2015–16 Danish Superliga

26th season of Danish Superliga Danish Superliga 2015–16 Copenhagen Hobro Champions League Copenhagen Europa League SønderjyskEMidtjyllandBrøndby Lukas Spalvis (18) AaB 6–0 Hobro (1 November 2015) Hobro 0-6 Viborg (5 March 2016) Esbjerg 4–4 Hobro (22 November 2015) Copenhagen 6–2 AaB (13 March 2016) 198 549 SønderjyskE (5) Copenhagen (9) Hobro (9) Hobro (5) 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Danish Superliga season was the 26th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. Midtjylland were the defending champions. As Denmark dropped from nineteenth to twenty-second place in the 2015 UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2014–15 season, the champion of the league will qualify for the UEFA Champions League; that club will commence its campaign in the second qualifying round. Furthermore, the second and third-place clubs will enter the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.http://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method4/crank2015.html UEFA Country Ranking 2015 Only one team was relegated after the season due to the Superliga expanding to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.Superligaen udvides til 14 hold http://www.b.dk/sport/superligaen-udvides-til-14-hold Berlingske Tidende 2015-06-20 Sejersbøl Morten Crone 2015-06-20 da Teams FC Vestsjælland and Silkeborg IF finished the 2014–15 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2015–16 1st Division. The relegated teams were replaced by 2014–15 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up AGF. A new sponsorship agreement for Randers Stadium was presented on 22 September 2015, when the Fårup-based fertilizer company BioNutria acquired the naming rights for the stadium from AutoC, effectively changing the name of the home field of Randers FC from AutoC Park Randers to BioNutria Park Randers.Ehrhorn Michael Randers FC-hjemmebane bliver BioNutria Park http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/randers-fc-hjemmebane-bliver-bionutria-park tipsbladet.dk Tipsbladet 20 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170520193654/http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/randers-fc-hjemmebane-bliver-bionutria-park 20 May 2017 da 22 September 2015 dead Last in the season, the stadium of FC Nordsjælland changed its official name to Right to Dream Park following a naming rights agreement with the young academy Right to Dream, taking effect on 27 April 2016.Anker-Møller Kristian Farum Park bliver til Right to Dream Park http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/farum-park-bliver-til-right-to-dream-park/ bold.dk 20 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170520194335/http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/farum-park-bliver-til-right-to-dream-park/ 20 May 2017 da 27 April 2016 dead Stadia and locations Denmark right 400 Locations of the Danish Superliga 2015–16 teams Denmark 57.0515 9.8991 AaB right Denmark 56.131944 10.196389 AGF right Denmark 55.648839 12.418517 Brøndby IF left Denmark 55.702469 12.572203 Denmark 55.481985 8.43941 Esbjerg fB right Denmark 56.116868 8.951669 FC Midtjylland bottom Denmark 55.815847 12.353289 FC Nordsjælland top Denmark 56.633675 9.819556 Hobro IK right Denmark 55.397771 10.350055 OB right Denmark 56.46594 10.010262 Randers FC right Denmark 55.261359 9.487791 SønderjyskE bottom Denmark 56.455922 9.401915 Viborg FF left Denmark TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.6 12.572203 FC Copenhagen right Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2014–15position Aab AaB Aalborg Nordjyske Arena Natural 13,797 05 5th Agf AGF Aarhus Ceres Park Natural 20,032 12 1D, 2nd Brondby Brøndby IF Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 03 3rd Esbjerg fB Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 08 8th Fc Copenhagen FC Copenhagen Copenhagen Telia Parken Natural 38,065 02 2nd Fc Midtjylland FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 01 1st Fc Nordsjaelland FC Nordsjælland Farum Farum Park (until 26 April 2016)Right to Dream Park (from 27 April 2016) Artificial 9,900 06 6th Hobro Ik Hobro IK Hobro DS Arena Natural 7,500 07 7th Ob