F.C. Copenhagen won the Danish Superliga trophy and competed in UEFA Champions League in the season 2006-07. The championship was secured on 9 May 2007 after winning 1–0 at Brøndby Stadion against arch rivals Brøndby IF.
| 2006–07 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Flemming Østergaard |
| Manager | Ståle Solbakken |
| Danish Superliga | 1st |
| Danish Cup | Runner-up |
| UEFA Champions League | 4th in group stage |
| Royal League | Runner-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcus Allbäck (11) All: Fredrik Berglund (18) |
| Highest home attendance | 40,463 (vs Brøndby IF, 1 October 2006) |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,642 (vs Helsingborgs IF, 8 March 2007) |
On August 23, Copenhagen qualified for the UEFA Champions League as the first Danish team since 1998 after eliminating Ajax 3–2 on aggregate. In the group stage, they finished last in their group despite earning seven points.
Copenhagen lost the finals in both the Royal League and Danish Cup against Brøndby and Odense Boldklub respectively.
Competitions
editFor the 2006–07 season, Copenhagen competed in the Danish Superliga, Danish Cup, UEFA Champions League and Royal League.
Danish Superliga
editIn the Superliga they were at the winter break placed first, with only one defeat and four draws after 18 matches. Their biggest wins was with 3–0 against Viborg FF and Vejle Boldklub at Parken on respectively 22 and October 29.
The only autumn defeat was against Aalborg BK on August 27, where they lost 2–0 at Parken.
On 5 May 2007 they got their second defeat, again against Aalborg BK at Parken. That match ended 1–2. Their final loss was 19 days later against Esbjerg fB home with 1–2.
The championship was secured on May 9 after winning 1–0 at Brøndby Stadion against arch rivals Brøndby IF.
In season's last match, on 27 May, Copenhagen played a 0–0 draw against already-relegated Vejle at Vejle Stadion.
Danish Cup
edit- See also 2006–07 Danish Cup
In the Danish Cup, Copenhagen began in the third round against Thisted FC at Lerpytter Stadion. Copenhagen won 4–1 on penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw after full-time. Hjalte Nørregaard scored for FCK and Daniel Kristensen scored for Thisted.
In the fourth round, Copenhagen played at home against Esbjerg fB, winning 3–1. Former FCK player Jesper Bech scored for Esbjerg after four minutes, but Fredrik Berglund and Hjalte Nørregaard scored the three goals for FCK in front of 10,000 spectators at Parken Stadium.
In the quarter-finals, FC Midtjylland awaited at SAS Arena in Herning. After 90 minutes, the scoreline was 2–2, after FCK-goals by Fredrik Berglund and Dan Thomassen and in the extra time Brede Hangeland made it 3–2 for FCK.
In the semi-finals the opponent was 1st Division leaders Lyngby Boldklub. The first match at Lyngby Stadion ended with a 3–2 win for FCK, where Berglund had scored twice, and Nørregaard score 6 minutes before full-time. The second leg at Parken was a display of skills as FCK won 4–0; Aílton José Almeida, Fredrik Berglund and Hjalte Nørregaard scored for FCK, while the goal for 2–0 was an own goal by Lyngby debutant Brian Hämäläinen.
In the final Odense Boldklub was waiting, and Michael Hemmingsen's troops showed that FCK still had a hangover after the championship was secured 8 days earlier. The match ended 1–2, although Atiba Hutchinson made it 1–0 for FCK after 15 minutes.
UEFA Champions League
edit
- See also 2006–07 UEFA Champions League
In the Champions League, FCK started in the 2nd qualifying round, where they faced Finnish MyPa. First match was played at Parken Stadium, and FCK won 2–0 after goals by André Bergdølmo, a penalty kick, and Michael Gravgaard. The return match were played at Saviniemi, and that match ended 2–2 after goals by Fredrik Berglund, Eero Peltonen (MyPa), Tobias Linderoth and Saku Puhakainen (MyPa). FCK went through to next round with 4–2 agg.
In the third qualifying round, Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam was waiting, but after a strong start, FCK lost 1–2 at home ground Parken Stadium, after goals by Ajax's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (twice) and FCK's Brede Hangeland. In the return match at Amsterdam ArenA on August 23 FC Copenhagen turned the tie around by defeating Ajax 0–2, including an own goal by Thomas Vermaelen, and thereby qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage with a 3–2 aggregate scoreline.
The draw was made on August 24 and FCK came out of the hat in Group F along with Manchester United, Benfica & Celtic.
