Battle of Jutland (football)

Battle of Jutland is the football rivalry between two of the oldest clubs in Danish football history, Aalborg BK (founded 1885) and Aarhus GF (founded 1880).

History behind rivalry The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is first and foremost a rivalry between Aarhus and Aalborg, which are respectively the second and the fourth largest cities in Denmark, and two of the most important business centers in Jutland. The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is also a rivalry between two of the oldest football clubs in Denmark. Both clubs can trace their history all the way back to the 1880s. Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF are also, historically, two of the most successful football clubs in Denmark. Together, they have won 10 Danish Superliga titles (Aalborg BK with four and Aarhus GF with six) and 12 Danish Cup titles (Aalborg BK with three and Aarhus GF with nine).

Danish Superliga games The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Superliga:

DateVenueHomeScoreAway14 April 1991Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–1Aarhus GF9 June 1991Aarhus StadionAarhus GF6–1Aalborg BK25 August 1991Aalborg StadionAalborg BK0–2Aarhus GF2 November 1991Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–0Aalborg BK26 April 1992Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK8 June 1992Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF19 August 1992Aalborg StadionAalborg BK3–2Aarhus GF25 October 1992Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK2 May 1993Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF6 June 1993Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK15 August 1993Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK10 October 1993Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–1Aarhus GF21 April 1994Aarhus StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF23 May 1994Aalborg StadionAalborg BK0–0Aarhus GF21 August 1994Aalborg StadionAalborg BK5–0Aarhus GF8 October 1994Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–3Aalborg BK17 April 1995Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK18 June 1995Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–0Aarhus GF20 September 1995Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK5 November 1995Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–4Aarhus GF28 April 1996Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF15 September 1996Aarhus StadionAarhus GF6–1Aalborg BK6 April 1997Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–1Aalborg BK2 May 1997Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF29 August 1997Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–1Aalborg BK26 October 1997Aarhus StadionAarhus GF4–1Aalborg BK19 April 1998Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–4Aarhus GF26 July 1998Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–0Aarhus GF7 March 1999Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK19 April 1999Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF21 August 1999Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–0Aarhus GF1 November 1999Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK25 May 2000Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF17 September 2000Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF1 April 2001Aalborg StadionAalborg BK5–1Aarhus GF10 June 2001Aarhus StadionAarhus GF4–0Aalborg BK29 July 2001Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–3Aalborg BK22 October 2001Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–4Aarhus GF14 April 2002Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–2Aalborg BK4 October 2002Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–2Aarhus GF1 December 2002Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK16 April 2003Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–0Aarhus GF28 September 2003Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF14 March 2004Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–1Aalborg BK12 April 2004Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–1Aarhus GF17 October 2004Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–2Aalborg BK3 November 2004Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK7 May 2005Aalborg StadionAalborg BK3–1Aarhus GF17 September 2005Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–4Aalborg BK23 October 2005Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF23 April 2006NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK12 August 2007Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–0Aarhus GF8 October 2007NRGi ParkAarhus GF3–5Aalborg BK8 May 2008Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK3–1Aarhus GF13 September 2008Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK0–2Aarhus GF5 April 2009NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–2Aalborg BK11 May 2009Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF20 July 2009NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK23 November 2009Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK0–0Aarhus GF10 April 2010NRGi ParkAarhus GF0–2Aalborg BK24 July 2011Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF27 November 2011Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK0–2Aarhus GF16 April 2012NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK13 July 2012NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK3 December 2012Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK0–3Aarhus GF16 May 2013NRGi ParkAarhus GF3–0Aalborg BK29 September 2013Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK0–0Aarhus GF8 March 2014NRGi ParkAarhus GF2–5Aalborg BK18 May 2014Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK1–0Aarhus GF15 August 2015Ceres ParkAarhus GF2–3Aalborg BK18 March 2016Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK2–2Aarhus GF17 May 2016Ceres ParkAarhus GF2–0Aalborg BK28 August 2016Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF19 February 2017Ceres ParkAarhus GF1-2Aalborg BK17 April 2017Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK1-0Aarhus GF24 April 2017Ceres ParkAarhus GF4-0Aalborg BK26 August 2017Aalborg Portland ParkAalborg BK0-0Aarhus GF18 March 2018Ceres ParkAarhus GF0-0Aalborg BK21 October 2018Ceres ParkAarhus GF2-2Aalborg BK17 March 2019Aalborg Portland ParkAalborg BK3-1Aarhus GF5 May 2019Aalborg Portland ParkAalborg BK0-1Aarhus GF12 May 2019Ceres ParkAarhus GF2-0Aalborg BK15 September 2019Ceres ParkAarhus GF3-0Aalborg BK

This gives a total of:

Aab wins Draws AGF wins Sum Sum 36 20 27 83

Danish Cup games The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Cup:

Competition Round Venue Home team Result Away team1986–87 Danish CupFinalIdrætsparkAarhus3–0Aalborg1987–88 Danish CupQuarter-finalAarhus StadiumAarhus3–1Aalborg1991–92 Danish CupQuarter-finalAarhus StadiumAarhus4–1Aalborg2013–14 Danish CupQuarter-finalNRGi ParkAarhus1–4Aalborg2015–16 Danish CupSemi-final 1st legNordjyske ArenaAalborg0–2AarhusSemi-final 2nd legCeres ParkAarhus2–2Aalborg2019–20 Danish CupSemi-finalAalborg Portland Park Aalborg3–2Aarhus

Summary Played Aalborg wins Draws Aarhus wins Aalborg goals Aarhus goals 7 2 1 4 11 17

Statistics Honours AarhusCompetitionAalborg 6 Danish 1st Division/Danish Superliga 4 9 Danish Cup 3 3 Provinsmesterskabsturneringen 1 18 Total 8 Note: Danish 1st Division titles are from before the inception of Danish Superliga.

Players who have played for both clubs PlayerAarhus careerAalborg careerSpanLeagueappsLeaguegoalsSpanLeagueappsLeaguegoals Bjørn Kristensen1982–1989165191995–1997–– Søren Andersen1989–19932001–2003109185161995–19986730 Morten Rasmussen2002–20062016–20181035428272011146 Daniel Christensen2014–20167012008–2011280 Casper Sloth2009–201413392016–2017210

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