2019–20 Brøndby IF season
2019–20 Brøndby IF season is Brøndby IF's 39th consecutive season in top-division of the Danish football league, the 30th consecutive in Danish Superliga, and the 54th as a football club. Besides the Superliga, the club competed in the 2019–20 Danish Cup and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. It is the first season with head coach Niels Frederiksen, after replaced he caretaker manager Martin Retov.
2019–20 season | |||
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Sporting director/Director of football | Ebbe Sand until 10 July 2019 Carsten V. Jensen from 10 July 2019 | ||
Head coach | Niels Frederiksen | ||
Stadium | Brøndby Stadium | ||
Danish Superliga | 4th | ||
Danish Cup | Fourth round | ||
UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kamil Wilczek (17) All: Kamil Wilczek (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 21,746 (vs. Copenhagen, Superliga, 6 October 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,295 (vs. Inter Turku, Europa League, 11 July 2019) | ||
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Club
First team staff
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Club administration
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Staff changes
1 July 2019 Brøndby announced that they had hired Niels Frederiksen as their new head coach, on a two-year contract.[1] He joined the team after the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that same summer.[1][2] Besides this Matthias Jaissle left the club,[3] while caretaker Martin Retov, assumed his former position as assistant, along with new signing Jesper Sørensen.[2][4] Besides this, Matthias Borst, Claus Fallentin, Lars Høgh and Ahron Thode all remained with the club.[5]
The day before the first competitive game of the season, Brøndby IF announced that they had replaced CEO Jesper Jørgensen with the commercial director Ole Palmå.[6] At the same time, it was announced that Ebbe Sand resigned from his job as sporting director after only six months in the job, as Carsten V. Jensen was hired as Executive Football Director, and Sand did not want another role in the staff of the club.[6]
Goal of the season
In March 2019, the club updatede their "Strategi 6.4", which among other things meant the club changed the sporting goals, so as the club in this and next season should qualify for the championship playoff in the Superligaen, as to secure European qualification from 2021-22.[7]
Ebbe Sand announced before the end of the previous season, that it was an objective of the club to slim the squad, and make it younger, i order for the clubs talents to make their breakthrough as senior players easier.[8][9]
Stadium and attendance
On July 13, 2019 Brøndby IF announced that they had secured the Danish authorities permit to place a video surveillance system at Brøndby Stadium[10] The technology should be used to recognize fans who had quarantine from the stadium, and was used the first time for the first home game of the season, against Silkeborg IF.[10]
After the record for most season passes the previous season, the record for renewals were broken this season.[11] 8,157 renewed their season pass, which equalled an increase of 27% compared to the year before.[11]
Season
The season officially started with a VO2max-test on June 19, and the first training session was on June 20, 2019.[12] After this they played som friendlies, before the first competitive game on July 11, against FC Inter Turku from Finland.
Players
First team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
No. | Pos | Player | Transfer form | Type | Date | Transferfee | Ref. |
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16 | GK | Michael Tørnes | Vendsyssel FF | Transfer | 3 June 2019 | [14] | |
18 | MF | Jesper Lindstrøm | Masterclass | Own | 3 June 2019 | [15] | |
29 | MF | Peter Bjur | Masterclass | Own | 3 June 2019 | [15] | |
30 | GK | Mads Hermansen | Masterclass | Own | 3 June 2019 | [15] | |
-- | FW | Andreas Bruus | FC Roskilde | Loan ended | 30 June 2019 | [16] | |
-- | DF | Christian Enemark | HB Køge | Loan ended | 30 June 2019 | [17] | |
-- | MF | Rezan Corlu | AS Roma | Transfer | 21 June 2019 | [18] | |
42 | MF | Tobias Børkeeiet | Stabæk Fotball | Transfer | 5 July 2019 | [19] | |
Total | € 1,300,000 |
Updated: 6 July 2019 Source: brondby.com
Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transfer to | Type | Date | Transferfee | Ref |
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3 | DF | Benedikt Röcker | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | End of contract | 30 June 2019 | [20] | |
16 | GK | Benjamin Bellot | BSG Chemie Leipzig | End of contract | 30 June 2019 | [21] | |
18 | FW | Nikolai Laursen | PSV Eindhoven | Loan ended | 30 June 2019 | [22] | |
40 | GK | Casper Hauervig | HB Køge | Transfer | 30 June 2019 | [23] | |
-- | DF | Christian Enemark | Næstved Boldklub | End of Contract | 30 June 2019 | [17][24] | |
-- | MF | Rezan Corlu | Lyngby BK | Loan | 21 June 2019 | [18] | |
Total | € | ||||||
Updated: 21 June 2019 Source: brondby.com
Brøndby Player of the Month
