2019–20 Odense Boldklub season

Odense Boldklub 2019–20 football season

Odense Boldklub2019–20 season

The Richard Møller Nielsen Stand at the game against Aarhus on 20 September 2019.

Chairman| Niels Thorborg
Manager| Jakob Michelsen
Stadium| Nature Energy Park
Danish Superliga| 7th
Danish Cup| Fourth round
Top goalscorer| League: Sander Svendsen (13 goals)
All: Sander Svendsen (14 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2019–20 Odense Boldklub season was the club's 131st season, and their 58th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, the side is also competing in Sydbank Pokalen.

They ended up as 7th in the league, and losing the European Play-off final against AGF.

## First team

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Last updated on 30 June 2020[1]
Squad no.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position  | Date of birth (age)

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Goalkeepers
13  | Hans Christian Bernat |  | GK |  (2000-11-13)13 November 2000 (aged 19)
27  | Oliver Christensen |  | GK |  (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 21)
30  | Sayouba Mandé |  | GK |  (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 (aged 27)
Defenders
2  | Oliver Lund |  | CB/LB/RB |  (1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 29)
3  | Alexander Juel Andersen |  | CB/RB |  (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 29)
4  | Ryan Johnson Laursen |  | RB |  (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 28)
5  | Kasper Larsen |  | CB |  (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 27)
6  | Jeppe Tverskov (vice-captain) |  | CB |  (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 27)
16  | Jørgen Skjelvik |  | LB |  (1991-07-05)5 July 1991 (aged 29)
22  | Daniel Obbekjær |  | CB |  (2002-07-16)16 July 2002 (aged 18)
24  | Marco Lund |  | CB |  (1996-06-30)30 June 1996 (aged 24)
Midfielders
8  | Janus Drachmann (captain) |  | CM |  (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 32)
14  | Jens Jakob Thomasen |  | CM/AM |  (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 24)
19  | Aron Elís Thrandarson |  | AM/CM |  (1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 25)
23  | Troels Kløve |  | LM/CM |  (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 29)
25  | Moses Opondo |  | CM/AM |  (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 22)
29  | Mads Frøkjær-Jensen |  | LM/CM |  (1999-07-29)29 July 1999 (aged 21)
Forwards
7  | Issam Jebali |  | ST |  (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 28)
9  | Mart Lieder |  | ST |  (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 30)
10  | Sander Svendsen |  | ST/LW |  (1997-08-06)6 August 1997 (aged 22)
26  | Mikkel Hyllegaard |  | ST |  (1999-05-16)16 May 1999 (aged 21)

## Transfers and loans

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### Transfers in

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1 July 2019  | GK  | 13  |  Hans Christian Bernat | Youth academy |  | [2]
1 July 2019  | DF  | 22  |  Daniel Obbekjær | Youth academy |  | [3]
1 July 2019  | MF  | 25  |  Moses Opondo |  Vendsyssel | 1,000,000 DKK  | [4][5]
16 July 2019  | FW  | 10  |  Sander Svendsen |  Hammarby | 2,000,000 DKK  | [6][7]
30 July 2019  | FW  | 7  |  Issam Jebali |  Al-Wehda | Free transfer | [8]
21 August 2019  | DF  | 18  |  Kingsley Madu |  Zulte Waregen | Free transfer | [9]
1 January 2020  | MF  | 19  |  Aron Elís Thrándarson |  Aalesund | Free transfer | [10]
1 January 2020  | FW  | 26  |  Mikkel Hyllegaard |  SfB/Oure  | Free transfer | [11]
7 January 2020  | DF  | 3  |  Alexander Juel Andersen |  Vendsyssel |  | [12]
18 January 2020  | DF  | 5  |  Kasper Larsen |  Norrköping |  | [13]
28 January 2020  | FW  | 9  |  Mart Lieder |  SønderjyskE |  | [14]
Total  | 3,000,000 DKK

