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Revision as of 15:07, 2 July 2014

FC Midtjylland
File:FC Midtjylland.png
Full nameFootball Club Midtjylland
Nickname(s)Ulvene (The Wolves)
Short nameFCM
Founded2 February 1999
GroundMCH Arena, Herning
Capacity11,800
OwnerFC Midtjylland A/S
ChairmanJohnny Rune
ManagerGlen Riddersholm
LeagueDanish Superliga
2012–13Danish Superliga, 6th
European away colours

FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team was a result of a merger between Ikast FS (which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. FC Midtjylland plays in the Danish Superliga.

Club history

FC Midtjylland was founded by Johnny Rune, a carpenter and owner of a private business in the wood-supply industry, and Steen Hessel, an authorized Mercedes Benz dealer.

The two men wanted to unite the football clubs Ikast FS (founded 1935) and Herning Fremad (founded 1918) – clubs that for decades had been strong rivals, but had never played any significant role in Danish football. Ikast FS had some success in the late 70s and 80s, but that was about it. At least 10 years had passed with the two clubs being unable to agree on a merger, but on 6 April 1999, a deal was finalized and announced at a press conference the next day.

In 2000 FC Midtjylland were promoted to the Danish Superliga, after a season in which the team had gathered more points than any other team in the history of the 1st division.

In 2011 Dempo SC invested in the club, buying a 34 percent stake.[citation needed]

Scouting and developing

FC Midtjylland have generally built a reputation of finding and developing promising talents.

In July 2004, FC Midtjylland was the first Danish club to have its own football academy, similar to that of French side FC Nantes Atlantique. The academy attracts players from throughout Denmark, as well as players from a partnering club in Nigeria – FC Ebedei. The club has developed a network of over 100 clubs located in the western part of Jutland.

In 2008 Simon Kjær, a talent of the academy, was sold to U.S. Città di Palermo in Italy. The transfer fee was approximately DKK 30 million, equal to 4 million €.[1] In 2010 Sune Kiilerich, another talent of the academy, was sold to U.C. Sampdoria and Winston Reid, an academy product and New Zealand international, was sold to West Ham United F.C. for DKK 32 million, equal to 4.26 million € [2][3]

Achievements

On the pitch the club has been runner-up four times in the Danish Cup final, and finished second twice and third twice in the Superliga. The club's best international result was in the 2002–03 season when the team reached the 2nd round of the UEFA cup, losing to RSC Anderlecht of Belgium.

In the 2008-09 season they reached the second qualifying round of the competition, beating Manchester City 1–0 in Manchester in the first leg of the tie, with Danny Olsen scoring a first half goal.[4] It was Manchester City's first ever loss at home to a foreign team, having only ever lost at home in European Competition to Chelsea. Manchester City won the return leg in Denmark 1–0 after Danny Califf scored a last minute own-goal. Neither team was able to score in extra time and Midtjylland eventually lost the tie on penalties.[5]

Stadium

In 2004 the team moved to a new stadium in Herning with a capacity of approximately 12000 spectators. FC Midtjylland was the first Danish club to sell the stadium name to a sponsor, resulting in the name MCH Arena.

The opening match on 27 March proved to be a success with FC Midtjylland beating AB 6–0. Five of the goals were scored by Egyptian striker, former AB player Mohamed Zidan and the stadium has been nicknamed the Zidan arena.

Supporters

Black Wolves is the official fanclub of FC Midtjylland.[6] It was founded in the beginning in August 1999, as the official fanclub of Ikast FS 1993 "Yellow Flames" changed their name at an extraordinary general meeting. Ultra Boys Midtjylland is the first ultra firm in Midtjylland. It was established in 2007 and later renamed to Ultras Midtjylland.