The first group stage match were against Benfica at Parken Stadium. That match ended with a 0–0 draw. The second match were played at Celtic Park against Celtic, who won 1–0. The goal was scored on a penalty kick. In the third match they played, they lost 3–0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. They however went on to beat Manchester United 1–0 in the fourth match, thanks to a Marcus Allbäck goal. Copenhagen lost their hope on further European matches at Estádio da Luz against Benfica where the match was closed after only 16 minutes where Benfica came in front 2–0, in a match that ended 3–1. Allbäck scored Copenhagen's goal in the 89th minute.
Their most successful and least important match was the last, where they beat Celtic by 3 to 1 at Parken, after goals by Atiba Hutchinson, Jesper Grønkjær and Marcus Allbäck.
Royal League
edit- See also 2006–07 Royal League
In the group stage F.C. Copenhagen were in group 2 with the archrivals Brøndby IF, Swedish Hammarby IF and Norwegian Lillestrøm S.K. in the group 2. FCK won three matches and FCK qualified for the quarter finals, where they met IF Elfsborg.
The match ended 1–2 at Borås Arena after goals by Hjalte Nørregaard and Michael Silberbauer. In the semi-finals, FCK drew the Swedish team, Helsingborgs IF, who was without their big star Henrik Larsson. The match was played at Parken and FCK won 3–1. Fredrik Berglund score twice in the first 15 minutes and Aílton José Almeida scored the game's last goal in the 32nd minute.
F.C. Copenhagen lost in the 2007 Royal League Final, after Martin Ericsson scored on a penalty shoot for Brøndby at Brøndby Stadion. This was the only goal in the quite boring final. For the first time, FCK did not win the Royal League.
Squads
editThe following squads, are lists with all the players, who have played in FC København in the 2006-07 season.
First team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editPlayers In
edit| Date | No. | Player | From | Comments | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-14 | 9 | Fredrik Berglund | Esbjerg | [1] | |
| 2006-06-15 | 21 | Thomas Villadsen | Youth player - now first team player | [2] | |
| 2006-06-15 | 26 | Nikolaj Hansen | Youth player - now first team player | [3] | |
| 2006-06-15 | 25 | Jamil Fearrington | Youth player - now first team player | [4] | |
| 2006-06-19 | 17 | Oscar Wendt | IFK Göteborg | [5] | |
| 2006-06-23 | 10 | Jesper Grønkjær | VfB Stuttgart | [6] | |
| 2006-08-30 | 4 | Hjalte Nørregaard | Heerenveen | [7] | |
| 2006-12-02 | 29 | Lasse Qvist | Youth player - now first team player | [8] | |
| 2007-01-01 | 7 | Aílton José Almeida | Örgryte | [9] | |
| 2007-01-01 | 22 | Morten Bertolt | Ham-Kam | returns from loan | [10] |
| 2007-01-21 | 3 | Niclas Jensen | Fulham | [11] | |
| 2007-01-31 | 41 | Nathan Coe | PSV | [12] |
Players out
edit| Date | No. | Player | To | Comments | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-02 | 12 | Thomas Røll | Midtjylland | [13] | |
| 2006-06-19 | 9 | Peter Ijeh | Viking | [14] | |
| 2006-07-03 | 3 | Urmas Rooba | Vejle | [15] | |
| 2006-07-24 | 7 | Álvaro Santos | Sochaux | [16] | |
| 2006-08-31 | 22 | Morten Bertolt | Ham-Kam | on loan | [17] |
| 2006-11-29 | 25 | Jamil Fearrington | contract cancelled | [18] | |
| 2007-01-01 | 27 | Martin Bernburg | Nordsjælland | [19] | |
| 2007-01-10 | 28 | Martin Bergvold | Livorno | [20] | |
| 2007-03-13 | 15 | André Bergdølmo | Strømsgodset | [21] | |
| 2007-03-27 | 20 | Razak Pimpong | Viking | [22] |
Competition statistics
editDanish Superliga
editClassification
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | AaB | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 61 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 4 | OB | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Nordsjælland | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 57 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ OB qualified for UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2006–07 Danish Cup.
Results summary
edit| 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 |
| 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 23 | +37 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 |
Last updated: 27 May.
Source: danskfodbold.com
Results
editResults for F.C. Copenhagen for season 2006-2007.
