2014–15 AaB Fodbold season

AaB
2014–15 season
Sports Director Allan Gaarde
Head Coach Kent Nielsen
Stadium Nordjyske Arena
Danish Superliga 5th
Danish Cup Quarter-final
UEFA Champions League Play-off round
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Anders K. Jacobsen (10)
All:
Anders K. Jacobsen (13)
Highest home attendance 9,923 vs Hobro
(17 October 2014, Danish Superliga)
Lowest home attendance 4,644 vs SønderjyskE
(22 March 2015, Danish Superliga)
Average home league attendance 6,881
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season was AaB's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 25th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 129th year in existence as a football club. AaB participated in the Champions League this season, coming in 1st place in the 2013–14 Danish Superliga.

Month by Month review

Month G W D L GF GA GD GFA GAA Pts per G Max Pts Pts Pts Diff DSL Rnk
July 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 1 0 2 6 4 2 2
August 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachDenmark Kent Nielsen
Assistant coachDenmark Allan Kuhn
Development Manager - AaB FodboldDenmark Poul Erik Andreasen
Goalkeeping coachDenmark Poul Buus
Team LeaderDenmark Ernst Damborg
DoctorDenmark Søren Kaalund
PhysiotherapistDenmark Morten Skjoldager
Physical trainerEngland Ashley Tootle
Sports Psychology consultantDenmark Martin Langagergaard
U/19 League coachDenmark Jacob Friis
U/17 League coachDenmark Lars Knudsen

Source: AaB Fodbold

Other information

Owner Denmark AaB A/S
Chief Executive Denmark Stephan Schors
Sports Director Denmark Allan Gaarde
Sales Manager Denmark Preben Hansen
Press and Communications Denmark Brian Andersen
Conference Sales Manager Denmark Birgitte Cassebaum Nielsen
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Nordjyske Arena (13,800 / 105x70 metres)
Training ground AaB Training Centre

Source: AaB Fodbold

First team squad

As of 8 March 2015
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Nicolai Larsen Denmark GK 2010 9 March 1991 Denmark Lyngby Boldklub 140 0
22 Carsten Christensen Denmark GK 2011 28 August 1986 Denmark FC Fredericia 6 0
Defenders
3 Jakob Ahlmann Denmark LB / LWB 2009 18 January 1991 Denmark Midtjylland 87 3
5 Kenneth Emil Petersen Denmark CB 2009 15 January 1985 Denmark AC Horsens 162 11
6 Donny Gorter Netherlands LB 2014 15 June 1988 Netherlands AZ 18 0
20 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark RB / RWB / RM / RW 2009 27 July 1989 Denmark Møldrup/Tostrup 164 10
26 Rasmus Thelander Denmark CB 2012 7 September 1991 Denmark AB 72 4
31 Jakob Blåbjerg Denmark CB / LB 2013 11 January 1995 Denmark AaB Academy 19 0
32 Kasper Pedersen Denmark CB / RB 2013 13 January 1993 Denmark AaB Academy 19 2
Midfielders
2 Patrick Kristensen Denmark LB / RB / CM / RM / RW 2006 28 April 1987 Denmark AaB Academy 243 10
7 Thomas Enevoldsen Denmark CM / AM / LM / LW 2014 27 July 1987 Belgium Mechelen 145 17
8 Rasmus Würtz (VC) Denmark CM / DM 2009 18 September 1983 Denmark Copenhagen 369 19
9 Thomas Augustinussen (C) Denmark CM / DM 2011 20 March 1981 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 402 45
14 Mathias Wichmann Denmark CM / AM / LM / RM 2009 6 August 1991 Denmark AaB Academy 128 5
15 Gilli Sørensen Faroe Islands LM / LW 2014 8 November 1992 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 3 0
16 Mathias Thrane Denmark AM / RW 2014 12 May 1993 Denmark HIK 5 0
21 Kasper Risgård Denmark CM / DM 2013 4 January 1983 Denmark Silkeborg IF 217 28
23 Nicolaj Thomsen Denmark CM / AM / LM / LW 2011 8 May 1993 Denmark AaB Academy 97 8
25 Frederik Børsting Denmark CM / RM 2014 13 February 1995 Denmark AaB Academy 17 1
30 Andreas Bruhn Denmark CM / AM / LM / LW 2013 17 February 1994 Denmark AaB Academy 31 1
Forwards
10 Rasmus Jönsson Sweden CF / RW 2014 27 January 1990 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 24 6
11 Nicklas Helenius Denmark CF 2014 8 May 1991 England Aston Villa 136 46
18 Anders K. Jacobsen Denmark CF 2013 27 October 1989 Denmark FC Fredericia 63 14
19 Søren Frederiksen Denmark CF / LW 2013 8 July 1989 Denmark Copenhagen 52 7
28 Viktor Ahlmann Denmark AM / LM / RM / CF / LW / RW 2014 13 January 1995 Denmark AaB Academy 3 0
33 Lukas Spalvis Lithuania CF 2013 27 July 1994 Denmark AaB Academy 29 11

