Danish Superliga

































































Superliga
Superliga 2010.svg
Founded 1991
First season 1991
Country Denmark
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 14
Level on pyramid 1

Relegation to
Danish 1st Division
Domestic cup(s) Danish Cup
International cup(s)
UEFA Champions League,
UEFA Europa League
Current champions
Midtjylland (2 titles)
(2017–18)
Most championships
Copenhagen (12 titles)
TV partners
Viasat (TV3+, TV3 Sport 1, TV3 Sport 2)
Discovery Networks Denmark (Canal 9, Eurosport 2)
Others (see section)
Website
Superliga.dk
dbu.dk

2018–19 Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga (Danish: Superligaen, pronounced [ˈsuːˀbɐliːɡæːˀn̩]) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 14 teams each year, with 1–3 teams relegated.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Structure


  • 3 Seasons


    • 3.1 Current teams (2018–19)


    • 3.2 Winners


    • 3.3 Relegations




  • 4 Notable players


    • 4.1 Top goalscorers


    • 4.2 All-Time topscorer(s)


    • 4.3 Most capped players


    • 4.4 Most capped foreign players




  • 5 Attendances


  • 6 Broadcasting rights


    • 6.1 Foreign rights




  • 7 See also


  • 8 Notes


  • 9 External links





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 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:




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 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round. The second-place team enters the UEFA 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 winners of the semifinals advance to the final.

  • The losers of the semifinals then play over two legs, with the winner remaining in the Superliga and the loser dropping to the 1st Division.

  • The winner of the final plays the 1st Division runner-up, and the loser of the final plays the third-place team from the 1st Division, also over two legs. In each case, the winner plays in the next season's Superliga.



Seasons



Current teams (2018–19)




Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Danish Superliga

AaB

AaB



AC Horsens

AC Horsens



AGF

AGF



Brøndby IF

Brøndby IF


Danish Superliga


Esbjerg fB

Esbjerg fB



Hobro IK

Hobro IK



FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland



FC Nordsjælland

FC Nordsjælland



OB

OB



Randers FC

Randers FC



SønderjyskE

SønderjyskE



Vejle BK

Vejle BK



Vendsyssel FF

Vendsyssel FF



FC Copenhagen

FC Copenhagen




Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Danish Superliga





























































































Club
Finishing position
last season
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division

AaB

5th

1928–29

1987

AC Horsens

6th

2005–06

2016–17

AGF

7th

1918–19

2015–16

Brøndby IF

2nd

1982

1982

Esbjerg fB

2nd in 1st Division

1929–30

2018–19

Hobro IK

9th

2014–15

2017–18

F.C. Copenhagen

4th

1992–93

1992–93

FC Midtjylland

1st

2000–01

2000–01

FC Nordsjælland

3rd

2002–03

2002–03

OB

10th

1927–28

1999–00

Randers FC

11th

1988

2009–10

SønderjyskE

8th

2000–01

2008–09

Vejle BK

1st in 1st Division

1956–57

2018–19

Vendsyssel FF

3rd in 1st Division

2018–19

2018–19


Winners








































































































































































































































































































































































Season
Champions
Performance
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
1991
Brøndby IF 26 18 10 6 2 26 15 +11
1991–92
Lyngby BK
32[2]
14 9 2 3 22 7 +15
1992–93
F.C. Copenhagen
32[2]
14 8 3 3 31 23 +8
1993–94
Silkeborg IF
31[2]
14 8 2 4 23 15 +8
1994–95
AaB
31[2]
14 7 4 3 30 13 +17
1995–96
Brøndby IF 67 33 20 7 6 71 32 +39
1996–97
Brøndby IF 68 33 20 8 5 64 39 +25
1997–98
Brøndby IF 76 33 24 4 5 81 33 +48
1998–99
AaB 64 33 17 13 3 65 37 +28
1999-00
Herfølge BK 56 33 16 8 9 52 49 +3
2000–01
F.C. Copenhagen 63 33 17 12 4 55 27 +28
2001–02
Brøndby IF 69 33 20 9 4 74 28 +46
2002–03
F.C. Copenhagen 61 33 17 10 6 51 32 +19
2003–04
F.C. Copenhagen 68 33 20 8 5 56 27 +29
2004–05
Brøndby IF 69 33 20 9 4 61 23 +38
2005–06
F.C. Copenhagen 73 33 22 7 4 62 27 +35
2006–07
F.C. Copenhagen 76 33 23 7 3 60 23 +37
2007–08
AaB 71 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22
2008–09
F.C. Copenhagen 74 33 23 5 5 67 26 +41
2009–10
F.C. Copenhagen 68 33 21 5 7 61 22 +39
2010–11
F.C. Copenhagen 81 33 25 6 2 77 29 +48
2011–12
FC Nordsjælland 68 33 21 5 7 49 22 +27
2012–13
F.C. Copenhagen 65 33 18 11 4 62 32 +30
2013–14
AaB 62 33 18 8 7 60 38 +22
2014–15
FC Midtjylland 71 33 22 5 6 64 34 +30
2015–16
F.C. Copenhagen 71 33 21 8 4 62 28 +34
2016–17
F.C. Copenhagen 84 36 25 9 2 74 20 +54
2017–18
FC Midtjylland 85 36 27 4 5 80 39 +41