NOTE: scores are written FCK first
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | FCK scorers | Match Report* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2006 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | Malmö FF | 2-2 | F | Hangeland, Vinzents (MFF) (og) | FCK |
| July 9, 2006 | Briskeby Gressbane, Hamar, Norway | Ham-Kam | 3-1 | F | Santos, Gravgaard, Wendt | FCK |
| July 12, 2006 | Sportcentrum Norrtälje, Norrtälje, Sweden | Djurgården | 1-0 | F | Allbäck | FCK |
| July 19, 2006 | Forum Horsens Stadion, Horsens | Horsens | 1-0 | DSL | Santos | FCK |
| July 23, 2006 | Silkeborg Stadion, Silkeborg | Silkeborg | 4-1 | DSL | Olsen (SIF) (og), Allbäck, Silberbauer, Santos | FCK |
| July 26, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | MyPa | 2-0 | CLQ | Bergdølmo, Gravgaard | FCK, UEFA |
| August 2, 2006 | Saviniemi, Anjalankoski, Finland | MyPa | 2-2 | CLQ | Berglund, Linderoth | FCK, UEFA |
| August 5, 2006 | Viborg Stadion, Viborg | Viborg | 3-1 | DSL | Berglund, Grønkjær, Silberbauer | FCK |
| August 9, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Ajax | 1-2 | CLQ | Hangeland | FCK, UEFA |
| August 13, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | OB | 1-1 | DSL | Gravgaard | FCK |
| August 19, 2006 | Vejle Stadion, Vejle | Vejle | 4-0 | DSL | Linderoth (2), Berglund (2) | FCK |
| August 23, 2006 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ajax | 2-0 | CLQ | Silberbauer, Vermaelen (Ajax) (og) | FCK, UEFA |
| August 27, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | AaB | 0-2 | DSL | FCK | |
| September 9, 2006 | Esbjerg Idrætspark, Esbjerg | Esbjerg | 2-2 | DSL | Allbäck, Silberbauer | FCK |
| September 13, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Benfica | 0-0 | CLF | FCK, UEFA | |
| September 17, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Nordsjælland | 1-0 | DSL | Bergdølmo | FCK |
| September 20, 2006 | Lerpytter Stadion, Thisted | Thisted | 4-1 (pen) |
DC3 | Nørregaard (2), Wendt, Bergvold | FCK |
| September 23, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Midtjylland | 2-1 | DSL | Allbäck, Thomassen | FCK |
| September 26, 2006 | Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Celtic | 0-1 | CLF | FCK, UEFA | |
| October 1, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Brøndby | 1-0 | DSL | Berglund | FCK |
| October 15, 2006 | Essex Park Randers, Randers | Randers | 2-0 | DSL | Gravgaard, Berglund | FCK |
| October 17, 2006 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | Man Utd | 0-3 | CLF | FCK, UEFA | |
| October 22, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Viborg | 3-0 | DSL | Gravgaard, Allbäck, Kvist | FCK |
| October 25, 2006 | Fionia Park, Odense | OB | 0-0 | DSL | FCK | |
| October 29, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Vejle | 3-0 | DSL | Berglund, Bergvold (2) | FCK |
| November 1, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Man Utd | 1-0 | CLF | Allbäck | FCK, UEFA |
| November 5, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Brøndby | 3-1 | DSL | Allbäck (2), Bergvold | FCK |
| November 8, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Esbjerg | 3-1 | DC4 | Berglund (2), Nørregaard | FCK |
| November 12, 2006 | Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg | AaB | 1-0 | DSL | Silberbauer | FCK |
| November 19, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Midtjylland | 2-2 | DSL | Hutchinson, Allbäck | FCK |
| November 21, 2006 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | Benfica | 1-3 | CLF | Allbäck | FCK, UEFA |
| November 26, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Randers | 2-1 | DSL | Allbäck, Berglund | FCK |
| November 30, 2006 | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm, Norway | Lillestrøm | 0-1 | RLB | FCK | |
| December 3, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Lillestrøm | 0-1 | RLB | FCK | |
| December 6, 2006 | Parken, Copenhagen | Celtic | 3-1 | CLF | Hutchinson, Grønkjær, Allbäck | FCK, UEFA |
| December 9, 2006 | Söderstadion, Stockholm, Sweden | Hammarby | 2-1 | RLB | Allbäck, Hutchinson | FCK |
| January 28, 2007 | La Manga Club, Los Belones, Spain | Basel | 3-3 | F | Aílton, Allbäck, Silberbauer | FCK |
| January 31, 2007 | La Manga Club, Los Belones, Spain | Hércules | 1-1 | F | Aílton | FCK |
| February 11, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Brøndby | 0-1 | RLB | FCK | |
| February 18, 2007 | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby | Brøndby | 3-1 | RLB | Silberbauer (2), Aílton | FCK |
| February 20, 2007 | KB's anlæg, Frederiksberg | Viking | 3-0 | F | Bertolt, Qvist, Brandrup | FCK |
| February 25, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Hammarby | 4-0 | RLB | Allbäck, Berglund (2), Grønkjær | FCK |
| March 4, 2007 | Borås Arena, Borås, Sweden | Elfsborg | 2-1 | RL4 | Nørregaard, Silberbauer | FCK |
| March 8, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Helsingborg | 3-1 | RLS | Berglund (2), Aílton | FCK |
| March 11, 2007 | Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg | Esbjerg | 0-0 | DSL | FCK | |
| March 15, 2007 | Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby | Brøndby | 0-1 | RLF | FCK | |
| March 18, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Nordsjælland | 1-1 | DSL | Hutchinson | FCK |
