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2007–08 Danish Superliga

18th season of Danish Superliga

Field	Value
competition	SAS Ligaen
season	2007–08
winners	AaB
3rd Superliga title
3rd top-flight Danish title
relegated	Viborg FF
Lyngby BK
continentalcup1	Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	AaB (Second qualifying round)
continentalcup2	UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Brøndby IF (First qualifying round; via Danish Cup)
FC Midtjylland (First qualifying round)
F.C. Copenhagen (First qualifying round)
FC Nordsjælland (First qualifying round; via Fair Play)
continentalcup3	Intertoto Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	OB (second round)
league topscorer	Jeppe Curth (17)
biggest home win	FC Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby IF (2007-07-29)
Randers FC 5–0 AaB (2007-08-01)
biggest away win	Viborg FF 0–5 Esbjerg fB (2007-07-22)
Lyngby BK 1–6 Esbjerg fB (2007-08-20)
highest scoring	AGF 3–5 AaB (2007-10-08)
AaB 5–3 Lyngby BK (2007-12-02)
FC Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg FF (2008-04-27)
(8 goals)
total goals	543
average goals	2.74
longest wins	6 – AaB (26 August-20 October)
longest unbeaten	12 – F.C. Copenhagen (25 July-28 October)
longest losses	7 – Viborg FF (24 September-25 November)
highest attendance	32,153 – F.C. Copenhagen v Brøndby IF (2007-12-02)
lowest attendance	1,501 – Lyngby BK v Randers FC (2008-04-13)
average attendance	8,424
prevseason	[2006–07](2006-07-danish-superliga)
nextseason	[2008–09](2008-09-danish-superliga)

3rd Superliga title 3rd top-flight Danish title Lyngby BK FC Midtjylland (First qualifying round) F.C. Copenhagen (First qualifying round) FC Nordsjælland (First qualifying round; via Fair Play) Randers FC 5–0 AaB (2007-08-01) Lyngby BK 1–6 Esbjerg fB (2007-08-20) AaB 5–3 Lyngby BK (2007-12-02) FC Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg FF (2008-04-27) (8 goals)

The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season, known officially as the SAS Ligaen for title sponsor Scandinavian Airlines, was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match on May 24, 2008.

The Danish champions qualified for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The runners-up and no. 3 qualified for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The 4th placed team qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008. The 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted to the Superliga.

Participants

Clubs placed on map

Club
Finishing position
last season	First season in
top division	First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB	3rd	1928–29	1987
AC Horsens	10th	1929–30	2005–06
AGF	2nd in 1st Division	1918–19	2007–08
Brøndby IF	6th	1982	1982
Esbjerg fB	7th	1928–29	2001–02
F.C. Copenhagen	1st	1992–93	1992–93
FC Midtjylland	2nd	2000–01	2000–01
FC Nordsjælland	5th	2002–03	2002–03
Lyngby BK	1st in 1st Division	1980	2007–08
OB	4th	1927–28	1999-00
Randers FC	8th	1941–42	2006–07
Viborg FF	9th	1927–28	1998–99

League table

Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

Season statistics

Scoring

First goal of the season: Thomas Dalgaard for Randers against Viborg (18 July 2007)
Fastest goal in a match: Søren Friis (18 seconds) for Horsens against Viborg (14 April 2008)
Widest Winning Margin: Viborg 0–5 Esbjerg (22 July 2007) / Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby (29 July 2007) / Randers 5–0 AaB (1 August 2007) / Lyngby 1–6 Esbjerg (20 August 2007)
Most Goals in a Match: AGF 3–5 AaB (8 October 2007) / AaB 5–3 Lyngby (2 December 2007) / Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg (27 April 2008)
First hat-trick of the season: Rajko Lekic for Esbjerg against Viborg (22 July 2007)

Cards

First yellow card: Robert Åhman-Persson for Viborg against Randers (18 July 2007)
First red card: Aílton José Almeida for Copenhagen against Viborg (28 August 2007)
Fastest red card in a match: Atle Roar Håland (7 seconds) for OB against Horsens (11 May 2008)

Attendances

Team	Average	Highest	Lowest
Copenhagen	19,454	32,153	13,851
Brøndby	15,906	25,313	9,865
AGF	9,827	14,077	4,148
OB	9,012	14,616	6,149
Midtjylland	8,971	11,763	4,909
AaB	8,945	13,647	4,729
Randers	6,884	11,053	3,815
Esbjerg	6,610	11,008	4,089
Viborg	4,416	6,981	2,952
Nordsjælland	4,197	9,045	2,299
Horsens	3,992	6,700	2,115
Lyngby	2,474	6,955	1,035

Goals

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	DNK Jeppe Curth	AaB	17
2	DNK Martin Bernburg	FC Nordsjælland	14
3	DNK Peter Graulund	AGF	13
DNK Henrik Hansen	AC Horsens
5	DNK Frank Kristensen	FC Midtjylland	12
6	FRO Christian Holst	Lyngby BK	9
BRA Gilberto Macena	AC Horsens
DNK Morten Nordstrand	F.C. Copenhagen
SWE Rade Prica	AaB
10	SWE Marcus Allbäck	F.C. Copenhagen	8
DNK Hans Henrik Andreasen	OB
DNK Mikkel Beckmann	Lyngby BK
CAN Atiba Hutchinson	F.C. Copenhagen
SWE Rawez Lawan	AC Horsens

