# 2011–12 Danish Superliga

The 2011–12 Danish Superliga season was the 22nd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. The season began on 16 July 2011 (2011-07-16) with OB, the previous season's runners-up playing the cup winners FC Nordsjælland. It concluded on 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) with six simultaneous matches. F.C. Copenhagen were the defending champions, having won their ninth league championship and third consecutively last season.
Since Denmark climbed from fifteenth to twelfth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season, the 2011–12 league champions entered directly the group stage of the UEFA Champions League instead of having to compete in the qualifying rounds. The remaining allocation of European spots remains unchanged.

## Teams

Randers and Esbjerg finished the 2010–11 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2011–12 1st Division. Randers were relegated after five seasons in the Superliga, while Esbjerg leave after 10 seasons in the league.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2010–11 1st Division champions AGF and runners-up HB Køge. Both clubs make their immediate return to the highest Danish football league.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2010–11 position |
| Aalborg BK | Aalborg | Energi Nord Arena | 13,797 | 10th |
| AC Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | 10,400 | 9th |
| AGF | Aarhus | NRGi Park | 20,032 | 1D, 1st |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | 29,000 | 3rd |
| FC Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Parken | 38,065 | 1st |
| FC Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | 11,800 | 4th |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Farum Park | 9,900 | 6th |
| HB Køge | Herfølge | SEAS-NVE Park | 8,000 | 1D, 2nd |
| Lyngby BK | Lyngby | Lyngby Stadion | 8,000 | 8th |
| OB | Odense | TRE-FOR Park | 15,633 | 2nd |
| Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | Mascot Park | 10,000 | 5th |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Haderslev Fodboldstadion | 10,000 | 7th |

### Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Aalborg BK | Kent Nielsen | Thomas Augustinussen | Spar Nord |
| AC Horsens | Johnny Mølby | Niels Lodberg | Telia Stofa |
| AGF | Peter Sørensen | Steffen Rasmussen | YouSee |
| Brøndby IF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Clarence Goodson | Unicef |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Carsten V. Jensen | Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen | Carlsberg |
| FC Midtjylland | Glen Riddersholm | Kristian Bak Nielsen | SPAR |
| FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Nikolai Stokholm | Arbejdernes Landsbank |
| HB Køge | Tommy Møller Nielsen | Thomas G. Christensen | SEAS-NVE |
| Lyngby BK | Niels Frederiksen | Mathias Tauber | J. Jensen A/S |
| OB | Poul Hansen (caretaker) | Anders Møller Christensen | Carlsberg |
| Silkeborg IF | Troels Bech | Henrik Pedersen | Mascot International |
| SønderjyskE | Lars Søndergaard | Michael Larsen | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| SønderjyskE | Michael Hemmingsen | Signed by Randers FC | 29 May 2011 | Lars Søndergaard | 9 June 2011 | Pre-Season |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Ståle Solbakken | End of contract | 31 May 2011 | Roland Nilsson | 1 June 2011 | Pre-Season |
| FC Nordsjælland | Morten Wieghorst | Signed by Denmark U21 | 30 June 2011 | Kasper Hjulmand | 1 July 2011 | Pre-Season |
| Brøndby IF | Henrik Jensen | Sacked | 24 October 2011 | Aurelijus Skarbalius | 24 October 2011 | 10th |
| HB Køge | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Signed by Brøndby IF | 24 October 2011 | Tommy Møller Nielsen | 24 October 2011 | 12th |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Roland Nilsson | Sacked | 9 January 2012 | Carsten V. Jensen | 9 January 2012 | 1st |
| Odense Boldklub | Henrik Clausen | Sacked | 26 March 2012 | Poul Hansen (caretaker) | 26 March 2012 | 9th |
Originally, Skarbalius was meant to take over the assistant coach job at Brøndby on 31 December 2011 at the end of his HB Køge contract and be replaced by Tommy Møller Nielsen, however on 24 October Henrik Jensen was fired and the move was moved forwards, while Skarbalius was made head coach.
Roland Nilsson became the second head coach to be fired with his team top of the Superliga after Christian Andersen was fired by Akademisk Boldklub after 11 rounds of the 1998–99 season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Nordsjælland (C) | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Horsens | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | AGF | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | |
| 7 | AaB | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Silkeborg IF | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 43 | |
| 9 | Brøndby | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 36 | |
| 10 | OB | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Lyngby Boldklub (R) | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 28 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
| 12 | HB Køge (R) | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 19 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
* 1 2 3 Because 2011–12 Danish Cup winners Copenhagen qualified for the Champions League, and runners-up Horsens qualified for the Europa League through league position, the distribution of the Europa League spots reverted to league positions.
* ↑ Lyngby Boldklub were originally deducted 3 points on 22 September 2011 for failing to have had the contract of former player Lasse Rise approved by the Danish FA, however they appealed the verdict and were returned the 3 points on 19 October 2011

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dame N'Doye | Copenhagen | 18 |
| 2 | César Santin | Copenhagen | 13 |
| 3 | Nicklas Helenius | AaB | 12 |
| 4 | Gilberto Macena | Horsens | 11 |
| 5 | Christian Holst | Silkeborg IF | 10 |
| 5 | Simon Makienok | Brøndby | 10 |
| 7 | Emil Larsen | Lyngby Boldklub | 9 |
| 7 | Peter Graulund | AGF | 9 |
| 7 | Quincy Antipas | SønderjyskE | 9 |
| 7 | Marvin Pourié | Silkeborg IF | 9 |