2008–09 Odense Boldklub season
# 2008–09 Odense Boldklub season

The 2008–09 Odense Boldklub season was the club's 121st season, and their 48th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, they competed in the Ekstra Bladet Cup.

## First team

    Last updated on 1 May 2009

| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Arek Onyszko | GK | (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 35) |
| 16 | David Preece | GK | (1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 32) |
| 35 | Christian Kier | GK | (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 21) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Espen Ruud | RB | (1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 25) |
| 3 | Atle Roar Håland | CB | (1977-07-26)26 July 1977 (aged 31) |
| 5 | Anders Møller Christensen | CB | (1977-07-26)26 July 1977 (aged 31) |
| 6 | Thomas Helveg | RB/CB | (1971-01-24)24 January 1971 (aged 38) |
| 15 | Chris Sørensen (captain) | LB/CB | (1977-07-27)27 July 1977 (aged 31) |
| 18 | Jonas Troest | CB | (1985-03-04)4 March 1985 (aged 24) |
| 20 | Timmi Johansen | LB | (1987-05-08)8 May 1987 (aged 22) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 4 | Hans Henrik Andreasen | CM/RM | (1979-01-10)10 January 1979 (aged 30) |
| 8 | Henrik Hansen | CM/AM | (1979-07-28)28 July 1979 (aged 29) |
| 11 | Johan Absalonsen | LM/LW | (1985-09-16)16 September 1985 (aged 23) |
| 14 | Esben Hansen | CM/DM | (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 27) |
| 17 | Morten Bisgaard | CM | (1974-06-25)25 June 1974 (aged 34) |
| 19 | Eric Djemba-Djemba | DM | (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 28) |
| 21 | Peter Nymann | RM | (1982-08-22)22 August 1982 (aged 26) |
| 25 | Oliver Feldballe | LM/AM | (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 19) |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Peter Utaka | ST | (1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 25) |
| 10 | Björn Runström | ST | (1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 25) |
| 22 | Njogu Demba-Nyrén | ST | (1979-06-26)26 June 1979 (aged 29) |
| 28 | Anders K. Jacobsen | ST | (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 19) |

## Transfers and loans

### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | 20 | Timmi Johansen | SC Heerenveen | Loan | |
| 1 July 2008 | FW | 10 | Björn Runström | Fulham | Free transfer | |
| 1 July 2008 | DF | 2 | Espen Ruud | Odd Grenland | ? | |
| 14 July 2008 | MF | 8 | Henrik Hansen | AC Horsens | 3,700,000 DKK | |
| 16 July 2008 | MF | 19 | Eric Djemba-Djemba | Qatar SC | Free transfer | |
| 1 August 2008 | FW | 29 | Emmanuel Clottey | Accra Great Olympics | Loan | |
| 8 August 2008 | GK | 16 | David Preece | Silkeborg IF | Free transfer | |
| 30 August 2008 | FW | 7 | Peter Utaka | Royal Antwerp | 1,900,000 DKK | |
| 1 November 2008 | FW | 28 | Anders K. Jacobsen | Vejle BK | Back from loan | |
| 1 December 2008 | GK | 27 | Anders Lindegaard | Kolding FC | Back from loan | |
| 1 December 2008 | FW | – | David Nielsen | Strømsgodset | Back from loan | |
| 1 December 2008 | FW | – | Srđan Radonjić | IK Start | Back from loan | |
| 1 January 2009 | FW | 22 | Njogu Demba-Nyrén | SK Brann | ? | |
| 1 May 2009 | FW | – | Srđan Radonjić | SC Rheindorf Altach | Back from loan | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5,600,000 DKK | 5,600,000 DKK |

### Transfers out

| Departure date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 June 2008 | MF | 29 | Jonas Borring | FC Midtjylland | 21,000,000 DKK | |
| 30 June 2008 | MF | 22 | Mustapha Papa Diop | FC Fyn | End of contract | |
| 30 June 2008 | MF | 8 | Bechara Oliveira | Vejle BK | End of contract | |
| 1 July 2008 | GK | 27 | Anders Lindegaard | Kolding FC | Loan | |
| 5 August 2008 | FW | – | Srđan Radonjić | IK Start | Loan | |
| 15 August 2008 | FW | 7 | Mads Timm | Lyngby BK | Released | |
| 6 November 2008 | MF | 30 | Christian Bolaños | IK Start | 3,000,000 DKK | |
| 31 December 2008 | FW | 29 | Emmanuel Clottey | Accra Great Olympics | End of loan | |
| 2 February 2009 | MF | – | Matti Lund Nielsen | Lyngby BK | Loan | |
| 2 February 2009 | FW | – | Srđan Radonjić | SC Rheindorf Altach | Loan | |
| 12 March 2009 | FW | 9 | Baye Djiby Fall | Lokomotiv Moskva | 35,000,000 DKK | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59,000,000 DKK | 59,000,000 DKK |

## Competitions

### Superliga

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Odense | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Brøndby | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 68 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 55 | |
| 5 | Randers | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |

* 1 2 Because F.C. Copenhagen, winners of 2008–09 Danish Cup, also won the league, Odense BK as league runners-up earned a spot in the third while cup runners-up AaB qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
* ↑ Denmark was ranked second in the UEFA Fair Play Ranking and thereby earned an additional Europa League spot, with the winners of national Fair Play competition entering in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. That spot was granted to Randers FC because they were the best team in the national Fair Play competition which has not already qualified for Europe.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 31 May 2009. Source: Worldfootball.net

**Result by round**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

### UEFA Intertoto Cup

**Second round**

Odense won 4–1 on aggregate

**Third round**

Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate

## Squad statistics

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

    As of match played 31 May 2009

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | Ekstra Bladet Cup | Intertoto Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Peter Utaka | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | — | Baye Djiby Fall | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | 4 | Hans Henrik Andreasen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 22 | Njogu Demba-Nyrén | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Björn Runström | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Johan Absalonsen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Espen Ruud | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Henrik Hansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 15 | Chris Sørensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 19 | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Anders Møller Christensen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 65 | 4 | 2 | 71 |
