# 2010–11 Danish Superliga

The 2010–11 Danish Superliga season was the 21st season of the Danish Superliga championship, which decides the Danish football championship. It began on 17 July 2010 with the previous season's silver medalists from Odense facing Esbjerg and ended on 29 May 2011 with six simultaneous matches. F.C. Copenhagen secured the title when Odense lost 1-2 to Nordsjælland on 21 April 2011, for their ninth Danish championship.
Twelve teams were taking part in the tournament, facing each other three times for 33 matches total.
For the first time since the 1999–2000 Danish Superliga, the top two teams entered the qualification for the UEFA Champions League.

## Teams

The top ten teams from the last season' Superliga and the top two teams from the last season's First Division participated.
| Club | Finishing position last season | First season in top division | First season of current spell in top division |
| AaB | 5th | 1928–29 | 1987 |
| AC Horsens | 1st in 1st Division | 1929–30 | 2010–11 |
| Brøndby | 3rd | 1982 | 1982 |
| Copenhagen | 1st | 1992–93 | 1992–93 |
| Esbjerg | 4th | 1928–29 | 2001–02 |
| Midtjylland | 6th | 2000–01 | 2000–01 |
| Nordsjælland | 7th | 2002–03 | 2002–03 |
| Lyngby | 2nd in 1st Division | 1980 | 2010–11 |
| OB | 2nd | 1927–28 | 1999–2000 |
| Randers | 10th | 1941–42 | 2006–07 |
| Silkeborg | 8th | 1988 | 2009–10 |
| SønderjyskE | 9th | 2000–01 | 2008–09 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 77 | 29 | +48 | 81 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | OB | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 55 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Brøndby | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 49 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Silkeborg | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 43 | |
| 6 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 39 | |
| 8 | Lyngby Boldklub | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | |
| 9 | Horsens | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 37 | |
| 10 | AaB | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 35 | |
| 11 | Randers (R) | 33 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 34 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
| 12 | Esbjerg (R) | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
* ↑ Nordsjælland won the 2010–11 Danish Cup competition and therefore qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

## Top goalscorers

Correct as of 19 May 2011
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dame N'Doye | F.C. Copenhagen | 25 |
| 2 | César Santin | F.C. Copenhagen | 17 |
| 3 | Peter Utaka | OB | 13 |
| 4 | Kim Aabech | Lyngby Boldklub | 12 |
| 4 | Hans Henrik Andreasen | OB | 12 |
| 6 | Michael Krohn-Dehli | Brøndby IF | 11 |
| 7 | Mikkel Thygesen | FC Midtjylland | 8 |
| 7 | Frank Kristensen | FC Midtjylland/Randers FC | 8 |
| 9 | Matti Lund Nielsen | FC Nordsjælland | 7 |
| 9 | Martin Vingaard | F.C. Copenhagen | 7 |
| 9 | Nicolaj Agger | Brøndby IF | 7 |
| 9 | Kenneth Fabricius | SønderjyskE | 7 |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Odense Boldklub | Lars Olsen | Sacked | 14 September 2010 | Uffe Pedersen (caretaker) | 14 September 2010 | 4th |
| AaB | Magnus Pehrsson | Sacked | 11 October 2010 | Kent Nielsen | 11 October 2010 | 12th |
| Odense Boldklub | Uffe Pedersen | End of tenure as caretaker | 7 November 2010 | Henrik Clausen | 7 November 2010 | 3rd |
| Esbjerg fB | Ove Pedersen | Resigned | 14 March 2011 | Jess Thorup | 14 March 2011 | 11th |
| FC Midtjylland | Allan Kuhn | Resigned | 15 April 2011 | Glen Riddersholm | 15 April 2011 | 4th |
| Randers FC | Ove Christensen | Sacked | 26 April 2011 | Peter Elstrup (caretaker) | 26 April 2011 | 10th |