2015–16 Danish Superliga

Danish Superliga
Season 2015–16
Matches played 95
Goals scored 274 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorer Lukas Spalvis (14)
Biggest home win AaB 6–0 Hobro
(1 November 2015)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Esbjerg 4–4 Hobro
(22 November 2015)
Longest winning run Midtjylland (4)
Longest unbeaten run Midtjylland (8)
Longest winless run Hobro (9)
Longest losing run Hobro (5)

All statistics correct as of 1 November 2015.

The 2015–16 Danish Superliga season is the 26th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. Midtjylland are the defending champions.

As Denmark dropped from nineteenth to twenty-second place in the 2015 UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2014–15 season, still the champion of the league will qualify for the UEFA Champions League; that club would commence its campaign in the second qualifying round. Furthermore, the second and third-place clubs will enter the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.[1]

Only one team will be relegated after the season due to the Superliga being expanded to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[2]

Teams

FC Vestsjælland and Silkeborg IF finished the 2014–15 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2015–16 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2014–15 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up AGF.

Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2014–15 position
AaB Aalborg Nordjyske Arena Natural 13,797 5th
AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Natural 20,032 1D, 2nd
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 3rd
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 8th
FC Copenhagen Copenhagen Telia Parken Natural 38,065 2nd
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 1st
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park Artificial 9,900 6th
Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 7,500 7th
OB Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 9th
Randers FC Randers AutoC Park Randers Natural 12,000 4th
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10th
Viborg FF Viborg Energi Viborg Arena Natural 9,566 1D, 1st

Personnel and sponsoring

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
AaB Denmark Lars Søndergaard Denmark Rasmus Würtz adidas Spar Nord
AGF Denmark Glen Riddersholm Denmark Steffen Rasmussen hummel Ceres
Brøndby IF Denmark Thomas Frank Denmark Thomas Kahlenberg hummel Bet25.dk
Esbjerg fB Denmark Jonas Dal Denmark Hans Henrik Andreasen Nike Sydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Norway Ståle Solbakken Denmark Thomas Delaney adidas Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Denmark Jess Thorup Denmark Kristian Bak Nielsen Nike Hessel
FC Nordsjælland Denmark Kasper Hjulmand Denmark Patrick Mtiliga Diadora DHL
Hobro IK Denmark Ove Pedersen Denmark Mads Justesen Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
OB Denmark Kent Nielsen Iceland Ari Freyr Skúlason Puma Carlsberg
Randers FC England Colin Todd Denmark Christian Keller Puma Verdo
SønderjyskE Denmark Jakob Michelsen Denmark Niels Lodberg hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Viborg Denmark Johnny Mølby Denmark Mikkel Rask Nike Andelskassen

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
AaB Denmark Kent Nielsen End of contract and signed by OB 1 June 2015[3] Denmark Lars Søndergaard 1 July 2015[4] Pre-Season
OB Denmark Ove Pedersen End of contract 1 June 2015[5] Denmark Kent Nielsen 1 July 2015[5] Pre-Season
SønderjyskE Denmark Lars Søndergaard End of contract and signed by AaB 1 June 2015[4] Denmark Jakob Michelsen 1 July 2015[6] Pre-Season
Viborg FF Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius Mutual consent 6 June 2015[7] Denmark Johnny Mølby 9 June 2015[8] Pre-Season
FC Midtjylland Denmark Glen Riddersholm Resigned 26 June 2015[9] Denmark Jess Thorup 12 July 2015[10] Pre-Season
Esbjerg fB Denmark Niels Frederiksen Sacked 10 August 2015[11] Denmark Michael Mex Pedersen (interim) 10 August 2015 12th
Esbjerg fB Denmark Michael Mex Pedersen End of tenure as caretaker 20 October 2015 Denmark Jonas Dal 20 October 2015[12] 10th
Hobro IK Denmark Jonas Dal Signed by Esbjerg fB 20 October 2015[12] Denmark Lars Justesen (interim) 20 October 2015 12th
Hobro IK Denmark Lars Justesen End of tenure as caretaker 24 November 2015 Denmark Ove Pedersen 24 November 2015[13] 12th
AGF Denmark Morten Wieghorst Sacked 5 December 2015[14] Denmark Glen Riddersholm 6 December 2015[15] 9th
FC Nordsjælland Iceland Ólafur Kristjánsson Sacked 15 December 2015[16] Denmark Kasper Hjulmand 1 January 2016[16] 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Copenhagen 17 10 5 2 30 12 +18 35 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 AaB 18 11 1 6 39 23 +16 34 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Midtjylland 17 9 4 4 26 14 +12 31
4 SønderjyskE 18 10 1 7 28 20 +8 31
5 Brøndby 18 8 5 5 27 20 +7 29
6 Randers 18 8 3 7 27 26 +1 27
7 Odense 18 7 3 8 29 35 −6 24
8 Nordsjælland 18 7 1 10 18 27 −9 22
9 AGF 18 5 6 7 23 26 −3 21
10 Viborg 18 6 3 9 15 23 −8 21
11 Esbjerg 18 3 6 9 24 37 −13 15
12 Hobro 18 2 4 12 15 38 −23 10 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2015. Source: DBU, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off on neutral ground (only if rankings are important for medals, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions); 9) Draw.[17][18]

