2018–19 Danish Superliga Explained

Competition:Superliga
Season:2018–19
Dates:13 July 2018 – 26 May 2019
Winners:Copenhagen
Relegated:Vendsyssel
Vejle
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Copenhagen
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Midtjylland
Esbjerg
Brøndby
League Topscorer:Robert Skov
(29 goals)
Matches:246
Total Goals:681
Highest Attendance:33,134
Lowest Attendance:1,012
Average Attendance:6,595
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 Danish Superliga season was the 29th season of the Danish Superliga. Midtjylland were the defending champions. The season started on 13 July 2018 and ended on 26 May 2019.

Teams

FC Helsingør finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2017–18 season and was relegated to the 2018–19 1st Division along with Silkeborg IF, and Lyngby who lost their respective relegation play-offs as well.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2017–18 1st Division champions Vejle BK, who returned after nine years of absence, as well as the play-off winners Vendsyssel FF who got promoted to the top division for the first time ever, and Esbjerg fB who returned after a one-year absence.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumTurfCapacity2017–18
position
AalborgAalborg Portland ParkNatural13,797
AarhusCeres ParkNatural20,032
BrøndbyBrøndby StadiumHybrid29,000
EsbjergBlue Water ArenaNatural18,000
CopenhagenTelia ParkenNatural38,065
HobroDS ArenaNatural10,700
HorsensCASA Arena HorsensNatural10,400
HerningMCH ArenaNatural11,800
FarumRight to Dream ParkArtificial9,900
OdenseNature Energy ParkNatural15,633
RandersBioNutria Park RandersNatural12,000
HaderslevSydbank ParkNatural10,000
VejleVejle StadiumNatural10,418
HjørringNord Energi ArenaNatural7,500

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 Jacob Friis Rasmus WürtzHummelSpar Nord
AGF David Nielsen Niklas BackmanHummelCeres
Brøndby Martin Retov (interim) Benedikt RöckerHummelArbejdernes Landsbank
Esbjerg John Lammers Markus HalstiNikeViking
FCK Ståle Solbakken ZecaAdidasCarlsberg
Hobro Peter Sørensen Jonas DamborgPumaDS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Horsens Bo Henriksen Mathias NielsenHummelNG Zink
Midtjylland Kenneth Andersen Jakob PoulsenNikeDet Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland Flemming Pedersen Victor NelssonDiadoraDHL
OB Jakob Michelsen Janus DrachmannHummelAlbani
Randers Thomas Thomasberg Nicolai PoulsenPumaVerdo
SønderjyskE Glen Riddersholm Marc PedersenHummelFrøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vejle Constantin Gâlcă Jacob SchoopHummelFrøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vendsyssel Peter Enevoldsen Alexander Juel AndersenDiadoraSpar Nord

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
OB Kent NielsenSacked21 May 2018[1] Jakob Michelsen29 May 2018[2] Pre-season
Randers FC Rasmus BertelsenEnd of contract30 June 2018 Thomas Thomasberg1 July 2018[3] Pre-season
Hobro IK Thomas ThomasbergSigned by Randers30 June 2018 Allan Kuhn1 July 2018[4] Pre-season
FC Midtjylland Jess ThorupSigned by Gent10 October 2018[5] Kenneth Andersen10 October 2018[6] 1st
AaB Morten WieghorstSacked25 November 2018[7] Jacob Friis25 November 2018[8] 6th
SønderjyskE Claus NørgaardMutual consent17 December 2018[9] Glen Riddersholm1 February 2019[10] 10th
Brøndby Alexander ZornigerSacked18 February 2019[11] Martin Retov (interim)19 February 2019[12] 4th
Hobro IK Allan KuhnSacked21 February 2019[13] Peter Sørensen21 February 2019[14] 14th
Vejle BK Adolfo SormaniResigned5 March 2019[15] Constantin Gâlcă6 March 2019[16] 14th
FC Nordsjælland Kasper HjulmandMutual consent25 March 2019[17] Flemming Pedersen25 March 20196th
Vendsyssel FF Jens Berthel AskouSacked20 May 2019[18] Peter Enevoldsen20 May 2019[19] Playoffs

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship round

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

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.

Relegation round

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

Group A

Group B

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.

If the 2018–19 Danish Cup winner, found on 17 May in the final, is involved in the play-offs, they will be withdrawn, as they will enter the Europa League third qualifying round directly.

European play-off match

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs were streamlined slightly compared to the previous system, essentially doing away with the former first round.

The winner of match 1 finished 11th and stayed in the Superliga, while the losers of match 2 finished 14th and were relegated directly.

Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Robert SkovCopenhagen29
2 Dame N'DoyeCopenhagen22
Andreas Skov OlsenNordsjælland
4 Kamil WilczekBrøndby21
5 Paul OnuachuMidtjylland17
6 Godsway DonyohNordsjælland10
Allan SousaVejle
Lucas AndersenAaB
Bashkim KadriiOB
10 Viktor FischerCopenhagen9
Patrick MortensenAGF
Evander da Silva FerreiraMidtjylland

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OB fyrer cheftræner Kent Nielsen. da. 2018-05-21. 2018-05-21. politiken.dk.
  2. Web site: OB ansætter Jakob Michelsen som ny cheftræner. da. 2015-05-29. 2018-06-22. tv2fyn.dk.
  3. Web site: Thomasberg stopper i Hobro - skal til Randers. da. 2018-05-24. 2018-07-01. bold.dk.
  4. Web site: Allan Kuhn ny cheftræner i Hobro. da. 2018-06-07. 2018-07-01. bold.dk.
  5. Web site: FCM bekræfter: Thorup rykker til Gent. da. 2018-10-10. 2018-10-11. bold.dk.
  6. Web site: Officielt: Kenneth Andersen er ny FCM-træner. da. 2018-10-10. 2018-10-11. bold.dk.
  7. Web site: AaB fyrer Morten Wieghorst. da. 2018-11-25. 2018-11-25. bold.dk.
  8. Web site: AaB fastansætter Jacob Friis. da. 2018-12-10. 2018-12-16. bold.dk.
  9. Web site: Nørgaard stopper omgående i SønderjyskE. da. 2018-12-17. 2018-12-17. bold.dk.
  10. Web site: Officielt: Glen R. er ny SønderjyskE-træner. da. 2018-12-19. 2018-12-19. bold.dk.
  11. Web site: Kæmpe bombe i Brøndby: Zorniger fyret. da. 2019-02-18. 2019-02-20. bold.dk.
  12. Web site: Officielt: Retov er ny cheftræner i Brøndby. da. 2019-02-19. 2019-02-20. bold.dk.
  13. Web site: Allan Kuhn er færdig i Hobro. da. 2019-02-21. 2019-02-21. bold.dk.
  14. Web site: Peter Sørensen ny træner i Hobro. da. 2019-02-21. 2019-02-21. bold.dk.
  15. Web site: Adolfo Sormani stopper i Vejle. da. 2019-03-05. 2019-03-05. bold.dk.
  16. Web site: Officielt: Galca skal redde Vejle fra nedrykning. da. 2019-03-06. 2019-03-06. bold.dk.
  17. Web site: Hjulmand stopper øjeblikkeligt i FCN. da. 2019-03-25. 2019-03-25. bold.dk.
  18. Web site: Vendsyssel sparker trænerteam på porten. da. 2019-05-20. 2019-05-20. bold.dk.
  19. Web site: Officielt: Vendsyssel hyrer Enevoldsen. da. 2019-05-20. 2019-05-20. bold.dk.
  20. Web site: Topscorerliste . Danish Football Association . 1 August 2018 . da . Top scorers list.