# 2019–20 AaB season

The 2019–20 season is AaB's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 30th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 134th year in existence as a football club.
After AaB had played its first 24 matches of the 3F Superliga season and reached the semi-final of the Sydbank Pokalen, all Danish sports were postponed, starting from 18 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 7 May 2020, the Danish government allowed professional sports taking place outdoors to return behind closed doors, thus also football. As a result of the unexpected break, the season was prolonged to include the months of June and July with two additional friendlies being played before the restart of the tournaments. AaB qualified for the club's 12th Danish Cup final.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Jacob Friis |
| Assistant coaches | Allan K. Jepsen (until 24 June 2020) Lasse Stensgaard (until 24 June 2020) Thomas Augustinussen (from 24 June 2020) Rasmus Würtz (from 24 June 2020) |
| Development manager | Poul Erik Andreasen (until 1 August 2019) |
| Head of coaching | Søren Krogh (from 1 January 2020) |
| Goalkeeping coach | Poul Buus |
| Analyst | Jim Holm Larsen |
| Team Leader | Ernst Damborg |
| Doctor | Søren Kaalund |
| Physiotherapist | Morten Skjoldager |
| Physical trainer | Ashley Tootle |
| Mental trainer | Rasmus Würtz |
| U/19 League coach | David Olsen |
| U/17 League coach | Nikolaj Hørby |
| U/15 League coach | Claus Bech Jørgensen |
Source: AaB Fodbold

### Other information

| Owner | AaB A/S |
| Chief executive | Thomas Bælum |
| Sports director | Allan Gaarde (until 22 October 2019) Thomas Bælum (from 22 October 2019 to 31 March 2020) Jacob Friis (from 22 October 2019 to 31 March 2020) Inge André Olsen (from 1 April 2020) |
| Head of press and communications | Brian Andersen |
| Head of experience | Martin Stigaard Skammelsen |
| Head of sales | Morten Brinkmann |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Nordjyske Arena (13,997 / 105x70 metres) |
| Training ground | AaB Training Ground |
Source: AaB Fodbold

## Squad
### First team squad

This squad list includes any first team squad player who has been available for the line-up during the season.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Jacob Rinne |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Patrick Kristensen |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jakob Ahlmann |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Jakob Blåbjerg (until 2 September 2019) |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Jores Okore |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Kristoffer Pallesen |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Oliver Abildgaard (until 3 February 2020) |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Iver Fossum (from 16 August 2019) |
| 9 | FW | NED | Tom van Weert (vice-captain) |
| 10 | FW | DEN | Lucas Andersen (captain) |
| 14 | FW | SVK | Pavol Šafranko (until 1 August 2019) |
| 14 | MF | DEN | Malthe Højholt (from 1 January 2020) |
| 15 | DF | DEN | Lukas Klitten |
| 16 | MF | DEN | Magnus Christensen |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Kasper Kusk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | DEN | Rasmus Thellufsen (until 29 August 2019) |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Aramis Kouzine (from 27 February 2019) |
| 20 | DF | DEN | Oliver Klitten |
| 21 | MF | DEN | Patrick Olsen |
| 22 | GK | DEN | Andreas Hansen |
| 23 | MF | UGA | Robert Kakeeto (until 13 August 2019, from 1 January 2020) |
| 24 | DF | DEN | Mathias Ross |
| 25 | MF | DEN | Frederik Børsting |
| 26 | DF | DEN | Rasmus Thelander (from 22 August 2019) |
| 27 | FW | DEN | Søren Tengstedt |
| 28 | MF | DEN | Jeppe Pedersen (from 1 January 2020) |
| 29 | FW | DEN | Mikkel Kaufmann (until 31 January 2020) |
| 30 | FW | DEN | Wessam Abou Ali (until 23 August 2019) |
| 32 | DF | DEN | Kasper Pedersen (from 20 July 2019) |
| 34 | DF | DEN | Anders Bærtelsen |
Source: AaB Fodbold website

### Youth players in use

This list includes any youth player from AaB Academy who has been used in the season.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | DEN | Malthe Højholt (from AaB U19) |
| 28 | MF | DEN | Jeppe Pedersen (from AaB U19) |
| 31 | DF | DEN | Marcus Hannesbo (from AaB U19) |

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

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| 22 | GK | Andreas Hansen | HB Køge | 1 July 2019 |
| 10 | FW | Lucas Andersen | Grasshoppers | 1 July 2019 |
| 15 | DF | Lukas Klitten | AaB Academy | 1 July 2019 |
| 20 | MF | Oliver Klitten | AaB Academy | 1 July 2019 |
| 27 | MF | Søren Tengstedt | AaB Academy | 1 July 2019 |
| 29 | FW | Mikkel Kaufmann | AaB Academy | 1 July 2019 |
| 34 | DF | Anders Bærtelsen | AaB Academy | 1 July 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Patrick Olsen | FC Helsingør | 26 June 2019 |
| 32 | DF | Kasper Pedersen | Free agent | 20 July 2019 |
| 8 | MF | Iver Fossum | Hannover 96 | 16 August 2019 |
| 26 | DF | Rasmus Thelander | Vitesse | 22 August 2019 |

#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| 14 | MF | Malthe Højholt | AaB Academy | 1 January 2020 |
| 28 | MF | Jeppe Pedersen | AaB Academy | 1 January 2020 |
| 19 | FW | Aramis Kouzine | SC Dnipro-1 | 27 February 2020 |

