2011–12 in Danish football

The 2011–12 season is the 122nd season of competitive football in Denmark.

Club football

Superliga

The 22nd edition of the Danish Superliga is set to start on 16 July 2011 and end on 25 May 2012.

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

First Division

The First Division is set to start on 12 August 2011 and end on 10 June 2012.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Esbjerg fB (C) 26 21 3 2 60 19 +41 66 Promotion to Danish Superliga
2 Randers FC (P) 26 15 4 7 38 22 +16 49
3 Vejle Kolding 26 12 8 6 58 32 +26 44
4 Viborg FF 26 10 10 6 45 34 +11 40
5 Brønshøj 26 10 10 6 35 34 +1 40
6 Vestsjælland 26 10 8 8 42 35 +7 38
7 Fredericia 26 9 8 9 33 30 +3 35
8 Skive IK 26 9 7 10 31 41 10 34
9 Hobro 26 8 9 9 37 35 +2 33
10 Hjørring 26 8 7 11 31 42 11 31
11 AB 26 7 8 11 32 44 12 29
12 FC Roskilde (R) 26 8 3 15 28 38 10 27 Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
13 Næstved BK (R) 26 6 4 16 32 51 19 22
14 Blokhus (R) 26 2 5 19 27 72 45 11
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Second Division

The Second Divisions are set to begin on 7 August 2011 and end on 16 June 2012.

League tables
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 HIK 30 23 2 5 69 44 +25 71 Qualification to Promotion game
2 Hvidovre IF 30 21 3 6 79 36 +43 66
3 Herlev 30 15 3 12 56 42 +14 48
4 Rishøj BK 30 13 8 9 49 40 +9 47
5 Fremad Amager 30 12 8 10 50 47 +3 44
6 Svebølle B&I 30 12 7 11 54 55 1 43
7 B 1908 30 11 10 9 37 39 2 43
8 Nordvest FC 30 10 11 9 46 41 +5 41
9 Elite 3000 30 12 5 13 51 54 3 41
10 Avarta 30 11 6 13 41 38 +3 39
11 IF Skjold Birkerød 30 11 6 13 41 46 5 39
12 Søllerød-Vedbæk 30 11 6 13 38 43 5 39
13 Vanløse IF (R) 30 9 8 13 41 48 7 35 Relegation to Denmark Series
14 B.93 (R) 30 8 9 13 37 44 7 33
15 SC Egedal (R) 30 8 8 14 47 50 3 32
16 BGA (R) 30 1 2 27 21 93 72 5
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2012. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fyn (P) 30 23 3 4 71 21 +50 72 Qualification to Promotion game
2 Næsby BK 30 22 4 4 77 29 +48 70
3 Varde IF 30 14 13 3 42 27 +15 55
4 Thisted FC 30 15 8 7 64 39 +25 53
5 Aarhus Fremad 30 12 10 8 59 43 +16 46
6 Marienlyst 30 12 9 9 56 55 +1 45
7 FC Svendborg 30 10 13 7 50 39 +11 43
8 Skovbakken IK 30 13 2 15 44 50 6 41
9 LFA 30 10 8 12 47 58 11 38
10 Kjellerup 30 9 9 12 39 43 4 36
11 Otterup B&I 30 8 9 13 42 64 22 33
12 Brabrand 30 8 8 14 36 40 4 32
13 Aarup BK (R) 30 7 8 15 38 66 28 29 Relegation to Denmark Series
14 Lindholm IF (R) 30 7 7 16 32 62 30 28
15 Skjold (R) 30 5 6 19 38 59 21 21
16 Viby IF (R) 30 4 5 21 27 67 40 17
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2012. Source: Danish FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Cup

The Cup is scheduled to play its first round matches on 9–11 August 2011 and hold its final on Ascension day, 17 May.

Continental football

For the first time since the 2000–01 season, two Danish teams would participate in the UEFA Champions League. F.C. Copenhagen qualified for the champions' path's third qualifying round as Danish champions, and OB qualified for the league path's third qualifying round as runners-up.

FC Nordsjælland qualified for the play-offs of the Europa League as cup winners, while Brøndby IF qualified as third in the league for the third qualifying round and FC Midtjylland qualified for the second qualifying round as fourth in the league.

Champions League

F.C. Copenhagen and OB entered in the third qualifying round and although they both qualified for the play-off round, they both lost in this round and thus dropped into the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League tournament.

