2013–14 AaB Fodbold season explained

Club:	AaB
Season:	2013–14
Chrtitle:	Sports Director
Chairman:	Allan Gaarde
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Kent Nielsen
Mgrtitle2:	Assistant coach
Stadium:	Nordjyske Arena
League:	Danish Superliga
League Result:	Champions
Cup1:	Danish Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Kasper Kusk (12)
Season Topscorer:	Kasper Kusk (17)
Highest Attendance:	13,139 vs Brøndby (13 April 2014, Danish Superliga)
Lowest Attendance:	5,283 vs AC Horsens (9 April 2014, Danish Cup)
Average Attendance:	8,475
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Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15

The 2013–14 season is AaB's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 24th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and the 128th year as a football club. AaB will participate in the Europa League this season, coming in 5th place in the 2012–13 Danish Superliga. The club had the most successful season in its history, winning the Danish Superliga for a fourth time and the Danish Cup for a third time, therefore becoming the fifth Danish club to complete the "Double".

Month by Month review

Month
July	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	2	1	3	6	6	0	2
August	4	0	2	2	3	5	-2	0.75	1.25	0.5	12	2	10	7
September	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	1.75	1.25	1.75	12	7	5	4
October	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	1.67	1.33	2	9	6	3	2
November	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	2	0.67	2.33	9	7	2	2
December	2	1	1	0	7	2	+5	3.5	1	2	6	4	2	2
February	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	3	1	2	2
March	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4	2	1.2	2	15	10	5	2
April	5	4	0	1	11	5	+6	2.2	1	2.4	15	12	3	1
May	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	1.25	1	1.75	12	7	5	1
Total	33	18	8	7	60	38	+22	1.82	1.15	1.88	99	62	37	1

