2020–21 Aarhus Gymnastikforening season

During the 2020–21 season, AGF competed in the Superliga, the top-flight of Danish football, and in this season's editions of the Danish Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

AGF
2020–21 season
ChairmanJacob Nielsen
ManagerDavid Nielsen
StadiumCeres Park
Danish Superliga4th
Danish CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick Mortensen (15)
All: Patrick Mortensen (18)

Players edit

As of 1 February 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SWE William Eskelinen
2 DF   AUS Alex Gersbach
3 DF   SWE Niklas Backman (captain)
5 DF   DEN Frederik Tingager
6 MF   DEN Nicolai Poulsen
7 MF   SRB Milan Jevtović
9 FW   DEN Patrick Mortensen (vice-captain)
10 MF   DEN Patrick Olsen
11 FW   RSA Gift Links
13 DF   DEN Alexander Munksgaard
14 FW   DEN Søren Tengstedt
15 DF   GAM Bubacarr Sanneh (on loan from Anderlecht)
16 DF   DEN Casper Højer Nielsen
17 MF   ISL Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   DEN Jesper Juelsgård
19 MF   AUS Daniel Arzani (on loan from Manchester City)
20 MF   AUS Zach Duncan
22 MF   DEN Benjamin Hvidt
27 MF   DEN Albert Grønbæk
29 MF   DEN Bror Blume
31 GK   DEN Kasper Kristensen
34 DF   NED Kevin Diks (on loan from Fiorentina)
36 GK   DEN Daniel Gadegaard Andersen
37 DF   DEN Sebastian Hausner
38 FW   DEN Alexander Ammitzbøll
39 DF   DEN Magnus Anbo
73 GK   POL Kamil Grabara (on loan from Liverpool)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
13 July 2020 FW 7   Milan Jevtović   Red Star Belgrade Free [2]

Out edit

Date Position No. Name To Fee Ref.
14 December 2020 FW   Nicklas Helenius   Silkeborg Undisclosed [3]
1 February 2021 MF   Magnus Kaastrup   Lyngby Undisclosed [4]

Loans in edit

Date Loan ends Position No. Name From Ref.
28 September 2020 30 June 2021 GK 73   Kamil Grabara   Liverpool [5]
31 August 2020 30 June 2021 DF 34   Kevin Diks   Fiorentina [6]
8 December 2020 30 June 2021 FW 23   Mathias Jørgensen   New York Red Bulls [7][8]
25 January 2021 30 June 2021 DF 15   Bubacarr Sanneh   Anderlecht [9]
26 January 2021 30 June 2021 MF 19   Daniel Arzani   Manchester City [10]

Loans out edit

Date Loan ends Position No. Name To Ref.
1 February 2021 30 June 2021 DF 23   Mikkel Lassen   Skive [11]

Non-competitive friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pre-season edit

Mid-season edit

19 January 2021 AGF 0–2 Midtjylland Aarhus
13:00 CEST Stadium: Anlæg Kunstgræsbane 2 (Viby J)
27 January 2021 Copenhagen 6–1 AGF Frederiksberg
13:00 CEST Fischer   25'
Wind   57'
Bøving   95', 121'
Stamenic   109'
Haraldsson   129'
FCK Summary Links   55' Stadium: Nummer 10
Attendance: 0 (Stadium closed to the public)
Referee: Benjamin Helm Svedborg

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 14 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 22 10 8 4 35 22 +13 045.45
Danish Cup 12 November 2020 Third round 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 050.00
Europa League 27 August 2020 17 September 2020 First qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0 050.00
Total 28 13 9 6 48 33 +15 046.43

Last updated: 21 March 2021
Source: Soccerway

Danish Superliga edit

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWDWLDWLLWWWDWDWDLWDD
Position2322254346433433334333
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2021. Source: Weltfussball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brøndby 22 14 3 5 40 24 +16 45 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 22 13 4 5 35 20 +15 43
3 AGF 22 10 8 4 35 22 +13 38
4 Copenhagen 22 10 5 7 39 35 +4 35
5 Randers 22 9 5 8 31 21 +10 32
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[12][13]

Championship round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRO MID COP AGF NOR RAN
2 Midtjylland 32 18 6 8 57 33 +24 60 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 1–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1
3 Copenhagen 32 16 7 9 61 53 +8 55 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 2–1 4–2 3–2 2–2 2–1
4 AGF (O) 32 13 9 10 48 42 +6 48 Qualification for the European play-off match 1–2 1–4 1–2 3–1 2–0
5 Nordsjælland 32 11 10 11 51 51 0 43 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–1
6 Randers 32 11 7 14 43 38 +5 40 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–4
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[14][15]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Randers qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2020–21 Danish Cup.

