2021–22 AaB season
| 2021–22 season | |
|---|---|
| Sports director | Inge André Olsen |
| Head coach | Martí Cifuentes |
| Stadium | Aalborg Portland Park |
| Danish Superliga | 3rd |
| Danish Cup | 4th round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Iver Fossum (5) All: Iver Fossum (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,123 |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,784[a] |
| Average home league attendance | 6,662 |
The 2021–22 season is AaB's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 32nd consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 136th year in existence as a football club.
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Martí Cifuentes |
| Assistant coaches | Rasmus Würtz Oscar Hiljemark |
| Head of football | Søren Krogh |
| Goalkeeping coach | Poul Buus |
| Analyst | Jim Holm Larsen |
| Psychological consultant | Martin Langagergaard |
| Team leader | Ernst Damborg |
| Doctor | Jens Lykkegaard Olesen |
| Physiotherapist | Morten Skjoldager |
| Physical trainer | Ashley Tootle (until 31 July 2021) Javier Durán |
Source: AaB Fodbold
Other information
| Owner | AaB A/S |
| Chief executive | Thomas Bælum |
| Chief commercial officer | Jesper Elkjær |
| 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) | Aalborg Portland Park (13,997 / 105x70 metres) |
| Training ground | AaB Training Ground |
Source: AaB Fodbold
Squad
First team squad
This squad list includes any first team squad player who has been available for the line-up during the season.
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Source: AaB Fodbold website
Youth players in use
This list includes any youth player from AaB Academy who has been used in the season.
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Transfers and loans
In
Summer
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF | Anders Hagelskjær | Silkeborg IF | 17 June 2021 | [1] |
| 19 | FW | Anosike Ementa | AaB Academy | 17 June 2021 | [2] |
| 29 | FW | Oliver Børsting | AaB Academy | 17 June 2021 | [3] |
| 32 | DF | Casper Gedsted | AaB Academy | 17 June 2021 | [4] |
| 18 | MF | Louka Prip | AC Horsens | 18 June 2021 | [5] |
| 9 | FW | Milan Makarić | FK Radnik Surdulica | 16 July 2021 | [6] |
Winter
Out
Summer
| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF | Oscar Hiljemark | Retirement | 16 June 2020 | [7] |
| 15 | DF | Lukas Klitten | Frosinone Calcio | 18 June 2021 | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Tom van Weert | Volos F.C. | 1 July 2021 | [9] |
Winter
Loan in
| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | Aleksandar Trajkovski | RCD Mallorca | 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | [10] |
Loan out
| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | MF | Oliver Klitten | Hobro IK | 22 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | [11] |
| 19 | MF | Oliver Børsting | Skive IK | 24 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | [12] |
| 28 | MF | Jeppe Pedersen | Vendsyssel FF | 29 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | [13] |
| 23 | MF | Robert Kakeeto | Skive IK | 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | [14] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 24 June 2021 Friendly | Hobro IK | 1 – 0 | AaB | Hobro, Denmark |
| 13:00 CEST | Elkær 82' | Report | Stadium: Hobro IK training ground |
| 26 June 2021 Friendly | AaB | 2 – 2 | Viborg FF | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 14:00 CEST | Prica 51' (pen.) Ferreira 69' |
Report | Grønning 60' Berger 86' |
Stadium: AaB training ground |
| 30 June 2021 Friendly | AaB | 0 – 0 | Esbjerg fB | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 14:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: AaB training ground Referee: Mikkel Redder |
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | Vejle Boldklub | 1 – 1 | AaB | Vejle, Denmark |
| 14:30 CEST | Schoop 63' Høllsberg 70' |
Report | Prip 63' | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 425 Referee: Sandi Putros |
| 9 July 2021 Friendly | AaB | 1 – 0 | AGF | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 16:00 CEST | Kusk 90+2' | Report | Stadium: AaB training ground |
Mid-season
Competitions
Competition record
| Competition | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| Superliga | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 54.55 | |
| Danish Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 61.54 | |
Superliga
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: Competitive matches
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Midtjylland | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Brøndby | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 40 | |
| 4 | AaB | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | |
| 5 | Randers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Silkeborg | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 31 |
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.
