2015–16 Danish Superliga Explained

Season:2015–16
League Topscorer:Lukas Spalvis (18)
Biggest Home Win:AaB 6–0 Hobro
(1 November 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Hobro 0-6 Viborg
(5 March 2016)
Highest Scoring:Esbjerg 4–4 Hobro
(22 November 2015) Copenhagen 6–2 AaB
(13 March 2016)
Matches:198
Total Goals:549
Longest Wins:SønderjyskE (5)
Longest Unbeaten:Copenhagen (9)
Longest Winless:Hobro (9)
Longest Losses:Hobro (5)
Nextseason:2016–17

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.

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

ClubLocationStadiumTurfCapacity2014–15
position
AalborgNordjyske ArenaNatural13,797
AarhusCeres ParkNatural20,032
BrøndbyBrøndby StadiumNatural29,000
EsbjergBlue Water ArenaNatural18,000
CopenhagenTelia ParkenNatural38,065
HerningMCH ArenaNatural11,800
FarumFarum Park (until 26 April 2016)
Right to Dream Park (from 27 April 2016)
Artificial9,900
HobroDS ArenaNatural7,500
OdenseTRE-FOR ParkNatural15,633
RandersAutoC Park Randers (until 21 September 2015)
BioNutria Park Randers (from 22 September 2015)
Natural12,000
HaderslevSydbank ParkNatural10,000
ViborgEnergi Viborg ArenaNatural9,566

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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AaB Lars Søndergaard Rasmus WürtzhummelSpar Nord
AGF Glen Riddersholm Steffen RasmussenhummelCeres
Brøndby IF Aurelijus Skarbalius Thomas KahlenberghummelBet25.dk
Esbjerg fB Jonas Dal Hans Henrik AndreasenNikeSydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Ståle Solbakken Thomas DelaneyadidasCarlsberg
FC Midtjylland Jess Thorup Kristian Bak NielsenNikeHessel
FC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Patrick MtiligaDiadoraDHL
Hobro IK Ove Pedersen Mads JustesenPumaDS Gruppen, Spar Nord
OB Kent Nielsen Hallgrímur JónassonhummelCarlsberg
Randers FC Colin Todd Christian KellerPumaVerdo
SønderjyskE Jakob Michelsen Niels LodberghummelFrøs Herreds Sparekasse
Viborg Johnny Mølby Mikkel RaskNikeAndelskassen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
AaB Kent NielsenEnd of contract and signed by OB1 June 2015[5] Lars Søndergaard1 July 2015[6] Pre-Season
OB Ove PedersenEnd of contract1 June 2015[7] Kent Nielsen1 July 2015Pre-Season
SønderjyskE Lars SøndergaardEnd of contract and signed by AaB1 June 2015 Jakob Michelsen1 July 2015[8] Pre-Season
Viborg FF Aurelijus SkarbaliusMutual consent6 June 2015[9] Johnny Mølby9 June 2015[10] Pre-Season
FC Midtjylland Glen RiddersholmResigned26 June 2015[11] Jess Thorup12 July 2015[12] Pre-Season
Esbjerg fB Niels FrederiksenSacked10 August 2015[13] Michael Mex Pedersen (interim)10 August 201512th
Esbjerg fB Michael Mex PedersenEnd of tenure as caretaker20 October 2015 Jonas Dal20 October 2015[14] 10th
Hobro IK Jonas DalSigned by Esbjerg fB20 October 2015 Lars Justesen (interim)20 October 201512th
Hobro IK Lars JustesenEnd of tenure as caretaker24 November 2015 Ove Pedersen24 November 2015[15] 12th
AGF Morten WieghorstSacked5 December 2015[16] Glen Riddersholm6 December 2015[17] 9th
FC Nordsjælland Ólafur KristjánssonSacked15 December 2015[18] Kasper Hjulmand1 January 20168th
Brøndby IF Thomas FrankResigned9 March 2016[19] Aurelijus Skarbalius9 March 2016[20] 5th

