2020–21 Brøndby IF season

Brøndby
2020–21 season
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachNiels Frederiksen
StadiumBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga1st (champions)
Danish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mikael Uhre (19 goals)
All:
Mikael Uhre (20 goals)

The 2020–21 Brøndby IF season was Brøndby IF's 40th consecutive season in top-division of the Danish football league, the 31st consecutive in Danish Superliga, and the 55th as a football club. Besides the Superliga, the club also competed in the 2020–21 Danish Cup, losing in the fourth round to Danish 1st Division side Fremad Amager. It was the second season with head coach Niels Frederiksen, after he replaced caretaker manager Martin Retov during the previous campaign.

On 24 May 2021, Brøndby were confirmed as Danish Superliga champions for the first time in 16 years following their 2–0 defeat of Nordsjælland.[1]

Management team

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Position Name
Head coach Denmark Niels Frederiksen
Assistant coaches Denmark Jesper Sørensen
Denmark Martin Retov
Goalkeeper coaches Denmark Lars Høgh
Denmark Claus Fallentin
Fitness coach United States Ahron Thode
Mental coach Denmark Christian Engell
Fitness coach Denmark Jesper Løvind Andersen

Players

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Squad information

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As of 1 February 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Marvin Schwäbe
3 DF Germany GER Anthony Jung
4 DF Norway NOR Sigurd Rosted
5 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Maxsø (captain)
6 DF Iceland ISL Hjörtur Hermannsson
7 MF Denmark DEN Rezan Corlu
9 FW Serbia SRB Andrija Pavlović
11 FW Denmark DEN Mikael Uhre
12 DF Denmark DEN Michael Lumb
14 DF Denmark DEN Kevin Mensah (vice-captain)
15 DF Paraguay PAR Blás Riveros
16 GK Denmark DEN Michael Tørnes
17 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Bruus
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Lindstrøm
19 MF Denmark DEN Morten Frendrup
20 MF Sweden SWE Oskar Fallenius
21 MF Denmark DEN Lasse Vigen
22 MF Croatia CRO Josip Radošević
24 DF Denmark DEN Joel Kabongo
25 MF Tunisia TUN Anis Ben Slimane
27 FW Sweden SWE Simon Hedlund
29 MF Denmark DEN Peter Bjur
30 GK Denmark DEN Mads Hermansen
40 GK Denmark DEN Jonathan Ægidius
42 MF Norway NOR Tobias Børkeeiet

Youth players in use

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW Denmark DEN Jagvir Singh
34 MF Denmark DEN Andreas Pyndt
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW Denmark DEN Mathias Kvistgaarden

Transfers

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In

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Summer

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Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
19 September 2020 9 FW Serbia Andrija Pavlović Austria Rapid Wien Undisclosed [3]
5 October 2020 15 DF Paraguay Blas Riveros Switzerland FC Basel Undisclosed [4]

Winter

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Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
4 January 2021 12 DF Denmark Michael Lumb Denmark Horsens Undisclosed [5]
4 January 2021 20 MF Sweden Oskar Fallenius Sweden Brommapojkarna Undisclosed [6]
7 February 2021[a] MF United States Christian Cappis Denmark Hobro Undisclosed [7]
  1. ^ Taking effect on 1 July 2021

Out

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Summer

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Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
27 July 2020 12 MF Sweden Simon Tibbling Netherlands Emmen Undisclosed [8]
22 August 2020 8 MF Denmark Kasper Fisker Denmark Fremad Amager Undisclosed [9]

Loan out

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Summer

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Date Until No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
19 August 2020 30 June 2021 FW Croatia Ante Erceg Croatia Osijek Free [10]
5 October 2020 30 June 2021 DF Denmark Jens Martin Gammelby Denmark Lyngby Free [11]

Winter

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Date Until No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
29 January 2021 30 June 2021 DF Denmark Anton Skipper Denmark Hobro IK Free [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly Brøndby Denmark 3–1 Denmark Næstved Brøndby Stadium
13:00 CEST Report
27 August 2020 Friendly Brøndby Denmark 2–1 Denmark Helsingør Brøndby Stadium
13:00 CEST Report
31 August 2020 Friendly Odense Denmark 1–2 Denmark Brøndby Odense, Denmark
15:00 CEST Hyllegaard 21' Report Uhre 61'
Vigen 77'		 Stadium: Nature Energy Park
5 September 2020 Friendly Crystal Palace England 1–1 Denmark Brøndby Selhurst, England
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Statistics
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 32 19 4 9 58 38 +20 059.38
Danish Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 34 20 4 10 60 40 +20 058.82