### Transfers out

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30 June 2019  | FW  | 10  |  Rasmus Festersen | Retired |  | [15]
30 June 2019  | GK  | 13  |  Sten Grytebust |  Copenhagen | End of contract | [16]
30 June 2019  | DF  | –  |  Gustav Grubbe |  Leipzig | 3,750,000 DKK  | [17][18]
1 July 2019  | MF  | 7  |  Kamil Vacek |  Bohemians 1905 | Released | [19]
4 July 2019  | MF  | 11  |  Casper Nielsen |  Royale Union SG | 4,000,000 DKK  | [20][21]
7 July 2019  | FW  | 15  |  Nicklas Helenius |  Aarhus | 500,000 DKK  | [22][23]
14 August 2019  | DF  | 3  |  Alexander Ludwig |  Horsens |  | [24]
3 January 2020  | DF  | 5  |  Ramon Leeuwin |  AZ Alkmaar |  | [25]
27 January 2020  | MF  | 21  |  Mathias Greve |  Randers |  | [26]
27 January 2020  | FW  | 9  |  Bashkim Kadrii |  Al-Fateh | 10,000,000 DKK  | [27]
28 January 2020  | MF  | 16  |  Julius Eskesen |  SønderjyskE |  | [28]
28 January 2020  | FW  | 28  |  Anders K. Jacobsen |  SønderjyskE |  | [29]
22 May 2020  | MF  | 17  |  Jonathan Harboe |  | Released | [30]
22 May 2020  | DF  | 18  |  Kingsley Madu |  | Released | [30]
30 June 2020  | DF  | 20  |  Jacob Barrett Laursen |  Arminia Bielefeld | End of contract |
Total  | 18,250,000 DKK

### Transfer summary

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Spending

Summer:  3,000,000 DKK

Winter:  0,000,000 DKK

Total:  3,000,000 DKK

Income

Summer:  8,250,000 DKK

Winter:  10,000,000 DKK

Total:  18,250,000 DKK

Net Expenditure

Summer:  5,250,000 DKK

Winter:  10,000,000 DKK

Total:  15,250,000 DKK

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2 September 2019  | 31 December 2019  | DF  | 3  |  Alexander Juel Andersen |  Vendsyssel | None  | [31]
31 January 2020  | 31 December 2020  | DF  | 16  |  Jørgen Skjelvik |  LA Galaxy | None  | [32]

### New contracts

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9 July 2019  | MF  | 14  |  Jens Jakob Thomasen | [33]
3 August 2019  | DF  | 6  |  Jeppe Tverskov | [34]
29 December 2019  | GK  | 13  |  Hans Christian Bernat | [35]
24 January 2020  | MF  | 29  |  Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | [36]

## Friendlies

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### Pre-season

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Næsby v  Odense 20 June 2019 Friendly|  Næsby | 0–1|  Odense | Odense, Denmark

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18:00 CEST |  | Report | Nielsen 71' | Stadium: Næsby Stadium
Attendance: 571

Odense  v  SønderjyskE 28 June 2019 Friendly|  Odense  | 0–1|  SønderjyskE | Odense, Denmark

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14:00 CEST |  |  | Rojas 39' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park

Odense  v  Holstein Kiel 3 July 2019 Friendly|  Odense  | 1–1|  Holstein Kiel | Odense, Denmark

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13:00 CEST | Tverskov 29' |  | Baku 52' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park

Odense  v  Roskilde 6 July 2019 Friendly|  Odense  | 2–0|  Roskilde | Odense, Denmark

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11:00 CEST | Greve 20'
Jacobsen 62' | Report |  | Stadium: Ådalen

### Winter

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Odense  v  Middelfart 18 January 2020 Friendly|  Odense  | 3–0|  Middelfart | Odense, Denmark

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10:15 CEST | Svendsen 62'
Jebali 69', 80' | Report |  | Stadium: Ådalen

Odense  v  Helsingborg 22 January 2020 Friendly|  Odense  | 3–1|  Helsingborg | Odense, Denmark

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15:00 CEST | Frøkjær-Jensen 7'
Juel 9'
Svendsen 56' | Report | Svensson 7' | Stadium: Ådalen

Rapid Wien v  Odense 29 January 2020 Friendly|  Rapid Wien | 0–0|  Odense | Belek, Turkey

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Rubin Kazan v  Odense 3 February 2020 Friendly|  Rubin Kazan | 0–1|  Odense | Belek, Turkey

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13:00 CEST |  | Report | Jebali 29' |

Odense  v  Radnik Surdulica 4 February 2020 Friendly|  Odense  | 1–1|  Radnik Surdulica | Belek, Turkey

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13:00 CEST | Svendsen 7' | Report | Unknown 16' |

Odense  v  Horsens 8 February 2020 Friendly|  Odense  | 3–0|  Horsens | Horsens, Denmark

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12:00 CEST | Jebali 12', 14'
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Copenhagen v  Odense 22 May 2020 Friendly|  Copenhagen | 2–2|  Odense | Copenhagen, Denmark

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13:00 CEST | Daramy 3'
Biel 39' | Report | Opondo 49'
Hansen[A] 86' | Stadium: Telia Parken

Odense  v  Aalborg 26 May 2020 Friendly|  Odense  | 3–4|  Aalborg | Odense, Denmark

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15:00 CEST | Opondo 40'
Tverskov 44'
Svendsen 65' | Report | Klitten 15'
Okore 53'
Pallesen 74'
van Weert 79' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park

1. ^ Assistant coach Henrik Hansen was specially brought onto the pitch due to many injuries. He ended up scoring the equalizing goal after two minutes on the pitch.

