2017–18 Odense Boldklub season

Odense Boldklub
2017–18 season
Chairman	Niels Thorborg
Manager	Kent Nielsen
Stadium	EWII Park
Superliga	10th
Danish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Anders K. Jacobsen (15 goals); All: Anders K. Jacobsen (15 goals)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Odense Boldklub season was the club's 129th season, and their 56th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, the side was also competing in the DBU Pokalen.

OB finished 10th overall in the Superliga. Due to another disappointing season, head coach Kent Nielsen got fired on May 21.^[1]

First team

Last updated on 31 January 2018^[2]

Squad no.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Thomas Mikkelsen	GK	(1983-08-27)27 August 1983 (aged 34)
13	Sten Grytebust (third captain)	GK	(1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 28)
27	Oliver Christensen	GK	(1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 19)
Defenders
2	Kenneth Emil Petersen (captain)	CB	(1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 33)
4	Ryan Johnson Laursen	RB	(1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 26)
5	João Pereira	LB	(1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 28)
6	Jeppe Tverskov	CB	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 25)
17	Jacob Buus	CB	(1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 21)
20	Jacob Barrett Laursen	LB	(1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 23)
24	Marco Lund	CB	(1996-06-30)30 June 1996 (aged 21)
Midfielders
8	André Rømer	CDM	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24)
11	Casper Nielsen	CM	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 24)
14	Jens Jakob Thomasen	CM	(1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 22)
16	Julius Eskesen	CM	(1999-03-16)16 March 1999 (aged 19)
18	Mathias Thrane	LM	(1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 23)
19	Mikkel Desler	RM	(1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 23)
21	Mathias Greve	RM	(1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 23)
22	Nana Welbeck	CM	(1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 23)
23	Troels Kløve	RM	(1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 27)
25	Mohammed Fellah	AM	(1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 29)
Forwards
7	Jóan Símun Edmundsson	FW	(1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 26)
9	Rasmus Jönsson	FW	(1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 28)
10	Rasmus Festersen (vice-captain)	FW	(1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 31)
25	Nicklas Helenius	FW	(1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 27)
28	Anders K. Jacobsen	FW	(1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 28)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	MF	16	Julius Eskesen	Youth academy		^[3]
1 July 2017	GK	27	Oliver Christensen	Youth academy		^[4]
1 July 2017	FW	25	Nicklas Helenius	Aalborg	Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2017	GK	1	Thomas Mikkelsen	Fredericia	Free transfer	^[6]
4 January 2018	MF	8	André Rømer	Midtjylland		^[7]
15 January 2018	DF	24	Marco Lund	Esbjerg		^[8]
24 January 2018	MF	23	Troels Kløve	SønderjyskE		^[9]
30 January 2018	MF	25	Mohammed Fellah	Nordsjælland	Loan	^[10]
Total

Transfers out

Departure date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2017	GK	1	Michael Falkesgaard	Midtjylland	End of contract
30 June 2017	DF	24	Oliver Lund	Lyngby	End of contract
30 June 2017	FW	27	Thomas Mikkelsen	Ross County	End of contract
28 August 2017	FW	26	Yao Dieudonne	Vendsyssel	Loan	^[11]
31 December 2017	FW	29	Kristian Weber	Marienlyst	End of contract	^[12]
2 January 2018	MF	15	Izunna Uzochukwu	Meizhou Hakka	Free transfer	^[13]
3 January 2018	DF	3	Frederik Tingager	Eintracht Braunschweig	2,300,000 DKK	^[14]
Total					2,300,000 DKK

Competitions

Superliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
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.^[15]^[16]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	8	7	11	32	31	+1	31	6	2	5	20	14	+6	2	5	6	12	17	−5

Last updated: 9 March 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	12	7	4	4	6	8	8	7	9	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	8	5	6	6	5	7	7	9

Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2018. Source: ob.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

17 July 2017 1	Odense	1–2	Nordsjælland	Odense
19:00 CEST	Jacobsen 55'	Report	Asante 22' Bartolec 67'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 6,993 Referee: Jens Maae

24 July 2017 2	Helsingør	0–2	Odense	Helsingør
19:00 CEST	Johannsen 75'	Report	Desler 10' Jacobsen 24' Uzochukwu 31'	Stadium: Helsingør Stadion Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Peter Munch Larsen

