2014–15 AaB Fodbold season

AaB
2014–15 season
Sports Director Allan Gaarde
Head Coach Kent Nielsen
Stadium Nordjyske Arena
Danish Superliga 7th
Danish Cup Quarter-final
UEFA Champions League Play-off round
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Anders K. Jacobsen (9)
All:
Anders K. Jacobsen, Nicklas Helenius (12)
Highest home attendance 9,923 vs Hobro
(17 October 2014, Danish Superliga)
Lowest home attendance 4,644 vs SønderjyskE
(22 March 2015, Danish Superliga)
Average home league attendance 7,626
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014–15 season is AaB's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 25th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 129th year in existence as a football club. AaB will participate in the Champions League this season, coming in 1st place in the 2013–14 Danish Superliga.

Month by Month review

Month G W D L GF GA GD GFA GAA Pts per G Max Pts Pts Pts Diff DSL Rnk
July 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 1 0 2 6 4 2 2
August 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachDenmark Kent Nielsen
Assistant coachDenmark Allan Kuhn
Development Manager - AaB FodboldDenmark Poul Erik Andreasen
Goalkeeping coachDenmark Poul Buus
Team LeaderDenmark Ernst Damborg
DoctorDenmark Søren Kaalund
PhysiotherapistDenmark Morten Skjoldager
Physical trainerEngland Ashley Tootle
Sports Psychology consultantDenmark Martin Langagergaard
U/19 League coachDenmark Jacob Friis
U/17 League coachDenmark Lars Knudsen

Source: AaB Fodbold

Other information

Owner Denmark AaB A/S
Chief Executive Denmark Stephan Schors
Sports Director Denmark Allan Gaarde
Sales Manager Denmark Preben Hansen
Press and Communications Denmark Brian Andersen
Conference Sales Manager Denmark Birgitte Cassebaum Nielsen
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Nordjyske Arena (13,800 / 105x70 metres)
Training ground AaB Training Centre

Source: AaB Fodbold

First team squad

As of 8 March 2015
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Nicolai Larsen Denmark GK 2010 9 March 1991 Denmark Lyngby Boldklub 140 0
22 Carsten Christensen Denmark GK 2011 28 August 1986 Denmark FC Fredericia 6 0
Defenders
3 Jakob Ahlmann Denmark LB / LWB 2009 18 January 1991 Denmark Midtjylland 87 3
5 Kenneth Emil Petersen Denmark CB 2009 15 January 1985 Denmark AC Horsens 162 11
6 Donny Gorter Netherlands LB 2014 15 June 1988 Netherlands AZ 18 0
20 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark RB / RWB / RM / RW 2009 27 July 1989 Denmark Møldrup/Tostrup 164 10
26 Rasmus Thelander Denmark CB 2012 7 September 1991 Denmark AB 72 4
31 Jakob Blåbjerg Denmark CB / LB 2013 11 January 1995 Denmark AaB Academy 19 0
32 Kasper Pedersen Denmark CB / RB 2013 13 January 1993 Denmark AaB Academy 19 2
Midfielders
2 Patrick Kristensen Denmark LB / RB / CM / RM / RW 2006 28 April 1987 Denmark AaB Academy 243 10
7 Thomas Enevoldsen Denmark CM / AM / LM / LW 2014 27 July 1987 Belgium Mechelen 145 17
8 Rasmus Würtz (VC) Denmark CM / DM 2009 18 September 1983 Denmark Copenhagen 369 19
9 Thomas Augustinussen (C) Denmark CM / DM 2011 20 March 1981 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 402 45
14 Mathias Wichmann Denmark CM / AM / LM / RM 2009 6 August 1991 Denmark AaB Academy 128 5
15 Gilli Sørensen Faroe Islands LM / LW 2014 8 November 1992 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 3 0
16 Mathias Thrane Denmark AM / RW 2014 12 May 1993 Denmark HIK 5 0
21 Kasper Risgård Denmark CM / DM 2013 4 January 1983 Denmark Silkeborg IF 217 28
23 Nicolaj Thomsen Denmark CM / AM / LM / LW 2011 8 May 1993 Denmark AaB Academy 97 8
25 Frederik Børsting Denmark CM / RM 2014 13 February 1995 Denmark AaB Academy 17 1
30 Andreas Bruhn Denmark CM / AM / LM / LW 2013 17 February 1994 Denmark AaB Academy 31 1
Forwards
10 Rasmus Jönsson Sweden CF / RW 2014 27 January 1990 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 24 6
11 Nicklas Helenius Denmark CF 2014 8 May 1991 England Aston Villa 136 46
18 Anders K. Jacobsen Denmark CF 2013 27 October 1989 Denmark FC Fredericia 63 14
19 Søren Frederiksen Denmark CF / LW 2013 8 July 1989 Denmark Copenhagen 52 7
28 Viktor Ahlmann Denmark AM / LM / RM / CF / LW / RW 2014 13 January 1995 Denmark AaB Academy 3 0
33 Lukas Spalvis Lithuania CF 2013 27 July 1994 Denmark AaB Academy 29 11

