2008–09 Danish Superliga


The 2008–09 Danish Superliga was the 19th season of Danish Superliga league championship, which determines the winners of the Danish football championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. The defending champions were Aalborg BK.
The Danish champions qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying round. Runners-up and 3rd placed team qualified for 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga. Originally the top 4 teams were supposed to qualify for the Royal Cup 2010, but due to economic problems the Scandinavian tournament was cancelled for the third year in a row.

Promotion and relegation

The following teams were promoted to Superliga after the end of the 2007–08 season:
The following teams were relegated from Superliga after the end of the 2007–08 season:
ClubFinishing position
the previous season		First season in
top division		First season of
current spell in
top division
AaB1st1928–291987
AC Horsens5th1929–302005–06
AGF10th1918–192007–08
Brøndby IF8th19821982
Esbjerg fB7th1928–292001–02
F.C. Copenhagen3rd1992–931992–93
FC Midtjylland2nd2000–012000–01
FC Nordsjælland9th2002–032002–03
OB4th1927–281999–2000
Randers FC6th1941–422006–07
SønderjyskE2nd in 1st Division2000–012008–09
Vejle BK1st in 1st Division1940–412008–09

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Matchday 1–11

Matchday 12–33

Goals

Source:

Top goalscorers

Own goals

Season statistics

Scoring

Source:
TeamAverageHighestLowest
Copenhagen20,03832,85611,286
Brøndby16,90826,0149,689
AGF11,51618,2398,246
OB10,21815,4866,662
Midtjylland7,77710,6135,670
Esbjerg7,22912,0814,049
AaB7,1689,4705,415
Vejle6,52410,0923,429
Randers6,0598,5503,322
Horsens4,6858,2172,604
Nordsjælland4,0208,4432,019
SønderjyskE3,4206,9881,609

Player of the Month

Kits