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DenmarkConfederation UEFA Founded 1991 First season 1991 Number of teams 12 Levels on pyramid 1 Relegation to Danish 1st Division Domestic cup(s) Danish Cup International cup(s) UEFA Champions League,
UEFA Europa LeagueCurrent champions F.C. Copenhagen
(2010–11)TV partners TV3+
Canal 9
TV 2 Sport
Others (see section)Website Superliga.dk
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2011–12 Danish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the highest chances of relegation in Europe. Superliga has experienced a great development in the past 5 years, with new stadiums and greater attendances, and the league rank has shifted from twenty-third to twelfth in the country ranking system of UEFA.[1] If the current position is kept throughout the rest of the season, the 2012/2013 season would permit the league champion to enter directly into the group stages of Champions League, and the runner-up to enter the qualifying rounds. FC København's recent strong performances in Europe are the main reason for the sudden rise of the Danish Superliga, but teams like Odense Boldklub, AaB Aalborg and Brøndby IF contributed as well.
The Superliga is generally perceived as being able to attract players of a slightly higher level than that of the rest of the Scandinavian leagues, partly favoured by a lucrative tax-scheme. Two of the best players in the league in the season of 2010 were former Manchester United player Eric Djemba-Djemba, who now plays at Odense Boldklub, and former Panathinaikos-player Dame N'Doye for FC København. For the 2009–10 season, the average attendance per game was 8,315.[2] According to the soccersite Soccerlens.com the Danish Superliga is number 11 in Europe by attendances, ahead of countries such as Greece, Ukraine and Austria.[3]
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History
Founded in 1991, the Danish Superliga replaced the Danish 1st Division as the highest league of football in Denmark. From the start in 1991, 10 teams were participating. The opening Superliga season was played during the spring of 1991, with the ten teams playing each other twice for the championship title. From the summer of 1991, the tournament structure would stretch over two years. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the first half of the tournament. In the following spring, the bottom two teams would be cut off, the points of the teams would be cut in half, and the remaining eight teams would once more play each other twice, for a total of 32 games in a season.
Old logo of Faxe Kondi Ligaen
Old logo of SAS LigaenThis practice was abandoned before the 1995–96 season, when the number of teams competing were increased to 12, playing each other thrice for 33 games per Superliga season. For the first season of this new structure, Coca-Cola became the name sponsor of the league, which was then named Coca-Cola Ligaen. After a single season under that name, Faxe Brewery became sponsors and the league changed its name to Faxe Kondi Ligaen. Before the 2001–02 season, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) became the head sponsor, and the name of the tournament changed to SAS Ligaen.
Structure
Since 1996, 12 clubs have played in the league, playing each other thrice. Each team meets each one of the other teams one time at home, one time away, plus one more time home or away dependent of the clubs placement in the previous season. The two teams with the fewest points are relegated to the Danish 1st Division. The Danish champion will play in the UEFA Champions League in the upcoming season where they will start in the 3rd qualifying round for champions. The runner-up will play the UEFA Champions League they will start in the 3rd qualifying round for non-champions. The third-placed and fourth-placed team will play in the UEFA Europa League the 3rd places will start in the 3rd qualifying round and the 4th places will start in the 2nd qualifying round. And the winner of the Danish Cup will start in the 4th qualifying round.
UEFA ranking
Current ranking (2011–12 UEFA competitions)
Correct as of 1. July, 2011
Rank
11–12Rank
10–11Mvmt League 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 Coeff. 11 12 
+1
Greece4.666 7.500 6.500 7.900 7.600 34.166 12 15 +3 Denmark6.125 5.125 8.200 4.400 6.700 30.550 13 14 +1
Belgium4.700 4.500 4.500 8.700 4.600 27.000 14 08 
−6
Romania11.333 2.600 2.642 6.083 3.166 25.824 15 16 +1
Scotland6.750 10.250 1.875 2.666 3.600 25.141 16 13 −3
Switzerland4.100 6.250 2.900 5.750 5.900 24.900 17 20 +3
Israel6.000 2.375 1.750 7.250 4.625 22.000 18 18 
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Czech Republic5.750 5.125 2.375 4.100 3.500 20.850 Broadcasting rights
As of 2008[update], Modern Times Group owns the rights to broadcast all of the matches from the league, and uses them to broadcast matches on channels TV3+ and TV 2 Sport (through sub licensing). However, the current deal was found, by the Danish Competition Authority (Konkurrencestyrelsen) not to comply with the Danish competition legislation. Therefore, a new deal was made on December 21, 2008, dividing the Superliga TV-rights between three parties.[4] The deal amounted to DKK 1,062,300,000[5] (USD 210 million, EUR 140 million),[6] effective from the 2009–10 season.
