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AGF
Aarhus Gymnastikforening
Full nameAarhus Gymnastikforening
Nickname(s)GF, De Hvide, De Hviie(The Whites), Byens Hold (The City's Team)
Short nameAGF
Founded1880; 145 years ago (1880) (sports club)
1902; 123 years ago (1902) (football team)
GroundCeres Park, Aarhus
Capacity20,032
ChairmanLars Fournais
ManagerGlen Riddersholm
LeagueDanish Superliga
2014–15Danish 1st Division, 2nd (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.agf.dk/

Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF or AGF Aarhus) is one of the oldest sport clubs in Denmark. The club was founded in 1880, mainly with gymnastics but also fencing as the main sports, though AGF later introduced a variety of other activities in both individual and team sports.

AGF is best known for its association football team which was introduced in 1902 and has the longest streak in the Danish top division and also holds the record for most number of cup wins. However, the club struggled with poor results and a string of bad management decisions after its impressive 1995–96 season, which eventually lead to relegation from the Superliga in 2005–06, in 2009–10 and in 2013–14, though every time securing a quick return to top-flight level. AGF has twice reached the quarter-final stage in European Cups: In 1961, losing to S.L. Benfica in the European Champion Clubs' Cup (1–4 home and 1–3 away), and in 1989, losing to FC Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (0–1 home, 0–0 away).

Current squad

As of 18 January 2016[1]

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
1 GK Denmark DEN Steffen Rasmussen (captain)
2 DF Croatia CRO Dino Mikanović
3 DF Sweden SWE Niklas Backman
4 MF Denmark DEN Daniel A. Pedersen
5 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Juel Andersen
6 DF Denmark DEN Daniel Christensen
7 MF Denmark DEN Stephan Petersen
8 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Čavrić (on loan from Genk)
9 MF Denmark DEN Danny Olsen
10 MF Denmark DEN Kim Aabech
11 FW Denmark DEN Jesper Lange
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Denmark DEN Emil Nielsen (on loan from Rosenborg)
16 MF Denmark DEN Jens Jønsson
17 DF Denmark DEN Oskar Buur
18 DF Croatia CRO Josip Elez (on loan from Lazio)
20 MF Iceland ISL Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
21 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mate Vatsadze
23 GK Denmark DEN Lukas Fernandes
25 DF Spain ESP Piscu
28 DF Russia RUS Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov
31 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Hagelskjær

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in football

12 – Denmark AGF Fanclub Aarhus

Notable former players

Template:Famous players AGF has a long list of notable players with international experience, many of whom have represented the Danish national football team, some of the most memorable are listed here:

Managers

Honours

National honours

  • Danish Superliga (or equivalent)
    • Winners (5): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1986
    • Runners-up (8): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1944–45, 1964, 1982, 1984, 1995–96
    • Bronze (11): 1933, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997
  • Danish Cup
    • Winners (9): (Record): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1995–96
    • Runners-up (2): 1958–59, 1989–90

Sources:,[2][3]

International honours

Achievements

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1995–96 1D 2 33 18 12 3 61 28 66 Winner
1996–97 1D 3 33 14 10 9 75 51 52 last 16
1997–98 1D 8 33 11 10 12 53 52 43
1998–99 1D 10 33 11 10 12 45 55 43
1999–00 1D 10 33 9 9 15 36 55 36
2000–01 1D 8 33 13 5 15 54 58 44
2001–02 1D 10 33 7 10 16 42 56 31 last 16
2002–03 1D 10 33 10 10 13 49 59 40
2003–04 1D 8 33 11 3 19 45 67 36
2004–05 1D 9 33 11 6 16 47 53 39 quarter-final
2005–06 1D 12 33 4 10 19 36 63 22 4th round relegated
2006–07 2D 2 30 18 5 7 58 38 59 promoted
2007–08 1D 10 33 7 8 18 33 51 29
2008–09 1D 6 33 13 6 14 39 44 45
2009–10 1D 11 33 10 8 15 36 47 38 relegated
2010–11 2D 1 30 22 6 2 66 25 72 quarter-finals promoted
2011–12 1D 5 33 12 12 9 47 40 48 4th round
2012–13 1D 7 33 11 8 14 50 49 41 4th round
2013–14 1D 11 33 9 5 19 38 60 32 quarter-final relegated
2014–15 2D 2 33 17 10 6 59 33 61 3rd round promoted