OB Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 09 9th Randers Fc Randers FC Randers AutoC Park Randers (until 21 September 2015)BioNutria Park Randers (from 22 September 2015) Natural 12,000 04 4th Sonderjyske SønderjyskE Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 10 10thViborg Viborg FF Viborg Energi Viborg Arena Natural 9,566 11 1D, 1st 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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAaB DEN Lars Søndergaard DEN Rasmus Würtz hummel Spar NordAGF DEN Glen Riddersholm DEN Steffen Rasmussen hummel CeresBrøndby IF LTU Aurelijus Skarbalius DEN Thomas Kahlenberg hummel Bet25.dkEsbjerg fB DEN Jonas Dal DEN Hans Henrik Andreasen Nike SydenergiF.C. Copenhagen NOR Ståle Solbakken DEN Thomas Delaney adidas CarlsbergFC Midtjylland DEN Jess Thorup DEN Kristian Bak Nielsen Nike HesselFC Nordsjælland DEN Kasper Hjulmand DEN Patrick Mtiliga Diadora DHLHobro IK DEN Ove Pedersen DEN Mads Justesen Puma DS Gruppen, Spar NordOB DEN Kent Nielsen ISL Hallgrímur Jónasson hummel CarlsbergRanders FC ENG Colin Todd DEN Christian Keller Puma VerdoSønderjyskE DEN Jakob Michelsen DEN Niels Lodberg hummel Frøs Herreds SparekasseViborg DEN Johnny Mølby DEN Mikkel Rask Nike Andelskassen Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table AaBDEN Kent Nielsen End of contract and signed by OB 1 June 2015Kent Nielsen stopper i AaB til sommer http://www.bold.dk/nyt/kent-nielsen-stopper-i-aab-til-sommer bold.dk 2014-12-22 Helmin Jesper 2015-05-31 da 2015-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630135055/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/kent-nielsen-stopper-i-aab-til-sommer dead DEN Lars Søndergaard 1 July 2015Officielt: Søndergaard ny AaB-træner http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-soendergaard-ny-aab-traener bold.dk 2015-04-09 Nøhr Mikkel 2015-05-31 da 2015-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150804192925/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-soendergaard-ny-aab-traener dead Pre-Season OBDEN Ove Pedersen End of contract 1 June 2015Kent Nielsen tager over i OB http://www.bold.dk/nyt/kent-nielsen-tager-over-i-ob bold.dk 2014-12-22 Helmin Jesper 2015-05-31 da 2015-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630135058/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/kent-nielsen-tager-over-i-ob dead DEN Kent Nielsen 1 July 2015 Pre-Season SønderjyskEDEN Lars Søndergaard End of contract and signed by AaB 1 June 2015DEN Jakob Michelsen 1 July 2015Officielt: Michelsen ny SønderjyskE-træner http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-michelsen-ny-soenderjyske-traener bold.dk 2015-04-30 Helmin Jesper 2015-05-31 da 2015-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621124734/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-michelsen-ny-soenderjyske-traener dead Pre-Season Viborg FFLTU Aurelijus Skarbalius Mutual consent 6 June 2015Auri Skarbalius forlader VFF til sommer http://www.bold.dk/nyt/auri-skarbalius-forlader-vff-til-sommer bold.dk 2015-05-18 Helmin Jesper 2015-05-31 da 2015-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150622001550/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/auri-skarbalius-forlader-vff-til-sommer dead DEN Johnny Mølby 9 June 2015Officielt: Mølby ny træner i Viborg http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-moelby-ny-traener-i-viborg bold.dk 2015-06-09 Nøhr Mikkel 2015-06-09 da 2015-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612174814/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-moelby-ny-traener-i-viborg dead Pre-Season FC MidtjyllandDEN Glen Riddersholm Resigned 26 June 2015FCM-chok: Riddersholm stopper http://www.bold.dk/nyt/fcm-chok-riddersholm-stopper bold.dk 2015-06-26 Karlsen Nanna Møller 2015-06-26 da DEN Jess Thorup 12 July 2015Officielt: Thorup ny FC Midtjylland-træner http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-thorup-ny-fc-midtjylland-traener bold.dk 2015-07-12 Helmin Jesper 2015-07-12 da 2015-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713235017/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/officielt-thorup-ny-fc-midtjylland-traener dead Pre-Season Esbjerg fBDEN Niels Frederiksen Sacked 10 August 2015Esbjerg fyrer Niels