The 2019–20 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Danish Superliga. F.C. Copenhagen were the defending champions. The season started on 12 July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020, before being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season instead ended on 29 July 2020.
Teams Vejle Boldklub finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2018–19 season and was relegated to the 2019–20 1st Division along with Vendsyssel FF who lost their relegation play-offs as well.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2018–19 1st Division champions Silkeborg IF, who returned after one year of absence, as well as the play-off winners Lyngby Boldklub who also returned after a one-year absence.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2018–19position Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 Aarhus Ceres Park Hybrid 20,032 Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 Copenhagen Telia Parken Hybrid 38,065 Esbjerg Blue Water Arena Natural 18,000 Hobro DS Arena Natural 10,700 Horsens CASA Arena Horsens Natural 10,400 Lyngby Lyngby Stadion Natural 8,000 Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 Odense Nature Energy 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 Jacob Friis Lucas Andersen Hummel Spar NordAGF David Nielsen Niklas Backman Hummel CeresBrøndby Niels Frederiksen Andreas Maxsø HummelArbejdernes LandsbankCopenhagen Ståle Solbakken Zeca Adidas CarlsbergEsbjerg Troels Bech Markus HalstiNike VikingHobro Peter Sørensen Jonas Damborg Puma DS Gruppen, Spar NordHorsens Bo Henriksen Hallur Hansson Hummel NG ZinkLyngby Christian Nielsen Martin Ørnskov Adidas Jönsson A/SMidtjylland Brian Priske Erik Sviatchenko Nike Det Faglige HusNordsjælland Flemming Pedersen Nicolai Larsen Nike DHLOB Jakob Michelsen Janus Drachmann Hummel AlbaniRanders Thomas Thomasberg Erik Marxen Puma VerdoSilkeborg Kent Nielsen Mads Emil Madsen Uhlsport Mascot InternationalSønderjyskE Glen Riddersholm Marc Pedersen Hummel Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in tableSilkeborg IF Michael HansenEnd of contract30 May 2019 Kent Nielsen1 June 2019Pre-seasonBrøndby IF Martin RetovEnd of tenure as caretaker30 June 2019 Niels Frederiksen1 July 2019Pre-seasonFC Midtjylland Kenneth AndersenResigned19 August 2019 Brian Priske19 August 20192ndEsbjerg John LammersSacked16 September 2019 Lars Olsen28 October 201913thEsbjerg Lars OlsenSacked9 June 2020 Troels Bech10 June 202013th
Regular season League table
Positions by round
Results
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. Starting next season in the Superliga there will again be only 12 clubs.
Group A
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.
Group B
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.
European play-offs The winning team from the 4-team knockout tournament advanced to a Europa League play-off match. In the final, the team with the most points from the relegation round group stage would host the second leg.
The match between Horsens and SønderjyskE was cancelled due to the latter's victory in the Danish Cup, which automatically qualified the team for Europa League and allowed Horsens to advance directly to the second round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
European play-off match
Relegation play-offs The two sides who finished 3rd in the relegation round will play a two-legged tie to determine who stays up and who is relegated to the 2020–21 Danish 1st Division.
Lyngby won 4–3 on aggregate. As a result Hobro was relegated, while Lyngby BK would remain in the Superliga in 2020-21.
Season statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Ronnie SchwartzSilkeborg/Midtjylland182 Kamil WilczekBrøndby17 Patrick MortensenAGF4 Sander SvendsenOB125 Mikkel DamsgaardNordsjælland11 Mohammed KudusNordsjælland7 Bashkim KadriiOB10 Lucas AndersenAaB Tom van WeertAaB10 Pieros SotiriouCopenhagen9 Emil Riis JakobsenRanders Dame N'DoyeCopenhagen
Attendances
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic some games were played without spectators and some games were played with a reduced amount allowed.
References
External links Superliga (uefa.com)