AGF in Europe

Up to date as of 29 July 2012[4]
European Champion Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League
Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1955/56 1/8 France Stade de Reims 0–2 2–2 2–4
1956/57 Q France OGC Nice 1–1 1–5 2–6
1957/58 Q Northern Ireland Glenavon FC 0–0 3–0 3–0
1/8 Spain Sevilla FC 2–0 0–4 2–4
1960/61 Q Poland Legia Warszawa 3–0 0–1 3–1
1/8 Norway Fredrikstad FK 3–0 1–0 4–0
1/4 Portugal SL Benfica 1–4 1–3 2–7
1987/88 1R Luxembourg Jeunesse d'Esch 4–1 0–1 4–2
1/8 Portugal SL Benfica 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1979/80 1R Poland Stal Mielec 1–1 1–0 2–1
2R Germany FC Bayern Munich 1–2 1–3 2–5
1983/84 1R Scotland Celtic FC 1–4 0–1 1–5
1984/85 1R Poland Widzew Łódź 1–0 0–2 1–2
1985/86 1R Belgium KSV Waregem 0–1 2–5 2–6
1997/98 2Q Hungary Újpest FC 3–2 0–0 3–2
1R France FC Nantes 2–2 1–0 3–2
2R Netherlands FC Twente 1–1 0–0 1–1
2012/13 2Q Georgia (country) FC Dila Gori 1–2 1–3 2–5
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1961/62 1/8 Germany SV Werder Bremen 2–3 0–2 2–5
1965/66 1R Portugal Vitória Setúbal 2–1 2–1 4–2
1/8 Scotland Celtic FC 0–1 0–2 0–3
1988/89 1R Northern Ireland Glenavon FC 3–1 4–1 7–2
1/8 Wales Cardiff City 4–0 2–1 6–1
1/4 Spain FC Barcelona 0–1 0–0 0–1
1992/93 1R Sweden AIK Stockholm 1–1 3–3 4–4
1/8 Romania Steaua Bucharest 3–2 1–2 4–4
1996/97 1R Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 0–0 1–1
UEFA Intertoto Cup

Group stage winners are marked in bold. AGF Aarhus won their group in 1981, 1982, 1984.

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1967 Group Czech Republic VSS Košice 1–1 1–3 2–4
Group East Germany Dynamo Dresden 1–2 1–2 2–4
Group Sweden AIK Stockholm 1–2 0–1 1–3
1979 Group Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad 2–0 0–2 2–2
Group Poland Katowice 0–0 0–1 0–1
Group Austria Austria Salzburg 2–0 2–2 4–2
1981 Group Sweden IK Brage 2–1 1–0 3–1
Group Austria LASK Linz 1–0 1–1 2–1
Group Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno 4–2 0–3 4–5
1982 Group Germany Werder Bremen 2–1 1–4 3–5
Group Czech Republic Plastika Nitra 1–0 4–3 5–3
Group Austria Sturm Graz 6–1 0–3 6–4
1983 Group Israel Maccabi Netanya 1–2 1–3 2–5
Group Israel Shimshon Tel Aviv 2–1 2–1 4–2
Group Switzerland FC Lucerne 8–3 0–1 8–4
1984 Group Norway Lillestrøm 2–2 2–2 4–4
Group Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 1–0 2–1 3–1
Group East Germany Wismut Aue 2–1 2–1 4–2
1985 Group Poland Górnik Zabrze 2–3 1–2 3–5
Group Hungary Zalaegerszegi 4–4 0–1 4–5
Group Switzerland Young Boys 4–7 1–0 5–7
1986 Group Hungary Újpesti Dozsa 2–3 0–1 2–4
Group Switzerland Grasshopper 2–1 1–4 3–5
Group Austria Admira Wacker 1–0 2–0 3–0
1987 Group East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 2–2 3–3
Group Hungary Vasas Budapesti 1–0 1–2 2–2
Group Switzerland Lausanne 2–1 1–1 3–2
1988 Group East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rad Belgrade 3–0 0–3 3–3
Group Austria FC Tirol 0–1 3–3 3–4
1990 Group Hungary Vasas Budapesti 2–0 2–0 4–0
Group Austria First Vienna 1–2 1–1 2–3
Group Sweden Gefle IF 0–0 0–0 0–0
1992 Group Hungary Váci Izzó 0–1 0–2 0–3
Group Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group Sweden Kiruna FF 1–1 1–1 2–2
1993 Group Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc  – 1–2  –
Group Romania Oțelul Galați 4–0  –  –
Group Austria Austria Salzburg 5–1  –  –
Group Switzerland Young Boys  – 2–3  –
1995 Group Poland Górnik Zabrze 4–1  –  –
Group Germany Karlsruher SC  – 0–3  –
Group Switzerland FC Basel 2–1  –  –
Group England Sheffield Wednesday  – 1–3  –
2001 1R Slovenia Publikum Celje 1–0 1–7 2–7

The fans of AGF

AGFs official fan club is AGF Fanclub Aarhus, founded 9 November 1992. AGF also have several unofficial fan clubs and support websites like Morethanaclub, GF-Forum.dk, AGFFAN.dk, Vesterbro Hardcore AGF, The Madhouse (Danish: Galehuset), The front (Danish: Forenden), CERES’ AGF fanklub, Nysir-Aarhus, AGF Fanclub Odder and Aarhus Youth (Danish: Aarhusiansk Ungdom).

References

  1. ^ AGF squad, agf.dk
  2. ^ www.haslund.info – Bedste rćkke – Guld, sřlv og bronze
  3. ^ www.haslund.info – Pokalturneringen – Finalehold
  4. ^ "EUROPÆISK STATISTIK" (in Danish). superstats.dk. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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