Relegations























































































































Season
Relegated team(s)
1991
Ikast FS
1991–92
Vejle Boldklub
1992–93
Boldklubben Frem, Boldklubben 1909
1993–94
Viborg FF, B93
1994–95
Fremad Amager
1995–96
Ikast FS, Næstved BK
1996–97
Viborg FF, Hvidovre IF
1997–98
Ikast FS, Odense Boldklub
1998–99
Aarhus Fremad, B93
1999–00
Vejle Boldklub, Esbjerg fB
2000–01
Herfølge Boldklub, SønderjyskE
2001–02
Vejle Boldklub, Lyngby Boldklub
2002–03
Silkeborg IF, Køge BK
2003–04
Boldklubben Frem, AB
2004–05
Herfølge Boldklub, Randers FC
2005–06
SønderjyskE, Aarhus Gymnastikforening
2006–07
Vejle Boldklub, Silkeborg IF
2007–08
Viborg FF, Lyngby Boldklub
2008–09
AC Horsens, Vejle Boldklub
2009–10
AGF, HB Køge
2010–11
Randers FC, Esbjerg fB
2011–12
Lyngby Boldklub, HB Køge
2012–13
AC Horsens, Silkeborg IF
2013–14
AGF, Viborg FF
2014–15
FC Vestsjælland, Silkeborg IF
2015–16
Hobro IK
2016–17
Viborg FF, Esbjerg fB
2017–18
Lyngby BK, Silkeborg IF, FC Helsingør


Notable players



Top goalscorers




















































































































































Season
Tally
Top scorer(s)
1991 11
Bent Christensen (Brøndby IF)
1991–92 17
Peter Møller (AaB)
1992–93 22
Peter Møller (AaB)
1993–94 18
Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF)
1994–95 24
Erik Bo Andersen (AaB)
1995–96 20
Thomas Thorninger (AGF)
1996–97 26
Miklos Molnar (Lyngby FC)
1997–98 28
Ebbe Sand (Brøndby IF)
1998–99 23
Heine Fernandez (Viborg FF)
1999–00 16
Peter Lassen (Silkeborg IF)
2000–01 21
Peter Graulund (Brøndby IF)
2001–02 22
Peter Madsen (Brøndby IF) and Kaspar Dalgas (OB)
2002–03 18
Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF) and Jan Kristiansen (Esbjerg fB)
2003–04 19
Steffen Højer and Mwape Miti (both OB), Mohamed Zidan (FC Midtjylland) and Tommy Bechmann (Esbjerg fB)
2004–05 20
Steffen Højer (OB)
2005–06 16
Steffen Højer (Viborg FF)
2006–07 19
Rade Prica (AaB)
2007–08 17
Jeppe Curth (AaB)
2008–09 16
Morten Nordstrand (F.C. Copenhagen) and Marc Nygaard (Randers FC)
2009–10 18
Peter Utaka (OB)
2010–11 25
Dame N'Doye (F.C. Copenhagen)
2011–12 18
Dame N'Doye (F.C. Copenhagen)
2012–13 18
Andreas Cornelius (F.C. Copenhagen)
2013–14 18
Thomas Dalgaard (Viborg FF)
2014–15 17
Martin Pusic (Esbjerg FB/ FC Midtjylland)
2015–16 18
Lukas Spalvis (AaB)
2016–17 23
Marcus Ingvartsen (FC Nordsjælland)
2017–18 22
Pål Alexander Kirkevold (Hobro IK)


All-Time topscorer(s)


The 10 most scoring players throughout the history of the Superliga. Latest update 22 May 2018.





































































Rank
Topscorer(s)
Goals
Club(s)
1. Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen 145
AGF, Brøndby IF, AaB, FC Midtjylland
2. Søren Frederiksen 139
Silkeborg IF, Viborg FF, AaB
3. Peter Møller 135
AaB, Brøndby IF, FC København
4. Heine Fernandez 126
AB, FC København, Silkeborg IF, Viborg FF
5. Steffen Højer 124
OB, Viborg FF, AaB
6. Frank Kristensen 109
FC Midtjylland, Ikast fS, Randers FC
7. Peter Graulund 107
AGF, Brøndby IF, Vejle BK
8. Søren Andersen 101
AGF, OB, AaB
9. Thomas Thorninger 81
AGF, FC København, Vejle BK
10. David Nielsen 76
FC København, FC Midtjylland, Lyngby BK, OB, AaB


