Battle of Jutland (football)
# Battle of Jutland (football)

Battle of Jutland is the football rivalry between two of the oldest clubs in Danish football history, Aalborg BK (founded 1885) and Aarhus GF (founded 1880).

## History behind rivalry

The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is first and foremost a rivalry between Aarhus and Aalborg, which are respectively the second and the fourth largest cities in Denmark, and two of the most important business centers in Jutland. The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is also a rivalry between two of the oldest football clubs in Denmark. Both clubs can trace their history all the way back to the 1880s. Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF are also, historically, two of the most successful football clubs in Denmark. Together, they have won nine Danish Superliga titles (Aalborg BK with four and Aarhus GF with five) and 12 Danish Cup titles (Aalborg BK with three and Aarhus GF with nine).

## Danish Superliga games

The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Superliga:

| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14.04.1991 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 09.06.1991 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 6–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 25.08.1991 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 0–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 02.11.1991 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 26.04.1992 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 08.06.1992 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 19.08.1992 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 3–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 25.10.1992 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 02.05.1993 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 06.06.1993 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 15.08.1993 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 10.10.1993 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 21.04.1994 | Aarhus Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 23.05.1994 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 0–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 21.08.1994 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 5–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 08.10.1994 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–3 | Aalborg BK |
| 17.04.1995 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 18.06.1995 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 20.09.1995 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 05.11.1995 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–4 | Aarhus GF |
| 28.04.1996 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 15.09.1996 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 6–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 06.04.1997 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 02.05.1997 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 29.08.1997 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 26.10.1997 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 4–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 19.04.1998 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–4 | Aarhus GF |
| 26.07.1998 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 07.03.1999 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 19.04.1999 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 21.08.1999 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 01.11.1999 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 25.05.2000 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 17.09.2000 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 01.04.2001 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 5–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 10.06.2001 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 4–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 29.07.2001 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–3 | Aalborg BK |
| 22.10.2001 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–4 | Aarhus GF |
| 14.04.2002 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 04.10.2002 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 01.12.2002 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 16.04.2003 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 28.09.2003 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 14.03.2004 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 0–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 12.04.2004 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 4–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 17.10.2004 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 03.11.2004 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 07.05.2005 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 3–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 17.09.2005 | Aarhus Stadion | Aarhus GF | 2–4 | Aalborg BK |
| 23.10.2005 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 23.04.2006 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 12.08.2007 | Aalborg Stadion | Aalborg BK | 2–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 08.10.2007 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 3–5 | Aalborg BK |
| 08.05.2008 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 3–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 13.09.2008 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 05.04.2009 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 11.05.2009 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 1–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 20.07.2009 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 23.11.2009 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 10.04.2010 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 0–2 | Aalborg BK |
| 24.07.2011 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 27.11.2011 | Energi Nord Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 16.04.2012 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 13.07.2012 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 1–1 | Aalborg BK |
| 03.12.2012 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–3 | Aarhus GF |
| 16.05.2013 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 3–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 29.09.2013 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 0–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 08.03.2014 | NRGi Park | Aarhus GF | 2–5 | Aalborg BK |
| 18.05.2014 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 1–0 | Aarhus GF |
| 15.08.2015 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2–3 | Aalborg BK |
| 18.03.2016 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 2–2 | Aarhus GF |
| 17.05.2016 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2–0 | Aalborg BK |
| 28.08.2016 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 2–1 | Aarhus GF |
| 19.02.2017 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 1-2 | Aalborg BK |
| 17.04.2017 | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg BK | 1-0 | Aarhus GF |
| 24.04.2017 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 4-0 | Aalborg BK |
| 26.08.2017 | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg BK | 0-0 | Aarhus GF |
| 18.03.2018 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 0-0 | Aalborg BK |
| 21.10.2018 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2-2 | Aalborg BK |
| 17.03.2019 | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg BK | 3-1 | Aarhus GF |
| 05.05.2019 | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg BK | 0-1 | Aarhus GF |
| 12.05.2019 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 2-0 | Aalborg BK |
| 15.09.2019 | Ceres Park | Aarhus GF | 3-0 | Aalborg BK |

This gives a total of:

| | Aab wins | Draws | AGF wins | Sum |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sum | 36 | 20 | 27 | 83 |

## Danish Cup games

The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Cup:

Aalborg win  Draw  Aarhus win

| Competition | Round | Venue | Home team | Result | Away team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986–87 Danish Cup | Final | Idrætspark | Aarhus | 3–0 | Aalborg |
| 1987–88 Danish Cup | Quarter-final | Aarhus Stadium | Aarhus | 3–1 | Aalborg |
| 1991–92 Danish Cup | Quarter-final | Aarhus Stadium | Aarhus | 4–1 | Aalborg |
| 2013–14 Danish Cup | Quarter-final | NRGi Park | Aarhus | 1–4 | Aalborg |
| 2015–16 Danish Cup | Semi-final 1st leg | Nordjyske Arena | Aalborg | 0–2 | Aarhus |
| 2015–16 Danish Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg | Ceres Park | Aarhus | 2–2 | Aalborg |
| 2019–20 Danish Cup | Semi-final | Aalborg Portland Park | Aalborg | 3–2 | Aarhus |

### Summary

| Played | Aalborg wins | Draws | Aarhus wins | Aalborg goals | Aarhus goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 |

## Statistics

### Honours

| Aarhus | Competition | Aalborg |
| - | - | - |
| 5 | Danish 1st Division/Danish Superliga | 4 |
| 9 | Danish Cup | 3 |
| 1 | Provinsmesterskabsturneringen | 3 |
| 15 | Total | 10 |

Note: Danish 1st Division titles are from before the inception of Danish Superliga.

### Players who have played for both clubs

| Player | Aarhus career | Aarhus career | Aarhus career | Aalborg career | Aalborg career | Aalborg career |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Span | League apps | League goals | Span | League apps | League goals |
| Bjørn Kristensen | 1982–1989 | 165 | 19 | 1995–1997 | – | – |
| Søren Andersen | 1989–1993 2001–2003 | 109 18 | 51 6 | 1995–1998 | 67 | 30 |
| Morten Rasmussen | 2002–2006 2016–2018 | 103 54 | 28 27 | 2011 | 14 | 6 |
| Daniel Christensen | 2014–2016 | 70 | 1 | 2008–2011 | 28 | 0 |
| Casper Sloth | 2009–2014 | 133 | 9 | 2016–2017 | 21 | 0 |
