2016–17 Odense Boldklub season

The 2016–17 Odense Boldklub season was the club's 128th season, and their 55th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, the side were also competing in the DBU Pokalen. After a bad start to the season, they finished strong in the regular season as 11th. With a strong relegation round, they finished second and went forward in the European play-offs against Silkeborg IF.

Odense Boldklub
2016–17 season
ChairmanNiels Thorborg
ManagerKent Nielsen
StadiumTRE-FOR Park
Danish Superliga11th (Regular season)
2nd (Play-off)
Danish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rasmus Jönsson (8 goals)

All:
Rasmus Jönsson (10 goals)
Highest home attendance10,778
Lowest home attendance3,452
Average home league attendance5,376

First team edit

Last updated on 31 January 2017
Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Michael Falkesgaard   GK (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 26)
13 Sten Grytebust   GK (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 27)
Defenders
2 Kenneth Emil Petersen (captain)   CB (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 32)
3 Frederik Tingager   CB (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 24)
4 Ryan Johnson Laursen   LB (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 25)
5 João Pereira   LB (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 27)
6 Jeppe Tverskov   CB (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 24)
17 Jacob Buus   CB (1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 20)
19 Mikkel Desler   RB (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 22)
20 Jacob Barrett Laursen   LB (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 22)
24 Oliver Lund   RB (1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 26)
Midfielders
11 Casper Nielsen   RM (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 23)
14 Jens Jakob Thomasen   CM (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 21)
15 Izunna Uzochukwu   CM (1990-04-11)11 April 1990 (aged 27)
18 Mathias Thrane   LM (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 22)
21 Mathias Greve   RM (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 22)
22 Nana Welbeck   CM (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 22)
Forwards
7 Jóan Símun Edmundsson   FW (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 25)
9 Rasmus Jönsson   FW (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 27)
10 Rasmus Festersen   FW (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 30)
26 Yao Dieudonne   FW (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 20)
28 Anders K. Jacobsen   FW (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 27)
29 Kristian Weber   FW (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 20)

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 FW 9   Rasmus Jönsson   Aalborg BK Free transfer [1]
1 July 2016 LB 5   João Pereira   SønderjyskE Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CB 2   Kenneth Emil Petersen   Aalborg BK Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 MF 18   Mathias Thrane   Aalborg BK Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 CB 6   Jeppe Tverskov   Randers FC Free transfer [5]
3 August 2016 CM 22   Nana Welbeck   NK Krka 2,200,000 DKK [6]
1 January 2017 FW 29   Kristian Weber Youth academy [7]
Total 2,200,000 DKK

Transfers out edit

Departure date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2016 CM 18   Azer Bušuladžić Unattached End of contract
30 June 2016 LB 6   Mohammed Diarra Unattached End of contract
30 June 2016 FW 9   Rasmus Falk   F.C. Copenhagen End of contract
30 June 2016 GK 25   Maksym Koval   Dynamo Kyiv End of loan
30 June 2016 CB 5   Lasse Nielsen   Lech Poznań End of contract
30 June 2016 CM 29   Anders Thomsen Unattached End of contract
30 June 2016 GK 1   Michael Tørnes Unattached End of contract
14 July 2016 RM 11   Lucas Jensen   Hobro IK Free transfer [8]
18 July 2016 DF 22   Ari Skúlason   K.S.C. Lokeren 5,200,000 DKK
6 January 2017 FW 23   Thomas Mikkelsen   Dundee United Loan
30 January 2017 MF 8   Mohamed El Makrini   Roda JC 1,115,000 DKK
Total 6,315,000 DKK

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

29 June 2016 Friendly Malmö   1–0   Odense Malmö, Sweden
15:00 CEST Kjartansson   78' Report Petersen   32'
Desler   88'
Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 1,461
6 July 2016 Friendly Magdeburg   1–1   Odense Magdeburg, Germany
18:00 CEST Beck   18' (pen.) Report Mikkelsen   81' Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 1,740
9 July 2016 Friendly Eintr. Braunschweig   3–3   Odense Braunschweig, Germany
16:00 CEST Abdullahi   39', 57'
Biada   85'
Report Festersen   35'
Jönsson   49'
Dieudonne   72'
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 1,100

Winter break edit

20 January 2016 Friendly Roskilde   0–2   Odense Roskilde, Denmark
13:00 CEST Report Stadium: Roskilde Idrætspark
22 January 2016 Friendly Odense   4–1   Nykøbing Odense, Denmark
12:00 CEST Report Stadium: Tarup-Paarup Idrætspark
28 January 2016 Friendly Helsingborgs   1–0   Odense Helsingborg, Sweden
13:00 CEST Report Stadium: Olympia
5 February 2016 Friendly Zenit St. Petersburg   1–1   Odense Murcia, Spain
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
8 February 2016 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň   2–0   Odense Madrid, Spain
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: La Finca Arena
12 February 2016 Friendly Odense   2–3   HB Køge Odense, Denmark
14:00 CEST Report Stadium: Tarup-Paarup Idrætsanlæg

