2020–21 FC Nordsjælland season

Nordsjælland
2020–21 season
ChairmanTom Vernon
Head coachFlemming Pedersen
StadiumRight to Dream Park
Danish Superliga5th
Danish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kamaldeen Sulemana
(10 goals)

All:
Kamaldeen Sulemana
(10 goals)

The 2020–21 season was Nordsjælland's 24th season in existence as a football club, 17th under the current name, and 19th consecutive season in the Superliga, the top-flight of football in the country. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in this season's edition of the Danish Cup, losing out in the third round to second division side Hvidovre.

Players

As of 1 January 2021[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Vindahl Jensen
2 DF Denmark DEN Mads Døhr Thychosen
3 DF Norway NOR Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
4 DF Denmark DEN Kian Hansen
6 MF Denmark DEN Jacob Steen Christensen
8 MF Denmark DEN Magnus Kofod Andersen
10 FW Ghana GHA Kamaldeen Sulemana
12 FW Ghana GHA Isaac Atanga
14 MF Ivory Coast CIV Mohammed Diomande
17 FW Ivory Coast CIV Simon Adingra
19 FW Denmark DEN Oliver Tølbøll Rimmen
20 FW Denmark DEN Andreas Bredahl
21 FW Denmark DEN Emeka Nnamani
22 MF Denmark DEN Victor Jensen (on loan from Ajax)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Denmark DEN Oliver Villadsen
24 FW United States USA Jonathan Amon
25 DF Slovakia SVK Ivan Mesík
28 DF Switzerland SUI Johan Djourou
29 FW Denmark DEN Joachim Rothmann
30 GK Slovakia SVK Martin Vantruba (on loan from Slavia Prague)
31 GK Denmark DEN Andreas Gülstorff
32 MF Norway NOR Andreas Schjelderup
34 FW Denmark DEN Martin Frese
36 DF Ghana GHA Maxwell Woledzi
37 FW Ghana GHA Ibrahim Sadiq
41 MF Ghana GHA Abu Francis
42 MF Finland FIN Oliver Antman
45 MF Denmark DEN Tochi Chukwuani

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
32 MF Norway Andreas Schjelderup Norway Bodø/Glimt Free 8 July 2020 [3]
30 GK Slovakia Martin Vantruba Czech Republic Slavia Prague Loan 18 August 2020 [4]
28 DF Switzerland Johan Djourou Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Free 5 October 2020 [5]
22 MF Denmark Victor Jensen Netherlands Ajax Loan 1 February 2021 [6]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
7 MF Denmark Mikkel Rygaard Poland ŁKS Łódź Undisclosed 25 December 2020 [7][8]
12 FW Ghana Isaac Atanga United States FC Cincinnati Undisclosed 31 March 2021 [9]

Non-competitive friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pre-season

Mid-season

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 13 September 2020 10 May 2021 Matchday 1 5th 29 10 10 9 48 45 +3 034.48
Danish Cup 8 October 2020 12 November 2020 Second round Third round 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Total 31 11 10 10 53 48 +5 035.48

Last updated: 10 May 2021
Source: Weltfussball

Danish Superliga

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultLDWLWDWDDWLLLLLDDDWDWW
Position995776677458881010101081086
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2021. Source: Weltfussball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Copenhagen 22 10 5 7 39 35 +4 35 Qualification for the Championship round
5 Randers 22 9 5 8 31 21 +10 32
6 Nordsjælland 22 7 8 7 35 30 +5 29
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
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.[10][11]

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRO MID COP AGF NOR RAN
2 Midtjylland 32 18 6 8 57 33 +24 60 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 1–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1
3 Copenhagen 32 16 7 9 61 53 +8 55 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 2–1 4–2 3–2 2–2 2–1
4 AGF (O) 32 13 9 10 48 42 +6 48 Qualification for the European play-off match 1–2 1–4 1–2 3–1 2–0
5 Nordsjælland 32 11 10 11 51 51 0 43 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–1
6 Randers 32 11 7 14 43 38 +5 40 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–4
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.[12][13]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Randers qualified for the Europa League play-off round by winning the 2020–21 Danish Cup.

