2013–14 Danish Superliga
# 2013–14 Danish Superliga

The 2013–14 Danish Superliga season was the 24th season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship.

## Teams

AC Horsens and Silkeborg IF finished the 2012–13 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2013–14 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up FC Vestsjælland.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2012–13 position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AaB | Aalborg | Nordjyske Arena | Natural | 13,797 | 5th |
| AGF | Aarhus | NRGi Park | Natural | 20,032 | 7th |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Natural | 29,000 | 9th |
| Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | 4th |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Parken | Natural | 38,065 | 1st |
| FC Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | 6th |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Farum Park | Artificial | 10,100 | 2nd |
| FC Vestsjælland | Slagelse | Harboe Arena Slagelse | Natural | 10,000 | 1D, 2nd |
| OB | Odense | TRE-FOR Park | Natural | 15,633 | 10th |
| Randers FC | Randers | AutoC Park Randers | Natural | 10,300 | 3rd |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Haderslev Fodboldstadion (until 7 December 2013) Sydbank Park (from 8 December 2013) | Natural | 10,000 | 8th |
| Viborg FF | Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena | Natural | 10,065 | 1D, 1st |

### 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.

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AaB | Kent Nielsen | Thomas Augustinussen | Adidas | Spar Nord |
| AGF | Jesper Fredberg | Steffen Rasmussen | Hummel | YouSee |
| Brøndby IF | Thomas Frank | Mikkel Thygesen | Hummel | UNICEF |
| Esbjerg fB | Niels Frederiksen | Hans Henrik Andreasen | Nike | Sydenergi |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Ståle Solbakken | Lars Jacobsen | Adidas | Carlsberg |
| FC Midtjylland | Glen Riddersholm | Kristian Bak Nielsen | Wunderelf | Nordea |
| FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Nicolai Stokholm | Diadora | City Container |
| FC Vestsjælland | Ove Pedersen | Lars Pleidrup | hummel | Harboes Bryggeri |
| OB | Troels Bech | Anders Møller Christensen | Puma | Carlsberg |
| Randers FC | Colin Todd | Christian Keller | Warrior | Verdo |
| SønderjyskE | Lars Søndergaard | Henrik Hansen | Diadora | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Viborg FF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Mikkel Rask | Kappa | Peter Larsen Kaffe |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Esbjerg fB | Jess Thorup | Signed by Denmark u-21 | 31 May 2013 | Niels Frederiksen | 1 June 2013 | Pre-Season |
| Brøndby IF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Sacked | 10 June 2013 | Thomas Frank | 10 June 2013 | Pre-Season |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Ariël Jacobs | Sacked | 21 August 2013 | Ståle Solbakken | 21 August 2013 | 11th |
| Viborg FF | Ove Christensen | Resigned | 31 January 2014 | Aurelijus Skarbalius | 10 February 2014 | 9th |
| AGF | Peter Sørensen | Sacked | 26 February 2014 | Jesper Fredberg | 27 February 2014 | 8th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AaB (C) | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Brøndby | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 52 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Esbjerg fB | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Randers FC | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | OB | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Vestsjælland | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 38 | |
| 10 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 38 | |
| 11 | AGF (R) | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 32 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |
| 12 | Viborg FF (R) | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 28 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 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 |
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| AaB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Copenhagen | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Brøndby | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Esbjerg fB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Nordsjælland | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Randers FC | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| OB | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Vestsjælland | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| SønderjyskE | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| AGF | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Viborg FF | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thomas Dalgaard | Viborg FF | 18 |
| 2 | Ronnie Schwartz | Randers FC | 15 |
| 2 | Morten Rasmussen | FC Midtjylland | 15 |
| 4 | Igor Vetokele | F.C. Copenhagen | 13 |
| 5 | Simon Makienok | Brøndby IF | 12 |
| 5 | Kasper Kusk | AaB | 12 |
| 7 | Rubin Okotie | SønderjyskE | 11 |
| 8 | Sylvester Igboun | FC Midtjylland | 10 |
| 9 | Mustafa Abdellaoue | OB | 9 |
| 9 | Jakob Ankersen | Esbjerg fB | 9 |