Danish football rights from 2009–10 – overview Rights package Buyer Channels1 Details TV, I Modern Times Group TV3+, TV3+ HD Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the game played Sunday 18.00 (1st choice) TV, II Bonnier Group2 Canal 9, DR1, DR2 Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Sunday 14.00 and 16.00 on live television (2nd and 5th choice) TV, III TV 2 Sport TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Sport HD Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Saturday 17.00, Sunday 16.00 and Monday 19.00 on live television (3rd, 4th3 and 6th choice) TV, Cup SBS Broadcasting Group Kanal 5, Kanal 5 HD, 6'eren Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish Cup on live television TV, 1st Division TV 2 Sport TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Sport HD Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish 1st Division on live television Radio DR DR P3 Grants exclusive rights to broadcast all the games on live radio Highlights DR, TV 2 DR1, TV 2 Grants rights to show highlights in sports news broadcasts - ^1 Channels that are likely to broadcast the matches.
- ^2 Original buyers were DR and Telenor in a consortium, but they sold the rights to Bonnier Group.
- ^3 The fourth choice was originally at Modern Times Group, but they have chosen to give it to TV 2 Sport.
Foreign rights
Outside of Scandinavia, IMG holds the rights to the Superliga until the 2011–2012 season,[7] and they have reportedly sold the rights to networks in Greece, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, as well as several betting sites.[8]
Seasons
Current teams (2011–12)
Club Finishing position
last seasonFirst season in
top divisionFirst season of
current spell in
top divisionAaB 10th 1928–29 1987 Aarhus GF 1st in 1st Division 1927–28 2011–12 AC Horsens 9th 1929–30 2010–11 Brøndby 3rd 1982 1982 Copenhagen 1st 1992–93 1992–93 HB Køge 2nd in 1st Division 2009–10 2011–12 Lyngby 8th 1980 2010–11 Midtjylland 4th 2000–01 2000–01 Nordsjælland 6th 2002–03 2002–03 OB 2nd 1927–28 1999–2000 Silkeborg 5th 1988 2009-10 SønderjyskE 7th 2000–01 2008–09 Winners
Season Champions Performance Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD 1991 Brøndby IF 26 18 10 6 2 26 15 +11 1991–92 Lyngby BK 32[9] 14 9 2 3 22 7 +15 1992–93 F.C. Copenhagen 32[9] 14 8 3 3 31 23 +8 1993–94 Silkeborg IF 31[9] 14 8 2 4 23 15 +8 1994–95 AaB 31[9] 14 7 4 3 30 13 +17 1995–96 Brøndby IF 67 33 20 7 6 71 32 +39 1996–97 Brøndby IF 68 33 20 8 5 64 39 +25 1997–98 Brøndby IF 76 33 24 4 5 81 33 +48 1998–99 AaB 64 33 17 13 3 65 37 +28 1999-00 Herfølge BK 56 33 16 8 9 52 49 +3 2000–01 F.C. Copenhagen 63 33 17 12 4 55 27 +28 2001–02 Brøndby IF 69 33 20 9 4 74 28 +46 2002–03 F.C. Copenhagen 61 33 17 10 6 51 32 +19 2003–04 F.C. Copenhagen 68 33 20 8 5 56 27 +29 2004–05 Brøndby IF 69 33 20 9 4 61 23 +38 2005–06 F.C. Copenhagen 73 33 22 7 4 62 27 +35 2006–07 F.C. Copenhagen 76 33 23 7 3 60 23 +37 2007–08 AaB 71 33 22 5 6 60 38 +22 2008–09 F.C. Copenhagen 74 33 23 5 5 67 26 +41 2009–10 F.C. Copenhagen 68 33 21 5 7 61 22 +39 2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen 81 33 25 6 2 77 29 +48 Relegations