Matches

Regular season
13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) 1 Brøndby 3–2 Nordsjælland Brøndbyvester
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Jens Maae
20 September 2020 2 OB 1–1 Nordsjælland Odense
14:00 CEST O. Lund Yellow card 33'
Frøkjær-Jensen Yellow card 41'
Sabbi 57'
Report Atanga 55'
Frese Yellow card 72'
Jenssen Yellow card 90+3'
Thychosen Yellow card 90+5'
Chukwuani Yellow card 90+9'
Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jonas Hansen
28 September 2020 3 Nordsjælland 4–1 Lygby Farum
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard-Andersen
4 October 2020 4 Copenhagen 3–2 Nordsjælland Copenhagen
20:00 CEST Boilsen 6'
Wind 30' 60' (pen.)
Zeca Yellow card 77'
Oviedo Yellow card 90+6'
Report Diomande 17'
Frese 48' (Thycosen)
Rygaard Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 220
Referee: Morten Krogh
19 October 2020 5 Nordsjælland 1–0 Randers Farum
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen
25 October 2020 6 Horsens 1–1 Nordsjælland Horsens
14:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Referee: Anders Poulsen
31 October 2020 7 Nordsjælland 4–1 Midtjylland Farum
16:00 CEST Francis 11' (Jenssen) 45' (Diomande)
Frese 52' (Francis)
Sulemana 70' (Hansen)
FCM Report James Yellow card 33'
Dreyer 34'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
8 November 2020 8 Nordsjælland 1–1 Vejle Farum
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Referee: Aydin Uslu
22 November 2020 9 AaB 1–1 Nordsjælland Aalborg
14:00 CET Fossum 62' Report Diomande 29' Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jonas Hansen
29 November 2020 10 AGF 1–3 Nordsjælland Aarhus
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
6 December 2020 11 SønderjyskE 2–1 Nordsjælland Haderslev
14:00 CET
Report
  • Abu 52' Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Sydbank Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen
13 December 2020 12 Nordsjælland 0–1 Copenhagen Farum
16:00 CET Jenssen Yellow card 48'
Sadiq Yellow card 90+4'
Report Zeca Yellow card 57'
Falk Yellow card 62'
Biel 81'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
21 December 2020 13 Midtjylland 3–1 Nordsjælland Herning
16:00 CET Dreyer 8'
Scholz 12' (Dreyer)
Kaba 67' (Cools)
FCM Summary Mesík Yellow card 33'
Rygaard 45+3'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
4 February 2021 (2021-02-04) 14 Nordsjælland 0–1 Brøndby Farum
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
7 February 2021 15 Nordsjælland 0–2 OB Farum
14:00 CET Report Tverskov 6'
Hyllegaard 75'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jens Grabski Maae
14 February 2021 16 Vejle 2–2 Nordsjælland Vejle
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Referee: Jonas Hansen
21 February 2021 17 Randers 1–1 Nordsjælland Randers
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers
Referee: Aydin Uslu
28 February 2021 18 Nordsjælland 2–2 AaB Farum
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sandi Putros
3 March 2021 19 AGF 0–1 Nordsjælland Aarhus
18:00
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Morten Krogh
7 March 2021 20 Nordsjælland 2–2 Horsens Farum
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
12 March 2021 21 Lyngby 0–3 Nordsjælland Lyngby
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Lyngby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonas Hansen
21 March 2021 22 Nordsjælland 2–1 SønderjyskE Farum
17:00 CET
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 0
Championship round
4 April 2021 23 Nordsjaelland 2–0 AGF Farum
18:05
Report Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
11 April 2021 24 Randers 3–4 Nordsjælland Randers
14:00 CET Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
18 April 2021 25 Copenhagen 2–2 Nordsjælland Copenhagen
16:00 CET Lerager 10' Yellow card 24'
Boilesen Red card
Ankersen 60' (Wind) Yellow card 74'
FCK Summary Sulamana 45' (Villadsen) Yellow card 77'
Kofod Andersen Yellow card 50'
Thychosen Yellow card 58'
Adingra 90' (Antman)
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
26 April 2021 27 Nordsjælland 3–2 Midtjylland Farum
19:00 CEST Onyeka 29' (o.g.)
Sulemana 66' (pen) Yellow card 89'
Frese Yellow card 74'
Tyhcosen Yellow card 80'
Villadsen Yellow card 84'
Adingra 90' (Kofod Andersen) Yellow card 90+6'
FCM Summary Kaba 45' (Cajuste)
Sisto 54' (Anderson)
Scholz Yellow card 73'
Lössl Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Aydin Uslu
2 May 2021 28 Midtjylland 3–0 Nordsjælland Herning
18:00 CEST Scholz 22' (pen.)
Sisto 24' (Dreyer)
Onyeka 77' (Kaba)
FCM Summary Jenssen Yellow card 85' Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Jens Maae
10 May 2021 29 Nordsjælland 2–2 Copenhagen Farum
19:00 CEST Sulemana 49' (Christensen)
Christensen Yellow card 58'
Frese 68' (Villadsen)
FCK Summary Zanka Yellow card 23'
Ankersen Yellow card 33'
Stage 51' (Wind) 71' (Falk)
Boilsen Yellow card 56'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Sandi Putros

