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Danish Superliga

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The Danish Superliga (Danish: Superligaen, pronounced [ˈsuˀpɐliːˌkɛˀn̩]) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Divisionsforeningen. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with two teams relegated.

Superliga
Founded1991
First season1991
CountryDenmark
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDanish 1st Division
Domestic cup(s)Danish Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current championsMidtjylland (4th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsCopenhagen (15 titles)
Most appearancesRasmus Würtz (452)
Top goalscorerMorten Rasmussen (145)
TV partnersDomestic
Viaplay Group
(TV3+, TV3 Sport)
TV2
(TV2 Sport X, TV2 Sport)
International
Eleven Sports
OneFootball
Website
Current: 2024–25 Danish Superliga

History

Founded in 1991, the Danish Superliga replaced the Danish 1st Division as the highest league of football in Denmark. From the start in 1991, 10 teams were participating. The opening Superliga season was played during the spring of 1991, with the ten teams playing each other twice for the championship title. From the summer of 1991, the tournament structure would stretch over two calendar years. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the first half of the tournament. In the following spring, the bottom two teams would be cut off, the points of the teams would be cut in half, and the remaining eight teams would once more play each other twice, for a total of 32 games in a season.

This practice was abandoned before the 1995–96 season, when the number of teams competing was increased to 12, playing each other thrice for 33 games per Superliga season. For the first season of this new structure, Coca-Cola became the name sponsor of the league, which was then named Coca-Cola Ligaen. After a single season under that name, Faxe Brewery became sponsors and the league changed its name to Faxe Kondi Ligaen. Before the 2001–02 season, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) became the head sponsor, and the name of the tournament changed to SAS Ligaen. From January 2015 the Danish Superliga is known as Alka Superliga, as the Danish insurance company Alka became name sponsor.[1]

Logos used for naming rights agreements for the league:

  • Coca-Cola Ligaen
    (1995–96)
    Sponsor: Coca-Cola
  • Faxe Kondi Ligaen
    (1996–97 until 2000–01)
    Sponsor: Faxe Brewery
  • SAS Ligaen
    (2001–02 until 2009–10)
    Sponsor: SAS
  • Superligaen
    (2010–11 until 31 Dec 2014)
    No league sponsor
  • Alka Superliga
    (1 Jan 2015 until 2017–18)
    Sponsor: Alka
  • Superligaen
    2018–19
    No league sponsor
  • 3F Superliga
    (Since 2019–20)
    Sponsor: United Federation of Danish Workers

Structure

From 1996 through 2016, the league included 12 clubs which played each other three times. The two teams with the fewest points at the end of the season were relegated to the Danish 1st Division and replaced by the top two teams of that division. During this era, each team played every other team at least once at home and once away plus once more either at home or away. The top six teams of the previous season played 17 matches at home and 16 away while the teams in 7th to 10th place plus the two newly promoted teams played 16 matches at home and 17 away.

Following the 2015–16 season, the league was expanded to 14 teams, accomplished by relegating only the last-place finisher in that season and promoting the top three teams from the 1st division. The 2016–17 season was the first for the new league structure. It began with the teams playing a full home-and-away schedule, resulting in 26 matches for each team. At that time, the league split into a six-team championship playoff and an eight-team qualifying playoff. All teams' table points and goals carry over fully into the playoffs.

In the championship playoff, each team plays the others home and away again. The top team at the end of the playoff is Superliga champion and enters the Champions League in the second qualifying round. The second-place team enters the Europa League in the first qualifying round. The third-place team advances to a one-off playoff match for another Europa League place. If the winner of the Danish Cup finishes in the top three, the match will instead involve the fourth-place team.

The qualifying playoff is split into two groups, with the teams that finished the regular season in 7th, 10th, 11th and 14th in one group and those finishing 8th, 9th, 12th and 13th in the other. Each group plays home-and-away within its group. The top two teams from each group then enter a knockout tournament, with each match over two legs. If the Danish Cup winner is among the top two finishers in either playoff group, it is withdrawn from the knockout playoff and its opponent automatically advances to the tournament final. The winner of that tournament faces the third-place (or fourth-place) team from the championship playoff in a one-off match, with the winner entering the Europa League in the first qualifying round.

