Tipped for relegation to title winners - AGF's 'King Arthur' moment
AGF, long considered underdogs, have won the Danish Superliga title for the first time since 1986, completing a remarkable turnaround after being tipped for relegation. The team secured the championship with a game to spare, defeating Brondby 2-0 in Copenhagen. Their victory sparked city-wide celebrations in Aarhus, marking the end of a 40-year title drought.
- ▪AGF were tipped for relegation at the start of the 2025-26 season but finished top of the Danish Superliga at the championship split in March.
- ▪Manager Jakob Poulsen, who returned to the club in June, led AGF to their first league title since 1986, becoming the club's 22nd manager since then.
- ▪An 18-year-old Ugandan forward, James Bogere, scored a crucial stoppage-time winner against Sonderjyske, helping set up the title clincher.
- ▪AGF's stadium is currently under reconstruction, forcing them to play in a temporary, spartan facility without an athletics track.
- ▪The win sparked what local media called the 'party of the millennium' in Aarhus, with fans celebrating late into the night across the city.
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Tipped for relegation to title winners - AGF's 'King Arthur' momentImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jakob Poulsen played for AGF between 2008 and 2010, and returned as manager last June ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalistPublished21 minutes agoDavid Nielsen could not have picked a better metaphor for Aarhus GF's quest to win another championship.In 2017, he became the latest manager tasked with bringing glory back to Danish football's sleeping giant, who had not won the league title since 1986."Once upon a time, there was a sword in a stone," he said.
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