2020–21 Odense Boldklub season

The 2020–21 Odense Boldklub season is the club's 132nd season, and their 59th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, the side also competed in Danish Cup, being eliminated by Midtjylland at the quarter-final stage.

Odense Boldklub

2020–21 season
Chairman	Niels Thorborg
Manager	Jakob Michelsen (until 15 March 2021) Michael Hemmingsen (from 15 March 2021)
Stadium	Nature Energy Park
Danish Superliga	9th
Danish Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Issam Jebali (10 goals) All: Issam Jebali (11 goals)
Home colours Away colours
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First team

Last updated on 29 April 2021^[1]

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
13	Hans Christian Bernat		GK	(2000-11-13)13 November 2000 (aged 20)
27	Oliver Christensen		GK	(1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 22)
30	Sayouba Mandé		GK	(1993-06-15)15 June 1993 (aged 27)
Defenders
2	Oliver Lund		CB/LB/RB	(1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 30)
3	Alexander Juel Andersen		CB/RB	(1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 30)
4	Ryan Johnson Laursen		RB	(1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 29)
5	Kasper Larsen		CB	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 28)
6	Jeppe Tverskov (vice-captain)		CB	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 28)
16	Jørgen Skjelvik		LB	(1991-07-05)5 July 1991 (aged 29)
24	Robin Østrøm		CB	(2002-08-09)9 August 2002 (aged 18)
28	Christian Vestergaard		CB	(2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 20)
Midfielders
8	Janus Drachmann (captain)		CM	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 33)
14	Jens Jakob Thomasen		CM/AM	(1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 25)
19	Aron Elís Thrándarson		AM/CM	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 26)
20	Ayo Simon Okosun		CM	(1993-07-21)21 July 1993 (aged 27)
21	Tarik Ibrahimagic		CM	(2001-06-23)23 June 2001 (aged 19)
23	Troels Kløve		LM/CM	(1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 30)
25	Moses Opondo		CM/AM/RM	(1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 23)
29	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen		LM/CM	(1999-07-29)29 July 1999 (aged 21)
Forwards
7	Issam Jebali		ST	(1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 29)
9	Mart Lieder		ST	(1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 31)
11	Emmanuel Sabbi		ST/LW/RW	(1997-12-24)24 December 1997 (aged 23)
12	Bashkim Kadrii		ST	(1991-07-09)9 July 1991 (aged 29)
15	Max Fenger		ST	(2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 19)
17	Sveinn Gudjohnsen		ST	(1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 23)
18	Rasmus Nissen		ST/RM	(2001-06-25)25 June 2001 (aged 19)
26	Mikkel Hyllegaard		ST	(1999-05-16)16 May 1999 (aged 22)

Transfers and loans

In

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
1 August 2020	FW	15	Max Fenger	Youth academy		[2]
1 August 2020	MF	21	Tarik Ibrahimagic	Youth academy		[3]
1 August 2020	FW	18	Rasmus Nissen	Youth academy		[4]
1 August 2020	FW	11	Emmanuel Sabbi	Hobro	Free transfer	[5]
1 August 2020	DF	28	Christian Vestergaard	Youth academy		[6]
5 October 2020	MF	20	Ayo Simon Okosun	Midtjylland		[7]
31 December 2020	FW	10	Sander Svendsen	Brann	Return from loan
7 January 2021	DF	16	Jørgen Skjelvik	LA Galaxy		[8]
9 February 2021	FW	12	Bashkim Kadrii	Free agent	Free transfer	[9]
Total

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Ref
13 September 2020	End of season	FW	17	Sveinn Gudjohnsen	Spezia	[10]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Ref
8 October 2020	31 December 2020	FW	10	Sander Svendsen	Brann	[11]
22 January 2021	30 June 2021	DF	22	Daniel Obbekjær	S.P.A.L.	[12]
19 April 2021	17 August 2021	FW	10	Sander Svendsen	Odds	[13]

New contracts

Date	Pos	No.	Player	Ref.
4 October 2020	MF	23	Troels Kløve	[14]
23 March 2021	FW	7	Issam Jebali	[15]
29 April 2021	DF	24	Robin Østrøm	[16]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Odense v Horsens

27 August 2020 Friendly	Odense	1–2	Horsens	Odense, Denmark
11:00 CEST	Hyllegaard 21'	Report	Brock-Madsen 7' Prip  26' Tengstedt 64',  89'	Stadium: Ådalen Attendance: 0