Most capped players


































































































































Twenty players with most Superliga appearances
Rank Player Appearances Club(s)
1

Rasmus Würtz
434

AaB, FC København, Vejle BK
2

Hans Henrik Andreasen
397

OB, Esbjerg fB, Hobro IK
3

Per Nielsen
394

Brøndby IF
4

Jimmy Nielsen
375
AaB, Vejle BK
5

Michael Hansen
371

Silkeborg IF, OB, Esbjerg fB, FC Midtjylland

Mogens Krogh
371
Ikast FS, Brøndby IF
7

Nicolai Stokholm
370

AB, OB, FC Nordsjælland
8

Arek Onyszko
362

Viborg FF, OB, FC Midtjylland
9

Michael Nonbo
355

Næstved IF, AGF, Viborg FF, SønderjyskE

Jakob Poulsen
355
Esbjerg fB, AGF, FC Midtjylland

Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen
355
AGF, Brøndby IF, AaB, FC Midtjylland
12

Jerry Lucena
354
Esbjerg fB, AGF
13

Anders Møller Christensen
351
OB, Esbjerg fB
14

Thomas Augustinussen
342
AaB
15

Jens Jessen
341
AaB, FC Midtjylland

Jakob Glerup
341
Viborg FF
17

Steffen Højer
339
Viborg FF, AaB, OB
18

Jan Kristiansen
338
Esbjerg fB, Brøndby IF, FC Vestsjælland
19

Kim Daugaard
336
Brøndby IF

Jonas Borring
336
OB, FC Midtjylland, Randers FC, Brøndby IF, AC Horsens

As of 22/05/2018[3]


Most capped foreign players













































































































































































































































Thirty foreign players with most Superliga appearances
Rank Player Nationality Appearances Club(s)
1
Arek Onyszko Poland
362
Viborg FF, OB, FC Midtjylland
2
Jerry Lucena Philippines
354
Esbjerg fB, AGF Aarhus
3
Karim Zaza Morocco
322
FC København, OB, Brøndby IF, AaB
4
Todi Jónsson Faroe Islands
243
Lyngby BK, FC København
5
Andrew Tembo Zambia
218
Odense BK
6
Kolja Afriyie Germany
203
Esbjerg fB, FC Midtjylland
7
Mwape Miti Zambia
178
OB
8
Rawez Lawan Sweden
168
AC Horsens, FC Nordsjælland
9
Dan Eggen Norway
167
BK Frem, Brøndby IF
10
Andreas Johansson Sweden
162
AaB Aalborg, OB Odense
11
Abdul Sule Nigeria
160
AB, AC Horsens
12
Espen Ruud Norway
158
Odense BK
Sibusiso Zuma South Africa
158
FC København, FC Nordsjælland
14
Fernando Derveld Netherlands
156
Odense BK, Esbjerg fB
15
Aurelijus Skarbalius Lithuania
150
Brøndby IF, Herfølge BK
16
César Santin Brazil
149
FC København
17
Christian Holst Faroe Islands
147
Silkeborg IF, Lyngby BK
18
Martin Ericsson Sweden
146
AaB, Brøndby IF
19
Razak Pimpong Ghana
145
FC Midtjylland, FC København
20
Gilberto Macena Brazil
141
AC Horsens
21
Atiba Hutchinson Canada
139
FC København
22
Oscar Wendt Sweden
138
FC København
23
Jakup Mikkelsen Faroe Islands
136
Herfølge BK
24
Mattias Jonson Sweden
131
Brøndby IF
25
Rúrik Gíslason Iceland
127
Viborg FF, Odense BK, FC København
Andreas Klarström Sweden
127
Esbjerg fB
27
Njogu Demba-Nyrén Gambia
126
Esbjerg fB, OB Odense
28
Atle Roar Håland Norway
124
OB Odense, AGF Aarhus
29
Tidiane Sane Senegal
121
Randers FC
30
Tobias Grahn Sweden
117
Lyngby BK, AGF, OB, Randers FC
Andres Oper Estonia
117
AaB Aalborg
31
Johan Wiland Sweden
111
FC København

As at the end of season 2014–15[4]


