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.
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.
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2017–18 position | |
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Aalborg | Aalborg Portland Park | Natural | 13,797 | |||
Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | |||
Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Hybrid | 29,000 | |||
Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | |||
Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | |||
Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 10,700 | |||
Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | |||
Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | |||
Farum | Right to Dream Park | Artificial | 9,900 | |||
Odense | Nature Energy Park | Natural | 15,633 | |||
Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | |||
Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | |||
Vejle | Vejle Stadium | Natural | 10,418 | |||
Hjørring | Nord Energi Arena | Natural | 7,500 |
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 | |
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AaB | Jacob Friis | Rasmus Würtz | Hummel | Spar Nord | |
AGF | David Nielsen | Niklas Backman | Hummel | Ceres | |
Brøndby | Martin Retov (interim) | Benedikt Röcker | Hummel | Arbejdernes Landsbank | |
Esbjerg | John Lammers | Markus Halsti | Nike | Viking | |
FCK | Ståle Solbakken | Zeca | Adidas | Carlsberg | |
Hobro | Peter Sørensen | Jonas Damborg | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord | |
Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Mathias Nielsen | Hummel | NG Zink | |
Midtjylland | Kenneth Andersen | Jakob Poulsen | Nike | Det Faglige Hus | |
Nordsjælland | Flemming Pedersen | Victor Nelsson | Diadora | DHL | |
OB | Jakob Michelsen | Janus Drachmann | Hummel | Albani | |
Randers | Thomas Thomasberg | Nicolai Poulsen | Puma | Verdo | |
SønderjyskE | Glen Riddersholm | Marc Pedersen | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse | |
Vejle | Constantin Gâlcă | Jacob Schoop | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse | |
Vendsyssel | Peter Enevoldsen | Alexander Juel Andersen | Diadora | Spar Nord |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
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OB | Kent Nielsen | Sacked | 21 May 2018[1] | Jakob Michelsen | 29 May 2018[2] | Pre-season | |
Randers FC | Rasmus Bertelsen | End of contract | 30 June 2018 | Thomas Thomasberg | 1 July 2018[3] | Pre-season | |
Hobro IK | Thomas Thomasberg | Signed by Randers | 30 June 2018 | Allan Kuhn | 1 July 2018[4] | Pre-season | |
FC Midtjylland | Jess Thorup | Signed by Gent | 10 October 2018[5] | Kenneth Andersen | 10 October 2018[6] | 1st | |
AaB | Morten Wieghorst | Sacked | 25 November 2018[7] | Jacob Friis | 25 November 2018[8] | 6th | |
SønderjyskE | Claus Nørgaard | Mutual consent | 17 December 2018[9] | Glen Riddersholm | 1 February 2019[10] | 10th | |
Brøndby | Alexander Zorniger | Sacked | 18 February 2019[11] | Martin Retov (interim) | 19 February 2019[12] | 4th | |
Hobro IK | Allan Kuhn | Sacked | 21 February 2019[13] | Peter Sørensen | 21 February 2019[14] | 14th | |
Vejle BK | Adolfo Sormani | Resigned | 5 March 2019[15] | Constantin Gâlcă | 6 March 2019[16] | 14th | |
FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Mutual consent | 25 March 2019[17] | Flemming Pedersen | 25 March 2019 | 6th | |
Vendsyssel FF | Jens Berthel Askou | Sacked | 20 May 2019[18] | Peter Enevoldsen | 20 May 2019[19] | Playoffs |
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
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.
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
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.
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.