Brøndby IF
Full name	Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening
Nickname(s)	Drengene fra Vestegnen (The boys from the western outskirts)
Founded	1964
Ground	Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby (Capacity 29,000)
Chairman	Per Bjerregaard
Manager	Tom Køhlert
League	Danish Superliga
2007-08	Danish Superliga, 8th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Brøndby Stadium (Brøndby Stadion is the homeground of football club Brøndby IF, situated in the Greater Copenhagen area Brøndby is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Per Anders Bjerregaard (born January 23, 1946) is a Danish educated Medical doctor (cand Tom Køhlert (born April 30, 1947) is a Danish former football player at and current manager of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association. The 2007-08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship which determined the winners of the Danish football championship The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Brøndby is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short. The club, founded in 1964 as a merger between two local Brøndby clubs, has won 10 national Danish football championship titles and five national Danish Cups, since the club joined the Danish top-flight football league in 1981. The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of Football in Denmark. The Danish Cup (Landspokalturneringen is the official " knockout " cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. Brøndby is the most successful Danish club on the European scene, with a UEFA Cup semi-final the best ever Danish result in the European competitions. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Furthermore the club was the second Danish club (after Aab in the 95/96 season) to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, during the 1998-99 tournament. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club

Since the founding of fellow Copenhagen club F.C. Copenhagen in 1992, the two clubs have had a fierce rivalry, and the so-called "New Firm" games between the two sides attract the biggest crowds in Danish football. FC Copenhagen ( Danish: FC København, or FCK in short is a Danish football team located in Copenhagen. The New Firm is a Danish football rivalry between the two big Copenhagen -teams F This article discusses association football in Denmark. Football is the national sport of Denmark, with 296818 players and 1614 clubs registered ^[1] With F. C. Copenhagen, Brøndby has consistently formed a duo which have won eleven of the last sixteen Danish Superliga championships, and from 1995 to 2006, the club did not finish below second spot in the league. The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association. Brøndby IF are currently taking part in the Danish Superliga 2007-08 tournament. The 2007-08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship which determined the winners of the Danish football championship

History

See also: Brøndby IF seasons

Brøndby IF started out in 1964 as an amateur club in the 6th of the 11 Danish leagues, the Serie 1, where they finished their two first seasons in fourth place. This is a list of seasons played by Danish football club Brøndby IF from the 1981-82 season, when Brøndby IF entered the top-flight Among the players of the early years was team captain Per Bjerregaard, a doctor who had moved to Copenhagen from Jutland, and who would later play an instrumental part in Brøndby's success. Per Anders Bjerregaard (born January 23, 1946) is a Danish educated Medical doctor (cand This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. In 1967, the club hired coach Leif Andersen whose emphasis on discipline and physicality instantly secured promotion to Sjællandsserien (the Zealand series). Zealand (also Sealand Danish: Sjælland;) is the largest Island (7031 km² of Denmark (excluding Greenland After a few mediocre years a new coach John Sinding was brought in, and the club won promotion to Danmarksserien (the Denmark series).

In 1973 Per Bjerregaard stopped his active career at 27 years of age, and became chairman of Brøndby IF. His first action was to sack coach Sinding. In his place, Brøndby hired former professional and Danish national football team player Finn Laudrup, who took over as head coach, while he still took actively part in the games as a player. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football Finn Laudrup (born July 31, 1945) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who represented the Denmark national football Finn Laudrup joined his brother-in-law Ebbe Skovdahl in the Brøndby team, and he brought his two young sons Brian and Michael Laudrup with him to the club. Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player who won Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player Under Finn Laudrup's influence, the playing style was changed to a more attacking strategy, even though Finn Laudrup decided to fully concentrate his efforts as a player after only a year. After winning promotion in 1974, Finn Laudrup left Brøndby in the 3rd Division in 1976 to play for KB in the Danish top-flight league, then named 1st Division, and a year later Michael Laudrup, the brightest talent in Danish football, followed. Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish Sports club based in Copenhagen.

Professional football

In 1977 Brøndby moved up into the 2nd Division, and were one of the clubs who quickly adapted to the new times of paid football in the best Danish leagues in 1978. Per Bjerregaard succeeded in talking Finn Laudrup into returning to Brøndby IF in 1981 on a professional contract, and following a season of 85 goals in 30 games, Brøndby won promotion to the top-flight 1st Division under coach Tom Køhlert. Tom Køhlert (born April 30, 1947) is a Danish former football player at and current manager of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga Finn Laudrup subsequently stopped his career, 36 years old, but in his place, Michael Laudrup would return for the 1982 season, being one of ten players leaving KB that year.

Brøndby IF won their 1st Division debut match 7-1 over fellow promoted team B 1909, in a game that featured two goals from Michael Laudrup. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation Boldklubben 1909 is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. He was subsequently called up for the Danish national team, and on June 15, 1982 he became the first Brøndby player to win a cap for Denmark. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Brøndby finished their first 1st Division season in fourth place with Laudrup the league's third top goal scorer with 15 goals, which would earn him the Danish Player of the Year award. The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize which has been given to the best Danish Football (soccer player by the Danish Football Association In 1983, Laudrup was sold to Juventus F.C. in the then biggest transfer deal in Denmark, giving Brøndby IF the economic foundation to expand further.

