2015–16 Danish Superliga
# 2015–16 Danish Superliga

The 2015–16 Danish Superliga season was the 26th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. Midtjylland were the defending champions.

As Denmark dropped from nineteenth to twenty-second place in the 2015 UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2014–15 season, the champion of the league will qualify for the UEFA Champions League; that club will commence its campaign in the second qualifying round. Furthermore, the second and third-place clubs will enter the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.

Only one team will be relegated after the season due to the Superliga being expanded to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.

## Teams

FC Vestsjælland and Silkeborg IF finished the 2014–15 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2015–16 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2014–15 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up AGF.

A new sponsorship agreement for Randers Stadium was presented on 22 September 2015, when the Fårup-based fertilizer company BioNutria acquired the naming rights for the stadium from AutoC, effectively changing the name of the home field of Randers FC from AutoC Park Randers to BioNutria Park Randers. Last in the season, the stadium of FC Nordsjælland changed its official name to Right to Dream Park following a naming rights agreement with the young academy Right to Dream, taking effect on 27 April 2016.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2014–15 position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AaB | Aalborg | Nordjyske Arena | Natural | 13,797 | 5th |
| AGF | Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | 1D, 2nd |
| Brøndby IF | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Natural | 29,000 | 3rd |
| Esbjerg fB | Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | 8th |
| FC Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | 2nd |
| FC Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | 1st |
| FC Nordsjælland | Farum | Farum Park (until 26 April 2016) Right to Dream Park (from 27 April 2016) | Artificial | 9,900 | 6th |
| Hobro IK | Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 7,500 | 7th |
| OB | Odense | TRE-FOR Park | Natural | 15,633 | 9th |
| Randers FC | Randers | AutoC Park Randers (until 21 September 2015) BioNutria Park Randers (from 22 September 2015) | Natural | 12,000 | 4th |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | 10th |
| Viborg FF | Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena | Natural | 9,566 | 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 | Lars Søndergaard | Rasmus Würtz | hummel | Spar Nord |
| AGF | Glen Riddersholm | Steffen Rasmussen | hummel | Ceres |
| Brøndby IF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Thomas Kahlenberg | hummel | Bet25.dk |
| Esbjerg fB | Jonas Dal | Hans Henrik Andreasen | Nike | Sydenergi |
| F.C. Copenhagen | Ståle Solbakken | Thomas Delaney | adidas | Carlsberg |
| FC Midtjylland | Jess Thorup | Kristian Bak Nielsen | Nike | Hessel |
| FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Patrick Mtiliga | Diadora | DHL |
| Hobro IK | Ove Pedersen | Mads Justesen | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord |
| OB | Kent Nielsen | Hallgrímur Jónasson | hummel | Carlsberg |
| Randers FC | Colin Todd | Christian Keller | Puma | Verdo |
| SønderjyskE | Jakob Michelsen | Niels Lodberg | hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Viborg | Johnny Mølby | Mikkel Rask | Nike | Andelskassen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AaB | Kent Nielsen | End of contract and signed by OB | 1 June 2015 | Lars Søndergaard | 1 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| OB | Ove Pedersen | End of contract | 1 June 2015 | Kent Nielsen | 1 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| SønderjyskE | Lars Søndergaard | End of contract and signed by AaB | 1 June 2015 | Jakob Michelsen | 1 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| Viborg FF | Aurelijus Skarbalius | Mutual consent | 6 June 2015 | Johnny Mølby | 9 June 2015 | Pre-Season |
| FC Midtjylland | Glen Riddersholm | Resigned | 26 June 2015 | Jess Thorup | 12 July 2015 | Pre-Season |
| Esbjerg fB | Niels Frederiksen | Sacked | 10 August 2015 | Michael Mex Pedersen (interim) | 10 August 2015 | 12th |
| Esbjerg fB | Michael Mex Pedersen | End of tenure as caretaker | 20 October 2015 | Jonas Dal | 20 October 2015 | 10th |
| Hobro IK | Jonas Dal | Signed by Esbjerg fB | 20 October 2015 | Lars Justesen (interim) | 20 October 2015 | 12th |
| Hobro IK | Lars Justesen | End of tenure as caretaker | 24 November 2015 | Ove Pedersen | 24 November 2015 | 12th |
| AGF | Morten Wieghorst | Sacked | 5 December 2015 | Glen Riddersholm | 6 December 2015 | 9th |
| FC Nordsjælland | Ólafur Kristjánsson | Sacked | 15 December 2015 | Kasper Hjulmand | 1 January 2016 | 8th |
| Brøndby IF | Thomas Frank | Resigned | 9 March 2016 | Aurelijus Skarbalius | 9 March 2016 | 5th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Brøndby | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | AaB | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 50 | |
| 6 | Randers | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 47 | |
| 7 | Odense | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Viborg | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 38 | |
| 10 | AGF | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Esbjerg | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 30 | |
| 12 | Hobro (R) | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 70 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to the Danish 1st Division |

* ↑ Copenhagen qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Danish Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Copenhagen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SønderjyskE | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Brøndby | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| AaB | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Randers FC | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| OB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Viborg FF | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Nordsjælland | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| AGF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Esbjerg fB | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Hobro | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lukas Spalvis | AaB | 18 |
| 2 | Nicolai Jørgensen | Copenhagen | 15 |
| 3 | Federico Santander | Copenhagen | 14 |
| 3 | Rasmus Festersen | OB | 14 |
| 3 | Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 14 |
| 6 | Martin Pušić | FC Midtjylland | 13 |
| 7 | Johan Absalonsen | SønderjyskE | 12 |
| 7 | Thomas Enevoldsen | AaB | 12 |
| 7 | Anders K. Jacobsen | OB | 12 |
| 7 | Mikael Ishak | Randers FC | 12 |
| 11 | Jeppe Curth | Viborg FF | 10 |
| 12 | Bruninho | Nordsjælland | 9 |
| 12 | Mayron George | Hobro IK | 9 |
| 12 | Tommy Bechmann | SønderjyskE | 9 |
| 12 | Nicolaj Madsen | SønderjyskE | 9 |
| 12 | Teemu Pukki | Brøndby IF | 9 |

Updated to games played on May 30, 2016 Source: fifa.com

