2019–20 Danish Superliga

The 2019–20 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Danish Superliga. F.C. Copenhagen were the defending champions. The season started on 12 July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020, before being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season instead ended on 29 July 2020.

Superliga
Season2019–20
Dates12 July 2019 – 12 March 2020,[1]
29 May[2] – 26 July 2020
ChampionsMidtjylland
Matches played140
Goals scored399 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerRonnie Schwartz (18)
Biggest home winSilkeborg 6–0 Odense
(15 June 2020)
Biggest away winHorsens 0–5 AaB
(26 August 2019)
Highest scoringAGF 3–4 Silkeborg
(20 October 2019)
Brøndby 5–2 Randers
(27 October)
Lyngby 4–3 Odense
(10 November 2019)
Longest winning runMidtjylland (8)
(6 October 2019 – 8 December 2019)
Longest unbeaten runMidtjylland (10)
(12 July 2019 – 22 September 2019)
Longest winless runSilkeborg (12)
(14 July 2019 – 6 October 2019)
Longest losing runSilkeborg (5)
(1 September 2019 – 6 October 2019)
Highest attendance29,310
Copenhagen 2–1 Brøndby
(1 December 2019)
Lowest attendance1,234
Horsens 2–1 Lyngby
(1 September 2019)
Average attendance6,629
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2019.

Teams

Vejle Boldklub finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2018–19 season and was relegated to the 2019–20 1st Division along with Vendsyssel FF who lost their relegation play-offs as well.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2018–19 1st Division champions Silkeborg IF, who returned after one year of absence, as well as the play-off winners Lyngby Boldklub who also returned after a one-year absence.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Danish Superliga 2019–20 teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2018–19
position
AaB Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 9th
AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Hybrid 20,032 8th
Brøndby Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 4th
Copenhagen Copenhagen Telia Parken Hybrid 38,065 1st
Esbjerg Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 3rd
Hobro Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 13th
Horsens Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 11th
Lyngby Lyngby Lyngby Stadion Natural 8,000 1D, 3rd
Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 2nd
Nordsjælland Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 6th
OB Odense Nature Energy Park Natural 15,633 5th
Randers Randers BioNutria Park Randers Natural 12,000 7th
Silkeborg Silkeborg JYSK Park Artificial 10,000 1D, 1st
SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10th

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 Jacob Friis Lucas Andersen Hummel Spar Nord
AGF David Nielsen Niklas Backman Hummel Ceres
Brøndby Niels Frederiksen Andreas Maxsø Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Zeca Adidas Carlsberg
Esbjerg Troels Bech Markus Halsti Nike Viking
Hobro Peter Sørensen Jonas Damborg Puma DS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Horsens Bo Henriksen Hallur Hansson Hummel NG Zink
Lyngby Christian Nielsen Martin Ørnskov Adidas Jönsson A/S
Midtjylland Brian Priske Erik Sviatchenko Nike Det Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland Flemming Pedersen Nicolai Larsen Nike DHL
OB Jakob Michelsen Janus Drachmann Hummel Albani
Randers Thomas Thomasberg Erik Marxen Puma Verdo
Silkeborg Kent Nielsen Mads Emil Madsen Uhlsport Mascot International
SønderjyskE Glen Riddersholm Marc Pedersen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Silkeborg IF Michael Hansen End of contract 30 May 2019[3] Kent Nielsen 1 June 2019[4] Pre-season
Brøndby IF Martin Retov End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2019 Niels Frederiksen 1 July 2019[5] Pre-season
FC Midtjylland Kenneth Andersen Resigned 19 August 2019 Brian Priske 19 August 2019[6] 2nd
Esbjerg John Lammers Sacked 16 September 2019[7] Lars Olsen 28 October 2019[8] 13th
Esbjerg Lars Olsen Sacked 9 June 2020[9] Troels Bech 10 June 2020[10] 13th

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Midtjylland 26 21 2 3 42 14 +28 65 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Copenhagen 26 18 2 6 47 29 +18 56
3 AGF 26 14 5 7 42 28 +14 47
4 Brøndby 26 13 3 10 47 37 +10 42
5 Nordsjælland 26 12 5 9 48 35 +13 41
6 AaB 26 11 5 10 44 33 +11 38
7 Randers 26 10 5 11 39 35 +4 35 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Horsens 26 10 4 12 25 44 −19 34
9 OB 26 9 6 11 34 30 +4 33
10 Lyngby 26 9 5 12 31 45 −14 32
11 SønderjyskE 26 6 9 11 31 44 −13 27
12 Hobro 26 3 14 9 25 35 −10 23
13 Esbjerg 26 4 6 16 22 44 −22 18
14 Silkeborg 26 3 7 16 31 55 −24 16
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[11][12]