Competitions edit

Superliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Silkeborg 26 7 9 10 31 46 −15 30 Qualification for the relegation round
10 Horsens 26 7 8 11 29 45 −16 29
11 Odense 26 7 7 12 26 32 −6 28
12 AGF 26 6 7 13 33 40 −7 25
13 Viborg 26 6 7 13 29 40 −11 25
Source: DBU, 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.[9]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 7 7 12 26 32  −6 28 5 2 6 14 11  +3 2 5 6 12 21  −9

Last updated: 19 March 2017.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHA
ResultDDDDWLLLLLLWLLDLWLLWDWDWLW
Position9788881010101213131313131312121312131313111211
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2017. Source: ob.dk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2016 1 Odense 0–0 Silkeborg Odense
20:15 CEST El Makrini   38' Report Flo   90+3' Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 10,778
Referee: Michael Johansen
24 July 2016 2 Lyngby 2–2 Odense Lyngby
14:00 CEST Rasmussen   8'
Kjær   42', 51',   48'
Petersen   8' (pen.),   43'   90+4'
Festersen   38',   47'
Desler   79'
Stadium: Lyngby Stadion
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
1 August 2016 3 Aalborg 2–2 Odense Aalborg
19:00 CEST Bassogog   3'
Würtz   11'
Blåbjerg   27'
Report Edmundsson   5', 77'
Tingager   44'
Stadium: Nordjyske Arena
Attendance: 7,227
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
6 August 2016 4 Odense 0–0 Viborg Odense
16:00 CEST Petersen   59'
Jacobsen   90'
Report Grønning   43' Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 4,488
Referee: Anders Poulsen
14 August 2016 5 Odense 3–1 Nordsjælland Odense
16:00 CEST Tverskov   42'
Mikkelsen   53', 82'
Petersen   57'
Report Kohler   52'
Ingvartsen   81'
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 4,634
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
22 August 2016 6 Esbjerg 3–2 Odense Esbjerg
19:00 CEST Andersen   31'
Hvilsom   50'
Paulsen   76'
Report Festersen   12'
Edmundsson   53'
Jacobsen   82'
Stadium: Blue Water Arena
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Jens Maae
28 August 2016 7 Odense 0–1 Horsens Odense
14:00 CEST Desler   45'
Jacobsen   90+4'
Report Hansson   28'
Sanneh   35'
Gemmer   59'
Bjerregaard   89'
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 4,199
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
10 September 2016 8 Copenhagen 2–0 Odense Copenhagen
16:00 CEST Jørgensen   81'
Augustinsson   87' (pen.)
Cornelius   90'
Report Edmundsson   73'
Uzochukwu   78'
Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 14,219
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
18 September 2016 9 Odense 0–1 Midtjylland Odense
14:00 CEST Edmundsson   11'
Lund   50'
Festersen   74'
Mikkelsen   85'
Report Hansen   51'
Halsti   53'
Olsson   75'
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Michael Johansen
22 September 2016 10 SønderjyskE 1–0 Odense Haderslev
18:00 CEST Kroon   11'
Pedersen   19'
Report Petersen   21'
El Makrini   71'   85'
Tverskov   74'
Thrane   78'
Stadium: Sydbank Park
Attendance: 4,747
Referee: Jens Maae
25 September 2016 11 Brøndby 3–0 Odense Copenhagen
16:00 CEST Nørgaard   19'
Mukhtar   45+3'
Holst   75'
Pukki   77'
Hjulsager   82'
Report Lund   8'
Tingager   68'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 13,147
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
30 September 2016 12 Odense 2–1 Aarhus Odense
18:00 CEST Welbeck   15'
Tingager   41'
Lund   69'
Jönsson   72'
Mikkelsen   78'
Grytebust   90+4'
Report Juelsgård   22'
Pedersen   59'
Amini   78'
Bjarnason   90+3'
Mikanović   90+5'
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 6,478
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
16 October 2016 13 Randers 3–0 Odense Randers
13:00 CEST George   9'
Fisker   56'
Ishak   62', 89'
Report El Makrini   18'
Edmundsson   45+2'
Stadium: AutoC Park Randers
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Sandi Putros
23 October 2016 14 Odense 0–3 Copenhagen Odense
16:00 CEST El Makrini   65' Report Cornelius   38'
Verbič   40'
Tingager   47' (o.g.)
Delaney   77'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 5,825
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
28 October 2016 15 Silkeborg 1–1 Odense Silkeborg
18:00 CEST Gammelby   54' Report Thrane   11'