Season Relegated team(s) 1991 Ikast FS 1991–92 Vejle BK 1992–93 BK Frem, B 1909 1993–94 Viborg FF, B93 1994–95 Fremad Amager 1995–96 Ikast FS, Næstved BK 1996–97 Viborg FF, Hvidovre IF 1997–98 Ikast FS, Odense BK 1998–99 Aarhus Fremad, B93 1999-00 Vejle BK, Esbjerg fB 2000–01 Herfølge BK, HFK Sønderjylland 2001–02 Vejle BK, Lyngby BK 2002–03 Silkeborg IF, Køge BK 2003–04 BK Frem, AB 2004–05 Herfølge BK, Randers FC 2005–06 SønderjyskE, AGF Aarhus 2006–07 Vejle BK, Silkeborg IF 2007–08 Viborg FF, Lyngby BK 2008–09 AC Horsens, Vejle BK 2009–10 AGF, HB Køge 2010–11 Randers FC, Esbjerg fB Notable players
Top goalscorers
Season Tally Top scorer(s) 1991 11 Bent Christensen (Brøndby IF)1991–92 17 Peter Møller (AaB)1992–93 22 Peter Møller (AaB)1993–94 18 Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF)1994–95 24 Erik Bo Andersen (AaB)1995–96 20 Thomas Thorninger (AGF)1996–97 26 Miklos Molnar (Lyngby FC)1997–98 28 Ebbe Sand (Brøndby IF)1998–99 23 Heine Fernandez (Viborg FF)1999-00 16 Peter Lassen (Silkeborg IF)2000–01 21 Peter Graulund (Brøndby IF)2001–02 22 Peter Madsen (Brøndby IF) and Kaspar Dalgas (OB)2002–03 18 Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF) and Jan Kristiansen (Esbjerg fB)2003–04 19 Steffen Højer and 
Mwape Miti (both OB), 
Mohamed Zidan (FC Midtjylland) and Tommy Bechmann (Esbjerg fB)2004–05 20 Steffen Højer (OB)2005–06 16 Steffen Højer (Viborg FF)2006–07 19 
Rade Prica (AaB)2007–08 17 Jeppe Curth (AaB)2008–09 16 Morten Nordstrand (F.C. Copenhagen) and Marc Nygaard (Randers FC)2009–10 18 
Peter Utaka (OB)2010–11 25 
Dame N'Doye (F.C. Copenhagen)Most capped players
See also: Category:Danish Superliga playersTwenty players with most Superliga appearances Rank Player Appearances Club(s) 1 Per Nielsen394 Brøndby IF 2 Jimmy Nielsen375 AaB, Vejle BK 3 Michael Hansen371 Silkeborg IF, OB, Esbjerg fB, FC Midtjylland Mogens Krogh371 Ikast fS, Brøndby IF 5 
Arek Onyszko362 Viborg FF, OB, FC Midtjylland 6 Michael Nonbo355 Næstved IF, AGF, Viborg FF, SønderjyskE 7 Jens Jessen341 AaB, FC Midtjylland Jakob Glerup341 Viborg FF 9 Steffen Højer339 Viborg FF, AaB, OB 10 Kim Daugaard336 Brøndby IF 11 Søren Frederiksen335 Viborg FF, Silkeborg IF, AaB 12 Heine Fernandez326 Silkeborg IF, Viborg FF, FC København, AB 13 Henrik Rasmussen322 AaB 
Karim Zaza322 FC København, OB, Brøndby IF, AaB 15 Michael Hemmingsen315 B 1909, OB 16 Peter Møller310 AaB, FC København, Brøndby IF Jesper Sørensen310 AGF, FC København, AB Bora Zivkovic310 Silkeborg IF, FC København, Herfølge BK, Vejle BK 19 Calle Facius300 AaB, Ikast fS, Vejle BK 20 Alex Nørlund299 Vejle BK, Viborg FF, AGF As of end of season 2010–11[10] Most capped foreign players
Main article: List of foreign Danish Superliga playersTwenty foreign players with most Superliga appearances Rank Player Appearances Club(s) 1 Arek Onyszko363 Viborg FF, OB, FC Midtjylland 2 Karim Zaza322 FC København, OB, Brøndby IF, AaB 3 
Todi Jónsson243 Lyngby BK, FC København 4 Andrew Tembo218 OB 5 Mwape Miti178 OB 6 
Dan Eggen167 BK Frem, Brøndby IF 7 Abdul Sule160 AB, AC Horsens 8 
Sibusiso Zuma158 FC København, FC Nordsjælland 9 
