Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions | F.C. Copenhagen 7th Superliga title 7th top-flight Danish title |
Relegated | Vejle Boldklub AC Horsens |
Champions League | F.C. Copenhagen |
Europa League | Odense BK Brøndby IF AaB (via domestic cup) Randers (via Fair Play) |
Goals scored | 544 |
Average goals/game | 2.75 |
Top goalscorer | Morten Nordstrand Marc Nygaard (16 goals both) |
Biggest home win | Nordsjælland 6–1 Randers (10 April 2009) Odense 6–1 AGF (4 May 2009) |
Biggest away win | SønderjyskE 0–6 Brøndby (22 November 2008) |
Highest scoring | Brøndby 4–3 AC Horsens (3 November 2008) F.C. Copenhagen 5–2 AC Horsens (7 December 2008) Nordsjælland 6–1 Randers (10 April 2009) Odense 6–1 AGF (4 May 2009) (7 goals) |
Longest winning run | 5 – Odense BK (6 April to 23 April 2009) and Randers FC (13 April to 3 May 2009) |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 – Odense BK (6 April to 31 May 2009), Brøndby IF (31 August to 6 December 2008) and AaB (10 September 2008 to 5 April 2009) |
Longest losing run | 6 – SønderjyskE (22 March to 22 April 2009) |
Highest attendance | 32,856 – F.C. Copenhagen v Randers (31 May 2009) |
Lowest attendance | 1,609 – SønderjyskE v Midtjylland (7 December 2008) |
Average attendance | 8,814 |
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The 2008–09 Danish Superliga was the 19th season of Danish Superliga league championship, which determines the winners of the Danish football championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. The defending champions were Aalborg BK.
The Danish champions qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 qualifying round. Runners-up and 3rd placed team qualified for UEFA Europa League 2009–10 qualifying rounds. 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga. Originally the top 4 teams were supposed to qualify for the Royal Cup 2010, but due to economic problems the Scandinavian tournament was cancelled for the third year in a row.
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The following teams were promoted to Superliga after the end of the 2007–08 season:
The following teams were relegated from Superliga after the end of the 2007–08 season:
Club | Finishing position the previous season |
First season in top division |
First season of current spell in top division |
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AaB | 1st | 1928–29 | 1987 |
AC Horsens | 5th | 1929–30 | 2005–06 |
AGF | 10th | 1918–19 | 2007–08 |
Brøndby IF | 8th | 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 | 9th | 2002–03 | 2002–03 |
OB | 4th | 1927–28 | 1999–2000 |
Randers FC | 6th | 1941–42 | 2006–07 |
SønderjyskE | 2nd in 1st Division | 2000–01 | 2008–09 |
Vejle BK | 1st in 1st Division | 1940–41 | 2008–09 |
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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AaB | Aalborg | Energi Nord Arena | 13,800 |
AC Horsens | Horsens | Casa Arena Horsens | 8,000 |
AGF | Aarhus | NRGi Park | 21,000 |
Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | 29,000 |
Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | 18,000 |
F.C. Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Parken Stadium | 34,098 |
FC Midtjylland | Herning | SAS Arena | 11,809 |
FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Farum Park | 10,000 |
OB | Odense | Fionia Park | 15,761 |
Randers FC | Randers | Essex Park Randers | 12,000 |
SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Haderslev Fodboldstadion | 10,000 |
Vejle BK | Vejle | Vejle Stadion | 10,500 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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AaB | Erik Hamrén | End of contract | 30 June 2008 [1] | Bruce Rioch | 1 July 2008 [2] | Pre-season |
FC Midtjylland | Erik Rasmussen | Resigned | 30 June 2008 [3] | Thomas Thomasberg | 1 July 2008 [3] | Pre-season |
AaB | Bruce Rioch | Sacked | 23 October 2008 [4] | Magnus Pehrsson | 1 January 2009 [5] | 11th |
Esbjerg fB | Troels Bech | Sacked | 16 November 2008 [6] | Ove Pedersen | 1 January 2009 [7] | 12th |
Brøndby IF | Tom Køhlert | Mutual consent | 31 December 2008 [8] | Kent Nielsen | 1 January 2009 [8] | 1st |
AC Horsens | Kent Nielsen | Resigned | 31 December 2008 [9] | Henrik Jensen | 1 January 2009 [10] | 12th |
AGF | Ove Pedersen | Sacked | 31 December 2008 [11] | Erik Rasmussen | 1 January 2009 [11] | 5th |
Randers FC | Colin Todd | Mutual consent | 5 January 2009 [12][13] | John Jensen | 5 January 2009 [12][13] | 7th |
Vejle BK | Ove Christensen | Sacked | 17 March 2009 [14] | Mats Gren | 1 July 2009 [15] | 12th |
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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1 | F.C. Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 74 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
2 | OB | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 69 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 |
3 | Brøndby IF | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 68 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
4 | FC Midtjylland | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 55 | |
5 | Randers FC | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 46 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2 |
6 | AGF | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 45 | |
7 | AaB | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 39 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
8 | FC Nordsjælland | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 35 | |
9 | Esbjerg fB | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 32 | |
10 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 28 | |
11 | Vejle BK (R) | 33 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to the Danish 1st Division |
