2007–08 F.C. Copenhagen season

FCK competed in the 2007–08 season in the Danish Superliga, Danish Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

F.C. Copenhagen
2007–08 season
ChairmanFlemming Østergaard
ManagerStåle Solbakken
Danish Superliga3rd
Danish CupSemifinals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Cup4th in Group B
Top goalscorerLeague: Morten Nordstrand (9)
All: Marcus Allbäck, Morten Nordstrand (12)
Highest home attendance39,711 (vs S.L. Benfica, 29 August 2007)
Lowest home attendance14,071 (vs Viborg FF, 28 July 2007)

Competitions

In this season, F.C. Copenhagen participated in the Danish Superliga, Danish Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

Danish Superliga

FCK's Superliga campaign began on 2007-07-18, when they played away at Farum Park against FC Nordsjælland. The match was equal, but in the added time of the second half, substituted Issey Nakajima-Farran scored the winning goal for the home team.[1]

The second match was also away, against the UEFA Intertoto Cup winners, AaB. This time FCK also were down with a goal, but in the 75th minute, Brede Hangeland made it equal, 1–1.[1]

After the unsuccessful beginning followed 7 victories and 4 draws before losing home to Randers FC on 2007-10-28. After a massive pressure from FCK, Kenneth Møller Pedersen scored on penalty kick for Randers in the end of first half, and although FCK had the most of the play, they were not able to score in the game.[1]

FCK ended the autumn with 2 victories and 2 drawn matches, and when they drew against local rivals Brøndby IF in the last match of the autumn,[1] took AaB the leading position of the league from FCK, who spend the winter placed 2nd.[2]

In the autumn Copenhagen has been criticised for not scoring enough goals,[3] when they were only able to score 23 times in 18 fights. That means 7 teams have scored more goals than FCK, who is equal with Brøndby IF on the ninth place.[4]

The spring season began on 2008-03-16 with a 4–1 victory against Lyngby Boldklub at Lyngby Stadion.

The spring was disappointing for FCK as they lost 5 matches and drew two matches. A period from March 31 to April 27 was without any victories for the defending champions.

On May 15 was AaB guaranteed the championship. At the time was Copenhagen placed 2nd. Three days later waited the New Firm derby against Brøndby away from home. When FCK lost this match 1–2 and FC Midtjylland won 3–2 against AGF, Midtjylland took over the 2nd place.

FCK could still get the silver medal, if they won the last match of the season against Lyngby, while Midtjylland lost points against FC Nordsjælland. Although Copenhagen won 3–1, FC Midtjylland also won 3–0, and FCK ended with the bronze medals.

Danish Cup

In the Danish Cup FCK started in third round. Here they drew FC Fredericia from the 1st Division. The match was played on 2007-09-26 at Fredericia Ny Stadion. Aílton scored the first goal of the match after just 4 minutes, but only 14 minutes later made Fredericia's Rasmus Katholm it equal again. In second half Libor Sionko showed his qualities with two goals, which determined the match.[1]

In the fourth-round draw, came the 2nd Division West side Varde IF up from the hat. This match was played on 2007-10-31 at Sydbank Stadion, where the most of Varde's stores closed, so the inhabitants could go to football. In the first half showed FCK their strength with 4 goals in 34 minutes, which determined the match.[1]

On 2008-03-08 FCK faced the 1st Division team Næstved BK. This match was disfigured by spectator riots in the first half. The match on the pitch ended 2–0 to Copenhagen after two Brazilian goals by Aílton Almeida and José Júnior.

In the semifinals Copenhagen drew Esbjerg fB. The first match at Parken EfB won 1–0 on a goal by Michaël Murcy in the second half.

In the second leg scored Mathias "Zanka" for Copenhagen, in a match FCK dominated. In the extra time scored Jesper Bech for Esbjerg and Jesper Grønkjær for FCK. In the last minute of the extra time score Jesper Lange the goal, that sent EfB to the final. Manager Ståle Solbakken was so frustrated that he kicked some water bottles, which led to exclusion from the bench and a ban in the next Superliga match.