## Competitions

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### Superliga

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Main article: 2019–20 Danish Superliga

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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7  | Randers | 26  | 10  | 5  | 11  | 39  | 35  | +4  | 35  | Qualification for the Relegation round
8  | Horsens | 26  | 10  | 4  | 12  | 25  | 44  | −19  | 34
9  | OB | 26  | 9  | 6  | 11  | 34  | 30  | +4  | 33
10  | Lyngby | 26  | 9  | 5  | 12  | 31  | 45  | −14  | 32
11  | SønderjyskE | 26  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 31  | 44  | −13  | 27

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.[37][38]

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
26  | 9  | 6  | 11  | 34  | 30  |  +4  | 33  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 21  | 14  |  +7  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 13  | 16  |  −3

Last updated: 7 June 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

#### Results by round

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Matchday| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26

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Ground| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H
Result| L| W| L| W| W| L| D| D| W| L| W| W| L| W| W| L| L| L| D| L| L| D| D| D| L| W
Position| 9| 5| 7| 5| 4| 6| 6| 7| 5| 7| 5| 4| 6| 4| 4| 4| 6| 7| 6| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 10| 9

Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2020. Source: Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Odense v Copenhagen 14 July 2019 1|  Odense | 2–3|  Copenhagen | Odense

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16:00 CEST | Kløve 1', 31'
Tverskov 45'
Kadrii 84' | Report | Wind 42'
N'Doye 48', 70',  58'
Varela 84' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 9,067
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Odense v Lyngby 22 July 2019 2|  Odense | 4–1|  Lyngby | Odense

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19:00 CEST | O. Lund 6'
Kadrii 15' (pen.)
Drachmann 42'
Barrett 44'
Svendsen 71', 82'
Kløve 80'
Kadrii 90' | Report | Gytkjær 7',  34'
Enghardt 52'
Nielsen 63'
Mikkelsen 68' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Morten Krogh

Brøndby v Odense 28 July 2019 3|  Brøndby | 3–2|  Odense | Copenhagen

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18:00 CEST | Lindstrøm 25'
Kaiser 59'
Jung 67'
Wilczek 79', 88' | Report | Barrett 35'
Drachmann 47'
Kadrii 67' (pen.)
M. Lund 73' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 13,689
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Esbjerg v Odense 4 August 2019 4|  Esbjerg | 0–1|  Odense | Esbjerg

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14:00 CEST | Yakovenko 21'
Parunashvili 58'
Kauko 58'
Sørensen 59'
Austin 90+4' | Report | Tverskov 53'
M. Lund 55'
Svendsen 68'
Christensen 87'
O. Lund 90+1' | Stadium: Blue Water Arena
Attendance: 4,454
Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

Odense v Randers 9 August 2019 5|  Odense | 1–0|  Randers | Odense

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20:00 CEST | Svendsen 50'
Kadrii 65'
Tverskov 73' | Report | Riis 6' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Nordsjælland v Odense 16 August 2019 6|  Nordsjælland | 2–0|  Odense | Farum

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20:00 CEST | Antwi 2'
Kudus 30'
Thychosen 42'
Larsen 90+2'
Damsgaard 90+3' | Report | Tverskov 45' | Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 2,107
Referee: Mikkel Redder

Hobro v Odense 23 August 2019 7|  Hobro | 0–0|  Odense | Hobro

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19:00 CEST | Cappis 30'
Babayan 66'
Sabbi 71' | Report | O. Lund 35'
Kadrii 40'
Jebali 62'
Jacobsen 90+1' | Stadium: DS Arena
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Morten Krogh

Odense v SønderjyskE 30 August 2019 8|  Odense | 0–0|  SønderjyskE | Odense

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19:00 CEST | Drachmann 90+5' | Report | Lieder 2'
Absalonsen 22' 65'
Banggaard 32'
Mielitz 82'
Albæk 90+2' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 7,337
Referee: Sandi Putros

