2017–18 Brøndby IF season

The 2017—18 Brøndby IF season was Brøndby IF's 37th consecutive season in the top tier of Danish football, 28th consecutive in the Superligaen, and 52nd as a football club. Besides Superligaen, the club participated in DBU Pokalen and UEFA Europa League. It was the second season with manager Alexander Zorniger.

Brøndby
2017–18 season
Sporting directorTroels Bech
Head coachAlexander Zorniger
GroundBrøndby Stadion
Danish Superliga2nd
Danish CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Teemu Pukki (17)

All:
Teemu Pukki (19)

Club

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First team staff

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Position Staff
Head coach   Alexander Zorniger
Assistant   Matthias Jaissle
Assistant   Martin Retov
Physical trainer   Aaron Thode
Goalkeeping coach   Lars Høgh
Goalkeeping coach   Sten Christensen

Last updated: 6 June 2017
Source: [1]

Administration

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Position Staff
Sporting director   Troels Bech
Team manager   Thomas Andersen
Kit manager   Leif Mortensen
Scout   John Møller

Last updated: 6 June 2017
Source: [2]

Players

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First team

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Updated until May 2018:[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   DEN Frederik Rønnow (sold to Eintracht Frankfurt as of 1 July 2018)
3 DF   GER Anthony Jung
4 DF   GER Benedikt Röcker
6 DF   ISL Hjörtur Hermannsson
8 MF   DEN Kasper Fisker
9 FW   FIN Teemu Pukki
10 MF   GER Hany Mukhtar
12 MF   SWE Simon Tibbling
13 DF   SWE Johan Larsson (Captain)
14 MF   DEN Kevin Mensah
16 GK   GER Benjamin Bellot
17 FW   DEN Andreas Bruus
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   KOS Besar Halimi (on loan from Mainz 05)
19 MF   DEN Christian Nørgaard
20 FW   POL Kamil Wilczek
21 MF   DEN Lasse Vigen Christensen
23 DF   FIN Paulus Arajuuri
24 DF   DEN Joel Kabongo
26 MF   SVK Filip Blazek
27 DF   DEN Svenn Crone
28 DF   DEN Christan Enemark
29 FW   CZE Jan Kliment
30 GK   DEN Viktor Anker
40 GK   DEN Casper Hauervig

Transfers

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No. Pos Player Transfer from Type Date Amount Source
16 MM   Benjamin Bellot RB Leipzig Contract expiration 14 June 2017 Free transfer [2]
8 MF   Kasper Fisker Randers FC Transfer 26 June 2017 [3]
18 MF   Besar Halimi Mainz 05 Loan 26 June 2017 [4]
26 MF   Filip Blazek FK Senica Transfer 11 July 2017 [5]

Last updated: 9 June 2017 Source: brondby.com

No. Pos Player Transfer to Type Date Amount Source
30 MM   Viktor Anker Næstved Loan 9 June 2017 [6]
22 AN   Gustaf Nilsson Silkeborg IF Loan 10 July 2017 [7]

Last updated: 9 June 2017 Source: brondby.com

Competitions

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Superligaen

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Main round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brøndby 26 18 6 2 58 24 34 60 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 26 19 3 4 60 29 31 60
3 Nordsjælland 26 15 5 6 62 41 21 50
4 Copenhagen 26 13 5 8 50 33 17 44
5 Aalborg 26 8 12 6 28 27 1 36
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.[8][9]

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
20 14 4 2 45 19   26 46 8 2 0 29 9   20 6 2 2 16 10   6

