The 2013–14 season is AaB's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 24th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and the 128th year as a football club. AaB will participate in the Europa League this season, coming in 5th place in the 2012–13 Danish Superliga. The club had the most successful season in its history, winning the Danish Superliga for a fourth time and the Danish Cup for a third time, therefore becoming the fifth Danish club to complete the "Double".
Month by Month review Month July 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 2 1 3 6 6 0 2 August 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 0.75 1.25 0.5 12 2 10 7 September 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 1.75 1.25 1.75 12 7 5 4 October 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 1.67 1.33 2 9 6 3 2 November 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 2 0.67 2.33 9 7 2 2 December 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 3.5 1 2 6 4 2 2 February 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 March 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 2 1.2 2 15 10 5 2 April 5 4 0 1 11 5 +6 2.2 1 2.4 15 12 3 1 May 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 1.25 1 1.75 12 7 5 1 Total 33 18 8 7 60 38 +22 1.82 1.15 1.88 99 62 37 1
Club
Coaching staff
{| class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head Coach|| Kent Nielsen |- |Assistant coach|| Allan Kuhn |- |Development Manager – AaB Fodbold|| Poul Erik Andreasen |- |Goalkeeping coach|| Poul Buus |- |Team Leader|| Ernst Damborg |- |Doctor|| Søren Kaalund |- |Physiotherapist|| Morten Skjoldager |- |Physical trainer|| Ashley Tootle |- |Sports Psychology consultant|| Martin Langagergaard |- |U/19 League coach|| Jacob Friis |- |U/17 League coach|| Lars Knudsen
Other information
First team squad
As of 18 May 2014 Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 1 Nicolai Larsen GK 2010 Lyngby Boldklub 107 0 22 Carsten Christensen GK 2011 FC Fredericia 3 0 Defenders 3 Jakob Ahlmann LB / LWB 2009 Midtjylland 85 3 5 Kenneth Emil Petersen CB 2009 AC Horsens 130 9 20 Henrik Dalsgaard RB / RWB / RM / RW 2009 Møldrup/Tostrup 137 9 26 Rasmus Thelander CB 2012 AB 44 4 31 Jakob Blåbjerg CB / LB 2013 AaB Academy 1 0 32 Kasper Pedersen CB / RB 2013 AaB Academy 9 2 Midfielders 2 Patrick Kristensen LB / RB / CM / RM / RW 2006 AaB Academy 229 9 7 Anders Due CM / LM / RM / LW 2008 Vitesse Arnhem 189 19 8 Rasmus Würtz (VC) CM / DM 2009 Copenhagen 344 19 9 Thomas Augustinussen (C) CM / DM 2011 Red Bull Salzburg 377 43 14 Mathias Wichmann CM / AM / LM / RM 2009 AaB Academy 110 4 15 Gilli Sørensen LM / LW 2014 B36 Tórshavn 1 0 17 Kasper Kusk CM / AM / LM / RM / LW / RW 2010 AaB Academy 89 26 21 Kasper Risgård CM / DM 2013 Silkeborg IF 188 27 23 Nicolaj Thomsen CM / AM / LM / LW 2011 AaB Academy 68 5 27 Christian Rye CM / DM 2013 AaB Academy 0 0 30 Andreas Bruhn CM / AM / LM / LW 2013 AaB Academy 6 0 Forwards 10 Jeppe Curth CM / AM / CF 2005 Feyenoord 283 65 11 Rasmus Jönsson CF / RW 2013 VfL Wolfsburg 20 6 18 Anders K. Jacobsen CF 2013 FC Fredericia 29 8 19 Søren Frederiksen CF / LW 2013 Copenhagen 40 629 Rolf Toft CF 2011 AaB Academy 25 1 33 Lukas Spalvis CF 2013 AaB Academy 24 11
Source: AaB Fodbold website
Transfers and loans
In
Summer
Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource21 Silkeborg IFFree transfer19 July 201318 FC Fredericia£0.09 million30 July 2013
Winter
Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource15 B36 TórshavnUndisclosed1 January 2014
Out
Summer
Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource11 Aston Villa£1.28 million18 June 201330 ParanáFree transfer30 June 2013
Winter
Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource4 NEC£0.3 million30 January 201428 VíkingurFree transfer31 January 2014
Loan in
Squad #PositionPlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource11 VfL Wolfsburg
Loan out
Squad #PositionPlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource29 Vejle BK10 Midtjylland
Overall transfer activity
Spending
Summer: £90,000
Winter: £0
Total: £90,000
Income
Summer: £1,280,000
Winter: £300,000
Total: £1,580,000
Expenditure
Summer: £1,190,000
Winter: £300,000
Total: £1,490,000
