# 2009–10 Danish Superliga

The 2009–10 Danish Superliga season was the 20th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determinates the winners of the Danish football championship. It is governed by the Danish Football Association. The tournament started on 18 July 2009 and concluded on 16 May 2010.
The Danish champions qualify for 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification. Runners-up and 3rd placed team qualify for 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualification. The 11th and 12th placed teams will be relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Superliga.
On 5 May 2010, FC Copenhagen (FC København) won the title for the eighth time in 17 years after defeating HB Køge 4–0.

## Participants

| Club | Finishing position last season | First season in top division | First season of current spell in top division |
| AaB | 7th | 1928–29 | 1987 |
| AGF | 6th | 1918–19 | 2007–08 |
| Brøndby | 3rd | 1982 | 1982 |
| Copenhagen | 1st | 1992–93 | 1992–93 |
| Esbjerg | 9th | 1928–29 | 2001–02 |
| HB Køge | 1st in 1st Division | 2009–10 | 2009–10 |
| Midtjylland | 4th | 2000–01 | 2000–01 |
| Nordsjælland | 8th | 2002–03 | 2002–03 |
| OB | 2nd | 1927–28 | 1999–2000 |
| Randers | 5th | 1941–42 | 2006–07 |
| Silkeborg | 2nd in 1st Division | 1988 | 2009–10 |
| SønderjyskE | 10th | 2000–01 | 2008–09 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | OB | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Brøndby | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 52 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Esbjerg fB | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | AaB | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Midtjylland | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 47 | |
| 7 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 43 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | Silkeborg IF | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 43 | |
| 9 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 41 | |
| 10 | Randers FC | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 40 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 11 | AGF (R) | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 38 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
| 12 | HB Køge (R) | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 19 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
* ↑ FC Nordsjælland gained their Europa League-spot through winning the 2009–10 Danish Cup
* ↑ Randers FC gained their Europa League-spot through the fair play competition.

## Goals

Source: DBU (in Danish)

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Peter Utaka | OB | 18 |
| 2 | Tim Janssen | Esbjerg fB | 15 |
| 3 | Dame N'Doye | F.C. Copenhagen | 14 |
| 4 | Rajko Lekic | Silkeborg IF | 13 |
| 5 | Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen | Brøndby IF | 12 |
| 6 | Christian Holst | Silkeborg IF | 11 |
| 6 | César Santin | FC Copenhagen | 11 |
| 8 | Mikkel Beckmann | Randers FC | 10 |
| 8 | Kenneth Fabricius | SønderjyskE | 10 |
| 10 | Frank Kristensen | FC Midtjylland | 9 |

### Own goals

* Allan K. Jepsen (Randers) for Brøndby (17 August 2009)
* Jim Larsen (Silkeborg) for AGF (22 August 2009)
* Nicklas Svendsen (HB Køge) for Odense (20 September 2009)
* Nicklas Svendsen (HB Køge) for Odense (20 September 2009)
* Mikkel Vendelbo (Esbjerg) for AGF (28 September 2009)
* Anders Egholm (SønderjyskE) for AGF (3 October 2009)
* Nenad Novaković (Nordsjælland) for Brøndby (4 October 2009)
* Winston Reid (Midtjylland) for AGF (31 October 2009)
* Jens Gjesing (AGF) for Midtjylland (31 October 2009)
* Jens Gjesing (AGF) for HB Køge (7 November 2009)
* Jim Larsen (Silkeborg) for Odense (7 November 2009)
* Kevin Conboy (Esbjerg) for Brøndby (8 November 2009)
* Kian Hansen (Esbjerg) for Nordsjælland (21 March 2010)
* Anders Østli (SønderjyskE) for Copenhagen (21 March 2010)
* Kasper Bøgelund (AaB) for Randers FC (5 May 2010)
* Jakob Poulsen (AGF) for SønderjyskE (6 May 2010)
* Mikkel Bischoff (Brøndby IF) for Randers FC (16 May 2010)