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Kent Nielsen
Assistant coach	Allan Kuhn
Development Manager – AaB Fodbold	Poul Erik Andreasen
Goalkeeping coach	Poul Buus
Team Leader	Ernst Damborg
Doctor	Søren Kaalund
Physiotherapist	Morten Skjoldager
Physical trainer	Ashley Tootle
Sports Psychology consultant	Martin Langagergaard
U/19 League coach	Jacob Friis
U/17 League coach	Lars Knudsen
Squad is only assumed from last season and players with expiring contracts are assumed to leave club at end of season.--> As of 18 May 2014 Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored Goalkeepers 1 Nicolai Larsen GK 2010 1991 3, df=yes Lyngby Boldklub 107 0 22 Carsten Christensen GK 2011 1986 8, df=yes FC Fredericia 3 0 Defenders 3 Jakob Ahlmann LB / LWB 2009 1991 1, df=yes Midtjylland 85 3 5 Kenneth Emil Petersen CB 2009 1985 1, df=yes AC Horsens 130 9 20 Henrik Dalsgaard RB / RWB / RM / RW 2009 1989 7, df=yes Møldrup/Tostrup 137 9 26 Rasmus Thelander CB 2012 1991 9, df=yes AB 44 4 31 Jakob Blåbjerg CB / LB 2013 1995 1, df=yes AaB Academy 1 0 32 Kasper Pedersen CB / RB 2013 1993 1, df=yes AaB Academy 9 2 Midfielders 2 Patrick Kristensen LB / RB / CM / RM / RW 2006 1987 4, df=yes AaB Academy 229 9 7 Anders Due CM / LM / RM / LW 2008 1982 3, df=yes Vitesse Arnhem 189 19 8 Rasmus Würtz (VC) CM / DM 2009 1983 9, df=yes Copenhagen 344 19 9 Thomas Augustinussen (C) CM / DM 2011 1981 3, df=yes Red Bull Salzburg 377 43 14 Mathias Wichmann CM / AM / LM / RM 2009 1991 8, df=yes AaB Academy 110 4 15 Gilli Sørensen LM / LW 2014 1992 11, df=yes B36 Tórshavn 1 0 17 Kasper Kusk CM / AM / LM / RM / LW / RW 2010 1991 11, df=yes AaB Academy 89 26 21 Kasper Risgård CM / DM 2013 1983 1, df=yes Silkeborg IF 188 27 23 Nicolaj Thomsen CM / AM / LM / LW 2011 1993 5, df=yes AaB Academy 68 5 27 Christian Rye CM / DM 2013 1994 2, df=yes AaB Academy 0 0 30 Andreas Bruhn CM / AM / LM / LW 2013 1994 2, df=yes AaB Academy 6 0 Forwards 10 Jeppe Curth CM / AM / CF 2005 1984 3, df=yes Feyenoord 283 65 11 Rasmus Jönsson CF / RW 2013 1990 1, df=yes VfL Wolfsburg 20 6 18 Anders K. Jacobsen CF 2013 1989 10, df=yes FC Fredericia 29 8 19 Søren Frederiksen CF / LW 2013 1989 7, df=yes Copenhagen 40 6 29 Rolf Toft CF 2011 1992 8, df=yes AaB Academy 25 1 33 Lukas Spalvis CF 2013 1994 7, df=yes AaB Academy 24 11 Source: AaB Fodbold website Transfers and loans In Summer Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source 21 Silkeborg IF Free transfer 19 July 2013 ^[1] 18 FC Fredericia £0.09 million 30 July 2013 ^[2] Winter Out Summer Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source 11 Aston Villa £1.28 million 18 June 2013 ^[4] 30 Paraná Free transfer 30 June 2013 ^[5] Winter Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source 4 NEC £0.3 million 30 January 2014 ^[6] 28 Víkingur Free transfer 31 January 2014 ^[7] Loan out Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source 29 Vejle BK ^[9] ^[10] 10 Midtjylland ^[11] Overall transfer activity Spending Summer: £90,000 Winter: £0 Total: £90,000 Income Summer: £1,280,000 Winter: £300,000 Total: £1,580,000 Expenditure Summer: £1,190,000 Winter: £300,000 Total: £1,490,000 Friendlies Post-season Competitions Competition record Competition Record G W D L GF GA GD Win % Danish Superliga Danish Cup Europa League Total Danish Superliga See main article: 2013–14 Danish Superliga. Matches Danish Cup See main article: 2013–14 Danish Cup. UEFA Europa League See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Qualifying phase and play-off round See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round. Second qualifying round Statistics Appearances This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. width=20 width=20 width=20 width=200 Player width=50 Superliga width=50 Cup width=50 Europa League width=50 Total 1 GK 1 Nicolai Larsen 32 7 2 41 MF 17 Kasper Kusk 33 6 2 41 3 MF 23 Nicolaj Thomsen 33 5 2 40 4 MF 2 Patrick Kristensen 30 6 2 38 5 DF 3 Jakob Ahlmann 29 6 1 36 6 MF 8 Rasmus Würtz 28 4 2 34 MF 21 Kasper Risgård 29 5 0 34 8 DF 26 Rasmus Thelander 26 4 2 32 9 MF 7 Anders Due 21 6 2 29 FW 18 Anders K. Jacobsen 24 5 0 29 11 MF 9 Thomas Augustinussen 21 7 0 28 FW 19 Søren Frederiksen 22 4 2 28 13 DF 5 Kenneth Emil Petersen 21 5 0 26 14 FW 33 Lukas Spalvis 18 7 0 25 15 DF 20 Henrik Dalsgaard 18 3 2 23 16 DF 4 Lasse Nielsen 17 2 2 21 17 FW 11 Rasmus Jönsson 19 1 0 20 18 MF 14 Mathias Wichmann 11 6 2 19 19 FW 10 Jeppe Curth 14 2 2 18 20 FW 29 Rolf Toft 6 0 2 8 21 DF 32 Kasper Pedersen 3 3 1 7 22 MF 30 Andreas Bruhn 4 2 0 6 23 FW 15 Gilli Sørensen 0 1 0 1 GK 22 Carsten Christensen 1 0 0 1 MF 28 Hallur Hansson 0 1 0 1 Goalscorers This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. width=20 width=20 width=20 width=200 Player width=50 Superliga width=50 Cup width=50 Europa League width=50 Total 1 MF 17 Kasper Kusk 12 5 0 17 2 FW 33 Lukas Spalvis 8 3 0 11 3 FW 18 Anders K. Jacobsen 7 1 0 8 4 FW 11 Rasmus Jönsson 6 0 0 6 MF 23 Nicolaj Thomsen 4 2 0 6 6 MF 21 Kasper Risgård 5 0 0 5 7 DF 3 Jakob Ahlmann 2 1 0 3 FW 19 Søren Frederiksen 1 2 0 3 DF 26 Rasmus Thelander 1 2 0 3 10 DF 5 Kenneth Emil Petersen 1 1 0 2 FW 10 Jeppe Curth 2 0 0 2 DF 20 Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 0 2 13 MF 2 Patrick Kristensen 0 1 0 1 MF 7 Anders Due 0 1 0 1 MF 8 Rasmus Würtz 1 0 0 1 DF 32 Kasper Pedersen 1 0 0 1 — Own Goals 7 1 0 8 TOTALS 60 20 0 80 Assists This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. width=20 width=20 width=20 width=200 Player width=50 Superliga width=50 Cup width=50 Europa League width=50 Total 1 MF 17 Kasper Kusk 8 6 0 14 2 MF 21 Kasper Risgård 6 2 0 8 3 FW 18 Anders K. Jacobsen 5 1 0 6 MF 23 Nicolaj Thomsen 6 0 0 6 5 FW 11 Rasmus Jönsson 4 1 0 5 6 MF 2 Patrick Kristensen 1 3 0 4 DF 20 Henrik Dalsgaard 4 0 0 4 8 DF 3 Jakob Ahlmann 2 0 0 2 MF 7 Anders Due 2 0 0 2 MF 14 Mathias Wichmann 2 0 0 2 FW 33 Lukas Spalvis 1 1 0 2 TOTALS 41 14 0 55 Clean sheets This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. width=20 width=20 width=20 width=200 Player width=50 Superliga width=50 Cup width=50 Europa League width=50 Total 1 GK 1 Nicolai Larsen 11 1 1 13 TOTALS 11 1 1 13 Disciplinary record This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal. Player Superliga Cup Europa League Total 1 DF 3 Jakob Ahlmann 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 MF 8 Rasmus Würtz 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 3 DF 5 Kenneth Emil Petersen 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 MF 9 Thomas Augustinussen 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 DF 20 Henrik Dalsgaard 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 6 DF 4 Lasse Nielsen 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 FW 10 Jeppe Curth 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 MF 14 Mathias Wichmann 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 MF 17 Kasper Kusk 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 DF 26 Rasmus Thelander 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 GK 1 Nicolai Larsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MF 2 Patrick Kristensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW 11 Rasmus Jönsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW 18 Anders K. Jacobsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW 19 Søren Frederiksen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MF 21 Kasper Risgård 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MF 30 Andreas Bruhn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DF 32 Kasper Pedersen 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 FW 33 Lukas Spalvis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 44 0 6 0 2 0 52 0 Summary Games played 42 (33 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League) Games won 25 (18 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup) Games drawn 9 (8 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League) Games lost 8 (7 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League) Goals scored 80 (60 Danish Superliga, 20 Danish Cup) Goals conceded 48 (38 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 3 UEFA Europa League) Goal difference +32 (+22 Danish Superliga, +13 Danish Cup, -3 UEFA Europa League) Clean sheets 13 (13 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Europa League) Yellow cards 52 (44 Danish Superliga, 6 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League) Red cards 0 Best result(s) W 5 – 0 (H) v Viborg FF – Danish Superliga – 9 December 2013 Worst result(s) L 3 – 0 (A) v Dila – UEFA Europa League – 18 July 2013 & L 3 – 0 (A) v FC København – Danish Superliga – 20 October 2013 Most appearances Nicolai Larsen & Kasper Kusk (41 appearances) Top scorer(s) Kasper Kusk (17 goals) Top assister(s) Kasper Kusk (14 assists) Worst discipline Jakob Ahlmann & Rasmus Würtz (10) Awards Player Player Award Month Source 17 Kasper Kusk Tipsbladet Profil of the Autumn December 2013 ^[12] 17 Kasper Kusk Superliga player of the Month, March March 2014 ^[13] 33 Lukas Spalvis Superliga player of the Month, April April 2014 ^[14] 8 Rasmus Würtz Tipsbladet Profil of the Spring May 2014 ^[15] 8 Rasmus Würtz AaB Player of the Season 2013–14 August 2014 ^[16] Team References

