2021–22 Brøndby IF season

The 2021–22 Brøndby IF season is Brøndby IF's 41st consecutive season in top-division of the Danish football league, the 32nd consecutive in Danish Superliga, and the 56th as a football club. Besides the Superliga, the club is also competing in the Danish Cup and this season's editions of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. It is the third season with head coach Niels Frederiksen, after he replaced caretaker manager Martin Retov during the 2019–20 campaign.

Brøndby
2021–22 season
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachNiels Frederiksen
StadiumBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga3rd
Danish CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mikael Uhre (11 goals)
All:
Mikael Uhre (14 goals)

Brøndby entered this season as reigning Danish Superliga champions, having won the league title for the first time in 16 years in 2021.[1]

Players
As of 1 September 2021[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  DEN Jens Martin Gammelby
3 DF  NOR Henrik Heggheim
4 DF  NOR Sigurd Rosted
5 DF  DEN Andreas Maxsø (captain)
8 MF  DEN Mathias Greve
9 FW  SRB Andrija Pavlović
11 FW  DEN Mikael Uhre
12 DF  DEN Michael Lumb
14 DF  DEN Kevin Mensah (vice-captain)
15 DF  PAR Blas Riveros
16 GK  DEN Thomas Mikkelsen
17 DF  DEN Andreas Bruus
18 DF  DEN Kevin Tshiembe
19 MF  DEN Morten Frendrup
20 MF  SWE Oskar Fallenius
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  SWE Rasmus Wikström
22 MF  CRO Josip Radošević
23 MF  USA Christian Cappis
24 FW  CRO Marko Divković (on loan from DAC)
25 MF  TUN Anis Ben Slimane
27 FW  SWE Simon Hedlund
28 DF  DEN Anton Skipper
29 MF  DEN Peter Bjur
30 GK  DEN Mads Hermansen
31 FW  DEN Jagvir Singh
34 MF  DEN Andreas Pyndt
36 FW  DEN Mathias Kvistgaarden
38 FW  DEN Yousef Salech
40 GK  DEN Jonathan Ægidius
42 MF  NOR Tobias Børkeeiet

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
16 GK Thomas Mikkelsen Lyngby Free 1 July 2021 [3][4]
21 DF Rasmus Wikström IFK Göteborg Undisclosed 29 July 2021 [5]
3 DF Henrik Heggheim Viking Undisclosed 30 August 2021 [6][7]
24 FW Marko Divković DAC 1904 Loan 31 August 2021 [8]

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
16 GK Michael Tørnes Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [9]
21 MF Lasse Vigen Zulte Waregem Undisclosed 1 July 2021 [10][11]
3 DF Anthony Jung Werder Bremen Free 1 July 2021 [12]
1 GK Marvin Schwäbe 1. FC Köln Free 1 July 2021 [13]
18 MF Jesper Lindstrøm Eintracht Frankfurt €7.0 million 11 July 2021 [14]
6 DF Hjörtur Hermannsson Pisa Undisclosed 16 July 2021 [15]
24 DF Joel Kabongo Randers Undisclosed 27 July 2021 [16]
7 MF Rezan Corlu Lyngby Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [17][18]

Competitions

Danish Superliga
Main article: 2021–22 Danish Superliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Copenhagen 22 14 6 2 43 13 +30 48 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 22 13 3 6 37 22 +15 42
3 Brøndby 22 11 7 4 30 24 +6 40
4 AaB 22 11 5 6 36 26 +10 38
5 Randers 22 9 6 7 26 25 +1 33
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.

Results by round - Regular season
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ResultDDDLLDWDLWDWWWWWW
Position66810109881088666553
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Danish Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Danish Cup
23 September 2021 (2021-09-23) Third round Allerød FK 1–8 Brøndby Lillerød
19:45 Stadium: Allerød Idrætspark
28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) Fourth round Aalborg Freja 0–3 Brøndby Aalborg
18:00 Vingaard  20' Report Pavlović  16'
Singh 52' (Børkeeiet)
Fallenius 65' (Greve)		 Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Referee: Mikkel Redder
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05) Quarter-finals 1st leg Brøndby 0–2 FC Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
14:30 CET Mensah  20'
Ben Slimane  27'		 FCM Summary Charles 22'  37'
Brumado 61' (Dyhr)
Lind  88'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Sandi Putros
12 December 2021 Quarter-finals 2nd leg Midtjylland 1–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Brøndby Herning
18:00 CET Evander  17'
Onyedika 36' (Andersson)
Lind  53'
Lössl  90+3'		 FCM Summary Maxsø  16'
Cappis  16'
Divković 28' (Mensah)  45' 73' (Riveros)
Hedlund  89'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Jens Maae

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League
17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) Play-off round 1st leg Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Brøndby Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim
21:00
Report
Attendance: 17,538[19]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Play-off round 2nd leg Brøndby 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Red Bull Salzburg Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00
Report
Attendance: 22,397[20]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[21]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RAN SPP BRO
1 Lyon 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Rangers 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 3–4 1–0 — 2–0
4 Brøndby 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 1–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 1 Brøndby 0–0 Sparta Prague Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00 Report Attendance: 18,867[22]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) 2 Lyon 3–0 Brøndby Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
18:45
Report Attendance: 25,466[23]
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 3 Rangers 2–0 Brøndby Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Report Attendance: 46,842[24]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) 4 Brøndby 1–1 Rangers Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
18:45
Report
Attendance: 20,462[25]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 5 Brøndby 1–3 Lyon Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,645[26]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) 6 Sparta Prague 2–0 Brøndby Stadion Letná, Prague
18:45
Report Attendance: 976[27]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of 12 December 2021
Rank Player Danish Superliga Danish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 Mikael Uhre1111114
2 Christian Cappis32005
3 Andrija Pavlović03003
4 Marko Divković02002
Oskar Fallenius02002
Morten Frendrup20002
Andreas Maxsø10102
Jagvir Singh02002
9 Tobias Børkeeiet10001
Andreas Bruus10001
Simon Hedlund10001
Michael Lumb01001
Kevin Mensah10001
Josip Radošević10001
Sigurd Rosted10001
Anis Ben Slimane10001
Own goals10012
Total 25132242

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