Positions by round

Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Copenhagen 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1                                  
FC Midtjylland 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2                                  
AaB 6 4 5 8 7 3 6 7 6 7 5 4 6 4 3                                    
Brøndby IF 8 10 12 11 9 7 4 6 9 6 8 6 4 3 4                                    
Randers FC 11 7 7 7 6 8 5 4 3 4 3 5 5 6 5                                    
SønderjyskE 3 6 8 5 3 4 2 5 4 2 4 3 3 5 6                                    
FC Nordsjælland 9 12 10 10 11 10 10 9 8 5 7 9 7 7 7 7                                  
OB 1 1 4 4 5 9 8 8 7 9 6 8 8 9 8 8                                  
AGF 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 3 5 8 9 7 9 8 9 9                                  
Viborg FF 9 9 6 6 8 6 9 11 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10                                  
Esbjerg fB 6 8 11 12 10 11 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11                                  
Hobro IK 11 11 9 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12                                

Last updated: 22 November 2015
Source: Weltfussball

Top goalscorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Lithuania Lukas Spalvis AaB 14
2 Denmark Rasmus Festersen OB 10
3 Brazil Bruninho Nordsjælland 9
Denmark Johan Absalonsen SønderjyskE 9
Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen AaB 9
6 Sweden Viktor Lundberg Randers 7
Finland Teemu Pukki Brøndby 7
Denmark Kenneth Zohore OB 7
9 Denmark Kim Aabech AGF 6
Denmark Jonas Borring Randers 6
Costa Rica Mayron George Hobro IK 6

Updated to games played on 7 December 2015
Source: fifa.com

References

  1. ↑ http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2015.html
  2. ↑ Sejersbøl, Morten Crone (2015-06-20). "Superligaen udvides til 14 hold" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (2014-12-22). "Kent Nielsen stopper i AaB til sommer" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  4. 1 2 Nøhr, Mikkel (2015-04-09). "Officielt: Søndergaard ny AaB-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  5. 1 2 Helmin, Jesper (2014-12-22). "Kent Nielsen tager over i OB" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  6. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (2015-04-30). "Officielt: Michelsen ny SønderjyskE-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  7. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (2015-05-18). "Auri Skarbalius forlader VFF til sommer" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  8. ↑ Nøhr, Mikkel (2015-06-09). "Officielt: Mølby ny træner i Viborg" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  9. ↑ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (2015-06-26). "FCM-chok: Riddersholm stopper" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  10. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (2015-07-12). "Officielt: Thorup ny FC Midtjylland-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  11. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (2015-08-10). "Esbjerg fyrer Niels Frederiksen" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  12. 1 2 Nøhr, Mikkel (2015-10-20). "Officielt: Jonas Dal starter i Esbjerg omgående" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  13. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (2015-11-24). "Officielt: Ove P. ny Hobro-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  14. ↑ Nøhr, Mikkel (2015-12-05). "Morten Wieghorst fyret i AGF" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  15. ↑ Nøhr, Mikkel (2015-12-06). "Officielt: Riddersholm ny AGF-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  16. 1 2 Helmin, Jesper (2015-12-15). "FCN genansætter Kasper Hjulmand" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  17. ↑ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Superliga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

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