Silkeborg v Odense 16 September 2019 9|  Silkeborg | 0–3|  Odense | Silkeborg

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19:00 CEST | Flinta 33'
Crone 41'
Gertsen 59' | Report | O. Lund 15'
Kadrii 28', 76'
M. Lund 33' | Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

Odense v Aarhus 20 September 2019 10|  Odense | 1–2|  Aarhus | Odense

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19:00 CEST | Opondo 66' | Report | Bundu 28'
Amini 80',  90+5'
Jovanović 88'
Duncan 90'
Backman 90+1' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 10,441
Referee: Mikkel Redder

Midtjylland v Odense 29 September 2019 11|  Midtjylland | 0–1|  Odense | Odense

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16:00 CEST | Kaba 21'
Brumado 89' | Report | M. Lund 33'
Andersen 53'
Kadrii 60'
Leeuwin 89' | Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Odense v Horsens 6 October 2019 12|  Odense | 3–0|  Horsens | Odense

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14:00 CEST | Frøkjær-Jensen 12'
Svendsen 39'
Leeuwin 68'
Jacobsen 86' | Report | Brock-Madsen 67'
Hansson 68'
Okosun 79' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 6,442
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard

Aalborg v Odense 18 October 2019 13|  Aalborg | 1–0|  Odense | Aalborg

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19:00 CEST | Andersen 14' (pen.)
Ahlmann 49'
Børsting 86'
Okore 90+3' | Report | Obbekjær 35'
O. Lund 90+7' | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park
Attendance: 6,086
Referee: Sandi Putros

Odense v Nordsjælland 27 October 2019 14|  Odense | 3–1|  Nordsjælland | Odense

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14:00 CEST | Kadrii 9'
Svendsen 33', 63'
Thomasen 41' | Report | Damsgaard 40',  53'
Thychosen 45'
Antwi 90' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 5,915
Referee: Jakob Sundberg

Odense v Hobro 3 November 2019 15|  Odense | 2–1|  Hobro | Odense

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14:00 CEST | Kadrii 6'
Svendsen 18'
Leeuwin 30' | Report | Sabbi 31',  90'
Pedersen 45' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Lyngby v Odense 10 November 2019 16|  Lyngby | 4–3|  Odense | Lyngby

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14:00 CEST | Geertsen 28'
Riel 37'
Rømer 62'
Corlu 78'
Mikkelsen 84'
da Silva 90+3' | Report | Jebali 14'
Thomasen 36'
Kadrii 82'
Greve 85' | Stadium: Lyngby Stadium
Attendance: 4,046
Referee: Aydin Uslu

Odense v Midtjylland 25 November 2019 17|  Odense | 1–2|  Midtjylland | Odense

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19:00 CEST | Kadrii 57' | Report | Evander 24',  90+2'
Onyeka 28'
Mabil 44'
Brumado 90+5' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 6,392
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Horsens v Odense 1 December 2019 18|  Horsens | 2–1|  Odense | Horsens

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14:00 CEST | Lumb 23'
M. Lund 61' (o.g.)
Jacobsen 65'
Nymann 82'
Linnet 88' | Report | Kadrii 23' (pen.)
M. Lund 59' | Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Attendance: 1,690
Referee: Sandi Putros

Odense v Aalborg 9 December 2019 19|  Odense | 0–0|  Aalborg | Odense

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19:00 CEST | Greve 29'
O. Lund 58' | Report | van Weert 21'
Olsen 73'
Kusk 77'
Ahlmann 84'
Abildgaard 90+4' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 5,801
Referee: Mikkel Redder

Copenhagen v Odense 16 December 2019 20|  Copenhagen | 2–1|  Odense | Copenhagen

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19:00 CEST | Santos 77'
Sotiriou 80' (pen.), 82',  90+5'
Nelsson 90+1'
Zeca 90+5' | Report | Jacobsen 7',  65'
Andersen 33'
Thomasen 58'
O. Lund 80'
Drachmann 90+5' | Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Odense v Brøndby 16 February 2020 21|  Odense | 0–2|  Brøndby | Odense

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18:00 CEST | Frøkjær-Jensen 26'
Jebali 38'
O. Lund 83' | Report | Jung 8',  76'
Vigen 18',  60'
Rosted 43'
Skipper 82' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 9,576
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Randers v Odense 23 February 2020 22|  Randers | 0–0|  Odense | Randers

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14:00 CEST | Kehinde 62' | Report | Jebali 6'
Laursen 63' | Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Aydin Uslu