After four years in the top division, Brøndby won their first Danish championship in 1985 and played its first European match when the club beat Hungarian champions Budapest Honvéd FC 4-1 in the 1986 European Cup. The 1985 Danish 1st Division season was the 40th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Budapest Honvéd FC is a Hungarian Sports club from Budapest best known for its football team In 1986, Brøndby became the first Danish club of fully professionals when ten players were signed full time, and the club was introduced at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1987. The Copenhagen Stock Exchange or CSE (Københavns Fondsbørs is an international marketplace for Danish Securities, including Shares,

European success

Throughout the second half of the 1980s the team dominated the league and wouldn't finish lower than a second place until 1992. The team was built around talented Danish players, and from 1987 to 1991 players from Brøndby would win the Danish Player of the Year award every year. The recipients would all form the backbone of the Danish national team which would later win the 1992 European Championship (Euro 1992), and was the first goalscorer in the 2-0 Euro 1992 final win John "Faxe" Jensen (1987), national team captain Lars Olsen (1988), the World's Best Goalkeeper 1992 and 1993 award winner Peter Schmeichel (1989), four-time Danish Player of the Year award winner Brian Laudrup (1990) and the second goalscorer of the Euro 1992 final Kim Vilfort (1991). The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. John Jensen (born 3 May 1965) nicknamed Faxe, is a former Danish international footballer whose last job in football was Lars Christian Olsen (born February 2, 1961) is a Danish former professional Football defender and current football manager of Danish Superliga In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player who won Kim Vilfort (born November 15, 1962) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who is now head talent scout at the Danish football The club became used to winning the national title and turned its attention towards European success.

In 1990 Brøndby hired former Danish national team captain Morten Olsen as coach, and under his reign, the 1990-91 UEFA Cup would become the high point in the short history of the club. Morten Per Olsen (born August 14 1949) is a Danish former Football (soccer player and current football manager Especially the meriting wins over Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen from Germany and Russian club Torpedo Moscow saw the many Danish profiles shine, and the club was minutes from qualifying for the final game of the tournament. Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian Футбольный клуб "Торпедо" Москва is a Russian football club based in Moscow. In the 88th minute of the semi-final, a Rudi Völler goal denied Brøndby the final game of the Cup, in favour of AS Roma. Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (born April 13 1960) is a German former international football Striker, and a former manager of the German Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Following the impressive European display by the comparatively small club, important members of the team, including Lars Olsen, top scoring striker Bent "Turbo" Christensen and the absolute star Peter Schmeichel, left the club. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Bent Christensen Arensøe, formerly known as Bent René Christensen, (born January 4, 1967) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer

The following year, 1992, was the worst year in the club's history as the intended takeover of the Danish bank Interbank went awry. For the foreign exchange market of currencies see Interbank market. It was expected that European Cup success would boost the Brøndby stock value in order to finance the buy, but as the club was beaten by Dynamo Kyiv in the European Cup 1991-92 qualification, the stocks never reached the value necessary to finalize the deal. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the It had been arranged for financial backers Hafnia to step in and take over the buy in case Brøndby could not finance it, but as Hafnia went bankrupt, Brøndby were forced to buy Interbank and financial collapse was imminent as club debts amassed to 400 million DKK. Hafnium dioxide is the Inorganic compound with the formula Hf[[Oxygen O]]2 The krone ( sign: kr; code: DKK) is the Currency of Denmark, including the autonomous provinces of Greenland ^[2] A long-term rescue plan was initiated to save the club, but these events influenced the performance of the team and the championship, now called the Danish Superliga, was not won again until 1996. The 1995-96 Danish Superliga season was the 6th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association.

Rebuilding

The rebuilding of the team was lead by head coach Ebbe Skovdahl, who deployed the team in a 4-4-2 formation. In Association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. The return to the club of Euro 1992 veterans John "Faxe" Jensen and captain Lars Olsen combined with the emergence of goalkeeper Mogens Krogh and striker Ebbe Sand got the club back on its feet. Mogens Krogh (born 31 October, 1963 in Hjørring, Denmark) is a Danish retired professional Football (soccer player who is currently Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a Striker for FC Schalke The rebuilding culminated in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup elimination of the historically most successful English football team, Liverpool F.C., though AS Roma would once again knock Brøndby out. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Including that year, Brøndby won three Danish championships in a row, and the next year's UEFA Cup saw one of the biggest upsets in Brøndby history, as a 3-1 home defeat to Karlsruher SC was changed to an aggregate win when Brøndby beat the team of Euro 1996 winner Thomas Häßler 5-0 away in Germany. Karlsruher SC is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. Thomas Häßler (born May 30, 1966 in West Berlin) is a former German Association football Midfielder currently assistant Most importantly for the club's economy, Brøndby was the first Danish team to qualify for the new format of the European Cup, now called the UEFA Champions League. ^[3] The Champions League qualification meant six guaranteed matches in a group stage with three of the biggest teams of Europe, and when they were paired with FC Barcelona and later finalists Manchester United and Bayern Munich, Brøndby faced very economically attractive games. A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of group tournament in which each participant plays every other participant an equal number of times Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Despite winning 2-1 over Bayern in the first game of the group play, Brøndby would concede 18 goals in six matches and was eliminated with a single win to their name.

