2019–20 Danish Superliga

The 2019–20 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) is the 30th season of the Danish Superliga. F.C. Copenhagen are the defending champions. The season started on 12 July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May of 2020, before being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Superliga
Season2019–20
Dates12 July 2019 – 12 March 2020[1];
29 May[2] – 26 July 2020
Matches played140
Goals scored399 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerKamil Wilczek (17)
Biggest home winSilkeborg 6–0 Odense
(15 June 2020)
Biggest away winHorsens 0–5 AaB
(26 August 2019)
Highest scoringAGF 3–4 Silkeborg
(20 October 2019)
Brøndby 5–2 Randers
(27 October)
Lyngby 4–3 Odense
(10 November 2019)
Longest winning runMidtjylland (8)
(6 October 2019 – 8 December 2019)
Longest unbeaten runMidtjylland (10)
(12 July 2019 – 22 September 2019)
Longest winless runSilkeborg (12)
(14 July 2019 – 6 October 2019)
Longest losing runSilkeborg (5)
(1 September 2019 – 6 October 2019)
Highest attendance29,310
Copenhagen 2–1 Brøndby
(1 December 2019)
Lowest attendance1,234
Horsens 2–1 Lyngby
(1 September 2019)
Average attendance6,629
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2019.

Teams

Vejle Boldklub finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2018–19 season and was relegated to the 2019–20 1st Division along with Vendsyssel FF who lost their relegation play-offs as well.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2018–19 1st Division champions Silkeborg IF, who returned after one year of absence, as well as the play-off winners Lyngby Boldklub who also returned after a one year absence.


Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2018–19
position
AaB Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 9th
AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Hybrid 20,032 8th
Brøndby Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 4th
Copenhagen Copenhagen Telia Parken Hybrid 38,065 1st
Esbjerg Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 3rd
Hobro Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 13th
Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 11th
Lyngby Lyngby Lyngby Stadion Natural 8,000 1D, 3rd
Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 2nd
Nordsjælland Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 6th
OB Odense Nature Energy Park Natural 15,633 5th
Randers Randers BioNutria Park Randers Natural 12,000 7th
Silkeborg Silkeborg JYSK Park Artificial 10,000 1D, 1st
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10th

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 Jacob Friis Lucas Andersen Hummel Spar Nord
AGF David Nielsen Niklas Backman Hummel Ceres
Brøndby Niels Frederiksen Andreas Maxsø Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Zeca Adidas Carlsberg
Esbjerg Troels Bech Markus Halsti Nike Viking
Hobro Peter Sørensen Jonas Damborg Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Horsens Bo Henriksen Hallur Hansson Hummel NG Zink
Lyngby Christian Nielsen Martin Ørnskov Adidas Jönsson A/S
Midtjylland Brian Priske Erik Sviatchenko Nike Det Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland Flemming Pedersen Nicolai Larsen Nike DHL
OB Jakob Michelsen Janus Drachmann Hummel Albani
Randers Thomas Thomasberg Erik Marxen Puma Verdo
Silkeborg Kent Nielsen Mads Emil Madsen Uhlsport Mascot International
SønderjyskE Glen Riddersholm Marc Pedersen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Silkeborg IF Michael Hansen End of contract 30 May 2019[3] Kent Nielsen 1 June 2019[4] Pre-season
Brøndby IF Martin Retov End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2019 Niels Frederiksen 1 July 2019[5] Pre-season
FC Midtjylland Kenneth Andersen Resigned 19 August 2019 Brian Priske 19 August 2019[6] 2nd
Esbjerg John Lammers Sacked 16 September 2019[7] Lars Olsen 28 October 2019[8] 13th
Esbjerg Lars Olsen Sacked 9 June 2020[9] Troels Bech 10 June 2020[10] 13th

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Midtjylland 26 21 2 3 42 14 +28 65 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Copenhagen 26 18 2 6 47 29 +18 56
3 AGF 26 14 5 7 42 28 +14 47
4 Brøndby 26 13 3 10 47 37 +10 42
5 Nordsjælland 26 12 5 9 48 35 +13 41
6 AaB 26 11 5 10 44 33 +11 38
7 Randers 26 10 5 11 39 35 +4 35 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Horsens 26 10 4 12 25 44 19 34
9 OB 26 9 6 11 34 30 +4 33
10 Lyngby 26 9 5 12 31 45 14 32
11 SønderjyskE 26 6 9 11 31 44 13 27
12 Hobro 26 3 14 9 25 35 10 23
13 Esbjerg 26 4 6 16 22 44 22 18
14 Silkeborg 26 3 7 16 31 55 24 16
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[11][12]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Midtjylland62222221111111111111111111
Copenhagen41111112222222222222222222
AGF7111212121296433556554333333333
Brøndby13333335356633333444444444
Nordsjælland26567454747878897887555555
AaB121361167436810985775556666666
Randers1010111011111211864347668675777777
Horsens137989911101112121211111111111011101111111098
OB957546675754644467699999109
Lyngby3810910108912119101099899988888810
SønderjyskE544455789987910101010111011101010111111
Hobro8987881012101011111212121212121212121212121212
Esbjerg1112131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313
Silkeborg1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Source: Weltfussball

