2009–10 Danish Superliga

The 2009–10 Danish Superliga season was the 20th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determinates the winners of the Danish football championship. It is governed by the Danish Football Association. The tournament started on 18 July 2009 and concluded on 16 May 2010.

Danish Superliga
Season2009–10
ChampionsFC Copenhagen
RelegatedAGF
HB Køge
Champions LeagueFC Copenhagen
Europa LeagueOB
Brøndby IF
FC Nordsjælland (via Cup)
Randers FC (via fair play)
Matches played198
Goals scored515 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Utaka (18)
Biggest home winCopenhagen 7–1 Køge
Biggest away winKøge 0–5 AaB
Highest scoringBrøndby 6–3 Nordsjælland
Longest winning run6 – FC København (22 Nov–21 Mar)[1]
Longest unbeaten run16 – Randers FC (29 Nov–9 May)[1]
Longest winless run17 – Randers FC (19 Jul–29 Nov)[1]
Longest losing run6 – HB Køge (21 Nov–21 Mar)[1]
Highest attendance30,191 – Copenhagen v Brøndby (14 Mar)[2]
Lowest attendance707 – Køge v Silkeborg (7 Mar)[3]
Average attendance8,315

The Danish champions qualify for 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification. Runners-up and 3rd placed team qualify for 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification. The 11th and 12th placed teams will be relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Superliga.

On 5 May 2010, FC Copenhagen (FC København) won the title for the eighth time in 17 years after defeating HB Køge 4–0.[4]

Participants

ClubFinishing position
last season
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB7th1928–291987
AGF6th1918–192007–08
Brøndby3rd19821982
Copenhagen1st1992–931992–93
Esbjerg9th1928–292001–02
HB Køge1st in 1st Division2009–102009–10
Midtjylland4th2000–012000–01
Nordsjælland8th2002–032002–03
OB2nd1927–281999–2000
Randers5th1941–422006–07
Silkeborg2nd in 1st Division19882009–10
SønderjyskE10th2000–012008–09

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Copenhagen (C)3321576122+3968Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2OB3317884634+1259Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
3Brøndby33157115750+752Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4Esbjerg fB33131194843+550
5AaB33139113630+648
6Midtjylland33145144548−347
7Nordsjælland33127144041−143Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8Silkeborg IF33127144751−443
9SønderjyskE33118143237−541
10Randers FC331010133743−640Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[b]
11AGF (R)33108153647−1138Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12HB Køge (R)3347223069−3919
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchday 12–33

Home \ AwayAaBAGFBIFEfBFCKFCMFCNHBKOBRFCSIFSJE
AaB0–01–20–01–03–22–10–01–01–11–01–1
AGF0–21–01–10–02–20–20–30–30–01–21–2
Brøndby2–01–02–40–21–10–11–31–31–12–21–1
Esbjerg fB1–10–41–10–02–13–32–11–20–04–02–0
Copenhagen2–05–02–03–22–00–24–02–02–01–03–1
Midtjylland2–01–02–43–03–21–02–12–22–13–00–0
Nordsjælland1–10–10–11–00–33–01–10–21–10–13–1
HB Køge0–31–11–21–20–21–01–21–21–21–41–2
OB1–12–00–10–00–21–22–11–01–31–01–1
Randers FC3–12–11–34–01–02–00–02–11–10–20–0
Silkeborg IF1–11–43–02–22–00–21–43–00–11–31–2
SønderjyskE2–01–01–31–00–20–20–10–02–00–14–0
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Goals

Source: DBU[permanent dead link] (in Danish)

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Peter UtakaOB18
2 Tim JanssenEsbjerg fB15
3 Dame N'DoyeF.C. Copenhagen14
4 Rajko LekicSilkeborg IF13
5 Morten "Duncan" RasmussenBrøndby IF12
6 Christian HolstSilkeborg IF11
César SantinFC Copenhagen
8 Mikkel BeckmannRanders FC10
Kenneth FabriciusSønderjyskE
10 Frank KristensenFC Midtjylland9

Own goals

Hat-tricks

ScorerGameDate
Rajko LekicSilkeborg v Midtjylland26 July 2009
Morten "Duncan" RasmussenBrøndby v Nordsjælland4 October 2009
César SantinCopenhagen v AGF7 March 2010
Christian HolstSilkeborg v HB Køge28 March 2010
Tim JanssenEsbjerg v Silkeborg6 May 2010

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Attendances

Source: DanskFodbold.com (in Danish)

TeamAverageHighestLowest
Copenhagen19,33830,19112,046
Brøndby14,37222,7959,349
AGF11,87919,2107,038
Esbjerg9,05215,3165,306
OB8,67014,5694,553
AaB7,51710,5614,851
Midtjylland7,1079,8695,487
Randers5,97711,8242,649
Silkeborg4,6568,3402,552
Nordsjælland4,6367,6092,787
SønderjyskE3,4195,8521,554
HB Køge2,0685,079707

Venues

The Danish Football Association has listed a number of requirements to the venues hosting Superliga football. These include a minimum capacity of 10,000, hereof at least 3,000 seats. Further is under-soil heating a demand. It is possible for a club to get dispensation for some of the requirements for a year, after promotion to the league.[5]

TeamStadiumTownCapacityNotes
F.C. CopenhagenParken StadiumCopenhagen38,065All-seater
Brøndby IFBrøndby StadiumBrøndbyvester29,00023,400 seats
AGFNRGi ParkAarhus21,000All-seater
Esbjerg fBBlue Water ArenaEsbjerg18,00011,451 seats
OBFionia ParkOdense15,79013,990 seats
AaBEnergi Nord ArenaAalborg13,7978,997 seats
Randers FCEssex Park RandersRanders12,0006,114 seats
FC MidtjyllandMCH ArenaHerning11,8097,409 seats
FC NordsjællandFarum ParkFarum10,1009,800 seats. No under-soil heating.
Silkeborg IFSilkeborg StadionSilkeborg10,0005,500 seats. No under-soil heating.
SønderjyskEHaderslev FodboldstadionHaderslev10,0001,650 seats.
HB KøgeSEAS-NVE ParkHerfølge8,0003,400 seats. No under-soil heating. Alternative venue is Køge Stadion.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
SønderjyskE Carsten BroeResigned6 June 2009[6] Michael HemmingsenUnknown[1]Pre-season
FC Midtjylland Thomas ThomasbergSacked11 August 2009[7] Allan Kuhn12 August 2009[8]9th
Randers FC John JensenSacked6 October 2009[9] Ove Christensen7 October 2009[10]12th
Brøndby IF Kent NielsenSacked25 March 2010[11] Henrik Jensen26 March 2010[12]7th
  • ^1 Did not become official until date he gained his P-licence. Frank Andersen briefly served as interim manager.[13]

See also

References

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