Brøndby IF

Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening was formed on 3 December 1964 following a merger between two local rivals – Brøndbyøster IF and Brøndbyvester IF. The merger was to be completed as a prerequisite for the construction of a new stadium by Brøndby Municipality.{{cite book|title=Brøndby IF : drengene fra Vestegnen|date=2011|publisher=Gyldendal|isbn=978-87-02-10258-1|editor-last=Brock|editor-first=Jeppe Laursen}} Brøndby IF spent its inaugural season as an amateur club in the 6th tier of the 11 Danish leagues, the Serie 1, where they finished their two first seasons in fourth place. Among the players of the early years was team captain Per Bjerregaard, a doctor who had moved to Copenhagen from Randers in Jutland, and Hans Gregersen, who was the mascot of the team until his death by syphilis in 1967. In 1967, the club hired coach Leif Andersen who instantly secured promotion to Sjællandsserien (the Zealand series). After a few mediocre years, a new coach, John Sinding, was brought in, and the club won promotion to Danmarksserien (the Denmark series).

In 1973, Per Bjerregaard stopped his active career at 27 years of age and became chairman of Brøndby; his first action was to sack head coach Sinding. In his place, Brøndby hired former professional and Denmark national team player Finn Laudrup, who took over as head coach while he still took actively part in the matches as a player. Laudrup joined his brother-in-law Ebbe Skovdahl in the Brøndby team, and he brought his two young sons Brian and Michael Laudrup with him to the club. Under Finn Laudrup's influence, the club's playing style was changed to a more attacking strategy, even though Laudrup decided to fully concentrate his efforts as a player after only a year. After winning promotion in 1974, Laudrup left Brøndby in the 3rd Division in 1976 to play for KB in the Danish top-flight league (then named the 1st Division) and a year later Michael Laudrup, the brightest talent in Danish football, followed.

In 1977, Brøndby moved up into the 2nd Division, and were one of the clubs who quickly adapted to the new times of paid football in the best Danish leagues in 1978. Per Bjerregaard persuaded Finn Laudrup into returning to Brøndby in 1981 on a professional contract, and following a season of 85 goals in 30 matches, Brøndby won promotion to the top-flight 1st Division under coach Tom Køhlert. Finn Laudrup subsequently ended his career at age 36, but in his place Michael Laudrup returned for the 1982 season, being one of ten players leaving KB that year.

Brøndby won their 1st Division debut match 7–1 over fellow promoted team B 1909 in a match which featured two goals from Michael Laudrup. He was subsequently called up for the Denmark national team, and on 15 June 1982 he became the first Brøndby player to win a cap for the national team. Brøndby finished their first 1st Division season in fourth place with Laudrup the league's third top goal scorer with 15 goals, earning him the Danish Player of the Year award. In 1983, Laudrup was sold to Juventus in the then-biggest transfer deal in Denmark, giving Brøndby the economic foundation to expand further.

After four years in the top division, Brøndby won their first Danish championship in 1985 and played its first European match when the club beat Hungarian champions Budapest Honvéd 4–1 in the 1986 European Cup. In 1986, Brøndby became the first Danish club of fully professionals when ten players were signed full-time, and the club was introduced at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1987.

Throughout the second half of the 1980s, the team dominated the league and did not finish lower than second place until 1992. The team was built around talented Danish players, and from 1987 to 1991 players from Brøndby won the Danish Player of the Year award every year. The recipients formed the backbone of the Denmark national team which later won UEFA Euro 1992, and was the first goalscorer in the 2–0 Euro 1992 final win John "Faxe" Jensen (1987), national team captain Lars Olsen (1988), the World's Best Goalkeeper 1992 and 1993 award winner Peter Schmeichel (1989), four-time Danish Player of the Year award winner Brian Laudrup (1990) and the second goalscorer of the Euro 1992 final Kim Vilfort (1991). The club became used to winning the national title and turned its attention towards European success.

In 1990, Brøndby hired former national team captain Morten Olsen as coach, and under his reign, the 1990–91 UEFA Cup became the high point in the short history of the club. Especially the meriting wins over German sides Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen, and Russian club Torpedo Moscow saw the many Danish profiles shine, and the club was minutes from qualifying for the final match of the tournament. In the 88th minute of the semi-final, however, a Rudi Völler goal denied Brøndby a trip to the UEFA Cup final in favour of Roma. Following the impressive European display by the comparatively small club, important members of the team, including Lars Olsen, top scoring striker Bent "Turbo" Christensen and star goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, left the club.

The following year, 1992, was the worst year in the club's history as the intended takeover of the Danish bank Interbank went awry. It was expected that European Cup success would boost the Brøndby stock value in order to finance the buy, but as the club was beaten by Dynamo Kyiv in the 1991–92 European Cup qualification, the stocks never reached the value necessary to finalize the deal. It had been arranged for financial backers Hafnia Insurance Company to step in and take over the buy in case Brøndby could not finance it, but as Hafnia went bankrupt, Brøndby were forced to buy Interbank and financial collapse was imminent as club debts amassed to 400 million DKK.{{in lang|da}} Henrik H. Brandt, "Brøndby IF: Mirakelkuren", Jyllands-Posten article, 1 June 1997 A long-term rescue plan was initiated to save the club, but these events influenced the performance of the team and the championship, now called the Danish Superliga, was not won again until 1996.

The rebuilding of the team was led by head coach Ebbe Skovdahl, who deployed the team in a 4-4-2 formation. The return to the club of Euro 1992 veterans John Jensen and captain Lars Olsen combined with the emergence of goalkeeper Mogens Krogh and striker Ebbe Sand got the club back on its feet. The rebuilding culminated in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup elimination of Liverpool, though Roma once again knocked Brøndby out. Including that year, Brøndby won three Danish championships in a row, and the next year's UEFA Cup saw one of the biggest upsets in Brøndby history, as a 3–1 home defeat to Karlsruher SC was changed to an aggregate win when Brøndby beat the team of Euro 1996 winner Thomas Häßler 5–0 away in Germany. Most importantly for the club's economy, Brøndby qualified for the new format of the European Cup, rebranded as the UEFA Champions League.{{ref label|AaB|A|}}

The Champions League qualification meant six guaranteed matches in a group stage with three of the biggest teams of Europe, and when they were paired with Barcelona and later finalists Manchester United and Bayern Munich, Brøndby faced very economically attractive matches. Despite winning 2–1 over Bayern in the first match of the group stage, Brøndby conceded 18 goals in 6 matches and were eliminated with a single win to their name.