Odense v Brøndby

31 August 2020 Friendly	Odense	1–2	Brøndby	Odense, Denmark
15:00 CEST	Hyllegaard 21'	Report	Uhre 61' Vigen 77'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park

Aalborg v Odense

4 September 2020 Friendly	Aalborg	2–1	Odense	Aalborg, Denmark
15:00 CEST	van Weert 48' Prica 62'	Report	Sabbi 2'	Stadium: AaB's anlæg

Odense v Midtjylland

7 September 2020 Friendly	Odense	2–2	Midtjylland	Slagelse, Denmark
19:15 CEST	Heiselberg 50' Christensen 89'	Report	Svendsen 60' Roche 78'	Stadium: Slagelse Stadium

Competitions

Superliga

Main article: 2020–21 Danish Superliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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
9	AaB	22	7	7	8	24	30	−6	28
10	Vejle	22	6	6	10	25	37	−12	24

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.^[17][18]

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
22	7	7	8	25	28	−3	28	4	4	3	11	12	−1	3	3	5	14	16	−2

Last updated: 21 March 2021.
Source: FBref

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
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	W
Position	4	4	9	10	10	8	9	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Odense v Copenhagen

13 September 2020 1	Odense	3–2	Copenhagen	Odense
18:00 CEST	Thomasen 10' Jebali 17', 45' Sabbi  51'	Report	Wilczek 61', 70',  78' Kaufmann  62'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Odense v Nordsjælland

20 September 2020 2	Odense	1–1	Nordsjælland	Odense
14:00 CEST	O. Lund  33' Frøkjær-Jensen  41' Sabbi 57'	Report	Atanga 55' Frese  72' Jenssen  90+3' Thychosen  90+5' Chukwuani  90+9'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jonas Hansen

Aarhus v Odense

27 September 2020 3	Aarhus	4–2	Odense	Aarhus
14:00 CEST	Grønbæk 4' Blume 15' Thorsteinsson  43' Mortensen 71' Højer 80'	Report	Tverskov  6' Jebali 9', 74' O. Lund  23'	Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Odense v Vejle

4 October 2020 4	Odense	0–1	Vejle	Odense
14:00 CEST	Jebali  22'	Report	Dwamena  31' Ojala  45+3' Schoop  71' Henrique  81' Milošević  86' Greve 86'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob Sundberg

Midtjylland v Odense

17 October 2020 5	Midtjylland	3–1	Odense	Herning
14:00 CEST	Kaba 67' Dreyer 81' Sisto 86'	Report	Sabbi 26'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: Morten Krogh Referee: 300

Lyngby v Odense

23 October 2020 6	Lyngby	0–3	Odense	Kongens Lyngby
19:00 CEST	Hamalainen  46'	Report	Tverskov 7', 49' Sabbi  14' Okosun 31',  33'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Jonas Hansen

Odense v Horsens

1 November 2020 7	Odense	1–0	Horsens	Odense
14:00 CEST	Sabbi 11' Kløve  47'	Report	Finnbogason  58' Brajanic  89'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Brøndby v Odense

8 November 2020 8	Brøndby	3–1	Odense	Copenhagen
16:00 CEST	Riveros 20' Pavlović 47' Lindstrøm 55' Maxsø  62'	Report	Laursen  70' Fenger 90+5'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sandi Putros

Odense v SønderjyskE

22 November 2020 9	Odense	1–1	SønderjyskE	Odense
14:00 CEST	Skjelvik  49' Thomasen 83' Gudjohnsen  87'	Report	Bah  86' Tverskov 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Randers v Odense

27 November 2020 10	Randers	2–1	Odense	Randers
19:00 CEST	Kamara 35' Lauenborg 55' Rømer  90+7'	Report	O. Lund 82' Larsen  90+7' Gudjohnsen  90+7'	Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers Attendance: 250 Referee: Aydin Uslu

Odense v Aalborg

4 December 2020 11	Odense	2–1	Aalborg	Odense
19:00 CEST	Okosun  40' Laursen  55' M. Lund  77' Gudjohnsen 79' O. Lund  86' Hyllegaard 87'	Report	Ahlmann 41' Ross  63'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Odense v Midtjylland

14 December 2020 12	Odense	1–1	Midtjylland	Odense
19:00 CEST	Opondo 14',  45+3' Drachmann  63'	Report	Anderson  63' Kaba 67' Isaksen  84'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Sandi Putros

Copenhagen v Odense

20 December 2020 13	Copenhagen	1–1	Odense	Copenhagen
18:00 CEST	Pep Biel 27' Zanka  85'	Report	Kløve 63' M. Lund  70' Lieder  90'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 250 Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Odense v Lyngby

