2020–21 AaB season


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The 2020–21 season was AaB's 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 31st consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 135th year in existence as a football club.

AaB
2020–21 season
Sports directorInge André Olsen
Head coachJacob Friis (until 29 October 2020)
Peter Feher (interim, from 29 October 2020 to 31 December 2020)
Martí Cifuentes (from 1 January 2021)
StadiumAalborg Portland Park
Danish Superliga7th
Danish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iver Fossum (9)
All: Iver Fossum (9)
Highest home attendance3,369[a]
Lowest home attendance0[a]
Average home league attendance894[a]
Position Staff
Head coach   Jacob Friis (until 29 October 2020, resigned)[1]
  Peter Feher (interim, from 29 October 2020 to 31 January 2021)
  Martí Cifuentes (from 1 January 2021)[2]
Assistant coaches   Peter Feher
  Rasmus Würtz
Head of football   Søren Krogh
Goalkeeping coach   Poul Buus
Analyst   Jim Holm Larsen
Team Leader   Ernst Damborg
Doctor   Søren Kaalund
Physiotherapist   Morten Skjoldager
Physical trainer   Ashley Tootle
U/19 League coach   Kim Leth Andersen
U/17 League coach   Nikolaj Hørby
U/15 League coach   Theis Larsen
U/14 League coach   Jonas Westmark
U/13 League coach   Philip Nødgaard
Owner   AaB A/S
Chief executive   Thomas Bælum
Sports director   Inge André Olsen
Head of press and communications   Brian Andersen
Head of experience   Martin Stigaard Skammelsen
Head of sales   Morten Brinkmann
Head of talents   Anders Damgaard
Head of security   Kim Kyst
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Nordjyske Arena (13,997 / 105x70 metres)
Training ground AaB Training Ground

Source: AaB Fodbold

This squad list includes any first team squad player who has been available for the line-up during the season.

Source: AaB Fodbold website

Youth players in use

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This list includes any youth player from AaB Academy who has been used in the season.

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Date Source
33 DF   Thomas Christiansen   AaB Academy 1 August 2020 [3]
11 FW   Tim Prica   Malmö FF 10 August 2020 [4]
24 DF   Vladimir Prijović   Crvena Zvezda 11 August 2020 [5]
6 MF   Pedro Ferreira   Varzim S.C. 19 August 2020 [6]
7 MF   Oscar Hiljemark   Genoa C.F.C. 5 October 2020 [7]
Squad # Position Player Transferred from Date Source
31 DF   Daniel Granli   AIK 4 January 2021 [8]
30 FW   Rufo   Sandefjord Fotball 8 February 2021 [9]
35 FW   Marcus Hannesbo   AaB Academy 11 February 2021 [10]
Squad # Position Player Transferred to Date Source
7 MF   Oliver Abildgaard   FC Rubin Kazan 20 June 2020 [11]
2 MF   Patrick Kristensen Retirement 1 August 2020 [12]
4 DF   Jakob Blåbjerg Retirement 1 August 2020 [13]
19 FW   Aramis Kouzine Released 1 August 2020 [14]
23 MF   Filip Lesniak   Wisła Płock 1 August 2020 [15]
27 FW   Søren Tengstedt   AGF 1 August 2020 [16]
34 DF   Anders Bærtelsen   Vendsyssel FF 7 August 2020 [17]
21 MF   Patrick Olsen   AGF 19 August 2020 [18]
18 MF   Rasmus Thellufsen   Lyngby Boldklub 6 September 2020 [19]
30 FW   Wessam Abou Ali   Silkeborg IF 8 September 2020 [20]
Squad # Position Player Transferred to Date Source
32 DF   Kasper Pedersen   Esbjerg fB 15 January 2021 [21]
33 DF   Thomas Christiansen   Vendsyssel FF 25 January 2021 [22]
5 DF   Jores Okore   Changchun Yatai F.C. 25 February 2021 [23]
Squad # Position Player Loaned from Start End Source
19 FW   Timothé Nkada   Stade de Reims 4 August 2020 2 May 20211 [24]
31 DF   Daniel Granli   AIK 3 September 2020 31 December 2020 [25]
18 FW   Martin Samuelsen   Hull City 1 February 2021 30 June 2021 [26]
  • Note 1: In the initial agreement between AaB and Stade de Reims, the loan of Timothé Nkada was to run until 30 June 2021. However, AaB chose to return Nkada in the beginning of May 2021, as the player frequently was left out of the squad. [27]
Squad # Position Player Loaned to Start End Source
20 MF   Oliver Klitten   FK Haugesund 1 October 2020 4 January 20212 [28]
28 MF   Jeppe Pedersen   Skive IK 27 January 2021 30 June 2021 [29]
  • Note 2: In the initial agreement between AaB and FK Haugesund, the loan of Oliver Klitten was to run until 31 December 2021, with AaB being able to bring home the player in any intermediate transfer window. AaB activated this clause on 4 January 2021.[30]
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 32 12 10 10 44 41 +3 037.50
Superliga European play-off 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Danish Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 35 13 11 11 48 45 +3 037.14
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 12 10 10 44 41  +3 46 8 4 4 25 21  +4 4 6 6 19 20  −1