Matches
| 18 July 2021 1 | F.C. København | 2 – 2 | AaB | Copenhagen |
| 16:00 CEST | Wilczek 38' Daramy 47' Boilesen 73' |
Report | Prip 37' Kusk 69' |
Stadium: Parken Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
| 24 July 2021 2 | AaB | 0 – 1 | FC Midtjylland | Aalborg |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Brumado 29' | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 3,784[a] Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
| 1 August 2021 3 | Silkeborg IF | 0 – 0 | AaB | Silkeborg |
| 14:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Sandi Putros |
| 8 August 2021 4 | AaB | 2 – 0 | AGF | Aalborg |
| 18:00 CEST | Fossum 32' M. Ross 51' |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 7,903 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt |
| 16 August 2021 5 | Vejle Boldklub | 0 – 1 | AaB | Vejle |
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Fossum 33' | Stadium: Vejle Stadion Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
| 22 August 2021 6 | Randers FC | 1 – 1 | AaB | Randers |
| 14:00 CEST | Hammershøj-Mistrati 24' (pen.) | Report | Makarić 19' | Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers Attendance: 4,906 Referee: Mikkel Redder |
| 27 August 2021 7 | AaB | 2 – 1 | FC Nordsjælland | Aalborg |
| 19:00 CEST | Thelander 13' Fossum 49' |
Report | Diomande 1' | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 5,416 Referee: Aydin Uslu |
| 12 September 2021 8 | Viborg FF | 2 – 3 | AaB | Viborg |
| 14:00 CEST | Lauritsen 10' Grønning 83' |
Report | Ferreira 44', 53' Kusk 86' |
Stadium: Energi Viborg Arena Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard |
| 17 September 2021 9 | AaB | 2 – 0 | OB | Aalborg |
| 19:00 CEST | Thelander 70' Hagelskjær 84' |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Jens Maae |
| 26 September 2021 10 | Brøndby IF | 2 – 1 | AaB | Brøndbyvester |
| 18:00 CEST | Uhre 49', 76' | Report | Prip 27' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 18,154 Referee: Sandi Putros |
| 3 October 2021 11 | AaB | 4 – 0 | SønderjyskE | Aalborg |
| 14:00 CEST | Fossum 10', 57' Makarić 41' Prip 53' |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 8,085 Referee: Mikkel Redder |
| 18 October 2021 12 | AGF | 1 – 0 | AaB | Aarhus |
| 19:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 19,143 Referee: Jakob Sundberg |
| 25 October 2021 13 | AaB | 2 – 5 | Viborg FF | Aalborg |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 7,322 Referee: Michael Tykgaard |
| 31 October 2021 14 | FC Nordsjælland | 0 – 2 | AaB | Farum |
| 14:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Anders Poulsen (referee) |
| 7 November 2021 15 | AaB | 1 – 1 | Randers FC | Aalborg |
| 14:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 7,266 Referee: Jonas Hansen |
| 22 November 2021 16 | SønderjyskE | 1 – 3 | AaB | Haderslev |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 3,873 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen |
| 28 November 2021 17 | AaB | 1 – 3 | F.C. København | Aalborg |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
| 20 February 2022 18 | FC Midtjylland | 0 – 2 | AaB | Herning |
| 14:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,004 Referee: Morten Krogh |
| 27 February 2022 19 | AaB | 1 – 4 | Silkeborg IF | Aalborg |
| 14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 7,142 Referee: Mikkel Redder |
| 6 March 2022 20 | AaB | 0 – 0 | Vejle Boldklub | Aalborg |
| 16:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 7,340 Referee: Sandi Putros |
| 14 March 2022 21 | OB | 2 – 3 | AaB | Odense |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 6,153 Referee: Jakob Sundberg |
| 20 March 2022 22 | AaB | 3 – 0 | Brøndby IF | Aalborg |
| 14:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 11,083 Referee: Jens Maae |
Championship Round
| 3 April 2022 23 | AaB | – | FC Copenhagen | Aalborg |
| CET | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park |
| 8 April 2022 24 | AaB | – | Randers | Aalborg |
| CET | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park |
| 14 April 2022 25 | Brøndby | – | AaB | Brøndbyvester |
| CET | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium |
| 18 April 2022 26 | Midtjylland | – | AaB | Herning |
| CET | Stadium: MCH Arena |
| 24 April 2022 27 | AaB | – | Silkeborg | Aalborg |
| CET | Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park |
Danish Cup
| 31 August 2021 2nd round | FIUK/Odense (7) | 0 – 13 | AaB | Odense |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Kusk 1', 23', 35', 76' O. Ross 10', 17' Makarić 60', 64' Fossum 66', 83' Hagelskjær 70' Hannesbo 72' Prip 75' |
Stadium: Odense Atletikstadion Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
| 21 September 2021 3rd round | Lyngby BK (2) | 0 – 4 | AaB | Kongens Lyngby |
| 18:30 CEST | Report | Fossum 22' Makarić 31' Børsting 48' Hannesbo 84' |
Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 2,361 Referee: Jakob Sundberg |
| 28 October 2021 4th round | FC Midtjylland (1) | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | AaB | Herning |
| 19:45 CET | Report | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen |
Statistics
Appearances
- As of 3 October 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 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| MF | 14 | Malthe Højholt | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| FW | 18 | Louka Prip | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| DF | 5 | Daniel Granli | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| FW | 9 | Milan Makarić | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| 10 | GK | 1 | Jacob Rinne | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| FW | 11 | Tim Prica | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Mathias Ross | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| MF | 6 | Pedro Ferreira | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
| DF | 15 | Anders Hagelskjær | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| FW | 35 | Marcus Hannesbo | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 17 | FW | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | FW | 7 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | GK | 22 | Andreas Hansen | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MF | 30 | Rufo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | DF | 32 | Casper Gedsted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | 39 | Oliver Ross | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Goalscorers
- As of 3 October 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 | 3 | 8 |
| FW | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Milan Makarić | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 18 | Louka Prip | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | Pedro Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 15 | Anders Hagelskjær | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 35 | Marcus Hannesbo | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| FW | 39 | Oliver Ross | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | 4 | Mathias Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 18 | 17 | 35 | |||
Assists
- As of 3 October 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 | MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | 2 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Milan Makarić | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 14 | Malthe Højholt | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FW | 17 | Kasper Kusk | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 7 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | 18 | Louka Prip | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 16 | 10 | 26 | |||
Clean sheets
- As of 3 October 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | GK | 22 | Andreas Hansen | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
Disciplinary record
- As of 3 October 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 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 6 | Pedro Ferreira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Mathias Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 14 | Malthe Højholt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 16 | Magnus Christensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 25 | Frederik Børsting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | 26 | Rasmus Thelander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Kristoffer Pallesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Iver Fossum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 9 | Milan Makarić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 15 | Anders Hagelskjær | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Physical trainer | – | Javier Durán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
Suspensions
- As of 3 October 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 | DF | 3 | Jakob Ahlmann | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 6 | Pedro Ferreira | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Awards
Team
| Award | Month | Source |
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Individual
| No. | Player | Award | Month | Source |
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| Physio | Morten Skjoldager | UEFA President's Award | August 2021 | [15] |
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