27 July 2011 QR3 Copenhagen 1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Parken, Copenhagen
20:00 Ottesen  4' Report Attendance: 11,571
Referee: Pavle Radovanović, Montenegro
27 July 2011 QR3 OB 1 – 1 Panathinaikos TRE-FOR Park, Odense
20:00 Reginiussen  90' Report Leto  47' Attendance: 10,055
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
2 August 2011 QR3 Panathinaikos 3 – 4
(4 – 5 agg.)
OB Olympic Stadium, Athens
20:45 Boumsong  35'
Toché  50'
Petropoulos  90+5'
Report Johansson  12'
Ruud  58'
Kadrii  80'
Andreasen  88'
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)
17 August 2011 P-O OB 1 – 0 Villarreal TRE-FOR Park, Odense
20:45 Andreasen  84' Report Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
23 August 2011 P-O Villarreal 3 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Odense Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
20:45 Rossi  50', 66'
Marchena  82'
Report  18'  71' Kadrii Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
24 August 2011 P-O Viktoria Plzeň 2 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)
Copenhagen Synot Tip Aréna, Prague12
20:45 Bakoš  67'
Ďuriš  90+3'
Report Bolaños  32' Attendance: 19,350[1]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Europa League

FC Nordsjælland entered in the play-offs, Brøndby IF entered in the third qualifying round where they were eliminated by Austrian SV Ried, FC Midtjylland entered in the second qualifying round and made it to the third qualifying round, losing out to Vitória SC.

14 July 2011 QR2 The New Saints 1 – 3 FC Midtjylland Park Hall, Oswestry
20:00 Evans  59' Report Hassan  65'
Olsen  86' (pen.)
Albæk  90+3'
Attendance: 914
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
21 July 2011 QR2 FC Midtjylland 5 – 2
(8 – 3 agg.)
The New Saints MCH Arena, Herning
19:15 Igboun  23'
Nworuh  24', 52'
Olsen  32' (pen.)
Hvilsom  90+1'
Report Darlington  55', 90' Referee: Levan Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
4 August 2011 QR3 Brøndby IF 4 – 2
(4 – 4 agg.)
SV Ried Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby
19:00 Kristiansen  40'
Krohn-Dehli  45' (pen.)
Akharraz  53', 55'
Report Royer  71'
Anel Hadzic  88'
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
4 August 2011 QR3 Vitória SC 2 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
FC Midtjylland Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
21:15 Faouzi  45'
Targino  76'
Report Bak Nielsen  28' Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
25 August 2011 P-O Sporting CP 2 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
Nordsjælland Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
22:15 André Santos  77'
Evaldo  82'
Report Laudrup  90+3' Attendance: 24,028[2]
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania)
15 September 2011 GS Copenhagen 1 – 0 Vorskla Poltava Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
19:00 Nordstrand  54' (pen.) Report Attendance: 10,420[3]
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
15 September 2011 GS Wisła Kraków 1 – 3 Odense Stadion im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
21:05 Kirm  54' Report Johansson  35'
Utaka  80'
Falk  90+2'
Attendance: 12,920[4]
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
29 September 2011 GS Odense 0 – 2 Fulham TRE-FOR Park, Odense
19:00 Report Johnson  36', 88' Attendance: 7,969[5]
Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)
29 September 2011 GS Standard Liège 3 – 0 Copenhagen Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
21:05 Seijas  57'
Felipe  72'
Kanu  79'
Report Attendance: 13,368[6]
Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)
20 October 2011 GS Odense 1 – 4 Twente TRE-FOR Park, Odense
19:00 Fall  71' Report Brama  13'
Bajrami  31'
Chadli  65'
De Jong  82'
Attendance: 8,036[7]
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
20 October 2011 GS Hannover 96 2 – 2 Copenhagen AWD-Arena, Hanover
21:05 Pander  29'
Pinto  82'
Report N'Doye  68'
Santin  89'
Attendance: 43,100[8]
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
3 November 2011 GS Copenhagen 1 – 2 Hannover 96 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
19:00 N'Doye  67' Report Schlaudraff  71'
Stindl  74'
Attendance: 27,853[9]
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
3 November 2011 GS Twente 3 – 2 Odense De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
21:05 Høegh  35' (o.g.)
Landzaat  37'
Fer  82'
Report Fall  11', 62' Attendance: 20,000[10]
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania)
14 December 2011 GS Fulham 2 - 2 Odense Craven Cottage, London
21:05 Report

National team football

Men's national football team

The men's national football team ended their qualifying campaign for Euro 2012 with three victories over Norway, Cyprus and Portugal, securing the overall group win and qualification for their first European Championship since 2004.