### Hat-tricks

| Scorer | Game | Date |
| Rajko Lekic | Silkeborg v Midtjylland | 26 July 2009 |
| Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen | Brøndby v Nordsjælland | 4 October 2009 |
| César Santin | Copenhagen v AGF | 7 March 2010 |
| Christian Holst | Silkeborg v HB Køge | 28 March 2010 |
| Tim Janssen | Esbjerg v Silkeborg | 6 May 2010 |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Stephan Petersen for Nordsjælland against Copenhagen (18 July 2009)
* Fastest goal in a match: Peter Graulund (16 seconds) for AGF against AaB (20 July 2009)
* Widest Winning Margin: Copenhagen 7–1 HB Køge (25 July 2009)
* Most Goals in a Match: Brøndby 6–3 Nordsjælland (4 October 2009)
* First hat-trick of the season: Rajko Lekic for Silkeborg against Midtjylland (26 July 2009)

### Cards

* First yellow card: Benjamin Kibebe for Nordsjælland against Copenhagen (18 July 2009)
* First red card: Tim Janssen for Esbjerg against Brøndby (26 July 2009)
* Fastest red card in a match: Johan Absalonsen (55 minutes) for OB against AGF (3 August 2009)

### Attendances

Source: DanskFodbold.com (in Danish)
| Team | Average | Highest | Lowest |
| Copenhagen | 19,338 | 30,191 | 12,046 |
| Brøndby | 14,372 | 22,795 | 9,349 |
| AGF | 11,879 | 19,210 | 7,038 |
| Esbjerg | 9,052 | 15,316 | 5,306 |
| OB | 8,670 | 14,569 | 4,553 |
| AaB | 7,517 | 10,561 | 4,851 |
| Midtjylland | 7,107 | 9,869 | 5,487 |
| Randers | 5,977 | 11,824 | 2,649 |
| Silkeborg | 4,656 | 8,340 | 2,552 |
| Nordsjælland | 4,636 | 7,609 | 2,787 |
| SønderjyskE | 3,419 | 5,852 | 1,554 |
| HB Køge | 2,068 | 5,079 | 707 |

## Venues

The Danish Football Association has listed a number of requirements to the venues hosting Superliga football. These include a minimum capacity of 10,000, hereof at least 3,000 seats. Further is under-soil heating a demand. It is possible for a club to get dispensation for some of the requirements for a year, after promotion to the league.
| Team | Stadium | Town | Capacity | Notes |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Parken Stadium | Copenhagen | 38,065 | All-seater |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby Stadium | Brøndbyvester | 29,000 | 23,400 seats |
| AGF | NRGi Park | Aarhus | 21,000 | All-seater |
| Esbjerg fB | Blue Water Arena | Esbjerg | 18,000 | 11,451 seats |
| OB | Fionia Park | Odense | 15,790 | 13,990 seats |
| AaB | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg | 13,797 | 8,997 seats |
| Randers FC | Essex Park Randers | Randers | 12,000 | 6,114 seats |
| FC Midtjylland | MCH Arena | Herning | 11,809 | 7,409 seats |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum Park | Farum | 10,100 | 9,800 seats. No under-soil heating. |
| Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg Stadion | Silkeborg | 10,000 | 5,500 seats. No under-soil heating. |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev Fodboldstadion | Haderslev | 10,000 | 1,650 seats. |
| HB Køge | SEAS-NVE Park | Herfølge | 8,000 | 3,400 seats. No under-soil heating. Alternative venue is Køge Stadion. |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| SønderjyskE | Carsten Broe | Resigned | 6 June 2009 | Michael Hemmingsen | Unknown | Pre-season |
| FC Midtjylland | Thomas Thomasberg | Sacked | 11 August 2009 | Allan Kuhn | 12 August 2009 | 9th |
| Randers FC | John Jensen | Sacked | 6 October 2009 | Ove Christensen | 7 October 2009 | 12th |
| Brøndby IF | Kent Nielsen | Sacked | 25 March 2010 | Henrik Jensen | 26 March 2010 | 7th |
* ^1 Did not become official until date he gained his P-licence. Frank Andersen briefly served as interim manager.