The 2021–22 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of the Danish Superliga. Brøndby were the defending champions. The season began on 16 July 2021 and ended on 29 May 2022.
Teams Lyngby Boldklub (relegated after two years in the top flight) and AC Horsens (relegated after five years in the top flight) finished the 2020–21 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2021–22 1st Division.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2020–21 1st Division champions Viborg FF, who returned after four years of absence, as well as the runners-up Silkeborg IF who returned after a one-year absence.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2020–21position Aalborg Aalborg Portland Park Hybrid 13,797 Aarhus Ceres Park Hybrid 20,032 Brøndby Brøndby Stadium Hybrid 29,000 Copenhagen Parken Hybrid 38,065 Herning MCH Arena Natural 11,800 Farum Right to Dream Park Artificial 9,900 Odense Nature Energy Park Natural 15,633 Randers BioNutria Park Randers Natural 12,000 Silkeborg JYSK Park Artificial 10,000 Haderslev Sydbank Park Natural 10,000 Vejle Vejle Stadion Natural 10,418 Viborg Energi Viborg Arena Hybrid 9,566
Personnel and sponsoring Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAaB Lars Friis Lucas Andersen Macron Spar NordAGF David Nielsen Patrick Mortensen Hummel CeresBrøndby IF Niels Frederiksen Andreas Maxsø Hummel BooztletCopenhagen Jess Thorup Zeca Adidas UnibetMidtjylland Bo Henriksen Erik Sviatchenko Nike Det Faglige HusNordsjælland Flemming Pedersen Kian Hansen Nike DHLOB Andreas Alm Jens Jakob Thomasen Hummel AlbaniRanders Thomas Thomasberg Erik Marxen Puma Verdo A/SSilkeborg IF Kent Nielsen Nicklas Helenius Uhlsport JYSKSønderjyskE Henrik Hansen Marc Dal Hende Hummel DanfossVejle Boldklub Ivan Prelec Jacob Schoop Hummel Arbejdernes LandsbankViborg FF Jacob Friis Jeppe Grønning Nike Peter Larsen Kaffe
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in tableSønderjyskE Glen RiddersholmSacked26 May 2021 Michael Boris1 July 2021Pre-seasonFC Midtjylland Brian PriskeSigned by Royal Antwerp29 May 2021 Bo Henriksen1 July 2021Pre-seasonOB Michael HemmingsenReturned to Director of Sports31 May 2021 Andreas Alm1 June 2021Pre-seasonVejle Boldklub Constantin GâlcăEnd of contract30 June 2021 Carit Falch1 July 2021Pre-seasonVejle Boldklub Carit FalchSacked17 August 2021 Peter Sørensen24 August 202112thSønderjyskE Michael BorisSacked1 November 2021 Henrik Hansen16 December 202111thAaB Martí CifuentesSigned by Hammarby IF12 January 2022 Oscar Hiljemark (caretaker)22 February 20224thViborg FF Lars FriisSuspended (Signed by AaB)25 January 2022 Jacob Friis3 February 20228thAaB Oscar HiljemarkEnd of tenure as caretaker9 March 2022 Lars Friis9 March 20224thVejle Boldklub Peter SørensenSacked14 March 2022 Ivan Prelec15 March 202211th
Note
Regular season League table
Results
Results by round
Championship round Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.
Relegation round Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.
European play-offs The fifth-placed team of the championship round, advanced to a play-off match against the winning team of the relegation round. The winners earned a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
European play-off match
Season statistics
Top scorers and assists + Topscorers rankingRankPlayerClubGoals1 Nicklas Helenius Silkeborg172 Louka Prip AaB143 Evander Midtjylland124 Mikael Uhre Brøndby11 Sebastian Jørgensen Silkeborg Pep Biel Copenhagen7 Nicolai Vallys Silkeborg10 Issam Jebali OB9 Simon Adingra Nordsjælland910 Anders Dreyer Midtjylland8 Júnior Brumado Midtjylland Milan Makarić AaB Iver Fossum AaB14 Vito Hammershøy-Mistrati Randers7 Stephen Odey Randers + Assists rankingRankPlayerClubAssists1 Nicolai Vallys Silkeborg102 Sebastian Jørgensen Silkeborg93 Rasmus Carstensen Silkeborg8 Christian Sørensen Viborg Anders Dreyer Midtjylland Joel Andersson Midtjylland Simon Hedlund Brøndby8 Kasper Kusk AaB79 Pep Biel Copenhagen6 Evander Midtjylland11 Kristoffer Pallesen AaB5 Gustav Isaksen Midtjylland Robert Gojani Silkeborg Anis Slimane Brøndby Issam Jebali OB Source: Soccerway
Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Year Pep Biel CopenhagenGolden Boot Nicklas HeleniusSilkeborg Goalkeeper of the Year Kamil GrabaraCopenhagen Breakthrough of the Year Raphael OnyedikaMidtjylland Team of the YearGoalkeeper Kamil Grabara (Copenhagen)Defence Rasmus Carstensen (Silkeborg) Rasmus Thelander (Aalborg) Henrik Dalsgaard (Midtjylland) Adam Sørensen (Lyngby)Midfield Louka Prip (AaB) Lukas Lerager (Copenhagen) Pep Biel (Copenhagen) Evander (Midtjylland) Nicolai Vallys (Silkeborg)Attack Nicklas Helenius (Silkeborg)
References
External links
Superliga (uefa.com)