Brøndby Player of the Month is an monthly award, in which the fans decides who has been the best player in the last month. The fans can vote on three players picked by the club. The voting begins after the last game each month, and is done through Facebook[25]
Month | No. | Pos | Player | Ref | Nominated | Ref |
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July | 7 | MF | Dominik Kaiser | [26] | [27] | |
August | [28] | |||||
September | [29] | [30] | ||||
October | ||||||
November | ||||||
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May | ||||||
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
22 June 2019 | Albertslund | 0–3 | Brøndby | Albertslund |
13:30[31] | Wilczek 28' Uhre 74' Hedlund 75' |
Report | Stadium: Albert Park |
26 June 2019 | Lech Poznan | 1–0 | Brøndby | Opalenica, Poland |
18:00 | Puchacz 10' | Report | Stadium: Hotel Remes |
29 June 2019 | Wisla Plock | 1–1 | Brøndby | Opalenica, Poland |
16:00 | Stevanovic 12' | Report | Uhre 84' | Stadium: Hotel Remes |
6 July 2019 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | Brøndby | Berlin, Tyskland |
15:30[32] | Polter 63' Mees 90' |
Report | Arajuuri 82' | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 12,307[33] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Statistics | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
Superliga | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 44.44 | |
Danish Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 | |
Europa League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 33.33 | |
Total | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 43.18 |
Superliga
Overview
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
Last updated: 26 July 2020 Source: brondby.com
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Copenhagen | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 56 | Qualification for the Championship round |
3 | AGF | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47 | |
4 | Brøndby | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 42 | |
5 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 41 | |
6 | AaB | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.[34][35]
Championship round
Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Midtjylland (X) | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 82 | Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Copenhagen | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 68 | Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | AGF | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 64 | European play-off match |
4 | Brøndby | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 56 | |
5 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 47 | |
6 | AaB | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 54 |
Matches
Brøndby IF's matches in the regular season of 2019–20.[36]
Win Draw Loss
14 July 2019 1 | Brøndby | 3–0 | Silkeborg | Brøndby |
18:00 | Arajuuri 14' Kaiser 36' Wilczek 74' |
Report | Rochester Sørensen 72' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 13,056 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
21 July 2019 2 | Randers | 2–2 | Brøndby | Randers |
16:00 | Riis 8' Piesinger 51' Graves Jensen 84' Egho 90+5' |
Report | Kaiser 9' 72' Arajuuri 71' 90+4' Uhre 90+2' |
Stadium: Randers Stadion Attendance: 5,984 Referee: Michael Tykgaard |
28 July 2019 3 | Brøndby | 3–2 | OB | Brøndby |
18:00 | Lindstrøm 25' Kaiser 59' Jung 67' Wilczek 79', 88' |
Report | Barrett Laursen 53' Drachmann 47' Kadrii 67' (str.) Lund 73' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 13,689 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard |
4 August 2019 4 | Brøndby | 1–2 | Horsens | Brøndby |
16:00 | Wilczek 10' 86' Arajuuri 41' Jung 90' |
Report | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 15,145 Referee: Anders Poulsen |
11 August 2019 5 | Hobro | 0–2 | Brøndby | Hobro |
18:00 | 33' Sabbi | Report | Hjörtur Hermannsson Wilczek 52', 85' Mensah 60' |
Stadium: Hobro Stadion Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
18 August 2019 6 | Brøndby | 2–1 | AaB | Brøndby |
18:00 | Radošević 14' Kaiser 32' Wilczek 49' |
Report | Olsen 55' Christensen 64' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 11,349 Referee: Jens Maae |
25 August 2019 7 | Brøndby | 0–3 | AGF | Brøndby |
18:00 | Børkeeiet 44' Hermannsson 85' |
Report | Amini 38' Helenius 45+3' Duncan 46' Blume 57' Ankersen 86' Mortensen 90+3' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 14,145 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
1 September 2019 8 | Midtjylland | 1–0 | Brøndby | Herning |
18:00 | Skipper 7' (o.g.) Frank 25' Mabil 31' |
Report | Lindstrøm 10' | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,944 Referee: Jorgen Burchardt |
15 September 2019 9 | Brøndby | 4–2 | Nordsjælland | Brøndby |
18:00 | Kaiser 32' Larsson 43' Radošević 44' Mukhtar 59' Maxsø 71' Wilczek 86' (pen.) |
Report | Thychosen 39' Francis 54' Atanga 64' Jenssen 85' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 14,648 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
22 September 2019 10 | Esbjerg | 3–1 | Brøndby | Esbjerg |
