2021–22 Brøndby IF season

The 2021–22 Brøndby IF season is Brøndby IF's 41st consecutive season in top-division of the Danish football league, the 32nd consecutive in Danish Superliga, and the 56th as a football club. Besides the Superliga, the club is also competing in the Danish Cup and this season's editions of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. It is the third season with head coach Niels Frederiksen, after he replaced caretaker manager Martin Retov during the 2019–20 campaign.

Brøndby
2021–22 season
Brøndby playing against Red Bull Salzburg in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League play-off round
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachNiels Frederiksen
StadiumBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga3rd
Danish CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mikael Uhre (11 goals)

All:
Mikael Uhre (14 goals)

Brøndby entered this season as reigning Danish Superliga champions, having won the league title for the first time in 16 years in 2021.[1]

Players

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As of 1 September 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
2 DF   DEN Jens Martin Gammelby
3 DF   NOR Henrik Heggheim
4 DF   NOR Sigurd Rosted
5 DF   DEN Andreas Maxsø (captain)
8 MF   DEN Mathias Greve
9 FW   SRB Andrija Pavlović
11 FW   DEN Mikael Uhre
12 DF   DEN Michael Lumb
14 DF   DEN Kevin Mensah (vice-captain)
15 DF   PAR Blas Riveros
16 GK   DEN Thomas Mikkelsen
17 DF   DEN Andreas Bruus
18 DF   DEN Kevin Tshiembe
19 MF   DEN Morten Frendrup
20 MF   SWE Oskar Fallenius
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   SWE Rasmus Wikström
22 MF   CRO Josip Radošević
23 MF   USA Christian Cappis
24 FW   CRO Marko Divković (on loan from DAC)
25 MF   TUN Anis Ben Slimane
27 FW   SWE Simon Hedlund
28 DF   DEN Anton Skipper
29 MF   DEN Peter Bjur
30 GK   DEN Mads Hermansen
31 FW   DEN Jagvir Singh
34 MF   DEN Andreas Pyndt
36 FW   DEN Mathias Kvistgaarden
38 FW   DEN Yousef Salech
40 GK   DEN Jonathan Ægidius
42 MF   NOR Tobias Børkeeiet

Transfers

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
16 GK   Thomas Mikkelsen   Lyngby Free 1 July 2021 [3][4]
21 DF   Rasmus Wikström   IFK Göteborg Undisclosed 29 July 2021 [5]
3 DF   Henrik Heggheim   Viking Undisclosed 30 August 2021 [6][7]
24 FW   Marko Divković   DAC 1904 Loan 31 August 2021 [8]
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
16 GK   Michael Tørnes Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [9]
21 MF   Lasse Vigen   Zulte Waregem Undisclosed 1 July 2021 [10][11]
3 DF   Anthony Jung   Werder Bremen Free 1 July 2021 [12]
1 GK   Marvin Schwäbe   1. FC Köln Free 1 July 2021 [13]
18 MF   Jesper Lindstrøm   Eintracht Frankfurt €7.0 million 11 July 2021 [14]
6 DF   Hjörtur Hermannsson   Pisa Undisclosed 16 July 2021 [15]
24 DF   Joel Kabongo   Randers Undisclosed 27 July 2021 [16]
7 MF   Rezan Corlu   Lyngby Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [17][18]

Competitions

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Danish Superliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Copenhagen 22 14 6 2 43 13 +30 48 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 22 13 3 6 37 22 +15 42
3 Brøndby 22 11 7 4 30 24 +6 40
4 AaB 22 11 5 6 36 26 +10 38
5 Randers 22 9 6 7 26 25 +1 33
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.

Results by round - Regular season

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ResultDDDLLDWDLWDWWWWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COP MID SIL BRO AAB RAN
2 Midtjylland 32 20 5 7 59 33 +26 65 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 3–2
3 Silkeborg 32 13 10 9 54 37 +17 49 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 3–1 1–4 3–0 4–2 1–0
4 Brøndby 32 13 9 10 40 41 −1 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–1
5 AaB 32 13 6 13 47 45 +2 45 Qualification for the European play-off match 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 3–0
6 Randers 32 12 7 13 36 42 −6 43 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–2
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.[19][20]

Danish Cup

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23 September 2021 (2021-09-23) Third round Allerød FK 1–8 Brøndby Lillerød
19:45 Stadium: Allerød Idrætspark
28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) Fourth round Aalborg Freja 0–3 Brøndby Aalborg
18:00 Vingaard   20' Report Pavlović   16'
Singh   52' (Børkeeiet)
Fallenius   65' (Greve)
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Referee: Mikkel Redder
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05) Quarter-finals 1st leg Brøndby 0–2 FC Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
14:30 CET Mensah   20'
Ben Slimane   27'
FCM Summary Charles   22'   37'
Brumado   61' (Dyhr)
Lind   88'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Sandi Putros
12 December 2021 Quarter-finals 2nd leg Midtjylland 1–2
(3–2 agg.)
Brøndby Herning
18:00 CET Evander   17'
Onyedika   36' (Andersson)
Lind   53'
Lössl   90+3'
FCM Summary Maxsø   16'
Cappis   16'
Divković   28' (Mensah)   45'   73' (Riveros)
Hedlund   89'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Jens Maae

UEFA Champions League

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17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) Play-off round 1st leg Red Bull Salzburg   2–1   Brøndby Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim
21:00
Report
Attendance: 17,538[21]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Play-off round 2nd leg Brøndby   1–2
(2–4 agg.)
  Red Bull Salzburg Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00
Report
Attendance: 22,397[22]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[23]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RAN SPP BRO
1   Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 1–1 3–0 3–0
2   Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 2–0 2–0
3   Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 2–0
4   Brøndby 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 1–3 1–1 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 1 Brøndby   0–0   Sparta Prague Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00 Report Attendance: 18,867[24]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) 2 Lyon   3–0   Brøndby Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
18:45
Report Attendance: 25,466[25]
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 3 Rangers   2–0   Brøndby Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Report Attendance: 46,842[26]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) 4 Brøndby   1–1   Rangers Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
18:45
Report
Attendance: 20,462[27]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 5 Brøndby   1–3   Lyon Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,645[28]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) 6 Sparta Prague   2–0   Brøndby Stadion Letná, Prague
18:45
Report Attendance: 976[29]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of 12 December 2021
Rank Player Danish Superliga Danish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1   Mikael Uhre 11 1 1 1 14
2   Christian Cappis 3 2 0 0 5
3   Andrija Pavlović 0 3 0 0 3
4   Marko Divković 0 2 0 0 2
  Oskar Fallenius 0 2 0 0 2
  Morten Frendrup 2 0 0 0 2
  Andreas Maxsø 1 0 1 0 2
  Jagvir Singh 0 2 0 0 2
9   Tobias Børkeeiet 1 0 0 0 1
  Andreas Bruus 1 0 0 0 1
  Simon Hedlund 1 0 0 0 1
  Michael Lumb 0 1 0 0 1
  Kevin Mensah 1 0 0 0 1
  Josip Radošević 1 0 0 0 1
  Sigurd Rosted 1 0 0 0 1
  Anis Ben Slimane 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1 2
Total 25 13 2 2 42

References

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