2011–12 Danish Superliga

The 2011–12 Danish Superliga season was the 22nd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. The season began on 16 July 2011 (2011-07-16) with OB, the previous season's runners-up playing the cup winners FC Nordsjælland. It concluded on 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) with six simultaneous matches. F.C. Copenhagen were the defending champions, having won their ninth league championship and third consecutively last season.

Danish Superliga
Season2011–12
ChampionsFC Nordsjælland
RelegatedLyngby BK
HB Køge
Champions LeagueFC Nordsjælland
F.C. Copenhagen
Europa LeagueFC Midtjylland
AC Horsens
AGF
Matches played198
Goals scored540 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerDame N'Doye (17)
Biggest home winBrøndby 5–0 HB Køge
Horsens 5–0 SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE 5-0 AaB
Biggest away winHB Køge 0–5 Copenhagen
Highest scoringNordsjælland 5–3 AGF
Longest winning run8 (F.C. Copenhagen)[1]
Longest unbeaten run12 (F.C. Copenhagen)[1]
Longest losing run5 (OB)[1]
Highest attendance25,651[2] (F.C. Copenhagen v AGF)[3]
Lowest attendance1,059[2] (Lyngby Boldklub v AC Horsens)[4]
Average attendance7,106[2]

Since Denmark climbed from fifteenth to twelfth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season,[5] the 2011–12 league champions entered directly the group stage of the UEFA Champions League instead of having to compete in the qualifying rounds. The remaining allocation of European spots remains unchanged.

Teams

Randers and Esbjerg finished the 2010–11 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2011–12 1st Division. Randers were relegated after five seasons in the Superliga, while Esbjerg leave after 10 seasons in the league.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2010–11 1st Division champions AGF and runners-up HB Køge. Both clubs make their immediate return to the highest Danish football league.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Danish Superliga 2011–12 teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity 2010–11 position
Aalborg BK Aalborg Energi Nord Arena 13,797 10th
AC Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens 10,400 9th
AGF Aarhus NRGi Park 20,032 1D, 1st
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium 29,000 3rd
FC Copenhagen Copenhagen Parken 38,065 1st
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena 11,800 4th
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park 9,900 6th
HB Køge Herfølge SEAS-NVE Park 8,000 1D, 2nd
Lyngby BK Lyngby Lyngby Stadion 8,000 8th
OB Odense TRE-FOR Park 15,633 2nd
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Mascot Park 10,000 5th
SønderjyskE Haderslev Haderslev Fodboldstadion 10,000 7th

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 Shirt sponsor
Aalborg BK Kent Nielsen Thomas Augustinussen Spar Nord
AC Horsens Johnny Mølby Niels Lodberg Telia Stofa
AGF Peter Sørensen Steffen Rasmussen YouSee
Brøndby IF Aurelijus Skarbalius Clarence Goodson Unicef
F.C. Copenhagen Carsten V. Jensen Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Glen Riddersholm Kristian Bak Nielsen SPAR
FC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Nikolai Stokholm Arbejdernes Landsbank
HB Køge Tommy Møller Nielsen Thomas G. Christensen SEAS-NVE
Lyngby BK Niels Frederiksen Mathias Tauber J. Jensen A/S
OB Poul Hansen (caretaker) Anders Møller Christensen Carlsberg
Silkeborg IF Troels Bech Henrik Pedersen Mascot International
SønderjyskE Lars Søndergaard Michael Larsen Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
SønderjyskE Michael Hemmingsen Signed by Randers FC 29 May 2011[6] Lars Søndergaard 9 June 2011[7] Pre-Season
F.C. Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken End of contract 31 May 2011[8] Roland Nilsson 1 June 2011[9] Pre-Season
FC Nordsjælland Morten Wieghorst Signed by Denmark U21 30 June 2011[10] Kasper Hjulmand 1 July 2011[11] Pre-Season
Brøndby IF Henrik Jensen Sacked 24 October 2011[12] Aurelijus Skarbalius 24 October 2011[12] 10th
HB Køge Aurelijus Skarbalius Signed by Brøndby IF 24 October 2011[12] Tommy Møller Nielsen 24 October 2011[13] 12th
F.C. Copenhagen Roland Nilsson Sacked 9 January 2012[14] Carsten V. Jensen 9 January 2012[15] 1st
Odense Boldklub Henrik Clausen Sacked 26 March 2012[16] Poul Hansen (caretaker) 26 March 2012[17] 9th

Originally, Skarbalius was meant to take over the assistant coach job at Brøndby on 31 December 2011 at the end of his HB Køge contract and be replaced by Tommy Møller Nielsen, however on 24 October Henrik Jensen was fired and the move was moved forwards, while Skarbalius was made head coach.[18][19]

Roland Nilsson became the second head coach to be fired with his team top of the Superliga after Christian Andersen was fired by Akademisk Boldklub after 11 rounds of the 1998–99 season.[20]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nordsjælland (C) 33 21 5 7 49 22 +27 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Copenhagen 33 19 9 5 55 26 +29 66 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Midtjylland 33 17 7 9 50 40 +10 58 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Horsens 33 17 6 10 53 39 +14 57 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 AGF 33 12 12 9 47 40 +7 48 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 SønderjyskE 33 11 11 11 48 51 −3 44
7 AaB 33 12 8 13 42 48 −6 44
8 Silkeborg IF 33 11 10 12 51 47 +4 43
9 Brøndby 33 9 9 15 35 46 −11 36
10 OB 33 8 10 15 46 50 −4 34
11 Lyngby Boldklub[lower-alpha 2] (R) 33 8 4 21 32 60 −28 28 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 HB Køge (R) 33 4 7 22 32 71 −39 19
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Because 2011–12 Danish Cup winners Copenhagen qualified for the Champions League, and runners-up Horsens qualified for the Europa League through league position, the distribution of the Europa League spots reverted to league positions.
  2. Lyngby Boldklub were originally deducted 3 points on 22 September 2011 for failing to have had the contract of former player Lasse Rise approved by the Danish FA, however they appealed the verdict and were returned the 3 points on 19 October 2011

Results

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dame N'DoyeCopenhagen18
2 César SantinCopenhagen13
3 Nicklas HeleniusAaB12
4 Gilberto MacenaHorsens11
5 Christian HolstSilkeborg IF10
Simon MakienokBrøndby
7 Emil LarsenLyngby Boldklub9
Peter GraulundAGF
Quincy AntipasSønderjyskE
Marvin PouriéSilkeborg IF

References
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