2011–12 in Danish football

The 2011–12 season is the 122nd season of competitive football in Denmark.

Club football

Domestic football

Superliga

The 22nd edition of the Danish Superliga is set to start on 16 July 2011 and end on 25 May 2012.

League table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 FC Nordsjælland (C) 33 21 5 7 49 22+27 68 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Copenhagen (Q) 33 19 9 5 55 26+29 66 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 FC Midtjylland (Q) 33 17 7 9 50 40+10 58 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
4 AC Horsens (Q) 33 17 6 10 53 37+16 57 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1
5 AGF (Q) 33 12 12 9 47 40+7 48 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
6 SønderjyskE 33 11 11 11 48 513 44
7 AaB 33 12 8 13 42 486 44
8 Silkeborg IF 33 11 10 12 51 47+4 43
9 Brøndby IF 33 9 9 15 35 4611 36
10 OB 33 8 10 15 46 504 34
11 Lyngby Boldklub (R) 33 8 4 21 32 6129 0282 Relegation to 2012–13 Danish 1st Division
12 HB Køge (R) 33 4 7 22 32 7139 19

Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.
Source: Danish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Because 2011–12 Danish Cup winners Copenhagen qualified for the Champions League, and runners-up Horsens qualified for the Europa League through league position, the distribution of the Europa League spots reverted back to league positions.
2 Lyngby Boldklub were originally deducted 3 points on 22 September 2011 for failing to have had the contract of former player Lasse Rise approved by the Danish FA, however they appealed the verdict and were returned the 3 points on 19 October 2011
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First Division

The First Division is set to start on 12 August 2011 and end on 10 June 2012.

League table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Esbjerg fB (C) 26 21 3 2 60 19+41 66 Promotion to Danish Superliga
2 Randers FC (P) 26 15 4 7 38 22+16 49
3 Vejle Kolding 26 12 8 6 58 32+26 44
4 Viborg FF 26 10 10 6 45 34+11 40
5 Brønshøj Boldklub 26 10 10 6 35 34+1 40
6 FC Vestsjælland 26 10 8 8 42 35+7 38
7 FC Fredericia 26 9 8 9 33 30+3 35
8 Skive IK 26 9 7 10 31 4110 34
9 Hobro IK 26 8 9 9 37 35+2 33
10 FC Hjørring 26 8 7 11 31 4211 31
11 AB 26 7 8 11 32 4412 29
12 FC Roskilde (R) 26 8 3 15 28 3810 27 Relegation to Danish 2nd Divisions
13 Næstved BK (R) 26 6 4 16 32 5119 22
14 Blokhus FC (R) 26 2 5 19 27 7245 11

Second Division

The Second Divisions are set to begin on 7 August 2011 and end on 16 June 2012.

League tables
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 HIK 30 23 2 5 69 44+25 71 Promotion game
2 Hvidovre IF 30 21 3 6 79 36+43 66
3 Herlev IF 30 15 3 12 56 42+14 48
4 Rishøj BK 30 13 8 9 49 40+9 47
5 BK Fremad Amager 30 12 8 10 50 47+3 44
6 Svebølle B&I 30 12 7 11 54 551 43
7 B 1908 30 11 10 9 37 392 43
8 Nordvest FC 30 10 11 9 46 41+5 41
9 Elite 3000 30 12 5 13 51 543 41
10 BK Avarta 30 11 6 13 41 38+3 39
11 IF Skjold Birkerød 30 11 6 13 41 465 39
12 BK Søllerød-Vedbæk 30 11 6 13 38 435 39
13 Vanløse IF (R) 30 9 8 13 41 487 35 Relegation to Denmark Series
14 B.93 (R) 30 8 9 13 37 447 33
15 SC Egedal (R) 30 8 8 14 47 503 32
16 BGA (R) 30 1 2 27 21 9372 5
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 FC Fyn (P) 30 23 3 4 71 21+50 72 Promotion game
2 Næsby BK 30 22 4 4 77 29+48 70
3 Varde IF 30 14 13 3 42 27+15 55
4 Thisted FC 30 15 8 7 64 39+25 53
5 Aarhus Fremad 30 12 10 8 59 43+16 46
6 BK Marienlyst 30 12 9 9 56 55+1 45
7 FC Svendborg 30 10 13 7 50 39+11 43
8 Skovbakken IK 30 13 2 15 44 506 41
9 LFA 30 10 8 12 47 5811 38
10 Kjellerup IF 30 9 9 12 39 434 36
11 Otterup B&I 30 8 9 13 42 6422 33
12 Brabrand IF 30 8 8 14 36 404 32
13 Aarup BK (R) 30 7 8 15 38 6628 29 Relegation to Denmark Series
14 Lindholm IF (R) 30 7 7 16 32 6230 28
15 BK Skjold (R) 30 5 6 19 38 5921 21
16 Viby IF (R) 30 4 5 21 27 6740 17

Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Danish Cup

The Cup is scheduled to play its first round matches on 9–11 August 2011 and hold its final on Ascension day, 17 May.

