Danish Superliga
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| Countries |  Denmark |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Number of teams | 12 (10 until 1995) |
| Relegation to | 1st Division |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Danish Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Current champions | AaB (2007-08) |
| Most successful club | Aab & Alborg |
| TV partners | TV3+, TV 2 Sport |
 Danish Superliga 2008-09 |
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The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest league of football (soccer) in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the main sponsor of the Superliga, and the official name of the tournament is SAS Ligaen. It is generally perceived as being able to attract players of a slightly higher level than that of the rest of the Scandinavian leagues, partly favoured by a lucrative tax-scheme.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1991, the Danish Superliga replaced the Danish 1st Division as the highest league of football in Denmark.
From the start in 1991, 10 teams were participating. The opening Superliga season was played during the spring of 1991, with the ten teams playing each other twice for the championship title. From the summer of 1991, the tournament structure would stretch over two years. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the first half of the tournament. In the following spring, the bottom two teams would be cut off, the points of the teams would be cut in half, and the remaining eight teams would once more play each other twice, for a total of 32 games in a season.
This practice was abandoned before the 1995-96 season, when the number of teams competing were increased to 12, playing each other thrice for 33 games per Superliga season. For the first season of this new structure, Coca-Cola became the name sponsor of the league, which was then named Coca-Cola Ligaen. After a single season under that name, Faxe Brewery became sponsors and the league changed its name to Faxe Kondi Ligaen. Before the 2001-02 season, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) became the head sponsor, and the name of the tournament changed to SAS Ligaen.
[edit] Structure
Since 1996, 12 clubs have played in the league, playing each other thrice. Each team meets each one of the other teams one time at home, one time away, plus one more time home or away dependent of the clubs placement in the previous season. The two teams with the fewest points are relegated to the Danish 1st Division.
The Danish champion will play in the UEFA Champions League in the upcoming season where they will start in the 2nd qualifying round. The runner-up will play the UEFA Cup along with the winner of the Danish Cup. Both teams will start in the 2nd qualifying round. The third-placed team will play in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in the upcoming season and will start in the 2nd round. Teams finishing 1st to 4th are all qualified for the Royal League.
[edit] UEFA Rankings
UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2005-09 European football seasons (Total sum in last column) [1]
| 14 | 14 |  - |
 Greece |
6.166 | 3.333 | 4.666 | 7.500 | 2.750 | 24.415 |
| 15 | 13 |  -2 |
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6.125 | 5.500 | 4.700 | 4.500 | 0.500 | 21.325 |
| 16 | 19 |  +3 |
Denmark |
4.200 | 1.500 | 3.500 | 6.125 | 5.125 | 20.450 |
| 17 | 17 | - |
 Bulgaria |
2.375 | 8.750 | 5.125 | 2.750 | 1.500 | 20.500 |
| 18 | 15 | -3 |
 Czech Republic |
2.875 | 4.625 | 5.750 | 5.125 | 0.625 | 19.000 |
[edit] Broadcasting rights
As of 2008[update], Modern Times Group owns the rights to broadcast all of the matches from the league, and uses them to broadcast matches on channels TV3+ and TV 2 Sport (through sub licensing). However, the current deal was found, by the Danish Competition Authority (Konkurrencestyrelsen) not to comply with the Danish competition legislation. Therefore, a new deal was made on December 21, 2007, dividing the Superliga TV-rights between three parties:[2]
| Rights package | Buyer | Channels[3] | Details |
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| TV, I | Modern Times Group | TV3+ | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Sunday 18.00 and Monday 19.00 on live television (1st and 4th choice) |
| TV, II | Danmarks Radio and Telenor (consortium) | DR1, dk4 | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Sunday 14.00 and 16.00 on live television (2nd and 5th choice) |
| TV, III | TV 2 Sport | TV 2 Sport | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games played Saturday 17.00 and Sunday 16.00 on live television (3rd and 6th choice) |
| TV, Cup | SBS Broadcasting Group | Kanal 5 | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish Cup on live television |
| TV, 1st Division | TV 2 Sport | TV 2 Sport | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the Danish 1st Division on live television |
| Radio | Danmarks Radio | DR P3 | Grants exclusive rights to broadcast all the games on live radio |
| Highlights | Danmarks Radio, TV 2 | DR1, TV 2 | Grants rights to show highlights in sports news broadcasts |
The deal amounted to DKK 1,062,300,000[4] (USD 210 million, EUR 140 million),[5] and will become effective from the 2009-10 season.
