2014–15 Danish Superliga

The 2014–15 Danish Superliga season was the 25th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship.

Danish Superliga
Season2014–15
ChampionsMidtjylland
RelegatedVestsjælland
Silkeborg
Champions LeagueMidtjylland
Europa LeagueCopenhagen
Brøndby
Randers
Matches played198
Goals scored478 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin Pušić
Mads Hvilsom
(15 goals both)
Biggest home winBrøndby 5–0 Vestsjælland
AaB 5–0 Hobro
Biggest away winHobro 1–5 Midtjylland
Silkeborg 0–4 Copenhagen
Highest scoringMidtjylland 5–2 Randers
Esbjerg 5–2 Silkeborg
Longest winning run5 matches
Midtjylland
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Copenhagen
Longest winless run18 matches
Silkeborg
Longest losing run8 matches
Silkeborg

Since Denmark dropped from fifteenth to nineteenth place in the 2014 UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2013–14 season, only the champion of the league qualified for the UEFA Champions League; that club would commence its campaign in the second qualifying round. Furthermore, the second and third-place clubs would now enter the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.[1]

Teams

AGF and Viborg FF finished the 2013–14 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2014–15 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2013–14 1st Division champions Silkeborg IF and the runners-up Hobro IK.

On 17 July 2014, the national stadium and home to FC København changed its official name to Telia Parken due to a sponsorship agreement with Telia.[2]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Danish Superliga 2014–15 teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2013–14 position
AaB Aalborg Nordjyske Arena Natural 13,797 1st
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 4th
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 5th
FC Copenhagen Copenhagen Telia Parken[2] Natural 38,065 2nd
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 3rd
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park Artificial 9,900 6th
FC Vestsjælland Slagelse Harboe Arena Slagelse Natural 10,000 9th
Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 9,000 1D, 2nd
OB Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 8th
Randers FC Randers AutoC Park Randers Natural 12,000 7th
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Mascot Park Natural 9,565 1D, 1st
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10th

Personnel and sponsoring

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 Kent Nielsen Thomas Augustinussen adidas Spar Nord
Brøndby IF Thomas Frank Mikkel Thygesen (-2015), Thomas Kahlenberg (2015-) hummel Bet25.dk
Esbjerg fB Niels Frederiksen Hans Henrik Andreasen Nike Sydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Thomas Delaney adidas Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Glen Riddersholm Kristian Bak Nielsen Wunderelf Nordea
FC Nordsjælland Ólafur Kristjánsson Patrick Mtiliga Diadora City Container (-2014), DHL (2015-)
FC Vestsjælland Michael Hansen Henrik Madsen Mitre Harboes Bryggeri
Hobro IK Jonas Dal Rasmus Ingeman Mitre Spar Nord
OB Ove Pedersen Ari Freyr Skúlason Puma Carlsberg
Randers FC Colin Todd Christian Keller Warrior Verdo
Silkeborg IF Kim Poulsen Frank Hansen uhlsport Mascot International
SønderjyskE Lars Søndergaard Niels Lodberg Diadora Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
FC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand End of contract and signed by FSV Mainz 05 30 June 2014[3] Ólafur Kristjánsson 1 July 2014[4] Pre-Season
FC Vestsjælland Ove Pedersen End of contract 30 June 2014[5] Michael Hansen 1 July 2014[6] Pre-Season
OB Troels Bech Sacked 30 September 2014[7] Ove Pedersen 30 September 2014[7] 11th
Silkeborg IF Jesper Sørensen Sacked 8 December 2014[8] Kim Poulsen 8 December 2014[8] 12th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Midtjylland (C) 33 22 5 6 64 34 +30 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Copenhagen 33 20 7 6 40 22 +18 67 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Brøndby IF 33 16 7 10 43 29 +14 55 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Randers FC 33 14 10 9 39 28 +11 52
5 AaB 33 13 9 11 39 31 +8 48
6 FC Nordsjælland 33 13 5 15 39 44 −5 44
7 Hobro IK 33 11 10 12 40 47 −7 43
8 Esbjerg fB 33 10 10 13 47 45 +2 40
9 OB 33 11 7 15 35 43 −8 40
10 SønderjyskE 33 7 16 10 35 44 −9 37
11 FC Vestsjælland (R) 33 9 6 18 31 52 −21 33 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Silkeborg IF (R) 33 2 8 23 26 59 −33 14
Source: Danish Superliga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Copenhagen qualified for Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Danish Cup. Therefore the spots awarded to the runners-up and third-placed teams are passed down to the third-placed team and fourth-placed team respectively.

Season statistics

Awards

Monthly awards
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References
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