2017–18 FC Midtjylland season

The 2017–18 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 19th season of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. Outside of the Superlig, Midtjylland competed in the Danish Cup and the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.

Midtjylland
2017–18 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanRasmus Ankersen
ManagerJess Thorup
StadiumMCH Arena
SuperligaChampions
Danish CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Frank Onyeka
Marc Dal Hende (11 each)
All:
Paul Onuachu (17 goals)

The 2017–18 campaign saw Midtjylland win their second Danish Superliga title, and their first since 2015. The club also reached the semifinals of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, and the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Background

Squad
As of 21 May 2018
    No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
    Goalkeepers
    1Jesper HansenGK2017x Lyngby BK270
    16Bill HamidGK2018x D.C. United10
    30Oliver OttesenGK2017x Roskilde00
    Defenders
    2Kian Hansen
    4Zsolt Korcsmár
    5Marc Dal Hende
    6Markus Halsti
    13Alexander Munksgaard
    20Rasmus Nicolaisen
    24Mads Døhr Thychosen
    25Bubacarr Sanneh
    28Erik Sviatchenko
    40Andreas Poulsen
    Midfielders
    3Tim Sparv
    8Rafael van der Vaart
    9Janus Drachmann
    15Bozhidar Kraev
    17Michael Baidoo
    21Kaan Kairinen
    22Mikkel Duelund
    36Rilwan Hassan
    38Frank Onyeka
    Forwards
    26Artem Dovbyk
    33Paul Onuachu
    88Gustav Wikheim

    Non-competitive

    Preseason exhibitions
    20 June 2017 Brande IF0–10 Midtjylland
    19:00 Report
    24 June 2017 Midtjylland1–0 AaBMCH Arena
    13:00 Report
    8 July 2017 Horsens1–0 MidtjyllandCASA Arena Horsens
    13:00 Report

    Mid-season exhibitions
    17 January 2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern1-0 FC MidtjyllandFritz-Walter-Stadion
    18:30 Report
    19 January 2018 Midtjylland2-2 HobroMCH Arena
    13:00 Report
    26 January 2018 Midtjylland0-2 VendsysselMCH Arena
    13:00 Report
    3 February 2018 Midtjylland3-1 AIKMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
    15:00 Report
    3 February 2018 Midtjylland1-2 Guangzhou Evergrande TaobaoMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
    21:30 Report

    Competitive

    Danish Superliga
    Main article: 2017–18 Danish Superliga

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Brøndby 26 18 6 2 58 24 +34 60 Qualification for the Championship round
    2 Midtjylland 26 19 3 4 60 29 +31 60
    3 Nordsjælland 26 15 5 6 62 41 +21 50
    4 Copenhagen 26 13 5 8 50 33 +17 44
    5 Aalborg 26 8 12 6 28 27 +1 36
    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.[1][2]

    DBU Pokalen
    20 September 2017 3rd RoundGreve0–7MidtjyllandGreve Strand
    16:30 Summary Stadium: Greve Idræts Center
    25 October 2017 4th RoundOB0–3MidtjyllandOdense
    10:00 Summary Duelund  36'
    Sørloth  54'
    Kraev  87'    		 Stadium: EWII Park
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    12 April 2018 QuarterfinalsHobro IK1–2 (a.e.t.)MidtjyllandHobro
    12:30 Mikkelsen  109' Summary Kraev  98', 112' Stadium: DS Arena
    Attendance: 1,382
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
    26 April 2018 SemifinalsBrøndby IF3–1MidtjyllandBrøndby
    18:30 Wilczek  1', 65'
    Pukki  15'    		 Summary Wikheim  48' Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
    Attendance: 14,794
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

    UEFA Europa League
    Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

    First qualifying round
    29 June 2017 First legMidtjylland 6–1 Derry CityHerning
    20:00 CEST Hende  4'
    Riis  15'
    Poulsen  44' (pen.)
    Kroon  58'  62'
    Kraev  84'
    Sørloth  90+3'    		 Report Boyle  60'
    Ronan Curtis  66'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 5,122
    Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
    6 July 2017 Second legDerry City 1–4
    (2–10 agg.)    		 MidtjyllandSligo
    20:45 CEST Scot Whiteside  29'
    Aaron McEneff  41'
    Sam Todd  90+2'    		 Report Onuachu  7'  39'  69'
    Kroon  37'
    Riis  44'
    Wikheim  59'
    Hansen  73'    		 Stadium: The Showgrounds
    Attendance: 467
    Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)

    Second qualifying round
    13 July 2017 First legFerencváros 2–4 MidtjyllandBudapest
    21:00 CEST Botka  22'  76'
    Varga  42'
    Koch  45+1'
    Moutari  64'
    Batik  83'    		 Report Drachmann  33'
    Poulsen  45+1' (pen.)  61'  67' (pen.)
    Hende  60'
    Hansen  72'
    Korcsmár  75'
    Onuachu  90'    		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
    Attendance: 8,034
    Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
    20 July 2017 Second legMidtjylland 3–1
    (7–3 agg.)    		 FerencvárosHerning
    19:00 CEST Onuachu  30'
    Wikheim  34'
    Drachmann  40'
    Hende  65'
    Nissen  71'
    Sørloth  72'  81'    		 Report Csernik  4'
    Moutari  13'
    Priskin  38'
    Rui Pedro  64'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 5,413
    Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

    Third qualifying round
    27 July 2017 First legArka Gdynia 3–2 MidtjyllandGdynia
    20:00 CEST Marcus Vinicius  31'  39' (pen.)  90+2'
    Piesio  52'
    Siemaszko  90+2'    		 Report Hassan  33'
    Hende  36'    		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni
    Attendance: 14,037
    Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
    3 August 2017 Second legMidtjylland 2–1
    (4–4 (a) agg.)    		 Arka GdyniaHerning
    20:30 CEST Hassan  57'
    Socha  78' (o.g.)
    Sørloth  90+3'    		 Report Socha  5'
    Marcus Vinicius  42'
    Sobieraj  45+3'
    Sołdecki  59'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 8,138
    Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich (Israel)

    Play-off round
    17 August 2017 First legApollon Limassol 3–2 MidtjyllandLarnaca
    19:00 CEST Kyriakou  15'
    Maglica  54'
    Alex da Silva  62'
    Jander  69'
    Ioannis Pittas  90+1'    		 Report Hassan  27'
    Sørloth  38'  74'
    Hende  53'
    Drachmann  68'    		 Stadium: AEK Arena
    Attendance: 5,250
    Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
    24 August 2017 Second legMidtjylland 1–1
    (3–4 agg.)    		 Apollon LimassolHerning
    20:00 CEST Hassan  10'
    Sørloth  37'
    Rømer  40'
    Nissen  67'
    Korcsmár  81'    		 Report Jander  47'
    Schembri  50'
    João Pedro  64'
    Adrián Sardinero  85'    		 Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 9,022
    Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

    Statistics
    As of 30 June 2017

    Top goalscorers
    Player Goals
    Frank Onyeka
    Marc Dal Hende    		 11
    Alexander Sørloth
    Paul Onuachu    		 10
    Mikkel Duelund
    Jakob Poulsen
    Gustav Wikheim    		 8
    Bubacarr Sanneh
    Filip Novak
    Rasmus Kristensen    		 3
    Zsolt Korcsmár 2
    Artem Dovbyk
    Bozhidar Kraev
    Erik Sviatchenko
    Jonas Borring
    Kian Hansen
    Mads Thychosen
    Tim Sparv    		 1
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    References
    1. "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
    2. "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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