Skovdahl decided to take a stab at coaching in Scottish club Aberdeen F.C. and Brøndby took a more Scandinavian approach, in search of stable success in the European competitions with Norwegian club Rosenborg BK the role model. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Rosenborg Ballklub ( RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League ^[4] The club hired Norwegian manager Åge Hareide in 2000, who proclaimed a shift in line-up to a more attacking 4-3-3 system. Åge Fridtjof Hareide (born 23 September 1953) was employed as the coach of the Norwegian national football team at the end of 2003 replacing In Association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. With Hareide came a handful of Scandinavian players of whom especially Swedish national team player Mattias Jonson would become a fan favourite. The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Mattias Jonson 'jʊnsɔn (born January 16 1974) is a Swedish professional football player who plays as a Midfielder for Swedish

2000 was also the year the club finalized a planned expansion of Brøndby Stadium from a 20,000 to a 29,000 capacity, making it the second largest stadium in Denmark, only trailing the Parken stadium of F. Parken Stadium ( English: the Park) is a football Stadium in the Indre Østerbro ( Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen C. København. At the cost of 250 million DKK, the vast expenditure was seen as a sign that the club was out of its former financial crisis. ^[5] The building project was finalized in fall 2000, and on October 22, 28,416 spectators saw Brøndby beat Akademisk Boldklub 4-2 in the opening game of the rebuilt stadium. Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish Professional football club from Copenhagen, currently playing at the second highest level in

Hareide's visions of a 4-3-3 system never worked out, and the team soon returned to the well-known 4-4-2 setup. As he slowly lost hold of a 10 point lead to rivals FCK, gained in a great first half of the 2001-02 Superliga season, Hareide took his leave in spring 2002 before the last games of the season. The 2001-02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. ^[6] He was replaced by youth team coach Tom Køhlert who, though reluctant to take the job, gave first team debuts to the top youth team players, most notably Thomas Kahlenberg, who would help the club narrowly secure the championship win on goal difference. Thomas Kahlenberg (born March 20, 1983) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a Midfielder for French In Sports such as Ice hockey and football (soccer, goal difference (that is goals scored minus goals conceded is often the first Tiebreaker

Michael Laudrup and later coaches

Michael Laudrup as manager.

For the 2002-03 Superliga season Brøndby caused sensation as they had convinced Michael Laudrup to return to manage his childhood club, with John "Faxe" his assistant. The 2002-03 Danish Superliga season was the 13th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. In their first season, the 33 man Brøndby team was divided into an A-squad of 23 players for the Superliga and a U-squad consisting mainly of youth players. The coaching duo let several players go in the process, as Laudrup "looked at the names and then assessed, who fits our style of play";^[7] A 4-2-3-1 formation with a short-passing possession game, deploying two wide wingers. In Association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. In certain sports such as football, Field hockey, Ice hockey, handball, Rugby union, and Rugby league, the term winger Asbjørn Sennels, one of the newly acquired players under Michael Laudrup, became the 50th Brøndby player, since Laudrup himself in 1982, to represent his respective national team, when he played for Denmark in April 2004. Asbjørn Sennels (born January 17, 1979) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player who plays as a Left back for Viborg

Michael Laudrup's greatest international triumph came in Brøndby's 100th European cup game, when Schalke 04 was eliminated on aggregate in the 2003-04 UEFA Cup. FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly FC Schalke 04, is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen Brøndby then faced Laudrup's former high-profile club FC Barcelona, and was eliminated from the tournament. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan In the domestic competitions, winning The Double in the 2004-05 season is the most recent highlight for Brøndby. The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season The 2004-05 season in Danish football, starting July 2004 and ending June 2005: Events 20 July 2004: FC København In May 2006, Laudrup announced that he, along with John "Faxe", did not accept the one-year contract extension offered by the club,^[8] and following three titles in four seasons, the pair left the club in June.

They were replaced by Dutch coach René Meulensteen, who resigned after six months, leaving Brøndby at a 7th place halfway through the 2006-07 Superliga season. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands René Meulensteen (born March 25, 1964) is a Dutch football coach The 2006-07 Danish Superliga season was the 17th season of the Danish Superliga league championship which determinated the winners of the Danish football championship Tom Køhlert took the managerial reins once more, this time as a permanent solution on a 2½-year contract.

After losing 2-4 to Horsens on August 26, their 23rd continuous away game without a victory, the team was greeted by about 200 furious fans and cries like "die mercenaries" and "we are Brøndby, who are you?" on their return to Copenhagen. AC Horsens is a Danish football team playing in the Danish Superliga championship ^[9]

On August 31, 2007, Per Bjerregaard announced that he resigned from the director seat, and instead took over as chairman of the board in Brøndby. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Per Anders Bjerregaard (born January 23, 1946) is a Danish educated Medical doctor (cand Shortly after his resignation, Peter Schmeichel announced that he was ready to buy Brøndby and become the director. Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer The announcement made the fans excited, calling him: "The Savior of Brøndby. " However, his offer was rejected, which by financial experts was rated as a good decision. On April 1, 2008, Hermann Haraldsson was appointed to the vacant position. ^[10]

Following a disappointing beginning of the 2007-08 Superliga season with only 5 points in seven matches, manager Tom Køhlert made it clear in August 2007 that the Danish Cup now had a higher priority for the club. The 2007-08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship which determined the winners of the Danish football championship The Danish Cup (Landspokalturneringen is the official " knockout " cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. ^[11] The change of priorities was successful, and Brøndby won their first domestic title in almost three years on May 1, 2008 when Esbjerg fB were beaten 3-2 in the final of the Danish Cup 2007-08. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (EfB is a Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg. The Danish Cup ' s results of the 2007 - 2008 season. The first round were played about August 7 and the final was played on May

Stadium

Main article: Brøndby Stadium

Panorama view of Brøndby Stadium at the 3-0 win against AC Horsens on August 5, 2006. Brøndby Stadium (Brøndby Stadion is the homeground of football club Brøndby IF, situated in the Greater Copenhagen area AC Horsens is a Danish football team playing in the Danish Superliga championship

2005: The facade of the rebuilt Brøndby Stadium.