29 July 2017 3	Odense	1–0	Horsens	Odense
16:00 CEST	Petersen 10' Uzochukwu 42' 80' Thomasen 86'	Report	Thorsen 11' Kortegaard 47' Okosun 58' 62' Sanneh 77'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Sandi Putros

6 August 2017 4	Odense	0–0	Aalborg	Odense
16:00 CEST	Tingager 50'	Report	Lesniak 75'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 4,824 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

13 August 2017 5	Aarhus	0–0	Odense	Aarhus
19:00 CEST	Ankersen 44' Spelmann 52' Jovanović 70'	Report	Jönsson 34'	Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Dennis Mogensen

20 August 2017 6	Odense	0–2	Midtjylland	Odense
12:00 CEST	Edmundsson 22' Uzochukwu 31' Petersen 65'	Report	Sparv 21' Drachmann 29' Hende 64' Sørloth 78' 90+3'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 7,427 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

25 August 2017 7	SønderjyskE	2–2	Odense	Haderslev
18:00 CEST	Uhre 24' Zinckernagel 30' Jakobsen 79' Poulsen 90+1' Rømer 90+3'	Report	Festersen 41' Pereira 52' Thrane 55' Jacobsen 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 5,642 Referee: Sandi Putros

10 September 2017 8	Odense	1–1	Brøndby	Odense
18:00 CEST	Uzochukwu 7', 10' Petersen 59'	Report	Kliment 57', 90+1'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 10,717 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

15 September 2017 9	Silkeborg	1–0	Odense	Silkeborg
18:00 CEST	Vatsadze 35'	Report	Eskesen 88'	Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Dennis Mogensen

24 September 2017 10	Odense	3–1	Randers	Odense
16:00 CEST	Barrett 43' Helenius 55' Laursen 66'	Report	Bager 32' Đurđić 52', 90+2'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Morten Krogh

30 September 2017 11	Hobro	1–1	Odense	Hobro
16:00 CEST	Kirkevold 19' (pen.)	Report	Laursen 19' Petersen 56' Barrett 58'	Stadium: DS Arena Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Michael Johansen

15 October 2017 12	Odense	1–0	Copenhagen	Odense
18:00 CEST	Jacobsen 1' Petersen 61'	Report		Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

22 October 2017 13	Lyngby	1–1	Odense	Lyngby
14:00 CEST	George 5', 66' Christjansen 55'	Report	Jacobsen 52'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

29 October 2017 14	Aalborg	0–2	Odense	Aalborg
18:00 CEST		Report	Festersen 21', 65' Edmundsson 45'	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Sandi Putros

5 November 2017 15	Odense	0–3	SønderjyskE	Odense
14:00 CEST		Report	Jónsson 66' Leuijckx 79' Zimling 81'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 6,035 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

19 November 2017 16	Horsens	0–0	Odense	Horsens
14:00 CEST	Finnbogason 65' Hansson 65' Qvist 87'	Report	Laursen 19' Uzochukwu 41' Petersen 63' Barrett 90'	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Peter Munch Larsen

26 November 2017 17	Odense	3–0	Hobro	Odense
14:00 CEST	Edmundsson 16' Jacobsen 45+1' Festersen 72'	Report		Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

4 December 2017 18	Midtjylland	3–1	Odense	Herning
19:00 CEST	J. Poulsen 12' Duelund 24' Korcsmár 33' Dal Hende 38' Hansen 59'	Report	Helenius 56' Edmundsson 72'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

10 December 2017 19	Odense	1–2	Silkeborg	Odense
12:00 CEST	Uzochukwu 29' Tingager 64' Petersen 90+4'	Report	Nilsson 55', 90+1' Moro 70'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Jens Maae

11 February 2018 20	Odense	6–1	Helsingør	Odense
14:00 CEST	Festersen 4' Jacobsen 31', 40', 80' Tverskov 53' Greve 58' Barrett 62' Nielsen 77' Helenius 85' (pen.)	Report	Mortensen 90+1'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Sandi Putros

16 February 2018 21	Nordsjælland	2–1	Odense	Farum
19:00 CEST	Jensen 7', 84' Rygaard 25' Nelsson 58'	Report	Festersen 59' Petersen 73'	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 1,930 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

25 February 2018 22	Copenhagen	1–0	Odense	Copenhagen
18:00 CEST	Skov 26', 61' Boilesen 72' Santander 86'	Report		Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

