| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 July 2017 – 27 May 2018 |
| Champions | Midtjylland |
| Relegated | Helsingør Lyngby Silkeborg |
| Champions League | Midtjylland |
| Europa League | Brøndby Nordsjælland Copenhagen |
| Matches | 250 |
| Goals | 731 (2.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pål Alexander Kirkevold (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Nordsjælland 6–0Horsens |
| Biggest away win | Helsingør 0–4København Helsingør 1–5AGF Randers 0–4Midtjylland |
| Highest scoring | Brøndby 5–3Lyngby |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Danish Superliga season was the 28th season of theDanishSuperliga, which decides theDanish football championship.Copenhagen are the defending champions.
Esbjerg fB finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the2016–17 season and was relegated to the2017–18 1st Division along withViborg FF who lost their relegation play-off as well.
The relegated teams were replaced by2016–17 1st Division championsHobro IK (returned after one year of absence) and 3rd-place finisherFC Helsingør (returned to the top division for the first time since the1936–37 season), who defeatedViborg FF in the two legged play-off finals.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | 2016–17 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaB | Aalborg | Aalborg Portland Park | Natural | 13,797 | 10th |
| AGF | Aarhus | Ceres Park | Natural | 20,032 | 11th |
| Brøndby | Brøndby | Brøndby Stadium | Hybrid | 29,000 | 2nd |
| FCK | Copenhagen | Telia Parken | Natural | 38,065 | 1st |
| Helsingør | Helsingør | Helsingør Stadion | Natural | 4,500 | 1D, 3rd |
| Hobro | Hobro | DS Arena | Natural | 10,700 | 1D, 1st |
| Horsens | Horsens | CASA Arena Horsens | Natural | 10,400 | 13th |
| Midtjylland | Herning | MCH Arena | Natural | 11,800 | 4th |
| Nordsjælland | Farum | Right to Dream Park | Artificial | 9,900 | 5th |
| Lyngby | Lyngby | Lyngby Stadion | Natural | 8,000 | 3rd |
| OB | Odense | EWII Park | Natural | 15,633 | 8th |
| Randers | Randers | BioNutria Park Randers | Natural | 12,000 | 7th |
| Silkeborg IF | Silkeborg | JYSK Park | Artificial | 10,000 | 9th |
| SønderjyskE | Haderslev | Sydbank Park | Natural | 10,000 | 6th |
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 | Hummel | Bet25.dk | ||
| København | Adidas | Carlsberg | ||
| Helsingør | Diadora | Spar Nord | ||
| Hobro | Puma | DS Gruppen, Spar Nord | ||
| Horsens | Hummel | |||
| Midtjylland | Nike | Det Faglige Hus | ||
| Nordsjælland | Diadora | DHL | ||
| Lyngby | Adidas | Hellerup Finans | ||
| OB | Hummel | Carlsberg | ||
| Randers | Puma | Verdo | ||
| Silkeborg | Uhlsport | Mascot International | ||
| SønderjyskE | Hummel | Frøs Herreds Sparekasse |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGF | Sacked | 30 September 2017[1] | 30 September 2017 | 7th | ||
| Lyngby | Recruited byAGF | 30 September 2017 | 30 September 2017[2] | 12th | ||
| Randers | Mutual consent | 5 October 2017[3] | 8 October 2017[4] | 14th | ||
| Randers | Sacked | 26 January 2018[5] | 26 January 2018[6] | 14th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brøndby | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 60 | Qualification for theChampionship round |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 60 | |
| 3 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 44 | |
| 5 | Aalborg | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 36 | |
| 6 | Horsens | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Hobro | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 | Qualification for theRelegation round |
| 8 | SønderjyskE | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Odense | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 31 | |
| 10 | Aarhus | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 29 | |
| 11 | Silkeborg | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 28 | |
| 12 | Lyngby | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 21 | |
| 13 | Randers | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 20 | |
| 14 | Helsingør | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | AAB | AGF | BRØ | COP | HEL | HOB | HOR | LYN | MID | NOR | ODE | RAN | SIL | SØN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaB | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| AGF | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Brøndby | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Copenhagen | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Helsingør | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Hobro | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Horsens | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Lyngby | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Midtjylland | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Nordsjælland | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Odense | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Randers | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Silkeborg | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 |
| SønderjyskE | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brøndby | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 14 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nordsjælland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Copenhagen | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| AaB | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Horsens | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Hobro | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| SønderjyskE | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| OB | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| AGF | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Silkeborg IF | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Lyngby Boldklub | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Randers FC | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Helsingør | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MID | BRØ | NOR | COP | AAB | HOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midtjylland(C) | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 85 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Brøndby | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[a] | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| 3 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round | 1–2 | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Copenhagen(O) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for theEuropean play-off match | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 5 | Aalborg | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 45 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Horsens | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 40 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
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.
| Team ╲ Round | Initial | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midtjylland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brøndby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nordsjælland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Copenhagen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| AaB | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Horsens | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HOB | AGF | SIL | HEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobro | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 44 | Qualification for theEuropean play-off quarter-finals | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Aarhus | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 41 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Silkeborg(R) | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 32 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | 2–0 | 2–5 | — | 2–3 | |
| 4 | Helsingør(R) | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 27 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ODE | SØN | RAN | LYN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odense | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for theEuropean play-off quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | SønderjyskE | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 41 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Randers(O) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 30 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Lyngby(R) | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 23 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament advanced to a Europa League play-off match.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 6 and 13 May 2018 | ||||||||||
| AGF Aarhus | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 17 and 22 May 2018 | ||||||||||
| OB Odense | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| AGF Aarhus | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 and 13 May 2018 | ||||||||||
| SønderjyskE | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| SønderjyskE (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Hobro | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Copenhagen | 4–1 | AGF Aarhus |
|---|---|---|
|
| First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helsingør | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Randers | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyngby | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lyngby | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silkeborg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lyngby | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vendsyssel FF | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helsingør | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silkeborg | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silkeborg | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Esbjerg fB | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Winners of matches 3, 5, and 6 would play in the2018–19 Danish Superliga.
| Helsingør | 1–1 | Silkeborg |
|---|---|---|
|
|
| Silkeborg | 4–3 | Helsingør |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Silkeborg won 5–4 on aggregate. As a resultHelsingør was relegated, while Silkeborg would faceEsbjerg fB in round 3 to avoid relegation.
| Vendsyssel FF | 1–0 | Lyngby |
|---|---|---|
|
| Silkeborg | 1–0 | Esbjerg fB |
|---|---|---|
|
| Lyngby | 1–2 | Vendsyssel FF |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Vendsyssel won 3–1 on aggregate. As a resultLyngby was relegated, and Vendsyssel promoted.
| Esbjerg fB | 3–0 | Silkeborg |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Esbjerg won 3–1 on aggregate. As a resultSilkeborg was relegated, and Esbjerg promoted.