Source: AaB Fodbold website

Transfers and loans

In

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
16 AM Denmark Mathias Thrane Denmark HIK Free transfer 14 July 2014 [1]
10 ST Sweden Rasmus Jönsson Germany VfL Wolfsburg Undisclosed 21 July 2014 [2]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
14 AM Sweden Andreas Blomqvist Sweden Mjällby AIF Undisclosed 22 January 2015 [3]

Out

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
10 ST Denmark Jeppe Curth Denmark Viborg Free transfer 30 June 2014 [4]
7 LM Denmark Anders Due Denmark Vestsjælland Free transfer 30 June 2014 [5]
29 ST Denmark Rolf Toft Iceland Stjarnan Free transfer 15 July 2014 [6]
17 RW Denmark Kasper Kusk Netherlands Twente Undisclosed 15 July 2014 [7]
27 CM Denmark Christian Rye Denmark Vendsyssel Free transfer 24 July 2014 [8]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
19 ST Denmark Søren Frederiksen Iceland KR Free transfer 1 January 2015 [9]
14 CM Denmark Mathias Wichmann Denmark Viborg Free transfer 7 January 2015 [10]

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned From Start End Source
7 LW Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Belgium Mechelen 16 June 2014 30 June 2015 [11]
11 ST Denmark Nicklas Helenius England Aston Villa 9 July 2014 30 June 2015 [12]
6 LB Netherlands Donny Gorter Netherlands AZ 18 August 2014 30 June 2015 [13]

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Steady £0

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Steady £0

Income

Summer: Steady £0

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Steady £0

Expenditure

Summer: Steady £0

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Steady £0

Friendlies

Pre-season

Mid-season

Competitions

Competition record

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Danish Superliga 27 10 8 9 34 26 +8 37.04
Danish Cup 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 66.67
Champions League 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3 25.00
Europa League 8 3 0 5 6 16 -10 37.50
Total 42 16 9 17 50 54 -4 38.10

Danish Superliga

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 FC Midtjylland 25 19 3 3 52 24+28 60 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Copenhagen 25 14 7 4 32 15+17 49 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Randers FC 25 10 8 7 26 20+6 38
4 Brøndby IF 25 11 5 9 27 23+4 38
5 Hobro IK 25 10 7 8 33 32+1 37
6 FC Nordsjælland 25 10 5 10 30 311 35
7 AaB 25 8 8 9 26 260 32
8 SønderjyskE 25 6 12 7 24 295 30
9 OB 25 8 5 12 25 349 29
10 Esbjerg fB 25 6 10 9 33 330 28
11 FC Vestsjælland 25 6 4 15 23 4219 22 Relegation to 2015–16 Danish 1st Division
12 Silkeborg IF 25 2 6 17 19 4122 12

Updated to games played on 20 April 2015.
Source: Danish Superliga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 10 8 9 34 26 +8 38 7 3 4 20 12 +8 3 5 5 14 14 0

Last updated: 1 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
Result D W D L D D W L D L D W W W L L D W W W L L D L L W W
Position 5 2 5 5 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7

Last updated: 1 May 2015.
Source: superstats.dk
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Danish Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Danish Cup
Notes
  • Note 1: Due to inadequate lightning facilities at Odder IGF's home ground, Spektrum Park, the match was relocated to Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg.

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Third qualifying round
Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Table
For more details on this topic, see 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DYK AaB STE RIO
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–1 2–0
2 Denmark AaB 6 3 0 3 5 10 5 9 3–0 1–0 1–0
3 Romania Steaua București 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 0–2 6–0 2–1
4 Portugal Rio Ave 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 4 0–3 2–0 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Matches