Odense v Silkeborg 1 March 2020 23|  Odense | 1–1|  Silkeborg | Odense

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14:00 CEST | Svendsen 35' (pen.)
Kløve 84'
Barrett 90+2' | Report | Kaalund 8'
Romo 35'
Okkels 72' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: Sandi Putros

SønderjyskE v Odense 8 March 2020 24|  SønderjyskE | 1–1|  Odense | Haderslev

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14:00 CEST | Kanstrup 3'
Bah 40'
Jónsson 60'
Absalonsen 88' (pen.) | Report | Tverskov 8'
Jebali 38' (pen.)
Lieder 82'
Christensen 87' | Stadium: Sydbank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anders Poulsen

Aarhus v Odense 1 June 2020 25|  Aarhus | 1–0|  Odense | Aarhus

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20:00 CEST | Thorsteinsson 15'
Poulsen 27'
Helenius 78'
Højer Nielsen 90+2' | Report | O. Lund 60' | Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Odense v Esbjerg 7 June 2020 26|  Odense | 3–1|  Esbjerg | Odense

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17:00 CEST | Laursen 23',  58'
Svendsen 31'
Thrándarson 44'
Frøkjær-Jensen 56' | Report | Austin 77'
Larsen 84' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

#### Relegation round

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation  |  | ODE | SON | LYN | SIL

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1  | OB | 32  | 12  | 7  | 13  | 43  | 42  | +1  | 43  | Qualification for the European play-offs |  | -- | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–3
2  | SønderjyskE | 32  | 9  | 11  | 12  | 37  | 49  | −12  | 38  | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |  | 1–1  | -- | 1–0  | 1–0
3  | Lyngby (O) | 32  | 9  | 7  | 16  | 34  | 54  | −20  | 34  | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |  | 1–2  | 1–1  | -- | 0–0
4  | Silkeborg (R) | 32  | 6  | 8  | 18  | 43  | 59  | −16  | 26  | Relegation to 2020–21 Danish 1st Division |  | 6–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | --

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off.[39]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ SønderjyskE qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Danish Cup.

Silkeborg v Odense 15 June 2020 27|  Silkeborg | 6–0|  Odense | Silkeborg

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19:00 CEST | Luijckx 16'
Laursen 25' (o.g.)
Vallys 28'
Moberg 33'
Brumado 34',  46'
Madsen 52'
Holten 73'
Lind 76' | Report | Svendsen 24' | Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 294
Referee: Jakob Sundberg

Odense v SønderjyskE 18 June 2020 28|  Odense | 2–0|  SønderjyskE | Odense

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18:00 CEST | Tverskov 16' (pen.)
Kløve 32' | Report | Gartenmann 15'
Absalonsen 44' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Lyngby v Odense 22 June 2020 29|  Lyngby | 1–2|  Odense | Lyngby

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19:00 CEST | Corlu 12' | Report | Kløve 41'
Laursen 42'
Klynge 47'
Svendsen 58'
Skjelvik 63' | Stadium: Lyngby Stadium
Attendance: 875
Referee: Anders Poulsen

Odense v Lyngby 29 June 2020 30|  Odense | 3–1|  Lyngby | Odense

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19:00 CEST | Opondo 19'
Svendsen 59' (pen.)
Frøkjær-Jensen 84'
Kløve 89'
Jebali 90+3' | Report | Gytkjær 15'
Gregor 26'
Enghardt 36'
Corly 45+1'
Laursen 59' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sandi Putros

SønderjyskE v Odense 4 July 2020 31|  SønderjyskE | 1–1|  Odense | Haderslev

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18:00 CEST | Ekani 57'
Bah 70',  77'
Jónsson 80' | Report | Thomasen 18'
Laursen 34'
Jebali 36'
M. Lund 70'
Hyllegaard 80'
Frøkjær-Jensen 87' | Stadium: Sydbank Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jakob Sundberg

Odense v Silkeborg 8 July 2020 32|  Odense | 1–3|  Silkeborg | Odense

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20:00 CEST | Harboe 46'
O. Lund 50'
Hyllegaard 55'
Nissen  59' | Report | Holten 12', 26'
Okkels 71'
Lesniak 86'
Lind 90',  90+3' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

### European play-offs

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#### Quarter-finals

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Randers v Odense 11 July 2020 First leg|  Randers | 2–1|  Odense | Randers

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18:00 CEST | Kamara 65'
Riis 74' | Report | Fenger 19'
Opondo 44'
O. Lund 74' | Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Jens Maae

Odense v Randers 19 July 2020 Second leg|  Odense | 2–0|  Randers | Odense

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16:00 CEST | Fenger 29', 61'
Kløve 90+1' | Report | Hammershøy-Mistrati 9'
Egho 74'
Rømer 80' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 3,621
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Odense won 4–2 on aggregate.