Source: AaB Fodbold website

Transfers and loans

In

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
16 AM Denmark Mathias Thrane Denmark HIK Free transfer 14 July 2014 [1]
10 ST Sweden Rasmus Jönsson Germany VfL Wolfsburg Undisclosed 21 July 2014 [2]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
14 AM Sweden Andreas Blomqvist Sweden Mjällby AIF Undisclosed 22 January 2015 [3]

Out

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
10 ST Denmark Jeppe Curth Denmark Viborg Free transfer 30 June 2014 [4]
7 LM Denmark Anders Due Denmark Vestsjælland Free transfer 30 June 2014 [5]
29 ST Denmark Rolf Toft Iceland Stjarnan Free transfer 15 July 2014 [6]
17 RW Denmark Kasper Kusk Netherlands Twente Undisclosed 15 July 2014 [7]
27 CM Denmark Christian Rye Denmark Vendsyssel Free transfer 24 July 2014 [8]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
19 ST Denmark Søren Frederiksen Iceland KR Free transfer 1 January 2015 [9]
14 CM Denmark Mathias Wichmann Denmark Viborg Free transfer 7 January 2015 [10]

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned From Start End Source
7 LW Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Belgium Mechelen 16 June 2014 30 June 2015 [11]
11 ST Denmark Nicklas Helenius England Aston Villa 9 July 2014 30 June 2015 [12]
6 LB Netherlands Donny Gorter Netherlands AZ 18 August 2014 30 June 2015 [13]

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Steady £0

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Steady £0

Income

Summer: Steady £0

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Steady £0

Expenditure

Summer: Steady £0

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Steady £0

Friendlies

Pre-season

Mid-season

Competitions

Competition record

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Danish Superliga 33 13 9 11 39 31 +8 39.39
Danish Cup 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 66.67
Champions League 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 25.00
Europa League 8 3 0 5 6 16 −10 37.50
Total 48 19 10 19 55 59 −4 39.58

Danish Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Midtjylland (C, Q) 33 22 5 6 64 34 +30 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Copenhagen (Q) 33 20 7 6 40 22 +18 67 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Brøndby IF (Q) 33 16 7 10 43 29 +14 55 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Randers FC (Q) 33 14 10 9 39 28 +11 52
5 AaB 33 13 9 11 39 31 +8 48
6 FC Nordsjælland 33 13 5 15 39 44 5 44
7 Hobro IK 33 11 10 12 40 47 7 43
8 Esbjerg fB 33 10 10 13 47 45 +2 40
9 OB 33 11 7 15 35 43 8 40
10 SønderjyskE 33 7 16 10 35 44 9 37
11 FC Vestsjælland (R) 33 9 6 18 31 52 21 33 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Silkeborg IF (R) 33 2 8 23 26 59 33 14
Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2015. Source: Danish Superliga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Copenhagen qualified for Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Danish Cup. Therefore the spots awarded to the runners-up and third-placed teams are passed down to the third-placed team and fourth-placed team respectively.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 13 9 11 39 31 +8 48 9 3 5 22 14 +8 4 6 6 17 17 0

Last updated: 7 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
Result D W D L D D W L D L D W W W L L D W W W L L D L L W W D L L W W W
Position 5 2 5 5 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 5

Last updated: 7 June 2015.
Source: superstats.dk
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Danish Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Danish Cup
Notes

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Third qualifying round
Play-off round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Table
For more details on this topic, see 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DYK AaB STE RIO
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–1 2–0
2 Denmark AaB 6 3 0 3 5 10 5 9 3–0 1–0 1–0
3 Romania Steaua București 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 0–2 6–0 2–1
4 Portugal Rio Ave 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 4 0–3 2–0 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Matches

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances

As of 7 June 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 3234847
2 GK 1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen 3234746
3 FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 3134745
4 DF 5 Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen 2824842
MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 2923842
MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 2914842
7 MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 2724740
8 DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 2632839
9 MF 8 Denmark Rasmus Würtz 2303834
10 MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 2232633
11 MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 2131732
12 DF 26 Denmark Rasmus Thelander 1624830
13 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 2114228
14 DF 31 Denmark Jakob Blåbjerg 1824226
15 MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 1811222
16 DF 32 Denmark Kasper Pedersen 1820020
17 DF 6 Netherlands Donny Gorter 921618
MF 14 Denmark Mathias Wichmann 1123218
19 FW 10 Sweden Rasmus Jönsson 1510016
20 FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen 620412
21 FW 28 Denmark Viktor Ahlmann 711110
22 FW 33 Lithuania Lukas Spalvis 60208
23 MF 15 Faroe Islands Gilli Sørensen 90009
24 MF 16 Denmark Mathias Thrane 30115
25 GK 22 Denmark Carsten Christensen 10023
26 DF 3 Denmark Jakob Ahlmann 20002
MF 14 Sweden Andreas Blomqvist 11002