The bottom two teams from each group then contest a relegation playoff with several steps, centered on a separate four-team knockout playoff, also consisting totally of two-legged matches:

  • The third-placed teams in each group play over two legs, with the winners remaining in the Superliga and the losers advancing to a playoff final against the third-place team from the 1st Division.
  • The bottom teams in each group play over two legs, with the winners advancing to a play-off final against the second-place team from the 1st Division, and the losers dropping to next season's 1st Division.
  • The winners of each play-off final play in the next season's Superliga.

In the 2019–20 season, the number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12 teams. It began with all 12 teams playing a full home-and-away schedule, resulting in 22 matches for each team. At that time, the league split into a six-team championship playoff and a six-team qualifying playoff. All teams' points and goals carried over fully from the regular season into the playoffs. In both playoff groups, six teams play a full home-and-away schedule, resulting in ten matches (32 for the full season). The two bottom teams in the qualifying playoff are relegated to 1st Division, while the team finishing 7th plays against the lowest placed team from the Championship playoff, who failed to qualify directly to European Football, in a single match, to decide the final European spot from Denmark.

Teams

Current teams (2024–25)

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Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Danish Superliga
ClubFinishing position
last season		First season in
top division		First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB2nd in 1st Division1928–282024–25
AGF5th1918–192015–16
Brøndby2nd19821982
Copenhagen3rd1992–931992–93
Lyngby10th19802022–23
Midtjylland1st2000–012000–01
Nordsjælland4th2002–032002–03
Randers7th19702011–12
Silkeborg6th19882021–22
Sønderjyske1st in 1st Division2001–012024–25
Vejle9th1956-572023–24
Viborg8th19812021–22

Winners

Seasons

SeasonChampionsPerformance
PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1991Brøndby261810622615+11
1991–92Lyngby32[2]14923227+15
1992–93Copenhagen32[2]148333123+8
1993–94Silkeborg31[2]148242315+8
1994–95AaB31[2]147433013+17
1995–96Brøndby673320767132+39
1996–97Brøndby683320856439+25
1997–98Brøndby763324458133+48
1998–99AaB6433171336537+28
1999–2000Herfølge563316895249+3
2000–01Copenhagen6333171245527+28
2001–02Brøndby693320947428+46
2002–03Copenhagen6133171065132+19
2003–04Copenhagen683320855627+29
2004–05Brøndby693320946123+38
2005–06Copenhagen733322746227+35
2006–07Copenhagen763323736023+37
2007–08AaB713322566038+22
2008–09Copenhagen743323556726+41
2009–10Copenhagen683321576122+39
2010–11Copenhagen813325627729+48
2011–12Nordsjælland683321574922+27
2012–13Copenhagen6533181146232+30
2013–14AaB623318876038+22
2014–15Midtjylland713322566434+30
2015–16Copenhagen713321846228+34
2016–17Copenhagen843625927420+54
2017–18Midtjylland853627458039+41
2018–19Copenhagen823626468637+49
2019–20Midtjylland823626466129+32
2020–21Brøndby613219495838+20
2021–22Copenhagen683220845619+37
2022–23Copenhagen593218596135+26
2023–24Midtjylland633219676243+19

Relegations

SeasonRelegated team(s)
1991Ikast
1991–92Vejle
1992–93Frem, B 1909
1993–94Viborg, B93
1994–95Fremad Amager
1995–96Ikast, Næstved
1996–97Viborg, Hvidovre
1997–98Okast, OB
1998–99Aarhus Fremad, B93
1999–00Vejle, Esbjerg
2000–01Herfølge, SønderjyskE
2001–02Vejle, Lyngby
2002–03Silkeborg, Køge
2003–04Frem, AB
2004–05Herfølge, Randers
2005–06SønderjyskE, AGF
2006–07Vejle, Silkeborg
2007–08Viborg, Lyngby Boldklub
2008–09Horsens, Vejle
2009–10AGF, Køge
2010–11Randers, Esbjerg
2011–12Lyngby Boldklub, Køge
2012–13Horsens, Silkeborg
2013–14AGF, Viborg
2014–15Vestsjælland, Silkeborg
2015–16Hobro
2016–17Viborg, Esbjerg
2017–18Lyngby, Silkeborg, Helsingør
2018–19Vendsyssel, Vejle
2019–20Hobro, Silkeborg, Esbjerg
2020–21Horsens, Lyngby
2021–22Vejle, SønderjyskE
2022–23Horsens, AaB
2023–24Hvidovre, OB

