2013–14 Danish Superliga

The 2013–14 Danish Superliga season was the 24th season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship.

Danish Superliga
Season2013–14
ChampionsAaB
RelegatedAGF
Viborg FF
Champions LeagueAaB
F.C. Copenhagen
Europa LeagueFC Midtjylland
Brøndby IF
Esbjerg fB
Matches played198
Goals scored543 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerThomas Dalgaard
(18 goals)
Biggest home winAaB 5–0 Viborg FF
Biggest away winSønderjyskE 1–5 OB
FC Vestsjælland 0–4 SønderjyskE
Highest scoringOB 3–6 AGF
Highest attendance32,846 F.C. Copenhagen 1-1
Brøndby IF [1]
Lowest attendance1,656 SønderjyskE 1-0 Esbjerg fB[2]

Teams

AC Horsens and Silkeborg IF finished the 2012–13 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2013–14 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up FC Vestsjælland.

Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2012–13 position
AaB Aalborg Nordjyske Arena Natural 13,797 5th
AGF Aarhus NRGi Park Natural 20,032 7th
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 9th
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 4th
F.C. Copenhagen Copenhagen Parken Natural 38,065 1st
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 6th
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park Artificial 10,100 2nd
FC Vestsjælland Slagelse Harboe Arena Slagelse Natural 10,000 1D, 2nd
OB Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 10th
Randers FC Randers AutoC Park Randers Natural 10,300 3rd
SønderjyskE Haderslev Haderslev Fodboldstadion (until 7 December 2013)
Sydbank Park (from 8 December 2013)
Natural 10,000 8th
Viborg FF Viborg Energi Viborg Arena Natural 10,065 1D, 1st

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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AaB Kent Nielsen Thomas Augustinussen Adidas Spar Nord
AGF Jesper Fredberg Steffen Rasmussen Hummel YouSee
Brøndby IF Thomas Frank Mikkel Thygesen Hummel UNICEF
Esbjerg fB Niels Frederiksen Hans Henrik Andreasen Nike Sydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Lars Jacobsen Adidas Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Glen Riddersholm Kristian Bak Nielsen Wunderelf Nordea
FC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Nicolai Stokholm Diadora City Container
FC Vestsjælland Ove Pedersen Lars Pleidrup hummel Harboes Bryggeri
OB Troels Bech Anders Møller Christensen Puma Carlsberg
Randers FC Colin Todd Christian Keller Warrior Verdo
SønderjyskE Lars Søndergaard Henrik Hansen Diadora Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Viborg FF Aurelijus Skarbalius Mikkel Rask Kappa Peter Larsen Kaffe

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Esbjerg fB Jess Thorup Signed by Denmark u-21 31 May 2013[3] Niels Frederiksen 1 June 2013[4] Pre-Season
Brøndby IF Aurelijus Skarbalius Sacked 10 June 2013[5] Thomas Frank 10 June 2013 Pre-Season
F.C. Copenhagen Ariël Jacobs Sacked 21 August 2013[6] Ståle Solbakken 21 August 2013 11th
Viborg FF Ove Christensen Resigned 31 January 2014[7] Aurelijus Skarbalius 10 February 2014[8] 9th
AGF Peter Sørensen Sacked 26 February 2014[9] Jesper Fredberg 27 February 2014[10] 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AaB (C) 33 18 8 7 60 38 +22 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Copenhagen 33 15 11 7 54 38 +16 56
3 Midtjylland 33 16 7 10 61 38 +23 55 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Brøndby 33 13 13 7 47 38 +9 52 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Esbjerg fB 33 13 9 11 47 38 +9 48 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Nordsjælland 33 13 7 13 38 44 6 46
7 Randers FC 33 9 14 10 41 45 4 41
8 OB 33 10 10 13 47 46 +1 40
9 Vestsjælland 33 8 14 11 31 42 11 38
10 SønderjyskE 33 10 8 15 41 53 12 38
11 AGF (R) 33 9 5 19 38 60 22 32 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Viborg FF (R) 33 6 10 17 38 63 25 28
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
AaB323357323422222222222222111112111
Copenhagen101212121111101091187743333333333333333332
Midtjylland211111111111111111111111222221223
Brøndby691010121212111179101084444444444444444444
Esbjerg fB1422244622336981111111075555555555555
Nordsjælland12111111101011121212121111111110106556876676766666
Randers FC466636887810997109957991098888678887
OB6854425710964469857688767767887778
Vestsjælland610888863567681076810111110911101099999999
SønderjyskE637799998101112121212121212121212121212121212111110101010
AGF115456324655853556886768991010101212121211
Viborg FF46997575434535677991011111011111111121011111112
Source: superliga.dk

Results

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals[11]
1 Thomas Dalgaard Viborg FF 18
2 Ronnie Schwartz Randers FC 15
Morten Rasmussen FC Midtjylland
4 Igor Vetokele F.C. Copenhagen 13
5 Simon Makienok Brøndby IF 12
Kasper Kusk AaB
7 Rubin Okotie SønderjyskE 11
8 Sylvester Igboun FC Midtjylland 10
9 Mustafa Abdellaoue OB 9
Jakob Ankersen Esbjerg fB

References

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