Welbeck   16'
Petersen   64'
Stadium: Mascot Park
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
6 November 2016 16 Odense 1–2 Lyngby Odense
12:00 CEST El Makrini   37'
Festersen   40'
Welbeck   44'
Pereira   57'
Edmundsson   63'
Report Kjær   10', 80',   86'
Rygaard Jensen   30'
Nielsen   43'
Ojo   83'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Morten Krogh
20 November 2016 17 Odense 1–0 Brøndby Odense
16:00 CEST Jacobsen   42'
Pereira   70'
El Makrini   76'
Dieudonne   90+2'
Report Nørgaard   38'
Hjulsager   62'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 5,815
Referee: Jens Maae
28 November 2016 18 Midtjylland 1–0 Odense Herning
19:00 CEST Nissen   4'
Duelund   90+6'
Report Edmundsson   79' Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
1 December 2016 19 Odense 0–1 Esbjerg Odense
20:00 CEST Tverskov   50'
El Makrini   76'
Report Jørgensen   51' (pen.),   72'
Kristensen   84'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 3,836
Referee: Jens Maae
4 December 2016 20 Nordsjælland 0–1 Odense Farum
14:00 CEST Gregor   57' Report Greve   50'
Festersen   53',   71'
Laursen   72'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
12 December 2016 21 Viborg 1–1 Odense Viborg
19:00 CEST Frederiksen   8'
Stankov   75'
Report Thomasen   74' Stadium: Viborg Stadion
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
20 February 2017 22 Odense 3–0 Randers Odense
19:00 CEST Edmundsson   24'
Jönsson   58', 76'
Uzochukwu   62'
Report Lundberg   41' Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Anders Poulsen
25 February 2017 23 Horsens 1–1 Odense Horsens
16:00 CEST Hansson   6',   56'
Nielsen   80'
Report Jönsson   58'
Thomasen   82'
Uzochukwu   90+4'
Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Attendance: 2,179
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
6 March 2017 24 Odense 4–0 Aalborg Odense
19:00 CEST Nielsen   27'
Edmundsson   38',   62', 80'
Jönsson   67'
Report Würtz   22' Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Jens Maae
12 March 2017 25 Odense 0–1 SønderjyskE Odense
13:00 CEST Tingager   37' Report Pedersen   9'
Poulsen   45+1'
Ramón   64'
Rømer   68'
Ritter   84'
Uhre   90+6'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Morten Krogh
19 March 2017 26 Aarhus 1–2 Odense Aarhus
17:00 CEST Khodzhaniyazov   33'
Spelmann   39'
Junker   68'
Rasmussen   90+3' (pen.)
Report Petersen   67'
Tverskov   68'
Edmundsson   72',   80'
Tingager   74'
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Relegation round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Randers 32 11 8 13 33 35 −2 41 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals
2 Odense 32 10 9 13 33 38 −5 39
3 Horsens (O) 32 9 9 14 34 53 −19 36 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
4 Esbjerg (R) 32 6 12 14 32 54 −22 30
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[9]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
31 March 2017 27 Horsens 0–0 Odense Horsens
18:00 CEST Kortegaard   32'
Hansson   59'
Jespersen   85'
Report Tverskov   54'
Jönsson   61'
Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Peter Munch Larsen
7 April 2017 28 Odense 3–0 Esbjerg Odense
18:00 CEST Festersen   50' (pen.), 56'
Thomasen   67'
Jacobsen   89'
Report Zivzivadze   44'
Jørgensen   49'
Mabil   54'
Katsikas   83'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 5,026
Referee: Morten Krogh
18 April 2017 29 Odense 1–0 Randers Odense
18:15 CEST Jönsson   17'
Tingager   31'
Report Marxen   2'
Bager   16'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: Lars Christoffersen
23 April 2017 30 Randers 4–0 Odense Randers
13:00 CEST Tverskov   8' (o.g.)
Fisker   20'
Lundberg   26'
Bager   41'
Fischer   43'
Pourié   51'
Fenger   90'
Report Edmundsson   45+2' Stadium: AutoC Park Randers
Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Sandi Putros
28 April 2017 31 Odense 2–1 Horsens Odense
18:00 CEST Greve   24'
Petersen   39'
Thomasen   90+4'
Report Hansson   25'
Helgason   45+3',   52'
Tshiembe   49'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
8 May 2017 32 Esbjerg 1–1 Odense Esbjerg
19:00 CEST Mabil   8'
Brink   50'
Tsimikas   83'
Report Edmundsson   14',   83'
Laursen   29'
Uzochukwu   53'
Stadium: Blue Water Arena
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

