The 2020–21 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the

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. The season began on 11 September with reigning champions

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playing against the winners of the

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, losing 2–0 away from home. This season marked the first season with the

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(VAR) system.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the winner of the

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and the champion of the 2019–20 Danish 1st Division.

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retained its position in the Superliga by winning the Relegation Playoffs and

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joined the top flight after winning the 1st Division title.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

Results

Championship round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

Relegation round

Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.

Positions by round

Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.

European play-offs

The fourth-placed team of the championship round, AGF, advanced to a Europa Conference League play-off match against the winning team of the relegation round, AaB. The winners earned a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

European play-off match

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

''As of 28 May 2021.''

References

External links

Superliga (uefa.com)
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