# 2013–14 AaB Fodbold season

The 2013–14 season is AaB's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 24th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and the 128th year as a football club. AaB will participate in the Europa League this season, coming in 5th place in the 2012–13 Danish Superliga. The club had the most successful season in its history, winning the Danish Superliga for a fourth time and the Danish Cup for a third time, therefore becoming the fifth Danish club to complete the "Double".

## Month by Month review

| Month | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GFA | GAA | Pts per G | Max Pts | Pts | Pts Diff | DSL Rnk |
| July | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| August | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 0.5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| September | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 1.75 | 1.25 | 1.75 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1.67 | 1.33 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 0.67 | 2.33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| December | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| March | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| April | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| May | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1.25 | 1 | 1.75 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 1.82 | 1.15 | 1.88 | 99 | 62 | 37 | 1 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Kent Nielsen |
| Assistant coach | Allan Kuhn |
| Development Manager – AaB Fodbold | 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 | Jacob Friis |
| U/17 League coach | Lars Knudsen |
Source: AaB Fodbold

### Other information

| Owner | AaB A/S |
| Chief Executive | Stephan Schors |
| Sports Director | Allan Gaarde |
| Sales Manager | Preben Hansen |
| Press and Communications | Brian Andersen |
| Conference Sales Manager | Birgitte Cassebaum Nielsen |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Nordjyske Arena (13,800 / 105x70 metres) |
| Training ground | AaB Training Centre |
Source: AaB Fodbold

## First team squad

    As of 18 May 2014
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Nicolai Larsen | GK | 2010 | (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33) | Lyngby Boldklub | 107 | 0 |
| 22 | Carsten Christensen | GK | 2011 | (1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 38) | FC Fredericia | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | LB / LWB | 2009 | (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) | Midtjylland | 85 | 3 |
| 5 | Kenneth Emil Petersen | CB | 2009 | (1985-01-15) 15 January 1985 (age 39) | AC Horsens | 130 | 9 |
| 20 | Henrik Dalsgaard | RB / RWB / RM / RW | 2009 | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) | Møldrup/Tostrup | 137 | 9 |
| 26 | Rasmus Thelander | CB | 2012 | (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 33) | AB | 44 | 4 |
| 31 | Jakob Blåbjerg | CB / LB | 2013 | (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29) | AaB Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Kasper Pedersen | CB / RB | 2013 | (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 (age 31) | AaB Academy | 9 | 2 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 2 | Patrick Kristensen | LB / RB / CM / RM / RW | 2006 | (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37) | AaB Academy | 229 | 9 |
| 7 | Anders Due | CM / LM / RM / LW | 2008 | (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) | Vitesse Arnhem | 189 | 19 |
| 8 | Rasmus Würtz (VC) | CM / DM | 2009 | (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 41) | Copenhagen | 344 | 19 |
| 9 | Thomas Augustinussen (C) | CM / DM | 2011 | (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 43) | Red Bull Salzburg | 377 | 43 |
| 14 | Mathias Wichmann | CM / AM / LM / RM | 2009 | (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 33) | AaB Academy | 110 | 4 |
| 15 | Gilli Sørensen | LM / LW | 2014 | (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 31) | B36 Tórshavn | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kasper Kusk | CM / AM / LM / RM / LW / RW | 2010 | (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 32) | AaB Academy | 89 | 26 |
| 21 | Kasper Risgård | CM / DM | 2013 | (1983-01-04) 4 January 1983 (age 41) | Silkeborg IF | 188 | 27 |
| 23 | Nicolaj Thomsen | CM / AM / LM / LW | 2011 | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | AaB Academy | 68 | 5 |
| 27 | Christian Rye | CM / DM | 2013 | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | AaB Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Andreas Bruhn | CM / AM / LM / LW | 2013 | (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30) | AaB Academy | 6 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 10 | Jeppe Curth | CM / AM / CF | 2005 | (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 40) | Feyenoord | 283 | 65 |
| 11 | Rasmus Jönsson | CF / RW | 2013 | (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 34) | VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | 6 |
| 18 | Anders K. Jacobsen | CF | 2013 | (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 34) | FC Fredericia | 29 | 8 |
| 19 | Søren Frederiksen | CF / LW | 2013 | (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 35) | Copenhagen | 40 | 6 |
| 29 | Rolf Toft | CF | 2011 | (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32) | AaB Academy | 25 | 1 |
| 33 | Lukas Spalvis | CF | 2013 | (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30) | AaB Academy | 24 | 11 |
Source: AaB Fodbold website

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

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
| 21 | CM | Kasper Risgård | Silkeborg IF | Free transfer | 19 July 2013 | |
| 18 | ST | Anders K. Jacobsen | FC Fredericia | £0.09 million | 30 July 2013 | |

#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
| 15 | LW | Gilli Sørensen | B36 Tórshavn | Undisclosed | 1 January 2014 | |

