2007–08 in Danish football

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Season2007–08
  2006–07 Flag of Denmark.svg 2008–09  

The 2007-08 season in Danish football , starting July 2007 and ending June 2008.

Contents

Club results

Domestic honours

CompetitionDetailsWinner
SAS Ligaen 2007-08 AaB
Danish Cup 2007-08 Brøndby IF
Viasat Sport Divisionen 2007-08 Vejle B
2nd Division East 2007-08 FC Roskilde
2nd Division West 2007-08 Thisted FC

European participation

For the first time since the 2002-03 season, the Danish clubs had obtained enough UEFA coefficient points to qualify the third-place finisher of the Danish Superliga 2006-07 for the UEFA Cup. Prior to this, only the second-place finisher would qualify, alongside the Danish Cup winner and the occasional Intertoto qualifier.

TeamEligibilityCompetitionResult [1]
F.C. Copenhagen 2006-07 Superliga winner UEFA Champions League 2007-08 Eliminated by S.L. Benfica in 2nd qualifying round
UEFA Cup 2007-08 4th place in Group B
FC Midtjylland 2nd in 2006-07 Superliga UEFA Cup 2007-08 Eliminated by Lokomotiv Moscow in 1st round
AaB 3rd in 2006-07 Superliga UEFA Cup 2007-08 4th place in Group G
OB 2006-07 Cup winner UEFA Cup 2007-08 Eliminated by Sparta Prague in 1st round

National team

Players

The following players appeared for Denmark during the 2007-08 season. All caps and goals are tallied for the 2007-08 season only.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Thomas Sørensen (1976-06-12)June 12, 197690 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
1 GK Jesper Christiansen (1978-04-24)April 24, 197820 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
2 DF Martin Laursen (1977-07-26)July 26, 197771 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
2 DF William Kvist (1985-02-24)February 24, 198560 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen
2 DF Per Krøldrup (1979-07-31)July 31, 197960 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
2 DF Ulrik Laursen (1976-02-28)February 28, 197651 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen [lower-alpha 1]
2 DF Niclas Jensen (1974-08-17)August 17, 197450 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen
2 DF Chris Sørensen (1977-07-27)July 27, 197750 Flag of Denmark.svg OB
2 DF Thomas Helveg (1971-06-24)June 24, 197140 Flag of Denmark.svg OB
2 DF Thomas Rasmussen (1977-04-16)April 16, 197740 Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby IF
2 DF Michael Gravgaard (1978-04-03)April 3, 197830 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen
2 DF Daniel Agger (1984-12-12)December 12, 198430 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
2 DF Lars Jacobsen (1979-09-20)September 20, 197920 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Nürnberg
2 DF Anders Møller Christensen (1977-07-26)July 26, 197720 Flag of Denmark.svg OB
2 DF Kasper Bøgelund (1980-10-08)October 8, 198010 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach
2 DF Brian Priske (1977-05-14)May 14, 197710 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge
2 DF Anders Randrup (1988-07-16)July 16, 198810 Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby IF
3 MF Thomas Kahlenberg (1983-03-20)March 20, 198381 Flag of France.svg AJ Auxerre
3 MF Christian Poulsen (1980-02-28)February 28, 198081 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla FC
3 MF Leon Andreasen (1983-04-23)April 23, 198370 Flag of England.svg Fulham [lower-alpha 2]
3 MF Daniel Jensen (1979-06-25)June 25, 197960 Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen
3 MF Kenneth Perez (1974-08-29)August 29, 197450 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax [lower-alpha 3]
3 MF Martin Vingaard (1985-03-20)March 20, 198521 Flag of Denmark.svg Esbjerg fB
3 MF Rasmus Würtz (1983-09-18)September 18, 198320 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen
3 MF Simon Poulsen (1984-10-07)October 7, 198420 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland
3 MF Mikkel Beckmann (1983-10-24)October 24, 198320 Flag of Denmark.svg Lyngby BK
3 MF Thomas Kristensen (1983-04-17)April 17, 198320 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Nordsjælland
3 MF Martin Retov (1980-05-05)May 5, 198020 Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby IF
3 MF Jan Kristiansen (1981-08-04)August 4, 198110 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Nürnberg
3 MF Esben Hansen (1981-08-10)August 10, 198110 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3 MF Niki Zimling (1985-04-19)April 19, 198510 Flag of Denmark.svg Esbjerg fB
3 MF Mikkel Thygesen (1984-10-22)October 22, 198410 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland
3 MF Thomas Augustinussen (1981-03-20)March 20, 198110 Flag of Denmark.svg AaB
4 FW Dennis Rommedahl (1978-07-22)July 22, 1978111 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
4 FW Nicklas Bendtner (1988-01-16)January 16, 1988104 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
4 FW Jon Dahl Tomasson (1976-08-29)August 29, 197695 Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal CF
4 FW Jesper Grønkjær (1977-08-12)August 12, 197750 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen
4 FW Martin Jørgensen (1975-10-06)October 6, 197550 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
4 FW Peter Løvenkrands (1980-01-29)January 29, 198030 Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04
4 FW Morten Nordstrand (1983-06-08)June 8, 198332 Flag of Denmark.svg F.C. Copenhagen
3 MF Dennis Sørensen (1981-05-24)May 24, 198120 Flag of Germany.svg Energie Cottbus
4 FW Søren Larsen (1981-09-06)September 6, 198110 Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04

