2021–22 Danish Superliga

The 2021–22 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of the Danish Superliga. Brøndby were the defending champions. The season began on 16 July 2021 and ended on 29 May 2022.

Superliga
Season2021–22
Dates16 July 2021 – 29 May 2022
ChampionsCopenhagen
RelegatedVejle
Sønderjyske
Champions LeagueCopenhagen
Midtjylland
Europa LeagueSilkeborg
Europa Conference LeagueBrøndby
Viborg
Matches played193
Goals scored512 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerNicklas Helenius
(16 goals)
Biggest home winOB 6–0 Vejle
(1 October 2021)
Biggest away winSønderjyskE 0–6 Silkeborg
(31 October 2021)
Highest scoringAalborg 2–5 Viborg
(25 October 2021)
Longest winning run4 matches
Silkeborg
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Copenhagen
Randers
Silkeborg
Longest winless run4 matches
AGF
Brøndby
Vejle
Longest losing run2 matches
AGF
OB
SønderjyskE
Vejle
Viborg

Teams

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Lyngby Boldklub (relegated after two years in the top flight) and AC Horsens (relegated after five years in the top flight) finished the 2020–21 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2021–22 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2020–21 1st Division champions Viborg FF, who returned after four years of absence, as well as the runners-up Silkeborg IF who returned after a one-year absence.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Danish Superliga 2021–22 teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2020–21
position
AaB Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 7th
AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Hybrid 20,032 4th
Brøndby Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 1st
Copenhagen Copenhagen Parken Hybrid 38,065 3rd
Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 2nd
Nordsjælland Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 5th
OB Odense Nature Energy Park Natural 15,633 9th
Randers Randers BioNutria Park Randers Natural 12,000 6th
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg JYSK Park Artificial 10,000 1D, 2nd
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 8th
Vejle Vejle Vejle Stadion Natural 10,418 10th
Viborg FF Viborg Energi Viborg Arena Hybrid 9,566 1D, 1st

Personnel and sponsoring

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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   Lars Friis   Lucas Andersen Macron Spar Nord
AGF   David Nielsen   Patrick Mortensen Hummel Ceres
Brøndby IF   Niels Frederiksen   Andreas Maxsø Hummel Booztlet
Copenhagen   Jess Thorup   Zeca Adidas Unibet
Midtjylland   Bo Henriksen   Erik Sviatchenko Nike Det Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland   Flemming Pedersen   Kian Hansen Nike DHL
OB   Andreas Alm   Jens Jakob Thomasen Hummel Albani
Randers   Thomas Thomasberg   Erik Marxen Puma Verdo A/S
Silkeborg IF   Kent Nielsen   Nicklas Helenius Uhlsport JYSK
SønderjyskE   Henrik Hansen   Marc Dal Hende Hummel Danfoss
Vejle Boldklub   Ivan Prelec   Jacob Schoop Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Viborg FF   Jacob Friis   Jeppe Grønning Nike Peter Larsen Kaffe

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
SønderjyskE   Glen Riddersholm Sacked 26 May 2021[1]   Michael Boris 1 July 2021[2] Pre-season
FC Midtjylland   Brian Priske Signed by Royal Antwerp 29 May 2021[3]   Bo Henriksen 1 July 2021[4] Pre-season
OB   Michael Hemmingsen Returned to Director of Sports 31 May 2021   Andreas Alm 1 June 2021[5] Pre-season
Vejle Boldklub   Constantin Gâlcă End of contract 30 June 2021[6]   Carit Falch 1 July 2021[7] Pre-season
Vejle Boldklub   Carit Falch Sacked 17 August 2021[8]   Peter Sørensen 24 August 2021[9] 12th
SønderjyskE   Michael Boris Sacked 1 November 2021[10]   Henrik Hansen 16 December 2021[11] 11th
AaB   Martí Cifuentes Signed by Hammarby IF 12 January 2022[12]   Oscar Hiljemark (caretaker) 22 February 2022 4th
Viborg FF   Lars Friis Suspended (Signed by AaB)[a] 25 January 2022[13]   Jacob Friis 3 February 2022[14] 8th
AaB   Oscar Hiljemark End of tenure as caretaker 9 March 2022   Lars Friis 9 March 2022[15] 4th
Vejle Boldklub   Peter Sørensen Sacked 14 March 2022[16]   Ivan Prelec 15 March 2022[17] 11th
Note
  1. ^ Lars Friis was signed by AaB as manager on 25 January, but his contract with Viborg prevented him from starting in that job until 1 August 2022. Viborg FF decided to suspend him and hire a new manager. Viborg and AaB agreed on a compensation in March 2022, which meant that Friis could start on 9 March 2022

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Copenhagen 22 14 6 2 43 13 +30 48 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 22 13 3 6 37 22 +15 42
3 Brøndby 22 11 7 4 30 24 +6 40
4 AaB 22 11 5 6 36 26 +10 38
5 Randers 22 9 6 7 26 25 +1 33
6 Silkeborg 22 7 10 5 34 21 +13 31
7 Viborg 22 6 9 7 31 33 −2 27 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 AGF 22 6 8 8 24 29 −5 26
9 OB 22 4 9 9 31 35 −4 21
10 Nordsjælland 22 5 6 11 24 37 −13 21
11 Vejle 22 4 4 14 21 48 −27 16
12 SønderjyskE 22 2 7 13 17 41 −24 13
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.