European play-offs edit

Quarter-finals edit

13 May 2017 First leg Odense 3–1 Silkeborg Odense
16:00 CEST Jönsson   18'
Greve   68'
Festersen   75'
Report Helenius   34' Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 4,805
Referee: Lars Christoffersen
16 May 2017 Second leg Silkeborg 2–1 Odense Silkeborg
18:00 CEST Skov   51', 72'
Skhirtladze   89'
Report Laursen   44'
Desler   70'
Tingager   90'
Stadium: Mascot Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Odense won 4–3 on aggregate

Semi-finals edit

20 May 2017 First leg Odense 1–1 Randers Odense
16:00 CEST Laursen   32'
Festersen   36'
Petersen   50'   51'
Jönsson   83'
Report Allansson   54',   90+4'
Đurđić   90+4'
Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 4,447
Referee: Anders Poulsen
29 May 2017 Second leg Randers 2–0 Odense Randers
19:00 CEST Bruhn   12'
Marxen   30'
Pourié   90'
Lundberg   90+4'
Report Desler   6'
Tverskov   11'
Thomasen   32'
Nielsen   42'
Lund   54'   75'
Pereira   86'
Stadium: BioNutria Park Randers
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Randers won 3–1 on aggregate

DBU Pokalen edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 September 2016 Second round Vejle 0–4 Odense Vejle
20:15 CEST Ba Loua   24'
Egholm   43'
Report El Makrini   16'
Jönsson   28', 59'
Festersen   44'
Welbeck   79'
Mikkelsen   85'
Stadium: Vejle Stadion
19 October 2016 Third round Vendsyssel 2–1 Odense Hjørring
19:00 CEST Brandão   53',   60', 69' Report Jacobsen   23'
Pereira   82'
Stadium: Hjørring Stadion
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Squad statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

As of match played 20 May 2017
Rank Pos. No. Player Superliga DBU Pokalen Total
1 FW 9 Rasmus Jönsson 8 2 10
2 FW 7 Jóan Símun Edmundsson 9 0 9
3 FW 10 Rasmus Festersen 6 1 7
4 FW 23 Thomas Mikkelsen 2 1 3
FW 28 Anders K. Jacobsen 2 1 3
6 DF 3 Frederik Tingager 2 0 2
DF 5 Kenneth Emil Petersen 2 0 2
MF 14 Jens Jakob Thomasen 2 0 2
9 MF 11 Casper Nielsen 1 0 1
MF 18 Mathias Thrane 1 0 1
DF 19 Mikkel Desler 1 0 1
MF 21 Mathias Greve 1 0 1
TOTALS 37 5 42

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played 20 May 2017
No. Pos. Name Superliga DBU Pokalen Total
           
MF   Mohamed El Makrini 6 1 1 0 7 1
7 FW   Jóan Símun Edmundsson 7 0 0 0 7 0
2 DF   Kenneth Emil Petersen 7 1 (1) 0 0 7 1 (1)
3 DF   Frederik Tingager 2 2 0 0 2 2
6 DF   Jeppe Tverskov 4 0 0 0 4 0
10 FW   Rasmus Festersen 4 0 0 0 4 0
15 MF   Izunna Uzochukwu 4 0 0 0 4 0
20 MF   Jacob Barrett Laursen 3 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF   Oliver Lund 3 0 0 0 3 0
28 FW   Anders K. Jacobsen 3 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   João Pereira 1 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF   Jens Jakob Thomasen 2 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF   Mikkel Desler 2 0 0 0 2 0
22 FW   Nana Welbeck 1 0 1 0 2 0
23 FW   Thomas Mikkelsen 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   Ryan Johnson Laursen 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK   Sten Grytebust 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   Mathias Thrane 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF   Mathias Greve 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW   Yao Dieudonne 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 56 4 (1) 3 0 59 4 (1)

References edit

  1. ^ "Rasmus Jönsson skifter til OB". Odense Boldklub. 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Joao Pereira til OB fra sommer". Odense Boldklub. 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Emil Petersen til OB fra sommer". Odense Boldklub. 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ "OB skriver med Mathias Thrane". Odense Boldklub. 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ "OB skriver kontrakt med Jeppe Tverskov". Odense Boldklub. 20 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Nana Welbeck klar for OB". Odense Boldklub. 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ "OB og Weber forlænger". Odense Boldklub. 29 December 2016.
  8. ^ "OB ophæver med Lucas Jensen". Odense Boldklub. 14 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2015.