2024–25 Brøndby IF season

Brøndby IF
2024–25 season
OwnerGlobal Football Holdings
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachJesper Sørensen
(until 11 December)
Frederik Birk
(from 8 January)
StadiumBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga3rd
Danish CupSemi-finals
UEFA Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mathias Kvistgaarden (17)
All:
Mathias Kvistgaarden (23)
Highest home attendance26,885 vs Copenhagen, 4 May 2025, Danish Superliga
Lowest home attendance11,575 vs Nordsjælland, 10 November 2024, Danish Superliga
Average home league attendance21,659
All statistics correct as of 25 July 2025.

The 2024–25 Brøndby IF season was Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's 44th consecutive season in the top division of Danish football, their 35th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and their 59th overall as an football club. In addition to competing in the Superliga, Brøndby participated in the Danish Cup.

Head coach Jesper Sørensen began the season in charge for the third consecutive year but was dismissed in December 2024 due to disappointing results. Assistant coach Frederik Birk took over on an interim basis, and on 8 January 2025, the club confirmed his permanent appointment as head coach.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Brøndby concluded the league campaign in third place, earning qualification to the second round second qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa Conference League. Their run in the Danish Cup ended at the semi-final stage, marking another season without domestic silverware.

Background and pre-season

Brøndby IF entered the 2024–25 season following a third-place finish in the 2023–24 Danish Superliga, with the stated aim of challenging for the league title and qualification for UEFA Champions League football.[1] Significant changes occurred off the pitch prior to the season; notably, sporting director Carsten V. Jensen resigned on 5 October 2024, ending a five-year tenure at the club.[2]

In terms of player recruitment, the primary signing was Austrian goalkeeper Patrick Pentz, who completed a permanent transfer from Bayer Leverkusen after a successful loan period. Pentz, who signed a four-year contract, had been named the club's Player of the Year for 2024.[3] Head coach Jesper Sørensen retained his preferred attacking 4–3–3 formation, built around forward Mathias Kvistgaarden. Additionally, Stijn Spierings was signed on a free, and Mileta Rajović joined on loan to strengthen the squad depth.

Pre-season preparations included a training camp in Austria, where Brøndby recorded mixed results, notably defeating Sparta Prague 5–2 but losing 4–0 to Dynamo Kyiv, highlighting inconsistency that would persist into the competitive season.[4][5]

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Austria Patrick Pentz Germany Bayer Leverkusen €2,550,000 1 July 2024 [6]
MF Netherlands Stijn Spierings France Lens Free 28 August 2024 [7]
FW Denmark Mileta Rajović England Watford Loan 2 September 2024 [8]
GK United States Gavin Beavers United States Real Salt Lake Undisclosed 22 January 2025 [9]
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Benjamin Tahirović Netherlands Ajax €2,750,000 3 February 2025 [10][11]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk Poland GKS Katowice Loan 17 July 2024 [12]
MF United States Christian Cappis Norway Viking €350,000 13 August 2024 [13]
MF Denmark Bertram Kvist Denmark Kolding IF Loan 20 August 2024 [14]
FW Denmark Oscar Schwartau England Norwich City €2,500,000 24 August 2024 [15]
GK Denmark Jonathan Ægidius Denmark Kolding IF Loan 28 August 2024 [16]
MF Denmark Mathias Greve Denmark Randers €400,000 30 August 2024 [17]
DF Norway Henrik Heggheim Norway Viking €290,000 30 August 2024 [18]
FW Ghana Emmanuel Yeboah Denmark Vejle Loan 2 September 2024 [19]
DF Denmark Kevin Mensah Unattached Free 31 December 2024 [20]
FW Norway Ohi Omoijuanfo China Changchun Yatai Undisclosed 11 January 2025 [21]
MF Croatia Josip Radošević Croatia NK Istra €50,000 30 January 2025 [22]
FW Sweden Carl Björk Denmark B.93 Loan 3 February 2025 [23]
GK Denmark Jonathan Ægidius Denmark Lyngby Undisclosed 3 February 2025 [24]
DF United States Justin Che Belgium Patro Eisden Loan 3 February 2025 [25]
MF Denmark Bertram Kvist Croatia Esbjerg fB Free 7 February 2025 [26]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponents Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
29 June 2024 Vejle H 0–2 ?
10 July 2024 Sparta Prague H 5–2 Vallys (2) 6', 44', Lauritsen 22', Bundgaard 27', Suzuki 75' ?
13 July 2024 Antwerp H 0–0 ?
14 July 2024 Dynamo Kyiv H 0–4 ?

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Danish Superliga 21 July 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 32 13 12 7 58 46 +12 040.63
Danish Cup 25 September 2024 7 May 2025 Third round 6 3 1 2 14 8 +6 050.00
UEFA Conference League 25 July 2024 15 August 2024 Second qualifying round 4 1 2 1 11 6 +5 025.00
Total 42 17 15 10 83 60 +23 040.48

Last updated: 25 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

Superliga

Main article: 2024–25 Danish Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Randers 22 9 8 5 39 28 +11 35 Qualification for the Championship round
5 Nordsjælland 22 10 5 7 39 36 +3 35
6 Brøndby 22 8 9 5 42 32 +10 33
7 Silkeborg 22 8 9 5 38 29 +9 33 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Viborg 22 7 7 8 38 39 −1 28
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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Copenhagen (C) 32 18 9 5 60 33 +27 63 Qualification for the UEFA CL second qualifying round
2 Midtjylland 32 19 5 8 64 42 +22 62 Qualification for the UEFA EL second qualifying round
3 Brøndby 32 13 12 7 58 46 +12 51 Qualification for the UEFA ECL second qualifying round[a]
4 Randers 32 13 9 10 57 50 +7 48 Qualification for the European play-off match
5 Nordsjælland 32 13 7 12 53 56 −3 46
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.[27][28]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Danish Cup winners qualify for the Europa League second qualifying round. Since the champions won the cup, the berth passed to the second place team.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Silkeborg (O) 32 13 10 9 56 41 +15 49 Qualification for the European play-off match
2 Viborg 32 12 11 9 57 50 +7 47
3 Sønderjyske 32 10 7 15 47 64 −17 37
4 Vejle 32 7 7 18 37 64 −27 28
5 Lyngby (R) 32 5 12 15 26 43 −17 27 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
6 AaB (R) 32 5 9 18 34 67 −33 24
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.[29][30]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
32 13 12 7 58 46  +12 51 7 6 3 24 18  +6 6 6 4 34 28  +6