3 February 2021 14	Odense	0–1	Lyngby	Odense
18:00 CEST	Andersen  38' Sabbi  48'  68' Tverskov  68'	Report	Gregor  25' Tshiembe  33' Gammelby  48' Hebo  48' Jakobsen 83' Rømer  84'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Nordsjælland v Odense

7 February 2021 15	Nordsjælland	0–2	Odense	Farum
14:00 CEST		Report	Tverskov 6' Hyllegaard 75'	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Odense v Aarhus

14 February 2021 16	Odense	0–0	Aarhus	Odense
20:00 CEST	Thomasen  90+1' Tverskov  90+4'	Report	Munksgaard  37' Poulsen  43' Hvidt  72' Højer  90+3'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Horsens v Odense

21 February 2021 17	Horsens	0–0	Odense	Horsens
14:00 CEST	Hlynsson  87'	Report	Laursen  60'	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 0 Referee: Jens Grabski Maae

Odense v Randers

28 February 2021 18	Odense	2–1	Randers	Odense
14:00 CEST	Sabbi 45+3' Lieder 58' Laursen  77' Kløve  79' Christensen  87'	Report	Kamara 23' Kehinde  45+2' Høgh  59' Egho  80'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonas Hansen

SønderjyskE v Odense

4 March 2021 19	SønderjyskE	1–1	Odense	Haderslev
18:00 CEST	Vinderslev  30' Dal Hende 53' Thomas  89' Eskesen  90+5'	Report	Jebali 78'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Vejle v Odense

7 March 2021 20	Vejle	2–0	Odense	Vejle
20:00 CEST	Mucolli  49' Sousa 60',  63' Yamga  75' Brunst  83' Onugkha 89'	Report	Okosun  68'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandi Putros

Odense v Brøndby

14 March 2021 21	Odense	0–3	Brøndby	Odense
16:00 CEST	Drachmann  38'	Report	Uhre 20', 35', 39'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Morten Krogh

Aalborg v Odense

21 March 2021 22	Aalborg	0–2	Odense	Aalborg
17:00 CEST	van Weert  60'	Report	Thrandarson 14' Sabbi  35' Jebali 56' Frøkjær-Jensen  57'	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard

Relegation round

Pos	Team v t e	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 for the 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

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.^[19][20]
(R) Relegated

Horsens v Odense

4 April 2021 23	Horsens	1–1	Odense	Horsens
16:00 CEST	Prip 33'	Report	Tverskov  20' Frøkjær-Jensen  77' Skjelvik  83' Jebali 90'	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Referee: Aydin Uslu

Odense v Vejle

9 April 2021 24	Odense	0–1	Vejle	Odense
18:30 CEST	Okosun  40' Skjelvik  51' Frøkjær-Jensen  75' Juel  90+5'	Report	Sousa  40', 67' Brunst  90'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anders Poulsen

Odense v SønderjyskE

18 April 2021 25	Odense	1–1	SønderjyskE	Odense
14:00 CEST	Kadrii 5' Thrandarson  63' Kadrii  82' Tverskov  84'	Report	Schmiedl  36'  54' Holm 67'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard

Aalborg v Odense

21 April 2021 26	Aalborg	3–2	Odense	Aalborg
19:00 CEST	van Weert 8' Juel 55' (o.g.) Prica 87' Granli  89' Andersen  90+3'	Report	Okosun 66' Skjelvik  76' Juel 90+2'	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Odense v Lyngby

25 April 2021 27	Odense	2–0	Lyngby	Odense
18:00 CEST	Jebali 24' (pen.) Juel  76' Kadrii 36' O. Lund  76'	Report	Winther  85'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 3,960 Referee: Jonas Hansen

SønderjyskE v Odense

2 May 2021 28	SønderjyskE	2–0	Odense	Haderslev
14:00 CEST	Holm 61' Banggaard  75' Frederiksen 90+4'	Report	Juel  85' Thomasen  88' Skjelvik  90+2'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Odense v Aalborg

7 May 2021 29	Odense	1–0	Aalborg	Odense
19:00 CEST	Fenger  44' Kadrii 45+1' Mandé  90+6'	Report	Granli  89'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Vejle v Odense

14 May 2021 30	Vejle	2–2	Odense	Vejle
19:00 CEST	Ekitike 13' Ezatolahi 39' Yamga  83' Onugkha 83'	Report	Skjelvik 17' Okosun  43' Kadrii 84' (pen.) Thrandarson  90+1' Østrøm  90+3'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Lyngby v Odense