Frederiksen http://www.bold.dk/nyt/esbjerg-fyrer-niels-frederiksen bold.dk 2015-08-10 Helmin Jesper 2015-08-10 da DEN Michael Mex Pedersen (interim) 10 August 2015 12th Esbjerg fBDEN Michael Mex Pedersen End of tenure as caretaker 20 October 2015DEN Jonas Dal 20 October 2015Officielt: Jonas Dal starter i Esbjerg omgående http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-jonas-dal-starter-i-esbjerg-omgaaende/ bold.dk 2015-10-20 Nøhr Mikkel 2015-10-20 da 10th Hobro IKDEN Jonas Dal Signed by Esbjerg fB 20 October 2015DEN Lars Justesen (interim) 20 October 2015 12th Hobro IKDEN Lars Justesen End of tenure as caretaker 24 November 2015DEN Ove Pedersen 24 November 2015Officielt: Ove P. ny Hobro-træner http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-ove-p-ny-hobro-traener/ bold.dk 2015-11-24 Helmin Jesper 2015-11-24 da 12th AGFDEN Morten Wieghorst Sacked 5 December 2015Morten Wieghorst fyret i AGF http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/morten-wieghorst-fyret-i-agf/ bold.dk 2015-12-05 Nøhr Mikkel 2015-12-05 da DEN Glen Riddersholm 6 December 2015Officielt: Riddersholm ny AGF-træner http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-riddersholm-ny-agf-traener/ bold.dk 2015-12-06 Nøhr Mikkel 2015-12-06 da 9th FC NordsjællandISL Ólafur Kristjánsson Sacked 15 December 2015FCN genansætter Kasper Hjulmand http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcn-genansaetter-kasper-hjulmand/ bold.dk 2015-12-15 Helmin Jesper 2015-12-15 da DEN Kasper Hjulmand 1 January 2016 8th Brøndby IFDEN Thomas Frank Resigned 9 March 2016Thomas Frank færdig i Brøndby http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/thomas-frank-faerdig-i-broendby/ bold.dk 2016-03-09 Blond Mikael 2016-03-09 da LTU Aurelijus Skarbalius 9 March 2016Auri overtager Brøndby-tøjlerne http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/auri-overtager-broendby-toejlerne/ bold.dk 2016-03-09 Blond Mikael 2016-03-09 da 5th League table main WDL DBU, Soccerway COP SND MID BRN AAB RAN OB VIB NOR AGF ESB HOB CL2Q EL2Q EL1Q EL1Q REL complete 15 5 13 56 44 8 13 12 47 49 16 6 11 43 37 21 8 4 62 28 7 9 17 38 64 4 6 23 26 70 17 8 8 57 33 11 5 17 35 51 14 4 15 50 52 13 8 12 45 43 19 5 9 56 36 11 7 15 34 42 C R AaB AGF Brøndby Copenhagen Esbjerg Hobro Midtjylland Nordsjælland Odense Randers SønderjyskE Viborg 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off on neutral ground (only if rankings are important for medals, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions); 9) Draw.http://www.dbu.dk/turneringer_og_resultater/love_og_regler/landsdaekkende_turneringer/turneringspropositioner/propositioner%20for%20danmarksturneringen.aspx Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold dbu.dk Danish Football Association 18 July 2015 dahttp://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11754&view=rules Superliga 2015/2016 - Season rules Scoresway 18 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030000151/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer 30 October 2014 dead QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round blue2 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round red1 Relegation to the Danish 1st Division Copenhagen qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Danish Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league. Positions by round table y br Copenhagen 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 SønderjyskE 3/ 6/ 8/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 2/ 5/ 4/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2 Midtjylland 3/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3 Brøndby 8/10/12/11/ 9/ 7/ 4/ 6/ 9/ 6/ 8/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4 AaB 6/ 4/ 5/ 8/ 7/ 3/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5 Randers FC 11/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6 OB 1/ 1/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 9/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7 Viborg FF 9/ 9/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 6/ 9/11/11/10/11/11/10/10/10/10/ 9/10/10/ 9/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/10/ 8 Nordsjælland 9/12/10/10/11/10/10/ 