Last updated: 25 May 2025.
Source: Worldfootball

Matches

The 2024–25 Danish Superliga fixtures were released on 7 June 2024.[31]

Regular season

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponents Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
21 July 2024 Viborg A 3–3 Bischoff 30', Yeboah (2) 90+2, 90+8 7,658 5th
29 July 2024 Vejle H 2–1 Kvistgaarden 47', Sebulonsen 52' 22,494 4th
4 August 2024 Lyngby A 2–0 Kvistgaarden 6', Bischoff 17' 7,839 2nd
11 August 2024 AGF H 0–1 20,976 6th
18 August 2024 AaB A 4–0 Kvistgaarden 33', Bundgaard (2) 36', 56', Greve 90' 11,723 5th
25 August 2024 Randers H 2–2 Divković 72', Kvistgaarden 82' 21,797 4th
1 September 2024 Copenhagen A 1–3 Kvistgaarden 61' 34,236 5th
15 September 2024 Sønderjyske H 2–0 Kvistgaarden 3', Suzuki 75' 22,566 4th
22 September 2024 Silkeborg A 3–3 Suzuki 23', Wass 63', Rajovic 67' 7,239 5th
30 September 2024 Nordsjælland A 1–4 Suzuki 13' 7,074 5th
6 October 2024 Midtjylland H 2–0 Rajovic (2) 9', 68' 23,274 6th
21 October 2024 AGF A 0–1 15,736 6th
27 October 2024 Copenhagen H 0–0 26,075 6th
3 November 2024 Midtjylland A 5–1 Kvistgaarden (3) 10', 71', 83', Suzuki (2) 52', 61' 11,358 5th
10 November 2024 Nordsjælland H 1–1 Kvistgaarden 32' 11,575 6th
24 November 2024 Sønderjyske A 2–2 Suzuki 39', Rajovic 49' 8,525 7th
29 November 2024 AaB H 1–0 Nartey 34' 12,061 5th
14 February 2025 Viborg H 1–0 Kvistgaarden 3', Anyembe 46' (o.g.), Suzuki 64', Rajovic 82' (pen.) 24,067 4th
23 February 2025 Vejle A 2–2 Suzuki (2) 62', 68' 10,158 5th
3 March 2025 Lyngby H 1–1 Vanlerberghe 90+3' 21,394 4th
10 March 2025 Randers A 2–4 Vallys 54', Vanlerberghe 74' 8,624 6th
16 March 2025 Silkeborg H 2–2 Vallys 26', Alves '77 24,056 6th

Championship round

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponents Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
30 March 2025 Midtjylland A 2–0 Kvistgaarden 44', Vallys 57' 11,447 4th
7 April 2025 AGF H 2–1 Vallys 13', Kvistgaarden 50' 21,151 4th
13 April 2025 Copenhagen A 2–1 Kvistgaarden 18', Wass 90+2' (pen.) 35,370 3rd
18 April 2025 Nordsjælland H 0–0 23,986 3rd
21 April 2025 Randers H 4–3 Kvistgaarden (2) 33', 45+2', Suzuki 59' (pen.), Nartey 90+7' 23,198 3rd
25 April 2025 Randers A 0–0 9,084 3rd
4 May 2025 Copenhagen H 0–3 26,885 3rd
11 May 2025 Nordsjælland A 2–2 Alves 42', Suzuki 69' 7,852 4th
19 May 2025 Midtjylland H 1–2 Kvistgaarden 63' 20,982 4th
25 May 2025 AGF A 3–2 Suzuki 9', Nartey 44', Vallys 52' 6,211 3rd

Danish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Danish Cup
25 September 2024 Third round Vendsyssel FF 0–5 Brøndby Hjørring
19:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Nord Energi Arena
31 October 2024 Fourth round Brøndby 1–0 FC Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
20:00 CET
Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 16,575
8 December 2024 Quarterfinals
First leg		 AGF 1–0 Brøndby Aarhus
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Ceres Park
Attendance: 8,919
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
15 December 2024 Quarterfinals
Second leg		 Brøndby 4–2
(4–3 agg.)		 AGF Brøndbyvester
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 13,096
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg
30 April 2025 Semifinals
First leg		 Brøndby 3–3 Silkeborg IF Brøndbyvester
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: Mikkel Redder
7 May 2025 Semifinals
Second leg		 Silkeborg IF 2–1
(5–4 agg.)		 Brøndby Silkeborg
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 8,881
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[32]

25 July 2024 First leg Brøndby IF Denmark 6–0 Kosovo KF Llapi Brøndby
19:00
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
1 August 2024 Second leg KF Llapi Kosovo 2–2
(2–8 agg.)		 Denmark Brøndby IF Kosovo
17:00 Report

Third qualifying round

8 August 2023 First leg Brøndby IF Denmark 2–3 Poland Legia Warsaw Brøndby
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 19,502
Referee: Martin Dohál
15 August 2024 Second leg Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Brøndby IF Denmark Warsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 26,823
Referee: Chryssovalántis Theoulí

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