| April 1, 2007 | Forum Horsens Stadion, Horsens | Horsens | 3-1 | DSL | Grønkjær (2), Nørregaard | FCK |
| April 5, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Silkeborg | 3-1 | DSL | Grønkjær, Silberbauer, Hutchinson | FCK |
| April 9, 2007 | SAS Arena, Herning | Midtjylland | 4-1 | DSL | Silberbauer (2), Hutchinson, Troest (FCM) (og) | FCK |
| April 12, 2007 | SAS Arena, Herning | Midtjylland | 3-2 (aet) |
DC5 | Berglund, Thomassen, Hangeland | FCK |
| April 15, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | OB | 4-2 | DSL | Aílton, Silberbauer (2), Nørregaard | FCK |
| April 18, 2007 | Farum Park, Farum | Nordsjælland | 1-0 | DSL | Grønkjær | FCK |
| April 22, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Horsens | 3-1 | DSL | Nørregaard, Aílton, Kvist | FCK |
| April 25, 2007 | Lyngby Stadion, Lyngby | Lyngby | 3-2 | DCS | Berglund (2), Nørregaard | FCK |
| April 29, 2007 | Silkeborg Stadion, Silkeborg | Silkeborg | 1-0 | DSL | Allbäck | FCK |
| May 2, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Lyngby | 4-0 | DCS | Aílton, Hämäläinen (LBK) (og), Berglund, Nørregaard | FCK |
| May 5, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | AaB | 1-2 | DSL | Linderoth | FCK |
| May 9, 2007 | Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby | Brøndby | 1-0 | DSL | Allbäck | FCK |
| May 13, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Randers | 1-0 | DSL | Aílton | FCK |
| May 17, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | OB | 1-2 | DCF | Hutchinson | FCK |
| May 20, 2007 | Viborg Stadion, Viborg | Viborg | 1-0 | DSL | Allbäck | FCK |
| May 24, 2007 | Parken, Copenhagen | Esbjerg | 1-2 | DSL | Thomassen | FCK |
| May 27, 2007 | Vejle Stadion, Vejle | Vejle | 0-0 | DSL | FCK |
Key:
- DSL = Danish Superliga
- DC = Danish Cup
- CLQ = UEFA Champions League Qualifier
- CLF = UEFA Champions League Group F
- RLB = Royal League Group B
- RL4 = Royal League Quarter final
- RLS = Royal League Semi final
- F = Friendly match
Report explanation
editPlayer statistics
edit| No. | Player | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellows | Reds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jesper Christiansen |
59 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Lars Jacobsen |
53 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Niclas Jensen |
19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Hjalte Nørregaard |
40 (6) | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 |  Brede Hangeland |
57 (3) | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 |  Tobias Linderoth |
43 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 |  Álvaro Santos |
5 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Aílton José Almeida |
18 (5) | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Silberbauer |
46 (8) | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Fredrik Berglund |
42 (15) | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Jesper Grønkjær |
38 (2) | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Allbäck |
39 (4) | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 |  Atiba Hutchinson |
58 (2) | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Gravgaard |
56 (1) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | André Bergdølmo |
12 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Dan Thomassen |
17 (13) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Oscar Wendt |
36 (7) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Jacob Neestrup |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |  Razak Pimpong |
7 (19) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Thomas Villadsen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Morten Bertolt |
2 (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | William Kvist |
26 (34) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Jeppe Brandrup |
5 (11) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jamil Fearrington |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Nikolaj Hansen |
3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Martin Bernburg |
2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Martin Bergvold |
10 (16) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Lasse Qvist |
1 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mads Laudrup |
0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Benny Gall |
2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Şaban Özdoğan |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 |  Nathan Coe |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | Kim Tandrup |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | Thomas Christiansen |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | Kenneth Beck |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | Erton Fejzullahu |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
edit- The Autumn Profile (2006): Michael Gravgaard
- The Golden Goalie (2006): Jesper Christiansen
- Profile of the year in the Superliga (2006): Michael Gravgaard
- Superliga Player of the Year (2006): Tobias Linderoth
- Best Swedish Midfielder (2006): Tobias Linderoth
- Best Swedish Forward (2006): Marcus Allbäck
- Player of the Year (2006–07): Jesper Grønkjær
- Team of the Year (2006): Jesper Christiansen, Lars Jacobsen and Michael Gravgaard