#### Semi-finals

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Odense v Horsens 23 July 2020 First leg|  Odense | 3–1|  Horsens | Odense

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18:00 CEST | M. Lund 8'
Fenger 21'
Larsen 41'
Svendsen 78' (pen.)
Hyllegaard 86' | Report | Hansson 34'
Jacobsen 43'
Okosun 63'
Prip 77' | Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Horsens v Odense 26 July 2020 Second leg|  Horsens | 1–1|  Odense | Horsens

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14:00 CEST | Gemmer 34'
Prip 38'
Kiilerich 61'
Thorsen 73'
Gomez  90+5' | Report | Frøkjær-Jensen 12'
Skjelvik 44'
Kløve 45+4'
Hyllegaard 78' | Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Odense won 4-2 on aggregate

### Final

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Aarhus v Odense 29 July 2020 Final|  Aarhus | 2–1|  Odense | Aarhus

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20:00 CEST | Diks 18'
Blume 45'
Mortensen 47'
Munksgaard 52'
Ankersen 63'
Thorsteinsson 90'
Eskelinen 90+5' | Report | Jebali 16'
M. Lund 22'
Larsen 56'
Tverskov 90' | Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 8,247
Referee: Morten Krogh

### Sydbank Pokalen

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Otterup v Odense 24 September 2019 Third round|  Otterup | 0–2|  Odense | Otterup

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16:30 CEST | Tubæk  79' | Report | Greve 5'
Svendsen 78' | Stadium: Otterup Stadion
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Aarhus v Odense 31 October 2019 Fourth round|  Aarhus | 1–0|  Odense | Aarhus

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20:15 CEST | Munksgaard 20'
Ankersen 86'
Helenius 90+2' | Report |  | Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Sandi Putros

## Squad statistics

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### Goalscorers

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

As of match played 29 July 2020
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player  | Superliga  | Sydbank Pokalen  | Total

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1  | FW  | 10  | Sander Svendsen | 13  | 1  | 14
2  | FW  | —  | Bashkim Kadrii | 10  | 0  | 10
3  | FW  | 15  | Max Fenger | 4  | 0  | 4
MF  | 23  | Troels Kløve | 4  | 0  | 4
FW  | 26  | Mikkel Hyllegaard | 4  | 0  | 4
6  | FW  | 7  | Issam Jebali | 3  | 0  | 3
7  | MF  | 29  | Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | 2  | 0  | 2
MF  | —  | Mathias Greve | 1  | 1  | 2
FW  | —  | Anders K. Jacobsen | 2  | 0  | 2
10  | DF  | 2  | Oliver Lund | 1  | 0  | 1
DF  | 4  | Ryan Laursen | 1  | 0  | 1
DF  | 5  | Kasper Larsen | 1  | 0  | 1
DF  | 6  | Jeppe Tverskov | 1  | 0  | 1
MF  | 19  | Aron Elís Thrándarson | 1  | 0  | 1
MF  | 25  | Moses Opondo | 1  | 0  | 1
DF  | —  | Jacob Barrett Laursen | 1  | 0  | 1
Own goals  | 0  | 0  | 0
TOTALS | 51 | 2 | 53

### Disciplinary record

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As of match played 29 July 2020
No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Superliga | Sydbank
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2 | DF |  Oliver Lund | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1
24 | DF |  Marco Lund | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0
6 | DF |  Jeppe Tverskov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
7 | FW |  Issam Jebali | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
4 | DF |  Ryan Laursen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
8 | MF |  Janus Drachmann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
14 | MF |  Jens Jakob Thomasen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
23 | MF |  Troels Kløve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
29 | MF |  Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
— | FW |  Bashkim Kadrii | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
— | DF |  Ramon Leeuwin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1
3 | DF |  Alexander Juel Andersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
16 | DF |  Jørgen Skjelvik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
25 | DF |  Moses Opondo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
27 | GK |  Oliver Christensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
— | FW |  Anders K. Jacobsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
— | DF |  Jacob Barrett Laursen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
5 | DF |  Kasper Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
9 | FW |  Mart Lieder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
10 | FW |  Sander Svendsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
17 | MF |  Jonathan Harboe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
22 | DF |  Daniel Obbekjær | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
43 | MF |  Anders Klynge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
45 | MF |  Rasmus Nissen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Total | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2

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