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Brøndby IF

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Brøndby IF
Full nameBrøndbyernes Idrætsforening
Nickname(s)Drengene fra Vestegnen
(The Boys from Vestegnen)
Founded3 December 1964; 59 years ago (1964-12-03)
GroundBrøndby Stadium
Capacity28,000[1] (23,400 seats)
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachJesper Sørensen
LeagueDanish Superliga
2023–242nd of 12
WebsiteClub website

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

  • 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

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As of 31 March 2022[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Austria Austria Patrick Pentz (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
2 DF Norway Norway Sebastian Sebulonsen
3 DF Norway Norway Henrik Heggheim
4 DF Denmark Denmark Jacob Rasmussen
5 DF Denmark Denmark Rasmus Lauritsen
7 FW Denmark Denmark Nicolai Vallys
8 MF Denmark Denmark Mathias Greve
9 FW Norway Norway Ohi Omoijuanfo (Vice-captain)
10 MF Denmark Denmark Daniel Wass (2nd Vice-captain)
11 FW Denmark Denmark Filip Bundgaard
14 DF Denmark Denmark Kevin Mensah (Captain)
16 GK Denmark Denmark Thomas Mikkelsen
18 DF Denmark Denmark Kevin Tshiembe
19 MF Denmark Denmark Bertram Kvist
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Poland Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk
22 MF Croatia Croatia Josip Radošević
23 MF United States United States Christian Cappis
24 DF Croatia Croatia Marko Divković
28 FW Japan Japan Yuito Suzuki
30 DF Belgium Belgium Jordi Vanlerberghe
31 DF Suriname Suriname Sean Klaiber
32 DF Denmark Denmark Frederik Alves
36 FW Denmark Denmark Mathias Kvistgaarden
37 MF Denmark Denmark Clement Bischoff
40 GK Denmark Denmark Jonathan Ægidius
41 FW Denmark Denmark Oscar Schwartau
99 FW Ghana Ghana Emmanuel Yeboah

Coaching staff

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Name Role
Denmark Jesper Sørensen Head coach
Denmark Frederik Birk Christensen Assistant coach and Chief analyst
Denmark Henrik Hansen Assistant coach
Denmark Casper Ankergren Goalkeeper coach
Denmark Anders Storskov Fitness coach
  • 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

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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

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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