Attendances














































































































































































































Season
Average
Total
Max
Min
1991 3,937 354,348 13,935 712
1991–92 4,428 646,510 16,500 1,014
1992–93 5,023 733,299 22,862 484
1993–94 4,739 691,855 26,679 475
1994–95 5,930 865,755 36,623 487
1995–96 5,689 1,126,414 39,640 704
1996–97 5,318 1,052,922 28,491 585
1997–98 5,519 1,092,688 33,124 939
1998–99 4,974 984,874 37,940 180
1999–2000 5,838 1,155,917 28,818 1,493
2000–01 5,837 1,155,662 40,281 1,003
2001–02 5,727 1,133,920 40,186 314
2002–03 7,307 1,446,752 40,254 800
2003–04 7,980 1,580,011 41,005 1,011
2004–05 8,589 1,700,532 40,654 843
2005–06 7,957 1,575,399 41,201 1,307
2006–07 8,108 1,605,367 40,463 1,799
2007–08 8,499 1,682,791 32,153 1,035
2008–09 8,815 1,745,308 32,856 1,609
2009–10 8,315 1,646,405 30,191 707
2010–11 7,049 1,395,616 28,387 1,017
2011–12 7,103 1,406,462 25,651 1,059
2012–13 6,760 1,338,465 33,215 0[5]
2013–14 7,929 1,570,027 32,846 1,656
2014–15 6,932 1,372,511 32,526 1,201
2015–16 7,253 1,436,188 29,178 1,327
2016–17 6,002 1,500,380 26,686 1,044
2017–18 5,880 1,469,980 28,410 568

According to soccerlens.com the Danish Superliga was number 11 in Europe in 2009, ahead of strong leagues such as Greece, Austria and Ukraine: http://soccerlens.com/the-top-15-leagues-in-europe/39185/



Broadcasting rights


As of 2008[update], Modern Times Group owns the rights to broadcast all of the matches from the league, and uses them to broadcast matches on channels TV3+ and TV 2 Sport (through sub licensing). However, the current deal was found by the Danish Competition Authority (Konkurrencestyrelsen) not to comply with the Danish competition legislation. Therefore, a new deal was made on 21 December 2008, dividing the Superliga TV-rights between three parties.[6] The deal amounted to DKK 1,062,300,000[7] (USD 210 million, EUR 140 million),[8] effective from the 2009–10 season.























































Danish football rights from 2009–10 – overview
Rights package Buyer Channels1
Details
TV, I Modern Times Group
TV3+, TV3+ HD
Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the game played 6 PM Sunday (1st choice)
TV, II
Bonnier Group2

Canal 9, Canal 8 Sport
Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played 2 PM and 6 PM Sunday on live television (2nd and 5th choice)
TV, III Modern Times Group TV3 Sport 1, TV3 Sport 2 Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played 5 PM Saturday, 4 PM Sunday, and 7 PM Monday on live television (3rd, 4th3 and 6th choice)
TV, Cup SBS Broadcasting Group
Kanal 5, Kanal 5 HD, 6'eren
Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish Cup on live television
TV, 1st Division TV 2 Sport
TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Sport HD
Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish 1st Division on live television
Radio DR DR P3 Grants exclusive rights to broadcast all the games on live radio
Highlights
DR, TV 2
DR1, TV 2 Grants rights to show highlights in sports news broadcasts



  • ^1 Channels that are likely to broadcast the matches.


  • ^2 Original buyers were DR and Telenor in a consortium, but they sold the rights to Bonnier Group.


  • ^3 The fourth choice was originally at Modern Times Group, but they have chosen to give it to TV 2 Sport.




Foreign rights


Outside of Scandinavia, IMG held the rights to the Superliga until the 2011–2012 season,[9] and they have reportedly sold the rights to networks in Greece, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, as well as several betting sites.[10]
It airs on Terra TV in Brazil.



See also



  • List of Danish Superliga clubs

  • Sports league attendances



Notes





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  2. ^ abcd Tally includes points carried over from the first half of the season.


  3. ^ "FLEST KAMPE, ALLTIME". superstats.dk. Retrieved 20 October 2016.


  4. ^ "UDLÆNDINGE MED FLEST SPILLEDE KAMPE, ALL TIME". superstats.dk. Retrieved 17 August 2013.


  5. ^ "DIF slår fast: Brøndby uden tilskuere i to kampe". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 25 May 2013.


  6. ^ Ritzau (21 December 2007). "Fakta om fodboldaftalen (lit. Facts about the football agreement)". TV 2 Sporten. Retrieved 2 January 2008.


  7. ^ Ritzau (21 December 2007). "Dansk fodbold solgt for 1 mia. (lit. Danish football sold for 1 billion)". TV 2 Denmark. Retrieved 2 January 2008.


  8. ^ Calculated using Google Calculator's currency converting feature [1] [2]


  9. ^ "IMG to represent Danish Superliga for three seasons" (Press release). IMG. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.


  10. ^ Olsen, Theis L. (19 February 2010). "Superliga-bold på skærmen i Dubai og Grækenland". business.dk. Berlingske Tidende. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.




External links




  • Official website (in Danish)

  • Guide to the Danish Superliga (in english)













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