[edit] Seasons
[edit] Current Teams (2008-2009)
- Aalborg BK
- AGF Aarhus
- Brøndby IF
- Esbjerg fB
- AC Horsens
- FC København
- FC Midtjylland
- FC Nordsjælland
- Odense Boldklub
- Randers FC
- SønderjyskE
- Vejle BK
[edit] Winners
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| Season | Champions | Performance | |||||||
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| Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 1991 | Brøndby IF | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 |
| 1991-92 | Lyngby BK | 32[6] | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | +15 |
| 1992-93 | F.C. Copenhagen | 32[6] | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 |
| 1993-94 | Silkeborg IF | 31[6] | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
| 1994-95 | AaB | 31[6] | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 |
| 1995-96 | Brøndby IF | 67 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 |
| 1996-97 | Brøndby IF | 68 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 39 | +25 |
| 1997-98 | Brøndby IF | 76 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 33 | +48 |
| 1998-99 | AaB | 64 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 65 | 37 | +28 |
| 1999-00 | Herfølge BK | 56 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 49 | +3 |
| 2000-01 | F.C. Copenhagen | 63 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 |
| 2001-02 | Brøndby IF | 69 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 28 | +46 |
| 2002-03 | F.C. Copenhagen | 61 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 32 | +19 |
| 2003-04 | F.C. Copenhagen | 68 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 27 | +29 |
| 2004-05 | Brøndby IF | 69 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 23 | +38 |
| 2005-06 | F.C. Copenhagen | 73 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 27 | +35 |
| 2006-07 | F.C. Copenhagen | 76 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 23 | +37 |
| 2007-08 | AaB | 71 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 |
[edit] Top scorers
| Season | Tally | Top scorer(s) |
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| 1991 | 11 | Bent Christensen (Brøndby IF) |
| 1991-92 | 17 | Peter Møller (AaB) |
| 1992-93 | 22 | Peter Møller (Aab) |
| 1993-94 | 18 | Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF) |
| 1994-95 | 24 | Erik Bo Andersen (AaB) |
| 1995-96 | 20 | Thomas Thorninger (AGF) |
| 1996-97 | 26 | Miklos Molnar (Lyngby FC) |
| 1997-98 | 28 | Ebbe Sand (Brøndby IF) |
| 1998-99 | 23 | Heine Fernandez (Viborg FF) |
| 1999-00 | 16 | Peter Lassen (Silkeborg IF) |
| 2000-01 | 21 | Peter Graulund (Brøndby IF) |
| 2001-02 | 22 | Peter Madsen (Brøndby IF) and Kaspar Dalgas (OB) |
| 2002-03 | 18 | Søren Frederiksen (Viborg FF) and Jan Kristiansen (Esbjerg fB) |
| 2003-04 | 19 | Steffen Højer and Mwape Miti (both OB), Mohamed Zidan (FC Midtjylland) and Tommy Bechmann (Esbjerg fB) |
| 2004-05 | 20 | Steffen Højer (OB) |
| 2005-06 | 16 | Steffen Højer (Viborg FF) |
| 2006-07 | 19 | Rade Prica (AaB) |
| 2007-08 | 17 | Jeppe Curth (AaB) |
[edit] Notable foreign players (Current/former)
Current players are written in bold, former in italic. The player's nationality is represented by the country's flag. Any given second nationality is represented by the second flag, to the right.
[edit] Relegations
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
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- ^ Ritzau (2007-12-21). "Fakta om fodboldaftalen (lit. Facts about the football agreement)". TV 2 Sporten. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ Channels that are likely to broadcast the matches
- ^ Ritzau (2007-12-21). "Dansk fodbold solgt for 1 mia. (lit. Danish football sold for 1 billion)". TV 2 Denmark. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ Calculated using Google Calculator's currency converting feature [1] [2]
- ^ a b c d Tally includes points carried over from the first half of the season.