UEFA Champions League

In the UEFA Champions League was FCK seeded in the second qualifying round,[5] where their campaign started. Here they drew Israeli Beitar Jerusalem. In the first match at Parken Stadium on 2007-07-31 won FCK 1–0 on a goal in the ninth minutes, by Marcus Allbäck, called the "international goalscorer", because of his many important goals in European matches.[1][6]

In the return match at Teddy Stadium was exiting as Barak Yitzhaki scored for the home team, so the aggregate goal score was 1–1 as the 90 minutes had passed. This meant that the clash were going in extra time and again showed Allbäck his international strength as he scored the winning goal after just 7 minutes.[1]

In the third qualifying round was S.L. Benfica drawn. FCK played also against Benfica in the 2006–07 season in the Champions League group stage. This time started FCK away at Estádio da Luz, but in defiance of a good effort Rui Costa did the evil to the Danes, when he scored twice, while Atiba Hutchinson scored for FCK.[1]

To qualify for the group stage Copenhagen needed a 1–0 win at home in the second leg. FCK played a fabulous match, but when Kostas Katsouranis scored after 17 minutes for Benfica, was the European dream ended.[1] By way of consolation entered the Danish champions the UEFA Cup first round.

UEFA Cup

F.C. Copenhagen entered the first round of the UEFA Cup as the best of the unseeded teams.[7] Ironical they drew the team with the highest UEFA coefficient of the possible teams, RC Lens.[8] The battle started on 2007-09-19 at Stade Félix-Bollaert and after just 5 minutes of play scored Marcus Allbäck an important away goal. Lens pressed the rest of the game and in second half scored Aruna Dindane for the home team to the score 1–1.[1]

In the second leg scored Éric Carrière after just 14 minutes of play for RC Lens, but with fight, will and high morale succeeded FCK in coming back in the game by a Marcus Allbäck scoring in second half, and in the extra time scored Jesper Grønkjær on a penalty kick, after captain Michael Gravgaard was shown the red card.[1]

In the group stage were FCK in group B with Panathinaikos F.C., FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Atlético Madrid and Aberdeen F.C.[9] The match against Panathinaikos was played at Parken Stadium and although the big expectations to the home team, won the Greeks on a goal by Dame N'Doye. In the matched missed Hjalte Nørregaard a penalty kick.[1]

The second match was away against Lokomotiv Moscow at Lokomotiv Stadium, who came to the group stage by knocking out fellow Danes, FC Midtjylland. In the match were Copenhagen dominating, but the victory was only secured by a penalty goal by Morten Nordstrand.[1]

The last home match were against mighty Atlético Madrid, which showed quality as they won 2–0 against F.C. Copenhagen. After the match confessed the players of FCK that Atlético was at least one class better than themselves.[1]

Although FCK only had scored a single goal in three matches could they qualify for the round of 32 by a draw against Aberdeen. The match at Pittodrie Stadium were a terrible experience for the Copenhagen players and fans, as they in second half were played out and lost 4–0.[1] Especially Mikael Antonsson, who played instead of banned Brede Hangeland, were vilified after the match, as he were involved in all 4 goals – one of them were an own goal.

FCK ended fourth in the group,[10] and as in the Superliga were they criticized for not scoring enough goals – 1 goal in 4 matches – and it was a penalty kick.[3] F.C. Copenhagen were sent out of Europe.

Squads

The following squads, are lists with all the players, who have played in FC København in the 2007–08 season.

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  DEN Jesper Christiansen
2 DF  CZE Zdeněk Pospěch (bought from Sparta Prague)
3 DF  DEN Niclas Jensen
4 MF  DEN Hjalte Nørregaard
5 DF  NOR Brede Hangeland (sold to Fulham)
5 DF  DEN Ulrik Laursen (bought from OB)
6 MF  DEN Rasmus Würtz
7 FW  BRA Aílton José Almeida
8 MF  DEN Michael Silberbauer
9 FW  DEN Morten Nordstrand
10 MF  DEN Jesper Grønkjær
11 FW  SWE Marcus Allbäck (vice-captain)
13 MF  CAN Atiba Hutchinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  DEN Michael Gravgaard (captain)
15 DF  SWE Mikael Antonsson
17 DF  SWE Oscar Wendt
18 FW  BRA José Júnior (bought from Malmö)
22 MF  DEN Morten Bertolt (on loan at Viborg)
23 MF  DEN William Kvist
24 MF  CZE Libor Sionko
25 DF  DEN Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen
26 DF  DEN Nikolaj Hansen
27 MF  DEN Jacob Neestrup
28 MF  DEN Mads Laudrup
29 FW  DEN Lasse Qvist
41 GK  AUS Nathan Coe

