2018–19 Danish Superliga
The 2018–19 Danish Superliga season was the 29th season of the Danish Superliga. Midtjylland were the defending champions. The season started on 13 July 2018 and ended on 26 May 2019.
Teams
finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2017–18 season and was relegated to the 2018–19 1st Division along with Silkeborg IF, and Lyngby who lost their respective relegation play-offs as well.The relegated teams were replaced by 2017–18 1st Division champions Vejle BK, who returned after nine years of absence, as well as the play-off winners Vendsyssel FF who got promoted to the top division for the first time ever, and Esbjerg fB who returned after a one-year absence.
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2017–18 position |
Aalborg | Aalborg Portland Park | Natural | 13,797 | ||
Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | ||
Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Hybrid | 29,000 | ||
Esbjerg | Blue Water Arena | Natural | 18,000 | ||
Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | ||
Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 10,700 | ||
Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | ||
Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | ||
Farum | Right to Dream Park | Artificial | 9,900 | ||
Odense | Nature Energy Park | Natural | 15,633 | ||
Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | ||
Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | ||
Vejle | Vejle Stadium | Natural | 10,418 | ||
Hjørring | Nord Energi Arena | Natural | 7,500 |
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 | Jacob Friis | Rasmus Würtz | Hummel | Spar Nord |
AGF | David Nielsen | Niklas Backman | Hummel | Ceres |
Brøndby | Martin Retov | Benedikt Röcker | Hummel | Arbejdernes Landsbank |
Esbjerg | John Lammers | Markus Halsti | Nike | Viking |
FCK | Ståle Solbakken | Zeca | Adidas | Carlsberg |
Hobro | Peter Sørensen | Jonas Damborg | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord |
Horsens | Bo Henriksen | Mathias Nielsen | Hummel | NG Zink |
Midtjylland | Kenneth Andersen | Jakob Poulsen | Nike | Det Faglige Hus |
Nordsjælland | Flemming Pedersen | Victor Nelsson | Diadora | DHL |
OB | Jakob Michelsen | Janus Drachmann | Hummel | Albani |
Randers | Thomas Thomasberg | Nicolai Poulsen | Puma | Verdo |
SønderjyskE | Glen Riddersholm | Marc Pedersen | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
Vejle | Constantin Gâlcă | Jacob Schoop | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
Vendsyssel | Peter Enevoldsen | Alexander Juel Andersen | Diadora | Spar Nord |
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Positions by round
Results
Championship round
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.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 will carry over in full from the regular season.Group A
Group B
European play-offs
The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament will advance to a Europa League play-off match. In the final, the team with the most points from the relegation round group stage will host the second leg.If the 2018–19 Danish Cup winner, found on 17 May in the final, is involved in the play-offs, they will be withdrawn, as they will enter the Europa League third qualifying round directly.
European play-off match
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs were streamlined slightly compared to the previous system, essentially doing away with the former first round.The winner of match 1 will finish 11th and stay in the Superliga, while the losers of match 2 will finish 14th and be relegated directly.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Robert Skov | Copenhagen | 29 |
2 | Dame N'Doye | Copenhagen | 22 |
2 | Andreas Skov Olsen | Nordsjælland | 22 |
4 | Kamil Wilczek | Brøndby | 21 |
5 | Paul Onuachu | Midtjylland | 17 |
6 | Godsway Donyoh | Nordsjælland | 10 |
6 | Allan Sousa | Vejle | 10 |
6 | Lucas Andersen | AaB | 10 |
6 | Bashkim Kadrii | OB | 10 |
10 | Viktor Fischer | Copenhagen | 9 |
10 | Patrick Mortensen | AGF | 9 |
10 | Evander da Silva Ferreira | Midtjylland | 9 |