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Midtjylland62222221111111111111111111
Copenhagen41111112222222222222222222
AGF7111212121296433556554333333333
Brøndby13333335356633333444444444
Nordsjælland26567454747878897887555555
AaB121361167436810985775556666666
Randers1010111011111211864347668675777777
Horsens137989911101112121211111111111011101111111098
OB957546675754644467699999109
Lyngby3810910108912119101099899988888810
SønderjyskE544455789987910101010111011101010111111
Hobro8987881012101011111212121212121212121212121212
Esbjerg1112131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313
Silkeborg1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Source: Weltfussball

Results
Home \ Away AAB AGF BRO COP ESB HOB HOR LYN MID NOR ODE RAN SIL SON
Aalborg — 2–3 3–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–1
Aarhus 3–0 — 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–4 4–2
Brøndby 2–1 0–3 — 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 3–2 5–2 3–0 1–0
Copenhagen 3–2 2–1 2–1 — 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–0
Esbjerg 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–2
Hobro 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1
Horsens 0–5 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Lyngby 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 — 0–3 1–1 4–3 2–0 1–0 0–3
Midtjylland 1–0 1–3 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
Nordsjælland 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 6–0 1–1 0–1 — 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1
OB 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–0
Randers 3–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 — 2–0 3–0
Silkeborg 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 — 3–3
SønderjyskE 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 —
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MID COP AGF BRO AaB NOR
1 Midtjylland (C) 36 26 4 6 61 29 +32 82 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round — 3–1 3–4 0–0 1–2 6–3
2 Copenhagen 36 21 5 10 58 42 +16 68 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 1–2 — 2–4 0–0 2–0 2–1
3 AGF (O) 36 19 7 10 58 41 +17 64 Qualification for the European play-off match 3–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–4 2–1
4 Brøndby 36 16 8 12 56 42 +14 56 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–1 4–0
5 AaB 36 16 6 14 54 44 +10 54 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–4
6 Nordsjælland 36 13 8 15 59 54 +5 47 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 —
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ Round2627282930313233343536
Midtjylland11111111111
Copenhagen22222222322
AGF33333333233
Brøndby44444444444
AaB66666655555
Nordsjælland55555566666
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source:

Relegation round

Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season. Starting next season in the Superliga there will again be only 12 clubs.[13]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ODE SON LYN SIL
1 OB 32 12 7 13 43 42 +1 43 Qualification for the European play-offs — 2–0 3–1 1–3
2 SønderjyskE 32 9 11 12 37 49 −12 38 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 Lyngby (O) 32 9 7 16 34 54 −20 34 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–2 1–1 — 0–0
4 Silkeborg (R) 32 6 8 18 43 59 −16 26 Relegation to 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 6–0 1–2 2–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[14]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SønderjyskE qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Danish Cup.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ RoundInitial272829303132
OB1111111
SønderjyskE3332222
Lyngby2223333
Silkeborg4444444
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HOR RAN HOB ESB
1 Horsens 32 13 7 12 36 50 −14 46 Qualification for the European play-offs — 0–0 3–2 2–2
2 Randers 32 13 6 13 51 45 +6 45 0–3 — 4–0 3–1
3 Hobro (R) 32 5 15 12 35 48 −13 30 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–1 2–3 — 2–1
4 Esbjerg (R) 32 5 7 20 32 58 −26 22 Relegation to 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 1–2 4–2 1–3 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[15]
(R) Relegated.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ RoundInitial272829303132
Horsens2222111
Randers1111222
Hobro3333333
Esbjerg4444444
Source:

European play-offs

The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament will advance to a Europa League play-off match. In the final, the team with the most points from the relegation round group stage will host the second leg.

