2016–17 Danish Superliga
The 2016–17 Danish Superliga season was the 27th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. The season was the first with a new league structure in which 14 clubs play each other home and away, until the league was split up in championship and relegation play-offs. The new structure was inspired by the one used by the Belgian First Division A and was approved by the Danish FA, Dansk Boldspil-Union, on 28 June 2015.
The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.
Teams
finished the 2015–16 season in 12th place and was relegated to the 2016–17 1st Division.The relegated team was replaced by 2015–16 1st Division champions Lyngby Boldklub, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams, Silkeborg IF and AC Horsens, were promoted to bring the total teams in the league to 14.
On 23 October 2016, the home stadium for Odense Boldklub changed its name from TRE-FOR Park to EWII Park as a consequence of the current stadium sponsor changing its name.
On 31 December 2016, the previous sponsorship agreement for the home stadium of Aalborg BK, Nordjyske Arena, expired and the stadium was officially referred to as Aalborg Stadium, because a new sponsorship agreement was signed and took effect on 1 April 2017, renaming the stadium Aalborg Portland Park.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2015–16 position |
| Aalborg | Nordjyske Arena Aalborg Stadium Aalborg Portland Park | Natural | 13,797 | ||
| Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | ||
| Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | ||
| Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Natural | 29,000 | ||
| Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | ||
| Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | ||
| Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | ||
| Farum | Right to Dream Park | Artificial | 9,900 | ||
| Lyngby | Lyngby Stadion | Natural | 8,000 | ||
| Odense | TRE-FOR Park EWII Park | Natural | 15,790 | ||
| Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | ||
| Silkeborg | MASCOT Park | Natural | 10,000 | ||
| Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | ||
| Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena | Natural | 9,566 |
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 |  Morten Wieghorst | Rasmus Würtz | hummel | Spar Nord |
| AC Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Mathias Nielsen | hummel | |
| AGF | Glen Riddersholm | Morten Rasmussen | hummel | Ceres |
| Brøndby IF |  Alexander Zorniger | Thomas Kahlenberg | hummel | Bet25.dk |
| Esbjerg fB | Lars Lungi Sørensen | Jeppe Andersen | Nike | Stofa |
| F.C. Copenhagen |  Ståle Solbakken | Mathias Jørgensen | Adidas | Carlsberg |
| FC Midtjylland | Jess Thorup | Jakob Poulsen | Nike | Det Faglige Hus |
| FC Nordsjælland | Kasper Hjulmand | Patrick Mtiliga | Diadora | DHL |
| Lyngby BK | David Nielsen | Mathias Tauber | Adidas | Hellerup Finans |
| OB | Kent Nielsen | Kenneth Emil Petersen | hummel | Carlsberg |
| Randers FC |  Ólafur Kristjánsson | Mads Fenger | Puma | Verdo |
| Silkeborg IF | Peter Sørensen | Dennis Flinta | uhlsport | Mascot International |
| SønderjyskE | Claus Nørgaard | Pierre Kanstrup | hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Viborg | Johnny Mølby | Mikkel Rask | Nike | Andelskassen |
Managerial changes
Regular season
Positions by round
Results
Championship round
Points and goals carried over in full from regular season. The round began 2 April 2017.Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.Relegation round
Points and goals carried over in full from regular season. The round began 2 April 2017.Group A
Group B
European play-offs
Bracket
European play-off quarter-finals
----European play-off semi-finals
European play-off final
Relegation play-offs
First round
----Second round
----Third round
----Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland | 23 |
| 2 |  Teemu Pukki | Brøndby | 20 |
| 3 |  Paul Onuachu | Midtjylland | 19 |
| 4 | Morten Duncan Rasmussen | AGF | 16 |
| 5 |  Kamil Wilczek | Brøndby | 13 |
| 6 | Andreas Cornelius | Copenhagen | 12 |
| 6 | Emiliano Marcondes | Nordsjælland | 12 |
| 6 |  Federico Santander | Copenhagen | 12 |
| 9 | Jeppe Kjær | Lyngby | 11 |
| 9 |  Robin Söder | Esbjerg | 11 |
| 11 | Kjartan Finnbogason | Horsens | 10 |
| 11 | Marvin Pourié | Randers | 10 |
| 11 | Robert Skov | Silkeborg | 10 |
| 11 | Nicklas Helenius | Silkeborg | 10 |
Awards
Player of the Month
Attendances
Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:| Team | Total attendance | Home average |
| FC København | 171,198 | 13,169 |
| Brøndby IF | 164,251 | 12,635 |