### Out
#### Summer

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
| 11 | ST | Nicklas Helenius | Aston Villa | £1.28 million | 18 June 2013 | |
| 30 | ST | Kayke | Paraná | Free transfer | 30 June 2013 | |

#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
| 4 | CB | Lasse Nielsen | NEC | £0.3 million | 30 January 2014 | |
| 28 | CM | Hallur Hansson | Víkingur | Free transfer | 31 January 2014 | |

### Loan in

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
| 11 | ST | Rasmus Jönsson | VfL Wolfsburg | 9 August 2013 | 30 June 2014 | |

### Loan out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |
| 29 | ST | Rolf Toft | Vejle BK | 21 August 2013 | 1 February 2014 | |
| 10 | ST | Jeppe Curth | Midtjylland | 2 September 2013 | 31 December 2013 | |

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Danish Superliga | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 054.55 |
| Danish Cup | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 100.00 |
| Europa League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 059.52 |

### Danish Superliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AaB (C) | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Brøndby | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Esbjerg fB | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |

#### 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 2014. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round
## Statistics
### Appearances

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Nicolai Larsen | 32 | 7 | 2 | 41 |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 33 | 6 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Nicolaj Thomsen | 33 | 5 | 2 | 40 |
| 4 | MF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 30 | 6 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 29 | 6 | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Rasmus Würtz | 28 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 29 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 26 | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Anders Due | 21 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | FW | 18 | Anders K. Jacobsen | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | MF | 9 | Thomas Augustinussen | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | FW | 19 | Søren Frederiksen | 22 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Kenneth Emil Petersen | 21 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | FW | 33 | Lukas Spalvis | 18 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | DF | 20 | Henrik Dalsgaard | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| 16 | DF | 4 | Lasse Nielsen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 17 | FW | 11 | Rasmus Jönsson | 19 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | MF | 14 | Mathias Wichmann | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 19 | FW | 10 | Jeppe Curth | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 20 | FW | 29 | Rolf Toft | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 | MF | 30 | Andreas Bruhn | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | FW | 15 | Gilli Sørensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | 22 | Carsten Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | 28 | Hallur Hansson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 33 | Lukas Spalvis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 18 | Anders K. Jacobsen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Rasmus Jönsson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 23 | Nicolaj Thomsen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 19 | Søren Frederiksen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Kenneth Emil Petersen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 10 | Jeppe Curth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 20 | Henrik Dalsgaard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 7 | Anders Due | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Rasmus Würtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| — | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 60 | 20 | 0 | 80 |

### Assists

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 18 | Anders K. Jacobsen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Nicolaj Thomsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Rasmus Jönsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 20 | Henrik Dalsgaard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Anders Due | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Mathias Wichmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 33 | Lukas Spalvis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 41 | 14 | 0 | 55 |

### Clean sheets

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Nicolai Larsen | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |

### Disciplinary record

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | Superliga | Cup | Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Rasmus Würtz | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Kenneth Emil Petersen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 9 | Thomas Augustinussen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 20 | Henrik Dalsgaard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Lasse Nielsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | 10 | Jeppe Curth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | 14 | Mathias Wichmann | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | GK | 1 | Nicolai Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | 11 | Rasmus Jönsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | 18 | Anders K. Jacobsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | 19 | Søren Frederiksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 21 | Kasper Risgård | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 30 | Andreas Bruhn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | 33 | Lukas Spalvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 |

### Summary

| Games played | 42 (33 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League) |
| Games won | 25 (18 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup) |
| Games drawn | 9 (8 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League) |
| Games lost | 8 (7 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League) |
| Goals scored | 80 (60 Danish Superliga, 20 Danish Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 48 (38 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 3 UEFA Europa League) |
| Goal difference | +32 (+22 Danish Superliga, +13 Danish Cup, -3 UEFA Europa League) |
| Clean sheets | 13 (13 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Europa League) |
| Yellow cards | 52 (44 Danish Superliga, 6 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League) |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Best result(s) | W 5 – 0 (H) v Viborg FF – Danish Superliga – 9 December 2013 |
| Worst result(s) | L 3 – 0 (A) v Dila – UEFA Europa League – 18 July 2013 & L 3 – 0 (A) v FC København – Danish Superliga – 20 October 2013 |
| Most appearances | Nicolai Larsen & Kasper Kusk (41 appearances) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kasper Kusk (17 goals) |
| Top assister(s) | Kasper Kusk (14 assists) |
| Worst discipline | Jakob Ahlmann & Rasmus Würtz (10 ) |

## Awards
### Player

| No. | Player | Award | Month |
| 17 | Kasper Kusk | Tipsbladet Profil of the Autumn | December 2013 |
| 17 | Kasper Kusk | Superliga player of the Month, March | March 2014 |
| 33 | Lukas Spalvis | Superliga player of the Month, April | April 2014 |
| 8 | Rasmus Würtz | Tipsbladet Profil of the Spring | May 2014 |
| 8 | Rasmus Würtz | AaB Player of the Season 2013–14 | August 2014 |

### Team

| Award | Month | Source |
| Fairplay | May 2014 | |