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

ClubFinishing positionlast seasonFirst season intop divisionFirst season ofcurrent spell intop divisionAaB3rd1928–291987AC Horsens10th1929–302005–06AGF2nd in 1st Division1918–192007–08Brøndby IF6th19821982Esbjerg fB7th1928–292001–02F.C. Copenhagen1st1992–931992–93FC Midtjylland2nd2000–012000–01FC Nordsjælland5th2002–032002–03Lyngby BK1st in 1st Division19802007–08OB4th1927–281999-00Randers FC8th1941–422006–07Viborg FF9th1927–281998–99

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 Jeppe Curth AaB 17 2 Martin Bernburg FC Nordsjælland 143 Peter Graulund AGF13 Henrik Hansen AC Horsens 5 Frank Kristensen FC Midtjylland 126 Christian Holst Lyngby BK9 Gilberto Macena AC Horsens Morten Nordstrand F.C. Copenhagen Rade Prica AaB10 Marcus Allbäck F.C. Copenhagen8 Hans Henrik Andreasen OB Mikkel Beckmann Lyngby BK Atiba Hutchinson F.C. Copenhagen 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 ScorerGameDate Rajko LekicViborg v Esbjerg22 July 2007 Thomas DalgaardRanders v AaB1 August 2007 Jeppe CurthAGF v AaB8 October 2007 Peter GraulundAGF v Nordsjælland28 November 2007 Baye Djiby FallLyngby v OB4 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 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 Bruce Rioch Quit 12 March 2007 Lars Olsen 1 July 2007 Randers FC Lars Olsen End of contract 30 June 2007 Colin Todd 1 July 2007 Viborg FF Anders Linderoth Mutual consent 9 November 2007 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.)

Footnotes and references

See also 2007-08 in Danish football Sports in Denmark

External links SAS Ligaen 2007–08 at the Danish FA Netsuperligaen.dk (unofficial site) SAS Ligaen 2007–08 at Haslund.info