Superliga

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Main article: 2020–21 Danish Superliga

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 19 4 10 60 36  +24 61 10 4 3 32 19  +13 9 0 7 28 17  +11

Last updated: 24 May 2021 Source: FBref

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultWWWWLLLWWWLWWWDWWLDWWD
Position4111145431322111122111
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2021. Source: Weltfussball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brøndby 22 14 3 5 40 24 +16 45 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 22 13 4 5 35 20 +15 43
3 AGF 22 10 8 4 35 22 +13 38
4 Copenhagen 22 10 5 7 39 35 +4 35
5 Randers 22 9 5 8 31 21 +10 32
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
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.[13][14]

Championship round

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRO MID COP AGF NOR RAN
1 Brøndby (C) 32 19 4 9 58 38 +20 61 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round — 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0
2 Midtjylland 32 18 6 8 57 33 +24 60 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 1–0 — 4–1 4–0 3–0 1–1
3 Copenhagen 32 16 7 9 61 53 +8 55 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 2–1 4–2 — 3–2 2–2 2–1
4 AGF (O) 32 13 9 10 48 42 +6 48 Qualification for the European play-off match 1–2 1–4 1–2 — 3–1 2–0
5 Nordsjælland 32 11 10 11 51 51 0 43 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 — 2–1
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
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.[15][16]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Matches

