2007–08 Danish Superliga

The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners 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.

SAS Ligaen
Season2007–08
ChampionsAaB
3rd Superliga title
3rd top-flight Danish title
RelegatedViborg FF
Lyngby BK
Champions LeagueAaB (Second qualifying round)
UEFA CupBrøndby IF (First qualifying round; via Danish Cup)
FC Midtjylland (First qualifying round)
F.C. Copenhagen (First qualifying round)
FC Nordsjælland (First qualifying round; via Fair Play)
Intertoto CupOB (second round)
Goals scored543
Average goals/game2.74
Top goalscorerJeppe Curth (17)
Biggest home winFC Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby IF (2007-07-29)
Randers FC 5–0 AaB (2007-08-01)
Biggest away winViborg FF 0–5 Esbjerg fB (2007-07-22)
Lyngby BK 1–6 Esbjerg fB (2007-08-20)
Highest scoringAGF 3–5 AaB (2007-10-08)
AaB 5–3 Lyngby BK (2007-12-02)
FC Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg FF (2008-04-27)
(8 goals)
Longest winning run6 – 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

The Danish champions qualified for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The runners-up and no. 3 qualified for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The 4th placed team qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008. The 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted to the Superliga.

Participants

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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

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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:

Results

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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

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Cards

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Attendances

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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

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Top goalscorers

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

Hat-tricks

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

Kits 2007–2008

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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

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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

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

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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

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  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

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