Results

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Home \ Away AAB AGF BRO COP MID NOR ODE RAN SIL SON VEJ VIB
AaB 2–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–0 0–0 2–5
AGF 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Brøndby 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1
Copenhagen 2–2 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1
Midtjylland 0–2 4–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–2 4–1 3–1
Nordsjælland 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–5 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2
OB 2–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 6–0 2–3
Randers 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–1
Silkeborg 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 4–1
SønderjyskE 1–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–6 1–0 2–2
Vejle 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–4 3–1 1–1
Viborg 2–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AaBDLDWWDWWWLWLLWDWLWLDWW
AGFDDLLLLDWWWLWLDWDDWLLDD
BrøndbyDDDLLDWDLWDWWWWWWWWWDL
CopenhagenDDWWWWWWLWDDLWDDWWWWWW
MidtjyllandLWWWWWLWWWWDWWLLDLDWLW
NordsjællandLDWWWWLLLLLDLLDDLLDWDL
OBWDLLDDDWLDWLDDLLWLDDLL
RandersWDWWWDLLWLDWWLDWLLDLWD
SilkeborgDDDWDLWDLWWDDWDDDWWLLL
SønderjyskEDWLLLLDLWLLDLLLLDLLDDD
VejleLLDLLLLLDLLLWLWLDLWDLW
ViborgWDLLLWDLDDDDWLDWDWLLWD
Source: Soccerway

Championship round

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Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COP MID SIL BRO AAB RAN
1 Copenhagen (C) 32 20 8 4 56 19 +37 68 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–1
2 Midtjylland 32 20 5 7 59 33 +26 65 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 3–2
3 Silkeborg 32 13 10 9 54 37 +17 49 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 3–1 1–4 3–0 4–2 1–0
4 Brøndby 32 13 9 10 40 41 −1 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–1
5 AaB 32 13 6 13 47 45 +2 45 Qualification for the European play-off match 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 3–0
6 Randers 32 12 7 13 36 42 −6 43 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–2
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.[18][19]
(C) Champions

Relegation round

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Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation VIB ODE NOR AGF VEJ SON
1 Viborg (O) 32 10 14 8 45 43 +2 44 Qualification for the European play-off match 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0
2 OB 32 8 14 10 45 46 −1 38 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
3 Nordsjælland 32 8 12 12 38 47 −9 36 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0
4 AGF 32 6 12 14 31 43 −12 30 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1
5 Vejle (R) 32 7 8 17 31 60 −29 29 Relegation to Danish 1st Division 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–3
6 SønderjyskE (R) 32 4 11 17 28 54 −26 23 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1
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.[20][21]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

European play-offs

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The fifth-placed team of the championship round, advanced to a play-off match against the winning team of the relegation round. The winners earned a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

European play-off match

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AaB1–1 (a.e.t.)Viborg FF
Ross   16' Report Grønning   24'
Penalties
Rinne  
Prip  
Ross  
Ementa  
1–3   Bonde
  Sørensen
  Bürgy
  Jatta
Attendance: 7,819
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Season statistics

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As of 29 May 2022

Top scorers and assists

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Source: Soccerway

Awards

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Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Year   Pep Biel Copenhagen
Golden Boot   Nicklas Helenius Silkeborg
Goalkeeper of the Year   Kamil Grabara Copenhagen
Breakthrough of the Year   Raphael Onyedika Midtjylland
Team of the Year[22]
Goalkeeper   Kamil Grabara (Copenhagen)
Defence

  Rasmus Carstensen (Silkeborg)

  Rasmus Thelander (Aalborg)   Henrik Dalsgaard (Midtjylland)   Adam Sørensen (Lyngby)
Midfield

  Louka Prip (AaB)

  Lukas Lerager (Copenhagen)   Pep Biel (Copenhagen)   Evander (Midtjylland)   Nicolai Vallys (Silkeborg)
Attack

  Nicklas Helenius (Silkeborg)

References

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  2. ^ "Bekræftet: Michael Boris ny træner for SE" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. ^ "Bekræftet: FCM sælger Priske til belgisk klub" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. ^ "Officielt: FCM ansætter Bo Henriksen" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ "OB køber tidligere Vejle-træner fri af Häcken" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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