Last updated: 24 May 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 SønderjyskE 22 8 4 10 30 32 −2 28 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 OB 22 7 7 8 25 28 −3 28
9 AaB 22 7 7 8 24 30 −6 28
10 Vejle 22 6 6 10 25 37 −12 24
11 Lyngby 22 5 5 12 25 43 −18 20

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.[31][32]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation AAB SON ODE VEJ LYN HOR
1 AaB 32 12 10 10 44 41 +3 46 Qualification for the European play-off match — 3–2 3–2 2–1 4–0 1–1
2 SønderjyskE 32 13 5 14 45 48 −3 44 0–4 — 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–3
3 OB 32 11 10 11 40 39 +1 43 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 2–0 4–0
4 Vejle 32 9 11 12 42 50 −8 38 1–1 4–2 2–2 — 2–2 3–0
5 Lyngby (R) 32 6 8 18 36 63 −27 26 Relegation to Danish 1st Division 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 — 3–4
6 Horsens (R) 32 5 9 18 30 59 −29 24 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–3 —

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.[33][34]
(R) Relegated

Superliga European play-off

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As of 14 February 2021

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when appearances are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 DF 2   Kristoffer Pallesen 16 2 18
2 FW 9   Tom van Weert 15 2 17
FW 17   Kasper Kusk 15 2 17
4 GK 1   Jacob Rinne 16 0 16
MF 6   Pedro Ferreira 15 1 16
MF 8   Iver Fossum 15 1 16
7 DF 3   Jakob Ahlmann 14 1 15
DF 5   Jores Okore 13 2 15
MF 25   Frederik Børsting 13 2 15
DF 31   Daniel Granli 14 1 15
11 FW 11   Tim Prica 11 2 13
FW 19   Timothé Nkada 11 2 13
DF 26   Rasmus Thelander 12 1 13
14 DF 4   Mathias Ross 10 2 12
DF 15   Lukas Klitten 11 1 12
16 FW 10   Lucas Andersen 10 1 11
17 MF 23   Robert Kakeeto 7 1 8
18 MF 14   Malthe Højholt 4 2 6
19 MF 7   Oscar Hiljemark 5 0 5
20 MF 16   Magnus Christensen 4 0 4
21 GK 22   Andreas Hansen 1 2 3
FW 35   Marcus Hannesbo 3 0 3
23 FW 18   Martin Samuelsen 2 0 2
MF 20   Oliver Klitten 2 0 2
25 MF 28   Jeppe Pedersen 0 1 1
FW 30   Rufo 1 0 1
DF 32   Kasper Pedersen 1 0 1
As of 14 February 2021