28 February 2018 23	Odense	3–1	Lyngby	Odense
18:00 CEST	Kløve 23' Jacobsen 33' Pereira 45' Marcussen 88' (o.g.)	Report	Shala 27' Sørensen 45' Ørnskov 47' Christjansen 64'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 1,673 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

4 March 2018 24	Brøndby	2–1	Odense	Copenhagen
18:00 CEST	Mukhtar 40' Pukki 77'	Report	Rømer 57' Nielsen 73' Greve 86'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 10,030 Referee: Jens Maae

9 March 2018 25	Odense	0–1	Aarhus	Odense
19:00 CEST	Festersen 34' Lund 64'	Report	Stage 13' Pušić 36' Nielsen 42' Junker 90'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Peter Munch Larsen

18 March 2018 26	Randers	4–1	Odense	Randers
17:00 CEST	Conboy 21' Bruhn 32' Kauko 48' Kadrii 59', 74', 90' Lobzhanidze 90+4'	Report	Petersen 21' Nielsen 38' Rømer 21' Jørgensen 76' Edmundsson 85'	Stadium: BioNutria Park Randers Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Relegation round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	ODE	SØN	RAN	LYN
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	Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals	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	Qualification for the relegation play-offs	2–2	1–1	1–3	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.^[17]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

2 April 2018 27	Odense	2–1	SønderjyskE	Odense
14:00 CEST	Helenius 6' Kløve 27' Tverskov 54'	Report	Zimling 66' (pen.)	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

7 April 2018 28	Lyngby	2–2	Odense	Lyngby
16:00 CEST	Kjær 15', 49', 85' Tshiembe 71' Simonsen 75'	Report	Jacobsen 48' Greve 60'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 1,783 Referee: Morten Krogh

15 April 2018 29	Odense	3–0	Randers	Odense
12:00 CEST	Helenius 43' (pen.) Nielsen 45' Jacobsen 47' Greve 48' Desler 65'	Report	Poulsen 18' Conboy 43'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Peter Munch Larsen

18 April 2018 30	Randers	1–1	Odense	Randers
18:00 CEST	Boman 62'	Report	Helenius 64' Lund 67' Desler 74'	Stadium: BioNutria Park Randers Attendance: 2,257 Referee: Jens Maae

22 April 2018 31	Odense	3–0	Lyngby	Odense
14:00 CEST	Lund 7', 51' Helenius 35' Jacobsen 49' Nielsen 78'	Report	Sørensen 48' Fosgaard 66'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

29 April 2018 32	SønderjyskE	2–0	Odense	Haderslev
14:00 CEST	Kroon 58' (pen.) Simonsen 63' Hvilsom 73'	Report	Petersen 57'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 4,242 Referee: Michael Johansen

European play-offs

Quarter-finals

6 May 2018 First leg	Aarhus	3–2	Odense	Aarhus
12:00 CEST	Sana 21' Junker 53' Pušić 57' Pedersen 61' Mikanović 86'	Report	Kløve 2', 42', 24'	Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 9,770 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

13 May 2018 Second leg	Odense	2–3	Aarhus	Odense
18:00 CEST	Helenius 57' (pen.), 90+1' Jacobsen 89'	Report	Bundu 5' Stage 7' Ankersen 51', 90+7' Jacobsen 53', 75' Sverrisson 80'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Odense lost 4–6 on aggregate

DBU Pokalen

Win Draw Loss

29 August 2017 Second round	Dalum	0–1	Odense	Odense
17:30 CEST	Corfitzen 56' Andersen 68' Jensen 90+1'	Report	Eskesen 89'	Stadium: Dalum Stadion Referee: Sandi Putros

21 September 2017 Third round	Fremad Amager	2–3	Odense	Copenhagen
18:15 CEST	Nordstrand 45' Kaagh 85'	Report	Helenius 9' Greve 59' Thomasen 86'	Stadium: Sundby Idrætspark Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

25 October 2017 Fourth round	Odense	0–3	Midtjylland	Odense
18:00 CEST		Report	Duelund 35' Sørloth 54' Kraev 87'	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 2,853 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