Continental football

For the first time since the 2000–01 season, two Danish teams would participate in the UEFA Champions League. F.C. Copenhagen qualified for the champions' path's third qualifying round as Danish champions, and OB qualified for the league path's third qualifying round as runners-up.

FC Nordsjælland qualified for the play-offs of the Europa League as cup winners, while Brøndby IF qualified as third in the league for the third qualifying round and FC Midtjylland qualified for the second qualifying round as fourth in the league.

Champions League

F.C. Copenhagen and OB entered in the third qualifying round and although they both qualified for the play-off round, they both lost in this round and thus dropped into the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League tournament.

Europa League

FC Nordsjælland entered in the play-offs, Brøndby IF entered in the third qualifying round where they were eliminated by Austrian SV Ried, FC Midtjylland entered in the second qualifying round and made it to the third qualifying round, losing out to Vitória SC.

National team football

Men's national football team

The men's national football team ended their qualifying campaign for Euro 2012 with three victories over Norway, Cyprus and Portugal, securing the overall group win and qualification for their first European Championship since 2004.

Euro 2012

Main article: Euro 2012 qualifying

  Group winners and best runner-up among all groups directly qualify for the finals   Remaining group runners-up advance to the play-offs

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 8 6 1 1 15 6 +919
 Portugal 8 5 1 2 21 12 +916
 Norway 8 5 1 2 10 7 +316
 Iceland 8 1 1 6 6 14 84
 Cyprus 8 0 2 6 7 20 132
  Cyprus Denmark Iceland Norway Portugal
Cyprus  1–4 0–0 1–2 0–4
Denmark  2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Iceland  1–0 0–2 1–2 1–3
Norway  3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Portugal  4–4 3–1 5–3 1–0

Euro 2012 finals

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Denmark were drawn into the so-called "group of death" for the tournament along with 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Netherlands, third-place finishers Germany, as well as eighth-finalists Portugal.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 330052+39
 Portugal 320154+16
 Denmark 310245−13
 Netherlands 300325−30

Friendlies

Another friendly match date is set for 29 February 2012.

Women's national football team

The women's national team will begin their qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, where they will attempt to make their first appearance since 2005.

Euro 2013 qualifying

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Denmark 8 7 0 1 28 3 +25 21
 Austria 8 6 1 1 16 9 +7 19
 Czech Republic 8 4 1 3 16 9 +7 13
 Portugal 8 2 0 6 16 13 +3 6
 Armenia 8 0 0 8 2 44 42 0

Algarve Cup

Main article: 2012 Algarve Cup

The team will take part in the 2012 Algarve Cup.

Men's national under-21 team

The men's under-21 side will begin their qualification towards the 2013 U-21 European Championship in Israel.

U-21 Euro 2013 qualifying

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia 8 5 3 0 17 4 +1318
 Denmark 8 4 4 0 19 8 +1116
 Macedonia 8 3 3 2 14 15 112
 Northern Ireland 8 1 1 6 5 13 84
 Faroe Islands 8 0 3 5 3 18 153
  Denmark Faroe Islands Republic of Macedonia Northern Ireland Serbia
Denmark  4–0 6–5 3–0 1–1
Faroe Islands  1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2
Macedonia  1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Northern Ireland  0–3 4–0 1–3 0–2
Serbia  0–0 5–1 5–1 1–0

Men's youth national teams

The men's under-19 team will begin qualification for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Estonia. In the qualifying, they are placed in Group 12 alongside Austria (who will host the group), Malta and Albania. Should they finish in the top 2, or as the best third placed team of the 12 groups, they will qualify for the elite round.

The under-17 team will attempt to qualify for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Slovenia. Denmark will host Group 5 of the initial qualifying round and face Italy, Austria and Cyprus. A top 2 finish or a record as one of the two best teams in third position will qualify the squad for the elite round of qualifying.

References

See also

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