2015–16 Danish Superliga

The 2015–16 Danish Superliga season was the 26th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. Midtjylland were the defending champions.

Danish Superliga
Season2015–16
ChampionsCopenhagen
RelegatedHobro
Champions LeagueCopenhagen
Europa LeagueSønderjyskE
Midtjylland
Brøndby
Matches played198
Goals scored549 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerLukas Spalvis (18)
Biggest home winAaB 6–0 Hobro
(1 November 2015)
Biggest away winHobro 0-6 Viborg
(5 March 2016)
Highest scoringEsbjerg 4–4 Hobro
(22 November 2015) Copenhagen 6–2 AaB
(13 March 2016)
Longest winning runSønderjyskE (5)
Longest unbeaten runCopenhagen (9)
Longest winless runHobro (9)
Longest losing runHobro (5)

As Denmark dropped from nineteenth to twenty-second place in the 2015 UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2014–15 season, the champion of the league will qualify for the UEFA Champions League; that club will commence its campaign in the second qualifying round. Furthermore, the second and third-place clubs will enter the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.[1]

Only one team will be relegated after the season due to the Superliga being expanded to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[2]

Teams

FC Vestsjælland and Silkeborg IF finished the 2014–15 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2015–16 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2014–15 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up AGF.

A new sponsorship agreement for Randers Stadium was presented on 22 September 2015, when the Fårup-based fertilizer company BioNutria acquired the naming rights for the stadium from AutoC, effectively changing the name of the home field of Randers FC from AutoC Park Randers to BioNutria Park Randers.[3] Last in the season, the stadium of FC Nordsjælland changed its official name to Right to Dream Park following a naming rights agreement with the young academy Right to Dream, taking effect on 27 April 2016.[4]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Danish Superliga 2015–16 teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2014–15
position
AaB Aalborg Nordjyske Arena Natural 13,797 5th
AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Natural 20,032 1D, 2nd
Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 3rd
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 8th
FC Copenhagen Copenhagen Telia Parken Natural 38,065 2nd
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 1st
FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park (until 26 April 2016)
Right to Dream Park (from 27 April 2016)[4]		 Artificial 9,900 6th
Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 7,500 7th
OB Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 9th
Randers FC Randers AutoC Park Randers (until 21 September 2015)
BioNutria Park Randers (from 22 September 2015)[3]		 Natural 12,000 4th
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10th
Viborg FF Viborg Energi Viborg Arena Natural 9,566 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 Lars Søndergaard Rasmus Würtz hummel Spar Nord
AGF Glen Riddersholm Steffen Rasmussen hummel Ceres
Brøndby IF Aurelijus Skarbalius Thomas Kahlenberg hummel Bet25.dk
Esbjerg fB Jonas Dal Hans Henrik Andreasen Nike Sydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Thomas Delaney adidas Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Jess Thorup Kristian Bak Nielsen Nike Hessel
FC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Patrick Mtiliga Diadora DHL
Hobro IK Ove Pedersen Mads Justesen Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
OB Kent Nielsen Hallgrímur Jónasson hummel Carlsberg
Randers FC Colin Todd Christian Keller Puma Verdo
SønderjyskE Jakob Michelsen Niels Lodberg hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Viborg Johnny Mølby Mikkel Rask Nike Andelskassen

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
AaB Kent Nielsen End of contract and signed by OB 1 June 2015[5] Lars Søndergaard 1 July 2015[6] Pre-Season
OB Ove Pedersen End of contract 1 June 2015[7] Kent Nielsen 1 July 2015[7] Pre-Season
SønderjyskE Lars Søndergaard End of contract and signed by AaB 1 June 2015[6] Jakob Michelsen 1 July 2015[8] Pre-Season
Viborg FF Aurelijus Skarbalius Mutual consent 6 June 2015[9] Johnny Mølby 9 June 2015[10] Pre-Season
FC Midtjylland Glen Riddersholm Resigned 26 June 2015[11] Jess Thorup 12 July 2015[12] Pre-Season
Esbjerg fB Niels Frederiksen Sacked 10 August 2015[13] Michael Mex Pedersen (interim) 10 August 2015 12th
Esbjerg fB Michael Mex Pedersen End of tenure as caretaker 20 October 2015 Jonas Dal 20 October 2015[14] 10th
Hobro IK Jonas Dal Signed by Esbjerg fB 20 October 2015[14] Lars Justesen (interim) 20 October 2015 12th
Hobro IK Lars Justesen End of tenure as caretaker 24 November 2015 Ove Pedersen 24 November 2015[15] 12th
AGF Morten Wieghorst Sacked 5 December 2015[16] Glen Riddersholm 6 December 2015[17] 9th
FC Nordsjælland Ólafur Kristjánsson Sacked 15 December 2015[18] Kasper Hjulmand 1 January 2016[18] 8th
Brøndby IF Thomas Frank Resigned 9 March 2016[19] Aurelijus Skarbalius 9 March 2016[20] 5th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Copenhagen (C) 33 21 8 4 62 28 +34 71 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 SønderjyskE 33 19 5 9 56 36 +20 62 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Midtjylland 33 17 8 8 57 33 +24 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Brøndby 33 16 6 11 43 37 +6 54
5 AaB 33 15 5 13 56 44 +12 50
6 Randers 33 13 8 12 45 43 +2 47
7 Odense 33 14 4 15 50 52 −2 46
8 Viborg 33 11 7 15 34 42 −8 40
9 Nordsjælland 33 11 5 17 35 51 −16 38
10 AGF 33 8 13 12 47 49 −2 37
11 Esbjerg 33 7 9 17 38 64 −26 30
12 Hobro (R) 33 4 6 23 26 70 −44 18 Relegation to the Danish 1st Division
Source: DBU, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off on neutral ground (only if rankings are important for medals, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions); 9) Draw.[21][22]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Copenhagen qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Danish Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Copenhagen111222321322111111111111111111111
SønderjyskE368534254243356544432233222222222
Midtjylland332111112111222233343544334433333
Brøndby810121197469686434455555455555554444
AaB645873676754643322224322443345555
Randers FC1177768543435565666667977777676666
OB114459887968898877776666666767777
Viborg FF996686911111011111010101091010987889988888108
Nordsjælland912101011101098579777788889899889999989
AGF54334563589798991099101010101010111110101010910
Esbjerg fB6811121011111010111010111111111111111111111111111010111111111111
Hobro1111981212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Source: Weltfussball

Results

Top goalscorers
Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Lukas Spalvis AaB 18
2 Nicolai Jørgensen Copenhagen 15
3 Federico Santander Copenhagen 14
Rasmus Festersen OB
Morten Rasmussen AGF
6 Martin Pušić FC Midtjylland 13
7 Johan Absalonsen SønderjyskE 12
Thomas Enevoldsen AaB
Anders K. Jacobsen OB
Mikael Ishak Randers FC
11 Jeppe Curth Viborg FF 10
12 Bruninho Nordsjælland 9
Mayron George Hobro IK
Tommy Bechmann SønderjyskE
Nicolaj Madsen SønderjyskE
Teemu Pukki Brøndby IF

Updated to games played on May 30, 2016
Source: fifa.com

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