Brøndby have always played their games at Brøndby Stadium. Brøndby Stadium (Brøndby Stadion is the homeground of football club Brøndby IF, situated in the Greater Copenhagen area A part of the merging of Brøndbyvester IF and Brøndbyøster IF was a promise by the Brøndby municipality mayor to build a ground, and in 1965 it was ready for the club to play at. Through the first years in the secondary Danish leagues, the stadium was little more than a grass field with an athletics track circling the field of play. It wasn't until 1978 that the main stand was built, sporting a capacity of 1,200 seated spectators. As newly promoted to the best Danish league in 1982, concrete terraces opposite the main stand were constructed, allowing for a crowd of 5,000 additional people. Following the first years of success in the highest Danish league, the athletic track was discarded and a further 2,000 seats were installed on top of the concrete stands from 1989 to 1990.

When Brøndby played games against other successful European teams in the 1990-91 UEFA Cup, the then capacity of up to 10,000 spectators was quickly dwarfed by the ticket interest. As the Danish national stadium Idrætsparken in Copenhagen was being rebuilt, the club found no other way to host the games, but to get a dispensation to use scaffolding stands, which boosted the stadium capacity to 18,000 in the semi-final leg of the tournament, a 0-0 draw with AS Roma. Parken Stadium ( English: the Park) is a football Stadium in the Indre Østerbro ( Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen Scaffolding is a temporary framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures Following the European adventure, the club inaugurated its end stands in 1992, allowing for a total of 22,000 spectators.

In May 1998, the club bought Brøndby Stadium from the Brøndby municipality for 23. 5 million DKK^[12] and immediately spent double that amount to modernize the stadium. When the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1998-99, the stadium was still under construction and the games were moved to arch rival F. C. København's Parken stadium. In 2000 all stands were standardized and built to the same height, allowing for crowds of 29,000 at domestic games and 22,000 in the European games, which allow only all-seated crowds. All-seater stadium is the terminology applied to those sports stadia in which every spectator has a seat Since then, the stadium has seen a number of lesser or larger infrastructural and technical enhancements, and the February 2004 European game against FC Barcelona was played in front of a 26,031 man crowd.

Organization

Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening was founded on December 3, 1964 as a merger between two small clubs, Brøndbyvester IF from 1909 and Brøndbyøster IF from 1928, and was a broad sports association, including branches in football, handball, gymnastics and badminton among others. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court In 1971 the club was split off into clubs for each individual sport, and Brøndby mayor Kjeld Rasmussen became the first chairman of the footballing branch, which retained the name of Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

With the introduction of paid football in Denmark by the Danish Football Association in 1978, the club split into an amateur and a professional department. The Danish Football Association (DBU (Dansk Boldspil-Union is the governing body of Football in Denmark. The amateurs consisted of the various youth departments which had been the trademark of the club since the 1964 merger, as well as the numerous volunteers who service every match of the professional club for free. In 1987 the professional department, Brøndby IF Fodbold A/S, was the second football club in the world (with Tottenham being the first) to float its shares on a public stock exchange. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. In financial markets, a share is a Unit of account for various financial instruments including Stocks Mutual funds Limited partnerships A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock The shares were divided in A and B shares of equal value, with only the B shares for sale to the public. Each A share counts for ten votes and each B share counts for a single ownership vote, and the A shares were divided between three groups to prevent hostile takeovers; the volunteer amateur leaders of the club, the main sponsors of the club, and the company Euro Sportsholding, owned by Brøndby IF itself. The A shares accounted for 64% of the votes,^[13] and thereby the power in the club.

When the club was on the verge of financial collapse in 1992, the A shares posed as security to the creditors, until the club was saved and the shares were sold for the symbolic amount of 1 DKK^[14] to the newly founded Brøndbyernes IF Fodbold Fond, which strives to keep Brøndby IF controlled by the amateur department. The shares are currently divided into 355,000 A and 3,500,000 B shares, with Brøndbyernes IF Fodbold Fond owning 300,000 of the A shares, accounting for 42. 6% of the total votes. ^[15]

Fans

Brøndby have Denmarks best supporters, they have won the price several times. Brøndby supporters are the most singing supporters in Denmark. Brøndby supporters sings all the 90 minutes of a football game, even if the team are loosing, that's a big difference between Brøndby supporters and other Danish supporters. Brøndby have a very bad reputation, because of the most hardcore supporters, they are very violent against other teams supporters. The riwals from FC Copenhagen, has suppoters who doesn't sing at all, they only sing when they are winning.

