The 1996–97 Danish Superliga season was the 7th season of the
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
league championship, governed by the
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) 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 t ...
. It took place from the first match on July 28, 1996, to final match on June 15, 1997.
The Danish champions qualified for the
UEFA Champions League 1997-98
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qualification, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the second qualification round of the
UEFA Cup 1997-98. The fourth to sixth placed teams qualified for the
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997
The 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by three French teams -- Lyon, Bastia, and Auxerre. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup.
Qualified teams
Group stage Group 1
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Group 2
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, while the two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the
Danish 1st Division
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. Likewise, the Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.
Table
Results
Top goal scorers
See also
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1996-97 in Danish football
External links
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Fixtures at NetSuperligaen.dk*
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