The 1997-98 Danish Superliga season was the 8th season of the Danish Superliga

Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

 league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association

Danish Football Association

The Danish Football Association is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA...

. It took place from the first match on July 25, 1997 to final match on June 1, 1998.

The Danish champions qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1998-99

UEFA Champions League 1998-99

The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last...

 qualification, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the qualification round of the UEFA Cup 1998-99. The fourth to six placed teams qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998, while the two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the Danish 1st Division

Danish 1st Division

The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...

. Likewise, the Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. Brøndby IF Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...	33	24	4	5	81	33
76
2. Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...	33	17	12	4	55	31
63
3. FC København	33	18	7	8	66	48
61
4. Vejle BK	33	16	4	13	53	51
52
5. AB Copenhagen Akademisk Boldklub Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...	33	13	8	12	61	52
47
6. Lyngby FC	33	13	6	14	53	62
45
7. Aalborg BK	33	12	8	13	54	48
44
8. Aarhus GF Aarhus Gymnastik Forening Aarhus Gymnastikforening is one of the oldest sport clubs in Denmark. AGF participates in a variety of activities in both individual and team sports. AGF is best known for its football team which has the longest streak in the Danish top division and also holds the record for most number of cup wins...	33	11	10	12	53	52
43
9. Herfølge BK	33	9	7	17	44	69
34
10. Aarhus Fremad Aarhus Fremad Aarhus Fremad is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. They play at Riisvangen Stadion in Aarhus in Jutland, which has a capacity of 4,500.-History:...	33	9	6	18	51	73
33
11. Ikast fS Ikast FS Ikast FS is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team....	33	8	5	20	51	86
29
12. Odense BK Odense BK Odense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen...	33	6	7	20	40	57
25

Top goalscorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand is a Danish former professional footballer who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke...	Brøndby IF Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...	28
2	Søren Hermansen	Aarhus Fremad Aarhus Fremad Aarhus Fremad is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. They play at Riisvangen Stadion in Aarhus in Jutland, which has a capacity of 4,500.-History:...	19
3	Lars Brøgger	Ikast fS Ikast FS Ikast FS is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team....	17
4	Chris Hermansen	Herfølge/AB Akademisk Boldklub Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...	16
5	Christian Lundberg	Ikast fS Ikast FS Ikast FS is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team....	15
6	Bo Hansen Bo Hansen Bo Jannik Nyby Hansen is a Danish former football player in the striker position. He scored 52 goals in 143 games for Danish club Brøndby IF and 16 goals in 119 games for English club Bolton Wanderers. Hansen has played one game for the Denmark national football team.-Biography:Hansen started his...	Brøndby IF Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...	14
7	Nocko Jokovic Nocko Jokovic Novica Jokovic, known as Nocko Jokovic is a retired Danish professional of Serbian descent football player.-External links:*...	Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...	13
-	Peter Graulund Peter Graulund Peter Graulund is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays for AGF Aarhus. He is a striker, and has previously played for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub and Brøndby IF. He has played six games and scored two goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team...	Vejle BK	13
9	Jesper Falck	AB Cph. Akademisk Boldklub Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...	12
10	David Nielsen David Nielsen (footballer) David Jean Nielsen is a Danish retired football player.He has played for a number of Danish clubs, as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town, Wimbledon and Norwich City. His greatest triumph was the 1997 Danish Cup victory, which he won with Danish club F.C. Copenhagen...	FC København	11
-	Steffen Højer Steffen Højer Steffen Højer is a Danish former football player, who played most of his career for Viborg FF. He has played for a number of Danish clubs, and most notably won the 1998-99 Danish Superliga with AaB. A prolific striker in the Superliga, he finished league top scorer three years in row in the...	Aalborg BK	11
-	Claus Jensen Claus Jensen Claus William Jensen is a former Danish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. Jensen played more than 40 games and scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments. He is the cousin of AaB...	Lyngby FC	11

External links

Fixtures at NetSuperligaen.dk Peders Fodboldstatistik