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The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match on May 24, 2008.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
SAS Ligaen
Season2007–08
ChampionsAaB
3rd Superliga title
3rd top-flight Danish title
RelegatedViborg FF
Lyngby BK
Champions LeagueAaB (Second qualifying round)
UEFA CupBrøndby IF (First qualifying round; via Danish Cup)
FC Midtjylland (First qualifying round)
F.C. Copenhagen (First qualifying round)
FC Nordsjælland (First qualifying round; via Fair Play)
Intertoto CupOB (second round)
Goals scored543
Average goals/game2.74
Top goalscorerJeppe Curth (17)
Biggest home winFC Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby IF (2007-07-29)
Randers FC 5–0 AaB (2007-08-01)
Biggest away winViborg FF 0–5 Esbjerg fB (2007-07-22)
Lyngby BK 1–6 Esbjerg fB (2007-08-20)
Highest scoringAGF 3–5 AaB (2007-10-08)
AaB 5–3 Lyngby BK (2007-12-02)
FC Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg FF (2008-04-27)
(8 goals)
Longest winning run6 – AaB (26 August-20 October)
Longest unbeaten run12 – F.C. Copenhagen (25 July-28 October)
Longest losing run7 – Viborg FF (24 September-25 November)
Highest attendance32,153 – F.C. Copenhagen v Brøndby IF (2007-12-02)
Lowest attendance1,501 – Lyngby BK v Randers FC (2008-04-13)
Average attendance8,424
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The Danish champions qualified for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The runners-up and no. 3 qualified for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The 4th placed team qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008. The 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted to the Superliga.

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Participants

Clubs placed on map
More information Club, Finishing position last season ...
Club
Finishing position
last season
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB3rd1928–291987
AC Horsens10th1929–302005–06
AGF2nd in 1st Division1918–192007–08
Brøndby IF6th19821982
Esbjerg fB7th1928–292001–02
F.C. Copenhagen1st1992–931992–93
FC Midtjylland2nd2000–012000–01
FC Nordsjælland5th2002–032002–03
Lyngby BK1st in 1st Division19802007–08
OB4th1927–281999-00
Randers FC8th1941–422006–07
Viborg FF9th1927–281998–99
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AaB (C) 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Midtjylland 33 18 8 7 53 36 +17 62 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Copenhagen 33 17 9 7 51 29 +22 60
4 OB 33 12 16 5 46 27 +19 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Horsens 33 14 10 9 47 43 +4 52
6 Randers FC 33 13 8 12 41 33 +8 47
7 Esbjerg fB 33 13 6 14 59 54 +5 45
8 Brøndby[a] 33 11 10 12 44 44 0 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
9 Nordsjælland[b] 33 11 10 12 47 51 4 43
10 AGF 33 7 8 18 33 51 18 29
11 Viborg FF (R) 33 5 5 23 29 68 39 20 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Lyngby Boldklub (R) 33 3 9 21 33 69 36 18
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Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

More information Home \ Away, ACH ...
Home \ Away ACH AGF BIF EFB FCK FCM FCN LBK OB RFC VFF AAB ACH AGF BIF EFB FCK FCM FCN LBK OB RFC VFF AAB
AC Horsens 0–0 4–2 4–3 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2
AGF 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–5 1–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 0–2
Brøndby IF 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–2 3–1
Esbjerg fB 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 3–2 3–2 1–1
FC Copenhagen 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 3–0
FC Midtjylland 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
FC Nordsjælland 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 5–3
Lyngby BK 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–6 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–3 2–0 3–4 4–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–2
Odense BK 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Randers FC 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0
Viborg FF 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 3–2
AaB 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–3 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0
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Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Attendances

More information Team, Average ...
Team Average Highest Lowest
Copenhagen19,45432,15313,851
Brøndby15,90625,3139,865
AGF9,82714,0774,148
OB9,01214,6166,149
Midtjylland8,97111,7634,909
AaB8,94513,6474,729
Randers6,88411,0533,815
Esbjerg6,61011,0084,089
Viborg4,4166,9812,952
Nordsjælland4,1979,0452,299
Horsens3,9926,7002,115
Lyngby2,4746,9551,035
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Goals

Top goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Hat-tricks

More information Scorer, Game ...
Scorer Game Date
Denmark Rajko Lekic Viborg v Esbjerg 22 July 2007
Denmark Thomas Dalgaard Randers v AaB 1 August 2007
Denmark Jeppe Curth AGF v AaB 8 October 2007
Denmark Peter Graulund AGF v Nordsjælland 28 November 2007
Senegal Baye Djiby Fall Lyngby v OB 4 April 2008
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Kits 2007–2008

More information Team, Kit maker ...
Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
AaB hummel Spar Nord Same kits as 06/07 until November 25, 2007 where a new home kit was introduced. It doesn't have the white field on the front, and it also features gold printings.
AC Horsens hummel Telia Stofa Spar Nord and 3-stjernet replaced as sponsors by cable TV company Telia Stofa. New home kit, and new gray/black away kit.
AGF hummel Ceres/Faxe Kondi Same kits as 06/07.
Brøndby IF adidas Codan Same home and 3rd kit as 06/07. New brown away shirt with light blue details.
Esbjerg fB Umbro Frøs Herreds Sparekasse New home kit with several stripes, and strides on the sleeves. Gold printings.
F.C. Copenhagen Kappa Carlsberg New kits with blue collar and gold printings on the back.
FC Midtjylland Puma SPAR New kits in regular PUMA-style.
FC Nordsjælland H2O Jyske Bank Same kits as 06/07 until December 2, 2007, where a new purple home kit was introduced.
Lyngby BK Nike Herbalife New home kit with white sleeves. New red away kit.
OB Nike Carlsberg Same home kit as spring 07. New black away kit.
Randers FC Umbro Forenede Rengøring Same kits as 06/07
Viborg FF PUMA Telia Same kits as 06/07
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Stadiums

More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. CopenhagenParken Stadium34,098
Brøndby IFBrøndby Stadium29,000
AGFNRGi Park20,200
OBFionia Park15,761
AaBEnergi Nord Arena13,800
Esbjerg fBBlue Water Arena13,282
Lyngby BKLyngby Stadion12,000
Randers FCEssex Park Randers12,000
FC MidtjyllandSAS Arena11,809
FC NordsjællandFarum Park10,000
Viborg FFViborg Stadion9,566
AC HorsensCasa Arena Horsens6,700
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
OB Scotland Bruce Rioch Quit 12 March 2007[1] Denmark Lars Olsen 1 July 2007[2]
Randers FC Denmark Lars Olsen End of contract 30 June 2007[3] England Colin Todd 1 July 2007[4]
Viborg FF Sweden Anders Linderoth Mutual consent 9 November 2007[5] Sweden Hans Eklund 1 January 2008[6]
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The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of last season:

  • Lyngby BK (Winners of the 1st Division)
  • AGF (Runners-up in the 1st Division)

Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated from the Superliga last season:

  • Vejle B (Won 2–1 away to AC Horsens on May 24, 2007, but Viborg won also.)
  • Silkeborg IF (Drew 1–1 with FC Nordsjælland on May 20, 2007 when they needed a win.)

Footnotes and references

See also

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