Matches edit

Regular season edit
14 September 2020 1 AGF 4–2 Vejle Aarhus
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Sandi Putros
20 September 2020 2 Randers 1–1 AGF Randers
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Referee: Mikkel Redder
27 September 2020 3 AGF 4–2 OB Aarhus
14:00 CEST Grønbæk   4'
Blume   15'
Thorsteinsson   43'
Mortensen   71'
Højer   80'
Report Tverskov   6'
Jebali   9', 74'
O. Lund   23'
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jens Grabski Maae
4 October 2020 4 AaB 1–1 AGF Aalborg
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
18 October 2020 5 AGF 3–0 Horsens Aarhus
14:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Aydin Uslu
25 October 2020 6 AGF 0–1 Copenhagen Aarhus
18:00 CEST Poulsen   11'   61'
Hvidt   14'
Grabara   61'
Mortensen   62'
Links   90+4'
Report Wind   9' (pen.)
Zanka   12'
Kaufmann   28'   77'
Zeca   34'
Daramy   72'
Johnsson   90+3'
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
2 November 2020 7 SønderjyskE 1–1 AGF Haderslev
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Haderslev Football Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
November 2020 8 Lyngby 1–2 AGF Lyngby
CET
Report
Stadium: Lyngby Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Morten Krogh
22 November 2020 9 AGF 1–2 Midtjylland Aarhus
16:00 CET Sviatchenko   25'
Onyeka   27'   51'
Kaba   34'
FCM Sumamry Juelsgård   43'
Mortensen   63' (pen.)
Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Jens Maae
29 November 2020 10 AGF 1–3 Nordsjælland Aarhus
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 11 AGF 3–1 Brøndby Aarhus
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Jorgen Burchardt
13 December 2020 12 Horsens 1–2 AGF Horsens
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jonas Hansen
20 December 2020 13 AGF 3–0 AaB Aarhus
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Anders Poulsen
2 February 2021 14 Vejle 0–0 AGF Vejle
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Referee: Jens Maae
7 February 2021 15 AGF 1–0 Lyngby Aarhus
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
14 February 2021 16 OB 0–0 AGF Odense
20:00 CET Thomasen   90+1'
Tverskov   90+4'
Report Munksgaard   37'
Poulsen   43'
Hvidt   72'
Højer   90+3'
Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
21 February 2021 17 AGF 2–0 SønderjyskE Aarhus
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen
28 February 2021 18 Copenhagen 3–3 AGF Copenhagen
16:00 CET
FCK Summary
Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
3 March 2021 19 AGF 0–1 Nordsjælland Aarhus
18:00
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Morten Krogh
7 March 2021 20 Midtjylland 0–1 AGF Herning
16:00 CET Report
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
Fourth official: ydin Uslu
15 March 2021 21 AGF 1–1 Randers Aarhus
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
Fourth official: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
21 March 2021 (2021-03-21) 22 Brøndby 1–1 AGF Brøndbyvester
17:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
Championship round edit
4 April 2021 23 Nordsjaelland 2–0 AGF Farum
18:05
Report Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
11 April 2021 24 AGF 1–4 Midtjylland Aarhus
18:00 CEST Grønbæk   44'
Olsen   45+5'
Mortensen   45+4'   61'
Links   56'
Hvidt   58'
Juelsgård   88'
FCM Summary Onyeka   16'
Dreyer   43'
Scholz   45+4'   52' (pen)
Anderson   83' (Isaksen)
Evander   89'
Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
18 April 2021 25 Brøndby 2–2 AGF Brøndbyvester
18:00
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Jens Maae
22 April 2021 26 AGF 2–0 Randers Aarhus
17:45 CEST
Report Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sandi Putros
25 April 2021 27 AGF 1–2 Copenhagen Aarhus
20:00 CET Højer   31'
Hvidt   90+3'
Hausner   90+5'
Grabara   90+5'
FCK Summary Wind   26' (Stage)
Ankersen   29'
Lerager   39'
Stage   38' (Fischer)
Zeca   85'
Nelsson   90+5'
Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Morten Krogh
3 May 2021 28 Copenhagen 3–2 AGF Copenhagen
19:00 CEST Wilczek   7' (Fischer)
Nelsson   17'   68'
Wind   33' (pen.)
Zanka   39'
Kristiansen   90'
Stage   90+4'
FCK Summary Juelsgård   19'
Þorsteinsson   37'
Diks   57' (Højer)   67' (Hausner)
Poulsen   61'
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 10,365
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard
9 May 2021 29 Randers 0–1 AGF Randers
16:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
24 May 2021 32 Midtjylland v AGF Herning
17:00 CEST Stadium: MCH Arena

