2008–09 in Danish football
# 2008–09 in Danish football

The 2008-09 season is the 119th season of competitive football in Denmark.

## Domestic competitions

| Competition | Winner | Details | Match Report |
| - | - | - | - |
| Danish Superliga | F.C. Copenhagen | Danish Superliga 2008-09 | |
| Danish Cup | F.C. Copenhagen | Danish Cup 2008-09 | Report |
| Danish 1st Division | Herfølge BK | Danish 1st Division 2008-09 | |
| Danish 2nd Division East | FC Vestsjælland | Danish 2nd Division East 2008-09 | |
| Danish 2nd Division West | FC Fyn | Danish 2nd Division West 2008-09 | |

## National team

### Players

The following players appeared for Denmark during the 2008-09 season. All caps and goals are tallied for the 2008-09 season only.

| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1GK | Thomas Sørensen | (1976-06-12)June 12, 1976 | 7 | 0 | Stoke City |
| 1GK | Stephan Andersen | (1981-11-26)November 26, 1981 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby IF |
| 2DF | Daniel Agger | (1984-12-12)December 12, 1984 | 9 | 1 | Liverpool |
| 2DF | Lars Jacobsen | (1979-09-20)September 20, 1979 | 7 | 0 | Everton |
| 2DF | Martin Laursen | (1977-07-26)July 26, 1977 | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 2DF | Per Krøldrup | (1979-07-31)July 31, 1979 | 3 | 0 | Fiorentina |
| 2DF | Kasper Bøgelund | (1980-10-08)October 8, 1980 | 2 | 0 | AaB |
| 2DF | Michael Jakobsen | (1986-01-02)January 2, 1986 | 2 | 0 | AaB |
| 2DF | Christopher Poulsen | (1981-09-11)September 11, 1981 | 2 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 2DF | Thomas Rasmussen | (1977-04-16)April 16, 1977 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby IF |
| 2DF | Mathias Zanka Jørgensen | (1990-04-23)April 23, 1990 | 1 | 0 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 2DF | Simon Kjær | (1989-03-26)March 26, 1989 | 1 | 0 | Palermo |
| 2DF | William Kvist | (1985-02-24)February 24, 1985 | 1 | 0 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 2DF | Patrick Mtiliga | (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 | 1 | 0 | NAC Breda |
| 2DF | Chris Sørensen | (1977-07-27)July 27, 1977 | 1 | 0 | OB |
| 3MF | Christian Poulsen | (1980-02-28)February 28, 1980 | 8 | 2 | Juventus |
| 3MF | Daniel Jensen | (1979-06-25)June 25, 1979 | 7 | 1 | Werder Bremen |
| 3MF | Jonas Borring | (1985-01-04)January 4, 1985 | 6 | 1 | FC Midtjylland |
| 3MF | Leon Andreasen | (1983-04-23)April 23, 1983 | 5 | 1 | Fulham |
| 3MF | Martin Vingaard | (1985-03-20)March 20, 1985 | 4 | 0 | Esbjerg fB |
| 3MF | Thomas Kahlenberg | (1983-03-20)March 20, 1983 | 3 | 1 | AJ Auxerre |
| 3MF | Thomas Kristensen | (1983-04-17)April 17, 1983 | 3 | 0 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 3MF | Jakob Poulsen | (1983-07-07)July 7, 1983 | 3 | 0 | AGF |
| 3MF | Martin Retov | (1980-05-05)May 5, 1980 | 3 | 0 | Hansa Rostock |
| 3MF | Michael Silberbauer | (1981-07-07)July 7, 1981 | 2 | 0 | Utrecht |
| 3MF | Thomas Augustinussen | (1981-03-20)March 20, 1981 | 1 | 0 | AaB |
| 3MF | Hjalte Bo Nørregaard | (1981-04-08)April 8, 1981 | 1 | 0 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 3MF | Mikkel Thygesen | (1984-10-22)October 22, 1984 | 1 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 4FW | Dennis Rommedahl | (1978-07-22)July 22, 1978 | 9 | 0 | Ajax |
| 4FW | Nicklas Bendtner | (1988-01-16)January 16, 1988 | 8 | 1 | Arsenal |
| 4FW | Søren Larsen | (1981-09-06)September 6, 1981 | 5 | 5 | Toulouse FC |
| 4FW | Morten Nordstrand | (1983-06-08)June 8, 1983 | 4 | 1 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 4FW | Jon Dahl Tomasson | (1976-08-29)August 29, 1976 | 3 | 0 | Feyenoord |
| 4FW | Martin Bernburg | (1985-12-26)December 26, 1985 | 2 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland |
| 4FW | Martin Jørgensen | (1975-10-06)October 6, 1975 | 2 | 0 | Fiorentina |
| 4FW | Michael Krohn-Dehli | (1983-06-06)June 6, 1983 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby IF |
| 4FW | Jesper Grønkjær | (1977-08-12)August 12, 1977 | 1 | 0 | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 4FW | Marc Nygaard | (1976-09-01)September 1, 1976 | 1 | 0 | Randers FC |
| 4FW | Morten Rasmussen | (1985-01-31)January 31, 1985 | 1 | 0 | Brøndby IF |
| 4FW | Peter Løvenkrands | (1980-01-29)January 29, 1980 | 1 | 0 | Schalke 04 |

