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2020–21 Danish Superliga
The 30th season of the Danish Superliga

The 2020–21 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Danish Superliga. The season began on 11 September with reigning champions FC Midtjylland playing against the winners of the Danish Cup, SønderjyskE, losing 2–0 away from home.

This season marked the first season with the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

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Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the winner of the Relegation Playoffs and the champion of the 2019–20 Danish 1st Division. Lyngby BK retained its position in the Superliga by winning the Relegation Playoffs and Vejle BK joined the top flight after winning the 1st Division title.

Stadiums and locations

ClubStadiumTurfCapacity2019–20position
AaBAalborg Portland ParkHybrid13,7975th
AGFCeres ParkHybrid20,0323rd
BrøndbyBrøndby StadiumHybrid29,0004th
CopenhagenTelia ParkenHybrid38,0652nd
HorsensCASA Arena HorsensNatural10,4008th
LyngbyLyngby StadiumNatural8,00011th
MidtjyllandMCH ArenaNatural11,8001st
NordsjællandRight to Dream ParkArtificial9,9006th
OBNature Energy ParkNatural15,6337th
RandersCepheus Park RandersNatural12,0009th
SønderjyskESydbank ParkNatural10,00010th
VejleVejle StadiumNatural10,4181D, 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.

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AaB Martí Cifuentes Lucas AndersenHummelSpar Nord
AGF David Nielsen Niklas BackmanHummelCeres
Brøndby Niels Frederiksen Andreas MaxsøHummelBooztlet
Copenhagen Jess Thorup ZecaAdidasCarlsberg
Horsens Jens Berthel Askou Hallur HanssonHummelNG ZINK A/S
Lyngby Carit Falch Martin ØrnskovAdidasJetbull
Midtjylland Brian Priske Erik SviatchenkoNikeDet Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland Flemming Pedersen Nicolai LarsenNikeDHL
OB Michael Hemmingsen Janus DrachmannHummelAlbani
Randers Thomas Thomasberg Erik MarxenPumaVerdo A/S
SønderjyskE Glen Riddersholm Marc PedersenHummelFrøs Herreds Sparekasse
Vejle Constantin Gâlcă Jacob SchoopHummelArbejdernes Landsbank

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Horsens Bo HenriksenMutual consent24 August 2020 Jonas Dal24 August 20201Pre-season
Copenhagen Ståle SolbakkenSacked10 October 20202 Jess Thorup2 November 202039th
AaB Jacob FriisResigned29 October 20204 Peter Feher (interim)29 October 20207th
Horsens Jonas DalSacked8 December 20205 Jens Berthel Askou17 January 202111th
Lyngby Christian NielsenSacked21 December 20206 Carit Falch21 December 202012th
AaB Peter FeherEnd of tenure as caretaker31 December 2020 Martí Cifuentes1 January 202177th
OB Jakob MichelsenSacked15 March 20218 Michael Hemmingsen15 March 202199th

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Brøndby2214354024+1645Qualification for the Championship round
2Midtjylland2213453520+1543
3AGF2210843522+1338
4Copenhagen2210573935+435
5Randers229583121+1032
6Nordsjælland227873530+529
7SønderjyskE2284103032−228Qualification for the Relegation round
8OB227782528−328
9AaB227782430−628
10Vejle2266102537−1224
11Lyngby2255122543−1820
12Horsens2226141537−2212
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.1011

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Brøndby4111145431322111122111
Midtjylland11845533212111222211222
AGF2322254346433433334333
Copenhagen8111099889109766644443444
Randers1268810101098654355555555
Nordsjælland995776677458881010101081086
SønderjyskE3734421123245566677767
OB5481010998810999988766698
AaB6596677655877777889879
Vejle106733125671010101099991091010
Lyngby7101111111111111112121212111111111111111111
Horsens12121212121212121211111111121212121212121212
Source: Weltfussball

Results

Home \ AwayAABAGFBROCOPHORLYNMIDNORODERANSONVEJ
AaB—1–12–12–31–03–20–21–10–20–01–01–3
AGF3–0—3–10–13–01–01–20–14–21–12–04–2
Brøndby1–11–1—2–12–14–12–33–23–10–02–12–1
Copenhagen1–23–31–2—2–04–20–03–21–11–23–22–1
Horsens2–11–21–20–2—1–22–21–10–00–30–33–1
Lyngby0–01–20–42–21–1—2–00–30–30–32–20–0
Midtjylland0–00–11–04–01–01–0—3–13–11–01–25–0
Nordsjælland2–23–10–10–12–24–14–1—0–21–02–11–1
OB2–10–00–33–21–00–11–11–1—2–11–10–1
Randers1–21–11–22–13–01–21–21–12–1—1–23–1
SønderjyskE3–11–12–01–32–01–42–02–11–10–1—0–1
Vejle0–20–00–22–20–03–20–22–22–00–34–1—
Source: soccerway.comLegend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBROMIDCOPAGFNORRAN
1Brøndby (C)3219495838+2061Qualification for the Champions League play-off round—3–11–32–22–02–0
2Midtjylland3218685733+2460Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round1–0—4–14–03–01–1
3Copenhagen3216796153+855Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round2–14–2—3–22–22–1
4AGF (O)32139104842+648Qualification for the European play-off match1–21–41–2—3–12–0
5Nordsjælland3211101151510430–33–22–22–0—2–1
6Randers32117144338+540Qualification for the Europa League play-off round124–20–02–10–13–4—
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.1314(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winnersNotes:

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ Round2223242526272829303132
Brøndby12222222211
Midtjylland21111111122
Copenhagen43334333333
AGF34443444444
Nordsjælland65555555555
Randers56666666666
Source: [1]

Relegation round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegationAABSONODEVEJLYNHOR
1AaB321210104441+346Qualification for the European play-off match—3–23–22–14–01–1
2SønderjyskE32135144548−3440–4—2–01–02–02–3
3OB321110114039+1431–01–1—0–12–04–0
4Vejle32911124250−8381–14–22–2—2–23–0
5Lyngby (R)3268183663−2726Relegation to Danish 1st Division2–20–11–20–0—3–4
6Horsens (R)3259183059−29241–01–21–13–31–3—
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), SoccerwayRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.1516(R) Relegated

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Team ╲ Round2223242526272829303132
AaB31111111121
SønderjyskE13332222212
OB22224333333
Vejle44443444444
Lyngby55555555555
Horsens66666666666
Source: [2]

European play-offs

The fourth-placed team of the championship round, AGF, advanced to a Europa Conference League play-off match against the winning team of the relegation round, AaB. The winners earned a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

European play-off match

28 May 202119:00
AGF2–2 (a.e.t.)AaB
Blume 20'J. Thorsteinsson 120'ReportT. van Weert 69'Kusk 109'
Penalties
3–1
Ceres Park, AarhusAttendance: 8,083Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 28 May 2021.17 18

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mikael UhreBrøndby19
2 Patrick MortensenAGF15
Jonas WindCopenhagen
4 Sory KabaMidtjylland11
Haji WrightSønderjyskE
6 Anders K. JacobsenSønderjyskE10
Jesper LindstrømBrøndby
Allan Gonçalves SousaVejle
Issam JebaliOB
Kamil WilczekCopenhagen
Kamaldeen SulemanaNordsjælland
12 Vito Hammershøy-MistratiRanders9
Alhaji KamaraRanders
Iver FossumAaB

References

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