Official fractions: Brøndby Support Brøndby Kids

Unofficial fractions: Alpha - Ultras Group, Supras Vestegnen - Ultras Group, Yellow & blue Crew - Ultras Group, Suburban Casuals - Hooligans, Suburban Baby Crew - Hooligans, under fraction of Suburban Casuals, Southside United - Hooligans, BlueFront - Hooligans, political group (Nazi), Under fraction of Southside United.

Squads and players

See also Brøndby IF players

More than 300 players have represented Brøndby in the Danish leagues, cups and the European competitions since 1964.

Current Squad

Apart from the main A-squad which plays in the Danish Superliga, Brøndby have a reserve team, the U-squad, which plays in the Danish 2nd Division East under coach Peer F. The 2nd Division East a group of the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Zealand, Copenhagen, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm Football Hansen,^[16] as well as many various youth teams. As only 18 players are allowed in each Superliga match (11 starting players plus seven substitutes) it is common practice to have spare players from the A-squad assist the U-squad in their games.

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No. Position Player 2 DF Trond Andersen 4 DF Per Nielsen 5 DF Mark Howard 6 MF Samuel Holmén 7 FW Kasper Lorentzen 8 MF Kim Daugaard 9 MF Martin Retov 10 MF Martin Ericsson 13 FW Peter Madsen 14 MF Joseph Elanga (on loan at AC Horsens) 16 GK Stephan Andersen 17 FW Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen 18 DF Max von Schlebrügge 19 FW Peguero Jean Philippe (on loan at San Jose Earthquakes)

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Trond Andersen (born January 6, 1975 in Kristiansund, Norway) is a Norwegian professional Football (soccer player most notable In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Per Lundgren Nielsen (born October 15, 1973) is a retired Danish professional Football (soccer player who played in the central defense In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mark Howard (born 29 January 1986) is an English football player who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF in the For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Samuel Holmén was born in Annelund just outside of Borås, and started playing football in Annelunds IF. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Kasper Wellemberg Lorentzen (born November 19, 1985) is a Danish professional footballer, playing as a Midfielder or forward For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Kim Daugaard Hansen (born March 29, 1974) is a Danish formerly professional Football (soccer player who has played as a Midfielder For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Martin Retov (born May 5, 1980) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays as a Central midfielder for Hansa For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Martin Ericsson (born September 4, 1980) is a Swedish professional footballer, who plays as an Attacking midfielder for Brøndby Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian rugby league footballer of the same name see Mick Madsen. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Joseph Elanga (born 2 May 1979) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for AC Horsens in the Danish Superliga AC Horsens is a Danish football team playing in the Danish Superliga championship In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Stephan Maigaard Andersen (born November 26, 1981) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a Goalkeeper for Brøndby Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Morten Nicolas Rasmussen (born January 31, 1985) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player currently playing for Brøndby IF In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Max von Schlebrügge (born February 1 1977) is a Swedish Football defender who currently plays for Brøndby IF from Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Peguero Jean Philippe (born September 29, 1981) is a Haitian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a forward for The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in San Jose California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States Position Player 20 MF Stefán Gíslason (captain) 21 DF Thomas Rasmussen 22 DF Morten Rasmussen 23 MF Martin Spelmann 24 DF Mikkel Bischoff 25 MF Tobias Mikkelsen 26 MF Mike Jensen 28 FW Chris Katongo 30 GK Michael Tørnes 31 FW David Williams 32 DF Anders Randrup 33 DF Jacob Berthelsen 40 GK Morten Cramer 41 FW Nicolaj Agger

Reserves 2007/08

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stefán Gíslason (born March 15, 1980) is an Icelandic football player who is currently the team captain of Brøndby IF In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Thomas Rasmussen (born April 16, 1977) from 1998 to 2003 known as Thomas Schultz, is a Danish professional Football (soccer player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Morten "Molle" Rasmussen (born 26 March 1985) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player currently playing as a defender For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Martin Spelmann (born 21 March, 1987) is a Danish professional footballer, who currently plays for AC Horsens. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mikkel Bischoff (born February 3, 1982 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Brøndby IF in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tobias Pilegaard Mikkelsen (born September 18, 1986) is a Danish professional football player who after helping his team gain promotion to the For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982 in Mufulira) is a Zambian Association football player who plays as a Striker for Arminia Bielefeld In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Michael Elvers Tørnes (born January 8, 1986) is a Danish footballer who is currently a Goalkeeper at Danish club Brøndby IF Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing David Williams (born February 26 1988) is an Indigenous Australian Football (soccer player for Danish Superliga side In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Anders Degn Randrup (born 16 July 1988) is a Danish professional football defender who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jacob Berthelsen (born 4 July 1986) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player currently playing as a defender for the In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Morten Cramer (born 7 November 1967 is a Danish educated Police man, who formerly plays professional Football (soccer as a Goalkeeper at Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nicolaj Moesgaard Agger (born October 23, 1988) is a Danish professional football player who plays for Brøndby IF in the Position Player GK Andreas Larsen GK Kasper Vilfort DF Kristian Bo Andersen (on loan at Hvidovre IF) 34 DF Pierre Kanstrup DF Thomas Mrva 3 DF Thomas Rytter DF Kasper Schulz DF Daniel Stenderup

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hvidovre IF is a Danish football club founded on 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Thomas Rytter Jakobsen (born January 6, 1974) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who last played as a defender In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Position Player 29 DF Daniel Wass MF Jesper Christjansen MF Ricki Olsen 35 MF Mark Leth Petersen MF Jannich Thrane FW Lukasz Cieslewicz (on loan at Hvidovre IF) 36 FW Patrick Mortensen FW Osama Okharraz

