2008–09 Danish Superliga

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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.

Danish Superliga
Season2008–09
ChampionsF.C. Copenhagen
7th Superliga title
7th top-flight Danish title
RelegatedVejle Boldklub
AC Horsens
Champions LeagueF.C. Copenhagen
Europa LeagueOdense BK
Brøndby IF
AaB (via domestic cup)
Randers (via Fair Play)
Goals scored544
Average goals/game2.75
Top goalscorerMorten Nordstrand
Marc Nygaard
(16 goals both)
Biggest home winNordsjælland 6–1 Randers (10 April 2009)
Odense 6–1 AGF (4 May 2009)
Biggest away winSønderjyskE 0–6 Brøndby (22 November 2008)
Highest scoringBrøndby 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 run5 – Odense BK (6 April to 23 April 2009) and Randers FC (13 April to 3 May 2009)
Longest unbeaten run12 – 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 run6 – SønderjyskE (22 March to 22 April 2009)
Highest attendance32,856 – F.C. Copenhagen v Randers (31 May 2009)
Lowest attendance1,609 – SønderjyskE v Midtjylland (7 December 2008)
Average attendance8,814

The Danish champions qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying round. Runners-up and 3rd placed team qualified for 2009–10 UEFA Europa League 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.

Promotion and relegation

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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:

Participating clubs

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Club Finishing position
the previous season
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
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

Stadia and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
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

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Copenhagen (C) 33 23 5 5 67 26 +41 74 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Odense 33 21 6 6 65 31 +34 69 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
3 Brøndby 33 21 5 7 55 31 +24 68 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 Midtjylland 33 16 7 10 55 46 +9 55
5 Randers 33 11 13 9 52 50 +2 46 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[b]
6 Aarhus 33 13 6 14 39 44 −5 45
7 Aalborg 33 9 12 12 40 49 −9 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Nordsjælland 33 9 8 16 44 53 −9 35
9 Esbjerg 33 7 11 15 32 41 −9 32
10 SønderjyskE 33 5 13 15 30 56 −26 28
11 Vejle (R) 33 4 13 16 30 59 −29 25 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Horsens (R) 33 5 9 19 35 58 −23 24
Source: Danish Superliga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Because F.C. Copenhagen, winners of 2008–09 Danish Cup, 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.
  2. ^ Denmark 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]

Results

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Goals

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Source: dbu.dk (in Danish)

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Club Goals
1   Morten Nordstrand F.C. Copenhagen 16
  Marc Nygaard Randers FC
3   Frank Kristensen FC Midtjylland 15
4   Gilberto Macena AC Horsens 12
  Peter Utaka OB
6   Aílton José Almeida F.C. Copenhagen 11
  Martin Bernburg FC Nordsjælland
  Baye Djiby Fall OB
  César Santín F.C. Copenhagen
10   Søren Berg Randers FC 10
  Jonas Borring FC Midtjylland
  Bajram Fetai FC Nordsjælland
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Own goals

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Hat-tricks

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Scorer Game Date
  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

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Cards

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Attendances

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Source: hvemvandt.dk[permanent dead link] (in Danish)

Team Average Highest Lowest
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

Player of the Month

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Month Winner Runners-ups
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)

Kits

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Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
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 sponsorship 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AaB tager afsked med Erik Hamrén til sommer" (in Danish). aabsport.dk. 2007-12-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. ^ "AaB ansætter Bruce Rioch som cheftræner" (in Danish). aabsport.dk. 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "Erik Rasmussen stopper – afløses af helt ny trænerstruktur" (in Danish). fcm.dk. 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. ^ "AaB afbryder samarbejdet med Bruce Rioch" (in Danish). aabsport.dk. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-10-23.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Magnus Pehrsson ny cheftræner i AaB" (in Danish). aabsport.dk. 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  6. ^ "Troels Bech er fratrådt som cheftræner i EfB" (in Danish). efb.dk. 2008-11-16. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  7. ^ "Ove Pedersen manager i Esbjerg" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  8. ^ a b "FBM nr 13/2008: Kent Nielsen ny træner pr. 1.1. 2009" (in Danish). brondby.com. 2008-06-16. Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  9. ^ "Børsmeddelelse: Kent Nielsen skifter til Brøndby IF" (in Danish). achorsens.dk. 2008-06-16. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  10. ^ "Børsmeddelelse: Henrik Jensen ny træner i AC Horsens" (in Danish). achorsens.dk. 2008-08-13. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  11. ^ a b "Erik Rasmussen tiltræder 1. januar 2009 som ny cheftræner i AGF" (in Danish). aarhuselite.dk. 2008-10-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  12. ^ a b "John "Faxe" bliver ny cheftræner i Randers FC sommeren 2009" (in Danish). randersfc.dk. 2008-11-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  13. ^ a b "John Faxe overtager ansvaret i Randers FC her og nu" (in Danish). randersfc.dk. 2009-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  14. ^ "VB stopper samarbejdet med Ove Christensen" (in Danish). vejle-boldklub.dk. 2009-03-17. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  15. ^ "Mats Gren ny cheftræner i Vejle Boldklub" (in Danish). vejle-boldklub.dk. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  16. ^ "Norway confirmed as Fair Play winners". uefa.com. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  17. ^ "SAS Ligaen Fair Play stilling (2009)". dbu.dk. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  18. ^ "Se hvem der blev Månedens Spiller" (in Danish). onside.dk. 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  19. ^ "Se hvem der blev "Månedens spiller"" (in Danish). onside.dk. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  20. ^ "Månedens SAS Ligaspiller er fundet" (in Danish). onside.dk. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  21. ^ "Og månedens spiller blev..." (in Danish). onside.dk. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  22. ^ "Månedens spiller: Se vinderen" (in Danish). onside.dk. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  23. ^ "Månedens spiller blev..." (in Danish). onside.dk. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  24. ^ "Her er Månedens Spiller" (in Danish). onside.dk. 2009-05-27. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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