# 2017–18 F.C. Copenhagen season

The 2017–18 FC Copenhagen season was F.C. Copenhagen's 26th season of existence, competing each year in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. Outside of the Superliga, Copenhagen competed in the Danish Cup and the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.
F.C. Copenhagen had its worst season since the 1999-2000 campaign, finishing fourth in the 2017-18 Danish Superliga and being eliminated in the fourth round of the 2017-18 Danish Cup.
The Lions fared better in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, advancing to the playoff round by defeating MŠK Žilina in the second qualifying round and FK Vardar in the third qualifying round, before seeing their Champions League season end with a loss to Qarabağ FK.
The playoff loss qualified the team for the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. Copenhagen finished second in Group F and qualified for the round of 32, where Atlético Madrid prevailed, 5–1.

## Kits

| Home (Playoffs) | Home (League) | Away | Third |

## Squad

    As of 25 May 2018
| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Stephan Andersen | GK | 2014 | 26 November 1981 | Real Betis |
| 21 | László Köteles | GK | 2018 | 1 September, 1984 | KRC Genk |
| 25 | Robin Olsen | GK | 2018 | 8 January 1990 | PAOK FC |
| 41 | Kim Christensen | GK | 2010 | 16 July 1979 | IFK Göteborg |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Tom Høgli | DF | 2014 | 20 February 1984 | Club Brugge |
| 3 | Pierre Bengtsson | DF | 2017 | 12 April 1988 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 5 | Erik Johansson | DF | 2016 | 30 December 1988 | KAA Gent |
| 15 | Mikael Antonsson | DF | 2014 | 31 May 1981 | Bologna F.C. 1909 |
| 18 | Mads Roerslev | DF | 2016 | 24 June 1999 | Homegrown |
| 19 | Denis Vavro | DF | 2017 | 10 April 1996 | MŠK Žilina |
| 20 | Nicolai Boilesen | DF | 2016 | 16 February 1992 | AFC Ajax |
| 22 | Peter Ankersen | DF | 2016 | 22 September 1990 | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 27 | Michael Lüftner | DF | 2016 | 14 March 1994 | SK Slavia Prague |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | William Kvist | MF | 2015 | 24 February 1985 | Wigan Athletic F.C. |
| 7 | Viktor Fischer | MF | 2018 | 9 June 1994 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 7 | Benjamin Verbič | MF | 2015 | 27 November 1993 | NK Celje |
| 8 | Uroš Matić | MF | 2017 | 23 May 1990 | SK Sturm Graz |
| 10 | Zeca | MF | 2017 | 31 Aug 1988 | Panathinaikos F.C. |
| 14 | Nicolaj Thomsen | MF | 2017 | 8 May 1993 | FC Nantes |
| 16 | Ján Greguš | MF | 2016 | 29 January 1991 | FK Jablonec |
| 17 | Kasper Kusk | MF | 2015 | 10 November 1991 | FC Twente |
| 24 | Youssef Toutouh | MF | 2011 | 6 October 1992 | Hvidovre IF |
| 29 | Robert Skov | MF | 2018 | 20 May 1996 | Silkeborg IF |
| 32 | Danny Amankwaa | MF | 2012 | 30 January 1994 | Homegrown |
| 33 | Rasmus Falk | MF | 2016 | 15 January 1992 | OB |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Federico Santander | FW | 2015 | 4 June 1991 | Club Guaraní |
| 11 | Andrija Pavlović | FW | 2016 | 16 November 1993 | FK Čukarički |
| 23 | Martin Pušić | FW | 2017 | 24 October 1987 | FC Midtjylland |
| 23 | Jonas Wind | FW | 2016 | 7 February 1999 | Homegrown |
| 28 | Pieros Sotiriou | FW | 2017 | 13 January 1993 | APOEL FC |
| 40 | Carlo Holse | FW | 2016 | 2 June 1999 | Homegrown |