Danish Cup edit

12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) Third round Kolding IF 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
AGF Kolding
Hansen   4'
Grabara   8' (o.g.)
Jakobsen   63'
Report Juelsgård   43'
Helenius   46'
Mortensen   57'
Stadium: Kolding Stadium
Penalties
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) Fourth round AGF 1–0 Horsens Aarhus
Tingager   87' Report Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
10 February 2021 (2021-02-10) Quarter-finals 1st leg AGF 3–1 B 93 Aarhus
20:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
11 March 2021 (2021-03-11) Quarter-finals 2nd leg B 93 2–1
(3–4 agg.)
AGF Copenhagen
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Østerbro Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sandi Putros
8 April 2021 (2021-04-08) Semi-finals 1st leg AGF 0–2 Randers Aarhus
19:00 CEST Hausner   70' Report
Stadium: Aarhus Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) Semi-finals 2nd leg Randers 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
AGF Randers
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

UEFA Europa League edit

27 August 2020 (2020-08-27) First qualifying round AGF   5–2   Honka Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)
17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) Second qualifying round Mura   3–0   AGF Fazanerija City Stadium, Murska Sobota
20:15
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Superliga Danish Cup Europa League Total
1 9 FW   Patrick Mortensen 13 1 2 16
2 17 FW   Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson 5 1 0 6
3 11 FW   Gift Links 4 1 0 5
4 5 DF   Frederik Tingager 1 1 1 3
10 MF   Patrick Olsen 2 0 1 3
27 MF   Albert Grønbæk 3 0 0 3
34 DF   Kevin Diks 2 1 0 3
8 16 DF   Casper Højer Nielsen 2 0 0 2
29 MF   Bror Blume 2 0 0 2
10 2 DF   Alex Gersbach 0 1 0 1
14 FW   Søren Tengstedt 0 0 1 1
18 DF   Jesper Juelsgård 0 1 0 1
19 FW   Nicklas Helenius 0 1 0 1
22 MF   Benjamin Hvidt 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 5 48

Last updated: 21 March 2021[16]

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Superliga Danish Cup Europa League Total
1 73 GK   Kamil Grabara 7 1 0 8
2 1 GK   William Eskelinen 0 0 0 0
Totals 7 1 0 8

Last updated: 15 March 2021[16]

References edit

  1. ^ AGF squad Archived 6 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine, agf.dk
  2. ^ "Jevtović u Arhusu, Zvezdi 25 odsto od narednog transfera". mozzartsport.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "HELENIUS SKIFTER TIL SILKEBORG IF". www.agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Lyngby køber Magnus Kaastrup i AGF". www.lyngby-boldklub.dk (in Danish). Lyngby Boldklub. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Kamil Grabara joins AGF Aarhus on loan for 2020-21". Liverpool F.C. 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ "KEVIN DIKS VENDER TILBAGE" (in Danish). AGF. 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ "New York Red Bulls Loan Mathias Jørgensen to Aarhus Gymnastikforening". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ "AGF Stryker Offensiven Men Ung Angriber". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. ^ "AGF HENTER BUBACARR SANNEH". www.agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ^ "DANIEL ARZANI LEAVES FC UTRECHT". fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ "MIKKEL LASSEN UDLEJES TIL SKIVE IK". www.agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  12. ^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. ^ a b "2020-2021 AGF Stats". FBref. Retrieved 21 February 2021.