FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland
Full name Football Club Midtjylland
Nickname(s) The Wolves
Short name FCM
Founded 2 February 1999 (2 February 1999)
Ground MCH Arena, Herning
Ground Capacity 11,800
Owner Matthew Benham
Chairman Rasmus Ankersen
Manager Jess Thorup
League Danish Superliga
2015–16 Danish Superliga, 3rd
Website Club home page
European away colours

FC Midtjylland (Danish: [ˈmid̥jylanˀ], "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the midwestern part of Jutland. The team was a result of a merger between Ikast FS (which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which it won for the first time in 2015.

Club history

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.

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, but that was about it. 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 finalized and announced at a press conference the next day.

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 Championship side Brentford) became the majority shareholder of Midtjylland's parent company FCM Holding.[1] In the 2014–15 season, they won the championship in the Danish Superliga.

Scouting and developing

Midtjylland have generally built a reputation of finding and developing promising talents.

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

In 2008, Danish centre-back Simon Kjær, a talent of the academy, was sold to Palermo for a transfer fee of approximately DKK30 million (4M).[2] 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 (€4.26M).[3][4] In 2016, vice-captain Erik Sviatchenko was sold for £1.5 million to Celtic.[5]

Stadium

In 2004, the team moved to a new stadium in Herning with a capacity of approximately 12,000 spectators. Midtjylland was the first Danish club to sell the stadium naming rights to a sponsor, resulting in the name 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 former AB player Mohamed Zidan.

Supporters

Black Wolves is the official fanclub of FC Midtjylland.[6] It was founded in the beginning in 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 ultra firm in Midtjylland, established in 2007 and later renamedUltras Midtjylland. In 2014, Midtjyland got its second ultra firm, a youth department called Midtjylland Ungdom.

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2008–09 SL 4 3316710 554655 3rd Round
2009–10 SL 6 3314514 414147 Finalist
2010–11 SL 4 33131010 504249 Finalist
2011–12 SL 3 331779 504058 1/16 Finals UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round
2012–13 SL 6 33121110 514747 quarter-final UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2013–14 SL 3 3316710 613855 Fourth round
2014–15 SL 1 332256 643471 Fourth round UEFA Europa League Playoff Round
2015–16 SL 3 331788 573359 Fourth round UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round, UEFA Europa League Round of 32
2016–17 SL X 0000 000 UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of 26 June 2016[7][8]

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

No. Position Player
2 Denmark DF Kian Hansen
3 Finland MF Tim Sparv
6 Finland DF Markus Halsti
7 Denmark MF Jakob Poulsen
8 Netherlands MF Rafael van der Vaart
10 Austria FW Martin Pušić
11 Denmark MF Jonas Borring
16 Sweden GK Johan Dahlin
17 Sweden MF Kristoffer Olsson
18 Denmark DF Kristian Riis
19 Denmark MF Marco Larsen
20 Denmark DF Rasmus Nicolaisen
21 Finland MF Kaan Kairinen
22 Denmark MF Mikkel Duelund
No. Position Player
24 Denmark FW Mads Døhr Thychosen
26 Denmark DF Patrick Banggaard
28 Denmark DF André Rømer
31 Denmark GK Mikkel Andersen
33 Nigeria FW Paul Onuachu
35 Republic of the Congo MF Glorie Rutikanga
36 Nigeria MF Rilwan Hassan
42 Nigeria MF Babajide David
43 Denmark DF Rasmus Nissen
44 Sweden FW Zackarias Faour (on loan from Manchester City)
70 Czech Republic DF Filip Novák
77 Brazil FW Bruninho (on loan from Guangzhou R&F)
88 Norway MF Gustav Wikheim (on loan from Gent)

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Australia MF Awer Mabil (at Esbjerg fB until 30 June 2017)
Denmark MF Jonas Gemmer (at Horsens until 30 June 2017)
Denmark DF Alexander Munksgaard (at Lyngby BK until 30 June 2017)

Youth team

See: FC Midtjylland Academy

Managers

European competition history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Northern Ireland Glentoran 1–1 4–0 5–1
1R Portugal Sporting CP 0–3 2–3 2–6
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Republic of Macedonia Pobeda 3–0 0–2 3–2
1R Croatia Varaždin 1–0 1–1 2–1
2R Belgium Anderlecht 0–3 1–3 1–6
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 2–1 2–2 4–3
1R Russia CSKA Moscow 1–3 1–3 2–6
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Iceland Keflavík ÍF 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
2Q Finland Haka 5–2 2–1 7–3
1R Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 0–2 1–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Wales Bangor City 4–0 6–1 10–1
2Q England Manchester City 0–1 (a.e.t) 1–0 1–1 (2–4p)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Wales The New Saints 5–2 3–1 8–3
3Q Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 1–2 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League PO Switzerland Young Boys 0–3 2–0 2–3
2014–15 UEFA Europa League PO Greece Panathinaikos 1–2 1–4 2–6
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1–0 2–0 3–0
3Q Cyprus APOEL 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a)
UEFA Europa League PO England Southampton 1–0 1–1 2–1
Group D Italy Napoli 1–4 0–5 2nd
Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 3–1
Poland Legia Warsaw 1–0 0–1
R32 England Manchester United 2–1 1–5 3–6
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė 1–0 1–0 2–0
2Q Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–0 2–2 5–2
3Q Hungary Videoton 1–1 (a.e.t) 1–0 2–1
PO Turkey Osmanlıspor 0–1 0–2 0–3

References

  1. Murtagh, Jacob (2014-07-02). "Benham remains fully committed to Bees despite Danish project". Get West London. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  2. "??" (in Danish). Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-30. (subscription required)
  3. "Superligaens transferoverblik". Indkast.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  4. "BBC Sport – Football – New Zealand international Winston Reid joins West Ham". BBC News. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  5. "Erik Sviatchenko: Celtic seal £1.5m transfer of Midtjylland man". BBC Sport. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. "Black Wolves : Homepage". Black-wolves.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30./
  7. "Superligatrup | fcm". Fcm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  8. "DBU's Officielle Statistikere". Danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

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