2016–17 Danish Superliga
The 2016–17 Danish Superliga season was the 27th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. The season was the first with a new league structure in which 14 clubs play each other home and away, until the league was split up in championship and relegation play-offs. The new structure was inspired by the one used by the Belgian First Division A and was approved by the Danish FA, Dansk Boldspil-Union, on 28 June 2015.[1]
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Copenhagen |
Relegated | Esbjerg Viborg |
Champions League | Copenhagen |
Europa League | Brøndby Lyngby Midtjylland |
Matches played | 250 |
Goals scored | 662 (2.65 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Copenhagen 5–0 Horsens |
Biggest away win | AGF 0–7 Brøndby |
Highest scoring | Silkeborg 5–3 AaB AGF 6–2 Esbjerg |
Longest unbeaten run | Copenhagen (33) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.[2]
Teams
Hobro IK finished the 2015–16 season in 12th place and was relegated to the 2016–17 1st Division.
The relegated team was replaced by 2015–16 1st Division champions Lyngby Boldklub, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams, Silkeborg IF and AC Horsens, were promoted to bring the total teams in the league to 14.
On 23 October 2016, the home stadium for Odense Boldklub changed its name from TRE-FOR Park to EWII Park as a consequence of the current stadium sponsor changing its name.[3]
On 31 December 2016, the previous sponsorship agreement for the home stadium of Aalborg BK, Nordjyske Arena, expired and the stadium was officially referred to as Aalborg Stadium, because a new sponsorship agreement was signed and took effect on 1 April 2017, renaming the stadium Aalborg Portland Park.[4]
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2015–16 position |
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Aalborg BK | Aalborg | Nordjyske Arena (until 31 December 2016) Aalborg Stadium (1 January-31 March 2017) Aalborg Portland Park (from 1 April 2017)[4] |
Natural | 13,797 | 5th |
AC Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | 1D, 3rd |
AGF | Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | 10th |
Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Natural | 29,000 | 4th |
Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | 11th |
FC Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | 1st |
FC Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | 3rd |
FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Right to Dream Park | Artificial | 9,900 | 9th |
Lyngby BK | Lyngby | Lyngby Stadion | Natural | 8,000 | 1D, 1st |
Odense BK | Odense | TRE-FOR Park (until 22 October 2016) EWII Park (from 23 October 2016)[3] |
Natural | 15,790 | 7th |
Randers FC | Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | 6th |
Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | MASCOT Park | Natural | 10,000 | 1D, 2nd |
SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | 2nd |
Viborg FF | Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena | Natural | 9,566 | 8th |
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 |
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AaB | hummel | Spar Nord | ||
AC Horsens | hummel | |||
AGF | hummel | Ceres | ||
Brøndby IF | hummel | Bet25.dk | ||
Esbjerg fB | Nike | Stofa | ||
F.C. Copenhagen | Adidas | Carlsberg | ||
FC Midtjylland | Nike | Det Faglige Hus | ||
FC Nordsjælland | Diadora | DHL | ||
Lyngby BK | Adidas | Hellerup Finans | ||
OB | hummel | Carlsberg | ||
Randers FC | Puma | Verdo | ||
Silkeborg IF | uhlsport | Mascot International | ||
SønderjyskE | hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse | ||
Viborg | Nike | Andelskassen |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brøndby IF | End of contract | 30 May 2016[5] | 13 June 2016[6] | Pre-Season | ||
Randers FC | Mutual consent | 30 June 2016[7] | 1 July 2016[8] | Pre-Season | ||
Esbjerg fB | Sacked | 30 June 2016[9] | 8 July 2016[10] | Pre-Season | ||
Esbjerg fB | Sacked | 5 December 2016[11] | 5 December 2016 | 14th | ||
AaB | Sacked | 15 December 2016[12] | 2 January 2017[13] | 8th | ||
SønderjyskE | Signed by Hammarby IF | 31 December 2016[14] | 5 January 2017[15] | 6th |
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Copenhagen | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 10 | +47 | 64 | Qualification for the championship round |
2 | Brøndby | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 52 | |
3 | Lyngby | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 39 | |
4 | SønderjyskE | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 39 | |
5 | Midtjylland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 38 | |
6 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 35 | |
7 | Randers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
8 | AaB | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 33 | |
9 | Silkeborg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | |
10 | Horsens | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 29 | |
11 | Odense | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 28 | |
12 | AGF | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 25 | |
13 | Viborg | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 25 | |
14 | Esbjerg | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 24 |
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.[16]
Positions by round
Results
Championship round
Points and goals carried over in full from regular season. The round began 2 April 2017.[17]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Copenhagen (C) | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Brøndby | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Lyngby | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Midtjylland (O) | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
5 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 49 | |
6 | SønderjyskE | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining champion or UEFA competitions); 6) Draw.[18]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.
Relegation round
Points and goals carried over in full from regular season. The round began 2 April 2017.[17]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Randers | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals |
2 | Odense | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 39 | |
3 | Horsens (O) | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
4 | Esbjerg (R) | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 30 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Silkeborg | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 38 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals |
2 | AaB | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 38 | |
3 | AGF (O) | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
4 | Viborg (R) | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 33 |
European play-offs
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
13 and 16 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Odense | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
20 and 29 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Silkeborg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Odense | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
12 and 17 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Randers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
AaB | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 June 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Randers | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Midtjylland | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Randers | 0 | |||||||||||||||
European play-off quarter-finals
Odense | 3–1 | Silkeborg |
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R. Jönsson M. Greve R. Festersen |
N. Helenius |
European play-off final
Midtjylland | 3–0 | Randers |
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Onuachu Nicolaisen Borring |
Relegation play-offs
First round
Viborg FF | 3–0 | Horsens |
---|---|---|
F. Møller Park Jung-bin O. Akharraz |
Second round
Horsens | 3–2 | Esbjerg |
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Kryger Finnbogason |
Lungi Sørensen Zivzivadze |
Third round
Helsingør | 1–1 | Viborg FF |
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Minor Petersen |
Jakobsen |
Viborg FF | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Helsingør |
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Reese Vestergaard |
Christensen Riel |
Vendsyssel | 1–3 | Horsens |
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Tiago |
Jespersen Finnbogason Gemmer |
Top goalscorers
- As of 02 June 2017[21]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nordsjælland | 23 | |
2 | Brøndby | 20 | |
3 | Midtjylland | 19 | |
4 | AGF | 16 | |
5 | Brøndby | 13 | |
6 | Copenhagen | 12 | |
Nordsjælland | |||
Copenhagen | |||
9 | Lyngby | 11 | |
Esbjerg | |||
11 | Horsens | 10 | |
Randers | |||
Silkeborg | |||
Silkeborg |
Awards
Player of the Month
Month | Winners | Nominees | ||
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Player | Club | Players | Clubs | |
July | Copenhagen | Copenhagen | ||
Brøndby | ||||
August | Brøndby | Brøndby | ||
Brøndby | ||||
September | Lyngby | SønderjyskE | ||
Lyngby | ||||
October | Copenhagen | Copenhagen | ||
Randers FC | ||||
November | Nordsjælland | Copenhagen | ||
Copenhagen | ||||
February | AaB | OB | ||
Midtjylland | ||||
March | Nordsjælland | Copenhagen | ||
Nordsjælland | ||||
April | Nordsjælland | Brøndby | ||
Midtjylland | ||||
May | Midtjylland | Midtjylland | ||
Lyngby |
Attendances
Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:[22]
Team | Total attendance | Home average |
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FC København | 171,198 | 13,169 |
Brøndby IF | 164,251 | 12,635 |
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