### Friendly matches

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

### World Cup qualifiers

Denmark competed in Group 1 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

## League XI national team

On December 5, 2008, a 20-man squad Denmark League XI national football team was named to play the 2009 King's Cup in Thailand. In the following month, a total ten players pulled out of the squad and had to be replaced in turn.

Olsen had initially refrained from selecting players from AaB due to their participation in the UEFA Cup, and when F.C. Copenhagen also advanced in that tournament, Copenhagen players Mathias Jørgensen, Hjalte Bo Nørregaard, Thomas Kristensen, and Martin Vingaard were replaced. Additionally, Mikkel Bischoff, Steffen Kielstrup, Anders Randrup, Thomas Rasmussen, Christopher Poulsen, as well as replacement player Jonas Troest, all had to pull out due to injuries.

The team played two games, as it won the tournament. The number of caps and goals reflect performances during the two matches.

### Players

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Kim Christensen | (1979-07-16)July 16, 1979 | 1 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| 16 | 1GK | Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard | (1983-05-23)May 23, 1983 | 1 | 0 | Randers FC |
| 5 | 2DF | Anders Møller Christensen | (1977-07-26)July 26, 1977 | 2 | 0 | OB |
| 11 | 2DF | Jan Frederiksen (replacement) | (1982-06-20)June 20, 1982 | 1 | 0 | Randers FC |
| 15 | 2DF | Chris Sørensen (replacement) | (1977-07-27)July 27, 1977 | 2 | 0 | OB |
| 20 | 2DF | Kenneth Emil Petersen (replacement) | (1985-01-15)January 15, 1985 | 2 | 0 | AC Horsens |
| 3 | 3MF | Jens Gjesing (replacement) | (1986-01-13)January 13, 1986 | 0 | 0 | AGF |
| 4 | 3MF | Jonas Borring | (1985-01-04)January 4, 1985 | 2 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 7 | 3MF | Ken Ilsø | (1986-12-02)December 2, 1986 | 2 | 1 | SønderjyskE |
| 8 | 3MF | Johnny Thomsen (replacement) | (1982-02-26)February 26, 1982 | 1 | 0 | SønderjyskE |
| 10 | 3MF | Danny Olsen | (1985-06-11)June 11, 1985 | 2 | 1 | FC Midtjylland |
| 12 | 3MF | Jakob Poulsen (replacement) | (1983-07-07)July 7, 1983 | 2 | 0 | AGF |
| 13 | 3MF | Jesper Jørgensen (replacement) | (1984-05-09)May 9, 1984 | 2 | 0 | Esbjerg fB |
| 17 | 3MF | Søren Rieks | (1987-04-07)April 7, 1987 | 1 | 1 | Esbjerg fB |
| 18 | 3MF | Nicolai Stokholm (replacement) | (1976-04-01)April 1, 1976 | 2 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland |
| 19 | 3MF | Mikkel Thygesen | (1984-10-22)October 22, 1984 | 2 | 0 | FC Midtjylland |
| 2 | 4FW | Martin Bernburg | (1985-12-26)December 26, 1985 | 2 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland |
| 6 | 4FW | Bajram Fetai (replacement) | (1985-09-07)September 7, 1985 | 2 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland |
| 9 | 4FW | Michael Krohn-Dehli | (1983-06-06)June 6, 1983 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby IF |
| 14 | 4FW | Morten Rasmussen | (1985-01-31)January 31, 1985 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby IF |