Satellite clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with FC Midtjylland:

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2008–09 SL 4 33 16 7 10 55 46 55 3rd Round
2009–10 SL 6 33 14 5 14 41 41 47 Finalist
2010–11 SL 4 33 13 10 10 50 42 49 Finalist
2011–12 SL 3 33 17 7 9 50 40 58 1/16 Finals
2012–13 SL 6 33 12 11 10 51 47 47 quarter-final
2013–14 (ongoing) SL 2 27 14 6 7 49 26 48 Fourth round

Players

Current squad

Up to date as 2014–01–25.[7]

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
5 MF Nigeria NGA Oluwafemi Ajilore
6 DF Denmark DEN Jesper Juelsgård
7 MF Denmark DEN Jakob Poulsen
8 MF Sweden SWE Petter Andersson
9 FW Denmark DEN Morten Rasmussen
10 FW Netherlands NED Tim Janssen
14 GK Denmark DEN Jakob Haugaard
16 GK Denmark DEN Oliver Korch
18 DF Denmark DEN Erik Sviatchenko
19 FW Denmark DEN Marco Larsen
20 DF Ghana GHA Francis Dickoh
21 MF Iceland ISL Eyjólfur Héðinsson
23 FW Denmark DEN Frank Kristensen
24 DF Faroe Islands FRO Sonni Nattestad
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Banggaard
27 MF Sudan SDN Pione Sisto
28 MF Denmark DEN André Rømer
32 DF Denmark DEN Kristian Bak Nielsen (captain)
33 FW Nigeria NGA Paul Onuachu
34 MF Denmark DEN Johannes Madsen
35 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Møller
36 MF Nigeria NGA Rilwan Hassan
40 MF Nigeria NGA Musefiu Ashiru
43 MF Nigeria NGA Izunna Uzochukwu
44 FW Nigeria NGA Sylvester Igboun

Out on loan

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
15 DF Denmark DEN Jesper Lauridsen (at Hobro IK until 30 June 2014)
22 FW Denmark DEN Mads Hvilsom (at Hobro IK until 30 June 2014)
31 DF Denmark DEN Morten Koch Nielsen (at Vejle until 30 June 2014)
34 MF Denmark DEN Johannes Madsen (at Vejle until 30 June 2014)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF Denmark DEN Mads Pedersen (at Lyngby until 30 June 2014)
38 MF Nigeria NGA Isaac Oliseh (at Thisted FC until 30 June 2014)
41 MF Denmark DEN Rasmus Christensen (at FC Fredericia until 30 June 2014)
42 MF Nigeria NGA Semiu Oladiti (tat Blokhus FC until 30 June 2014)

Youth team

See: FC Midtjylland Academy

Notable former players

For a list of all notable players, see List of FC Midtjylland players.

Managers

FCM in Europe

Q= Qualifying PO = Play Off Round

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2001–02 UEFA Cup Q Northern Ireland Glentoran F.C. 1–1 4–0 5–1
1 Portugal Sporting Lisbon 0–3 2–3 2–6
2002–03 UEFA Cup Q North Macedonia FK Pobeda 3–0 0–2 3–2
1 Croatia NK Varaždin 1–0 1–1 2–1
2 Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0–3 1–3 1–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 2–1 2–2 4–3
2 Russia PFC CSKA Moscow 0–3 2–3 2–6
2007–08 UEFA Cup Q1 Iceland Keflavík ÍF 2–1 2–3 4–4
Q2 Finland FC Haka 5–2 2–1 7–3
1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 0–2 1–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup Q1 Wales Bangor City F.C. 4–0 6–1 10–1
Q2 England Manchester City F.C. 0–1 1–0 2–4 (Penalty)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League Q2 Wales The New Saints 5–2 3–1 8–3
Q3 Portugal Vitória S.C. 0–0 1–2 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League PO Switzerland Young Boys Bern 0–3 0–2 2–3

Honours

Achievements

Superleague Formula

Main article: FC Midtjylland (Superleague Formula team)

FC Midtjylland has a team in the Superleague Formula race car series where football teams lend their name to cars. They made their debut in the 2009 season. Hitech Racing has operated the car and Kasper Andersen is the driver. FC Midtjylland and Andersen have been plagued by reliability problems and accidents. They have had 1 pole position, pipping Rangers F.C. to the honour at Circuit Zolder.

In spring 2010 FC Midtjylland closed FCM Racing, due to lack of sponsors.[8]

References

  1. ^ Tipspladet
  2. ^ Indkast transferes summer 2010
  3. ^ New Zealand international Winston Reid joins West Ham, BBC sport, 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  4. ^ Man City 0-1 FC Midtjylland, BBC sport, 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  5. ^ Midtj'land 0-1 Man City (agg 1-1), BBC sport, 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  6. ^ Black Wolves homepage
  7. ^ [1] at FCM.dk
  8. ^ TV2 Sport – March 31. 2010

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