League table

Positions by round

Results

Matchday 12–33

Top goalscorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Lukas SpalvisAaB18
2 Nicolai JørgensenCopenhagen15
3 Federico SantanderCopenhagen14
Rasmus FestersenOB
Morten RasmussenAGF
6 Martin PušićFC Midtjylland13
7 Johan AbsalonsenSønderjyskE12
Thomas EnevoldsenAaB
Anders K. JacobsenOB
Mikael IshakRanders FC
11 Jeppe CurthViborg FF10
12 BruninhoNordsjælland9
Mayron GeorgeHobro IK
Tommy BechmannSønderjyskE
Nicolaj MadsenSønderjyskE
Teemu PukkiBrøndby IF
Updated to games played on May 30, 2016
Source: fifa.com

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Please update your bookmarks .
  2. Web site: Superligaen udvides til 14 hold . . 2015-06-20 . Sejersbøl . Morten Crone . 2015-06-20 . da .
  3. Web site: Ehrhorn . Michael . Randers FC-hjemmebane bliver BioNutria Park . tipsbladet.dk . . 20 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170520193654/http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/randers-fc-hjemmebane-bliver-bionutria-park . 20 May 2017 . da . 22 September 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: Anker-Møller . Kristian . Farum Park bliver til Right to Dream Park . bold.dk . 20 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170520194335/http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/farum-park-bliver-til-right-to-dream-park/ . 20 May 2017 . da . 27 April 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Kent Nielsen stopper i AaB til sommer . bold.dk . 2014-12-22 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-05-31 . da .
  6. Web site: Officielt: Søndergaard ny AaB-træner . bold.dk . 2015-04-09 . Nøhr . Mikkel . 2015-05-31 . da .
  7. Web site: Kent Nielsen tager over i OB . bold.dk . 2014-12-22 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-05-31 . da .
  8. Web site: Officielt: Michelsen ny SønderjyskE-træner . bold.dk . 2015-04-30 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-05-31 . da .
  9. Web site: Auri Skarbalius forlader VFF til sommer . bold.dk . 2015-05-18 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-05-31 . da .
  10. Web site: Officielt: Mølby ny træner i Viborg . bold.dk . 2015-06-09 . Nøhr . Mikkel . 2015-06-09 . da .
  11. Web site: FCM-chok: Riddersholm stopper . bold.dk . 2015-06-26 . Karlsen . Nanna Møller . 2015-06-26 . da .
  12. Web site: Officielt: Thorup ny FC Midtjylland-træner . bold.dk . 2015-07-12 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-07-12 . da .
  13. Web site: Esbjerg fyrer Niels Frederiksen . bold.dk . 2015-08-10 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-08-10 . da .
  14. Web site: Officielt: Jonas Dal starter i Esbjerg omgående . bold.dk . 2015-10-20 . Nøhr . Mikkel . 2015-10-20 . da .
  15. Web site: Officielt: Ove P. ny Hobro-træner . bold.dk . 2015-11-24 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-11-24 . da .
  16. Web site: Morten Wieghorst fyret i AGF . bold.dk . 2015-12-05 . Nøhr . Mikkel . 2015-12-05 . da .
  17. Web site: Officielt: Riddersholm ny AGF-træner . bold.dk . 2015-12-06 . Nøhr . Mikkel . 2015-12-06 . da .
  18. Web site: FCN genansætter Kasper Hjulmand . bold.dk . 2015-12-15 . Helmin . Jesper . 2015-12-15 . da .
  19. Web site: Thomas Frank færdig i Brøndby . bold.dk . 2016-03-09 . Blond . Mikael . 2016-03-09 . da .
  20. Web site: Auri overtager Brøndby-tøjlerne . bold.dk . 2016-03-09 . Blond . Mikael . 2016-03-09 . da .