Danish Cup

8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) Second round FC Græsrødderne 1–5 Nordsjælland Gentofte
Pedersen Report Nnamani
Jensen
Antman
Rothmann
Atanga
Stadium: Gentofte Sportspark
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) Third round Hvidovre 2–0 Nordsjælland Hvidovre
Christensen 5'
Thomsen 12'
Report Stadium: Hvidovre Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 10 FW Ghana Kamaldeen Sulemana 10 0 10
2 12 FW Ghana Isaac Atanga 4 1 5
3 7 MF Denmark Mikkel Rygaard 3 1 4
41 MF Ghana Abu Francis 4 0 4
5 3 DF Norway Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen 3 0 3
4 MF Ivory Coast Mohammed Diomande 3 0 3
8 MF Denmark Magnus Kofod Andersen 3 0 3
22 MF Denmark Victor Jensen 3 0 3
32 MF Norway Andreas Schjelderup 3 0 3
34 FW Denmark Martin Frese 3 0 3
11 17 FW Ivory Coast Simon Adingra 2 0 2
37 FW Ghana Ibrahim Sadiq 2 0 2
42 MF Finland Oliver Antman 1 1 2
14 21 FW Denmark Emeka Nnamani 0 1 1
24 FW United States Jonathan Amon 1 0 1
29 FW Denmark Joachim Rothmann 0 1 1
36 DF Ghana Maxwell Woledzi 1 0 1
45 MF Denmark Tochi Chukwuani 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 48 5 53

Last updated: 10 May 2021[14]

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 1 GK Denmark Peter Vindahl Jensen 4 0 4
Totals 4 0 4

Last updated: 10 May 2021[14]

References

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  2. ^ "DANMARKSTURNERINGEN 2020/21, SUPERLIGAEN, KLUBSIDER" (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ ""Hele" Europa ville ha Andreas (16): – Dette var beviset på at jeg valgte riktig". TV2 (in Norwegian). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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  5. ^ FCN henter Johan Djourou Archived 19 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, fcn.dk, 5 October 2020
  6. ^ "Victor Jensen op huurbasis naar FC Nordsjælland" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Skandynawski pomocnik zawodnikiem ŁKS-U". ŁKS Łódź (in Polish). 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Mikkel Rygaard skifter til Polen". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. ^ "FC Cincinnati acquire winger Isaac Atanga from Danish club FC Nordsjælland". FC Cincinnati. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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