Player of the year

Starting from 1980, the club has annually named its player of the year. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Daniel Wass (born 31 May 1989) is a Danish football player currently playing for Brøndby IF, who by many is considered one of the biggest right For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Łukasz Cieślewicz (born 15 November 1987) is a Polish professional Football (soccer player who as of 2007 has been playing as a Hvidovre IF is a Danish football club founded on 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing ^[17] Players still playing for the club are marked in bold:

Wall of Honour

The "Wall of Honour" chronicling Brøndby's national team players, of varying nationalities, since 1982. Brian Chrøis (born November 12, 1959) is a Danish former footballer, who scored 68 goals in 239 games as a Defensive midfielder for Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player Claus Nielsen (born 13 January, 1964) is a Danish former football player who played the bulk of his career for Brøndby IF. Lars Christian Olsen (born February 2, 1961) is a Danish former professional Football defender and current football manager of Danish Superliga Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Kim Vilfort (born November 15, 1962) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who is now head talent scout at the Danish football Uche Alozie Okechukwu (born September 27, 1967) known as Uche for short is a Nigerian football player who played 44 matches Jes Høgh (born May 7, 1966) is a Danish former Football (soccer player who played for Danish clubs Aalborg BK and Brøndby Ole Bjur (born September 13, 1968) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who played 384 matches for Danish club Brøndby Allan Nielsen (born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football player whose most notable period Søren Colding (born September 2, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most prominently captained Danish club Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a Striker for FC Schalke Kim Daugaard Hansen (born March 29, 1974) is a Danish formerly professional Football (soccer player who has played as a Midfielder Mogens Krogh (born 31 October, 1963 in Hjørring, Denmark) is a Danish retired professional Football (soccer player who is currently Dan Anton Johansen (born August 13, 1979) is a Danish professional footballer currently playing as a amateur for Viborg FF. Hans Krister Nordin (born 25 February 1968) is a Swedish former professional Football (soccer player who played the bulk of his career with Aurelijus Skarbalius, nicknamed Auri, (born May 12, 1973) is a Lithuanian professional footballer, who started his career as a Per Lundgren Nielsen (born October 15, 1973) is a retired Danish professional Football (soccer player who played in the central defense Martin Retov (born May 5, 1980) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays as a Central midfielder for Hansa Johan Elmander ɛl'mɑndɛr (b May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player who plays as a Mark Howard (born 29 January 1986) is an English football player who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF in the

Since Michael Laudrup became the first player to represent Brøndby IF in the Danish national team in June 1982, more than 50 players have donned the national team jersey of their respective countries. Apart from Denmark, players from Nigeria, Norway, Lithuania, Burkina Faso, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Morocco, Iceland, and Zambia have represented their countries. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. The players are displayed on the "Wall of Honour", according to their year of national team debut. ^[18] Players still playing for the club are marked in bold:

• 1980s: Michael Laudrup (1982), Ole Madsen (1983), Brian Chrøis (1983), Ole Østergaard (1983), Lars Lunde (1983), Kim Christofte (1984), John Helt (1985), Lars Olsen (1986), John "Faxe" Jensen (1986), Claus Nielsen (1986), Kim Vilfort (1987), Per Steffensen (1987), Brian Laudrup (1987), Kent Nielsen (1987), Peter Schmeichel (1987), Bjarne Jensen (1988), Jan Bartram (1988), Bent Christensen (1989), Per Frimann (1989)
• 1990s: Erik Rasmussen (1990), Ushe Okechuckwu (1990), Friday Eliaho (1990), Brian Jensen (1991), Frank Pingel (1991), Mogens Krogh (1992), Marc Rieper (1992), Mark Strudal (1993), Jes Høgh (1993), Dan Eggen (1993), Jesper Kristensen (1994), Jens Risager (1994), Bo Hansen (1995), Allan Nielsen (1995), Peter Møller (1996), Ole Bjur (1996), Søren Colding (1996), Auri Skarbalius (1996), Ebbe Sand (1998), Oumar Barro (1999)
• 2000s: Magnus Svensson (2000), Mattias Jonson (2000), Peter Madsen (2001), Mads Jørgensen (2001), Morten Wieghorst (2002), Per Nielsen (2002), Jón Rói Jacobsen (2003), Thomas Kahlenberg (2003), Andreas Jakobsson (2003), Karim Zaza (2004), Asbjørn Sennels (2004), Martin Retov (2004), Morten Skoubo (2004), Johan Elmander (2004), Daniel Agger (2005), Hannes Sigurðsson (2006), Martin Ericsson (2006), Chris Katongo (2007), Stefán Gíslason (2007), Samuel Holmén (2008), Thomas Rasmussen (2008), Anders Randrup (2008)

Managers

Listed according to when they became managers for Brøndby IF (years in parentheses):

• 1960s: Egon Knudsen (1964), Leif Andersen (1967), Ib Jensen (1969)
• 1970s: John Sinding (1970), Mogens Johansen (1972), Finn Laudrup (1973), Kaj Møller (1974), John Sinding (1975), Jørgen Hvidemose (1977)
• 1980s: Tom Køhlert (1980), Ebbe Skovdahl (1986), Birger Peitersen (1987), Ebbe Skovdahl (1988)
• 1990s: Morten Olsen (1990), Ebbe Skovdahl (1992), Tom Køhlert (1999, caretaker)
• 2000s: Åge Hareide (2000), Tom Køhlert (2002, caretaker), Michael Laudrup (2002), René Meulensteen (2006), Tom Køhlert (2007)