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  DEN Martin Jacobsen
21 GK  DEN Frederik Vang Larsen
DF  DEN Rasmus Bogh
DF  DEN Morten Edvold
DF  DEN Danny Jensen
DF  DEN Nicklas Kristensen
DF  RSA Bongumusa Mthethwa
DF  DEN Peter Piil
DF  DEN Mikkel Voge (sold)
DF  DEN Casper Windfeld
DF  DEN Cüneyit Özcan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  DEN Dejan Buzakovic
MF  DEN Recep Kocak
MF  DEN Mikkel Linnet (sold)
18 MF  DEN Kim Tandrup (sold)
MF  DEN Kenneth Thinter
MF  DEN Kevin Bechmann Timm
FW  DEN Mads Aunvig
FW  DEN Thomas Christiansen
FW  SWE Erton Fejzullahu (sold to Mjällby)
FW  DEN Avar Raza

Transfers

Players In

Date No. Player From Comments Link
2007-06-1828Mads LaudrupYouth player – now first team player
2007-06-2027Jacob NeestrupYouth player – now first team player
2007-06-2115Mikael Antonsson Panathinaikos
2007-06-2625Mathias "Zanka" JørgensenB.93
2007-07-069Morten NordstrandNordsjælland
2007-07-066Rasmus WürtzAaB
2007-07-2824Libor Sionko Rangers
2008-01-232Zdeněk Pospěch Sparta Prague
2008-01-3118José Júnior Malmö
2008-01-315Ulrik LaursenOB

Players out

Date No. Player To Comments Link
2007-06-126Tobias Linderoth Galatasaray
2007-07-012Lars Jacobsen Nürnbergend of contract
2007-07-0116Dan Thomassen Vålerengaend of contract
2007-07-0121Thomas Villadsen Emmenend of contract
2007-07-0124Jeppe BrandrupRandersend of contract
2007-07-0131Benny Gallstopped career
2007-07-089Fredrik Berglund Elfsborg
2008-01-0722Morten BertoltViborgon loan
2008-01-185Brede Hangeland Fulham

Competition statistics

Danish Superliga

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AaB (C) 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Midtjylland 33 18 8 7 53 36 +17 62 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Copenhagen 33 17 9 7 51 29 +22 60
4 OB 33 12 16 5 46 27 +19 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Horsens 33 14 10 9 47 43 +4 52
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 17 9 7 51 29  +22 60 11 4 2 30 12  +18 6 5 5 21 17  +4

Last updated: 24 May.
Source: danskfodbold.com

Results

Results for F.C. Copenhagen for season 2007–2008.

