title: 2020–21 SønderjyskE Fodbold season
text: # 2020–21 SønderjyskE Fodbold season
  
  The 2020–21 season, was SønderjyskE's 20th season as a professional football club and their 12th consecutive season in the Superliga, the top-flight of Danish football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is competing in this season's editions of the Danish Cup and UEFA Europa League, which they appeared in for the second time following their win in the 2019–20 Danish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
  
  ## Players
  
      As of 6 February 2021
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | AUS | Lawrence Thomas |
  | 2 | DF | DEN | Stefan Gartenmann |
  | 3 | DF | SWE | Emil Holm |
  | 4 | DF | ISL | Ísak Ólafsson |
  | 5 | DF | DEN | Marc Dal Hende |
  | 6 | DF | AUT | Philipp Schmiedl |
  | 7 | MF | DEN | Julius Eskesen |
  | 10 | FW | DEN | Anders K. Jacobsen |
  | 11 | FW | NOR | Bård Finne |
  | 12 | DF | DEN | Pierre Kanstrup |
  | 16 | FW | DEN | Jannick Liburd |
  | 17 | FW | DEN | Roni Arabaci |
  | 18 | FW | BFA | Adama Guira |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 19 | DF | DEN | Mads Winther |
  | 20 | FW | DEN | Peter Christiansen |
  | 21 | FW | DEN | Jeppe Simonsen |
  | 22 | DF | DEN | Emil Frederiksen |
  | 23 | MF | DEN | Mads Hansen |
  | 24 | MF | DEN | Rasmus Vinderslev |
  | 25 | FW | USA | Haji Wright |
  | 26 | DF | DEN | Patrick Banggaard |
  | 28 | GK | DEN | Nicolai Flø |
  | 29 | MF | CMR | Victor Ekani |
  | 77 | MF | NGA | Rilwan Hassan |
  | 90 | MF | DEN | Mads Albæk |
  
  ### Youth players in use
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 | MF | DEN | Isak Jensen |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 | FW | Haji Wright | VVV-Venlo | Free | 2 August 2020 |
  | 22 | DF | Emil Frederiksen | SC Heerenveen | Undisclosed | 2 August 2020 |
  | 1 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | Melbourne Victory | Free | 2 August 2020 |
  | 5 | DF | Marc Dal Hende | Midtjylland | Undisclosed | 9 August 2020 |
  | 28 | GK | Nicolai Flø | Vendsyssel | Free | 13 August 2020 |
  | 6 | DF | Philipp Schmiedl | SCR Altach | Undisclosed | 3 October 2020 |
  | 11 | FW | Bård Finne | Vålerenga | Undisclosed | 10 October 2020 |
  | 3 | DF | Emil Holm | Göteborg | Undisclosed | 26 January 2021 |
  | 18 | MF | Adama Guira | R&F | Undisclosed | 6 February 2021 |
  
  ### Out
  
  | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 28 | GK | Sebastian Mielitz | Viktoria Köln | Free | 15 July 2020 |
  | 14 | DF | João Pereira | Unattached | Released | 1 August 2020 |
  | 8 | FW | Christian Jakobsen | Lyngby | Undisclosed | 3 August 2020 |
  | 6 | MF | Eggert Jónsson | FH | Free | 4 August 2020 |
  | 1 | GK | Nikola Mirković | Unattached | Released | 5 October 2020 |
  | 3 | DF | Marc Pedersen | | Retired | 23 October 2020 |
  | 15 | FW | Johan Absalonsen | | End of contract | 31 December 2020 |
  | 14 | DF | Mads Steenberg | Middelfart | Undisclosed | 2 January 2021 |
  | 9 | MF | Alexander Bah | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | 5 January 2021 |
  | 8 | MF | Ogenyi Onazi | Unattached | Released | 5 January 2021 |
  
  ## Non-competitive friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Superliga | 11 September 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 036.36 |
  | Danish Cup | 11 November 2020 | | Third round | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 100.00 |
  | Europa League | 24 September 2020 | 24 September 2020 | Third qualifying round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 044.44 |
  
  Last updated: 21 March 2021 Source: Weltfussball
  
  ### Danish Superliga
  
  **Results by matchday**
  
  | Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L |
  | Position | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
  
  **Regular season**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Randers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 6 | Nordsjælland | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 29 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 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 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 9 | AaB | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  
  **Relegation round**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AAB | SON | ODE | VEJ | LYN | HOR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | AaB | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 46 | Qualification to European play-off match | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
  | 2 | SønderjyskE | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 44 | | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
  | 3 | OB | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 43 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
  | 4 | Vejle | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 38 | | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 |
  | 5 | Lyngby (R) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 26 | Relegation to Danish 1st Division | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–4 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Superliga | Danish Cup | Europa League | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 25 | FW | | Haji Wright | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
  | 2 | 10 | FW | | Anders K. Jacobsen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
  | 3 | 3 | DF | | Emil Holm | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | 4 | 5 | MF | | Alexander Bah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | 5 | DF | | Marc Dal Hende | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | 21 | FW | | Jeppe Simonsen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 7 | 2 | DF | | Stefan Gartenmann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 22 | MF | | Emil Frederiksen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 29 | MF | | Victor Ekani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 77 | MF | | Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 90 | MF | | Mads Albæk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 12 | 11 | FW | | Bård Finne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | 20 | FW | | Peter Christiansen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | 26 | DF | | Patrick Banggaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | | FW | | Johan Absalonsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 45 | 12 | 0 | 57 |
  
  Last updated: 24 May 2021
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Superliga | Danish Cup | Europa League | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | GK | | Lawrence Thomas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
  | 2 | 28 | GK | | Nicolai Flø | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
  
  Last updated: 24 May 2021
  
  