Skovdahl decided to take a stab at coaching at Scottish club Aberdeen and Brøndby took a more Scandinavian approach, in search of stable success in the European competitions with Norwegian club Rosenborg the role model.{{in lang|da}} Kurt Lassen and Thorsten Dam, "Brøndby enig med Hareide", Berlingske Tidende article, 17 April 1999 The club hired Norwegian manager Åge Hareide in 2000, who proclaimed a shift in line-up to a more attacking 4–3–3 system. With Hareide came a handful of Scandinavian players of whom especially Sweden national team player Mattias Jonson became a fan favourite.

The year 2000 was also the year the club finalized a planned expansion of Brøndby Stadion from a 20,000 to a 29,000 capacity, making it the second largest stadium in Denmark, only trailing the Parken Stadium of F.C. Copenhagen. At the cost of 250 million DKK, the vast expenditure was seen as a sign that the club was out of its former financial crisis.{{in lang|da}} Christian Hüttemeier, "Supertanker på succeskurs", Politiken article, 22 October 2000 The building project was finalized in Autumn 2000, and on 22 October, 28,416 spectators saw Brøndby beat Akademisk Boldklub 4–2 in the opening match of the rebuilt stadium.

Hareide's visions of a 4–3–3 system never worked out, and the team soon returned to the well-known 4–4–2 setup. As he slowly lost hold of a ten-point lead to rivals F.C. Copenhagen, gained in a great first half of the 2001–02 Superliga season, Hareide took his leave in spring 2002 before the last matches of the season.{{in lang|da}} Mikael Børsting and Jesper Tornvig Ludvigsen, "FORUDSÅ HAREIDES FALD", B.T. article, 16 April 2002 He was replaced by youth team coach Tom Køhlert, who, though reluctant to take the job, gave first team debuts to the top youth team players, most notably Thomas Kahlenberg, who helped the club narrowly secure the championship win on goal difference.

In the 2002–03 pre-season, Brøndby announced that Danish icon Michael Laudrup was taking the manager seat in his old club with John Jensen, also a club legend, as his assistant. In their first season, there were massive cuts from the very large squad; ten players were put in the reserves squad or sold and a talent squad was established. The club was to rely even more home grown players as Brøndby was already famous for developing very talented players. In the process, Laudrup told several players to find new clubs as he thought they would not fit in the playing style he wanted to implement.

File:Michael Laudrup, 2005.jpg

During the Laudrup era, Brøndby won the Double in 2005. The club was relatively successful in the European competitions as Schalke 04 was beaten 2–1[http://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/br%C3%B8ndby-if-vs-fc-schalke-04/27-11-2003/ Brondby IF – FC Schalke 04 : 2–1 (Match report)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095541/http://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/br%C3%B8ndby-if-vs-fc-schalke-04/27-11-2003/ |date=24 September 2015 }} ScoresPro.com in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup but was later beaten by Laudrup's former club Barcelona, 0–1.[http://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/br%C3%B8ndby-if-vs-fc-barcelona/26-02-2004/ Brondby IF – FC Barcelona 04 : 0–1 (Match report)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095540/http://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/br%C3%B8ndby-if-vs-fc-barcelona/26-02-2004/ |date=24 September 2015 }} ScoresPro.com

In May 2006, it was announced that Laudrup and Jensen could not agree with the board of Brøndby regarding an extension of their contracts, and the duo left the club.{{cite web |last1=Mackay |first1=Ingrid |title=Michael Laudrup forlader Brøndby |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/article.php/id-4163459:michael-laudrup-forlader-br%C3%B8ndby.html |website=tv2.dk |publisher=TV 2 |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=21 May 2006}}

The two were replaced by Dutch coach René Meulensteen, who had a rough start in charge of the first team.{{cite web |title=René Meulensteen ny cheftræner i Brøndby IF |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2006/06/20/rene-meulensteen-ny-cheftraener-i-broendby-if |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=20 June 2006 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402055521/http://brondby.com/nyhed/2006/06/20/rene-meulensteen-ny-cheftraener-i-broendby-if |url-status=live }} Together with newly appointed Anders Bjerregaard – son of director Per Bjerregaard – Meulensteen bought a number of questionable players in the final days of the summer transfer window. In the first matches, the new coach struggled with injuries among the key players and the team had problems living up to the expectations.

Meulensteen resigned after six months, leaving Brøndby in seventh position halfway through the 2006–07 Superliga. The official explanation for his departure was that his family could not settle in Denmark,{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF får ny cheftræner |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2007/01/05/broendby-if-faar-ny-cheftraener |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=5 January 2007 |archive-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114602/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2007/01/05/broendby-if-faar-ny-cheftraener |url-status=live }} but soon after, the former coach revealed major infrastructural problems in the club's organization, calling the club "a very sick patient requiring immediate attention",{{cite web |last1=Bruun |first1=Peter |title=Rivals' pity highlights Brøndby gloom |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01c5-0f84b7f6812c-5e374787a24a-1000--rivals-pity-highlights-brondby-gloom/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=25 September 2007}} as well as cliques inside the first team. In order to solve the clique problems, he had gone to director Per Bjerregaard to fire three key players – Marcus Lantz, Thomas Rytter and one club man Per Nielsen – in order to reestablish the balance in the first team squad, a demand Danish football experts later described as the quickest way of getting sacked.{{cite book |last1=Harborg |first1=Jesper |last2=Frandsen |first2=Svend Bertil |title=Indspark udefra |date=11 November 2013 |publisher=Turbine |isbn=9788771414165 |edition=1. udgave, 1. oplag}}

Tom Køhlert took the managerial reins once more, this time as a permanent solution on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