### Out
#### Summer

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| 33 | DF | Bardhec Bytyqi | Jammerbugt FC | 1 July 2019 |
| 22 | GK | Michael Lansing | AC Horsens | 1 July 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Kasper Risgård | Retirement | 1 July 2019 |
| 8 | MF | Rasmus Würtz | Retirement | 1 July 2019 |
| 32 | DF | Kasper Pedersen | Free agent | 1 July 2019 |
| 19 | FW | Marco Ramkilde | Queens Park Rangers | 1 July 2019 |
| 14 | FW | Pavol Šafranko | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 1 August 2019 |

#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Source |
| 29 | FW | Mikkel Kaufmann | F.C. København | 31 January 2020 | |

### Loan in

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |

### Loan out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Start | End |
| 23 | MF | Filip Lesniak | Silkeborg IF | 12 July 2019 | 31 July 2020 |
| 26 | MF | Robert Kakeeto | HIFK Fotboll | 13 August 2019 | 31 December 2020 |
| 30 | FW | Wessam Abou Ali | Vendsyssel FF | 13 August 2019 | 31 December 2019 |
| 18 | MF | Rasmus Thellufsen | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 29 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Jakob Blåbjerg | Vendsyssel FF | 2 September 2019 | 31 July 2020 |
| 30 | FW | Wessam Abou Ali | Vendsyssel FF | 5 January 2020 | 31 July 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Oliver Abildgaard | FC Rubin Kazan | 3 February 2020 | 30 June 2020 |

## Friendlies
### Mid-season
#### Notes

* Note 1: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Note 2: The match was initially scheduled for 9 February 2020, but postponed due to Storm Ciara.

### Post-coronabreak
## Competitions
### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 3F Superliga | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 040.00 |
| Sydbank Pokalen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 100.00 |
| Total | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 048.57 |

### 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: 26 June 2020. Source: Competitive matches

#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Brøndby | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 41 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | AaB | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Randers | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 35 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Horsens | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

##### Matches
###### Notes

* Note 1: Matches played behind closed doors to prevent spreading of coronavirus.
* Note 2: Matches were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

#### Championship round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MID | COP | AGF | BRO | AaB | NOR |
| 1 | Midtjylland (C) | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–3 |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | AGF (O) | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the European play-off match | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Brøndby | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 56 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| 5 | AaB | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 54 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 |
| 6 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 47 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |

##### Matches

* Note 1: The capacity of Aalborg Portland Park was limited to 280 as a measure to prevent spreading of coronavirus.
* Note 2: The capacity of Telia Parken was limited to 500 as a measure to prevent spreading of coronavirus.
* Note 3: The capacity of Ceres Park was limited to 300 as a measure to prevent spreading of coronavirus.

### Danish Cup
#### Notes

* Note 1: The match was originally scheduled for 30 October 2019, 18:00 CET, but was postponed as AaB's kit manager got stuck in traffic on his way to Køge.
* Note 2: The capacity of Aalborg Portland Park was limited to 280 as a measure to prevent spreading of coronavirus.

## Statistics
### Appearances

    As of 26 June 2020
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when appearances are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 21 | Patrick Olsen | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 | DF | 6 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Lucas Andersen | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | FW | 9 | Tom van Weert | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | DF | 24 | Mathias Ross | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 13 | DF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 13 | MF | 20 | Oliver Klitten | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 15 | FW | 29 | Mikkel Kaufmann | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 18 | MF | 7 | Oliver Abildgaard | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | FW | 27 | Søren Tengstedt | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 20 | MF | 23 | Robert Kakeeto | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 21 | DF | 15 | Lukas Klitten | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 21 | GK | 22 | Andreas Hansen | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | DF | 34 | Anders Bærtelsen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | 14 | Malthe Højholt | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | 18 | Rasmus Thellufsen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | 28 | Jeppe Pedersen | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | FW | 30 | Wessam Abou Ali | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | DF | 31 | Marcus Hannesbo | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 26 June 2020
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Lucas Andersen | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Tom van Weert | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Patrick Olsen | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | 29 | Mikkel Kaufmann | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 6 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Oliver Abildgaard | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 27 | Søren Tengstedt | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 7 | Magnus Christensen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 20 | Oliver Klitten | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 24 | Mathias Ross | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 48 | 22 | 70 |

### Assists

    As of 26 June 2020
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Lucas Andersen | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Patrick Olsen | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 6 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Tom van Weert | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Oliver Klitten | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 2 | Patrick Kristensen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 27 | Søren Tengstedt | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 40 | 15 | 45 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 26 June 2020
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 22 | Andreas Hansen | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 4 | 13 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 26 June 2020
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | Superliga | Danish Cup | Danish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Tom van Weert | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Patrick Olsen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 24 | Mathias Ross | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Lucas Andersen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | 6 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | Robert Kakeeto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | 32 | Kasper Pedersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | 7 | Oliver Abildgaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | 14 | Malthe Højholt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | 15 | Lukas Klitten | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | 20 | Oliver Klitten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | 29 | Mikkel Kaufmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | HC | – | Jacob Friis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 58 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |

### Suspensions

    As of 26 June 2020
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total matches suspended are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Jores Okore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Tom van Weert | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Lucas Andersen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Patrick Olsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 24 | Mathias Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 10 |

## Awards
### Team

| Award | Month | Source |

### Individual

| No. | Player | Award | Month | Source |
| 10 | Lucas Andersen | Superliga Player of the Month | August 2019 | |
| 10 | Lucas Andersen | Danish goal of the year | 28 February 2020 | |