Friendlies
Pre-season
Mid-season
Post-season
Competitions
Competition record CompetitionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Danish Superliga Danish Cup Europa League Total
Danish Superliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Danish Cup
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
Statistics
Appearances
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. PlayerSuperligaCupEuropa LeagueTotal1GK1 Nicolai Larsen327241MF17 Kasper Kusk3362413MF23 Nicolaj Thomsen3352404MF2 Patrick Kristensen3062385DF3 Jakob Ahlmann2961366MF8 Rasmus Würtz284234MF21 Kasper Risgård2950348DF26 Rasmus Thelander2642329MF7 Anders Due216229FW18 Anders K. Jacobsen24502911MF9 Thomas Augustinussen217028FW19 Søren Frederiksen22422813DF5 Kenneth Emil Petersen21502614FW33 Lukas Spalvis18702515DF20 Henrik Dalsgaard18322316DF4 Lasse Nielsen17222117FW11 Rasmus Jönsson19102018MF14 Mathias Wichmann11621919FW10 Jeppe Curth14221820FW29 Rolf Toft602821DF32 Kasper Pedersen331722MF30 Andreas Bruhn420623FW15 Gilli Sørensen0101GK22 Carsten Christensen1001MF28 Hallur Hansson0101
Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerSuperligaCupEuropa LeagueTotal1MF17 Kasper Kusk1250172FW33 Lukas Spalvis830113FW18 Anders K. Jacobsen71084FW11 Rasmus Jönsson6006MF23 Nicolaj Thomsen42066MF21 Kasper Risgård50057DF3 Jakob Ahlmann2103FW19 Søren Frederiksen1203DF26 Rasmus Thelander120310DF5 Kenneth Emil Petersen1102FW10 Jeppe Curth2002DF20 Henrik Dalsgaard200213MF2 Patrick Kristensen0101MF7 Anders Due0101MF8 Rasmus Würtz1001DF32 Kasper Pedersen1001—Own Goals7108TOTALS6020080
Assists
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. PlayerSuperligaCupEuropa LeagueTotal1MF17 Kasper Kusk860142MF21 Kasper Risgård62083FW18 Anders K. Jacobsen5106MF23 Nicolaj Thomsen60065FW11 Rasmus Jönsson41056MF2 Patrick Kristensen1304DF20 Henrik Dalsgaard40048DF3 Jakob Ahlmann2002MF7 Anders Due2002MF14 Mathias Wichmann2002FW33 Lukas Spalvis1102TOTALS4114055
Clean sheets
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerSuperligaCupEuropa LeagueTotal1GK1 Nicolai Larsen111113TOTALS111113
Disciplinary record
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal. PlayerSuperligaCupEuropa LeagueTotal1DF3 Jakob Ahlmann901000100MF8 Rasmus Würtz8010101003DF5 Kenneth Emil Petersen40000040MF9 Thomas Augustinussen40000040DF20 Henrik Dalsgaard201010406DF4 Lasse Nielsen300000307FW10 Jeppe Curth20000020MF14 Mathias Wichmann00200020MF17 Kasper Kusk20000020DF26 Rasmus Thelander2000002011GK1 Nicolai Larsen10000010MF2 Patrick Kristensen10000010FW11 Rasmus Jönsson10000010FW18 Anders K. Jacobsen10000010FW19 Søren Frederiksen10000010MF21 Kasper Risgård10000010MF30 Andreas Bruhn10000010DF32 Kasper Pedersen00100010FW33 Lukas Spalvis10000010TOTALS4406020520
Summary
Games played 42 (33 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League)Games won 25 (18 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup)Games drawn 9 (8 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League)Games lost 8 (7 Danish Superliga, 1 UEFA Europa League)Goals scored 80 (60 Danish Superliga, 20 Danish Cup)Goals conceded 48 (38 Danish Superliga, 7 Danish Cup, 3 UEFA Europa League)Goal difference +32 (+22 Danish Superliga, +13 Danish Cup, -3 UEFA Europa League)Clean sheets 13 (13 Danish Superliga, 1 Danish Cup, 1 UEFA Europa League)Yellow cards 52 (44 Danish Superliga, 6 Danish Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League)Red cards 0Best result(s) W 5 – 0 (H) v Viborg FF – Danish Superliga – 9 December 2013Worst result(s) L 3 – 0 (A) v Dila – UEFA Europa League – 18 July 2013 & L 3 – 0 (A) v FC København – Danish Superliga – 20 October 2013Most appearances Nicolai Larsen & Kasper Kusk (41 appearances)Top scorer(s) Kasper Kusk (17 goals)Top assister(s) Kasper Kusk (14 assists)Worst discipline Jakob Ahlmann & Rasmus Würtz (10 )
Awards
Player
Player Award Month Source17 Kasper Kusk Tipsbladet Profil of the Autumn December 2013 17 Kasper Kusk Superliga player of the Month, March March 2014 33 Lukas Spalvis Superliga player of the Month, April April 2014 8 Rasmus Würtz Tipsbladet Profil of the Spring May 2014 8 Rasmus Würtz AaB Player of the Season 2013–14 August 2014
Team
Award Month Source Fairplay May 2014
References