NOTE: scores are written FCK first

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp TV FCK scorers Match Report*
2007-07-07 GAK's training ground, Graz–Andritz, Austria  Kaiserslautern 3–0 F Aílton, Hutchinson, Grønkjær FCK
2007-07-10 Sparkassen-Stadion, Gleisdorf, Austria  Schalke 04 2–2 F  DSF Gravgaard, Nordstrand FCK
2007-07-14 Sør Arena, Kristiansand, Norway  Start 1–0 F Aílton FCK
2007-07-18 Farum Park, Farum Nordsjælland 0–1 DSL  TV3+ FCK
2007-07-25 Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg AaB 1–1 DSL  TV3+ Hangeland FCK
2007-07-28 Parken, Copenhagen Viborg 3–1 DSL  TV3+ Hutchinson, Nordstrand (2) FCK
2007-07-31 Parken, Copenhagen  Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 CLQ  TV 2 Allbäck FCK, UEFA
2007-08-04 NRGi Park, Aarhus AGF 1–0 DSL  TV3+ Hutchinson FCK
2007-08-07 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel  Beitar Jerusalem 1–1
(aet)
CLQ  Kanal 5 Allbäck FCK, UEFA
2007-08-11 Parken, Copenhagen Esbjerg 5–2 DSL  TV3+ Nørregaard, Gravgaard, Sionko, Nordstrand (2) FCK
2007-08-14 Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal  Benfica 1–2 CLQ  TV3+ Hutchinson FCK, UEFA
2007-08-19 Parken, Copenhagen Midtjylland 0–0 DSL  TV3+ FCK
2007-08-25 Fionia Park, Odense OB 0–0 DSL  TV3+ FCK
2007-08-29 Parken, Copenhagen  Benfica 0–1 CLQ  TV 2 FCK, UEFA
2007-09-02 Parken, Copenhagen Randers 1–0 DSL  TV 2 Sport Grønkjær FCK
2007-09-15 Parken, Copenhagen Horsens 1–0 DSL  TV3+ Nordstrand FCK
2007-09-19 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France  Lens 1–1 UC1  TV3+ Allbäck FCK, UEFA
2007-09-23 Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby Brøndby 1–0 DSL  TV 2 Sport Nørregaard FCK
2007-09-26 Fredericia Ny Stadion, Fredericia Fredericia 3–1 DC3  TV3+ Aílton, Sionko (2) FCK
2007-09-29 Parken, Copenhagen Lyngby 2–0 DSL  TV3+ Sionko, Nørregaard FCK
2007-10-04 Parken, Copenhagen  Lens 2–1
(aet)
UC1  TV 2 Allbäck, Grønkjær FCK
2007-10-07 Parken, Copenhagen Nordsjælland 1–1 DSL  TV3+ Allbäck FCK
2007-10-20 Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg AaB 0–0 DSL  TV3+ FCK
2007-10-28 Parken, Copenhagen Randers 0–1 DSL  TV 2 Sport FCK
2007-10-31 Sydbank Stadion, Varde Varde 4–0 DC4  TV 2 Sport Nordstrand (2), Bojsen (VIF) (og), Zanka FCK
2007-11-03 NRGi Park, Aarhus AGF 2–0 DSL  TV3+ Hutchinson, Sionko FCK
2007-11-08 Parken, Copenhagen  Panathinaikos 0–1 UCB  TV 2 FCK, UEFA
2007-11-11 SAS Arena, Herning Midtjylland 2–2 DSL  TV3+ Allbäck, Antonsson FCK
2007-11-19 KB's anlæg, Frederiksberg Nordsjælland 1–1 F Aílton FCK
2007-11-24 Parken, Copenhagen OB 2–1 DSL  TV3+ Allbäck, Hangeland FCK
2007-11-29 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow  Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 UCB  Kanal 5 Nordstrand FCK, UEFA
2007-12-02 Parken, Copenhagen Brøndby 1–1 DSL  TV3+ Allbäck FCK
2007-12-05 Parken, Copenhagen  Atlético 0–2 UCB  TV 2 FCK, UEFA
2007-12-12 Parken, Copenhagen AaB 0–1 F FCK
2007-12-20 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen  Aberdeen 0–4 UCB  TV3+ FCK, UEFA
2008-01-22 DKB-Arena, Rostock, Germany  Hansa Rostock 1–1 F Allbäck FCK
2008-02-03 La Manga Club, Los Belones, Spain  Legia Warsaw 2–2 F Aílton, Grønkjær FCK
2008-02-07 La Manga Club, Los Belones, Spain  Brann 0–1 F  TV 2 Sport FCK
2008-02-16 Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Stockholm, Sweden  Djurgården 4–1 F Sionko, Aílton (2), Júnior FCK
2008-02-22 KB's anlæg, Frederiksberg  Viking 2–2 F Silberbauer, Allbäck FCK
2008-02-26 KB's anlæg, Frederiksberg Nordsjælland 2–2 F Júnior (2) FCK
2008-03-01 KB's anlæg, Frederiksberg  Stabæk 4–0 F Allbäck, Aílton, Júnior, Zanka FCK
2008-03-08 Næstved Stadion, Næstved Næstved 2–0 DC5  TV3+ Aílton, Júnior FCK
2008-03-11 KB's anlæg, Frederiksberg  Bunkeflo IF 2–0 F Nordstrand, Würtz FCK
2008-03-16 Lyngby Stadion, Kgs. Lyngby Lyngby 4–1 DSL  TV 2 Sport Sionko, Pospěch, Zanka, Júnior FCK
2008-03-19 Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg Esbjerg 1–2 DSL  TV3+ Grønkjær FCK
2008-03-22 Parken, Copenhagen Horsens 1–0 DSL  TV3+ Sionko FCK
2008-03-31 Viborg Stadion, Viborg Viborg 3–2 DSL  TV 2 Sport Nordstrand, Júnior, Grønkjær FCK
2008-04-06 Parken, Copenhagen Midtjylland 0–2 DSL  TV3+ FCK
2008-04-09 Parken, Copenhagen Esbjerg 0–1 DCS  TV 2 Sport FCK
2008-04-13 Fionia Park, Odense OB 0–0 DSL  TV3+ FCK
2008-04-16 Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg Esbjerg 2–2 (aet) DCS  TV3+ Zanka, Grønkjær FCK
2008-04-19 Essex Park Randers, Randers Randers 1–2 DSL  TV3+ Nordstrand FCK
2008-04-24 Parken, Copenhagen AGF 1–1 DSL  TV3+ Hutchinson FCK
2008-04-27 Parken, Copenhagen Esbjerg 2–1 DSL  TV3+ Gravgaard, Pospěch FCK
2008-05-05 Casa Arena Horsens, Horsens Horsens 2–3 DSL  TV 2 Sport Nordstrand, Allbäck FCK
2008-05-08 Farum Park, Farum Nordsjælland 2–1 DSL  TV3+ Hutchinson, Allbäck FCK
2008-05-12 Parken, Copenhagen AaB 4–0 DSL  TV3+ Silberbauer, Hutchinson, Nordstrand, Aílton FCK
2008-05-15 Parken, Copenhagen Viborg 3–0 DSL  TV3+ Júnior, Aílton (2) FCK
2008-05-18 Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby Brøndby 1–2 DSL  TV3+ Allbäck FCK
2008-05-24 Parken, Copenhagen Lyngby 3–1 DSL  TV3+ Hutchinson (2), Allbäck FCK

