# Battle of Jutland (football)

Battle of Jutland is the football rivalry between two of the oldest clubs in Danish football history, Aalborg BK (founded 1885) and Aarhus GF (founded 1880).

## History behind rivalry

The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is first and foremost a rivalry between Aarhus and Aalborg, which are respectively the second and the fourth largest cities in Denmark, and two of the most important business centers in Jutland. The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is also a rivalry between two of the oldest football clubs in Denmark. Both clubs can trace their history all the way back to the 1880s. Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF are also, historically, two of the most successful football clubs in Denmark. Together, they have won nine Danish Superliga titles (Aalborg BK with four and Aarhus GF with five) and 12 Danish Cup titles (Aalborg BK with three and Aarhus GF with nine).

## Danish Superliga games

The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Superliga:
| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
| 14 April 1991 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 9 June 1991 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 6–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 25 August 1991 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 0–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 2 November 1991 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 26 April 1992 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 8 June 1992 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 19 August 1992 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 3–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 25 October 1992 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 2 May 1993 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 6 June 1993 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 15 August 1993 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 10 October 1993 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 21 April 1994 | Aarhus Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 23 May 1994 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 0–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 21 August 1994 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 5–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 8 October 1994 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–3 | Aalborg BK |
| 17 April 1995 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 18 June 1995 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 20 September 1995 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 5 November 1995 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–4 | Aarhus GF |
| 28 April 1996 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 15 September 1996 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 6–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 6 April 1997 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 2 May 1997 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 29 August 1997 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 26 October 1997 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 4–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 19 April 1998 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–4 | Aarhus GF |
| 26 July 1998 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 7 March 1999 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 19 April 1999 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 21 August 1999 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 1 November 1999 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 25 May 2000 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 17 September 2000 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 1 April 2001 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 5–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 10 June 2001 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 4–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 29 July 2001 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–3 | Aalborg BK |
| 22 October 2001 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–4 | Aarhus GF |
| 14 April 2002 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 4 October 2002 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 1 December 2002 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 16 April 2003 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 28 September 2003 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 14 March 2004 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 12 April 2004 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 17 October 2004 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 3 November 2004 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 7 May 2005 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 3–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 17 September 2005 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–4 | Aalborg BK |
| 23 October 2005 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 23 April 2006 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 12 August 2007 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 8 October 2007 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 3–5 | Aalborg BK |
| 8 May 2008 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 3–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 13 September 2008 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 5 April 2009 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 11 May 2009 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 20 July 2009 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 23 November 2009 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 10 April 2010 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 0–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 24 July 2011 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 27 November 2011 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 16 April 2012 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 13 July 2012 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 3 December 2012 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–3 | Aarhus GF |
| 16 May 2013 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 3–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 29 September 2013 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 8 March 2014 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 2–5 | Aalborg BK |
| 18 May 2014 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 1–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 15 August 2015 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2–3 | Aalborg BK |
| 18 March 2016 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 2–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 17 May 2016 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 28 August 2016 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 19 February 2017 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 1-2 | Aalborg BK |
| 17 April 2017 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 1-0 | Aarhus GF |
| 24 April 2017 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 4-0 | Aalborg BK |
| 26 August 2017 | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg BK | 0-0 | Aarhus GF |
| 18 March 2018 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 0-0 | Aalborg BK |
| 21 October 2018 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2-2 | Aalborg BK |
| 17 March 2019 | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg BK | 3-1 | Aarhus GF |
| 5 May 2019 | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg BK | 0-1 | Aarhus GF |
| 12 May 2019 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2-0 | Aalborg BK |
| 15 September 2019 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 3-0 | Aalborg BK |
This gives a total of:
| | Aab wins | Draws | AGF wins | Sum |
| Sum | 36 | 20 | 27 | 83 |

## Danish Cup games

The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Cup:
Aalborg win  Draw  Aarhus win
| Competition | Round | Venue | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1986–87 Danish Cup | Final | Idrætspark | Aarhus | 3–0 | Aalborg |
| 1987–88 Danish Cup | Quarter-final | Aarhus Stadium | Aarhus | 3–1 | Aalborg |
| 1991–92 Danish Cup | Quarter-final | Aarhus Stadium | Aarhus | 4–1 | Aalborg |
| 2013–14 Danish Cup | Quarter-final | NRGi Park | Aarhus | 1–4 | Aalborg |
| 2015–16 Danish Cup | Semi-final 1st leg | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg | 0–2 | Aarhus |
| 2015–16 Danish Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg | Ceres Park | Aarhus | 2–2 | Aalborg |
| 2019–20 Danish Cup | Semi-final | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg | 3–2 | Aarhus |

### Summary

| Played | Aalborg wins | Draws | Aarhus wins | Aalborg goals | Aarhus goals |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 |

## Statistics
### Honours

| Aarhus | Competition | Aalborg |
| 5 | Danish 1st Division/Danish Superliga | 4 |
| 9 | Danish Cup | 3 |
| 1 | Provinsmesterskabsturneringen | 3 |
| 15 | Total | 10 |
Note: Danish 1st Division titles are from before the inception of Danish Superliga.

### Players who have played for both clubs

| Player | Aarhus career | Aarhus career | Aarhus career | Aalborg career | Aalborg career | Aalborg career |
| Player | Span | League apps | League goals | Span | League apps | League goals |
| Bjørn Kristensen | 1982–1989 | 165 | 19 | 1995–1997 | – | – |
| Søren Andersen | 1989–1993 2001–2003 | 109 18 | 51 6 | 1995–1998 | 67 | 30 |
| Morten Rasmussen | 2002–2006 2016–2018 | 103 54 | 28 27 | 2011 | 14 | 6 |
| Daniel Christensen | 2014–2016 | 70 | 1 | 2008–2011 | 28 | 0 |
| Casper Sloth | 2009–2014 | 133 | 9 | 2016–2017 | 21 | 0 |