Results

Home \ Away AAB AGF BRO COP ESB HOB HOR LYN MID NOR ODE RAN SIL SON
Aalborg 2–3 3–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–1
Aarhus 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–4 4–2
Brøndby 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 3–2 5–2 3–0 1–0
Copenhagen 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–0
Esbjerg 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–2
Hobro 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1
Horsens 0–5 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Lyngby 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 4–3 2–0 1–0 0–3
Midtjylland 1–0 1–3 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
Nordsjælland 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 6–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1
OB 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Randers 3–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–0
Silkeborg 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 3–3
SønderjyskE 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–2
Source: soccerway.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MID COP AGF BRO NOR AaB
1 Midtjylland (X) 30 23 3 4 49 19 +30 72 Champions League second qualifying round 8 Jul 3–4 0–0 19 Jul 26 Jul
2 Copenhagen 30 19 4 7 52 33 +19 61 Europa League second qualifying round 1–2 19 Jul 12 Jul 26 Jul 2–0
3 AGF 30 16 6 8 49 36 +13 54 European play-off match 12 Jul 5 Jul 26 Jul 2–1 1–4
4 Brøndby 30 14 6 10 50 38 +12 48 22 Jul 1–1 0–0 8 Jul 19 Jul
5 Nordsjælland 30 13 6 11 54 40 +14 45 5 Jul 1–1 22 Jul 0–2 12 Jul
6 AaB 30 12 5 13 48 42 +6 41 0–2 22 Jul 8 Jul 5 Jul 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source:
(X) Assured of a European play-off match, but may still qualifying for Champions League qualification..

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ RoundInitial27282930313233343536
Midtjylland11111111
Copenhagen2222222
AGF333333
Brøndby44444
Nordsjælland55555
AaB666666
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source:

Relegation round

Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season. Starting next season in the Superliga there will again be only 12 clubs.[13]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ODE SON LYN SIL
1 OB 29 11 6 12 38 37 +1 39 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals 2–0 28 Jun 8 Jul
2 SønderjyskE 30 9 9 12 35 47 12 36 5 Jul 1–0 1–0
3 Lyngby 29 9 6 14 32 48 16 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–2 8 Jul 0–0
4 Silkeborg (R) 30 4 8 18 38 58 20 20 Relegation to 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 6–0 1–2 5 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[14]
(R) Relegated.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ RoundInitial272829303132
OB11111
SønderjyskE3332
Lyngby2223
Silkeborg4444444
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HOR RAN HOB ESB
1 Horsens (Q) 30 11 7 12 31 47 16 40 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals 0–0 8 Jul 2–2
2 Randers (Q) 30 11 6 13 45 42 +3 39 0–3 4–0 8 Jul
3 Hobro (Q) 30 5 15 10 31 42 11 30 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–1 5 Jul 2–1
4 Esbjerg (R) 30 5 7 18 30 53 23 22 Relegation to 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 5 Jul 4–2 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ RoundInitial272829303132
Randers11112
Horsens22221
Hobro33333
Esbjerg44444
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source:

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 14 June 2020.[16]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kamil Wilczek Brøndby 17
2 Ronnie Schwartz Silkeborg 14
3 Patrick Mortensen AGF 13
4 Bashkim Kadrii OB 10
Lucas Andersen AaB
Sander Svendsen OB
6 Mikkel Damsgaard Nordsjælland 9
Mohammed Kudus Nordsjælland
Pieros Sotiriou Copenhagen
10 Dame N'Doye Copenhagen 8

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Copenhagen 164,191 29,310 11,316 16,419 −4.9%
2 Brøndby 156,751 21,746 9,703 14,250 +3.8%
3 AGF 111,236 22,175 6,138 11,124 +29.2%
4 Midtjylland 84,410 11,422 6,142 8,441 +15.4%
5 OB 70,949 10,441 5,801 7,095 +2.5%
6 AaB 56,098 11,645 3,791 5,610 −0.9%
7 SønderjyskE 49,235 7,417 3,623 4,924 +1.1%
8 Randers 42,785 9,947 2,057 4,279 +9.3%
9 Esbjerg 41,602 5,907 3,164 4,160 −25.8%
10 Lyngby 44,465 8,547 2,434 4,042 n/a
11 Silkeborg 31,299 5,432 1,984 3,664 n/a
12 Hobro 29,182 5,428 1,356 2,918 +28.0%
13 Nordsjælland 24,581 5,133 1,441 2,731 −22.0%
14 Horsens 21,312 3,565 1,234 2,131 −41.9%
League total 928,096 29,310 1,234 6,629 +0.7%

Updated to games played on 17 December 2019
Source: World Football

References

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