Notes and References

1. Web site: AaB skriver kontrakt med Risgård – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-09-04.
2. Web site: AaB henter Fredericia-profil – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-09-04.
3. Web site: AaB henter færøsk U/21-landsholdsanfører – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-11-20.
4. Web site: AaB sælger Helenius til Aston Villa – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-09-04.
5. Web site: Rolf Toft fortsætter i AaB – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-08-21 . 2013-09-04.
6. Web site: AaB sælger Lasse Nielsen – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2014-01-30.
7. Web site: AaB ophæver Hallur Hanssons kontrakt – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2014-01-31.
8. Web site: AaB lejer svensk Wolfsburg-angriber – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-09-04.
9. Web site: AaB udlejer Rolf Toft – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-09-04.
10. Web site: Rolf Toft returnerer til AaB – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2014-01-30.
11. Web site: AaB udlejer Curth til FCM – AaB A/S . Fodbold.aabsport.dk . 2013-08-26 . 2013-09-04.
12. Web site: Superliga-trænerne kårer Kusk – AaB A/S. fodbold.aabsport.dk. 2016-07-22.
13. Web site: Kusk hyldet som Månedens Spiller – AaB A/S. fodbold.aabsport.dk. 2016-07-22.
14. Web site: Spalvis kåret som Månedens spiller – AaB A/S. fodbold.aabsport.dk. 2016-07-22.
15. Web site: Superligatrænerne kårer Würtz til Forårets Profil – AaB A/S. fodbold.aabsport.dk. 2016-07-22.
16. Web site: AaB Support Club. a-s-c.dk. 2016-07-22.
17. Web site: Fairplay stilling i superligaen, 2013/2014 - SuperStats. superstats.dk. 2016-07-22.