;7 goals

AaB: Andreas Johansson
Brøndby IF: Martin Ericsson, Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen
Esbjerg fB: Njogu Demba-Nyrén, Søren Rieks, Martin Vingaard
FC Nordsjælland: Issey Nakajima-Farran
OB: Baye Djiby Fall
Randers FC: Bédi Buval, Thomas Dalgaard

;6 goals

AaB: Siyabonga Nomvethe
Esbjerg fB: Jesper Lange, Rajko Lekic, Michaël Murcy
FC Nordsjælland: Bajram Fetai, Thomas Kristensen
OB: Jonas Borring
Randers FC: Marc Nygaard, Tidiane Sane

;5 goals

AaB: Kasper Risgård
AGF: Dioh Williams
Brøndby IF: Stefán Gíslason, Chris Katongo
Esbjerg fB: Jesper Bech
F.C. Copenhagen: Libor Sionko
FC Midtjylland: Mikkel Thygesen
OB: Johan Absalonsen
Viborg FF: Christian Muomaife

Hat-tricks

Scorer	Game	Date
DNK Rajko Lekic	Viborg v Esbjerg	22 July 2007
DNK Thomas Dalgaard	Randers v AaB	1 August 2007
DNK Jeppe Curth	AGF v AaB	8 October 2007
DNK Peter Graulund	AGF v Nordsjælland	28 November 2007
SEN Baye Djiby Fall	Lyngby v OB	4 April 2008

Kits 2007–2008

Team	Kit maker	Shirt sponsor	Notes
AaB	hummel	Spar Nord	Same kits as 06/07 until November 25, 2007 where a new home kit was introduced. It doesn't have the white field on the front, and it also features gold printings.
AC Horsens	hummel	Telia Stofa	Spar Nord and [3-stjernet](3-stjernet) replaced as sponsors by cable TV company Telia Stofa. New home kit, and new gray/black away kit.
AGF	hummel	Ceres/Faxe Kondi	Same kits as 06/07.
Brøndby IF	adidas	Codan	Same home and 3rd kit as 06/07. New brown away shirt with light blue details.
Esbjerg fB	Umbro	Frøs Herreds Sparekasse	New home kit with several stripes, and strides on the sleeves. Gold printings.
F.C. Copenhagen	Kappa	Carlsberg	New kits with blue collar and gold printings on the back.
FC Midtjylland	Puma	SPAR	New kits in regular PUMA-style.
FC Nordsjælland	H2O	Jyske Bank	Same kits as 06/07 until December 2, 2007, where a new purple home kit was introduced.
Lyngby BK	Nike	Herbalife	New home kit with white sleeves. New red away kit.
OB	Nike	Carlsberg	Same home kit as spring 07. New black away kit.
Randers FC	Umbro	Forenede Rengøring	Same kits as 06/07
Viborg FF	PUMA	Telia	Same kits as 06/07

Stadiums

Team	Stadium	Capacity
F.C. Copenhagen	Parken Stadium	34,098
Brøndby IF	Brøndby Stadium	29,000
AGF	NRGi Park	20,200
OB	Fionia Park	15,761
AaB	Energi Nord Arena	13,800
Esbjerg fB	Blue Water Arena	13,282
Lyngby BK	Lyngby Stadion	12,000
Randers FC	Essex Park Randers	12,000
FC Midtjylland	SAS Arena	11,809
FC Nordsjælland	Farum Park	10,000
Viborg FF	Viborg Stadion	9,566
AC Horsens	Casa Arena Horsens	6,700

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
OB	SCO Bruce Rioch	Quit	12 March 2007	DNK Lars Olsen	1 July 2007
Randers FC	DNK Lars Olsen	End of contract	30 June 2007	ENG Colin Todd	1 July 2007
Viborg FF	SWE Anders Linderoth	Mutual consent	9 November 2007	SWE Hans Eklund	1 January 2008

Promoted teams

The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of last season:

Lyngby BK (Winners of the 1st Division)
AGF (Runners-up in the 1st Division)

Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated from the Superliga last season:

Vejle B (Won 2–1 away to AC Horsens on May 24, 2007, but Viborg won also.)
Silkeborg IF (Drew 1–1 with FC Nordsjælland on May 20, 2007 when they needed a win.)

References

Wamsler, Morten. (2007-03-12). "Bruce Rioch stopper øjeblikkeligt i OB". [[Odense Boldklub]].
Wamsler, Morten. (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen bliver ny træner i OB". [[Odense Boldklub]].
Rasmussen, Ib. (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen stopper i Randers FC til sommer". [[Randers FC]].
Rasmussen, Ib. (2007-04-10). "Colin Todd ny cheftræner i Randers FC". [[Randers FC]].
Henriksen, Peder. (2007-11-09). "Viborg F.F. og Anders Linderoth skilles". [[Viborg FF]].
Henriksen, Peder }}{{Dead link. (2007-11-26). "Eklund ny cheftræner i Viborg F.F.". [[Viborg FF]].

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