The 2017–18 Danish Superliga season was the 28th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. Copenhagen are the defending champions.
Teams Esbjerg fB finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2016–17 season and was relegated to the 2017–18 1st Division along with Viborg FF who lost their relegation play-off as well.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2016–17 1st Division champions Hobro IK (returned after one year of absence) and 3rd-place finisher FC Helsingør (returned to the top division for the first time since the 1936–37 season), who defeated Viborg FF in the two legged play-off finals.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2016–17position Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Natural 13,797 Aarhus Ceres Park Natural 20,032 Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 Copenhagen Telia Parken Natural 38,065 Helsingør Helsingør Stadion Natural 4,500 Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 Lyngby Lyngby Stadion Natural 8,000 Odense EWII Park Natural 15,633 Randers BioNutria Park Randers Natural 12,000 Silkeborg JYSK Park Artificial 10,000 Haderslev Sydbank Park 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 Morten Wieghorst Rasmus Würtz Hummel Spar NordAGF David Nielsen Morten Rasmussen Hummel CeresBrøndby Alexander Zorniger Johan Larsson Hummel Bet25.dkKøbenhavn Ståle Solbakken William Kvist Adidas CarlsbergHelsingør Christian Lønstrup Andreas Holm Jensen Diadora Spar NordHobro Thomas Thomasberg Mads Justesen Puma DS Gruppen, Spar NordHorsens Bo Henriksen Mathias Nielsen HummelMidtjylland Jess Thorup Jakob Poulsen Nike Det Faglige HusNordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Mathias Jensen Diadora DHLLyngby Thomas Nørgaard Mathias Tauber Adidas Hellerup FinansOB Kent Nielsen Kenneth Emil Petersen Hummel CarlsbergRanders Rasmus Bertelsen Mads Agesen Puma VerdoSilkeborg Peter Sørensen Dennis Flinta Uhlsport Mascot InternationalSønderjyskE Claus Nørgaard Marc Pedersen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAGF Glen RiddersholmSacked30 September 2017 David Nielsen30 September 20177thLyngby David NielsenRecruited by AGF30 September 2017 Thomas Nørgaard30 September 201712thRanders Ólafur KristjánssonMutual consent5 October 2017 Ricardo Moniz8 October 201714thRanders Ricardo MonizSacked26 January 2018 Rasmus Bertelsen26 January 201814th
Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by round
Championship round Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
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.
Relegation round Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
Group A
Group B
European play-offs The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament advanced to a Europa League play-off match.
European play-off match
Relegation play-offs
Winners of matches 3, 5, and 6 would play in the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.
Second round
Silkeborg won 5–4 on aggregate. As a result Helsingør was relegated, while Silkeborg would face Esbjerg fB in round 3 to avoid relegation.
Third round
Vendsyssel won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Lyngby was relegated, and Vendsyssel promoted.
Esbjerg won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Silkeborg was relegated, and Esbjerg promoted.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pål Alexander KirkevoldHobro222 Emiliano MarcondesNordsjælland17 Teemu PukkiBrøndby4 Ernest AsanteNordsjælland165 Anders K. JacobsenOB15 Kamil WilczekBrøndby7 Pieros SotiriouCopenhagen148 Federico SantanderCopenhagen12 Saba LobzhanidzeRanders Mathias JensenNordsjælland
Attendances
No. Club Average Highest 1 Brøndby IF 15,685 25,848 2 FC København 13,664 28,410 3 AGF 8,035 12,156 4 FC Midtjylland 7,812 11,432 5 AaB 5,408 7,595 6 OB 5,218 10,717 7 SønderjyskE 4,572 7,150 8 Silkeborg IF 3,885 9,411 9 FC Nordsjælland 3,825 10,124 10 Randers FC 3,741 8,113 11 AC Horsens 3,195 9,604 12 Hobro IK 2,553 4,546 13 Lyngby BK 2,252 4,445 14 FC Helsingør 2,133 5,308
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References
External links Superliga (uefa.com)