2021–22 Brøndby IF season

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)

The 2021–22 Brøndby IF season was 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 also competed 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 entered this season as reigning Danish Superliga champions, having won the league title for the first time in 16 years in 2021.[1]

Players

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 Denmark DEN Jens Martin Gammelby
3 DF Norway NOR Henrik Heggheim
4 DF Norway NOR Sigurd Rosted
5 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Maxsø (captain)
8 MF Denmark DEN Mathias Greve
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 Blas Riveros
16 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Mikkelsen
17 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Bruus
18 DF Denmark DEN Kevin Tshiembe
19 MF Denmark DEN Morten Frendrup
20 MF Sweden SWE Oskar Fallenius
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Sweden SWE Rasmus Wikström
22 MF Croatia CRO Josip Radošević
23 MF United States USA Christian Cappis
24 FW Croatia CRO Marko Divković (on loan from DAC)
25 MF Tunisia TUN Anis Ben Slimane
27 FW Sweden SWE Simon Hedlund
28 DF Denmark DEN Anton Skipper
29 MF Denmark DEN Peter Bjur
30 GK Denmark DEN Mads Hermansen
31 FW Denmark DEN Jagvir Singh
34 MF Denmark DEN Andreas Pyndt
36 FW Denmark DEN Mathias Kvistgaarden
38 FW Denmark DEN Yousef Salech
40 GK Denmark DEN Jonathan Ægidius
42 MF Norway NOR Tobias Børkeeiet

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
16 GK Denmark Thomas Mikkelsen Denmark Lyngby Free 1 July 2021 [3][4]
21 DF Sweden Rasmus Wikström Sweden IFK Göteborg Undisclosed 29 July 2021 [5]
3 DF Norway Henrik Heggheim Norway Viking Undisclosed 30 August 2021 [6][7]
24 FW Croatia Marko Divković Slovakia DAC 1904 Loan 31 August 2021 [8]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
16 GK Denmark Michael Tørnes Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [9]
21 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Belgium Zulte Waregem Undisclosed 1 July 2021 [10][11]
3 DF Germany Anthony Jung Germany Werder Bremen Free 1 July 2021 [12]
1 GK Germany Marvin Schwäbe Germany 1. FC Köln Free 1 July 2021 [13]
18 MF Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm Germany Eintracht Frankfurt €7.0 million 11 July 2021 [14]
6 DF Iceland Hjörtur Hermannsson Italy Pisa Undisclosed 16 July 2021 [15]
24 DF Denmark Joel Kabongo Denmark Randers Undisclosed 27 July 2021 [16]
7 MF Denmark Rezan Corlu Denmark Lyngby Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [17][18]

Competitions

Danish Superliga

Main article: 2021–22 Danish Superliga

League table

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
Position66810109881088666553
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

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

Main article: 2021–22 Danish Cup
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 Yellow card 20' Report Pavlović Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Ben Slimane Yellow card 27'		 FCM Summary Charles 22' Yellow card 37'
Brumado 61' (Dyhr)
Lind Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
Onyedika 36' (Andersson)
Lind Yellow card 53'
Lössl Yellow card 90+3'		 FCM Summary Maxsø Yellow card 16'
Cappis Yellow card 16'
Divković 28' (Mensah) Yellow card 45' 73' (Riveros)
Hedlund Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Jens Maae

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League
17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) Play-off round 1st leg Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–1 Denmark 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 Denmark 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00
Report
Attendance: 22,397[22]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

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 France Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Scotland Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 — 2–0
4 Denmark 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 Denmark 0–0 Czech Republic 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 France 3–0 Denmark 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 Scotland 2–0 Denmark 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 Denmark 1–1 Scotland Rangers Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
18:45
Report
Attendance: 20,462[27]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 5 Brøndby Denmark 1–3 France Lyon Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,645[28]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) 6 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–0 Denmark Brøndby Stadion Letná, Prague
18:45
Report Attendance: 976[29]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

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