As of match played 13 May 2018

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Superliga	DBU Pokalen	Total
1	FW	28	Anders K. Jacobsen	15	0	15
2	FW	25	Nicklas Helenius	8	1	9
3	FW	10	Rasmus Festersen	5	0	5
4	MF	21	Mathias Greve	3	1	4
4	MF	23	Troels Kløve	4	0	4
6	FW	7	Jóan Símun Edmundsson	2	0	2
	MF	14	Jens Jakob Thomasen	1	1	2
	DF	20	Jacob Barrett Laursen	2	0	2
9	DF	2	Kenneth Emil Petersen	1	0	1
	DF	4	Ryan Johnson Laursen	1	0	1
	DF	6	Jeppe Tverskov	1	0	1
	MF	11	Casper Nielsen	1	0	1
	MF	15	Izunna Uzochukwu	1	0	1
	MF	16	Julius Eskesen	0	1	1
	MF	24	Marco Lund	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
TOTALS				47	4	51

Disciplinary record

As of match played 13 May 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	Superliga		DBU Pokalen		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
—	MF	Izunna Uzochukwu	7	2	0	0	7	2
2	DF	Kenneth Emil Petersen	10	0	0	0	10	0
11	MF	Casper Nielsen	4	0	0	0	4	0
7	FW	Jóan Símun Edmundsson	3	0	0	0	3	0
19	DF	Mikkel Desler	3	0	0	0	3	0
24	DF	Marco Lund	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	DF	Frederik Tingager	3	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	Ryan Johnson Laursen	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	João Pereira	2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	André Rømer	2	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW	Rasmus Festersen	2	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF	Jacob Barrett Laursen	2	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	Jeppe Tverskov	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Rasmus Jönsson	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	Nicklas Helenius	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Julius Eskesen	0	0	1	0	1	0
18	MF	Mathias Thrane	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Mathias Greve	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Troels Kløve	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW	Mathias Jørgensen	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total			45	2	1	0	46	2

References

^ "OB skal have ny cheftræner". Odense Boldklub. 21 May 2018.
^ "Førsteholdet".
^ "OB skriver lang kontrakt med Julius Eskesen". Odense Boldklub. 20 June 2017.
^ "OB og Oliver Christensen laver tre-årig aftale". Odense Boldklub. 22 May 2017.
^ "Nicklas Helenius til OB fra sommer". Odense Boldklub. 30 January 2017.
^ "OB henter tidligere Superliga-målmand i 1. division". Tipsbladet. 30 March 2017.
^ "André Rømer klar for OB". Odense Boldklub. 4 January 2018.
^ "OB køber Marco Lund i EfB". Odense Boldklub. 15 January 2018.
^ "SønderjyskE-profil skifter til OB øjeblikkeligt". Fyens Stiftstidende. 24 January 2018.
^ "Officielt: OB lejer Fellah". bold.dk. 30 January 2018.
^ "Vendsyssel lejer Yao i OB". Vendsyssel FF. 3 January 2018.
^ "Odense Boldklub". Odense Boldklub. 29 November 2017.
^ "Izunna stopper i OB". Odense Boldklub. 2 January 2018.
^ "Tingager solgt til E. Braunschweig". Odense Boldklub. 3 January 2018.
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[1] "OB skal have ny cheftræner". Odense Boldklub. 21 May 2018.

[2] "Førsteholdet".

[3] "OB skriver lang kontrakt med Julius Eskesen". Odense Boldklub. 20 June 2017.

[4] "OB og Oliver Christensen laver tre-årig aftale". Odense Boldklub. 22 May 2017.

[5] "Nicklas Helenius til OB fra sommer". Odense Boldklub. 30 January 2017.

[6] "OB henter tidligere Superliga-målmand i 1. division". Tipsbladet. 30 March 2017.

[7] "André Rømer klar for OB". Odense Boldklub. 4 January 2018.

[8] "OB køber Marco Lund i EfB". Odense Boldklub. 15 January 2018.

[9] "SønderjyskE-profil skifter til OB øjeblikkeligt". Fyens Stiftstidende. 24 January 2018.

[10] "Officielt: OB lejer Fellah". bold.dk. 30 January 2018.

[11] "Vendsyssel lejer Yao i OB". Vendsyssel FF. 3 January 2018.

[12] "Odense Boldklub". Odense Boldklub. 29 November 2017.

[13] "Izunna stopper i OB". Odense Boldklub. 2 January 2018.

[14] "Tingager solgt til E. Braunschweig". Odense Boldklub. 3 January 2018.

[15] "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.

[16] "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[17] "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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