Friendly matches

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

August 22, 2007 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0 4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland NRGi Park, Aarhus
20:00 Report Keane Soccerball shade.svg29'Soccerball shade.svg40'
Long Soccerball shade.svg54'Soccerball shade.svg66'
Attendance: 17,331
Referee: Thomas Einweller (Austria)
February 6, 2008 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg1 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Športni Park, Nova Gorica
20:00 Novakovic Soccerball shade.svg37' Report Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg30'
Bendtner Soccerball shade.svg62'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
March 26, 2008 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic SAS Arena, Herning
20:15 Bendtner Soccerball shade.svg26' Report Koller Soccerball shade.svg42'Attendance: 10,476
Referee: Thomasz Mikulski (Poland)
May 29, 2008 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:00 van Nistelrooy Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Poulsen Soccerball shade.svg55'Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
June 1, 2008 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
16:00 Zurawski Soccerball shade cross.svg
Krzynowek Soccerball shade.svg42'
Report Vingaard Soccerball shade.svg27'Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Philippe Kalt (France)

European Championship qualifiers

Denmark competed in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F.

September 8, 2007 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0 0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm
20:30 Report Attendance: 33,082
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
September 12, 2007 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4 0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein NRGi Park, Aarhus
20:00 Nordstrand Soccerball shade.svg3'Soccerball shade.svg36'
M. Laursen Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg18'
Report Attendance: 20,005
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
October 13, 2007 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1 3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain NRGi Park, Aarhus
20:00 Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Raúl Tamudo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Sergio Ramos Soccerball shade.svg40'
Albert Riera Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 19,849
Referee: Michel Lubos (Slovakia)
October 17, 2007 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3 1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Parken, Copenhagen
20:00 Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg7'
U. Laursen Soccerball shade.svg27'
Rommedahl Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Gorkšs Soccerball shade.svg80'Attendance: 19,004
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
November 17, 2007 Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg2 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Windsor Park, Belfast
19:45 Feeney Soccerball shade.svg52'
Healy Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Bendtner Soccerball shade.svg51'Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
November 21, 2007 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3 0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Parken, Copenhagen
20:00 Report Bendtner Soccerball shade.svg34'
Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg44'
Kahlenberg Soccerball shade.svg59'
Attendance: 15,393
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

Notes

  1. Began the 2007-08 season with Flag of Denmark.svg OB.
  2. Began the 2007-08 season with Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen.
  3. Began the 2007-08 season with Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven.

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