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Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 14 July 2017 – 27 May 2018 |
Champions | Midtjylland |
Relegated | Helsingør Lyngby Silkeborg |
Champions League | Midtjylland |
Europa League | Brøndby Nordsjælland Copenhagen |
Matches played | 250 |
Goals scored | 731 (2.92 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pål Alexander Kirkevold (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Nordsjælland 6–0 Horsens |
Biggest away win | Helsingør 0–4 København Helsingør 1–5 AGF Randers 0–4 Midtjylland |
Highest scoring | Brøndby 5–3 Lyngby |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Danish Superliga season was the 28th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. Copenhagen are the defending champions.
Teams
Esbjerg fB finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2016–17 season and was relegated to the 2017–18 1st Division along with Viborg FF who lost their relegation play-off as well.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 1st Division champions Hobro IK (returned after one year of absence) and 3rd-place finisher FC Helsingør (returned to the top division for the first time since the 1936–37 season), who defeated Viborg FF in the two legged play-off finals.
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2016–17 position |
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AaB | Aalborg | Aalborg Portland Park | Natural | 13,797 | 10th |
AGF | Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | 11th |
Brøndby | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Hybrid | 29,000 | 2nd |
FCK | Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | 1st |
Helsingør | Helsingør | Helsingør Stadion | Natural | 4,500 | 1D, 3rd |
Hobro | Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 10,700 | 1D, 1st |
Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | 13th |
Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | 4th |
Nordsjælland | Farum | Right to Dream Park | Artificial | 9,900 | 5th |
Lyngby | Lyngby | Lyngby Stadion | Natural | 8,000 | 3rd |
OB | Odense | EWII Park | Natural | 15,633 | 8th |
Randers | Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | 7th |
Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | JYSK Park | Artificial | 10,000 | 9th |
SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Sydbank Park | 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 |
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AaB | ![]() |
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Hummel | Spar Nord |
AGF | ![]() |
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Hummel | Ceres |
Brøndby | ![]() |
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Hummel | Bet25.dk |
København | ![]() |
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Adidas | Carlsberg |
Helsingør | ![]() |
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Diadora | Spar Nord |
Hobro | ![]() |
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Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord |
Horsens | ![]() |
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Hummel | |
Midtjylland | ![]() |
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Nike | Det Faglige Hus |
Nordsjælland | ![]() |
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Diadora | DHL |
Lyngby | ![]() |
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Adidas | Hellerup Finans |
OB | ![]() |
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Hummel | Carlsberg |
Randers | ![]() |
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Puma | Verdo |
Silkeborg | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Mascot International |
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Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Sacked | 30 September 2017[1] | ![]() |
30 September 2017 | 7th |
Lyngby | ![]() |
Recruited by AGF | 30 September 2017 | ![]() |
30 September 2017[2] | 12th |
Randers | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 5 October 2017[3] | ![]() |
8 October 2017[4] | 14th |
Randers | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 January 2018[5] | ![]() |
26 January 2018[6] | 14th |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brøndby | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | Midtjylland | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 60 | |
3 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 50 | |
4 | Copenhagen | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 44 | |
5 | Aalborg | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 36 | |
6 | Horsens | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 35 | |
7 | Hobro | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
8 | SønderjyskE | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 31 | |
9 | Odense | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 31 | |
10 | Aarhus | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 29 | |
11 | Silkeborg | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 28 | |
12 | Lyngby | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 21 | |
13 | Randers | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 20 | |
14 | Helsingør | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 20 |
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.[7][8]
Results
Positions by round
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 | BRØ | NOR | COP | AAB | HOR | |
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1 | Midtjylland (C) | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Brøndby | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
3 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round | 1–2 | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
4 | Copenhagen (O) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the European play-off match | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
5 | Aalborg | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 45 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | Horsens | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 40 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ The highest-ranked team not already qualified for a UEFA competition progressed to the playoff match. As Brøndby IF finished in second place and also won the 2017–18 Danish Cup, F.C. Copenhagen advanced to the play-off match by virtue of its fourth place finish.
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.
Relegation round
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HOB | AGF | SIL | HEL | |
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1 | Hobro | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 44 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Aarhus | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 41 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Silkeborg (R) | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 2–0 | 2–5 | — | 2–3 | |
4 | Helsingør (R) | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 27 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[9]
(R) Relegated
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ODE | SØN | RAN | LYN | |
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1 | Odense | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | SønderjyskE | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 41 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Randers (O) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Lyngby (R) | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 23 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
European play-offs
The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament advanced to a Europa League play-off match.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
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AGF Aarhus | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
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OB Odense | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
AGF Aarhus | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
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SønderjyskE | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
SønderjyskE (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Hobro | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
European play-off match
Copenhagen | 4–1 | AGF Aarhus |
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Relegation play-offs
First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Helsingør | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Randers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Randers | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lyngby | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Silkeborg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lyngby | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vendsyssel FF | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Helsingør | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Silkeborg | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Silkeborg | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Esbjerg fB | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Winners of matches 3, 5, and 6 would play in the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.
Second round
Helsingør | 1–1 | Silkeborg |
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Silkeborg won 5–4 on aggregate. As a result Helsingør was relegated, while Silkeborg would face Esbjerg fB in round 3 to avoid relegation.
Third round
Vendsyssel FF | 1–0 | Lyngby |
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Lyngby | 1–2 | Vendsyssel FF |
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Vendsyssel won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Lyngby was relegated, and Vendsyssel promoted.
Esbjerg fB | 3–0 | Silkeborg |
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Esbjerg won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Silkeborg was relegated, and Esbjerg promoted.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11] |
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Hobro | 22 |
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Nordsjælland | 17 |
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Nordsjælland | 16 |
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OB | 15 |
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Copenhagen | 14 |
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Copenhagen | 12 |
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Nordsjælland |
References
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- ^ "Thomas Nørgaard ny cheftræner i Lyngby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Olafur Kristjansson færdig i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "Randers ansætter hollænder som cheftræner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Moniz og Gravgaard færdige i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "Bertelsen er Randers-chef sæsonen ud" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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