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances

As of 1 May 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 2634841
2 GK 1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen 2634740
3 FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 2534739
4 DF 5 Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen 2424838
5 MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 2323836
MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 2314836
7 MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 2224735
8 DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 2032833
9 MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 2132632
10 DF 26 Denmark Rasmus Thelander 1624830
11 MF 8 Denmark Rasmus Würtz 1803829
12 MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 1731728
13 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 1514222
14 DF 31 Denmark Jakob Blåbjerg 1324221
15 MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 1611220
16 DF 6 Netherlands Donny Gorter 921618
MF 14 Denmark Mathias Wichmann 1123218
18 DF 32 Denmark Kasper Pedersen 1320015
19 FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen 620412
20 FW 10 Sweden Rasmus Jönsson 1010011
21 FW 28 Denmark Viktor Ahlmann 61119
22 FW 33 Lithuania Lukas Spalvis 50207
23 MF 16 Denmark Mathias Thrane 30115
24 MF 15 Faroe Islands Gilli Sørensen 40004
25 GK 22 Denmark Carsten Christensen 10023
26 DF 3 Denmark Jakob Ahlmann 20002
MF 14 Sweden Andreas Blomqvist 11002

Goalscorers

As of 1 May 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 820212
FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 912012
3 MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 41027
4 MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 30003
MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 00123
6 DF 5 Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen 20002
MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 02002
DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 11002
9 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 10001
MF 14 Denmark Mathias Wichmann 10001
FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen 10001
MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 10001
MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 10001
Own Goals 20002
TOTALS 34 7 3 6 50

Assists

As of 1 May 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 60006
2 DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 41005
3 DF 6 Netherlands Donny Gorter 02013
FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 21003
FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 30003
6 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 10102
MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 10102
MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 10012
MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 10012
10 DF 3 Denmark Jakob Ahlmann 10001
MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 10001
FW 10 Sweden Rasmus Jönsson 10001
MF 14 Denmark Mathias Wichmann 10001
MF 15 Faroe Islands Gilli Sørensen 10001
FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen 00011
MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 10001
DF 26 Denmark Rasmus Thelander 10001
DF 31 Denmark Jakob Blåbjerg 00101
DF 32 Denmark Kasper Pedersen 01001
TOTALS 26 5 3 4 38

Clean sheets

As of 1 May 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 GK 1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen 911213
2 GK 22 Denmark Carsten Christensen 10012
TOTALS 10 1 1 3 15

Disciplinary record

As of 1 May 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

Rnk Pos. No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 MF 8 Denmark Rasmus Würtz 5100002071
2 GK 1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen 1000000111
3 DF 5 Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen 7000101090
MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 7000002090
5 MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 6000000060
DF 26 Denmark Rasmus Thelander 3010002060
7 DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 3000002050
8 DF 6 Netherlands Donny Gorter 3000001040
MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 3000001040
10 FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 3000000030
FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 0000102030
MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 2000100030
MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 3000000030
14 MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 0020000020
15 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 1000000010
DF 31 Denmark Jakob Blåbjerg 0000100010
TOTALS 47 1 3 0 4 0 12 1 66 2

Summary

As of 1 May 2015
Games played 42 (27 Danish Superliga, 3 Danish Cup, 4 UEFA Champions League, 8 UEFA Europa League)
Games won 16 (10 Danish Superliga, 2 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League)
Games drawn 9 (8 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Champions League)
Games lost 17 (9 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Champions League, 5 UEFA Europa League)
Goals scored 50 (34 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 6 UEFA Europa League)
Goals conceded 54 (26 Danish Superliga, 6 Danish Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 16 UEFA Europa League)
Goal difference –4 (+7 Danish Superliga, +1 Danish Cup, –3 UEFA Champions League, –10 UEFA Europa League)
Clean sheets 15 (10 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League)
Yellow cards 66 (47 Danish Superliga, 3 Danish Cup, 4 UEFA Champions League, 12 UEFA Europa League)
Red cards 2 (1 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League)
Best result(s) W 5 – 0 (H) v HobroDanish Superliga – 1 May 2015
Worst result(s) L 0 – 6 (A) v Steaua BucureștiUEFA Europa League – 18 September 2014
Most appearances Nicklas Helenius (41 appearances)
Top scorer(s) Anders K. Jacobsen & Nicklas Helenius (12 goals)
Top assister(s) Nicolaj Thomsen (6 assists)
Worst discipline Rasmus Würtz (7 , 1 Red card)

Awards

Individual

No. Player Award Month Source
1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen Danish Football Keeper of the Year 2014 December 2014 [14]
3 Denmark Jakob Ahlmann AaB Goal of the Year 2014 January 2015 [15]
Denmark Kent Nielsen Danish Coach of the Year 2014 February 2015 [16]

Team

Award Month Source
Celebration of the Year 2014 January 2015 [17]
Northern Jutland Sportsname of the Year 2014 April 2015 [18]

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