Achievements

Brøndby IF's most commonly used players during the Double winning 2004-05 season, which was Brøndby's latest trophy winning season. Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player Brian Chrøis (born November 12, 1959) is a Danish former footballer, who scored 68 goals in 239 games as a Defensive midfielder for Lars Lunde (born 21 March 1964 is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player who played in the Striker position Kim Piitala Christofte (born August 24, 1960 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish professional footballer, who was part of the Denmark John Helt (born December 29, 1959) is a Danish former Football (soccer player in the Midfielder position Lars Christian Olsen (born February 2, 1961) is a Danish former professional Football defender and current football manager of Danish Superliga John Jensen (born 3 May 1965) nicknamed Faxe, is a former Danish international footballer whose last job in football was Claus Nielsen (born 13 January, 1964) is a Danish former football player who played the bulk of his career for Brøndby IF. Kim Vilfort (born November 15, 1962) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who is now head talent scout at the Danish football Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player who won Kent Nielsen (born 28 December, 1961) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player and current coach of Danish Superliga Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Jan Bartram (born 6 March 1962) is a former Danish footballer. Bent Christensen Arensøe, formerly known as Bent René Christensen, (born January 4, 1967) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer Per Frimann Hansen (born 4 June 1962) is a Danish former football player Erik Sandvad Rasmussen (born December 24, 1960) nicknamed " The Wizard " and " TryllErik " is a Danish former Uche Alozie Okechukwu (born September 27, 1967) known as Uche for short is a Nigerian football player who played 44 matches Brian Boye Jensen (born April 23, 1968) is a Danish former football player who most notably played for Danish club Brøndby IF, as Frank Pingel (born May 9, 1964 in Vejlby) is a Danish former footballer, who played in the Striker position Mogens Krogh (born 31 October, 1963 in Hjørring, Denmark) is a Danish retired professional Football (soccer player who is currently Marc Rieper-Jensen (born June 5, 1968) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player who most notably played as a Central defender Mark Agner Strudal Petersen (born April 29 1968 is a Danish former footballer who played as a Striker and scored three goals in nine games for the Jes Høgh (born May 7, 1966) is a Danish former Football (soccer player who played for Danish clubs Aalborg BK and Brøndby Dan Eggen (born January 13, 1970 in Oslo) is a former Norwegian footballer, who played as a central defender Jesper Kristensen (born October 9, 1971) is a Danish former Football (soccer player who played 129 games for Danish team Brøndby IF Jens Risager (born April 9, 1971) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer defensive player, who most prominently won five Bo Jannik Nyby Hansen (born June 16, 1972) is a Danish former Football (soccer player in the Striker position Allan Nielsen (born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football player whose most notable period Peter Møller-Nielsen (born March 23, 1972) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player who became a sports Journalist Ole Bjur (born September 13, 1968) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who played 384 matches for Danish club Brøndby Søren Colding (born September 2, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most prominently captained Danish club Aurelijus Skarbalius, nicknamed Auri, (born May 12, 1973) is a Lithuanian professional footballer, who started his career as a Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a Striker for FC Schalke Oumar Barro (born 3 June 1974) is a Burkinabé football player who as of 2006 was playing for Rail Club du Kadiogo. Magnus "Turbo" Svensson (born March 10 1969 is a football Midfielder from Vinberg, Sweden. Mattias Jonson 'jʊnsɔn (born January 16 1974) is a Swedish professional football player who plays as a Midfielder for Swedish For the Australian rugby league footballer of the same name see Mick Madsen. Lars Mads Jørgensen (born February 10, 1979) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player who plays as an Attacking midfielder Morten Wieghorst (born February 25, 1971 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer Midfielder Per Lundgren Nielsen (born October 15, 1973) is a retired Danish professional Football (soccer player who played in the central defense Jón Rói Jacobsen (born April 7, 1983) is a Faroese Football defender currently playing for BK Frem. Thomas Kahlenberg (born March 20, 1983) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a Midfielder for French Andreas Jakobsson (born October 6, 1972) is a Swedish professional Football (soccer player in the defender position and the Karim Zaza (born January 9, 1975) is a Danish - Moroccan professional football player who plays as a Goalkeeper for Asbjørn Sennels (born January 17, 1979) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player who plays as a Left back for Viborg Martin Retov (born May 5, 1980) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays as a Central midfielder for Hansa Morten Skoubo (born June 30, 1980) is a Danish professional footballer who recently joined FC Utrecht of the Netherlands Johan Elmander ɛl'mɑndɛr (b May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player who plays as a Daniel Munthe Agger.(born 12 December 1984 in Hvidovre) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a central Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born April 10, 1983 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football player who as of March 2008 plays Martin Ericsson (born September 4, 1980) is a Swedish professional footballer, who plays as an Attacking midfielder for Brøndby Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982 in Mufulira) is a Zambian Association football player who plays as a Striker for Arminia Bielefeld Stefán Gíslason (born March 15, 1980) is an Icelandic football player who is currently the team captain of Brøndby IF Samuel Holmén was born in Annelund just outside of Borås, and started playing football in Annelunds IF. Thomas Rasmussen (born April 16, 1977) from 1998 to 2003 known as Thomas Schultz, is a Danish professional Football (soccer player Anders Degn Randrup (born 16 July 1988) is a Danish professional football defender who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF Finn Laudrup (born July 31, 1945) is a former Danish professional Football (soccer player who represented the Denmark national football Tom Køhlert (born April 30, 1947) is a Danish former football player at and current manager of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga Morten Per Olsen (born August 14 1949) is a Danish former Football (soccer player and current football manager Åge Fridtjof Hareide (born 23 September 1953) was employed as the coach of the Norwegian national football team at the end of 2003 replacing Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player René Meulensteen (born March 25, 1964) is a Dutch football coach The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season The 2004-05 season in Danish football, starting July 2004 and ending June 2005: Events 20 July 2004: FC København

