Battle of Jutland (football)

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Battle of Jutland
Location Jutland
Teams Aalborg BK
Aarhus GF
First meetingAalborg 4–1 Aarhus
(14 April 1991)
1991 Danish Superliga
Latest meetingAalborg 1–0 Aarhus
(9 July 2020)
2019–20 Danish Superliga
Next meeting4 October 2020
2020–21 Danish Superliga
Stadiums Aalborg Stadium (Aalborg)
Aarhus Stadium (Aarhus)
Statistics
Meetings total90
Most winsAalborg (40)

Battle of Jutland is the football rivalry between two of the oldest clubs in Danish football history, Aalborg BK (founded 1885) and Aarhus GF (founded 1880). [1] [2] [3]

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History behind rivalry

The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is first and foremost a rivalry between Aarhus and Aalborg, which are respectively the second and the fourth largest cities in Denmark, and two of the most important business centers in Jutland. The rivalry between Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF is also a rivalry between two of the oldest football clubs in Denmark. Both clubs can trace their history all the way back to the 1880s. Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF are also, historically, two of the most successful football clubs in Denmark. Together, they have won nine Danish Superliga titles (Aalborg BK with four and Aarhus GF with five) and 12 Danish Cup titles (Aalborg BK with three and Aarhus GF with nine). [4] [5]

Danish Superliga games

The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Superliga: [6]

DateVenueHomeScoreAway
14.04.1991 Aalborg Stadion Aalborg BK4–1Aarhus GF
09.06.1991 Aarhus Stadion Aarhus GF6–1Aalborg BK
25.08.1991Aalborg StadionAalborg BK0–2Aarhus GF
02.11.1991Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–0Aalborg BK
26.04.1992Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK
08.06.1992Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
19.08.1992Aalborg StadionAalborg BK3–2Aarhus GF
25.10.1992Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK
02.05.1993Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
06.06.1993Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK
15.08.1993Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK
10.10.1993Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–1Aarhus GF
21.04.1994Aarhus StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF
23.05.1994Aalborg StadionAalborg BK0–0Aarhus GF
21.08.1994Aalborg StadionAalborg BK5–0Aarhus GF
08.10.1994Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–3Aalborg BK
17.04.1995Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK
18.06.1995Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–0Aarhus GF
20.09.1995Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK
05.11.1995Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–4Aarhus GF
28.04.1996Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
15.09.1996Aarhus StadionAarhus GF6–1Aalborg BK
06.04.1997Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–1Aalborg BK
02.05.1997Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF
29.08.1997Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–1Aalborg BK
26.10.1997Aarhus StadionAarhus GF4–1Aalborg BK
19.04.1998Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–4Aarhus GF
26.07.1998Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–0Aarhus GF
07.03.1999Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK
19.04.1999Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
21.08.1999Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–0Aarhus GF
01.11.1999Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK
25.05.2000Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF
17.09.2000Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
01.04.2001Aalborg StadionAalborg BK5–1Aarhus GF
10.06.2001Aarhus StadionAarhus GF4–0Aalborg BK
29.07.2001Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–3Aalborg BK
22.10.2001Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–4Aarhus GF
14.04.2002Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–2Aalborg BK
04.10.2002Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–2Aarhus GF
01.12.2002Aarhus StadionAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK
16.04.2003Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–0Aarhus GF
28.09.2003Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
14.03.2004Aarhus StadionAarhus GF0–1Aalborg BK
12.04.2004Aalborg StadionAalborg BK4–1Aarhus GF
17.10.2004Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–2Aalborg BK
03.11.2004Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–1Aalborg BK
07.05.2005Aalborg StadionAalborg BK3–1Aarhus GF
17.09.2005Aarhus StadionAarhus GF2–4Aalborg BK
23.10.2005Aalborg StadionAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF
23.04.2006 NRGi Park Aarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK
12.08.2007Aalborg StadionAalborg BK2–0Aarhus GF
08.10.2007NRGi ParkAarhus GF3–5Aalborg BK
08.05.2008 Energi Nord Arena Aalborg BK3–1Aarhus GF
13.09.2008Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK0–2Aarhus GF
05.04.2009NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–2Aalborg BK
11.05.2009Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK1–1Aarhus GF
20.07.2009NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–0Aalborg BK
23.11.2009Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK0–0Aarhus GF
10.04.2010NRGi ParkAarhus GF0–2Aalborg BK
24.07.2011Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
27.11.2011Energi Nord ArenaAalborg BK0–2Aarhus GF
16.04.2012NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK
13.07.2012NRGi ParkAarhus GF1–1Aalborg BK
03.12.2012 Nordjyske Arena Aalborg BK0–3Aarhus GF
16.05.2013NRGi ParkAarhus GF3–0Aalborg BK
29.09.2013Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK0–0Aarhus GF
08.03.2014NRGi ParkAarhus GF2–5Aalborg BK
18.05.2014Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK1–0Aarhus GF
15.08.2015 Ceres Park Aarhus GF2–3Aalborg BK
18.03.2016Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK2–2Aarhus GF
17.05.2016Ceres ParkAarhus GF2–0Aalborg BK
28.08.2016Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK2–1Aarhus GF
19.02.2017Ceres ParkAarhus GF1-2Aalborg BK
17.04.2017Nordjyske ArenaAalborg BK1-0Aarhus GF
24.04.2017Ceres ParkAarhus GF4-0Aalborg BK
26.08.2017 Aalborg Portland Park Aalborg BK0-0Aarhus GF
18.03.2018Ceres ParkAarhus GF0-0Aalborg BK
21.10.2018Ceres ParkAarhus GF2-2Aalborg BK
17.03.2019Aalborg Portland ParkAalborg BK3-1Aarhus GF
05.05.2019Aalborg Portland ParkAalborg BK0-1Aarhus GF
12.05.2019Ceres ParkAarhus GF2-0Aalborg BK
15.09.2019Ceres ParkAarhus GF3-0Aalborg BK

