# 2012–13 Danish Superliga

The 2012–13 Danish Superliga season was the 23rd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. It marked the 100 year anniversary of the first ever Danish Football Championship, held in 1912–13.
The season began on 13 July 2012 and ended on 20 May 2013.

## Teams

Lyngby Boldklub and HB Køge finished the 2011–12 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2012–13 1st Division.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 1st Division champions Esbjerg fB and runners-up Randers FC.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2011–12 position |
| AaB | Aalborg | Energi Nord Arena | Natural | 13,797 | 7th |
| AC Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | 4th |
| AGF | Aarhus | NRGi Park | Natural | 20,032 | 5th |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Natural | 29,000 | 9th |
| Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | 1D, 1st |
| FC Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Parken | Natural | 38,065 | 2nd |
| FC Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | 3rd |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Farum Park | Artificial | 9,900 | 1st |
| OB | Odense | TRE-FOR Park | Natural | 15,633 | 10th |
| Randers FC | Randers | AutoC Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | 1D, 2nd |
| Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | Mascot Park | Natural | 10,000 | 8th |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Haderslev Fodboldstadion | Natural | 10,000 | 6th |

### 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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AaB | Kent Nielsen | Thomas Augustinussen | adidas | Spar Nord |
| AC Horsens | Johnny Mølby | Martin Retov | hummel | Telia Stofa |
| AGF | Peter Sørensen | Steffen Rasmussen | hummel | YouSee |
| Brøndby IF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Clarence Goodson | hummel | UNICEF |
| Esbjerg fB | Jess Thorup | Nicolai Høgh | Nike | Sydenergi |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Ariël Jacobs | Lars Jacobsen | adidas | Carlsberg |
| FC Midtjylland | Glen Riddersholm | Kristian Bak Nielsen | Wunderelf | Nordea |
| FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Nicolai Stokholm | Diadora | City Container |
| OB | Troels Bech | Anders Møller Christensen | Puma | Carlsberg |
| Randers FC | Colin Todd | Søren Pedersen | Warrior | Verdo |
| Silkeborg IF | Viggo Jensen | Henrik Pedersen | uhlsport | Mascot International |
| SønderjyskE | Lars Søndergaard | Henrik Hansen | Diadora | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Odense BK | Poul Hansen | End of tenure as caretaker | 24 May 2012 | Troels Bech | 24 May 2012 | Pre-Season |
| Silkeborg IF | Troels Bech | Signed by Odense BK | 24 May 2012 | Keld Bordinggaard | 1 June 2012 | Pre-Season |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Carsten V. Jensen | Resigned | 25 May 2012 | Ariël Jacobs | 22 June 2012 | Pre-Season |
| Randers FC | Michael Hemmingsen | Sacked | 5 July 2012 | Colin Todd | 5 July 2012 | Pre-Season |
| Silkeborg IF | Keld Bordinggaard | Sacked | 11 November 2012 | Viggo Jensen | 11 November 2012 | 12th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Randers FC | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Esbjerg fB | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | AaB | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Midtjylland | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 47 | |
| 7 | AGF | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Brøndby | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 39 | |
| 10 | OB | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Horsens (R) | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 34 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
| 12 | Silkeborg IF (R) | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 31 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Copenhagen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nordsjælland | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Randers FC | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Esbjerg fB | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| AaB | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Midtjylland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| AGF | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| SønderjyskE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Brøndby | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| OB | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Horsens | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Silkeborg IF | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Andreas Cornelius | Copenhagen | 18 |
| 2 | Nicklas Helenius | AaB | 16 |
| 3 | Aron Jóhannsson | AGF | 14 |
| 3 | Simon Makienok | Brøndby | 14 |
| 3 | Marvin Pourie | Silkeborg IF | 14 |
| 3 | Ronnie Schwartz | Randers FC | 14 |
| 7 | Lasse Vibe | SønderjyskE | 12 |
| 8 | Nicolai Jørgensen | Copenhagen | 11 |
| 8 | César Santin | Copenhagen | 11 |
| 10 | Joshua John | Nordsjælland | 10 |