreement). TV 2 Sporten. Retrieved on [[2008-01-02]].
- ^ Channels that are likely to broadcast the matches
- ^ Ritzau (2007-12-21). Dansk fodbold solgt for 1 mia. (lit. Danish football sold for 1 billion). TV 2 Denmark. Retrieved on [[2008-01-02]].
- ^ Calculated using Google Calculator's currency converting feature [1] [2]
- ^ a b c d Tally includes points carried over from the first half of the season.
