title: 2016–17 Odense Boldklub season
text: # 2016–17 Odense Boldklub season
  
  The 2016–17 Odense Boldklub season was the club's 128th season, and their 55th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, the side were also competing in the DBU Pokalen. After a bad start to the season, they finished strong in the regular season as 11th. With a strong relegation round, they finished second and went forward in the European play-offs against Silkeborg IF.
  
  ## First team
  
      Last updated on 31 January 2017
  
  | Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 1 | Michael Falkesgaard | GK | (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 26) |
  | 13 | Sten Grytebust | GK | (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 27) |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 2 | Kenneth Emil Petersen (captain) | CB | (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 32) |
  | 3 | Frederik Tingager | CB | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 24) |
  | 4 | Ryan Johnson Laursen | LB | (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 25) |
  | 5 | João Pereira | LB | (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 27) |
  | 6 | Jeppe Tverskov | CB | (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 24) |
  | 17 | Jacob Buus | CB | (1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 20) |
  | 19 | Mikkel Desler | RB | (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 22) |
  | 20 | Jacob Barrett Laursen | LB | (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 22) |
  | 24 | Oliver Lund | RB | (1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 26) |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 11 | Casper Nielsen | RM | (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 23) |
  | 14 | Jens Jakob Thomasen | CM | (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 21) |
  | 15 | Izunna Uzochukwu | CM | (1990-04-11)11 April 1990 (aged 27) |
  | 18 | Mathias Thrane | LM | (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 22) |
  | 21 | Mathias Greve | RM | (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 22) |
  | 22 | Nana Welbeck | CM | (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 22) |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 7 | Jóan Símun Edmundsson | FW | (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 25) |
  | 9 | Rasmus Jönsson | FW | (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 27) |
  | 10 | Rasmus Festersen | FW | (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 30) |
  | 26 | Yao Dieudonne | FW | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 20) |
  | 28 | Anders K. Jacobsen | FW | (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 27) |
  | 29 | Kristian Weber | FW | (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 20) |
  
  ## Transfers and loans
  
  ### Transfers in
  
  | Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2016 | FW | 9 | Rasmus Jönsson | Aalborg BK | Free transfer | |
  | 1 July 2016 | LB | 5 | João Pereira | SønderjyskE | Free transfer | |
  | 1 July 2016 | CB | 2 | Kenneth Emil Petersen | Aalborg BK | Free transfer | |
  | 1 July 2016 | MF | 18 | Mathias Thrane | Aalborg BK | Free transfer | |
  | 1 July 2016 | CB | 6 | Jeppe Tverskov | Randers FC | Free transfer | |
  | 3 August 2016 | CM | 22 | Nana Welbeck | NK Krka | 2,200,000 DKK | |
  | 1 January 2017 | FW | 29 | Kristian Weber | Youth academy | | |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2,200,000 DKK | 2,200,000 DKK |
  
  ### Transfers out
  
  | Departure date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 June 2016 | CM | 18 | Azer Bušuladžić | Unattached | End of contract | |
  | 30 June 2016 | LB | 6 | Mohammed Diarra | Unattached | End of contract | |
  | 30 June 2016 | FW | 9 | Rasmus Falk | F.C. Copenhagen | End of contract | |
  | 30 June 2016 | GK | 25 | Maksym Koval | Dynamo Kyiv | End of loan | |
  | 30 June 2016 | CB | 5 | Lasse Nielsen | Lech Poznań | End of contract | |
  | 30 June 2016 | CM | 29 | Anders Thomsen | Unattached | End of contract | |
  | 30 June 2016 | GK | 1 | Michael Tørnes | Unattached | End of contract | |
  | 14 July 2016 | RM | 11 | Lucas Jensen | Hobro IK | Free transfer | |
  | 18 July 2016 | DF | 22 | Ari Skúlason | K.S.C. Lokeren | 5,200,000 DKK | |
  | 6 January 2017 | FW | 23 | Thomas Mikkelsen | Dundee United | Loan | |
  | 30 January 2017 | MF | 8 | Mohamed El Makrini | Roda JC | 1,115,000 DKK | |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6,315,000 DKK | 6,315,000 DKK |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Superliga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Silkeborg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation round |
  | 10 | Horsens | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation round |
  | 11 | Odense | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation round |
  | 12 | AGF | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation round |
  | 13 | Viborg | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation round |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 19 March 2017. Source:
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
  | Result | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W |
  | Position | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  **Relegation round**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Randers | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 41 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals |
  | 2 | Odense | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 39 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals |
  | 3 | Horsens (O) | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
  | 4 | Esbjerg (R) | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
  
  ### European play-offs
  
  **Quarter-finals**
  
  Odense won 4–3 on aggregate
  
  **Semi-finals**
  
  Randers won 3–1 on aggregate
  
  ### DBU Pokalen
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
  
      As of match played 20 May 2017
  
  | Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | DBU Pokalen | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | 9 | Rasmus Jönsson | 8 | 2 | 10 |
  | 2 | FW | 7 | Jóan Símun Edmundsson | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | 3 | FW | 10 | Rasmus Festersen | 6 | 1 | 7 |
  | 4 | FW | 23 | Thomas Mikkelsen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | FW | 28 | Anders K. Jacobsen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 6 | DF | 3 | Frederik Tingager | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | DF | 5 | Kenneth Emil Petersen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | MF | 14 | Jens Jakob Thomasen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | MF | 11 | Casper Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | MF | 18 | Mathias Thrane | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | DF | 19 | Mikkel Desler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | MF | 21 | Mathias Greve | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 37 | 5 | 42 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of match played 20 May 2017
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Superliga | Superliga | DBU Pokalen | DBU Pokalen | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | – | MF | Mohamed El Makrini | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
  | 7 | FW | Jóan Símun Edmundsson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Kenneth Emil Petersen | 7 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 (1) |
  | 3 | DF | Frederik Tingager | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 6 | DF | Jeppe Tverskov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | Rasmus Festersen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | Izunna Uzochukwu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | Jacob Barrett Laursen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | Oliver Lund | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 28 | FW | Anders K. Jacobsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | João Pereira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | Jens Jakob Thomasen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Mikkel Desler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 22 | FW | Nana Welbeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | Thomas Mikkelsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Ryan Johnson Laursen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | Sten Grytebust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | Mathias Thrane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Mathias Greve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | FW | Yao Dieudonne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 4 (1) | 3 | 0 | 59 | 4 (1) |
  