2017–18 Brøndby IF season

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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)
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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.

Club[]

First team staff[]

Position Staff
Head coach Germany Alexander Zorniger
Assistant Germany Matthias Jaissle
Assistant Denmark Martin Retov
Physical trainer United States
Goalkeeping coach Denmark Lars Høgh
Goalkeeping coach Denmark

Last updated: 6 June 2017
Source: [3]

Administration[]

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

Last updated: 6 June 2017
Source: [4]

Players[]

First team[]

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

Transfers[]

In[]

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

Last updated: 9 June 2017 Source: brondby.com

Out[]

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

Last updated: 9 June 2017 Source: brondby.com

Competitions[]

Superligaen[]

Main article: 2017–18 Danish Superliga

Main round[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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

DBU Pokalen[]

Main article: 2017–18 Danish Cup

  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
10 May 2018 Final Brøndby IF 3 - 1 Silkeborg IF Copenhagen
Stadium: Parken Stadium

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2017-18 UEFA Europa League

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Pre-season friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

June 18, 2017 Glostrup FK 1 - 4 Brøndby IF Glostrup
13:30 Goal 62' Report Goal 24' Corlu
Goal 74', 75' Bruus
Goal 88' 		Stadium:
June 23, 2017 Taastrup FC 1 - 3 Brøndby IF Taastrup
18:30 Goal 89' Report Goal 23' Nilsson
Goal 35' Kliment
Goal 70' Bruus		 Stadium:
June 28, 2017 Næstved BK 0 - 2 Brøndby IF Næstved
17:30 Goal 82' Report Goal 34' Kliment
Goal 42' Pukki		 Stadium: Næstved Stadion
July 2, 2017 Qarabag FK Azerbaijan 1 - 5 Brøndby IF Stainach, Austria
19:00 Goal 59' Ndlovu Report Goal 9' (pen), 38' Kliment
Goal 18' Wilczek
Goal 65' Kalmar
Goal 73' Bruus		 Stadium:
July 8, 2017 FC Rostov Russia 1 - 0 Brøndby IF Stainach, Austria
18:00 Bukharov Goal 57' Stadium:

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