Euro 2012

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 8 6 1 1 15 6 +9 19 Qualify for final tournament 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
2  Portugal 8 5 1 2 21 12 +9 16[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs 3–1 1–0 5–3 4–4
3  Norway 8 5 1 2 10 7 +3 16[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
4  Iceland 8 1 1 6 6 14 8 4 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–0
5  Cyprus 8 0 2 6 7 20 13 2 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
6 September 2011 Denmark  2 – 0  Norway Parken, Copenhagen
20:15 CEST (UTC+02) Bendtner  24', 44' Report Referee: Stéphane Lannoy, France
7 October 2011 Cyprus  1 – 4  Denmark GSP Stadium, Nicosia
21:30 EEST (UTC+03) Avraam  45+1' Report Jacobsen  7'
Rommedahl  11', 22'
Michael Krohn-Dehli  20'
Referee: Marijo Strahonja, Croatia
11 October 2011 Denmark  2 – 1  Portugal Parken, Copenhagen
20:15 CEST (UTC+02) Krohn-Dehli  13'
Bendtner  63'
Report C. Ronaldo  90+2' Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Italy

Euro 2012 finals

Denmark were drawn into the so-called "group of death" for the tournament along with 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Netherlands, third-place finishers Germany, as well as eighth-finalists Portugal.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
9 June 2012 Netherlands  0 – 1  Denmark Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+03)
13 June 2012 Denmark  2 – 3  Portugal Arena Lviv, Lviv
19:00 EEST (UTC+03)
17 June 2012 Denmark  1 – 2  Germany Arena Lviv, Lviv
21:45 EEST (UTC+03)

Friendlies

10 August 2011 Scotland  2 – 1  Denmark Hampden Park, Glasgow
19:45 WEST (UTC+01) Kvist  22' (o.g.)
Snodgrass  44'
Report (in Danish) Eriksen  31' Attendance: 17,582
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
11 November 2011 Denmark  2 – 0  Sweden Parken, Copenhagen
CEST (UTC+02) Bendtner  35'
Michael Krohn-Dehli  80'
Report (in Danish) Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen, Norway
15 November 2011 Denmark  2 – 1  Finland Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg
CEST (UTC+02) Eremenko  18' Report (in Danish) Agger  57'
Bendtner  59'
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson Iceland

Another friendly match date is set for 29 February 2012.

Women's national football team

The women's national team will begin their qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, where they will attempt to make their first appearance since 2005.

Euro 2013 qualifying

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 8 7 0 1 28 3 +25 21
 Austria 8 6 1 1 16 9 +7 19
 Czech Republic 8 4 1 3 16 9 +7 13
 Portugal 8 2 0 6 16 13 +3 6
 Armenia 8 0 0 8 2 44 42 0
Source: UEFA.com
21 September 2011 Armenia  0 – 5  Denmark Mika Stadium, Yerevan
14:00 Report Kr. Pedersen  4'
Troelsgaard  29'
Harder  49'
Jensen  72'
Nielsen  90+3'
Attendance: 302
Referee: Lilach Asulin (Israel)
22 October 2011 Denmark  3 – 0  Austria Vejle Stadion, Vejle
19:30 Harder  32', 41', 90+2' Report Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
26 October 2011 Portugal  0 – 3  Denmark Municipal Stadium, Barcelos
16:00 Report Christiansen  13'
Petersen  77'
Nielsen  87'
Attendance: 612
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
23 November 2011 Denmark  11 – 0  Armenia Vejle Stadion, Vejle
18:15 Troelsgaard  3', 24', 53'
Røddik Hansen  28', 86'
Harder  36', 44', 88'
Christiansen  42'
Pedersen  58'
Bukh  90+2'
Report Referee: Anja Kunick (Germany)
4 April 2012 Czech Republic  0 - 2  Denmark FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague
15:30 Martínková  52' Report Veje  35'
Harder  53'
Hansen  63'
Attendance: 886
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
Assistant referees: Natalia Rachynska
Yana Sashchyna
Fourth official: Gabriela Hanakova
15 September 2012 Austria  3 - 1  Denmark NV Arena, St. Pölten
19 September 2012 Denmark  2 - 0  Portugal Vejle Stadion, Vejle

Algarve Cup

The team will take part in the 2012 Algarve Cup.

Men's national under-21 team

The men's under-21 side will begin their qualification towards the 2013 U-21 European Championship in Israel.

U-21 Euro 2013 qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 8 5 3 0 17 4 +13 18 Play-offs 0–0 5–1 1–0 5–1
2  Denmark 8 4 4 0 19 8 +11 16 1–1 6–5 3–0 4–0
3  Macedonia 8 3 3 2 14 15 1 12 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
4  Northern Ireland 8 1 1 6 5 13 8 4 0–2 0–3 1–3 4–0
5  Faroe Islands 8 0 3 5 3 18 15 3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source:

Men's youth national teams

The men's under-19 team will begin qualification for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Estonia. In the qualifying, they are placed in Group 12 alongside Austria (who will host the group), Malta and Albania. Should they finish in the top 2, or as the best third placed team of the 12 groups, they will qualify for the elite round.

The under-17 team will attempt to qualify for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovenia. Denmark will host Group 5 of the initial qualifying round and face Italy, Austria and Cyprus. A top 2 finish or a record as one of the two best teams in third position will qualify the squad for the elite round of qualifying.

References

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