Fernando Derveld156 OB, Esbjerg fB 10 
Kolja Afriyie154 Esbjerg fB, FC Midtjylland 11 
Aurelijus Skarbalius150 Brøndby IF, Herfølge BK 12 Martin Ericsson146 AaB, Brøndby IF 13 
Razak Pimpong145 FC Midtjylland, FC København 14 
Atiba Hutchinson139 FC København 15 Oscar Wendt138 FC København 16 Rawez Lawan136 AC Horsens, FC Nordsjælland Jakup Mikkelsen136 Herfølge BK 18 Mattias Jonson131 Brøndby IF 19 Andreas Klarström127 Esbjerg fB 20 
Gilberto Macena123 AC Horsens As of end of season 2010–11[11] Attendances
Season Average Total Max Min 1991 3,937 354,348 13,935 712 1991–92 4,428 646,510 16,500 1,014 1992–93 5,023 733,299 22,862 484 1993–94 4,739 691,855 26,679 475 1994–95 5,930 865,755 36,623 487 1995–96 5,689 1,126,414 39,640 704 1996–97 5,318 1,052,922 28,491 585 1997–98 5,519 1,092,688 33,124 939 1998–99 4,974 984,874 37,940 180 1999–2000 5,838 1,155,917 28,818 1,493 2000–01 5,837 1,155,662 40,281 1,003 2001–02 5,727 1,133,920 40,186 314 2002–03 7,307 1,446,752 40,254 800 2003–04 7,980 1,580,011 41,005 1,011 2004–05 8,589 1,700,532 40,654 843 2005–06 7,957 1,575,399 41,201 1,307 2006–07 8,108 1,605,367 40,463 1,799 2007–08 8,499 1,682,791 32,153 1,035 2008–09 8,815 1,745,308 32,856 1,609 2009–10 8,315 1,646,405 30,191 707 According to www.soccerleens.com, the Danish Superliga is number 11 in Europe by appearances, in front of strong leagues such as Greece, Austria and Ukraine behind: http://soccerlens.com/the-top-15-leagues-in-europe/39185/
See also
- List of Danish Superliga clubs
- Sports league attendances
Notes
- ^ http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2011.html
- ^ http://www.haslund.info/danmark/dt/200910/tilskuer.asp
- ^ http://soccerlens.com/the-top-15-leagues-in-europe/39185/
- ^ Ritzau (2007-12-21). "Fakta om fodboldaftalen (lit. Facts about the football agreement)". TV 2 Sporten. http://sporten.tv2.dk/fodbold/article.php/id-9806692.html. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ Ritzau (2007-12-21). "Dansk fodbold solgt for 1 mia. (lit. Danish football sold for 1 billion)". TV 2 Denmark. http://sporten-dyn.tv2.dk/article.php/id-9806036.html. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ Calculated using Google Calculator's currency converting feature [1] [2]
- ^ "IMG to represent Danish Superliga for three seasons" (Press release). IMG. 2009-06-17. http://www.imgworld.com/press_room/fullstory.sps?iType=13708&iNewsid=6634629&iCategoryID=. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ Olsen, Theis L. (2010-02-19). "Superliga-bold på skærmen i Dubai og Grækenland". business.dk. Berlingske Tidende. http://www.business.dk/medier-reklamer/superliga-bold-paa-skaermen-i-dubai-og-graekenland. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ a b c d Tally includes points carried over from the first half of the season.
- ^ "FLEST KAMPE, ALLTIME". superstats.dk. http://www.superstats.dk/spilletid_all.php. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "UDLÆNDINGE MED FLEST SPILLEDE KAMPE, ALL TIME". superstats.dk. http://www.superstats.dk/flestkampe-udl.php. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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