Goalscorers

As of 7 June 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 1012013
2 FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 820212
3 MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 41027
4 MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 30003
MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 00123
6 DF 5 Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen 20002
MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 02002
DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 11002
MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 20002
10 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 10001
FW 10 Sweden Rasmus Jönsson 10001
MF 14 Denmark Mathias Wichmann 10001
FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen 10001
MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 10001
DF 32 Denmark Kasper Pedersen 10001
Own Goals 30003
TOTALS 39 7 3 6 55

Assists

As of 7 June 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 60006
2 FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 41005
DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 41005
4 FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 40004
5 DF 6 Netherlands Donny Gorter 02013
MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 20103
7 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 10102
MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 10012
MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 10012
10 DF 3 Denmark Jakob Ahlmann 10001
MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 10001
FW 10 Sweden Rasmus Jönsson 10001
MF 14 Denmark Mathias Wichmann 10001
MF 15 Faroe Islands Gilli Sørensen 10001
FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen 00011
MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 10001
DF 26 Denmark Rasmus Thelander 10001
DF 31 Denmark Jakob Blåbjerg 00101
DF 32 Denmark Kasper Pedersen 01001
TOTALS 30 5 3 4 42

Clean sheets

As of 7 June 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 GK 1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen 1111215
2 GK 22 Denmark Carsten Christensen 10012
TOTALS 12 1 1 3 17

Disciplinary record

As of 7 June 2015

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

Rnk Pos. No. Player Superliga Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 MF 8 Denmark Rasmus Würtz 7100002091
2 GK 1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen 2000000121
3 DF 5 Denmark Kenneth Emil Petersen 80001010100
4 MF 21 Denmark Kasper Risgård 7000002090
5 MF 7 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 7000000070
6 FW 18 Denmark Anders K. Jacobsen 3000102060
DF 26 Denmark Rasmus Thelander 3010002060
8 DF 20 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 3000002050
9 DF 6 Netherlands Donny Gorter 3000001040
MF 9 Denmark Thomas Augustinussen 3000001040
FW 11 Denmark Nicklas Helenius 4000000040
MF 30 Denmark Andreas Bruhn 2020000040
13 MF 23 Denmark Nicolaj Thomsen 2000100030
MF 25 Denmark Frederik Børsting 3000000030
15 DF 2 Denmark Patrick Kristensen 2000000020
16 DF 31 Denmark Jakob Blåbjerg 0000100010
TOTALS 59 1 3 0 4 0 12 1 78 2

Summary

As of 7 June 2015
Games played 48 (33 Danish Superliga, 3 Danish Cup, 4 UEFA Champions League, 8 UEFA Europa League)
Games won 19 (13 Danish Superliga, 2 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League)
Games drawn 10 (9 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Champions League)
Games lost 19 (11 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Champions League, 5 UEFA Europa League)
Goals scored 55 (39 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 6 UEFA Europa League)
Goals conceded 59 (31 Danish Superliga, 6 Danish Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 16 UEFA Europa League)
Goal difference –4 (+8 Danish Superliga, +1 Danish Cup, –3 UEFA Champions League, –10 UEFA Europa League)
Clean sheets 17 (12 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Europa League)
Yellow cards 78 (59 Danish Superliga, 3 Danish Cup, 4 UEFA Champions League, 12 UEFA Europa League)
Red cards 2 (1 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League)
Best result(s) W 5 – 0 (H) v HobroDanish Superliga – 1 May 2015
Worst result(s) L 0 – 6 (A) v Steaua BucureștiUEFA Europa League – 18 September 2014
Most appearances Nicklas Helenius (47 appearances)
Top scorer(s) Anders K. Jacobsen (13 goals)
Top assister(s) Nicolaj Thomsen (6 assists)
Worst discipline Rasmus Würtz (9 , 1 Red card)

Awards

Individual

No. Player Award Month Source
1 Denmark Nicolai Larsen Danish Football Keeper of the Year 2014 December 2014 [14]
3 Denmark Jakob Ahlmann AaB Goal of the Year 2014 January 2015 [15]
Denmark Kent Nielsen Danish Coach of the Year 2014 February 2015 [16]

Team

Award Month Source
Celebration of the Year 2014 January 2015 [17]
Northern Jutland Sportsname of the Year 2014 April 2015 [18]
Danish Reserve League 2014-15 May 2015 [19]

References

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