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SAS Ligaen Season 2007–08 Champions AaB
3rd Superliga title
3rd top-flight Danish titleRelegated Viborg FF
Lyngby BKChampions League AaB (Second qualifying round) UEFA Cup Brøndby IF (First qualifying round; via Danish Cup)
FC Midtjylland (First qualifying round)
F.C. Copenhagen (First qualifying round)
FC Nordsjælland (First qualifying round; via Fair Play)Intertoto Cup OB (Second round) Goals scored 543 Average goals/game 2.74 Top goalscorer Jeppe Curth (17) Biggest home win FC Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby IF (2007-07-29)
Randers FC 5–0 AaB (2007-08-01)Biggest away win Viborg FF 0–5 Esbjerg fB (2007-07-22)
Lyngby BK 1–6 Esbjerg fB (2007-08-20)Highest scoring AGF 3–5 AaB (2007-10-08)
AaB 5–3 Lyngby BK (2007-12-02)
FC Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg FF (2008-04-27)
(8 goals)Longest winning run 6 – AaB (26 August-20 October) Longest unbeaten run 12 – F.C. Copenhagen (25 July-28 October) Longest losing run 7 – Viborg FF (24 September-25 November) Highest attendance 32,153 – F.C. Copenhagen v Brøndby IF (2007-12-02) Lowest attendance 1,501 – Lyngby BK v Randers FC (2008-04-13) Average attendance 8,424 ← 2006–072008–09 →The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season 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.
Contents
Participants
Clubs placed on map Club Finishing position
last seasonFirst season in
top divisionFirst season of
current spell in
top divisionAaB 3rd 1928–29 1987 AC Horsens 10th 1929–30 2005–06 AGF 2nd in 1st Division 1918–19 2007–08 Brøndby IF 6th 1982 1982 Esbjerg fB 7th 1928–29 2001–02 F.C. Copenhagen 1st 1992–93 1992–93 FC Midtjylland 2nd 2000–01 2000–01 FC Nordsjælland 5th 2002–03 2002–03 Lyngby BK 1st in 1st Division 1980 2007–08 OB 4th 1927–28 1999-00 Randers FC 8th 1941–42 2006–07 Viborg FF 9th 1927–28 1998–99 League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 AaB (C) 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22 71 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round 2 FC Midtjylland 33 18 8 7 53 36 +17 62 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 3 F.C. Copenhagen 33 17 9 7 51 29 +22 60 4 OB 33 12 16 5 46 27 +19 52 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Second round 5 AC Horsens 33 14 10 9 47 43 +4 52 6 Randers FC 33 13 8 12 41 33 +8 47 7 Esbjerg fB 33 13 6 14 59 54 +5 45 8 Brøndby IF 33 11 10 12 44 44 0 43 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 1 9 FC Nordsjælland 33 11 10 12 47 51 −4 43 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 2 10 AGF 33 7 8 18 33 51 −18 29 11 Viborg FF (R) 33 5 5 23 29 68 −39 20 Relegation to the Danish 1st Division 12 Lyngby Boldklub (R) 33 3 9 21 33 69 −36 18 Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 via Danish Cup 2007-08
2 via UEFA Fair Play ranking.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.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 Scored for Goals 1 
Jeppe CurthAaB 17 2 Martin BernburgFC Nordsjælland 14 3 Peter GraulundAGF 13 Henrik HansenAC Horsens 5 Frank KristensenFC Midtjylland 12 6 
Christian HolstLyngby BK 9 
Gilberto MacenaAC Horsens 
Christopher KatongoBrøndby IF 
Rade PricaAaB 10 Marcus AllbäckF.C. Copenhagen 8 Hans Henrik AndreasenOB Mikkel BeckmannLyngby BK 
Atiba HutchinsonF.C. Copenhagen Rawez LawanAC 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: Bedi 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
Scorer Game Date Rajko LekicViborg v Esbjerg 22 July 2007 Thomas DalgaardRanders v AaB 1 August 2007 Jeppe CurthAGF v AaB 8 October 2007 Peter GraulundAGF v Nordsjælland 28 November 2007 
Baye Djiby FallLyngby v OB 4 April 2008 Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.
AaB ACH AGF BIF EfB FCK FCM FCN LBK OB RFC VFF AaB 1–0 2–0
3–13–0
2–02–0 1–1
0–01–0 2–1
3–15–3 2–3
2–03–0 3–2
2–0AC Horsens 1–1
1–20–0 4–2
1–34–3
3–13–2 2–1
1–12–0 2–1 2–2 1–0
1–01–1 AGF 3–5 1–2
1–21–1 0–1 0–1
0–22–0 1–2
3–30–0
3–10–2
0–20–0 0–0 Brøndby IF 0–1 3–0 0–1
2–12–1 0–1
2–12–1 2–2
3–03–0
3–01–1
0–21–1
3–11–1 Esbjerg fB 1–2
1–11–3 2–2
0–11–0
3–22–1 2–0
3–21–2 2–1 0–0 1–3
3–22–1 F.C. Copenhagen 4–0 1–0
1–01–1 1–1 5–2
2–10–0
0–21–1 2–0
3–12–1 1–0
0–13–1
3–0FC Midtjylland 2–1
2–01–1 2–0
3–25–0
1–12–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1
3–13–2
2–11–0
2–1FC Nordsjælland 1–2 0–0
1–23–2 1–0 3–1
3–21–0
1–21–1
0–30–1
0–03–3 2–1 4–0
5–3Lyngby BK 3–4
0–20–0
4–11–3 2–2 1–6
1–31–4 1–2
1–20–0 0–3 0–3
0–02–0 OB 1–1 3–3
2–02–0 0–0 1–1
1–10–0
0–00–1 3–0
0–01–1
1–10–0 4–0
1–0Randers FC 5–0
1–00–0 0–1
4–12–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1
2–12–2 0–0
0–22–0
0–2Viborg FF 0–1 2–1
1–32–0
0–21–1
1–20–5
0–42–3 1–1 2–3 2–1
3–20–2 0–1 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 stribes, and stribes 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 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 RiochQuit 12 March 2007[1] Lars Olsen1 July 2007[2] Randers FC Lars OlsenEnd of contract 30 June 2007[3] 
Colin Todd1 July 2007[4] Viborg FF Anders LinderothMutual consent 9 November 2007[5] Hans Eklund1 January 2008[6] Promoted teams
The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of last season:
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
- ^ Wamsler, Morten (2007-03-12). "Bruce Rioch stopper øjeblikkeligt i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. http://ob.dk/default.asp?NewsID=14143. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ Wamsler, Morten (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen bliver ny træner i OB" (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. http://ob.dk/default.asp?NewsID=13939. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-01-24). "Lars Olsen stopper i Randers FC til sommer" (in Danish). Randers FC. http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=2197. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ Rasmussen, Ib (2007-04-10). "Colin Todd ny cheftræner i Randers FC" (in Danish). Randers FC. http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=2287. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-09). "Viborg F.F. og Anders Linderoth skilles" (in Danish). Viborg FF. http://www.vff.dk/ContentId/5282/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ Henriksen, Peder (2007-11-26). "Eklund ny cheftræner i Viborg F.F." (in Danish). Viborg FF. http://www.vff.dk/ContentId/5329/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
See also
External links
- (Danish) SAS Ligaen 2007–08 at the Danish FA
- (Danish) Netsuperligaen.dk (unofficial site)
- (Danish) SAS Ligaen 2007–08 at Haslund.info
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