9/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9 AGF 5/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 3/ 5/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 9/10/ 9/ 9/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/10/10/10/10/ 9/10 Esbjerg fB 6/ 8/11/12/10/11/11/10/10/11/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/11 Hobro 11/11/ 9/ 8/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete Weltfussball July 2014 Results Matchday 1–11 main FBR grey AaB AGF BIF EfB FCK FCM FCN HIK OB RFC SJE VFF AaB null 4–1 1–1 null 0–2 null null 5–1 0–2 5–0 null AGF 2–3 2–1 0–0 null null null null null 3–2 1–2 null Brøndby null null 1–1 1–0 0–0 null 0–2 1–2 null 1–0 null Esbjerg fB null null null 1–2 1–1 null null 4–2 0–2 0–4 null Copenhagen 4–2 2–2 null null null 1–1 1–0 null 3–0 null 1–0 Midtjylland null 2–0 null null 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 null null 2–0 Nordsjælland 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 null null null 1–5 null 0–2 null Hobro 0–1 0–3 null 2–2 null null 1–3 null null null 1–1 OB null 2–2 null null 1–0 null null 3–0 2–3 null 2–0 Randers FC null null 3–3 null null 0–2 3–0 2–1 null 1–0 0–1 SønderjyskE null null null null 1–3 1–2 null 3–0 4–0 null 2–1 Viborg FF 1–0 0–0 0–4 2–1 null null 0–1 null null null null complete Danish Football Association da Matchday 12–33 main FBR grey AaB AGF BIF EfB FCK FCM FCN HIK OB RFC SJE VFF AaB 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 6–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 AGF 2–0 1–1 5–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 Brøndby 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 Esbjerg fB 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–1 4–4 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 Copenhagen 6–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–3 2–0 3–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 Midtjylland 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–4 Nordsjælland 3–0 3–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 Hobro 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–6 OB 3–2 2–2 2–5 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 5–1 Randers FC 0–0 4–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 SønderjyskE 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 Viborg FF 0–2 1–0 0–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 complete Danish Football Association da Top goalscorers Rank Goalscorer Team Goals 1 LTU Lukas Spalvis AaB 18 2 DEN Nicolai Jørgensen Copenhagen 15 3 PAR Federico Santander Copenhagen 14 DEN Rasmus Festersen OB DEN Morten Rasmussen AGF 6 AUT Martin Pušić Midtjylland 13 7 DEN Johan Absalonsen SønderjyskE 12 DEN Thomas Enevoldsen AaB DEN Anders K. Jacobsen OB SWE Mikael Ishak Randers FC 11 DEN Jeppe Curth Viborg FF 10 12 BRA Bruninho Nordsjælland 9 CRC Mayron George Hobro IK DEN Tommy Bechmann SønderjyskE DEN Nicolaj Madsen SønderjyskE FIN Teemu Pukki Brøndby IF Updated to games played on 29 May 2016Source: WorldFootball.net Awards Award Winner Club Player of the Year DEN Thomas Delaney Copenhagen Top Scorer DEN Lukas Spalvis AaB Team of the Season Team of the Seasonhttps://www.spillerforeningen.dk/artikel/arets-mandlige-hold-2016 Årets mandlige hold 2016 Spillerforeningen 10 September 2026 Goalkeeper DEN Frederik Rønnow(Brøndby) Defenders DEN Peter Ankersen(Copenhagen) DEN Mathias Jørgensen(Copenhagen) DEN Erik Sviatchenko(Midtjylland) DEN Ludwig Augustinsson(Copenhagen) Midfielders DEN Rasmus Falk(OB) DEN Thomas Delaney(Copenhagen) DEN Rasmus Würtz(AaB) DEN Nicolaj Thomsen(AaB) Forwards DEN Lukas Spalvis(AaB) PAR Federico Santander(Copenhagen) Attendances No. Club Average Highest 1 FC København 16,191 29,178 2 Brøndby IF 12,782 25,102 3 AGF 7,626 13,437 4 FC Midtjylland 7,590 10,822 5 AaB 7,280 10,036 6 OB 6,972 10,272 7 Esbjerg fB 5,977 9,255 8 SønderjyskE 5,848 8,210 9 Randers FC 5,367 8,541 10 Viborg FF 4,603 7,747 11 FC Nordsjælland 3,726 7,351 12 Hobro IK 2,486 4,686 Source:Attendances Denmark average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/dnk/avednk16.htm 2026-06-22 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk References External links http://superliga.dk da Category:Danish Superliga seasons 1 Denmark