Key:

  • DSL = Danish Superliga
  • DC = Danish Cup
  • CLQ = UEFA Champions League Qualifier
  • UC1 = UEFA Cup 1st Round
  • UCB = UEFA Cup Group B
  • F = Friendly match

Report explanation

Player statistics

No. Player Apps
(as sub)
Goals
YC
RC
1 Jesper Christiansen51010
2 Zdeněk Pospěch20 (2)220
3 Niclas Jensen32 (4)030
4 Hjalte Nørregaard39 (15)351
5 Brede Hangeland32330
5 Ulrik Laursen16 (1)030
6 Rasmus Würtz34 (5)190
7 Aílton José Almeida18 (29)1141
8 Michael Silberbauer39 (9)240
9 Fredrik Berglund0 (1)000
9 Morten Nordstrand35 (12)1420
10 Jesper Grønkjær37 (5)640
11 Marcus Allbäck39 (7)1550
13 Atiba Hutchinson47 (7)1030
14 Michael Gravgaard41 (1)332
15 Mikael Antonsson21 (6)130
17 Oscar Wendt37 (5)000
18 José Júnior10 (6)800
21 Frederik Vang Larsen0000
22 Morten Bertolt1 (5)000
23 William Kvist52 (4)030
24 Libor Sionko33 (13)860
25 Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen14 (15)400
26 Nikolaj Hansen1 (7)000
27 Jacob Neestrup2 (7)010
28 Mads Laudrup2 (5)000
29 Lasse Qvist0 (6)000
41 Nathan Coe8 (3)000
-- Jacob Albrechtsen0 (1)000
-- Thomas Christensen0 (1)000
-- Garra Dembélé0 (1)000
-- Danni Jensen1 (1)000
-- Bongomusa Mthethwa0 (2)000
-- Kim Tandrup0 (1)000
-- Şaban Özdoğan2000

Honours

See also

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