16:00 | Petre 13' Kauko 18' Halsti 57' Sørensen 71' |
Report | Kaiser 37' Lindstrøm 38' |
Stadium: Blue Water Arena Attendance: 5,907 Referee: Michael Tykgaard |
29 September 2019 11 | SønderjyskE | 2–1 | Brøndby | Haderslev |
18:00 | Jakobsen 33' Hassan 42' Banggard 80' 90+5' Ekani 88' |
Report | Kaiser 14' 85' | Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Anders Poulsen |
6 October 2019 12 | Brøndby | 3–1 | Copenhagen | Brøndby |
14:00 | Hedlund 6' 45+1' Wilczek 23' 76' Hermannsson 28' Frendrup 80' |
Report | Maxsø 30' (o.g.) Bendtner 31' Stage 41' Falk 65' Zeca 75' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 21,746 Referee: Jorgen Burchardt |
20 October 2019 13 | Lyngby | 0–3 | Brøndby | Kongens Lyngby |
18:00 | Tshiembe 67' | Report | Wilczek 38', 70' (pen.) Hermannsson 60' Kaiser 72' |
Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 8,547 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
27 October 2019 14 | Brøndby | 5–2 | Randers | Brøndby |
16:00 | Wilczek 25', 32' (pen.) 90+2' Kaiser 45+3' Mukhtar 69' Jung 79' Piesinger 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Egho 10' 79' Marxen 16' Carlgren 29' Rømer 62' Piesinger 79' Conboy 90+1' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 17,558 Referee: Jens Maae |
4 November 2019 15 | Silkeborg | 0–1 | Brøndby | Silkeborg |
19:00 | Gertsen 53' Hagelskjær 84' Romo 90+1' |
Summary | Hedlund 14' | Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
10 November 2019 16 | Brøndby | 2–1 | Esbjerg | Brøndby |
16:00 | Hermannsson 11' Mráz 29' 35' Frendrup 63' |
Summary | Parunashvili 51' Yakovenko 75' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 12,392 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
24 November 2019 17 | AGF | 2 – 1 | Brøndby | Århus |
18:00 | Bundu 32' Mortensen 66' |
Summary | Rosted 21' Maxsø 35' Jung 68' Wilczek 76' 85' Mráz 87' |
Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 14,043 Referee: Morten Krogh |
1 December 2019 18 | Copenhagen | 2–1 | Brøndby | Østerbro |
14:45 | Fischer 28', 90' | Report | Wilczek 6' | Stadium: Parken Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
8 December 2019 19 | Brøndby | 1–2 | Midtjylland | Brøndby |
21:00 | Wilczek 64' | Report | Mabil 60' Onyeka 82' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Referee: Jorgen Burchardt |
15 December 2019 20 | Brøndby | 1–1 | Hobro | Brøndby |
19:00 | Hedlund 37' | Report | Kristoffersen 8' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Referee: Michael Tykgaard |
16 February 2020 21 | OB | 0–2 | Brøndby | Odense |
21:00 | Report | Jung 8' Christensen 60' |
Stadium: Odense Stadion Referee: Michael Tykgaard |
23 February 2020 22 | AaB | 3–2 | Brøndby | Aalborg |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadion Referee: Mads Kristoffersen |
1 March 2020 23 | Brøndby | 1–0 | Lyngby | Brøndby |
19:00 | Hedlund 53' | Report | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Referee: Jens Maae |
8 March 2020 24 | Nordsjælland | 2–2 | Brøndby | Farum |
22:00 | Damsgaard 39' Atanga 60' |
Report | Slimane 6' Mráz 44' |
Stadium: Right to Dream Park Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen |
2 June 2020 25 | Brøndby | 1–0 | SønderjyskE | Brøndby |
22:00 | Lindstrøm 56' 61' Tibbling 88' Uhre 90+2' |
Report | Eskesen 39' Absalonsen 44' Ekani 70' Jakobsen 71' Marfelt 81' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Referee: Sandi Putros |
Danish Cup
Matches
25 September 2019 Third round | Skive | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Brøndby | Skive |
10:30 | Report | Stadium: Skive Stadium |
UEFA Europa League
First-qualifying round
Win Draw Loss
11 July 2019 | Brøndby | 4–1 | Inter Turku | Brøndby |
19:00 | Wilczek 5', 67' Tibbling 71' Fisker 78' |
Report | Furuholm 22' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 10,295 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden) |
18 July 2019 | Inter Turku | 2–0 (3–4 agg.) | Brøndby | Kupittaa, Turku |
18:30 (Lokal tid) | Markkula 52' Valenčič 56' Muniz 81' |
Report | Jung 3' Fisker 75' Kaiser 90' |
Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Keith Kennedy (Northern Ireland) |
Second-qualifying round
25 July 2019 | Lechia Gdańsk | 2–1 | Brøndby | Gdańsk, Poland |
19:00 | Paixão 26' (str.) Mladenovic 55' Lipski 63' Makowski 87' |
Report | Hedlund 59' | Stadium: Gdańsk Stadion Attendance: 25,875 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
1 August 2019 | Brøndby | 4–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 agg.) | Lechia Gdańsk | Brøndby |
19:30 | Arajuuri 15' Jung 45' Wilczek 53' Lindstrøm 94', 118' Uhre 102' Børkeeiet 105' |
Report | Paixão 66' Peszko 105' Mladenović 105' |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 16,426[37] Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
Third-qualifying round
8 August 2019 | Brøndby | 2–4 | S.C. Braga | Brøndby |
18:30 | Kaiser 15', 50' 76' | Report | Paulinho 18' A. Horta 20' 38' Viana 55' R. Horta 90+2' Hermannsson 90+5' (sm.) |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 15,642 Referee: Tamás Bognár |
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