2016–17 Danish Superliga
Lyngby Midtjylland | |
Matches played | 250 |
---|---|
Goals scored | 662 (2.65 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Copenhagen 5–0 Horsens |
Biggest away win | AGF 0–7 Brøndby |
Highest scoring | Silkeborg 5–3 AaB AGF 6–2 Esbjerg |
Longest unbeaten run | Copenhagen (33) |
← 2015–16 → |
The 2016–17 Danish Superliga season was the 27th season of the
The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.[2]
Teams
Hobro IK finished the 2015–16 season in 12th place and was relegated to the 2016–17 1st Division.
The relegated team was replaced by 2015–16 1st Division champions Lyngby Boldklub, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams, Silkeborg IF and AC Horsens, were promoted to bring the total teams in the league to 14.
On 23 October 2016, the home stadium for
On 31 December 2016, the previous sponsorship agreement for the home stadium of Aalborg BK, Nordjyske Arena, expired and the stadium was officially referred to as Aalborg Stadium, because a new sponsorship agreement was signed and took effect on 1 April 2017, renaming the stadium Aalborg Portland Park.[4]
Stadia and locations
Locations of the Danish Superliga 2016–17 teamsClub | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2015–16 position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AaB | Aalborg | Nordjyske Arena (until 31 December 2016) Aalborg Stadium (1 January-31 March 2017) Aalborg Portland Park (from 1 April 2017)[4] |
Natural
|
13,797 | 5th |
AC Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens
|
Natural
|
10,400 | 1D, 3rd |
AGF | Aarhus | Ceres Park
|
Natural
|
20,032 | 10th |
Brøndby IF | Brøndby
|
Brøndby Stadium | Natural
|
29,000 | 4th |
Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena
|
Natural
|
18,000 | 11th |
FC Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural
|
38,065 | 1st |
FC Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural
|
11,800 | 3rd |
FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Right to Dream Park
|
Artificial
|
9,900 | 9th |
Lyngby BK | Lyngby
|
Lyngby Stadion
|
Natural
|
8,000 | 1D, 1st |
OB | Odense | TRE-FOR Park (until 22 October 2016) EWII Park (from 23 October 2016)[3] |
Natural
|
15,790 | 7th |
Randers FC | Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural
|
12,000 | 6th |
Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | MASCOT Park
|
Natural
|
10,000 | 1D, 2nd |
SønderjyskE
|
Haderslev | Sydbank Park
|
Natural
|
10,000 | 2nd |
Viborg FF | Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena
|
Natural
|
9,566 | 8th |
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 | Morten Wieghorst | Rasmus Würtz | hummel | Spar Nord |
AC Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Mathias Nielsen | hummel | |
AGF | Glen Riddersholm | Morten Rasmussen | hummel | Ceres |
Brøndby IF | Alexander Zorniger | Thomas Kahlenberg | hummel | Bet25.dk |
Esbjerg fB | Lars Lungi Sørensen | Jeppe Andersen | Nike | Stofa |
F.C. Copenhagen | Ståle Solbakken | Mathias Jørgensen | Adidas | Carlsberg |
FC Midtjylland | Jess Thorup | Jakob Poulsen | Nike | Det Faglige Hus |
FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Patrick Mtiliga | Diadora | DHL |
Lyngby BK | David Nielsen | Mathias Tauber | Adidas | Hellerup Finans |
OB | Kent Nielsen | Kenneth Emil Petersen | hummel | Carlsberg |
Randers FC | Ólafur Kristjánsson | Mads Fenger | Puma
|
Verdo |
Silkeborg IF | Peter Sørensen | Dennis Flinta | uhlsport | Mascot International |
SønderjyskE | Claus Nørgaard | Pierre Kanstrup | hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
Viborg | Johnny Mølby | Mikkel Rask | Nike | Andelskassen |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brøndby IF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | End of contract | 30 May 2016[5] | Alexander Zorniger | 13 June 2016[6] | Pre-Season |
Randers FC | Colin Todd | Mutual consent | 30 June 2016[7] | Ólafur Kristjánsson | 1 July 2016[8] | Pre-Season |
Esbjerg fB | Jonas Dal | Sacked | 30 June 2016[9] | Colin Todd | 8 July 2016[10] | Pre-Season |
Esbjerg fB | Colin Todd | Sacked | 5 December 2016[11] | Lars Lungi Sørensen | 5 December 2016 | 14th |
AaB | Lars Søndergaard | Sacked | 15 December 2016[12] | Morten Wieghorst | 2 January 2017[13] | 8th |
SønderjyskE | Jakob Michelsen | Signed by Hammarby IF | 31 December 2016[14] | Claus Nørgaard | 5 January 2017[15] | 6th |
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Copenhagen | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 10 | +47 | 64 | Qualification for the championship round |
2 | Brøndby | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 52 | |
3 | Lyngby
|
26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 39 | |
4 | SønderjyskE
|
26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 39 | |
5 | Midtjylland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 38 | |
6 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 35 | |
7 | Randers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
8 | AaB | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 33 | |
9 | Silkeborg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | |
10 | Horsens | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 29 | |
11 | Odense | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 28 | |
12 | AGF | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 25 | |
13 | Viborg | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 25 | |
14 | Esbjerg | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 24 |
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.[16]