This gives a total of:

Aab winsDrawsAGF winsSum
Sum36202783

Danish Cup games

The different matches which Aalborg BK and Aarhus GF have played against each other in Danish Cup: [7]

  Aalborg win  Draw  Aarhus win

CompetitionRoundVenueHome teamResultAway team
1986–87 Danish CupFinal Idrætspark Aarhus3–0Aalborg
1987–88 Danish CupQuarter-final Aarhus Stadium Aarhus3–1Aalborg
1991–92 Danish Cup Quarter-final Aarhus Stadium Aarhus4–1Aalborg
2013–14 Danish Cup Quarter-final NRGi Park Aarhus1–4Aalborg
2015–16 Danish Cup Semi-final 1st leg Nordjyske Arena Aalborg0–2Aarhus
Semi-final 2nd leg Ceres Park Aarhus2–2Aalborg
2019–20 Danish Cup Semi-final Aalborg Portland Park Aalborg3–2Aarhus
Summary
PlayedAalborg winsDrawsAarhus winsAalborg goalsAarhus goals
72141117

Statistics

Honours

AarhusCompetitionAalborg
5 Danish 1st Division/Danish Superliga 4
9 Danish Cup 3
1 Provinsmesterskabsturneringen 3
15Total10

Note: Danish 1st Division titles are from before the inception of Danish Superliga.

Players who have played for both clubs

PlayerAarhus careerAalborg career
SpanLeague
apps
League
goals
SpanLeague
apps
League
goals
Flag of Denmark.svg Bjørn Kristensen 1982–1989165191995–1997
Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Andersen 1989–1993
2001–2003
109
18
51
6
1995–19986730
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Rasmussen 2002–2006
2016–2018
103
54
28
27
2011146
Flag of Denmark.svg Daniel Christensen 2014–20167012008–2011280
Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Sloth 2009–201413392016–2017210

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