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 MF 8   Iver Fossum 5 0 5
2 FW 9   Tom van Weert 3 0 3
FW 17   Kasper Kusk 2 1 3
4 DF 5   Jores Okore 1 1 2
MF 25   Frederik Børsting 2 0 2
FW 35   Marcus Hannesbo 2 0 2
7 DF 3   Jakob Ahlmann 1 0 1
MF 7   Oscar Hiljemark 1 0 1
DF 26   Rasmus Thelander 1 0 1
TOTALS 18 2 20
As of 14 February 2021

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 FW 11   Tim Prica 2 1 3
2 DF 2   Kristoffer Pallesen 2 0 2
DF 3   Jakob Ahlmann 2 0 2
MF 6   Pedro Ferreira 2 0 2
FW 17   Kasper Kusk 2 0 2
6 DF 5   Jores Okore 1 0 1
MF 8   Iver Fossum 1 0 1
FW 9   Tom van Weert 1 0 1
FW 10   Lucas Andersen 1 0 1
DF 31   Daniel Granli 0 1 1
TOTALS 14 2 16
As of 14 February 2021

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 GK 1   Jacob Rinne 4 0 4
TOTALS 4 0 4
As of 14 February 2021

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

Rnk Pos. No. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
           
1 FW 11   Tim Prica 0 1 1 1 1 2
2 DF 31   Daniel Granli 1 1 1 0 2 1
3 MF 6   Pedro Ferreira 7 0 1 0 8 0
4 DF 3   Jakob Ahlmann 3 0 0 0 3 0
DF 5   Jores Okore 2 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF 2   Kristoffer Pallesen 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF 7   Oscar Hiljemark 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF 23   Robert Kakeeto 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF 26   Rasmus Thelander 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 DF 4   Mathias Ross 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW 9   Tom van Weert 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF 14   Malthe Højholt 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF 15   Lukas Klitten 1 0 0 0 1 0
AC –   Rasmus Würtz 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 23 2 5 1 28 3
As of 14 February 2021

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total matches suspended are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 FW 11   Tim Prica 3 0 3
2 MF 6   Pedro Ferreira 1 0 1
TOTALS 4 0 4
Award Month Source
No. Player Award Month Source
  1. ^ a b c The capacity of Aalborg Portland Park limited to prevent the spread of COVID-19
  1. ^ "Friis fratræder som cheftræner i AaB". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "AaB ansætter Martí Cifuentes som ny cheftræner". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tengstedt og AaB's veje skilles". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "AaB køber Tim Prica i Malmö F.F." aabsport.dk. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "AaB henter forsvarstalent i Røde Stjerne Beograd". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ "AaB henter sekser i Portugal". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "AaB sinker sig svensk midtbaneprofil". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Granli fortsætter i AaB". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ^ "AaB skriver kontrakt med spanske Rufo". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Hannesbo rykkes permanent op i AaB's Superligatrup". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Abildgaard skifter permanent til FC Rubin Kazan". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Patrick Kristensen stopper karrieren". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Blåbjerg udlejes til Vendsyssel F.F." aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. ^ "AaB forlænger ikke yderligere med Kouzine". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Lesniak udlejes til Silkeborg I.F." aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Tengstedt og AaB's veje skilles". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  17. ^ "AaB sælger Bærtelsen til Vendsyssel F.F." aabsport.dk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  18. ^ "AaB sælger Patrick Olsen til AGF". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Thellufsen skifter til Lyngby Boldklub". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  20. ^ "AaB sælger Abou Ali til Silkeborg I.F." aabsport.dk. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Kasper Pedersen skifter til Esbjerg fB". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Thomas Christiansen vender hjem til Hjørring". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Okore solgt til kinesisk klub". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  24. ^ "AaB lejer Timothé Nkada i Stade Reims". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  25. ^ "AaB lejer nordmand hos AIK Stockholm". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Samuaelsen klar for AaB". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Lejeperiode forlænges ikke for Nkada". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  28. ^ "AaB forlænger med Oliver Klitten og udlejer ham til FK Haugesund". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Jeppe Pedersen udlejes til Skive I.K." aabsport.dk. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Træningsstart tirsdag". aabsport.dk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  31. ^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  33. ^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  34. ^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.