2007–08 Danish Superliga
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.
Participants
Club | Finishing position last season | First season in top division | First season of current spell in top division |
AaB | 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
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Thomas Dalgaard for Randers against Viborg
- Fastest goal in a match: Søren Friis for Horsens against Viborg
- Widest Winning Margin: Viborg 0–5 Esbjerg / Midtjylland 5–0 Brøndby / Randers 5–0 AaB / Lyngby 1–6 Esbjerg
- Most Goals in a Match: AGF 3–5 AaB / AaB 5–3 Lyngby / Nordsjælland 5–3 Viborg
- First hat-trick of the season: Rajko Lekic for Esbjerg against Viborg
Cards
- First yellow card: Robert Åhman-Persson for Viborg against Randers
- First red card: Aílton José Almeida for Copenhagen against Viborg
- Fastest red card in a match: Atle Roar Håland for OB against Horsens
Attendances
Goals
Top goalscorers
;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
- 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
- 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
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 3–1 | 3–0 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 2–0 | |
AC Horsens | 1–1 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 1–3 | 4–3 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 1–0 | 1–1 | |
AGF | 3–5 | 1–2 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 3–3 | 0–0 3–1 | 0–2 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Brøndby IF | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 3–0 | 3–0 3–0 | 1–1 0–2 | 1–1 3–1 | 1–1 | |
Esbjerg fB | 1–2 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 0–1 | 1–0 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 3–2 | 2–1 | |
F.C. Copenhagen | 4–0 | 1–0 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 2–1 | 0–0 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 0–1 | 3–1 3–0 | |
FC Midtjylland | 2–1 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 3–2 | 5–0 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 3–1 | 3–2 2–1 | 1–0 2–1 | |
FC Nordsjælland | 1–2 | 0–0 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 3–2 | 1–0 1–2 | 1–1 0–3 | 0–1 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 5–3 | |
Lyngby BK | 3–4 0–2 | 0–0 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–6 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 0–0 | 2–0 | |
OB | 1–1 | 3–3 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 1–1 | 0–0 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 0–0 | 1–1 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 1–0 | |
Randers FC | 5–0 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 0–2 | 2–0 0–2 | |
Viborg FF | 0–1 | 2–1 1–3 | 2–0 0–2 | 1–1 1–2 | 0–5 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Kits 2007–2008
Stadiums
Managerial changes
Promoted teams
The following teams were promoted to the Superliga at the end of last season:- Lyngby BK
- AGF
Relegated teams
- Vejle B
- Silkeborg IF
Footnotes and references