Competition: | Superliga |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Dates: | 16 July 2021 – 29 May 2022 |
Winners: | Copenhagen |
Relegated: | Vejle Sønderjyske |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Copenhagen Midtjylland |
Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Silkeborg |
Continentalcup3: | Europa Conference League |
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Brøndby Viborg |
League Topscorer: | Nicklas Helenius (16 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | OB 6–0 Vejle |
Biggest Away Win: | SønderjyskE 0–6 Silkeborg |
Highest Scoring: | Aalborg 2–5 Viborg |
Matches: | 193 |
Total Goals: | 512 |
Longest Wins: | 4 matches Silkeborg |
Longest Unbeaten: | 4 matches Copenhagen Randers Silkeborg |
Longest Winless: | 4 matches AGF Brøndby Vejle |
Longest Losses: | 2 matches AGF OB SønderjyskE Vejle Viborg |
Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of the Danish Superliga. Brøndby were the defending champions. The season began on 16 July 2021 and ended on 29 May 2022.
Lyngby Boldklub (relegated after two years in the top flight) and AC Horsens (relegated after five years in the top flight) finished the 2020–21 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2021–22 1st Division.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2020–21 1st Division champions Viborg FF, who returned after four years of absence, as well as the runners-up Silkeborg IF who returned after a one-year absence.
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2020–21 position | |
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Aalborg | Aalborg Portland Park | Hybrid | 13,797 | |||
Aarhus | Ceres Park | Hybrid | 20,032 | |||
Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Hybrid | 29,000 | |||
Copenhagen | Parken | Hybrid | 38,065 | |||
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 | |||
Silkeborg | JYSK Park | Artificial | 10,000 | |||
Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | |||
Vejle | Vejle Stadion | Natural | 10,418 | |||
Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena | Hybrid | 9,566 |
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 | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
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SønderjyskE | Glen Riddersholm | Sacked | 26 May 2021[1] | Michael Boris | 1 July 2021[2] | Pre-season | |
FC Midtjylland | Brian Priske | Signed by Royal Antwerp | 29 May 2021[3] | Bo Henriksen | 1 July 2021[4] | Pre-season | |
OB | Michael Hemmingsen | Returned to Director of Sports | 31 May 2021 | Andreas Alm | 1 June 2021[5] | Pre-season | |
Vejle Boldklub | Constantin Gâlcă | End of contract | 30 June 2021[6] | Carit Falch | 1 July 2021[7] | Pre-season | |
Vejle Boldklub | Carit Falch | Sacked | 17 August 2021[8] | Peter Sørensen | 24 August 2021[9] | 12th | |
SønderjyskE | Michael Boris | Sacked | 1 November 2021[10] | Henrik Hansen | 16 December 2021[11] | 11th | |
AaB | Martí Cifuentes | Signed by Hammarby IF | 12 January 2022[12] | Oscar Hiljemark (caretaker) | 22 February 2022 | 4th | |
Viborg FF | Lars Friis | Suspended (Signed by AaB) | 25 January 2022[13] | Jacob Friis | 3 February 2022[14] | 8th | |
AaB | Oscar Hiljemark | End of tenure as caretaker | 9 March 2022 | Lars Friis | 9 March 2022[15] | 4th | |
Vejle Boldklub | Peter Sørensen | Sacked | 14 March 2022[16] | Ivan Prelec | 15 March 2022[17] | 11th |
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.
The fifth-placed team of the championship round, advanced to a play-off match against the winning team of the relegation round. The winners earned a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
Source: Soccerway
Award | Winner | Club | |
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Player of the Year | Copenhagen | ||
Golden Boot | Nicklas Helenius | Silkeborg | |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Kamil Grabara | Copenhagen | |
Breakthrough of the Year | Raphael Onyedika | Midtjylland |
Team of the Year[18] | |||||||
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Goalkeeper | Kamil Grabara (Copenhagen) | ||||||
Defence | Rasmus Carstensen (Silkeborg) | Rasmus Thelander (Aalborg) | Henrik Dalsgaard (Midtjylland) | Adam Sørensen (Lyngby) | |||
Midfield | Louka Prip (AaB) | Lukas Lerager (Copenhagen) | Pep Biel (Copenhagen) | Evander (Midtjylland) | Nicolai Vallys (Silkeborg) | ||
Attack | Nicklas Helenius (Silkeborg) |