Last updated: 11 February 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results after each round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWWDLWDDWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWDW
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: 2017–18 Danish Superliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Brøndby IF's games in the main round 2017-18:[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2017 1st round Brøndby IF 4 - 0 FC Midtjylland Brøndby
18:00 Pukki   20'
Kliment   36'
Halimi   62'
Mensah   84'
Report Drachmann   36'
Kroon   42'
Sørloth   90 2'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 10,288
Referee:   Anders Poulsen (referee)
23 July 2017 2nd round FC Nordsjælland 3 - 2 Brøndby IF Farum
16:00 Donyoh   50'   52'
da Silva   82'
Asante   86'
Report Pukki   45'
Christensen   61'
Nørgaard   62'
Kliment   83'
Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 5,115
Referee:   Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
30 July 2017 3rd round Brøndby IF 5 - 3 Lyngby BK Brøndby
18:00 Kliment   5'
Christensen   55'   68'   81'   84'
Hermannsson   59'
Fisker   64'
Halimi   79'
Report Blume   2'
Rygaard Jensen   26'  
Lund   28'
Ojo   43'
Højer   71'   74' (pen.)
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 11,834
Referee:   Jakob Kehlet
6 August 2017 4th round Brøndby IF 1 - 0 F.C. København Brøndby
18:00 Larsson   44'
Halimi   44'
Tibbling   90'
Report Johansson   24'
Kvist   44'
Olsen   45'
Verbič   45 2'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 21,169
Referee:   Anders Poulsen (referee)
13 August 2017 5th round Randers FC 0 - 0 Brøndby IF Randers
16:00 Marxen   42'
Enghardt   53'
Kauko   85'
Report Wilczek   81'
Tibbling   90 2'
Stadium: BioNutria Park Randers
Attendance: 6,107
Referee:   Morten Krogh
20 August 2017 6th round AGF 2 - 0 Brøndby IF Århus
18:00 Hermansson   12' (o.g.)
Møller   35'
Pedersen   61'
Mikanović   85'
Amini   89'
Report Röcker   25'
Crone   42'
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 12,156
Referee:   Jens Maae
27 August 2017 7th round Brøndby IF 2 - 0 AC Horsens Brøndby
16:00 Crone   8'
Larsson   61'
Kliment   90 1'
Report Bjarke Jacobsen   18'
Finnbogason   62'
Joronen   90'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 12,175
Referee:   Jakob Kehlet
10 September 2017 8th round OB 1 - 1 Brøndby IF Odense
18:00 Uzochukwu   7'   10'
Petersen   59'
Report Kliment   57'   90 1' Stadium: EWII Park
Attendance: 10,717
Referee:   Jakob Kehlet
17 September 2017 9th round Brøndby IF 0 - 0 AaB Brøndby
18:00 Arajuuri   15'   Report Pohl   35'
Ahlmann   45'
Šafranko   55'
Lesniak   90 3'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 13,138
Referee:   Michael Johansen
24 September 2017 10th round Hobro IK 1 - 2 Brøndby IF Hobro
18:00 Kirkevold   42' (pen.)
Gotfredsen   48'
Vito Hammershøy-Mistrati   74'
Report Röcker   65'
Wilczek   90'
Stadium: Hobro Stadion
Attendance: 4,546
Referee:   Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
1 October 2017 11th round Brøndby IF 4 - 0 SønderjyskE Brøndby
16:00 Mukhtar   25'   85'
Tibbling   34'
Kliment   59'
Nørgaard   72'
Larsson   81'
Halimi   90'
Report Jónsson   19'
Rømer   38'
Luijckx   52'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 13,078
Referee:   Mads Kristoffersen
15 October 2017 12th round Brøndby IF 4 - 1 Silkeborg IF Brøndby
16:00 Halimi   53'
Mukhtar   56'
Wilczek   60'
Tibbling   66'
Röcker   89'
Report Nilsson   8'
Skytte   14'  
Moro   58'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 13,778
Referee:   Anders Poulsen (referee)
22 October 2017 13th round FC Helsingør 0 - 1 Brøndby IF Helsingør
16:00 Køhler   35'
Olsen   88'
Report Pukki   4'   51'
Jung   53'  
Larsson   78'
Stadium: Helsingør Stadion
Attendance: 5,189
Referee:   Jorgen Burchardt
30 October 2017 14th round Brøndby IF 3 - 1 Randers FC Brøndby
19:00 Kauko   15' (o.g.)
Halimi   59'   90 4'
Report Bager   30'
Rodić   47'
Kitchen   59'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 10,124
Referee:   Jens Maae
5 November 2017 15th round F.C. København 0 - 1 Brøndby IF Østerbro
12:00 Bengtsson   41'
Falk   55'
Kvist   72'
Report Tibbling   39'
Nørgaard   42'   53'
Mukhtar   57'
Fisker   71'
Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 24,446
Referee:   Mads Kristoffersen
19 November 2017 16th round Brøndby IF 4 - 2 FC Nordsjælland Brøndby
18:00 Pukki   12'   48'   61'
Kliment   69'
Mukhtar   73'
Rønnow   75'
Report Pedersen   39'
Marcondes   76' (pen.)
Rasmussen   81'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 13,243
Referee:   Sandi Putros
26 November 2017 17th round Silkeborg IF 1 - 3 Brøndby IF Silkeborg
18:00 Skhirtladze   32' Report Jung   16'
Pukki   44'
Wilczek   47'
Arajuuri   72'
Mukhtar   85'   90 4'
Stadium: Jysk Park
Attendance: 5,777
Referee:   Jorgen Burchardt
3 December 2017 18th round SønderjyskE 1 - 3 Brøndby IF Haderslev
16:00 Jakobsen   36'
Zimling   51'
Report Arajuuri   12'
Röcker   14'
Mukhtar   64'
Kliment   72'
Stadium: Sydbank Park
Attendance: 7,150
Referee:   Mads Kristoffersen
10 December 2017 19th round Brøndby IF 2 - 2 AGF Brøndby
18:00 Tibbling   13'
Halimi   51'
Fisker   90 2'
Report Møller   63'
Sana   76' (pen.)
Backman   90 2'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 16,235
Referee:   Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
11 February 2018 20th round Lyngby BK 1 - 3 Brøndby IF Kongens Lyngby
11:00 Christjansen   66'
Fosgaard   74'
Arajuuri (OG)   87'
Report Tshiembe (OG)   23'
Wilczek   28'
Pukki   54'
Larsson   63'
Mukhtar   73'
Stadium: Lyngby Stadion
Attendance: 3,342
Referee:   Peter Munch Larsen
18 February 2018 21st round AaB 1 - 1 Brøndby IF Aalborg
11:00 Blåbjerg   40'
Okore   62'
Pallesen   78'
Report Hermannsson   30'
Fisker   23'
Mukhtar   44'
Röcker   50'
Pukki   80'
Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park
Attendance: 6,711
Referee:   Sandi Putros
25 February 2018 22nd round Brøndby IF 6 - 1 FC Helsingør Brøndby
09:00 Arajuuri   7'
Mukhtar   10'
Wilczek   24'
Arajuuri   30'
Pukki   50' (54)
Christensen   75'
Frendup   90 1'
Report Mortensen   58'
Tontini   69'
Jorgensen   89'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 11,547
Referee:   Michael Johansen
1 March 2018 23rd round FC Midtjylland 0 - 1 Brøndby IF Herning
13:00 Hansen   36' Report Fisker   21' Rønnow   90 7' Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 10,862
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
4 March 2018 24th round Brøndby IF 2 - 1 OB Brøndby
11:00 Mukhtar   40'
Pukki   76'
Report Rømer   57'
Nielsen   75'
Greve   86'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 10,030
Referee: Jens Maae
11 March 2018 25th round AC Horsens 1 - 1 Brøndby IF Horsens
12:00 Hansson   10'
Jacobsen   16'
Okosun   47'
Kortegaard   48'
Alexander Ludwig (footballer, born 1993)Ludwig   65'
Borring   69'
Report Wilczek   38'
Nørgaard   68'
Stadium: CASA Arena
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
18 March 2018 26th round Brøndby IF 2 - 1 Hobro IK Brøndby
11:00 Mukhtar   74'
Röcker   79'
Kliment   87'  90 2'
Report Babayan   65'  77'
Damborg   70'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 13,467
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

