FC Midtjylland

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FC Midtjylland

Full name

Football Club Midtjylland

Nickname(s)

Ulvene (The Wolves)

Short name

FCM

Founded

1999

Ground

SAS Arena, Herning
(Capacity 12.500)

Chairman

Johnny Rune

Manager

Thomas Thomasberg

League

Danish Superliga

2007-08

Danish Superliga, 2nd





Home colours





Away colours

FC Midtjylland is a Danish football team from Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS (which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. Currently FC Midtjylland play in the Danish Superliga.

FC Midtjylland play in a new stadium, SAS Arena, which Messecenter Herning owns.

Up to the spring season 2007, FC Midtjylland was put in a bad light because they made deals with pupils from African countries to play and study at their football academy - Denmarks first of its kind. The club management's defence was: "They study and play football when they do not study". "We abide by all rules from DBU as well as government, with regards to football and player trafficking".

FC Midtjylland is in mid 2007 working on a financial expansion in the region of 10 mio. EUR, to secure its current status as a challenger to the national football throne of Brøndby IF and F.C. Copenhagen.

The most successful player so far is Mohammed Zidan. He was transferred from FC Midtjylland to German side SV Werder Bremen, and is an Egyptian international who currently plays for Hamburger SV and was one of the top scorers in the German Bundesliga 2006/07 season, scoring 13 goals for FSV Mainz 05.

1 Current squad
- 1.1 Players out on loan
- 1.2 Notable Players
2 Season results
3 Honours
4 Achievements
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Current squad

Up to date as 2008-05-24.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Anders Rasmussen
2	DF	Magnus Troest
3	DF	Kolja Afriyie
5	DF	Maroš Klimpl
6	DF	Jesper Juelsgård Kristensen
7	MF	Claus Madsen
9	MF	Gheorghe Florescu
10	MF	Mikkel Thygesen
11	MF	Petter Furuseth Olsen
13	MF	Ayinde Jamiu Lawal
15	DF	Christopher Poulsen
16	GK	Martin Raška
17	MF	Nick Ragus
19	DF	Leon Jessen
20	FW	Christian Olsen
21	MF	Danny Olsen

No.	Position	Player
22	DF	Ibrahim Gnanou
23	FW	Frank Kristensen
24	FW	Ken Fagerberg
25	GK	Lasse Heinze
27	MF	Adigun Taofeek Salami
28	MF	Dennis Flinta
29	DF	Winston Reid
30	FW	Babajide Collins Babatunde
34	MF	Christian Sivebæk
39	FW	Jude Ikechukwu Nworuh
41	MF	Adeola Lanre Runsewe
42	MF	Yakubu Abubakar Akilu
49	GK	Jonas Lössl
--	DF	Danny Califf
--	DF	Filip Marčić

[edit] Players out on loan

No.	Position	Player
8	MF	Thomas Røll (at Vejle, until 31 December 2008^[1])
37	GK	Jesper Weinkouff (at Holstebro, until 31 December 2008^[1])
--	FW	Serghei Dadu (at Alania Vladikavkaz, until 31 December 2008^[2])

[edit] Notable Players

No.		Position	Player
14			Mohamed Zidan

[edit] Season results

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	UEFA Cup	Notes
1999-2000	1D	1	30	24	4	2	78	17	76	5th round		promoted
2000-2001	SL	4	33	14	11	8	54	43	53	Semifinal
2001-2002	SL	3	33	16	9	8	47	27	57	5th round	1. Round
2002-2003	SL	7	33	11	11	11	49	45	44	Runner-up	2. Round
2003-2004	SL	6	33	14	6	13	65	51	48	4th round	1. Round
2004-2005	SL	3	33	17	6	10	49	40	57	Runner-up
2005-2006	SL	7	33	10	11	12	42	52	41	5th round
2006-2007	SL	2	33	18	9	6	58	39	63	Quarterfinal

[edit] Honours

Danish Football Championship
- Runner-up (1): 2006-07

Danish Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2002-03, 2004-05

[edit] Achievements

7 seasons in the Highest Danish League
1 season in the Second Highest Danish League

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Røll med nyt mod på pokalkampen (Danish). FC Midtjylland (2008-01-31). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ hka (2008-01-10). Dadu lejes ud (Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.

[edit] External links

Danish Superliga 2008–09

v • d • e

AaB	AC Horsens	AGF	Brøndby IF
Esbjerg fB	F.C. Copenhagen	FC Midtjylland	FC Nordsjælland
OB	Randers FC	SønderjyskE	Vejle B

Danish 2nd Division East 2007–08

v • d • e

B 1908	B.93	BK Skjold	BK Søllerød-Vedbæk
Brøndby 2	Brønshøj BK	FC Roskilde	Fremad Amager
Glostrup FK	Greve Fodbold	Holbæk B&I	KB (FCK 2)
Skovlunde IF	Slagelse B&I	Stenløse BK	Værløse BK

Danish 2nd Division West 2007–08

AaB 2	AB 70	AGF 2	Brabrand IF
Esbjerg 2	FC Fyn	FC Hjørring	Hobro IK
Holstebro BK	Ikast FS (FCM 2)	Jetsmark IF	Næsby BK
OB 2	Thisted FC	Vanløse IF	Varde IF

Football in Denmark

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National association	National team	U-21 national team	Female national team
Superliga	1st Division	2nd Division East/West	Cup - League Cup
List of clubs	List of clubs by league	List of champions	List of stadia