Danish Superliga
Season2009–10
ChampionsFC Copenhagen
RelegatedAGF
HB Køge
Champions LeagueFC Copenhagen
Europa LeagueOB
Brøndby IF
FC Nordsjælland (via Cup)
Randers FC (via fair play)
Matches played198
Goals scored515 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Utaka (18)
Biggest home winCopenhagen 7–1 Køge
Biggest away winKøge 0–5 AaB
Highest scoringBrøndby 6–3 Nordsjælland
Longest winning run6 – FC København (22 Nov–21 Mar)[1]
Longest unbeaten run16 – Randers FC (29 Nov–9 May)[1]
Longest winless run17 – Randers FC (19 Jul–29 Nov)[1]
Longest losing run6 – HB Køge (21 Nov–21 Mar)[1]
Highest attendance30,191 – Copenhagen v Brøndby (14 Mar)[2]
Lowest attendance707 – Køge v Silkeborg (7 Mar)[3]
Average attendance8,315

The 2009–10 Danish Superliga season was the 20th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determinates the winners of the Danish football championship. It is governed by the Danish Football Association. The tournament started on 18 July 2009 and concluded on 16 May 2010.

The Danish champions qualify for 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification. Runners-up and 3rd placed team qualify for 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification. The 11th and 12th placed teams will be relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Superliga.

On 5 May 2010, FC Copenhagen (FC København) won the title for the eighth time in 17 years after defeating HB Køge 4–0.[4]

Participants

Club Finishing position
last season
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB 7th 1928–29 1987
AGF 6th 1918–19 2007–08
Brøndby 3rd 1982 1982
Copenhagen 1st 1992–93 1992–93
Esbjerg 9th 1928–29 2001–02
HB Køge 1st in 1st Division 2009–10 2009–10
Midtjylland 4th 2000–01 2000–01
Nordsjælland 8th 2002–03 2002–03
OB 2nd 1927–28 1999–2000
Randers 5th 1941–42 2006–07
Silkeborg 2nd in 1st Division 1988 2009–10
SønderjyskE 10th 2000–01 2008–09

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Copenhagen (C) 33 21 5 7 61 22 +39 68 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 OB 33 17 8 8 46 34 +12 59 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Brøndby 33 15 7 11 57 50 +7 52 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Esbjerg fB 33 13 11 9 48 43 +5 50
5 AaB 33 13 9 11 36 30 +6 48
6 Midtjylland 33 14 5 14 45 48 3 47
7 Nordsjælland 33 12 7 14 40 41 1 43 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Silkeborg IF 33 12 7 14 47 51 4 43
9 SønderjyskE 33 11 8 14 32 37 5 41
10 Randers FC 33 10 10 13 37 43 6 40 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
11 AGF (R) 33 10 8 15 36 47 11 38 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 HB Køge (R) 33 4 7 22 30 69 39 19
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 FC Nordsjælland gained their Europa League-spot through winning the 2009–10 Danish Cup
  2. Randers FC gained their Europa League-spot through the fair play competition.

Results

Goals

Source: DBU (in Danish)

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Peter Utaka OB 18
2 Netherlands Tim Janssen Esbjerg fB 15
3 Senegal Dame N'Doye F.C. Copenhagen 14
4 Denmark Rajko Lekic Silkeborg IF 13
5 Denmark Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen Brøndby IF 12
6 Faroe Islands Christian Holst Silkeborg IF 11
Brazil César Santin FC Copenhagen
8 Denmark Mikkel Beckmann Randers FC 10
Denmark Kenneth Fabricius SønderjyskE
10 Denmark Frank Kristensen FC Midtjylland 9

Own goals

Hat-tricks

Scorer Game Date
Denmark Rajko Lekic Silkeborg v Midtjylland 26 July 2009
Denmark Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen Brøndby v Nordsjælland 4 October 2009
Brazil César Santin Copenhagen v AGF 7 March 2010
Faroe Islands Christian Holst Silkeborg v HB Køge 28 March 2010
Netherlands Tim Janssen Esbjerg v Silkeborg 6 May 2010

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Attendances

Source: DanskFodbold.com (in Danish)

Team Average Highest Lowest
Copenhagen19,33830,19112,046
Brøndby14,37222,7959,349
AGF11,87919,2107,038
Esbjerg9,05215,3165,306
OB8,67014,5694,553
AaB7,51710,5614,851
Midtjylland7,1079,8695,487
Randers5,97711,8242,649
Silkeborg4,6568,3402,552
Nordsjælland4,6367,6092,787
SønderjyskE3,4195,8521,554
HB Køge2,0685,079707

Venues

The Danish Football Association has listed a number of requirements to the venues hosting Superliga football. These include a minimum capacity of 10,000, hereof at least 3,000 seats. Further is under-soil heating a demand. It is possible for a club to get dispensation for some of the requirements for a year, after promotion to the league.[5]

Team Stadium Town Capacity Notes
F.C. CopenhagenParken StadiumCopenhagen38,065All-seater
Brøndby IFBrøndby StadiumBrøndbyvester29,00023,400 seats
AGFNRGi ParkAarhus21,000All-seater
Esbjerg fBBlue Water ArenaEsbjerg18,00011,451 seats
OBFionia ParkOdense15,79013,990 seats
AaBEnergi Nord ArenaAalborg13,7978,997 seats
Randers FCEssex Park RandersRanders12,0006,114 seats
FC MidtjyllandMCH ArenaHerning11,8097,409 seats
FC NordsjællandFarum ParkFarum10,1009,800 seats. No under-soil heating.
Silkeborg IFSilkeborg StadionSilkeborg10,0005,500 seats. No under-soil heating.
SønderjyskEHaderslev FodboldstadionHaderslev10,0001,650 seats.
HB KøgeSEAS-NVE ParkHerfølge8,0003,400 seats. No under-soil heating. Alternative venue is Køge Stadion.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
SønderjyskE Denmark Carsten Broe Resigned 6 June 2009[6] Denmark Michael Hemmingsen Unknown Pre-season
FC Midtjylland Denmark Thomas Thomasberg Sacked 11 August 2009[7] Denmark Allan Kuhn 12 August 2009[8] 9th
Randers FC Denmark John Jensen Sacked 6 October 2009[9] Denmark Ove Christensen 7 October 2009[10] 12th
Brøndby IF Denmark Kent Nielsen Sacked 25 March 2010[11] Denmark Henrik Jensen 26 March 2010[12] 7th
  • ^1 Did not become official until date he gained his P-licence. Frank Andersen briefly served as interim manager.[13]

See also

References

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  2. "25 kampe med flest tilskuere". ligafodbold.dk. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. "25 kampe med færrest tilskuere". ligafodbold.dk. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  4. "FC Copenhagen secures Danish title with 4–0 win". USA Today. Copenhagen: David Hunke; Gannett Company. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  5. "Krav til danske fodboldstadioner" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  6. Kongsted Hansen, Stig (2009-06-06). "Carsten Broe stopper i SønderjyskE" (in Danish). SønderjyskE. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  7. "FCM stopper samarbejde med Thomasberg" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  8. "FC Midtjylland henter Allan Kuhn" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  9. "Faxe fyret i Randers FC" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  10. "Ove Christensen præsenteret i Randers" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  11. "Kent Nielsen stopper" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 2010-03-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  12. "FBM 6 2010: Henrik Jensen cheftræner" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 2010-03-26. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  13. Haugaard, Kell (2009-06-11). "Michael Hemmingsen bliver Teamchef i SønderjyskE" (in Danish). SønderjyskE. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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