| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Copenhagen |
| Relegated | Hobro |
| Champions League | Copenhagen |
| Europa League | SønderjyskE Midtjylland Brøndby |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 549 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lukas Spalvis (18) |
| Biggest home win | AaB 6–0Hobro (1 November 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Hobro 0-6Viborg (5 March 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Esbjerg 4–4Hobro (22 November 2015)Copenhagen 6–2AaB (13 March 2016) |
| Longest winning run | SønderjyskE (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Copenhagen (9) |
| Longest winless run | Hobro (9) |
| Longest losing run | Hobro (5) |
2016–17 → | |
The2015–16 Danish Superliga season was the 26th season of theDanishSuperliga, which decides theDanish 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.[1]
Only one team was relegated after the season due to the Superliga expanding to 14 teams from the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[2]
FC Vestsjælland andSilkeborg IF finished the2014–15 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the2015–16 1st Division.
The relegated teams were replaced by2014–15 1st Division championsViborg FF and the runners-upAGF.
A new sponsorship agreement forRanders 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.[3] Last in the season, the stadium ofFC 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.[4]
| 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)[4] | 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)[3] | Natural | 12,000 | 4th |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | 10th |
| Viborg FF | Viborg | Energi Viborg Arena | Natural | 9,566 | 1D, 1st |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaB | hummel | Spar Nord | ||
| AGF | hummel | Ceres | ||
| Brøndby IF | hummel | Bet25.dk | ||
| Esbjerg fB | Nike | Sydenergi | ||
| F.C. Copenhagen | adidas | Carlsberg | ||
| FC Midtjylland | Nike | Hessel | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | Diadora | DHL | ||
| Hobro IK | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord | ||
| OB | hummel | Carlsberg | ||
| Randers FC | Puma | Verdo | ||
| SønderjyskE | hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse | ||
| Viborg | Nike | Andelskassen |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaB | End of contract and signed byOB | 1 June 2015[5] | 1 July 2015[6] | Pre-Season | ||
| OB | End of contract | 1 June 2015[7] | 1 July 2015[7] | Pre-Season | ||
| SønderjyskE | End of contract and signed byAaB | 1 June 2015[6] | 1 July 2015[8] | Pre-Season | ||
| Viborg FF | Mutual consent | 6 June 2015[9] | 9 June 2015[10] | Pre-Season | ||
| FC Midtjylland | Resigned | 26 June 2015[11] | 12 July 2015[12] | Pre-Season | ||
| Esbjerg fB | Sacked | 10 August 2015[13] | 10 August 2015 | 12th | ||
| Esbjerg fB | End of tenure as caretaker | 20 October 2015 | 20 October 2015[14] | 10th | ||
| Hobro IK | Signed byEsbjerg fB | 20 October 2015[14] | 20 October 2015 | 12th | ||
| Hobro IK | End of tenure as caretaker | 24 November 2015 | 24 November 2015[15] | 12th | ||
| AGF | Sacked | 5 December 2015[16] | 6 December 2015[17] | 9th | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | Sacked | 15 December 2015[18] | 1 January 2016[18] | 8th | ||
| Brøndby IF | Resigned | 9 March 2016[19] | 9 March 2016[20] | 5th |
| 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 theChampions League second qualifying round[a] |
| 2 | SønderjyskE | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Brøndby | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 54 | |
| 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 theDanish 1st Division |
| 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 |
Matchday 1–11[edit]
Source:Danish Football Association(in Danish) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Matchday 12–33[edit]
Source:Danish Football Association(in Danish) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Updated to games played on May 30, 2016
Source:fifa.com