2017–18 Danish Superliga


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

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 and 3rd-place finisher FC Helsingør, who defeated Viborg FF in the two legged play-off finals.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumTurfCapacity2016–17
position
AalborgAalborg Portland ParkNatural13,797
AarhusCeres ParkNatural20,032
BrøndbyBrøndby StadiumHybrid29,000
CopenhagenTelia ParkenNatural38,065
HelsingørHelsingør StadionNatural4,500
HobroDS ArenaNatural10,700
HorsensCASA Arena HorsensNatural10,400
HerningMCH ArenaNatural11,800
FarumRight to Dream ParkArtificial9,900
LyngbyLyngby StadionNatural8,000
OdenseEWII ParkNatural15,633
RandersBioNutria Park RandersNatural12,000
SilkeborgJYSK ParkArtificial10,000
HaderslevSydbank ParkNatural10,000

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.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AaB Morten Wieghorst Rasmus WürtzHummelSpar Nord
AGF David Nielsen Morten RasmussenHummelCeres
Brøndby Alexander Zorniger Johan LarssonHummelBet25.dk
København Ståle Solbakken William KvistAdidasCarlsberg
Helsingør Christian Lønstrup Andreas Holm JensenDiadoraSpar Nord
Hobro Thomas Thomasberg Mads JustesenPumaDS Gruppen, Spar Nord
Horsens Bo Henriksen Mathias NielsenHummel
Midtjylland Jess Thorup Jakob PoulsenNikeDet Faglige Hus
Nordsjælland Kasper Hjulmand Mathias JensenDiadoraDHL
Lyngby Thomas Nørgaard Mathias TauberAdidasHellerup Finans
OB Kent Nielsen Kenneth Emil PetersenHummelCarlsberg
Randers Rasmus Bertelsen Mads AgesenPumaVerdo
Silkeborg Peter Sørensen Dennis FlintaUhlsportMascot International
SønderjyskE Claus Nørgaard Marc PedersenHummelFrøs Herreds Sparekasse

Managerial changes

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

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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

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Vendsyssel won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Lyngby was relegated, and Vendsyssel promoted.
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Esbjerg won 3–1 on aggregate. As a result Silkeborg was relegated, and Esbjerg promoted.

Top goalscorers