## Transfers and loans
### Arrivals
#### Summer

| Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| MF | Pieros Sotiriou | APOEL FC | July 1, 2017 |
| DF | Michael Lüftner | SK Slavia Prague | July 1, 2017 |
| DF | Pierre Bengtsson | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | July 1, 2017 |
| DF | Mads Roerslev | F.C. Copenhagen U19 | July 1, 2017 |
| FW | Carlo Holse | F.C. Copenhagen U19 | August 24, 2017 |
| FW | Martin Pušić | AC Horsens | August 26, 2017 |
| DF | Denis Vavro | MŠK Žilina | August 26, 2017 |
| MF | Zeca | Panathinaikos F.C. | August 28, 2017 |

#### Winter

| Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| MF | Robert Skov | Silkeborg IF | January 19, 2018 |
| MF | Viktor Fischer | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | January 31, 2018 |
| FW | Jonas Wind | F.C. Copenhagen U19 | February 7, 2018 |
| GK | László Köteles | KRC Genk | March 5, 2018 |

### Departures
#### Summer

| Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| DF | Ludwig Augustinsson | SV Werder Bremen | July 1, 2017 |
| FW | Andreas Cornelius | Atalanta B.C. | July 1, 2017 |
| DF | Frederik Bay | FC Helsingør | July 1, 2017 |
| DF | Zanka | Huddersfield Town A.F.C. | July 7, 2017 |
| DF | Jores Okore | Aalborg BK | July 7, 2017 |
| FW | Julian Kristoffersen | Djurgårdens IF | August 8, 2017 |

#### Winter

| Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| FW | Benjamin Verbič | FC Dynamo Kyiv | January 4, 2018 |
| DF | Tom Høgli | Tromsø IL | January 12, 2018 |
| MF | Danny Amankwaa | Heart of Midlothian F.C. | January 25, 2018 |
| FW | Kasper Kusk | Aalborg BK | January 31, 2018 |
| FW | Martin Pušić | AGF | February 1, 2018 |

### Loan in

| Position | Player | Loaned from | End |
| DF | Frederik Bay | FC Helsingør | June 30, 2017 |
| FW | Bashkim Kadrii | Minnesota United FC | August 30, 2017 |
| MF | Aboubakar Keita | Halmstads BK | December 1, 2017 |

### Loan out

| Position | Player | Loaned from | End |
| FW | Bashkim Kadrii | Randers FC | August 31, 2017 |

## Competitive
### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Superliga | 37 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 048.65 |
| Champions League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Europa League | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Sydbank Pokalen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 53 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 90 | 66 | +24 | 045.28 |
Last updated: 25 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches

### Danish Superliga
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Aalborg | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 36 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Horsens | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship round |

##### Matches
#### Championship round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MID | BRØ | NOR | COP | AAB | HOR |
| 1 | Midtjylland (C) | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Brøndby | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round | 1–2 | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Copenhagen (O) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the European play-off match | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 5 | Aalborg | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 45 | | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Horsens | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 40 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
* ↑ The highest-ranked team not already qualified for a UEFA competition progressed to the playoff match. As Brøndby IF finished in second place and also won the 2017–18 Danish Cup, F.C. Copenhagen advanced to the play-off match by virtue of its fourth place finish.

##### Matches
#### Europa League Playoff
### UEFA Champions League
#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| MŠK Žilina | 3–4 | F.C. Copenhagen | 1–3 | 2–1 |
Last updated: 19 July 2017. Source: UEFA Champions League

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FK Vardar | 2–4 | F.C. Copenhagen | 1–0 | 1–4 |
Last updated: 2 August 2017. Source: UEFA Champions League

#### Playoff round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Qarabağ FK | 2–2 (a) | F.C. Copenhagen | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Last updated: 22 August 2017. Source: UEFA Champions League

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LOM | KOB | SHE | ZLI |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Fastav Zlín | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2–0 Sheriff Tiraspol.

#### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| F.C. Copenhagen | 1–5 | Atlético Madrid | 1–4 | 0–1 |
Last updated: 22 February 2018. Source: UEFA Europa League