2012–13 Danish Superliga

The 2012–13 Danish Superliga season was the 23rd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. It marked the 100 year anniversary of the first ever Danish Football Championship, held in 1912–13.

Danish Superliga
Season2012–13
ChampionsFC Copenhagen
RelegatedHorsens
Silkeborg
Champions LeagueCopenhagen
Nordsjælland
Europa LeagueRanders
Aalborg BK
Esbjerg (via domestic cup)
Matches played198
Goals scored561 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerAndreas Cornelius
(18 goals)
Biggest home winSønderjyskE 6–1 Randers
Nordsjælland 6–1 Silkeborg
Copenhagen 5–0 Silkeborg
OB 5–0 SønderjyskE
Biggest away winSilkeborg 0–5 SønderjyskE
Highest scoringEsbjerg 6–2 OB
Longest winning run9 games
Copenhagen[1]
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Copenhagen[1]
Longest winless run12 games
Brøndby[1]
Longest losing run5 games
Horsens
Silkeborg[1]
Highest attendance33.215
Copenhagen 1–1 SønderjyskE[2]
Lowest attendance0
Brøndby 0–0 AGF
Brøndby 0–0 SønderjyskE[3]

The season began on 13 July 2012 and ended on 20 May 2013.

Teams

Lyngby Boldklub and HB Køge finished the 2011–12 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2012–13 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 1st Division champions Esbjerg fB and runners-up Randers FC.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2012–13 Danish Superliga
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2011–12 position
AaB Aalborg Energi Nord Arena Natural 13,797 7th
AC Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 4th
AGF Aarhus NRGi Park Natural 20,032 5th
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 9th
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 1D, 1st
FC Copenhagen Copenhagen Parken Natural 38,065 2nd
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 3rd
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park Artificial 9,900 1st
OB Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 10th
Randers FC Randers AutoC Park Randers Natural 12,000 1D, 2nd
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Mascot Park Natural 10,000 8th
SønderjyskE Haderslev Haderslev Fodboldstadion Natural 10,000 6th

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 Kent Nielsen Thomas Augustinussen adidas Spar Nord
AC Horsens Johnny Mølby Martin Retov hummel Telia Stofa
AGF Peter Sørensen Steffen Rasmussen hummel YouSee
Brøndby IF Aurelijus Skarbalius Clarence Goodson hummel UNICEF
Esbjerg fB Jess Thorup Nicolai Høgh Nike Sydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Ariël Jacobs Lars Jacobsen adidas Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Glen Riddersholm Kristian Bak Nielsen Wunderelf Nordea
FC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Nicolai Stokholm Diadora City Container
OB Troels Bech Anders Møller Christensen Puma Carlsberg
Randers FC Colin Todd Søren Pedersen Warrior Verdo
Silkeborg IF Viggo Jensen Henrik Pedersen uhlsport Mascot International
SønderjyskE Lars Søndergaard Henrik Hansen Diadora Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Odense BK Poul Hansen End of tenure as caretaker 24 May 2012 Troels Bech 24 May 2012[4] Pre-Season
Silkeborg IF Troels Bech Signed by Odense BK 24 May 2012[4] Keld Bordinggaard 1 June 2012[5] Pre-Season
F.C. Copenhagen Carsten V. Jensen Resigned 25 May 2012[6] Ariël Jacobs 22 June 2012[7] Pre-Season
Randers FC Michael Hemmingsen Sacked 5 July 2012[8] Colin Todd 5 July 2012 Pre-Season
Silkeborg IF Keld Bordinggaard Sacked 11 November 2012[9] Viggo Jensen 11 November 2012 12th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Copenhagen (C) 33 18 11 4 62 32 +30 65 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Nordsjælland 33 17 9 7 60 37 +23 60 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Randers FC 33 15 7 11 36 42 −6 52 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
4 Esbjerg fB 33 13 8 12 38 32 +6 47 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
5 AaB 33 13 8 12 51 46 +5 47 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
6 Midtjylland 33 12 11 10 51 47 +4 47
7 AGF 33 11 8 14 50 49 +1 41
8 SønderjyskE 33 12 5 16 53 57 −4 41
9 Brøndby 33 9 12 12 39 45 −6 39
10 OB 33 10 8 15 52 59 −7 38
11 Horsens (R) 33 8 10 15 31 49 −18 34 Relegation to 2013–14 Danish 1st Division
12 Silkeborg IF (R) 33 8 7 18 38 66 −28 31
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Copenhagen322111111111111111111111111111111
Nordsjælland234754233334332222222232222222222
Randers FC1293643557755555645653323333343333
Esbjerg fB81112121212121212101111101010101089109999776755544
AaB648965322222223333334444544434455
Midtjylland10553788788999988891087777887676666
AGF61011899764443444456566656668889777
SønderjyskE1112266999788899910891010111011109998988
Brøndby91291010101010101112121212121112111212121210111091010101011109
OB5664324455666665644455654555678910
Horsens118758798668777777777888891111111111101111
Silkeborg IF4710101111111111121010111111121112111111111212121212121212121212
Source: kicker.de

Results

Matchday 1–11
Home \ Away AaB ACH AGF BIF EfB FCK FCM FCN OB RFC SIF SJE
AaB 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 4–0
Horsens 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2
AGF 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–2
Brøndby 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1
Esbjerg fB 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–3 1–2
Copenhagen 3–0 3–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 5–0
Midtjylland 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–3
Nordsjælland 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 6–1 4–1
OB 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1
Randers FC 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–3
Silkeborg IF 2–1 0–2 0–4 0–1 0–1
SønderjyskE 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 0–2
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchday 12–33
Home \ Away AaB ACH AGF BIF EfB FCK FCM FCN OB RFC SIF SJE
AaB 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1
Horsens 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–3
AGF 3–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–1
Brøndby 1–3 2–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–3
Esbjerg fB 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 6–2 4–0 1–0 1–2
Copenhagen 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Midtjylland 2–3 5–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–0
Nordsjælland 1–0 1–0 4–2 3–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 4–1 2–2 3–0 2–2
OB 3–4 2–0 2–4 1–2 3–0 2–3 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–3 5–0
Randers FC 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0
Silkeborg IF 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–5
SønderjyskE 1–0 4–2 0–3 2–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–2 2–3
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Andreas Cornelius Copenhagen 18
2 Nicklas Helenius AaB 16
3 Aron Jóhannsson AGF 14
Simon Makienok Brøndby 14
Marvin Pourie Silkeborg IF 14
Ronnie Schwartz Randers FC 14
7 Lasse Vibe SønderjyskE 12
8 Nicolai Jørgensen Copenhagen 11
César Santin Copenhagen 11
10 Joshua John Nordsjælland 10

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