Notable players

Top goalscorers

SeasonTallyTop scorer(s)
199111Bent Christensen (Brøndby)
1991–9217Peter Møller (AaB)
1992–9322Peter Møller (AaB)
1993–9418Søren Frederiksen (Viborg)
1994–9524Erik Bo Andersen (AaB)
1995–9620Thomas Thorninger (AGF)
1996–9726Miklos Molnar (Lyngby)
1997–9828Ebbe Sand (Brøndby)
1998–9923Heine Fernandez (Viborg)
1999–0016Peter Lassen (Silkeborg)
2000–0121Peter Graulund (Brøndby)
2001–0222Peter Madsen (Brøndby) and Kaspar Dalgas (OB)
2002–0318Søren Frederiksen (Viborg) and Jan Kristiansen (Esbjerg)
2003–0419Steffen Højer and Mwape Miti (both OB), Mohamed Zidan (Midtjylland) and Tommy Bechmann (Esbjerg)
2004–0520Steffen Højer (OB)
2005–0616Steffen Højer (Viborg)
2006–0719Rade Prica (AaB)
2007–0817Jeppe Curth (AaB)
2008–0916Morten Nordstrand (Copenhagen) and Marc Nygaard (Randers)
2009–1018Peter Utaka (OB)
2010–1125Dame N'Doye (Copenhagen)
2011–1218Dame N'Doye (Copenhagen)
2012–1318Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen)
2013–1418Thomas Dalgaard (Viborg)
2014–1517Martin Pusic (Esbjerg/ Midtjylland)
2015–1618Lukas Spalvis (AaB)
2016–1723Marcus Ingvartsen (Nordsjælland)
2017–1822Pål Alexander Kirkevold (Hobro)
2018–1929Robert Skov (Copenhagen)
2019–2018Ronnie Schwartz (Silkeborg/ Midtjylland)
2020–2119Mikael Uhre (Brøndby)
2021–2217Nicklas Helenius (Silkeborg)
2022–2315Patrick Mortensen (AGF) and Gustav Isaksen (Midtjylland)
2023–2415German Onugkha (Vejle)

All-Time top scorer(s)

The top 10 goal scorers throughout the history of the Superliga. Latest update 30 December 2022.

RankTopscorer(s)GoalsClub(s)
1.Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen145AGF, Brøndby, AaB, Midtjylland
2.Søren Frederiksen139Silkeborg, Viborg, AaB
3.Peter Møller135AaB, Brøndby, Copenhagen
4.Heine Fernandez126AB, Copenhagen, Silkeborg, Viborg
5.Steffen Højer124OB, Viborg, AaB
6.Frank Kristensen109Midtjylland, Ikast, Randers
7.Peter Graulund107AGF, Brøndby, Vejle BK
8.Søren Andersen101AGF, OB, AaB
9.Nicklas Helenius93AaB, Silkeborg, OB, AGF
10.Dame N'Doye90Copenhagen

