The 2012–13 Danish Superliga season was the 23rd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. It marked the 100 year anniversary of the first ever Danish Football Championship, held in 1912–13.
The season began on 13 July 2012 and ended on 20 May 2013.
Teams Lyngby Boldklub and HB Køge finished the 2011–12 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2012–13 1st Division.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 1st Division champions Esbjerg fB and runners-up Randers FC.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2011–12 position Aalborg Energi Nord Arena Natural 13,797 Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 Aarhus NRGi Park Natural 20,032 Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Natural 29,000 Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 Copenhagen Parken Natural 38,065 Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 Farum Farum Park Artificial 9,900 Odense TRE-FOR Park Natural 15,633 Randers AutoC Park Randers Natural 12,000 Silkeborg Mascot Park Natural 10,000 Haderslev Haderslev Fodboldstadion Natural 10,000
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 Kent Nielsen Thomas Augustinussen adidas Spar NordAC Horsens Johnny Mølby Martin Retov hummel Telia StofaAGF Peter Sørensen Steffen Rasmussen hummel YouSeeBrøndby IF Aurelijus Skarbalius Clarence Goodson hummel UNICEFEsbjerg fB Jess Thorup Nicolai Høgh Nike SydenergiF.C. Copenhagen Ariël Jacobs Lars Jacobsen adidas CarlsbergFC Midtjylland Glen Riddersholm Kristian Bak Nielsen Wunderelf NordeaFC Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Nicolai Stokholm Diadora City ContainerOB Troels Bech Anders Møller Christensen Puma CarlsbergRanders FC Colin Todd Søren Pedersen Warrior VerdoSilkeborg IF Viggo Jensen Henrik Pedersen uhlsport Mascot InternationalSønderjyskE Lars Søndergaard Henrik Hansen Diadora Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Odense BK Poul Hansen End of tenure as caretaker 24 May 2012 Troels Bech 24 May 2012 Pre-Season Silkeborg IF Troels Bech Signed by Odense BK 24 May 2012 Keld Bordinggaard 1 June 2012 Pre-Season F.C. Copenhagen Carsten V. Jensen Resigned 25 May 2012 Ariël Jacobs 22 June 2012 Pre-Season Randers FC Michael Hemmingsen Sacked 5 July 2012 Colin Todd 5 July 2012 Pre-Season Silkeborg IF Keld Bordinggaard Sacked 11 November 2012 Viggo Jensen 11 November 2012 12th
League table
Positions by round
Results
Matchday 1–11
Matchday 12–33
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Andreas CorneliusCopenhagen182 Nicklas HeleniusAaB163 Aron JóhannssonAGF14 Simon MakienokBrøndby Marvin PourieSilkeborg IF Ronnie SchwartzRanders FC7 Lasse VibeSønderjyskE128 Nicolai JørgensenCopenhagen11 César SantinCopenhagen10 Joshua JohnNordsjælland10
Attendances
No. Club Average Highest 1 FC København 15,926 33,215 2 Brøndby IF 9,166 21,186 3 AGF 8,043 14,676 4 OB 7,320 10,314 5 AaB 6,897 10,794 6 Esbjerg fB 6,647 9,345 7 FC Nordsjælland 5,827 10,300 8 FC Midtjylland 5,800 9,552 9 Randers FC 5,240 7,850 10 AC Horsens 3,970 9,487 11 Silkeborg IF 3,151 4,111 12 SønderjyskE 3,005 6,575Source:
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