After losing 2–4 to Horsens on 26 August, their 23rd consecutive away match without a victory, the team was met by approximately 200 furious fans and cries like "die mercenaries" and "we are Brøndby, who are you?" on their return to Brøndby.{{cite news|url=http://politiken.dk/fodbold/article366502.ece|title=Rasende fans belejrede Brøndbys bus|language=da|date=27 August 2007|access-date=27 August 2007|publisher=Politiken|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084156/http://politiken.dk/fodbold/article366502.ece|archive-date=29 September 2007|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last1=Clausen |first1=Mads |title=Ond stemning i Brøndby |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/ond-stemning-i-broendby |website=dr.dk |publisher=Danmarks Radio |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=27 August 2007 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404003719/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/ond-stemning-i-broendby |url-status=live }}

On 31 August 2007, Per Bjerregaard announced that he resigned from the position as director of Brøndby IF, and instead took over as chairman of the board. Shortly after his resignation, Peter Schmeichel announced that he was ready to purchase Brøndby and become a director. The announcement divided the fans. Some praised the former player for trying to save the club, while others criticized him for bringing investor Aldo Petersen along, a keen supporter and former stockholder of rivals F.C. Copenhagen. Schmeichel's offer, however, was rejected. On 1 April 2008, Hermann Haraldsson was appointed to the vacant position.{{cite web |title=FBM 9/2008 – Ny administrerende direktør, Lægeklinik og Brøndby Hallen |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2008/03/13/fbm-9_2008-ny-administrerende-direktoer-laegeklinik-og-broendby-hallen |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF A/S |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=13 March 2008}}

Following a disappointing beginning of the 2007–08 Superliga season with only five points gained from seven matches, manager Tom Køhlert made it clear in August 2007 that the Danish Cup now had a higher priority for the club.{{in lang|da}} [http://politiken.dk/fodbold/article367318.ece Brøndby opprioriterer pokalturneringen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006134124/http://politiken.dk/fodbold/article367318.ece |date=6 October 2008 }}, politiken.dk, 28 June 2008 The change of priorities was successful, and Brøndby won their first domestic title in almost three years on 1 May 2008 when Esbjerg were defeated 3–2 in the final of the 2007–08 Danish Cup. Soon after, manager Køhlert declared his job complete, prompting club chairman Bjerregaard to search for his replacement. On 16 June 2008, the club announced the appointment of former player and head coach of Horsens, Kent Nielsen.{{cite web |title=FBM 13/2008: Kent Nielsen ny træner pr. 1.1. 2009 |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2008/06/16/fbm-13_2008-kent-nielsen-ny-traener-pr-11-2009 |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=16 June 2008 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808113339/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2008/06/16/fbm-13_2008-kent-nielsen-ny-traener-pr-11-2009 |url-status=live }} Nielsen took charge of the first team on 1 January 2009. Former legendary coach Køhlert in the meantime led Brøndby to the first place, where they stayed until Nielsen arrived.

On 1 July 2008, KasiGroup replaced Codan as the main sponsor of the club. The partnership involved a cooperation with UNICEF, making Brøndby the third club in Europe next to Barcelona and Swedish side Hammarby to wear the UNICEF logo on their shirts. Furthermore, KasiGroup entered a sponsorship for the stadium and promised substantial funds for strengthening the first-team squad. During the 2008 summer transfer window, this contributed to Brøndby signing five new players with national team experience in order to strengthen the team.

On 30 December 2009, KasiGroup owner Jesper Nielsen got in trouble with Brøndby and refused to pay the remainder of the pledged money. On 31 August 2012, Brøndby told the Danish media B.T. that KasiGroup owed the club more than DKK 45 million (€6,000,000 / £5,000,000).{{cite web |last1=Kjeldsen |first1=Niels Philip |title=Brøndby: Vi skal have Kasi-millioner |url=https://www.bt.dk/fodbold/broendby-vi-skal-have-kasi-millioner |website=bt.dk |publisher=B.T. |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=31 August 2012 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404003744/https://www.bt.dk/fodbold/broendby-vi-skal-have-kasi-millioner |url-status=live }} Nielsen told B.T. that he could recognize the amount but that his lawyer thought they could make a settlement at a much lower figure than the 45 million. Nielsen was the owner of AG København, which went bankrupt on 31 July 2012. He was thus chased both by Brøndby and the Danish tax authorities, and a lawsuit followed.{{cite web |title=Skat kræver 168 millioner af Kasi-familien |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/herreligaen/skat-kraever-168-millioner-af-kasi-familien |website=dr.dk |publisher=Danmarks Radio |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=6 August 2012 |archive-date=16 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216230444/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/herreligaen/skat-kraever-168-millioner-af-kasi-familien |url-status=live }} The case came to a close years later, in 2018, when Brøndby IF and Nielsen reached a multi-million Danish kroner settlement depending on Nielsen's active arbitration case against jewellery manufacturer Pandora.{{cite web |last1=Kristensen |first1=Mick |title=Kasi-Jesper og Brøndby har lavet millionforlig |url=https://finans.dk/erhverv/ECE11040728/kasijesper-og-broendby-har-lavet-millionforlig/?ctxref=ext |website=finans.dk |publisher=Finans |access-date=1 June 2020 |date=30 November 2018}}

File:Brondby_won_cup.jpg ahead of their Danish Cup win over Silkeborg IF in 2018.]]

