Brøndby IF

Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening short Brøndby IF is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester. The club was founded in 1964 when two local clubs merged (Brøndbyøster IF and Brøndbyvester IF).

Brøndby IF
Full nameBrøndbyernes Idrætsforening
Nickname(s)Drengene fra Vestegnen
(The Boys from Vestegnen)
Founded3 December 1964; 61 years ago (1964-12-03)
GroundBrøndby Stadium
(capacity: 28,000[1] (23,400 seats))
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachNiels Frederiksen
LeagueDanish Superliga
2022–235th of 12
WebsiteClub home page
Home colours
Away colours

Brøndby IF has won 11 Danish championships and 7 Danish Cups. Brøndby reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup 1990-91.

Honours

  • Winners (11): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2021
  • Danish Cup
    • Winners (7): 1989, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005,2008, 2019
  • Danish League Cup
    • Winners (3): 1984, 2005, 2006
  • Danish Super Cup
    • Winners (4): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002

Current squad

As of 31 March 2022[2]
No. Position Player
3 Norway DF Henrik Heggheim
4 Norway DF Sigurd Rosted
5 Denmark DF Andreas Maxsø (captain)
6 New Zealand MF Joe Bell
8 Denmark MF Mathias Greve
9 Serbia FW Andrija Pavlović
12 Sweden FW Carl Björk
14 Denmark DF Kevin Mensah (vice-captain)
15 Paraguay DF Blas Riveros
16 Denmark GK Thomas Mikkelsen
17 Denmark DF Andreas Bruus
18 Denmark DF Kevin Tshiembe
19 Denmark DF Frederik Alves
No. Position Player
21 Sweden DF Rasmus Wikström
22 Croatia MF Josip Radošević
23 United States MF Christian Cappis
24 Croatia FW Marko Divković (on loan from DAC)
25 Tunisia MF Anis Ben Slimane
27 Sweden FW Simon Hedlund
29 Denmark MF Peter Bjur
30 Denmark GK Mads Hermansen
31 Denmark FW Jagvir Singh
36 Denmark FW Mathias Kvistgaarden
38 Denmark FW Yousef Salech
40 Denmark GK Jonathan Ægidius

Coaching staff

Name Role
Denmark Niels Frederiksen Head Coach
Denmark Martin Retov Assistant Coach
Denmark Casper Ankergren Goalkeeper Coach
Denmark Anders Storskov Fitness Coach
Denmark Jesper Løvind Andersen Fitness Consultant
Denmark Frederik Birk Christensen Chief Analyst

Records

  • Home victory, Danish Superliga: 7–0 vs. Herfølge, 11 July 2005
  • Away victory, Danish Superliga: 7–0 vs. Esbjerg, 26 August 2001; 7–0 vs. AGF, 21 August 2016
  • Home loss, Danish Superliga: 1–6 vs. Esbjerg, 14 March 2004
  • Away Loss, Danish Superliga: 0–5 vs. Midtjylland, 29 July 2007
  • Biggest win, European match 9–0 vs. Juvenes/Dogana, 2 July 2015
  • Biggest Loss, European match 0–5 vs. PAOK, 20 August 2015; 0–5 vs. Manchester United, 4 November 1998
  • Highest attendance, Brøndby Stadion: 31,508 vs. Copenhagen, 18 June 2003
  • Highest average home attendance, season: 18,204, 2004–05
  • Most appearances, European matches: 70, Per Nielsen
  • Most appearances, total: 556, Bjarne Jensen
  • Most goals scored, season, Danish Superliga: 28, Ebbe Sand 1997–98
  • Most goals scored, Danish Superliga: 71, Kamil Wilczek
  • Most goals scored, European matches: 12, Ruben Bagger
  • Most goals scored, total: 121, Kim Vilfort

UEFA club ranking

Current

As of 24 May 2021, Source: [1]

Rank Team Points
131 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 7.500
132 Germany Mainz 7.000
133 Denmark Brøndby IF 7.000
134 Turkey Konyaspor 7.000
135 Czech Republic Jablonec 7.000

Brøndby IF Media

References

  1. "Stadionoverblik". brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Superliga-truppen - Brøndby IF". brondby.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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