20 May 2021 31	Lyngby	1–2	Odense	Kongens Lyngby
19:00 CEST	Hebo 70' Rømer  77'	Report	Jebali 25' Østrøm  33' Sabbi 84' O. Lund  90+1'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadium Attendance: 2,114 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

Odense v Horsens

24 May 2021 32	Odense	4–0	Horsens	Odense
14:00 CEST	Kadrii 35', 65' Jebali 38' Reese 74' (o.g.)	Report	Ludwig  57'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 4,527 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Danish Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Danish Cup

Hillerød v Odense

7 October 2020 Second round	Hillerød	1–2	Odense	Hillerød
16:00 CEST	Suhr 12' Willumsen  81'	Report	Thrandarson 26' Jebali 30'	Stadium: Hillerød Stadium Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

Ballerup-Skovlunde v Odense

11 November 2020 Third round	Ballerup-Skovlunde	0–3	Odense	Ballerup
13:30 CEST	Zederkopff  14' Kiilerich  29' Woss  53' Frandsen  70'	Report	Tverskov 12' Skjelvik 38' Kløve 67' Østrøm  71' Frøkjær-Jensen  90+2'	Stadium: Ballerup Idrætspark Referee: Jakob Sundberg

Nykøbing v Odense

9 December 2020 Fourth round	Nykøbing	0–3	Odense	Nykøbing Falster
16:30 CEST	Koch  73'	Report	Okosun  23' Gudjohnsen 36' Sabbi 39' O. Lund  85' Hyllegaard 90+1'	Stadium: CM Arena Referee: Benjamin Willaume Jantzen

Odense v Midtjylland

11 February 2021 Quarter-final 1st leg	Odense	1–2	Midtjylland	Odense
18:00 CEST	Opondo 32' Hyllegaard  36'	Report	Isaksen  32', 50' Pfeiffer 39' Sery  84'	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandi Putros

Midtjylland v Odense

10 March 2021 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Midtjylland	3–0	Odense	Herning
16:30 CEST	Sery 45' Isaksen 49' Onyeka  57' Vibe 76'	Report	Okosun  42' Frøkjær-Jensen  71' Gudjohnsen  77' Sabbi  85'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

As of match played 24 May 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Issam Jebali	10	1	11
2	FW	12	Bashkim Kadrii	6	0	6
	FW	11	Emmanuel Sabbi	5	1	6
4	DF	6	Jeppe Tverskov	3	1	4
5	FW	26	Mikkel Hyllegaard	2	1	3
6	MF	14	Jens Jakob Thomasen	2	0	2
	DF	16	Jørgen Skjelvik	1	1	2
	FW	17	Sveinn Gudjohnsen	1	1	2
	MF	19	Aron Elís Thrándarson	1	1	2
	MF	20	Ayo Simon Okosun	2	0	2
	MF	23	Troels Kløve	1	1	2
	MF	25	Moses Opondo	1	1	2
13	DF	2	Oliver Lund	1	0	1
	DF	3	Alexander Juel Andersen	1	0	1
	FW	9	Mart Lieder	1	0	1
	FW	15	Max Fenger	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
TOTALS				40	9	49

Disciplinary record

As of match played 20 May 2021

No.	Pos.	Name	Superliga		Danish Cup		Total
11	FW	Emmanuel Sabbi	5	1	1	0	6	1
2	DF	Oliver Lund	5	0	1	0	6	0
29	MF	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	4	0	2	0	6	0
6	DF	Jeppe Tverskov	5	0	0	0	5	0
16	DF	Jørgen Skjelvik	5	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	Alexander Juel Andersen	4	0	0	0	4	0
17	FW	Sveinn Gudjohnsen	2	0	1	0	3	0
20	MF	Ayo Simon Okosun	3	0	0	0	3	0
24	DF	Robin Østrøm	2	0	1	0	3	0
4	DF	Ryan Laursen	2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	Janus Drachmann	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF	Jens Jakob Thomasen	2	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Aron Elís Thrándarson	2	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF	Troels Kløve	2	0	0	0	2	0
—	DF	Marco Lund	2	0	0	0	2	0
7	FW	Issam Jebali	0	1	0	0	0	1
5	DF	Kasper Larsen	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Mart Lieder	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW	Bashkim Kadrii	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	Max Fenger	1	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	Moses Opondo	1	0	0	0	1	0
26	FW	Mikkel Hyllegaard	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	GK	Oliver Christensen	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Sayouba Mandé	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total			59	2	8	0	67	2