2020–21 Danish Superliga

The 2020–21 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) is the 31st season of the Danish Superliga. The season began on 11 September with reigning champions FC Midtjylland playing against the winners of the Danish Cup, SønderjyskE, losing 2–0 away from home.

Superliga
Season2020–21
Dates11 September 2020 – 30 May 2021
Matches played84
Goals scored247 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerJesper Lindstrøm
Patrick Mortensen
(8 goals)
Biggest home winMidtjylland 4–0 Copenhagen
(8 November 2020)
Biggest away winHorsens 0–3 Randers
(13 September 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Randers
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
SønderjyskE
Longest winless run13 matches
Lyngby
Longest losing run4 matches
Horsens
Lyngby
Nordsjælland
Randers
Vejle

This season marks the first season with the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the winner of the Relegation Playoffs and the champion of the 2019–20 Danish 1st Division. Lyngby BK retained its position in the Superliga by winning the Relegation Playoffs and Vejle BK joins the top flight after winning the 1st Division title.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Danish Superliga 2020–21 teams
Club Stadium Turf Capacity 2019–20
position
AaB Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 5th
AGF Ceres Park Hybrid 20,032 3rd
Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 4th
Copenhagen Telia Parken Hybrid 38,065 2nd
Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 8th
Lyngby Lyngby Stadium Natural 8,000 11th
Midtjylland MCH Arena Natural 11,800 1st
Nordsjælland Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 6th
OB Nature Energy Park Natural 15,633 7th
Randers Cepheus Park Randers Natural 12,000 9th
SønderjyskE Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10th
Vejle Vejle Stadium Natural 10,418 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 Martí Cifuentes Lucas Andersen Hummel Spar Nord
AGF David Nielsen Niklas Backman Hummel Ceres
Brøndby Niels Frederiksen Andreas Maxsø Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank
Copenhagen Jess Thorup Zeca Adidas Carlsberg
Horsens Jens Berthel Askou Hallur Hansson Hummel NG ZINK A/S
Lyngby Carit Falch Martin Ørnskov Adidas Jetbull
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 A/S
SønderjyskE Glen Riddersholm Marc Pedersen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vejle Constantin Gâlcă Jacob Schoop Hummel Arbejdernes Landsbank

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Horsens Bo Henriksen Mutual consent 24 August 2020 Jonas Dal 24 August 2020[1] Pre-season
Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Sacked 10 October 2020[2] Jess Thorup 2 November 2020[3] 9th
AaB Jacob Friis Resigned 29 October 2020[4] Peter Feher (interim) 29 October 2020 7th
Horsens Jonas Dal Sacked 8 December 2020[5] Jens Berthel Askou 17 January 2021 11th
Lyngby Christian Nielsen Sacked 21 December 2020[6] Carit Falch 21 December 2020 12th
AaB Peter Feher End of tenure as caretaker 31 December 2020 Martí Cifuentes 1 January 2021[7] 7th

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brøndby 15 10 1 4 28 20 +8 31 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 15 9 3 3 26 17 +9 30
3 AGF 15 8 4 3 27 16 +11 28
4 Copenhagen 15 8 2 5 27 23 +4 26
5 Randers 15 8 1 6 25 14 +11 25
6 SønderjyskE 15 7 3 5 23 19 +4 24
7 AaB 15 5 5 5 18 22 −4 20 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 OB 15 5 4 6 20 21 −1 19
9 Vejle 15 5 4 6 19 24 −5 19
10 Nordsjælland 15 4 4 7 22 22 0 16
11 Lyngby 15 1 4 10 13 31 −18 7
12 Horsens 15 1 3 11 10 29 −19 6
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. 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.[8][9]

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Brøndby411114543132211
Midtjylland1184553321211122
AGF232225434643343
Copenhagen811109988910976664
Randers126881010109865435
SønderjyskE373442112324556
AaB659667765587777
OB548101099881099998
Vejle10673312567101010109
Nordsjælland9957766774588810
Lyngby71011111111111111121212121111
Horsens121212121212121212111111111212
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: Weltfussball

Results
Home \ Away AAB AGF BRO COP HOR LYN MID NOR ODE RAN SON VEJ
AaB — 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–2 19 Feb 1–1 21 Mar 14 Feb 8 Mar 1–3
AGF 3–0 — 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 3 Mar 4–2 15 Mar 21 Feb 4–2
Brøndby 1–1 21 Mar — 7 Mar 2–1 4–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 4 Mar 2–1 21 Feb
Copenhagen 1–2 28 Feb 1–2 — 2–0 4–2 14 Mar 3–2 1–1 1–2 15 Feb 3 Mar
Horsens 3 Mar 1–2 1–2 0–2 — 21 Mar 2–2 1–1 21 Feb 0–3 0–3 3–1
Lyngby 0–0 1–2 14 Feb 22 Feb 1–1 — 4 Mar 12 Mar 0–3 0–3 2–2 0–0
Midtjylland 0–0 7 Mar 28 Feb 4–0 14 Feb 1–0 — 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 21 Mar
Nordsjælland 28 Feb 3–1 0–1 0–1 7 Mar 4–1 4–1 — 0–2 1–0 21 Mar 1–1
OB 2–1 14 Feb 14 Mar 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 — 28 Feb 1–1 0–1
Randers 1–2 1–1 1–2 21 Mar 3–0 7 Mar 1–2 21 Feb 2–1 — 1–2 3–1
SønderjyskE 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 14 Mar 1 Mar 2–0 2–1 4 Mar 0–1 — 0–1
Vejle 14 Mar 0–0 0–2 2–2 26 Feb 3–2 0–2 14 Feb 7 Mar 0–3 4–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 8 February 2021.[10]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alhaji Kamara Randers 8
Jesper Lindstrøm Brøndby
Patrick Mortensen AGF
Mikael Uhre Brøndby
5 Anders K. Jacobsen SønderjyskE 7
Haji Wright SønderjyskE
7 Jonas Wind Copenhagen 6
8 Anders Dreyer Midtjylland 5
Iver Fossum AaB
Allan Gonçalves Sousa Vejle
Sory Kaba Midtjylland
Pione Sisto Midtjylland
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson AGF
Kamil Wilczek Copenhagen

Top assists

As of 8 December 2020.[11]

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen OB 4
Jakob Schoop Vejle
Mikael Uhre Brøndby
4 Alexander Bah SønderjyskE 3
Simon Hedlund Brøndby
Anders K. Jacobsen SønderjyskE
Sory Kaba Midtjylland
Jesper Lindstrøm Brøndby
Jeppe Simonsen SønderjyskE
10 23 players 2

References
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  2. "Kæmpe bombe: FCK fyrer Ståle Solbakken" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. "Officielt: Jess Thorup er ny cheftræner i FCK" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. "Jacob Friis stopper i AaB af personlige årsager" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. "AC Horsens smider Jonas Dal på porten" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  6. "Lyngby fyrer cheftræneren - Falch afløser" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  7. "Officielt: AaB ansætter spansk træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  8. "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. "Players - Superliga - Denmark - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  11. "Players - Superliga - Denmark - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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