The match between Horsens and SønderjyskE was cancelled due to the latter's victory in the Danish Cup, which automatically qualified the team for Europa League and allows Horsens to advance directly to the second round.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsEuropean Playoff
 
                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AGF2
 
11 and 19 July 2020
 
OB1
 
OB123
 
23 and 26 July 2020
 
Randers20 2
 
OB314
 
 
Horsens11 2
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals
11 July 2020 Randers FC 2–1 OB Cepheus Park Randers, Randers
18:00 Kamara  65' (Hammershøy-Mistrati)
Riis  74' (Kopplin)		 OB Report Fenger  19' (Opondo)
Opondo  44'		 Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Jens Maae
19 July 2020 OB 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Randers FC Nature Energy Park, Odense
18:00 Fenger  29' (Thomasen)  61' (Skjelvik)
Kløve  90+1'		 OB Report Hammershøy-Mistrati  9'
Egho  74'
Rømer  80'		 Attendance: 3,621
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Semifinals
23 July 2020 OB 3–1 AC Horsens Nature Energy Park, Odense
18:00 M. Lund  8'
Fenger  21' (Skjelvik)
Larsen  41'
Svendsen  78' (pen.)
Hyllegaard  86' (M. Lund)		 OB Report Hansson  34'
Jacobsen  43'
Okosun  63' (Frantsen)
Prip  77'		 Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
24 July 2020 AC Horsens 1–1
(2–4 agg.)		 OB CASA Arena Horsens, Horsens
14:00 Gemmer  34'
Prip  38'
Kiilerich  61' (Thorsen)
Thorsen  73'		 OB Report Frøkjær-Jensen  12'
Skjelvik  44'
Kløve  45+4'
Hyllegaard  78' (Opondo)		 Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

European play-off match
29 July 2020 AGF 2–1 OB Ceres Park, Aarhus
18:00

Relegation play-offs

The two sides who finished 3rd in the relegation round will play a two-legged tie to determine who stays up and who is relegated to the 2020–21 Danish 1st Division.

13 July 2020 Hobro 1–2 Lyngby DS Arena, Hobro
19:00 Louati  11' Report Corlu  55'
Gytkjær  87'		 Referee: Morten Krogh
20 July 2020 Lyngby BK 2–2 Hobro Lyngby Stadion, Lyngby
19:00 Hebo  22' (Marcussen)
Corlu  68' (Warming)  90+9'
Ørnskov  83'
Winther  87'
Mikkelsen  90+3'
Gregor  90+6'		 Report Nielsen  8' (o.g.)
Babayan  11'  90+9'  76' (Haarup)
Bøge  57'
Sabbi  73'
Cappis  83'
Onkony  90+9'		 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Lyngby won 4–3 on aggregate. As a result Hobro was relegated, while Lyngby BK would remain in the Superliga in 2020-21.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 29 July 2020.[16]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ronnie Schwartz Silkeborg/Midtjylland 18
2 Kamil Wilczek Brøndby 17
Patrick Mortensen AGF
4 Sander Svendsen OB 12
5 Mikkel Damsgaard Nordsjælland 11
Mohammed Kudus Nordsjælland
7 Bashkim Kadrii OB 10
Lucas Andersen AaB
Tom van Weert AaB
10 Pieros Sotiriou Copenhagen 9
Emil Riis Jakobsen Randers
Dame N'Doye Copenhagen

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Copenhagen 199,897 29,310 0 11,105 −35.7%†
2 Brøndby 191,340 21,746 0 10,630 −22.6%†
3 AGF 142,426 22,175 0 7,913 −8.1%†
4 Midtjylland 110,184 11,422 0 6,121 −16.3%†
5 OB 96,324 10,441 0 5,351 −22.7%†
6 AaB 69,708 11,645 0 3,873 −31.6%†
7 SønderjyskE 55,651 7,417 0 3,478 −28.6%†
8 Esbjerg 51,061 5,907 0 3,191 −43.1%†
9 Lyngby 53,048 8,547 0 3,120 n/a†
10 Randers 48,992 9,947 0 2,882 −26.4%†
11 Silkeborg 38,358 5,432 0 2,397 n/a†
12 Hobro 33,736 5,428 0 1,984 −12.9%†
13 Horsens 30,959 3,565 0 1,821 −50.4%†
14 Nordsjælland 31,286 5,133 0 1,738 −50.4%†
League total 1,152,970 29,310 0 4,764 −27.6%†

Updated to games played on 29 July 2020
Source: SuperStats.dk

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic some games were played without spectators and some games were played with a reduced amount allowed.[17]

References
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