In May 2013, the club was again close to bankruptcy, but was taken over and saved by a small group of investors led by Ole Abildgaard and Aldo Pedersen.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporten.dk/superligaen/aldo-og-hans-rigmaend-redder-broendby|title=BT Sport – Nyheder, analyser og resultater fra sportens verden – bt.dk|website=sporten.dk|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=3 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703181142/http://www.sporten.dk/superligaen/aldo-og-hans-rigmaend-redder-broendby|url-status=live}} On 10 April 2014, the new main investor, Jan Bech Andersen, took over as chairman and replaced the board with his own team.{{cite web|url=http://brondby.com/nyhed/2014/04/10/selskabsmeddelelse-12_2014|title=Selskabsmeddelelse 12/2014: Konstituering af bestyrelsen – Brøndby IF|website=brondby.com|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413210710/http://brondby.com/nyhed/2014/04/10/selskabsmeddelelse-12_2014|url-status=live}} On 14 July 2014, the club announced they had signed a one-year contract with Danish betting company Bet25 as their main sponsor, with the option to extend the contract for an additional two years.{{cite web|url=http://brondby.com/nyhed/2014/07/14/selskabsmeddelelse-15_2014-ny-hovedsponsor|title=Selskabsmeddelelse 15/2014: Ny hovedsponsor – Brøndby IF|website=brondby.com|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=27 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727173719/http://brondby.com/nyhed/2014/07/14/selskabsmeddelelse-15_2014-ny-hovedsponsor|url-status=live}} The deal was said to be worth "a significant amount in the million Danish kroner range".{{cite web|url=http://www.b.dk/sport/her-er-broendbys-nye-hovedsponsor|title=Her er Brøndbys nye hovedsponsor|date=14 July 2014|website=b.dk|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107164728/https://www.b.dk/sport/her-er-broendbys-nye-hovedsponsor|url-status=live}} The deal includes a strategic partnership between Brøndby and Bet25. As part of the contract, Danish telecommunications company TDC A/S (which owns 51% of Bet25), installed Wi-Fi in Brøndby Stadion in December 2014. On 15 January 2015, it was announced Brøndby and Bet25 extended their contract until summer 2017.{{cite web|url=http://brondby.com/nyhed/2015/01/14/broendby-if-forlaenger-med-bet25|title=Brøndby IF forlænger med Bet25 – Brøndby IF|website=brondby.com|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617191551/http://brondby.com/nyhed/2015/01/14/broendby-if-forlaenger-med-bet25|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Thomas Frank announced his resignation as Brøndby IF manager after chairman Jan Bech Andersen had discredited him on an online chat-forum under the name of "Oscar", the case being referred to as "Oscar-gate" by the media. Bech Andersen stepped down as chairman after the incident but continued as board member.{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/overblik-saadan-startede-oscar-gate|title=OVERBLIK Sådan startede 'Oscar'-gate|author=Aleksandar Josevski|date=9 March 2016|website=DR.dk|access-date=2 September 2018|archive-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902160244/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/overblik-saadan-startede-oscar-gate|url-status=live}}

In April 2016, the board of directors presented Strategi 6.4 (Strategy 6.4), a plan for the future course of the club. The main value presented was "community" ({{langx|da|"fællesskab"}}), and a vision for Brøndby IF was also laid out. Between 2016 and 2019, the club was to make the Superliga championship playoff every year, become more transparent and reach economic viability by the end of the period.{{cite web |title=Strategi 6.4 |url=https://brondby.com/files/PDF/Strategi%206.4.pdf |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220101151/https://brondby.com/files/PDF/Strategi%206.4.pdf |url-status=live }} Finally, between 2020 and 2023, Brøndby was to reach European football every season and continue to improve in areas of community, transparency and economy. In addition, the team should strive for a tactic with strong pressing and return to having one of the best youth academies in Denmark again.{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF præsenterer ny strategi |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2016/04/13/broendby-praesenterer-ny-strategi |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |date=13 April 2016 |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221144619/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2016/04/13/broendby-praesenterer-ny-strategi |url-status=live }}

On 17 May 2016, Brøndby named German coach Alexander Zorniger as their new head coach.{{cite web|url=https://brondby.com/business2014/artikel/2016/05/17/selskabsmeddelelse-14_2016-ny-cheftraener|title=Selskabsmeddelelse 14/2016: Ny cheftræner|author=Troels Bech|date=17 May 2016|website=brondby.com|access-date=2 September 2018|archive-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151644/https://brondby.com/business2014/artikel/2016/05/17/selskabsmeddelelse-14_2016-ny-cheftraener|url-status=live}} His first two seasons as head coach resulted in two second-place league finishes and a Danish Cup win. The focal point of Brøndby under Zorniger was an extreme form of the German Gegenpressing tactic, popularly translated to overfaldsfodbold (assault football) in Denmark; a style which proved to be a success.{{cite web |last1=Østergaard-Nielsen |first1=Martin |title=Brøndbys nye våben hedder overfaldsfodbold |url=https://www.information.dk/moti/2018/04/broendbys-nye-vaaben-hedder-overfaldsfodbold |website=information.dk |publisher=Dagbladet Information |access-date=19 August 2020 |date=21 April 2018 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810223613/https://www.information.dk/moti/2018/04/broendbys-nye-vaaben-hedder-overfaldsfodbold |url-status=live }} During the 2017–18 season, Brøndby mounted an eventful title charge to eventually finish second behind FC Midtjylland after being top of the table in the penultimate round.{{cite web|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/horsens-fraroevede-broendby-mesterskabet-de-var-naermest-graedefaerdige1|title=Horsens frarøvede Brøndby mesterskabet: De var nærmest grædefærdige|date=28 September 2018|website=tipsbladet.dk|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129094033/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/horsens-fraroevede-broendby-mesterskabet-de-var-naermest-graedefaerdige1|url-status=live}} Zorniger was sacked in February 2019, following a poor start to the new campaign.{{cite web|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/broendby-fyrer-zorniger/7520415|title=Brøndby fyrer Zorniger|date=18 February 2019|website=ekstrabladet.dk|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730214721/https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/broendby-fyrer-zorniger/7520415|url-status=live}} His position had earlier been called into question after a match against Hobro IK in December 2018, where Brøndby's starting lineup featured no Danes. After the match, Zorniger criticised the Brøndby youth department for lacking quality and the Danish mentality for being poor.{{cite web|url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/zorniger-efter-opstilling-uden-danskere-masterclass-har-ikke-kvaliteten-danskerne-mangler-den-rigtige-mentalitet|title=Zorniger efter opstilling uden danskere: Masterclass har ikke kvaliteten – Danskerne mangler den rigtige mentalitet|date=2 December 2018|website=tv3sport.dk|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221144617/https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/zorniger-efter-opstilling-uden-danskere-masterclass-har-ikke-kvaliteten-danskerne-mangler-den-rigtige-mentalitet|url-status=live}} Martin Retov and Matthias Jaissle, former assistants under Zorniger, were appointed as caretaker managers the next day.{{cite web|url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2019/02/19/retov-og-jaissle-midlertidigt-traenerteam-frem-til-sommer|title=Retov og Jaissle midlertidigt trænerteam frem til sommer|author=Brøndby IF|date=19 February 2019|website=brondby.com|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002806/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2019/02/19/retov-og-jaissle-midlertidigt-traenerteam-frem-til-sommer|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ebbe-sand-vi-er-helt-trygge-ved-retov-og-jaissle|title=Ebbe Sand: Vi er helt trygge ved Retov og Jaissle|author=Tipsbladet|date=19 February 2019|website=tipsbladet.dk|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403101036/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ebbe-sand-vi-er-helt-trygge-ved-retov-og-jaissle|url-status=live}}