12 | AC Horsens (R) | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 24 |
Source: dbu.dk (Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Because F.C. Copenhagen, winners of Danish Cup 2008–09, also won the league, Odense BK as league runners-up earned a spot in the third while cup runners-up AaB qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
2Denmark was ranked second in the UEFA Fair Play Ranking[16] and thereby earned an additional Europa League spot, with the winners of national Fair Play competition entering in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. That spot was granted to Randers FC because they were the best team in the national Fair Play competition which has not already qualified for Europe.[17]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Home \ Away1 | AaB | ACH | AGF | BIF | EfB | FCK | FCM | FCN | OB | RFC | SE | VB |
AaB | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | ||||||
AC Horsens | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
AGF | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
Brøndby IF | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |||||||
Esbjerg fB | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
F.C. Copenhagen | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
FC Midtjylland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
FC Nordsjælland | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |||||||
OB | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
Randers FC | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
SønderjyskE | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
Vejle BK | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
Source: dbu.dk (Danish)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Home \ Away1 | AaB | ACH | AGF | BIF | EfB | FCK | FCM | FCN | OB | RFC | SE | VB |
AaB | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
AC Horsens | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
AGF | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Brøndby IF | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
Esbjerg fB | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
F.C. Copenhagen | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
FC Midtjylland | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
FC Nordsjælland | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
OB | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Randers FC | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
SønderjyskE | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
Vejle BK | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Source: dbu.dk (Danish)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Source: dbu.dk (Danish)
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Morten Nordstrand | F.C. Copenhagen | 16 |
Marc Nygaard | Randers FC | 16 | |
3 | Frank Kristensen | FC Midtjylland | 15 |
4 | Gilberto Macena | AC Horsens | 12 |
Peter Utaka | OB | 12 | |
6 | Aílton José Almeida | F.C. Copenhagen | 11 |
Martin Bernburg | FC Nordsjælland | 11 | |
Baye Djiby Fall | OB | 11 | |
César Santín | F.C. Copenhagen | 11 | |
10 | Søren Berg | Randers FC | 10 |
Jonas Borring | FC Midtjylland | 10 | |
Bajram Fetai | FC Nordsjælland | 10 |
Scorer | Game | Date |
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Babajide Collins Babatunde | Midtjylland v OB | 10 August 2008 |
Jan Kristiansen | SønderjyskE v Brøndby | 22 November 2008 |
Martin Bernburg | Nordsjælland v Randers | 10 April 2009 |
Bajram Fetai | Nordsjælland v Vejle | 18 May 2009 |
Source: hvemvandt.dk (Danish)
Team | Average | Highest | Lowest |
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Copenhagen | 20,038 | 32,856 | 11,286 |
Brøndby | 16,908 | 26,014 | 9,689 |
AGF | 11,516 | 18,239 | 8,246 |
OB | 10,218 | 15,486 | 6,662 |
Midtjylland | 7,777 | 10,613 | 5,670 |
Esbjerg | 7,229 | 12,081 | 4,049 |
AaB | 7,168 | 9,470 | 5,415 |
Vejle | 6,524 | 10,092 | 3,429 |
Randers | 6,059 | 8,550 | 3,322 |
Horsens | 4,685 | 8,217 | 2,604 |
Nordsjælland | 4,020 | 8,443 | 2,019 |
SønderjyskE | 3,420 | 6,988 | 1,609 |
Month | Winner | Runners-ups |
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July/August | Baye Djiby Fall (OB)[18] | Christopher Poulsen (Midtjylland) Tidiane Sane (Randers) |
September | Baye Djiby Fall (OB)[19] | César Santin (Copenhagen) Stephan Andersen (Brøndby) |
October | Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brøndby)[20] | Baye Djiby Fall (OB) César Santin (Copenhagen) |
November | Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brøndby)[21] | Morten Nordstrand (Copenhagen) Hans Henrik Andreasen (OB) |
March | Andreas Johansson (AaB)[22] | Fredrik Björck (Esbjerg) Jimmy Nielsen (Vejle) |
April | Peter Utaka (OB)[23] | Jesper Grønkjær (Copenhagen) Marc Nygaard (Randers) |
May | Aílton José Almeida (Copenhagen)[24] | Søren Berg (Randers) Jakob Poulsen (AGF) |
Team | Kit maker | Shirt sponsor | Notes |
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AaB | hummel | Spar Nord | Same as 2007–08 |
AC Horsens | hummel | TeliaSonera | Same as 2007–08 |
AGF | hummel | Ceres / Faxe Kondi | New home and away kits |
Brøndby IF | adidas | KasiGroup/UNICEF | KasiGroup replaced Codan as head sponsors, and gave the sponsorhip place to UNICEF. New home kits. |
Esbjerg fB | Umbro | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse | New away kit without black stripe along the sides |
F.C. Copenhagen | Kappa | Carlsberg | New kits and printings |
FC Midtjylland | Puma | SPAR | Same as 2007–08 |
FC Nordsjælland | H2O | Jyske Bank | Same as 2007–08 |
OB | Puma | Carlsberg | Puma replaced Nike as kit makers |
Randers FC | Umbro | none | Forenede Rengøring stopped being head sponsors. New kits. |
SønderjyskE | hummel | Sydbank | New home kit |
Vejle BK | hummel | Champions Club | Same as 2007–08 |
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