# 2017–18 AaB Fodbold season

The 2017–18 season was AaB's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 28th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 132nd year in existence as a football club.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Morten Wieghorst |
| Assistant coaches | Jacob Friis Thomas Augustinussen |
| Development manager | Poul Erik Andreasen |
| Goalkeeping coach | Poul Buus |
| Team Leader | Ernst Damborg |
| Doctor | Søren Kaalund |
| Physiotherapist | Morten Skjoldager |
| Physical trainer | Ashley Tootle |
| Sports psychology consultant | Martin Langagergaard |
| U/19 League coach | Lasse Stensgaard |
| U/17 League coach | Adam Harell |
Source: AaB Fodbold

### Other information

| Owner | AaB A/S |
| Chief executive | Stephan Schors |
| Sports director | Allan Gaarde |
| Sales manager | Lars Glinvad |
| Head of press and communications | Brian Andersen |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Nordjyske Arena (13,997 / 105x70 metres) |
| Training ground | AaB Training Centre |
Source: AaB Fodbold

## Squad
### First team squad

This squad list includes any first team squad player who was available for the line-up during the season.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Nicolai Larsen (until 31 August 2017) |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Jacob Rinne (from 17 August 2017) |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Patrick Kristensen |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jakob Ahlmann |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Jakob Blåbjerg |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Jores Okore |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Kristoffer Pallesen |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Rasmus Würtz (captain) |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Jannik Pohl |
| 10 | MF | PER | Edison Flores |
| 11 | FW | SVK | Jakub Sylvestr (until 31 December 2017) |
| 14 | FW | SVK | Pavol Šafranko (from 21 August 2017) |
| 16 | MF | DEN | Magnus Christensen |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Kasper Kusk (from 31 January 2018) |
| 18 | MF | DEN | Rasmus Thellufsen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Marco Ramkilde |
| 20 | MF | AUT | Marco Meilinger (until 12 January 2018) |
| 21 | MF | DEN | Kasper Risgård (vice-captain) |
| 22 | GK | USA | Michael Lansing |
| 23 | MF | SVK | Filip Lesniak |
| 24 | DF | DEN | Nikolaj Lyngø |
| 25 | MF | DEN | Frederik Børsting |
| 26 | MF | UGA | Robert Kakeeto |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Oliver Abildgaard |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Yann Rolim (from 31 July 2017) |
| 30 | FW | DEN | Wessam Abou Ali (from 8 February 2018) |
| 31 | DF | DEN | Mathias Andersen |
| 32 | DF | DEN | Kasper Pedersen |
| 33 | DF | ALB | Bardhec Bytyqi (until 31 January 2018) |
| 40 | GK | NZL | Tamati Williams (from 31 August 2017, until 31 December 2017) |
Source: AaB Fodbold website

### Youth players in use

This list includes any youth player from AaB Academy who was used in the season.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | DEN | Anders Bærtelsen |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Lukas Klitten |

## Transfers and loans
### In
#### Summer

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| 19 | FW | Marco Ramkilde | AaB Academy | 19 June 2017 |
| 24 | DF | Nikolaj Lyngø | AaB Academy | 19 June 2017 |
| 31 | DF | Mathias Andersen | AaB Academy | 19 June 2017 |
| 22 | GK | Michael Lansing | Vejle Boldklub | 1 July 2017 |
| 6 | DF | Kristoffer Pallesen | Viborg FF | 3 July 2017 |
| 23 | MF | Filip Lesniak | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 4 July 2017 |
| 5 | DF | Jores Okore | FC København | 6 July 2017 |
| 1 | GK | Jacob Rinne | K.A.A. Gent | 17 August 2017 |
| 14 | FW | Pavol Šafranko | DAC Dunajská Streda | 21 August 2017 |
| 40 | GK | Tamati Williams | RKC Waalwijk | 31 August 2017 |

#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date | Source |
| 17 | MF | Kasper Kusk | FC København | 31 January 2018 | |
| 30 | FW | Wessam Abou Ali | AaB Academy | 8 February 2018 | |

### Out
#### Summer

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| 11 | FW | Nicklas Helenius | OB | 1 July 2017 |
| 31 | DF | Joakim Mæhle | K.R.C. Genk | 1 July 2017 |
| 7 | FW | Thomas Enevoldsen | NAC Breda | 1 July 2017 |
| 28 | FW | Sebastian Grønning | Hobro IK | 6 July 2017 |
| 5 | DF | Markus Holgersson | Lorca FC | 12 July 2017 |
| 14 | MF | Casper Sloth | Silkeborg IF | 13 July 2017 |
| 1 | GK | Nicolai Larsen | FC Nordsjælland | 31 August 2017 |

#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| 11 | FW | Jakub Sylvestr | Beitar Jerusalem F.C. | 1 January 2018 |
| 24 | DF | Morten Rokkedal | Løgstør IF | 1 January 2018 |
| 40 | GK | Tamati Williams | Retirement | 1 January 2018 |
| 20 | MF | Marco Meilinger | SCR Altach | 12 January 2018 |

### Loan in

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| 28 | MF | Yann Rolim | Barra FC | 31 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | |

### Loan out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
| 24 | DF | Morten Rokkedal | Thisted FC | 14 June 2017 | 31 December 2017 | |
| 33 | DF | Bardhec Bytyqi | Skive IK | 31 January 2018 | 30 June 2018 | |

## Competitions
### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Alka Superliga | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 027.78 |
| DBU Pokalen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Total | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 032.50 |

### Alka Superliga
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches

#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 7 | Hobro | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

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

| 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
### DBU Pokalen
## Statistics
### Appearances

    As of 21 May 2018
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when appearances are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Alka Superliga | DBU Pokalen | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Jannik Pohl | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 1 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Jakob Blåbjerg | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | MF | 23 | Filip Lesniak | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | Pavol Šafranko | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Rasmus Würtz | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 15 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | MF | 18 | Rasmus Thellufsen | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 17 | MF | 28 | Yann Rolim | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 18 | MF | 27 | Oliver Abildgaard | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 19 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | MF | 26 | Robert Kakeeto | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 21 | DF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 22 | FW | 11 | Jakub Sylvestr | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 23 | GK | 1 | Nicolai Larsen | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | FW | 30 | Wessam Abou Ali | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | MF | 20 | Marco Meilinger | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | DF | 20 | Anders Bærtelsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | 24 | Nikolaj Lyngø | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | 29 | Lukas Klitten | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 21 May 2018
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Alka Superliga | DBU Pokalen | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Jannik Pohl | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Jakob Blåbjerg | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 28 | Yann Rolim | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | Pavol Šafranko | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 23 | Filip Lesniak | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 18 | Rasmus Thellufsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 30 | Wessam Abou Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| — | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 38 | 10 | 48 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 21 May 2018
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Alka Superliga | DBU Pokalen | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Nicolai Larsen | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 1 | 14 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 21 May 2018
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Alka Superliga | Alka Superliga | DBU Pokalen | DBU Pokalen | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Rasmus Würtz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 6 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 27 | Oliver Abildgaard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Jakob Blåbjerg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Jannik Pohl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | 14 | Pavol Šafranko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 23 | Filip Lesniak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | 24 | Nikolaj Lyngø | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | 30 | Wessam Abou Ali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 58 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 2 |

### Suspensions

    As of 21 May 2018
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total matches suspended are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Alka Superliga | DBU Pokalen | Total |
| 1 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 24 | Nikolaj Lyngø | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Rasmus Würtz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 13 |

## Awards
### Team

| Award | Month | Source |

### Individual

| No. | Player | Award | Month | Source |