File:Niels Frederiksen (2022).jpg led Brøndby to their first Superliga title in 16 years]]

In June 2019, former Denmark national U21 coach, Niels Frederiksen, was presented as the new head coach of Brøndby IF.{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/fra-bankdirektoer-til-broendby-if-niels-frederiksen-har-taget-excel-arket|title=Fra bankdirektør til Brøndby IF: Niels Frederiksen har taget Excel-arket med ind i omklædningsrummet|author=DR|date=31 July 2019|website=dr.dk|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221144618/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/fra-bankdirektoer-til-broendby-if-niels-frederiksen-har-taget-excel-arket|url-status=live}} A month later, Carsten "CV" Jensen was appointed as Director of Football in Brøndby, and became the person responsible for meeting the requirements of implementing Strategi 6.4.{{cite web|url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2019/07/10/carsten-v-jensen-i-nyoprettet-stilling-som-fodbolddirektoer-i-broendby-if|title=Carsten V. Jensen i nyoprettet stilling som fodbolddirektør i Brøndby IF|author=Brøndby IF|date=10 July 2019|website=brondby.com|access-date=21 February 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925193159/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2019/07/10/carsten-v-jensen-i-nyoprettet-stilling-som-fodbolddirektoer-i-broendby-if|url-status=live}} In Frederiksen's first season, Brøndby ended in fourth place of the league table, as the team failed to reach qualification to the Europa League.{{cite web |author1=/ritzau/ |title=Brøndby-chefer blåstempler sæson med svære vilkår |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2020-08-01-broendby-chefer-blaastempler-saeson-med-svaere-vilkaar |website=sport.tv2.dk |publisher=TV 2 |access-date=19 August 2020 |date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808184846/https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2020-08-01-broendby-chefer-blaastempler-saeson-med-svaere-vilkaar |url-status=live }} However, the team was largely seen to be in a rebuilding phase, with the departures of important first-team player such as Kamil Wilczek, Dominik Kaiser and Hany Mukhtar in the January transfer window, and the emergence of younger players such as Morten Frendrup, Jesper Lindstrøm and Anis Ben Slimane in the starting lineup.{{cite web |title=Niels Frederiksen: Der er bund i de unge spillere |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/07/22/niels-frederiksen-der-er-bund-i-de-unge-spillere |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=19 August 2020 |date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808122243/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/07/22/niels-frederiksen-der-er-bund-i-de-unge-spillere |url-status=live }}

On 24 May 2021, Brøndby won its first Danish league title in 16 years with a 2–0 win over Nordsjælland. Brøndby finished the season ahead of Midtjylland and arch-rival FC Copenhagen.{{cite web |title=Brondby clinches Danish league title |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/brondby-clinches-danish-league-title-182446722.html |website=Yahoo News |publisher=Australian Associated Press |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524184518/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/brondby-clinches-danish-league-title-182446722.html |url-status=live }}

In August 2022, chairman of the club Jan Bech Andersen sold over half of his shares to Global Football Holdings (GFH), an American sports investment company owned by David Blitzer.{{cite web |last1=Hackett |first1=Tom |title=David Blitzer Adds Danish Club To European Portfolio |url=https://kslsports.com/495465/david-blitzer-adds-danish-club-to-european-portfolio/ |website=kslsports.com |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507125031/https://kslsports.com/495465/david-blitzer-adds-danish-club-to-european-portfolio/ |url-status=live }} Andersen continued as chairman of the board.{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF og Jan Bech Andersen indgår aftale med Global Football Holdings |url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2022/oktober/brondby-if-og-jan-bech-andersen-indgar-aftale-med-global-football-holdings |website=Brøndby IF |access-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028190506/https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2022/oktober/brondby-if-og-jan-bech-andersen-indgar-aftale-med-global-football-holdings |archive-date=28 October 2022 |language=da |date=28 October 2022 |url-status=live}} On 14 November, Frederiksen was dismissed from his position after Brøndby ended 2022 in 10th place in the league table.{{cite web |title=Selskabsmeddelelse nr. 13/2022 – Brøndby IF og cheftræner Niels Frederiksen ophæver samarbejdet |url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/klub/2022/november/selskabsmeddelelse-nr-13-2022-brondby-if-og-cheftraener-niels-frederiksen-ophaever-samarbejdet |website=Brøndby IF |access-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121001857/https://brondby.com/nyheder/klub/2022/november/selskabsmeddelelse-nr-13-2022-brondby-if-og-cheftraener-niels-frederiksen-ophaever-samarbejdet |archive-date=21 November 2022 |language=da |date=14 November 2022 |url-status=live}} In January 2023, Brøndby announced Jesper Sørensen, formerly Frederiksen's assistant coach, as their new head coach.{{cite news |title=Jesper Sørensen ny cheftræner i Brøndby IF |url=https://superliga.dk/nyheder/transfers/jesper-sorensen-ny-cheftraener-i-brondby-if |access-date=8 October 2023 |work=3F Superligaen |date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105143737/https://superliga.dk/nyheder/transfers/jesper-sorensen-ny-cheftraener-i-brondby-if |archive-date=5 January 2023 |language=da}} On the final matchday of the championship round in the 2023–24 season, Brøndby lost 3–2 at home against AGF, which resulted in them losing the title to Midtjylland by just one point.{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/2024/05/26/midtjylland-brondby-denmark-champion/2149947e-1b8a-11ef-becb-2cf8dbfd9eb9_story.html |title=FC Midtjylland wins Danish league after final-day slip-up by Brondby. Kristoffer Olsson in the crowd |publisher=The Washington Post |date=26 May 2024 }}

