2017 �18 BRøNDBY IF SEASON

Brøndby
2017–18 season
Sporting director	Troels Bech
Head coach	Alexander Zorniger
Ground	Brøndby Stadion
Danish Superliga	2nd
Danish Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Teemu Pukki (17); All: ; Teemu Pukki (19)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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	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

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

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	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

In

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

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transfer to	Type	Date	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

Superligaen

Main round

Pos	Team v t e	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.
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Results after each round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W

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 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 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

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

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

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

July 8, 2017	FC Rostov	1 - 0	Brøndby IF	Stainach, Austria
18:00	Bukharov 57'			Stadium: Stadion Stainach

References

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Results after each round

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Pre-season friendlies

References

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In

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Matches

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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

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

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

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

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

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