title: 2017–18 FC Midtjylland season
text: # 2017–18 FC Midtjylland season
  
  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.
  
  ## 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 |
  
  ## Competitive
  
  ### Danish Superliga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 3 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 4 | Copenhagen | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 44 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 5 | Aalborg | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 36 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  
  ## 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 |
  