On 8 October 2024, director of football Carsten V. Jensen left the position by mutual consent. Vice chairman Scott McLachlan took over as caretaker.{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF siger farvel til fodbolddirektør Carsten V. Jensen |url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2024/oktober/brondby-if-siger-farvel-til-fodbolddirektor-carsten-v-jensen |website=Brøndby IF |access-date=4 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008194706/https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2024/oktober/brondby-if-siger-farvel-til-fodbolddirektor-carsten-v-jensen |archive-date=8 October 2024 |language=da |date=8 October 2024}} Sørensen was dismissed on 11 December 2024, with Frederik Birk taking over first as caretaker and since as permanent head coach.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Michael Sten |title=Brøndby fyrer Jesper Sørensen |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/broendby-fyrer-jesper-soerensen |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=DR |date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225174559/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/broendby-fyrer-jesper-soerensen |archive-date=25 December 2024 |language=da-DK}} On 30 December 2024, Brøndby announced Benjamin Schmedes as their new director of football.{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF udnævner Benjamin Schmedes som ny fodbolddirektør |url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/klub/2024/december/brondby-if-udnaevner-benjamin-schmedes-som-ny-fodbolddirektor |website=Brøndby IF |access-date=3 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203145634/https://brondby.com/nyheder/klub/2024/december/brondby-if-udnaevner-benjamin-schmedes-som-ny-fodbolddirektor |archive-date=3 February 2025 |language=da |date=30 December 2024}}

{{Main|Brøndby Stadion}}

File:Brøndby stadium panorama.jpg on 5 August 2006]]

File:Brøndby Stadion 2005-01.jpg

Brøndby have always played their matches at Brøndby Stadion. A part of the merging of Brøndbyvester IF and Brøndbyøster IF was a promise by the Brøndby municipality mayor to build a ground, and in 1965 it was ready for the club to play in. Through the first years in the secondary Danish leagues, the stadium was little more than a grass field with an athletics track circling the field of play. It was not until 1978 that the main stand was built, sporting a capacity of 1,200 seated spectators. As newly promoted to the top Danish league in 1982, concrete terraces opposite the main stand were constructed, allowing for a crowd of 5,000 additional people. Following the first years of success in the top-flight, the athletic track was discarded and a further 2,000 seats were installed on top of the concrete stands from 1989 to 1990.

When Brøndby played matches against other successful European teams in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, the then capacity of up to 10,000 spectators was quickly dwarfed by the ticket interest. As the Denmark national stadium Idrætsparken in Copenhagen was being rebuilt, the club found no other way to host the matches but to get a dispensation to use scaffolding stands, which boosted the stadium capacity to 18,000 in the semi-final leg of the tournament, a 0–0 draw with Roma. Following the European adventure, the club inaugurated its end stands in 1992, allowing for a total of 22,000 spectators.

In May 1998, the club bought Brøndby Stadion from the Brøndby municipality for 23.5 million DKK{{in lang|da}} Christian W. Larsen, "Brøndby får eget stadion", Aktuelt article, 14 May 1998 and immediately spent double that amount to modernize the stadium. When the club qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, the stadium was still under construction and the matches were moved to archrival F.C. Copenhagen's Parken Stadium. In 2000, all stands were standardized and built to the same height, allowing for crowds of 29,000 at domestic matches and 22,000 in the European matches, which allow only all-seated crowds. Since then, the stadium has seen a number of lesser or larger infrastructural and technical enhancements, and the February 2004 European match against Barcelona was played in front of a 26,031-spectator crowd.

Brøndby are the most widely popular football club in Denmark, with a 2015 study having showed that Brøndby matches have by far the most viewers, both in terms of attendance and TV ratings, with Brøndby's rivals FC Copenhagen coming in second.{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Davidsen |title=Brøndby er Superligaens mest populære hold |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/broendby-er-superligaens-mest-populaere-hold |work=Tipsbladet |publisher=Tipsbladet ApS |location=København K |date=17 June 2015 |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918045655/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/broendby-er-superligaens-mest-populaere-hold |url-status=live }} Copenhagen have in recent years surpassed Brøndby in terms of attendance by several thousands.{{Cite web|title=Tilskuertallene for sæsonens superliga – SuperStats|url=https://www.superstats.dk/news/tilskuer-temperatur?fra=1&til=36&aar=2018/2019|access-date=9 September 2020|website=superstats.dk|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404003745/https://www.superstats.dk/news/tilskuer-temperatur?fra=1&til=36&aar=2018/2019|url-status=live}}

Brøndby Support is the official fanclub of Brøndby IF.{{cite web|url=http://www.brondbysupport.dk/|title=Brøndby Support|website=brondbysupport.dk|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428043851/http://www.brondbysupport.dk/|url-status=live}} It was founded in 1993 and has approximately 12,000 members.Brøndby Support Wikipedia

Fanafdelingen is in some ways the spiritual successor to Brøndby Supporters Trust, which was a supporters trust with the dedicated goal of gaining influence in the club. Brøndby Supporters Trust managed to gain a board seat in the professional club in 2013. In 2018 BST was given the task of organising the groups of Brøndby Supporters Trust, Alpha Brøndby, Brøndby Support and Svinget under a common umbrella organisation. As a result of this, Fanafdelingen was born. Fanafdelingen, among other things, organises a yearly election for the board seat for the fan representative in the club.

Brøndby is also renowned for its ultra fanscene. The most prominent group is Alpha. Founded in 2006, the group is placed in the centre of the Southside Stand and are the main organizers of songs, flags, banners and tifo.{{cite web|url=https://3point.dk/nyt-tribunekodeks-sadan-skal-du-opfore-dig-pa-sydsiden/|title=Nyt tribunekodeks – sådan skal du opføre dig på Sydsiden|date=17 April 2015|website=3point.dk|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813221953/http://3point.dk/nyt-tribunekodeks-sadan-skal-du-opfore-dig-pa-sydsiden/|url-status=live}} Other prominent groups are Suburban Casuals, Southside United, Svinget, Deling 43 and Fri Sport.

• Danish Football Championship
• Winners (11): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2020–21
• Runner–up (12): 1986, 1989, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24
• Danish Cup
• Winners (7): 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2017–18
• Runner–up (4): 1987–88, 1995–96, 2016–17, 2018–19
• Danish League Cup
• Winners (2): 2005, 2006
• Danish Super Cup
• Winners (4): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002
• Royal League (3 participations)
• Winners: 2006–07
• Atlantic Cup
• Winners: 2023, 2025
• Denmark Series (fourth tier)
• Group winners: 1974 (g1)
• Zealand Series (fifth tier)
• Winners: 1971

:See also Brøndby IF players

More than 500 players have represented Brøndby in the Danish leagues, cups and the European competitions since 1964.

