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Latest revision as of 18:13, 30 June 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Football Club Midtjylland (Script error: No such module "IPA"., "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they have won four times, most recently in 2024.

Midtjylland is known as one of the best football clubs in the western part of Jutland. Having had international stars playing for the club, such as Mohamed Zidan and Alexander Sørloth. Midtjylland also has the oldest and one of the best and most respected football academies in Scandinavia. The academy has produced multiple Danish national team players, such as Simon Kjær, Joachim Andersen, and Rasmus Kristensen.

Club history

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Stadium of FC Midtjylland. MCH Arena

FC Midtjylland was founded by Johnny Rune, a carpenter and owner of a private business in the wood-supply industry, and Steen Hessel, an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer.[1]

The two men wanted to unite the football clubs Ikast FS (founded 1935) and Herning Fremad (founded 1918) – clubs that for decades had been strong rivals, but had never played any significant role in Danish football. Ikast FS had some success in the late 1970s and '80s and made three Danish Cup final appearances, but had never been a top team in the Danish league. At least ten years had passed with the two clubs being unable to agree on a merger, but on 6 April 1999, a deal was finalised and announced at a press conference the next day.[2][3]

In 2000, Midtjylland were promoted to the top-flight Danish Superliga after a season in which the team had gathered more points than any other team in the history of the first division.

In July 2014, Matthew Benham (owner of English club Brentford) became the majority shareholder of Midtjylland's parent company FCM Holding.[4] In the 2014–15 season, they won the Danish football championship for the first time. Later on, they won two league titles in 2017–18 and 2019–20, then qualified to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.[5]

During a celebration of the inauguration of the club's new FCM House, Dream 99 on 15 August 2023, it was announced that HEARTLAND, holding company for the Danish clothing chain Bestseller, purchased Benham's shares and became majority owner of the club, as well as Portuguese side C.D. Mafra. It was also announced that FCM would embark with a women's football program in 2024.[6] On the final matchday of the championship round in the 2023–24 season, Midtjylland clinched their fourth Superliga title by just one point, following a 3–3 home draw against Silkeborg, as rivals Brøndby lost 3–2 at home against AGF.[7]

Scouting and developing

Midtjylland have built a reputation of finding and developing promising talents, and have a highly regarded youth academy.[8]

In July 2004, Midtjylland was the first Danish club to establish their own football academy, similar to that of French side Nantes.[9] The academy attracts players from throughout Denmark, as well as players from FC Ebedei, a partnering club in Nigeria. The club has developed a network of over 100 clubs located in the western part of Jutland.[10]

In 2008, Danish centre-back Simon Kjær, a talent of the academy, was sold to Palermo for a transfer fee of approximately DKK30 million (€4 million).[11] In 2010, Sune Kiilerich, another talent of the academy, was sold to Sampdoria, while Winston Reid, an academy product and New Zealand international, was sold to West Ham United for DKK32 million (€4.26 million).[12][13] In 2016, vice-captain Erik Sviatchenko was sold for £1.5 million to Celtic.[14]

Other notable sales of academy products include Pione Sisto to Celta Vigo, Rasmus Nissen to Ajax, Andreas Poulsen to Borussia Mönchengladbach and Mikkel Duelund to Dynamo Kyiv.

Stadium

In 2004, the team moved to a new stadium in Herning with a capacity of 11,432 spectators. Midtjylland was the first Danish club to sell the stadium naming rights to a sponsor, resulting in the name "SAS Arena" which has since been changed to MCH Arena. The stadium's opening match was on 27 March; it proved to be a success, with Midtjylland beating AB 6–0. Five of the goals were scored by Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan.

On 22 June 2022, the club started an expansion of MCH Arena that would add a new hospitality lounge and 11 new VIP boxes. The expansion increased the total capacity by 720 seats, taking the capacity from 11,432 to a total of 12,152. The expansion was completed in March 2024.

Supporters

Black Wolves is the official fanclub of FC Midtjylland.[15] It was founded in the beginning of August 1999, as the official fanclub of Ikast FS 1993 "Yellow Flames" changed their name at an extraordinary general meeting. Ultra Boys Midtjylland is the first unofficial faction in Midtjylland, established in 2007 and later renamed Ultras Midtjylland. In 2014, Midtjylland got its second unofficial faction, a youth faction called Midtjylland Ungdom. As of today, there are three unofficial factions: Zartow, Chaos Crew, and Midtjylland Ungdom. Collectively, all FC Midtjylland supporters go under the name of Hedens Drenge.

Hedens Drenge is currently Midtjylland's largest fan-based social media account, with a following of around 11,000 on Instagram and Facebook combined.

The club's main rival is Viborg FF. This rivalry is often referred to as The Battle of the Heath, The Battle of Hatred, and The Derby of Midtjylland. The derby is claimed to be the second biggest in Denmark behind that of FC København and Brøndby IF.