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Regular season
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13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 1 Brøndby 3–2 Nordsjælland Brøndbyvester
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Jens Maae
20 September 2021 (2021-09-20) 2 Copenhagen 1–2 Brøndby Copenhagen
14:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Referee: Jorgen Burchardt
27 September 2021 (2021-09-27) 3 Brøndby 2–1 Horsens Brøndbyvester
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 4 Randers 1–2 Brøndby Randers
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen
18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) 5 SønderjyskE 2–0 Brøndby Haderslev
16:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Sydbank Park
Referee: Sandi Putros
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 6 Brøndby 2–3 Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Jorgen Burchardt
1 November 2021 (2021-11-01) 7 AaB 2–1 Brøndby Aalborg
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard-Andersen
8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) 8 Brøndby 3–1 OB Brøndbyvester
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Sandi Putros
22 November 2021 (2021-11-22) 9 Vejle 0–2 Brøndby Vejle
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Referee: Jakob Sundberg
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) 10 Brøndby 4–1 Lyngby Brøndbyvester
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 11 AGF 3–1 Brøndby Aarhus
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Jorgen Burchardt
13 December 2021 (2021-12-13) 12 Brøndby 2–1 SønderjyskE Brøndbyvester
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard-Andersen
20 December 2021 (2021-12-20) 13 Horsens 1–2 Brøndby Horsens
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
4 February 2021 (2021-02-04) 14 Nordsjælland 0–1 Brøndby Farum
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 15 Brøndby 1–1 AaB Brøndbyvester
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Morten Krogh
14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) 16 Lyngby 0–4 Brøndby Lyngby
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Lyngby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen
21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) 17 Brøndby 2–1 Vejle Brøndbyvester
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikkel Redder
28 February 2021 18 Midtjylland 1–0 Brøndby Herning
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
4 March 2021 (2021-03-04) 19 Brøndby 0–0 Randers Brøndbyvester
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
Fourth official: Benjamin Svedborg
7 March 2021 (2021-03-07) 20 Brøndby 2–1 Copenhagen Brøndbyvester
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
Fourth official: Morten Krogh
14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) 21 OB 0–3 Brøndby Odense
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Odense Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Morten Krogh
21 March 2021 (2021-03-21) 22 Brøndby 1–1 AGF Brøndbyvester
17:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt
Championship round
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5 April 2021 23 Midtjylland 1–0 Brøndby Herning
18:00 CEST Kaba 19'
Lössl Yellow card 89'
Cajuste Yellow card 90+6'		 FCM Summary Mensah Yellow card 65'
Slimane Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
11 April 2021 24 Brøndby 1–3 Copenhagen Brøndbyvester
16:00 CET Frendrup Yellow card 2'
Uhre 69'
Rosted Yellow card 90+5'		 FCK Summary Wilczek 37' (Kristiansen) 90+6' (Stage)
Daramy 90+1'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
18 April 2021 25 Brøndby 2–2 AGF Brøndbyvester
18:00
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Jens Maae
21 April 2021 26 Nordsjælland 0–3 Brøndby Farum
20:00 CEST Chukwuani Yellow card 76'
Sadiq Yellow card 81'		 BIF Summary Uhre 21' (Hedlund)
Hermannsson Yellow card 85'
Pavlović 86' (Hedlund)
Vigen 89' (Fallenius)		 Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Anders Poulsen
26 April 2021 27 Brøndby 2–0 Randers Brøndbyvester
16:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
2 May 2021 28 Randers 4–2 Brøndby Randers
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
9 May 2021 29 Brøndby 3–1 Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
18:00 CEST Uhre 37'
Radošević Yellow card 57'
Hedlund 70'
Pavlović 83'		 FCM Summary Scholz 32' (pen)
Paulinho Red card 40'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 8,158
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
16 May 2021 30 Copenhagen 2–1 Brøndby Copenhagen
16:00 CEST Maxsø 27' (og)
Wind 55' (pen.)
Daramy Yellow card 87'
Zeca Yellow card 90+1'		 FCK Summary Hermannsson Yellow card 6'
Hedlund 39' (Mensah)
Bruus Yellow card 45+2'
Lindstrøm Red card 68'
Jung Yellow card 78'
Schwäbe Yellow card 87'Corlu Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 11,086
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
20 May 2021 31 AGF 1–2 Brøndby Aarhus
20:00 CEST Þorsteinsson Yellow card 18'
Olsen 38' (pen.) Yellow card 76'		 Uhre 5' (Hedlund) 73'
Frendrup Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 35'
Vigen Yellow card 72'
Hedlund Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 8,220
Referee: Sandi Putros
24 May 2021 32 Brøndby 2–0 Nordsjælland Brøndbyvester
18:00 CEST Vigen 45' (Hedlund)
Slimane 51' (Mensah)
Corlu Yellow card 77'		 BIF Summary Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 9,669
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Danish Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 Danish Cup
5 November 2020 (2020-11-05) Third round LSF 0–1 Brøndby Smørum Idrætscenter
11:15 CET
17 December 2020 (2020-12-17) Fourth round Fremad Amager 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brøndby Sundby Idrætspark, Amager Vest
09:30 CET
Report
Referee: Jonas Hansen

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 11 FW Denmark Mikael Uhre 19 1 20
2 18 MF Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm 10 0 10
3 27 FW Sweden Simon Hedlund 8 1 9
4 9 FW Serbia Andrija Pavlović 4 0 4
21 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen 4 0 4
6 4 DF Denmark Sigurd Rosted 3 0 3
25 MF Tunisia Anis Ben Slimane 3 0 3
8 5 DF Denmark Andreas Maxsø 2 0 2
9 6 DF Iceland Hjörtur Hermannsson 1 0 1
14 DF Denmark Kevin Mensah 1 0 1
15 DF Paraguay Blas Riveros 1 0 1
17 DF Denmark Andreas Bruus 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 58 2 60

Last updated: 24 May 2021[17]

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Superliga Danish Cup Total
1 1 GK Germany Marvin Schwäbe 8 1 9
Totals 8 1 9

Last updated: 24 May 2021[17]

Discipline

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No. Pos. Player Superliga Danish Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Germany Marvin Schwäbe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Germany Anthony Jung 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Norway Sigurd Rosted 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
5 DF Denmark Andreas Maxsø 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Serbia Andrija Pavlović 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 FW Denmark Mikael Uhre 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 DF Denmark Andreas Bruus 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF Denmark Morten Frendrup 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
21 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 MF Croatia Josip Radošević 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Total 26 2 0 0 0 0 26 2 0

Last updated: 21 February 2021.
Source: FBref

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