2007–08 Danish Superliga

SAS Ligaen
Season 2007–08
Champions AaB
3rd Superliga title
3rd top-flight Danish title
Relegated Viborg FF
Lyngby BK
Champions League AaB (Second qualifying round)
UEFA Cup Brøndby IF (First qualifying round; via Danish Cup)
FC Midtjylland (First qualifying round)
F.C. Copenhagen (First qualifying round)
FC Nordsjælland (First qualifying round; via Fair Play)
Intertoto Cup OB (Second round)
Goals scored 543
Average goals/game 2.74
Top goalscorer Jeppe Curth (17)
Biggest home win FC Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby IF (2007-07-29)
Randers FC 5–0 AaB (2007-08-01)
Biggest away win Viborg FF 0–5 Esbjerg fB (2007-07-22)
Lyngby BK 1–6 Esbjerg fB (2007-08-20)
Highest scoring AGF 3–5 AaB (2007-10-08)
AaB 5–3 Lyngby BK (2007-12-02)
FC Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg FF (2008-04-27)
(8 goals)
Longest winning run 6 – AaB (26 August-20 October)
Longest unbeaten run 12 – F.C. Copenhagen (25 July-28 October)
Longest losing run 7 – Viborg FF (24 September-25 November)
Highest attendance 32,153 – F.C. Copenhagen v Brøndby IF (2007-12-02)
Lowest attendance 1,501 – Lyngby BK v Randers FC (2008-04-13)
Average attendance 8,424

The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match on May 24, 2008.

The Danish champions qualified for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The runners-up and no. 3 qualified for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The 4th placed team qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008. The 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted to the Superliga.

Participants

Clubs placed on map
Club
 Finishing position
last season		 First season in
top division		 First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB3rd1928–291987
AC Horsens10th1929–302005–06
AGF2nd in 1st Division1918–192007–08
Brøndby IF6th19821982
Esbjerg fB7th1928–292001–02
F.C. Copenhagen1st1992–931992–93
FC Midtjylland2nd2000–012000–01
FC Nordsjælland5th2002–032002–03
Lyngby BK1st in 1st Division19802007–08
OB4th1927–281999-00
Randers FC8th1941–422006–07
Viborg FF9th1927–281998–99

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AaB (C) 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22 71 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Midtjylland 33 18 8 7 53 36 +17 62 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 Copenhagen 33 17 9 7 51 29 +22 60
4 OB 33 12 16 5 46 27 +19 52 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
5 Horsens 33 14 10 9 47 43 +4 52
6 Randers FC 33 13 8 12 41 33 +8 47
7 Esbjerg fB 33 13 6 14 59 54 +5 45
8 Brøndby 33 11 10 12 44 44 0 43 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round via Danish Cup 2007-08
9 Nordsjælland 33 11 10 12 47 51 −4 43 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round via UEFA Fair Play ranking
10 AGF 33 7 8 18 33 51 −18 29
11 Viborg FF (R) 33 5 5 23 29 68 −39 20 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Lyngby Boldklub (R) 33 3 9 21 33 69 −36 18
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Attendances

Team Average Highest Lowest
Copenhagen19,45432,15313,851
Brøndby15,90625,3139,865
AGF9,82714,0774,148
OB9,01214,6166,149
Midtjylland8,97111,7634,909
AaB8,94513,6474,729
Randers6,88411,0533,815
Esbjerg6,61011,0084,089
Viborg4,4166,9812,952
Nordsjælland4,1979,0452,299
Horsens3,9926,7002,115
Lyngby2,4746,9551,035

Goals

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Scored for Goals
1 Denmark Jeppe Curth AaB 17
2 Denmark Martin Bernburg FC Nordsjælland 14
3 Denmark Peter Graulund AGF 13
Denmark Henrik Hansen AC Horsens
5 Denmark Frank Kristensen FC Midtjylland 12
6 Faroe Islands Christian Holst Lyngby BK 9
Brazil Gilberto Macena AC Horsens
Zambia Christopher Katongo Brøndby IF
Sweden Rade Prica AaB
10 Sweden Marcus Allbäck F.C. Copenhagen 8
Denmark Hans Henrik Andreasen OB
Denmark Mikkel Beckmann Lyngby BK
Canada Atiba Hutchinson F.C. Copenhagen
Sweden Rawez Lawan AC Horsens
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Hat-tricks

Scorer Game Date
Denmark Rajko Lekic Viborg v Esbjerg 22 July 2007
Denmark Thomas Dalgaard Randers v AaB 1 August 2007
Denmark Jeppe Curth AGF v AaB 8 October 2007
Denmark Peter Graulund AGF v Nordsjælland 28 November 2007
Senegal Baye Djiby Fall Lyngby v OB 4 April 2008

Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

 AaBACHAGFBIFEfBFCKFCMFCNLBKOBRFCVFF
AaB  1–02–0
3–1		3–0
2–0		2–01–1
0–0		1–02–1
3–1		5–32–3
2–0		3–03–2
2–0
AC Horsens 1–1
1–2		 0–04–2
1–3		4–3
3–1		3–22–1
1–1		2–02–12–21–0
1–0		1–1
AGF 3–51–2
1–2		 1–10–10–1
0–2		2–01–2
3–3		0–0
3–1		0–2
0–2		0–00–0
Brøndby IF 0–13–00–1
2–1		 2–10–1
2–1		2–12–2
3–0		3–0
3–0		1–1
0–2		1–1
3–1		1–1
Esbjerg fB 1–2
1–1		1–32–2
0–1		1–0
3–2		 2–12–0
3–2		1–22–10–01–3
3–2		2–1
F.C. Copenhagen 4–01–0
1–0		1–11–15–2
2–1		 0–0
0–2		1–12–0
3–1		2–11–0
0–1		3–1
3–0
FC Midtjylland 2–1
2–0		1–12–0
3–2		5–0
1–1		2–22–2 1–02–12–1
3–1		3–2
2–1		1–0
2–1
FC Nordsjælland 1–20–0
1–2		3–21–03–1
3–2		1–0
1–2		1–1
0–3		 0–1
0–0		3–32–14–0
5–3
Lyngby BK 3–4
0–2		0–0
4–1		1–32–21–6
1–3		1–41–2
1–2		0–0 0–30–3
0–0		2–0
OB 1–13–3
2–0		2–00–01–1
1–1		0–0
0–0		0–13–0
0–0		1–1
1–1		 0–04–0
1–0
Randers FC 5–0
1–0		0–00–1
4–1		2–11–02–13–01–1
2–1		2–20–0
0–2		 2–0
0–2
Viborg FF 0–12–1
1–3		2–0
0–2		1–1
1–2		0–5
0–4		2–31–12–32–1
3–2		0–20–1 

Kits 2007–2008

Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
AaB hummel Spar Nord Same kits as 06/07 until November 25, 2007 where a new home kit was introduced. It doesn't have the white field on the front, and it also features gold printings.
AC Horsens hummel Telia Stofa Spar Nord and 3-stjernet replaced as sponsors by cable TV company Telia Stofa. New home kit, and new gray/black away kit.
AGF hummel Ceres/Faxe Kondi Same kits as 06/07.
Brøndby IF adidas Codan Same home and 3rd kit as 06/07. New brown away shirt with light blue details.
Esbjerg fB Umbro Frøs Herreds Sparekasse New home kit with several stribes, and stribes on the sleeves. Gold printings.
F.C. Copenhagen Kappa Carlsberg New kits with blue collar and gold printings on the back.
FC Midtjylland Puma SPAR New kits in regular PUMA-style.
FC Nordsjælland H2O Jyske Bank Same kits as 06/07 until December 2, 2007, where a new purple home kit was introduced.
Lyngby BK Nike Herbalife New home kit with white sleeves. New red away kit.
OB Nike Carlsberg Same home kit as spring 07. New black away kit.
Randers FC Umbro Forenede Rengøring Same kits as 06/07
Viborg FF PUMA Telia Same kits as 06/07

Stadiums

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. CopenhagenParken Stadium34,098
Brøndby IFBrøndby Stadium29,000
AGFNRGi Park20,200
OBFionia Park15,761
AaBEnergi Nord Arena13,800
Esbjerg fBBlue Water Arena13,282
Lyngby BKLyngby Stadion12,000
Randers FCEssex Park Randers12,000
FC MidtjyllandSAS Arena11,809
FC NordsjællandFarum Park10,000
Viborg FFViborg Stadion9,566
AC HorsensCasa Arena Horsens6,700

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
OB Scotland Bruce Rioch Quit 12 March 2007[1] Denmark Lars Olsen 1 July 2007[2]
Randers FC Denmark Lars Olsen End of contract 30 June 2007[3] England Colin Todd 1 July 2007[4]
Viborg FF Sweden Anders Linderoth Mutual consent 9 November 2007[5] Sweden Hans Eklund 1 January 2008[6]

The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of last season:

  • Lyngby BK (Winners of the 1st Division)
  • AGF (Runners-up in the 1st Division)

Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated from the Superliga last season:

  • Vejle B (Won 2–1 away to AC Horsens on May 24, 2007, but Viborg won also.)
  • Silkeborg IF (Drew 1–1 with FC Nordsjælland on May 20, 2007 when they needed a win.)

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ Wamsler, Morten (2007-03-12). "Bruce Rioch stopper øjeblikkeligt i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  2. ↑ Wamsler, Morten (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen bliver ny træner i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  3. ↑ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen stopper i Randers FC til sommer" (in Danish). Randers FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  4. ↑ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-04-10). "Colin Todd ny cheftræner i Randers FC" (in Danish). Randers FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  5. ↑ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-09). "Viborg F.F. og Anders Linderoth skilles" (in Danish). Viborg FF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  6. ↑ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-26). "Eklund ny cheftræner i Viborg F.F." (in Danish). Viborg FF. Retrieved 2007-11-26.

See also

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