DBU Pokalen

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  Win   Draw   Loss

20 September 2017 Third round Ledøje-Smørum 1 - 5 Brøndby IF Brøndby
20:30 Summary Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
4 February 2018 Fourth round København 0 - 1 Brøndby IF Copenhagen
12:30 Stadium: Parken Stadium
4 April 2018 Quarter-finals SønderjyskE 0 - 1 (a.e.t.) Brøndby IF Haderslev
12:30 Stadium: Sydbank Park
26 April 2018 Semi-finals Brøndby IF 3 - 1 FC Midtjylland Brøndby
18:30 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

UEFA Europa League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

13. July 2017 2nd Qualifying First Leg   Brøndby IF 2 - 0   VPS Brøndby
20:00 Pukki   17'
Fisker   29'
Report Sohna   77' Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 8,533
Referee:   Bart Vertenten
20 July 2017 2nd Qualifying Second Leg VPS   2 - 1
(2 - 3 agg.)
  Brøndby IF Vaasa, Finland
18:00 Voutilainen   11'
Sohna   40'   62'
Report Meerits   16' (o.g.)
Kliment   51'
Stadium: Hietalahti Stadion
Attendance: 4,385
Referee:   Paolo Valeri
27 July 2017 3rd Qualifying First Leg   Brøndby IF 0 - 0   Hajduk Split Brøndby
20:00 Arajuuri   5'  
Fisker   80'
Report Futács   34'
Erceg   59'
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion
Attendance: 12,535
Referee:   Kevin Clancy
3 August 2017 3rd Qualifying Second Leg   Hajduk Split 2 - 0
(2 - 0 agg.)
  Brøndby IF Split
20:30 Erceg   59'   63'
Futács   65'
Edin Šehić   87'
Report Crone   61'
Hermannsson   79'
Rønnow   86'
Mukhtar   87'
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,204
Referee:   Orel Grinfeeld

Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

June 18, 2017 Glostrup FK 1 - 4 Brøndby IF Glostrup
13:30   62' Report   24' Corlu
  74', 75' Bruus
  88' Teksen
Stadium: Glostrup Idrætspark
June 23, 2017 Taastrup FC 1 - 3 Brøndby IF Taastrup
18:30   89' Motlagh Report   23' Nilsson
  35' Kliment
  70' Bruus
Stadium: Taastrup Idrætspark
June 28, 2017 Næstved BK 0 - 2 Brøndby IF Næstved
17:30 Christiansen   82' Report   34' Kliment
  42' Pukki
Stadium: Næstved Stadion
July 2, 2017 Qarabag FK   1 - 5 Brøndby IF Stainach, Austria
19:00   59' Ndlovu Report   9' (pen.), 38' Kliment
  18' Wilczek
  65' Kalmar
  73' Bruus
Stadium: Stadion Stainach

References

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