# 2009–10 in Danish football

The 2009-10 season is the 120th season of competitive football in Denmark.

## Domestic competitions

| Competition | Details | Winner | Match Report |
| Danish Superliga | 2009-10 | F.C. Copenhagen | |
| Danish Cup | 2009-10 | FC Nordsjælland | Report |
| Danish 1st Division | 2009-10 | AC Horsens | |
| Danish 2nd Division East | 2009-10 | Brønshøj BK | |
| Danish 2nd Division West | 2009-10 | FC Hjørring | |

### Transfer deals
## National team
### Players
#### 2010 World Cup squad

On May 10, a preliminary 30-man squad was named for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The squad was cut down to 23 players on May 28.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Jesper Christiansen | (1978-04-24) April 24, 1978 (age 46) | 11 | 0 | Copenhagen |
| 1GK | Stephan Andersen | (1981-11-26) November 26, 1981 (age 43) | 7 | 0 | Brøndby |
| 1GK | Thomas Sørensen | (1976-06-12) June 12, 1976 (age 48) | 89 | 0 | Stoke City |
| 2DF | Daniel Agger | (1984-12-12) December 12, 1984 (age 40) | 35 | 3 | Liverpool |
| 2DF | Lars Jacobsen | (1979-09-20) September 20, 1979 (age 45) | 34 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2DF | Patrick Mtiliga | (1981-01-28) January 28, 1981 (age 44) | 4 | 0 | Málaga |
| 2DF | Per Krøldrup | (1979-07-31) July 31, 1979 (age 45) | 31 | 0 | Fiorentina |
| 2DF | Simon Kjær | (1989-03-26) March 26, 1989 (age 35) | 11 | 0 | Palermo |
| 2DF | Simon Poulsen | (1984-10-07) October 7, 1984 (age 40) | 8 | 0 | AZ |
| 2DF | William Kvist | (1985-02-24) February 24, 1985 (age 40) | 14 | 0 | Copenhagen |
| 3MF | Christian Eriksen | (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992 (age 33) | 5 | 0 | Ajax |
| 3MF | Christian Poulsen | (1980-02-28) February 28, 1980 (age 45) | 77 | 6 | Juventus |
| 3MF | Daniel Jensen | (1979-06-25) June 25, 1979 (age 45) | 50 | 3 | Werder Bremen |
| 3MF | Jakob Poulsen | (1983-07-07) July 7, 1983 (age 41) | 15 | 1 | AGF |
| 3MF | Mikkel Beckmann | (1983-10-24) October 24, 1983 (age 41) | 6 | 0 | Randers |
| 3MF | Thomas Enevoldsen | (1987-07-27) July 27, 1987 (age 37) | 7 | 1 | Groningen |
| 3MF | Thomas Kahlenberg | (1983-03-20) March 20, 1983 (age 41) | 34 | 3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 4FW | Dennis Rommedahl | (1978-07-22) July 22, 1978 (age 46) | 99 | 17 | Ajax |
| 4FW | Jesper Grønkjær | (1977-08-12) August 12, 1977 (age 47) | 80 | 5 | Copenhagen |
| 4FW | Jon Dahl Tomasson | (1976-08-29) August 29, 1976 (age 48) | 112 | 52 | Feyenoord |
| 4FW | Martin Jørgensen | (1975-10-06) October 6, 1975 (age 49) | 99 | 12 | AGF |
| 4FW | Nicklas Bendtner | (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 37) | 35 | 12 | Arsenal |
| 4FW | Søren Larsen | (1981-09-06) September 6, 1981 (age 43) | 20 | 11 | MSV Duisburg |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Kim Christensen (cut) | (1979-07-16) July 16, 1979 (age 45) | 1 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| 2DF | Anders Møller Christensen (stand-by) | (1977-07-26)26 July 1977 (aged 32) | 6 | 0 | OB |
| 2DF | Leon Jessen (stand-by) | (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 3MF | Mikkel Thygesen (stand-by) | (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 3MF | Michael Silberbauer (cut) | (1981-07-07) July 7, 1981 (age 43) | 14 | 1 | Utrecht |
| 4FW | Michael Krohn-Dehli (cut) | (1983-06-06) June 6, 1983 (age 41) | 5 | 0 | Brøndby |
| 4FW | Morten Rasmussen (stand-by) | (1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 25) | 3 | 0 | Celtic |