• Danish Football Championship titles:
  • Winners (10 titles): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2004-05
  • Runner-up (9 placings): 1986, 1989, 1994-95, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06
• Danish Cup
  • Winners (6 titles): 1988-89, 1993-94, 1997-98, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08
  • Runner-up: 1987-88, 1995-96
• Danish League Cup
  • Winners (2 titles): 2005, 2006
• Danish Super Cup
  • Winners (4 titles): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002
• European Cup and UEFA Champions League^[19] (6 participations)
  • Quarter-finals: 1986-87
  • Group stage: 1998-99
• UEFA Cup (12 participations)
  • Semi-finals: 1991
• Royal League (3 participations)
  • Winners: 2006-07

• 26 seasons in the Highest Danish League
• 4 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
• 3 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League

Records

• Home victory, Danish Superliga: 7-0 vs. The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of Football in Denmark. The 1985 Danish 1st Division season was the 40th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1987 Danish 1st Division season was the 42nd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1988 Danish 1st Division season was the 43rd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1990 Danish 1st Division season was the 45th season of the Danish 1st Division, and the last in which it was the country's top flight The 1991 Danish Superliga season was the 1st season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1995-96 Danish Superliga season was the 6th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1996-97 Danish Superliga season was the 7th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1997-98 Danish Superliga season was the 8th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 2001-02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 2004-05 Danish Superliga season was the 15th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1986 Danish 1st Division season was the 41st season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1989 Danish 1st Division season was the 44th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1994-95 Danish Superliga season was the 5th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1998-99 Danish Superliga season was the 9th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1999-2000 Danish Superliga season was the 10th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 2000-01 Danish Superliga season was the 11th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 2002-03 Danish Superliga season was the 13th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 2003-04 Danish Superliga season was the 14th season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The Danish Cup (Landspokalturneringen is the official " knockout " cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The Danish Cup ' s results of the 2002 - 2003 season. The final was played on May 29 2003. The Danish Cup ' s results of the 2004 - 2005 season. First round was played on about July 28 and the final was played on May 5 The Danish Cup ' s results of the 2007 - 2008 season. The first round were played about August 7 and the final was played on May The Tele2 LigaCup (the Danish League Cup) is a former Danish football competition arranged by Divisionsforeningen. The Danish Super Cup was played for by the Danish League champions and the Danish Cup Winners. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. History For the Royal League 2004-05 tournament the twelve participating teams were initially placed into three groups The Royal League 2006-07 fixtures and results Rules The twelve participating teams are placed into three groups of four clubs each The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association. The 1st Division (officially named Viasat Divisionen after main sponsor Viasat) has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league just after the 1st Division. Herfølge BK, 11 July 2005
• Away victory, Danish Superliga: 7-0 vs. Herfølge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921 It is based in Herfølge, a small town in the middle of Sjælland. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Esbjerg fB, 26 August 2001
• Home loss, Danish Superliga: 1-6 vs. Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (EfB is a Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Esbjerg fB, 14 March 2004
• Away Loss, Danish Superliga: 0-5 vs. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " FC Midtjylland, 29 July 2007
• Highest attendance, Brøndby Stadium: 31,508 vs. FC Midtjylland are a Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brøndby Stadium (Brøndby Stadion is the homeground of football club Brøndby IF, situated in the Greater Copenhagen area F.C. Copenhagen, 18 June 2003
• Highest average home attendance, season: 18,204, 2004-05
• Most appearances, European games: 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: 80, Bent "Turbo" Christensen
• Most goals scored, European games: 12, Ruben Bagger
• Most goals scored, total: 110, Kim Vilfort

References

• (Danish) (1993) Henrik Madsen, Brøndbys bagmænd (Brøndby's backers), Børsen Bøger, ISBN 87-7553-403-7
• (Danish) (1997) Kurt Thyboe, Brøndby forever, Borgen, ISBN 87-21-00678-4
• (Danish) (2001) Jakob Kvist, Ambassadøren - en bog om Michael Laudrup, Centrum, ISBN 87-583-1285-4
• (Danish) (2005) Jens Jam Rasmussen and Michael Rachlin, Slaget om København, People's Press, ISBN 87-91693-55-1

Footnotes

External links

• Brondby.com (official website)
  • (Danish) BrondbyIF-Amator.dk (amateur foundation)
  • (Danish) BrondbySupport.dk (official fanclub)
  • (Danish) 90min.dk (Daily news site)
• UEFA profile