en 2017%E2%80%9318 FC Midtjylland season

Midtjylland
2017–18 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Rasmus Ankersen
Manager	Jess Thorup
Stadium	MCH Arena
Superliga	Champions
Danish Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Frank Onyeka; Marc Dal Hende (11 each); All: ; Paul Onuachu (17 goals)
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The 2017–18 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 19th season of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. Outside of the Superliga, Midtjylland competed in the Danish Cup and the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.

The 2017–18 campaign saw Midtjylland win their second Danish Superliga title, and their first since 2015. The club also reached the semifinals of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, and the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Background

Squad

As of 21 May 2018

No.	Name	Position	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jesper Hansen	GK	2017	x	Lyngby BK	27	0
16	Bill Hamid	GK	2018	x	D.C. United	1	0
30	Oliver Ottesen	GK	2017	x	Roskilde	0	0
Defenders
2	Kian Hansen
4	Zsolt Korcsmár
5	Marc Dal Hende
6	Markus Halsti
13	Alexander Munksgaard
20	Rasmus Nicolaisen
24	Mads Døhr Thychosen
25	Bubacarr Sanneh
28	Erik Sviatchenko
40	Andreas Poulsen
Midfielders
3	Tim Sparv
8	Rafael van der Vaart
9	Janus Drachmann
15	Bozhidar Kraev
17	Michael Baidoo
21	Kaan Kairinen
22	Mikkel Duelund
36	Rilwan Hassan
38	Frank Onyeka
Forwards
26	Artem Dovbyk
33	Paul Onuachu
88	Gustav Wikheim

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

20 June 2017	Brande IF	0–10	Midtjylland
19:00		Report

24 June 2017	Midtjylland	1–0	AaB	MCH Arena
13:00		Report

8 July 2017	Horsens	1–0	Midtjylland	CASA Arena Horsens
13:00		Report

Mid-season exhibitions

17 January 2018	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1-0	FC Midtjylland	Fritz-Walter-Stadion
18:30		Report

19 January 2018	Midtjylland	2-2	Hobro	MCH Arena
13:00		Report

26 January 2018	Midtjylland	0-2	Vendsyssel	MCH Arena
13:00		Report

3 February 2018	Midtjylland	3-1	AIK	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
15:00		Report

3 February 2018	Midtjylland	1-2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
21:30		Report

Competitive

Danish Superliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brøndby	26	18	6	2	58	24	+34	60	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Midtjylland	26	19	3	4	60	29	+31	60
3	Nordsjælland	26	15	5	6	62	41	+21	50
4	Copenhagen	26	13	5	8	50	33	+17	44
5	Aalborg	26	8	12	6	28	27	+1	36

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.^[1]^[2]

Danish Cup

20 September 2017 3rd Round	Greve	0–7	Midtjylland	Greve Strand
16:30		Summary		Stadium: Greve Idræts Center

25 October 2017 4th Round	OB	0–3	Midtjylland	Odense
10:00		Summary	Duelund 36' Sørloth 54' Kraev 87'	Stadium: EWII Park Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

12 April 2018 Quarterfinals	Hobro IK	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Midtjylland	Hobro
12:30	Mikkelsen 109'	Summary	Kraev 98', 112'	Stadium: DS Arena Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

26 April 2018 Semifinals	Brøndby IF	3–1	Midtjylland	Brøndby
18:30	Wilczek 1', 65' Pukki 15'	Summary	Wikheim 48'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 14,794 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

29 June 2017 First leg	Midtjylland	6–1	Derry City	Herning
20:00 CEST	Hende 4' Riis 15' Poulsen 44' (pen.) Kroon 58' 62' Kraev 84' Sørloth 90+3'	Report	Boyle 60' Ronan Curtis 66'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 5,122 Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)

6 July 2017 Second leg	Derry City	1–4 (2–10 agg.)	Midtjylland	Sligo
20:45 CEST	Scot Whiteside 29' Aaron McEneff 41' Sam Todd 90+2'	Report	Onuachu 7' 39' 69' Kroon 37' Riis 44' Wikheim 59' Hansen 73'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 467 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)

Second qualifying round

13 July 2017 First leg	Ferencváros	2–4	Midtjylland	Budapest
21:00 CEST	Botka 22' 76' Varga 42' Koch 45+1' Moutari 64' Batik 83'	Report	Drachmann 33' Poulsen 45+1' (pen.) 61' 67' (pen.) Hende 60' Hansen 72' Korcsmár 75' Onuachu 90'	Stadium: Groupama Arena Attendance: 8,034 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

20 July 2017 Second leg	Midtjylland	3–1 (7–3 agg.)	Ferencváros	Herning
19:00 CEST	Onuachu 30' Wikheim 34' Drachmann 40' Hende 65' Nissen 71' Sørloth 72' 81'	Report	Csernik 4' Moutari 13' Priskin 38' Rui Pedro 64'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

Third qualifying round

27 July 2017 First leg	Arka Gdynia	3–2	Midtjylland	Gdynia
20:00 CEST	Marcus Vinicius 31' 39' (pen.) 90+2' Piesio 52' Siemaszko 90+2'	Report	Hassan 33' Hende 36'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni Attendance: 14,037 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

3 August 2017 Second leg	Midtjylland	2–1 (4–4 (a) agg.)	Arka Gdynia	Herning
20:30 CEST	Hassan 57' Socha 78' (o.g.) Sørloth 90+3'	Report	Socha 5' Marcus Vinicius 42' Sobieraj 45+3' Sołdecki 59'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,138 Referee: Eitan Shmuelevich (Israel)

Play-off round

17 August 2017 First leg	Apollon Limassol	3–2	Midtjylland	Larnaca
19:00 CEST	Kyriakou 15' Maglica 54' Alex da Silva 62' Jander 69' Ioannis Pittas 90+1'	Report	Hassan 27' Sørloth 38' 74' Hende 53' Drachmann 68'	Stadium: AEK Arena Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

24 August 2017 Second leg	Midtjylland	1–1 (3–4 agg.)	Apollon Limassol	Herning
20:00 CEST	Hassan 10' Sørloth 37' Rømer 40' Nissen 67' Korcsmár 81'	Report	Jander 47' Schembri 50' João Pedro 64' Adrián Sardinero 85'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,022 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Statistics

As of 30 June 2017

Top goalscorers

Player	Goals
Frank Onyeka Marc Dal Hende	11
Alexander Sørloth Paul Onuachu	10
Mikkel Duelund Jakob Poulsen Gustav Wikheim	8
Bubacarr Sanneh Filip Novak Rasmus Kristensen	3
Zsolt Korcsmár	2
Artem Dovbyk Bozhidar Kraev Erik Sviatchenko Jonas Borring Kian Hansen Mads Thychosen Tim Sparv	1

References

^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

External links

FC Midtjylland in Danish

[1] "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[2] "Superliga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

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2017–18 FC Midtjylland season