Seasons

File:FCM Performance Graph.svg
Performance graph of Football Club Midtjylland
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe
1999–00 1D 1 30 24 4 2 78 17 76 Fifth round
2000–01 SL 4 33 14 11 8 54 43 53 Semi-finals
2001–02 SL 3 33 16 9 8 47 27 57 Fifth round UEFA Cup First Round
2002–03 SL 7 33 11 11 11 49 45 44 Finalist UEFA Cup Second Round
2003–04 SL 6 33 14 6 13 65 51 48 Fourth round
2004–05 SL 3 33 17 6 10 49 40 57 Finalist
2005–06 SL 7 33 10 11 12 42 52 41 Fifth round UEFA Cup First Round
2006–07 SL 2 33 18 9 6 58 39 63 Quarter-finals
2007–08 SL 2 33 18 8 7 53 36 62 Semi-finals UEFA Cup First Round
2008–09 SL 4 33 16 7 10 55 46 55 Third round
2009–10 SL 6 33 14 5 14 41 41 47 Finalist
2010–11 SL 4 33 13 10 10 50 42 49 Finalist
2011–12 SL 3 33 17 7 9 50 40 58 Fourth round UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round
2012–13 SL 6 33 12 11 10 51 47 47 Quarter-finals UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2013–14 SL 3 33 16 7 10 61 38 55 Fourth round
2014–15 SL 1 33 22 5 6 64 34 71 Fourth round UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2015–16 SL 3 33 17 8 8 57 33 59 Fourth round UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
2016–17 SL 4 36 15 9 12 67 53 54 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2017–18 SL 1 36 27 4 5 80 39 85 Semi-finals UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2018–19 SL 2 36 21 8 7 76 43 71 Champion UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2019–20 SL 1 36 26 4 6 61 29 82 Third round UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round
2020–21 SL 2 32 18 6 8 57 33 60 Semi-finals UEFA Champions League Group Stage
2021–22 SL 2 32 20 5 7 59 33 65 Champion UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa League Group Stage
UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout Round
2022–23 SL 7 32 13 12 7 55 39 51 Fourth round UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa League Group Stage & Knockout Round
2023–24 SL 1 32 19 6 7 62 43 63 Fourth round UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff Round

Honours

Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Country data DEN Jonas Lössl
3 DF Template:Country data KOR Lee Han-beom
4 DF Template:Country data SEN Ousmane Diao
6 DF Template:Country data SWE Joel Andersson
7 FW Template:Country data GNB Franculino Djú
10 FW Template:Country data KOR Cho Gue-sung
11 FW Template:Country data CHI Darío Osorio
13 DF Template:Country data CZE Adam Gabriel
14 FW Template:Country data ZAM Edward Chilufya
16 GK Template:Country data ISL Elías Rafn Ólafsson
18 FW Template:Country data POL Adam Buksa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Template:Country data COL Pedro Bravo
20 MF Template:Country data DEN Valdemar Byskov
21 MF Template:Country data ECU Denil Castillo
22 DF Template:Country data DEN Mads Bech Sørensen (captain)
24 MF Template:Country data DEN Oliver Sørensen
29 DF Template:Country data BRA Paulinho
41 FW Template:Country data DEN Mikel Gogorza
43 DF Template:Country data SUI Kevin Mbabu
55 DF Template:Country data DEN Victor Bak Jensen
58 FW Template:Country data TUR Aral Şimşir
80 MF Template:Country data POR Dani Silva

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Template:Country data DEN Daníel Freyr Kristjánsson (at Fredericia until 30 June 2025)
— DF Template:Country data ENG Ovie Ejeheri (at Fredericia until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Template:Country data SLE Alhaji Kamara (at Mafra until 30 June 2025)
— FW Template:Country data ANG Valter Monteiro (at Mafra U23 until 30 June 2025)
— FW Template:Country data NOR Ola Brynhildsen (at Toronto FC until 31 December 2025)

Youth team

See: FC Midtjylland Academy

Notable players

1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

Personnel

Current technical staff

Role Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Thomas Thomasberg
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Niels Lodberg
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Lasse Heinze
Chief Analyst Template:Flagicon Sören Bjerg
Opponent Analyst Template:Flagicon Oliver Heil
Sports Scientist Template:Flagicon Niklas Virtanen

Management

Role Name
Director of Football Template:Flagicon Svend Graversen
Sporting Director Template:Flagicon Kristian Bach Bak
Head of academy coaching Template:Flagicon Jan Knudsen

Coaches

FC Midtjylland in European competition

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
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UEFA club coefficient ranking

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Rank Team Points
64 Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague 29.500
65 Template:Flagicon Aston Villa 29.000
66 Template:Flagicon Midtjylland 28.500
67 Template:Flagicon Molde 28.500
68 Template:Flagicon SC Freiburg 28.000

References

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External links

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