Most capped players

Twenty players with most Superliga appearances
RankPlayerAppearancesClub(s)
1Rasmus Würtz452AaB, Copenhagen, Vejle
2Hans Henrik Andreasen397OB, Esbjerg fB, Hobro
3Per Nielsen394Brøndby
4Jakob Poulsen390Esbjerg, AGF, Midtjylland
5Jimmy Nielsen375AaB, Vejle
6Jesper Hansen374Nordsjælland, Lyngby, Midtjylland, AGF
7Michael Hansen371Silkeborg, OB, Esbjerg, Midtjylland
Mogens Krogh371Ikast, Brøndby
9Nicolai Stokholm370AB, OB, Nordsjælland
10Arek Onyszko363Viborg, OB, Midtjylland
11Johan Absalonsen362Brøndby, OB, Copenhagen, Horsens, SønderjyskE
12Michael Nonbo355Næstved, AGF, Viborg, SønderjyskE
Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen355AGF, Brøndby, AaB, Midtjylland
Jonas Borring355OB, Midtjylland, Randers, Brøndby, Horsens
15Anders Møller Christensen351Næstved, OB, Esbjerg
16Kasper Risgård344AaB, Silkeborg
17Thomas Augustinussen342AaB
18Jens Jessen341AaB, Midtjylland
Jakob Glerup341Viborg
20Rasmus Falk340OB, Copenhagen
As of 25 July 2023[3]

Most capped foreign players

Thirty foreign players with most Superliga appearances
RankPlayerNationalityAppearancesClub(s)
1Arek Onyszko  Poland362Viborg, OB, Midtjylland
2Jerry Lucena  Philippines334Esbjerg, AGF
3Karim Zaza  Morocco322Copenhagen, OB, Brøndby, AaB
4Rilwan Hassan  Nigeria296Midtjylland, SønderjyskE
5Todi Jónsson  Faroe Islands243Lyngby, Copenhagen
6Pierre Bengtsson  Sweden242Nordsjælland, Copenhagen, Vejle
7Andrew Tembo  Zambia218OB
8Kolja Afriyie  Germany203Esbjerg, Midtjylland
9Izunna Uzochukwu  Nigeria201Midtjylland, OB
10Espen Ruud  Norway197OB
11Quincy Antipas  Zimbabwe191Køge, SønderjyskE, Brøndby, Hobro
12Rúrik Gíslason  Iceland181Viborg, OB, Copenhagen
13Mwape Miti  Zambia178OB
14Hallgrímur Jónasson  Iceland174SønderjyskE, OB, Lyngby
15Bajram Fetai  Macedonia167Silkeborg, Nordsjælland, Lyngby
16Rawez Lawan  Sweden168Horsens, Nordsjælland
17Dan Eggen  Norway167Frem, Brøndby
18Andreas Johansson  Sweden162AaB, OB
19César Santin  Brazil161Copenhagen
20Abdul Sule  Nigeria160AB, Horsens
Jacob Rinne  Sweden160AaB
As at the end of season 2021–22[4]

Attendances

SeasonAverageTotalMaxMin
19913,937354,34813,935712
1991–924,428646,51016,5001,014
1992–935,023733,29922,862484
1993–944,739691,85526,679475
1994–955,930865,75536,623487
1995–965,6891,126,41439,640704
1996–975,3181,052,92228,491585
1997–985,5191,092,68833,124939
1998–994,974984,87437,940180
1999–20005,8381,155,91728,8181,493
2000–015,8371,155,66240,2811,003
2001–025,7271,133,92040,186314
2002–037,3071,446,75240,254800
2003–047,9801,580,01141,0051,011
2004–058,5891,700,53240,654843
2005–067,9571,575,39941,2011,307
2006–078,1081,605,36740,4631,799
2007–088,4991,682,79132,1531,035
2008–098,8151,745,30832,8561,609
2009–108,3151,646,40530,191707
2010–117,0491,395,61628,3871,017
2011–127,1031,406,46225,6511,059
2012–136,7601,338,46533,2150 [a]
2013–147,9291,570,02732,8461,656
2014–156,9321,372,51132,5261,201
2015–167,2531,436,18829,1781,327
2016–176,0021,500,38026,6861,044
2017–185,8801,469,98028,410568
2018–196,5811,618,96533,1341,012
2019–204,7641,152,83229,3100 [b]
2020–211,193229,13610,9660 [c]
2021–228,6361,658,07835,4631,702
2022–2310,2891,975,45435,8202,507
2023–2410,1731,993,47234,9171,530

See also

Notes

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