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{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=DEN|name=Rasmus Lauritsen|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=NED|name=Stijn Spierings|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=DEN|name=Nicolai Vallys|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=BIH|name=Benjamin Tahirović|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=DEN|name=Daniel Wass|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|name=Filip Bundgaard|pos=FW|other=}}

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{{Fs player|no=28|nat=JPN|name=Yuito Suzuki|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BEL|name=Jordi Vanlerberghe|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SUR|name=Sean Klaiber|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=DEN|name=Frederik Alves|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=DEN|name=Ludvig Vraa-Jensen|pos=DF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=35|nat=DEN|name=Noah Nartey|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=36|nat=DEN|name=Mathias Kvistgaarden|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=37|nat=DEN|name=Clement Bischoff|pos=MF|other=}}

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{{Fs player|no=38|nat=DEN|name=Jacob Ambæk|pos=FW|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=39|nat=DEN|name=Adam Claridge|pos=MF|other=}}

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{{Fs player|no=42|nat=DEN|name=Mathias Jensen|pos=MF|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=43|nat=DEN|name=Lukas Larsen|pos=DF|other=}}

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{{Fs player|no=28|nat=JPN|name=Yuito Suzuki|pos=FW|other=to Freiburg on 30 June 2025}}

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{{Fs player|no=46|nat=USA|name=Justin Che|pos=DF|other=at Patro Eisden until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=POL|name=Mateusz Kowalczyk|pos=MF|other=at GKS Katowice until 30 June 2025}}

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{{Fs player|no=12|nat=SWE|name=Carl Björk|pos=FW|other=at B.93 until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs player|no=99|nat=GHA|name=Emmanuel Yeboah|pos=FW|other=at Vejle until 30 June 2025}}

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Starting from 1980, the club has annually named its player of the year.{{in lang|da}} [http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=33492 Årets Spiller] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060806161423/http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=33492 |date=6 August 2006 }} at Brondby.com Players still playing for the club are marked in bold:

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• 1980: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Brian Chrøis
• 1981: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Østergaard
• 1982: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Laudrup
• 1983: {{flagicon|Denmark}} John Widell
• 1984: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bjarne Jensen
• 1985: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Claus Nielsen
• 1986: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Madsen
• 1987: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Lars Olsen
• 1988: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bjarne Jensen (2)
• 1989: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Jensen
• 1990: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Peter Schmeichel
• 1991: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Kim Vilfort
• 1992: {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Uche Okechukwu
• 1993: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jes Høgh
• 1994: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Bjur
• 1995: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Allan Nielsen
• 1996: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Søren Colding
• 1997: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ebbe Sand
• 1998: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Kim Daugaard
• 1999: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mogens Krogh
• 2000: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Dan Anton Johansen
• 2001: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Krister Nordin
• 2002: {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Aurelijus Skarbalius
• 2003: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Nielsen
• 2004: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Martin Retov
• 2005: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Johan Elmander
• 2006: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Nielsen (2)
• 2007: {{flagicon|England}} Mark Howard
• 2008: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Thomas Rasmussen
• 2009: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Stephan Andersen
• 2010: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Krohn-Dehli
• 2011: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Krohn-Dehli (2)
• 2012: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mike Jensen
• 2013: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Simon Makienok
• 2014: {{flagicon|Finland}} Lukas Hradecky
• 2015: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Riza Durmisi
• 2016: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Frederik Rønnow
• 2017: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Christian Nørgaard
• 2018: {{flagicon|Poland}} Kamil Wilczek
• 2019: {{flagicon|Poland}} Kamil Wilczek (2)
• 2020: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Andreas Maxsø
• 2021: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikael Uhre
• 2022: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mads Hermansen
• 2023: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nicolai Vallys
• 2024: {{flagicon|Austria}} Patrick Pentz

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Since Michael Laudrup became the first player to represent Brøndby on the Denmark national team in June 1982, more than 80 players have donned the national team jersey of their respective countries. Apart from Denmark, players from Nigeria, Norway, Lithuania, Burkina Faso, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Morocco, Iceland, Zambia, Australia, Gambia, United States, Finland, North Macedonia, South Africa, Costa Rica, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Kosovo, South Korea, Tunisia and Paraguay have represented their countries. The players are displayed on the "Wall of Honour", according to their year of national team debut.{{in lang|da}} [http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=14845 Wall of Honour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617191912/http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=14845 |date=17 June 2009 }} at Brondby.com Players still playing for the club are marked in bold:

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;1980s

• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Laudrup (1982)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Madsen (1983)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Brian Chrøis (1983)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Østergaard (1983)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Lars Lunde (1983)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Kim Christofte (1984)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} John Helt (1985)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Lars Olsen (1986)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} John "Faxe" Jensen (1986)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Claus Nielsen (1986)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Kim Vilfort (1987)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Steffensen (1987)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Brian Laudrup (1987)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Kent Nielsen (1987)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Peter Schmeichel (1987)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bjarne Jensen (1988)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jan Bartram (1988)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bent "Turbo" Christensen (1989)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Frimann (1989)

;1990s:

• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Erik Rasmussen (1990)
• {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Uche Okechukwu (1990)
• {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Friday Elahor (1990)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Brian Jensen (1991)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Frank Pingel (1991)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mogens Krogh (1992)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Marc Rieper (1992)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mark Strudal (1993)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jes Høgh (1993)
• {{flagicon|Norway}} Dan Eggen (1993)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jesper Kristensen (1994)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jens Risager (1994)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bo Hansen (1995)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Allan Nielsen (1995)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Peter Møller (1996)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Bjur (1996)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Søren Colding (1996)
• {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Aurelijus Skarbalius (1996)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ebbe Sand (1998)
• {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Oumar Barro (1999)

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;2000s:

• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Magnus Svensson (2000)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Mattias Jonson (2000)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Peter Madsen (2001)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mads Jørgensen (2001)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Morten Wieghorst (2002)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Nielsen (2002)
• {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Jón Rói Jacobsen (2003)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Thomas Kahlenberg (2003)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Andreas Jakobsson (2003)
• {{flagicon|Morocco}} Karim Zaza (2004)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Asbjørn Sennels (2004)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Martin Retov (2004)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Morten Skoubo (2004)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Johan Elmander (2004)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Daniel Agger (2005)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Hannes Sigurðsson (2006)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Martin Ericsson (2006)
• {{flagicon|Zambia}} Chris Katongo (2007)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Stefán Gíslason (2007)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Samuel Holmén (2008)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Thomas Rasmussen (2008)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Anders Randrup (2008)
• {{flagicon|Australia}} David Williams (2008)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Max von Schlebrügge (2008)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Stephan Andersen (2008)
• {{flagicon|Gambia}} Ousman Jallow (2008)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Krohn-Dehli (2008)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen (2008)
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Mikael Nilsson (2009)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Martin Bernburg (2009)

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;2010s:

• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mike Jensen (2010)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Daniel Wass (2011)
• {{flagicon|Australia}} Brent McGrath (2011)
• {{flagicon|USA}} Clarence Goodson (2011)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Dennis Rommedahl (2011)
• {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} René Joensen (2012)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Simon Makienok (2013)
• {{flagicon|Finland}} Lukáš Hrádecký (2013)
• {{flagicon|Macedonia}} Ferhan Hasani (2014)
• {{flagicon|Paraguay}} José Ariel Núñez (2014)
• {{flagicon|Finland}} Teemu Pukki (2014)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Hólmbert Friðjónsson (2015)
• {{flagicon|South Africa}} Lebogang Phiri (2015)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Riza Durmisi (2015)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Frederik Rønnow (2016)
• {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Marco Ureña (2016)
• {{flagicon|Poland}} Kamil Wilczek (2016)
• {{flagicon|South Korea}} Yun Suk-young (2017)
• {{flagicon|FIN}} Paulus Arajuuri (2017)
• {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsolt Kalmár (2017)
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kliment (2017)
• {{flagicon|KOS}} Besar Halimi (2017)
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Hjörtur Hermannsson (2017)
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Larsson (2018)
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Tibbling (2019)

;2020s:

• {{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Hedlund (2020)
• {{flagicon|TUN}} Anis Ben Slimane (2020)
• {{flagicon|PAR}} Blás Riveros (2020)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jesper Lindstrøm (2020)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Andreas Maxsø (2020)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikael Uhre (2021)
• {{flagicon|NZL}} Joe Bell (2022)
• {{flagicon|Norway}} Ohikhuaeme Omoijuanfo (2022)
• {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nicolai Vallys (2023)
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Patrick Pentz (2024)
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuito Suzuki (2024)

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{{updated|11 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://brondby.com/klub/medarbejdere/|title=Medarbejdere – Brøndby IF|website=brondby.com|access-date=23 September 2019|archive-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226102208/http://brondby.com/klub/medarbejdere/|url-status=live}}

:Updated 30 December 2024

The person responsible for direction of the first senior team has traditionally been given the title of head coach/trainer.

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• {{dagger|alt=caretaker}} Managers with this symbol in the "Name" column are italicised to denote caretaker appointments.
• {{double-dagger|alt=playing coach}} Persons with this symbol in the "Name" column denote status as a playing head coach/trainer.

}}

• Record home win: 7–0 against Herfølge, Danish Superliga, 11 July 2005
• Record away win:

: 7–0 against Esbjerg fB, Danish Superliga, 26 August 2001

: 7–0 against AGF, Danish Superliga, 21 August 2016

• Record home defeat: 1–6 against Esbjerg, Danish Superliga, 14 March 2004
• Record away defeat: 0–5 against Midtjylland, Danish Superliga, 29 July 2007
• Record European win: 9–0 against Juvenes/Dogana, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, 2 July 2015
• Record European defeat:

: 0–5 against Manchester United, UEFA Champions League group stage, 4 November 1998

: 0–5 against PAOK, UEFA Europa League play-off round, 20 August 2015

• Highest attendance, Brøndby Stadion: 31,508 vs. Copenhagen, 18 June 2003
• Highest average home attendance, season: 21,647, 2023–24
• Most appearances, total: 556, Bjarne Jensen
• Most European appearances: 70, Per Nielsen
• Most goals scored, Danish league history: 82, Bent Christensen
• Most goals scored, season, Danish Superliga: 28, Ebbe Sand 1997–98
• Most goals scored, Danish Superliga: 71, Kamil Wilczek
• Most goals scored, European matches: 12, Ruben Bagger
• Most goals scored, total: 121, Kim Vilfort

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{{Main|Brøndby IF in European football}}

Brøndby's first competitive European match was on 17 September 1986 in the 1986–87 European Cup, defeating Budapest Honvéd 4–1 and later on Dynamo Berlin en route to a spot in the quarter-finals, where they lost to Porto. Since then, the club has been a regular fixture in European competitions, and reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League several times. They also achieved one European semi-final in 1991, as well as another European quarter-final in 1997.

{{updated|18 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Club coefficients |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2024 |website=UEFA |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320224158/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/index.html#/yr/2023 |url-status=live }}

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:A. {{note|AaB}} Danish club Aalborg BK played in the 1995–96 Champions League tournament as a result of the bribing scandal of Dynamo Kyiv, thus they did not qualify through the qualification rounds.

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{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |last1=Madsen |first1=Henrik |title=Brøndbys bagmænd : Per Bjerregaard og Leif Jensens spil om penge, fodbold og magt |date=1993 |publisher=Børsen Bøger |isbn=87-7553-403-7 |edition=1. udgave, 1. oplag}}
• {{cite book |last1=Thyboe |first1=Kurt |title=Brøndby forever : et fodboldeventyr – om en drøm, der blev født, mellem to motorveje! |date=1997 |publisher=Borgen |location=Valby |isbn=87-21-00678-4 |edition=1. udgave, 1. oplag}}
• {{cite book |last1=Kvist |first1=Jakob |title=Ambassadøren : en bog om Michael Laudrup |date=2001 |publisher=Centrum |location=Viby J |isbn=87-583-1285-4 |edition=4. udgave}}
• {{cite book |last1=Jam Rasmussen |first1=Jens |last2=Rachlin |first2=Michael |title=Slaget om København : Den store bog om Brøndby-FCK |date=2005 |publisher=People'sPress |location=København V |isbn=87-91693-55-1}}

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