2007–08 Danish Superliga

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AaB (26 August-20 October)
Longest unbeaten run12 – F.C. Copenhagen (25 July-28 October)
Longest losing run7 – Viborg FF (24 September-25 November)
Highest attendance32,153 – F.C. Copenhagen v Brøndby IF (2007-12-02)
Lowest attendance1,501 – Lyngby BK v Randers FC (2008-04-13)
Average attendance8,424
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The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the

Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association
. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match on May 24, 2008.

The Danish champions qualified for

relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted
to the Superliga.

Participants

Clubs placed on map
Club
 Finishing position
last season
 First season in
top division 		First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB
 3rd 1928–29
1987
AC Horsens 10th 1929–30
2005–06
AGF 2nd in
1st Division
 1918–19 2007–08
Brøndby IF 6th
1982
1982
Esbjerg fB 7th 1928–29
2001–02
F.C. Copenhagen 1st
1992–93
1992–93
FC Midtjylland 2nd
2000–01
2000–01
FC Nordsjælland 5th
2002–03
2002–03
Lyngby BK 1st in
1st Division
1980
 2007–08
OB 4th 1927–28
1999-00
Randers FC 8th 1941–42
2006–07
Viborg FF 9th 1927–28
1998–99

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AaB (C) 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Midtjylland 33 18 8 7 53 36 +17 62 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Copenhagen 33 17 9 7 51 29 +22 60
4 OB 33 12 16 5 46 27 +19 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Horsens 33 14 10 9 47 43 +4 52
6 Randers FC 33 13 8 12 41 33 +8 47
7 Esbjerg fB 33 13 6 14 59 54 +5 45
8 Brøndby[a] 33 11 10 12 44 44 0 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
9 Nordsjælland[b] 33 11 10 12 47 51 −4 43
10 AGF 33 7 8 18 33 51 −18 29
11 Viborg FF (R) 33 5 5 23 29 68 −39 20 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Lyngby Boldklub (R) 33 3 9 21 33 69 −36 18
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Brøndby qualified for UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2007–08 Danish Cup.
  2. UEFA Fair Play ranking
    .

Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

Home \ Away ACH AGF BIF EFB
FCK
 FCM FCN
LBK
OB
 RFC VFF AAB ACH AGF BIF EFB
FCK
 FCM FCN
LBK
OB
 RFC VFF AAB
AC Horsens 0–0 4–2 4–3 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2
AGF 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–5 1–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 0–2
Brøndby IF 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–2 3–1
Esbjerg fB 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 3–2 3–2 1–1
FC Copenhagen
 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 3–0
FC Midtjylland 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
FC Nordsjælland 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 5–3
Lyngby BK
 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–6 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–3 2–0 3–4 4–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–2
Odense BK
 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Randers FC 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0
Viborg FF 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 3–2
AaB 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–3 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0
Source: Danskfodbold.com

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Attendances

Team Average Highest Lowest
Copenhagen 19,454 32,153 13,851
Brøndby 15,906 25,313 9,865
AGF 9,827 14,077 4,148
OB 9,012 14,616 6,149
Midtjylland 8,971 11,763 4,909
AaB 8,945 13,647 4,729
Randers 6,884 11,053 3,815
Esbjerg 6,610 11,008 4,089
Viborg 4,416 6,981 2,952
Nordsjælland 4,197 9,045 2,299
Horsens 3,992 6,700 2,115
Lyngby 2,474 6,955 1,035

Goals

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Denmark Jeppe Curth
AaB
 17
2 Denmark Martin Bernburg FC Nordsjælland 14
3 Denmark Peter Graulund AGF 13
Denmark Henrik Hansen AC Horsens
5 Denmark Frank Kristensen FC Midtjylland 12
6 Faroe Islands Christian Holst
Lyngby BK
 9
Brazil Gilberto Macena AC Horsens
Denmark Morten Nordstrand F.C. Copenhagen
Sweden Rade Prica
AaB
10 Sweden Marcus Allbäck F.C. Copenhagen 8
Denmark Hans Henrik Andreasen OB
Denmark Mikkel Beckmann
Lyngby BK
Canada Atiba Hutchinson F.C. Copenhagen
Sweden Rawez Lawan AC Horsens
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Hat-tricks

