# 2007–08 Danish Superliga

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.
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.

## Participants

* AaB
* RFC
* VFF
* AGF
* FCM
* ACH
* EfB
* OB
* FCN
* LBK
* FCK
* BIF
* Clubs placed on map
| Club | Finishing position last season | First season in top division | First season of current spell in top division |
| AaB | 3rd | 1928–29 | 1987 |
| AC Horsens | 10th | 1929–30 | 2005–06 |
| AGF | 2nd in 1st Division | 1918–19 | 2007–08 |
| Brøndby IF | 6th | 1982 | 1982 |
| Esbjerg fB | 7th | 1928–29 | 2001–02 |
| F.C. Copenhagen | 1st | 1992–93 | 1992–93 |
| FC Midtjylland | 2nd | 2000–01 | 2000–01 |
| FC Nordsjælland | 5th | 2002–03 | 2002–03 |
| Lyngby BK | 1st in 1st Division | 1980 | 2007–08 |
| OB | 4th | 1927–28 | 1999-00 |
| Randers FC | 8th | 1941–42 | 2006–07 |
| Viborg FF | 9th | 1927–28 | 1998–99 |

## League table

| 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 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 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 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 9 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 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 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
* ↑ Brøndby qualified for UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2007–08 Danish Cup.
* ↑ Nordsjælland qualified for UEFA Cup first qualifying round via UEFA Fair Play ranking.

## Results

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

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Thomas Dalgaard for Randers against Viborg (18 July 2007)
* Fastest goal in a match: Søren Friis (18 seconds) for Horsens against Viborg (14 April 2008)
* Widest Winning Margin: Viborg 0–5 Esbjerg (22 July 2007) / Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby (29 July 2007) / Randers 5–0 AaB (1 August 2007) / Lyngby 1–6 Esbjerg (20 August 2007)
* Most Goals in a Match: AGF 3–5 AaB (8 October 2007) / AaB 5–3 Lyngby (2 December 2007) / Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg (27 April 2008)
* First hat-trick of the season: Rajko Lekic for Esbjerg against Viborg (22 July 2007)

### Cards

* First yellow card: Robert Åhman-Persson for Viborg against Randers (18 July 2007)
* First red card: Aílton José Almeida for Copenhagen against Viborg (28 August 2007)
* Fastest red card in a match: Atle Roar Håland (7 seconds) for OB against Horsens (11 May 2008)

### Attendances

| Team | Average | Highest | Lowest |
| Copenhagen | 19,454 | 32,153 | 13,851 |
| Brøndby | 15,906 | 25,313 | 9,865 |
| AGF | 9,827 | 14,077 | 4,148 |
| OB | 9,012 | 14,616 | 6,149 |
| Midtjylland | 8,971 | 11,763 | 4,909 |
| AaB | 8,945 | 13,647 | 4,729 |
| Randers | 6,884 | 11,053 | 3,815 |
| Esbjerg | 6,610 | 11,008 | 4,089 |
| Viborg | 4,416 | 6,981 | 2,952 |
| Nordsjælland | 4,197 | 9,045 | 2,299 |
| Horsens | 3,992 | 6,700 | 2,115 |
| Lyngby | 2,474 | 6,955 | 1,035 |

## Goals
### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jeppe Curth | AaB | 17 |
| 2 | Martin Bernburg | FC Nordsjælland | 14 |
| 3 | Peter Graulund | AGF | 13 |
| 3 | Henrik Hansen | AC Horsens | 13 |
| 5 | Frank Kristensen | FC Midtjylland | 12 |
| 6 | Christian Holst | Lyngby BK | 9 |
| 6 | Gilberto Macena | AC Horsens | 9 |
| 6 | Morten Nordstrand | F.C. Copenhagen | 9 |
| 6 | Rade Prica | AaB | 9 |
| 10 | Marcus Allbäck | F.C. Copenhagen | 8 |
| 10 | Hans Henrik Andreasen | OB | 8 |
| 10 | Mikkel Beckmann | Lyngby BK | 8 |
| 10 | Atiba Hutchinson | F.C. Copenhagen | 8 |
| 10 | Rawez Lawan | AC Horsens | 8 |

#### 7 goals

* AaB: Andreas Johansson
* Brøndby IF: Martin Ericsson, Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen
* Esbjerg fB: Njogu Demba-Nyrén, Søren Rieks, Martin Vingaard
* FC Nordsjælland: Issey Nakajima-Farran
* OB: Baye Djiby Fall
* Randers FC: Bédi Buval, Thomas Dalgaard

#### 6 goals

* AaB: Siyabonga Nomvethe
* Esbjerg fB: Jesper Lange, Rajko Lekic, Michaël Murcy
* FC Nordsjælland: Bajram Fetai, Thomas Kristensen
* OB: Jonas Borring
* Randers FC: Marc Nygaard, Tidiane Sane

#### 5 goals

* AaB: Kasper Risgård
* AGF: Dioh Williams
* Brøndby IF: Stefán Gíslason, Chris Katongo
* Esbjerg fB: Jesper Bech
* F.C. Copenhagen: Libor Sionko
* FC Midtjylland: Mikkel Thygesen
* OB: Johan Absalonsen
* Viborg FF: Christian Muomaife

### Hat-tricks

| Scorer | Game | Date |
| Rajko Lekic | Viborg v Esbjerg | 22 July 2007 |
| Thomas Dalgaard | Randers v AaB | 1 August 2007 |
| Jeppe Curth | AGF v AaB | 8 October 2007 |
| Peter Graulund | AGF v Nordsjælland | 28 November 2007 |
| Baye Djiby Fall | Lyngby v OB | 4 April 2008 |

## Kits 2007–2008

| 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 | H$_2$O | 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 |

## Stadiums

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Parken Stadium | 34,098 |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby Stadium | 29,000 |
| AGF | NRGi Park | 20,200 |
| OB | Fionia Park | 15,761 |
| AaB | Energi Nord Arena | 13,800 |
| Esbjerg fB | Blue Water Arena | 13,282 |
| Lyngby BK | Lyngby Stadion | 12,000 |
| Randers FC | Essex Park Randers | 12,000 |
| FC Midtjylland | SAS Arena | 11,809 |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum Park | 10,000 |
| Viborg FF | Viborg Stadion | 9,566 |
| AC Horsens | Casa Arena Horsens | 6,700 |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| OB | Bruce Rioch | Quit | 12 March 2007 | Lars Olsen | 1 July 2007 |
| Randers FC | Lars Olsen | End of contract | 30 June 2007 | Colin Todd | 1 July 2007 |
| Viborg FF | Anders Linderoth | Mutual consent | 9 November 2007 | Hans Eklund | 1 January 2008 |

## Promoted teams

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

* ↑ Wamsler, Morten (12 March 2007). "Bruce Rioch stopper øjeblikkeligt i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
* ↑ Wamsler, Morten (24 January 2007). "Lars Olsen bliver ny træner i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
* ↑ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen stopper i Randers FC til sommer" (in Danish). Randers FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
* ↑ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-04-10). "Colin Todd ny cheftræner i Randers FC" (in Danish). Randers FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
* ↑ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-09). "Viborg F.F. og Anders Linderoth skilles" (in Danish). Viborg FF. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
* ↑ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-26). "Eklund ny cheftræner i Viborg F.F." (in Danish). Viborg FF. Retrieved 2007-11-26.