#### Other call-ups

In addition to the above, the following players have appeared for Denmark during the 2009-10 season:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 2DF | Michael Jakobsen | (1986-01-02)January 2, 1986 | 5 | 0 | AaB |
| 2DF | Kris Stadsgaard | (1985-08-01)August 1, 1985 | 1 | 0 | Rosenborg BK |
| 2DF | Michael Lumb | (1988-01-09)January 9, 1988 | 2 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 3MF | Lasse Schøne | (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 | 1 | 1 | NEC Nijmegen |
| 3MF | Hjalte Bo Nørregaard | (1981-04-08)April 8, 1981 | 4 | 0 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 3MF | Søren Rieks | (1987-04-07)April 7, 1987 | 3 | 1 | Esbjerg |
| 3MF | Johan Absalonsen | (1985-09-16)September 16, 1985 | 2 | 1 | OB |
| 3MF | Peter Nymann | (1982-08-22)August 22, 1982 | 1 | 0 | Esbjerg |
| 4FW | Martin Bernburg | (1985-12-26)December 26, 1985 | 4 | 1 | Brøndby IF |
| 4FW | Rajko Lekic | (1981-07-03)July 3, 1981 | 1 | 0 | Silkeborg IF |
| 4FW | Jesper Bech | (1982-05-25)May 25, 1982 | 2 | 0 | Esbjerg fB |

#### Goal scorers

| Player | Goals |
| Nicklas Bendtner | 3 |
| Søren Rieks | 1 |
| Jakob Poulsen | 1 |
| Johan Absalonsen | 1 |
| Martin Bernburg | 1 |
| Lasse Schøne | 1 |

### Record

| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| International Friendly | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 |

### Schedule
## League XI national team

On December 1, 2009, a 20-man squad Denmark League XI national football team was named to play a number of unofficial national team games at the 2010 King's Cup. Before the tournament, several players had pull out. Goalkeeper Stephan Andersen due to injury, Jesper Grønkjær and William Kvist due to F.C. Copenhagen's advancement in the UEFA Europa League, and Michael Lumb due to his transfer move to a foreign club.
The number of caps and goals reflect performances during the 2010 King's Cup.

### Players

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Steffen Rasmussen | (1982-09-30)September 30, 1982 | 1 | 0 | AGF (Replacement) |
| 16 | 1GK | Kim Christensen | (1979-07-16)July 16, 1979 | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| 5 | 2DF | Anders Møller Christensen | (1977-07-26)July 26, 1977 | 2 | 0 | OB |
| 6 | 2DF | Michael Jakobsen | (1986-01-02)January 2, 1986 | 3 | 0 | AaB |
| 7 | 2DF | Leon Jessen | (1986-06-11)June 11, 1986 | 2 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 9 | 2DF | Jim Larsen | (1985-11-06)November 6, 1985 | 3 | 1 | Silkeborg IF |
| 15 | 2DF | Kris Stadsgaard | (1985-08-01)August 1, 1985 | 2 | 0 | Rosenborg BK |
| 11 | 3MF | Peter Nymann | (1982-08-22)August 22, 1982 | 2 | 0 | Esbjerg |
| 12 | 3MF | Jakob Poulsen | (1983-07-07)July 7, 1983 | 3 | 1 | AGF |
| 14 | 3MF | Søren Rieks | (1987-04-07)April 7, 1987 | 3 | 2 | Esbjerg |
| 17 | 3MF | Johnny Thomsen | (1982-02-26)February 26, 1982 | 2 | 0 | SønderjyskE (Replacement) |
| 18 | 3MF | Mikkel Thygesen | (1984-10-22)October 22, 1984 | 3 | 1 | FC Midtjylland |
| 19 | 3MF | Rasmus Würtz | (1983-09-18)September 18, 1983 | 3 | 0 | AaB (Replacement) |
| 20 | 3MF | Martin Ørnskov | (1985-10-10)October 10, 1985 | 3 | 0 | Silkeborg IF |
| 2 | 4FW | Johan Absalonsen | (1985-09-16)September 16, 1985 | 2 | 1 | OB |
| 3 | 4FW | Jesper Bech | (1982-05-25)May 25, 1982 | 3 | 1 | Silkeborg IF |
| 4 | 4FW | Martin Bernburg | (1985-12-26)December 26, 1985 | 3 | 1 | Brøndby IF |
| 8 | 4FW | Michael Krohn-Dehli | (1983-06-06)June 6, 1983 | 3 | 0 | Brøndby |
| 10 | 4FW | Rajko Lekic | (1981-07-03)July 3, 1981 | 3 | 2 | Silkeborg IF (Replacement) |
| 13 | 4FW | Morten Rasmussen | (1985-01-31)January 31, 1985 | 2 | 1 | Brøndby IF |