Scorer Game Date
Rajko Lekic
 Viborg v Esbjerg 22 July 2007
Denmark Thomas Dalgaard
AaB
 1 August 2007
Denmark Jeppe Curth
AaB
 8 October 2007
Denmark Peter Graulund AGF v Nordsjælland 28 November 2007
Senegal Baye Djiby Fall Lyngby v OB 4 April 2008

Kits 2007–2008

Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
AaB hummel Spar Nord Same kits as 06/07 until November 25, 2007 where a new home kit was introduced. It doesn't have the white field on the front, and it also features gold printings.
AC Horsens hummel
Telia Stofa
 Spar Nord and 3-stjernet replaced as sponsors by cable TV company Telia Stofa. New home kit, and new gray/black away kit.
AGF hummel Ceres/Faxe Kondi Same kits as 06/07.
Brøndby IF adidas Codan Same home and 3rd kit as 06/07. New brown away shirt with light blue details.
Esbjerg fB Umbro Frøs Herreds Sparekasse New home kit with several stripes, and strides on the sleeves. Gold printings.
F.C. Copenhagen
Kappa
 Carlsberg New kits with blue collar and gold printings on the back.
FC Midtjylland
Puma
SPAR
 New kits in regular PUMA-style.
FC Nordsjælland H2O Jyske Bank Same kits as 06/07 until December 2, 2007, where a new purple home kit was introduced.
Lyngby BK Nike Herbalife New home kit with white sleeves. New red away kit.
OB Nike Carlsberg Same home kit as spring 07. New black away kit.
Randers FC Umbro Forenede Rengøring Same kits as 06/07
Viborg FF PUMA
Telia
 Same kits as 06/07

Stadiums

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. Copenhagen Parken Stadium 34,098
Brøndby IF Brøndby Stadium 29,000
AGF
NRGi Park
 20,200
OB
Fionia Park
 15,761
AaB
Energi Nord Arena
 13,800
Esbjerg fB
Blue Water Arena
 13,282
Lyngby BK
Lyngby Stadion
 12,000
Randers FC
Essex Park Randers
 12,000
FC Midtjylland
SAS Arena
 11,809
FC Nordsjælland
Farum Park
 10,000
Viborg FF
Viborg Stadion
 9,566
AC Horsens
Casa Arena Horsens
 6,700

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
OB Scotland Bruce Rioch Quit 12 March 2007[1] Denmark Lars Olsen 1 July 2007[2]
Randers FC Denmark Lars Olsen End of contract 30 June 2007[3] England Colin Todd 1 July 2007[4]
Viborg FF Sweden Anders Linderoth Mutual consent 9 November 2007[5] Sweden Hans Eklund 1 January 2008[6]

The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of

last season
:

  • Lyngby BK (Winners of the 1st Division)
  • AGF (Runners-up in the 1st Division)

Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated from the Superliga last season:

  • Vejle B (Won 2–1 away to AC Horsens on May 24, 2007, but Viborg won also.)
  • Silkeborg IF (Drew 1–1 with FC Nordsjælland on May 20, 2007 when they needed a win.)

Footnotes and references

  1. ^ Wamsler, Morten (12 March 2007). "Bruce Rioch stopper øjeblikkeligt i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  2. ^ Wamsler, Morten (24 January 2007). "Lars Olsen bliver ny træner i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen stopper i Randers FC til sommer" (in Danish). Randers FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  4. ^ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-04-10). "Colin Todd ny cheftræner i Randers FC" (in Danish). Randers FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  5. ^ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-09). "Viborg F.F. og Anders Linderoth skilles" (in Danish). Viborg FF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  6. ^ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-26). "Eklund ny cheftræner i Viborg F.F." (in Danish). Viborg FF. Retrieved 2007-11-26.[permanent dead link]

See also

  • 2007-08 in Danish football
  • Sports in Denmark

External links

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