2025–26 Brøndby IF season

Brøndby IF
2025–26 season
OwnerGlobal Football Holdings
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachFrederik Birk
StadiumBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga2nd
Danish CupThird round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Filip Bundgaard
Nicolai Vallys (2 each)
All:
Filip Bundgaard (5)
Highest home attendance21,909 (3 August 2025 vs. Viborg)
Average home league attendance20,288
All statistics correct as of 14 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Brøndby IF season is Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening's 45th consecutive season in the top division of Danish football, their 36th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and their 60th overall as an football club. In addition to the domestic league, Brøndby are participating in this season's edition of the Danish Cup, as well as the UEFA Conference League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Season summary

Pre-season

Brøndby entered the 2025–26 season on the back of a third-place finish in the 2024–25 Danish Superliga, a result that qualified the club for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League. It was the first full pre-season under 36-year-old head coach Frederik Birk, whose interim stewardship was made permanent on 8 January 2025 after the dismissal of Jesper Sørensen.[1]

In March 2025, veteran midfielder Daniel Wass had already agreed a 12-month contract extension to June 2026, ensuring his experience remained at the core of the squad.[2] Sporting director Benjamin Schmedes oversaw a streamlined transfer window that centred on pace and width. Germany's Mats Köhlert arrived on a free transfer from SC Heerenveen on 23 May, Japanese prospects Kōtarō Uchino and Shō Fukuda signed long-term deals in late June.[3][4][5] Departures funded the rebuild: captain Jacob Rasmussen moved to Red Bull Salzburg on 9 June, top scorer Yuito Suzuki joined SC Freiburg on 1 July, right-back Sebastian Sebulonsen transferred to 1. FC Köln on 18 July and home-grown forward Mathias Kvistgaarden completed an £8 million transfer to Norwich City on 8 July.[6][7][8][9]

Players not involved in summer internationals reported back to Brøndby Stadion on 19 June for medical testing, before the full squad embarked on a week-long altitude camp in Upper Austria from 6 to 13 July.[10] The itinerary, confirmed by the club on 16 June,[11] scheduled four friendlies: a 1–1 draw at Hvidovre IF on 28 June,[12] a 2–1 home win over Vejle Boldklub on 5 July,[13] and victories over LASK (1–0, 9 July) and Hertha BSC (1–0, 13 July) at neutral venues.[14][15]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
28 June 2025 Hvidovre IF A 1–1 Wass '43 2,800
5 July 2025 Vejle H 2–1 Uchino (2) 7', 39' ?
9 July 2025 LASK N 1–0 Bundgaard 48' ?
13 July 2025 Hertha BSC N 1–0 Vallys 53' ?

First‑team squad

As of 30 July 2025
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Patrick Pentz GK Austria (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 Germany Leverkusen 1 July 2024 €2.6 m 2028
13 Gavin Beavers GK United States (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 United States Real Salt Lake 22 January 2025 Undisclosed 2028
16 Thomas Mikkelsen GK Denmark (1983-08-27) 27 August 1983 Lyngby 1 July 2021 Free 2026
Defenders
2 Oliver Villadsen RB Denmark (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 Germany Nürnberg 3 July 2025 €1.5 m 2029
4 Luis Binks CB England (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 England Coventry City 29 July 2025 Undisclosed 2030
5 Rasmus Lauritsen CB Denmark (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 12 July 2023 €1.6 m 2027
17 Justin Che RB United States (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 United States FC Dallas 15 July 2025 Loan 2026
24 Marko Divković LB Croatia (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 31 August 2021 €1.2 m 2026
27 Mats Köhlert LB / LW Germany (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 Netherlands SC Heerenveen 11 July 2024 €2.7 m 2029
30 Jordi Vanlerberghe CB / DM Belgium (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 Belgium Mechelen 1 February 2025 €1.0 m 2027
31 Sean Klaiber RB Suriname Netherlands (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 Netherlands FC Utrecht 8 July 2024 €1.5 m 2027
32 Frederik Alves CB Denmark (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 England West Ham United 15 January 2024 Free 2028
Midfielders
6 Stijn Spierings DM Netherlands (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 France Lens 28 August 2024 Free 2027
8 Benjamin Tahirović CM Bosnia and Herzegovina Sweden (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 Netherlands Ajax 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 2028
10 Daniel Wass (C) CM / RB Denmark (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 Spain Atlético Madrid 31 January 2022 Free 2026
35 Noah Nartey CM Denmark Ghana (2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 Academy 1 July 2024 — 2027
42 Mathias Jensen CM Denmark (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 Academy 1 July 2025 — 2027
Forwards
7 Nicolai Vallys (VC) LW / AM Denmark (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 Silkeborg IF 1 August 2022 €1.3 m 2026
11 Filip Bundgaard ST / LW Denmark (2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 Randers FC 15 July 2023 €2.0 m 2028
18 Kōtarō Uchino ST Japan (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 Japan Tsukuba University 12 July 2025 Undisclosed 2029
19 Shō Fukuda ST Japan (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 Japan Shonan Bellmare 1 July 2025 €0.75 m 2029
37 Clement Bischoff LW Denmark Kenya (2006-10-14) 14 October 2006 Academy 1 July 2024 — 2027
38 Jacob Ambæk ST Denmark (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 Academy 1 July 2025 — 2027
Includes first‑team players and Masterclass graduates who train routinely with the senior squad and have made at least one league appearance.
Key
# – Current Masterclass player.
† – Signed in the January window.
‡ – Initially signed to Academy team.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
23 June 2025 FW Japan Kōtarō Uchino Japan Tsukuba University Free [16]
23 June 2025 DF Germany Mats Köhlert Netherlands SC Heerenveen Free [17]
26 June 2025 FW Japan Shō Fukuda Japan Shonan Bellmare Undisclosed [18]
17 July 2025 DF Denmark Oliver Villadsen Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed [19]
29 July 2025 DF England Luis Binks England Coventry City €3.00m [20]

Out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
20 May 2025 FW Japan Yuito Suzuki Germany SC Freiburg Undisclosed [21]
2 June 2025 MF Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk Poland GKS Katowice Undisclosed [22]
9 June 2025 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen Austria Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed [23]
23 June 2025 DF Denmark Ludvig Vraa-Jensen — Free transfer [24]
8 July 2025 FW Denmark Mathias Kvistgaarden England Norwich City €8.00m [25]
18 July 2025 DF Norway Sebastian Sebulonsen Germany 1. FC Köln €2.50m [26]

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
8 July 2025 FW Sweden Carl Björk Denmark B.93 30 June 2026 [27]
11 July 2025 DF Denmark Lukas Larsen Netherlands Emmen 30 June 2026 [28]
17 July 2025 FW Ghana Emmanuel Yeboah Sweden Halmstads BK 30 June 2026 [29]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga Matchday 1 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 075.00
Danish Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 8 5 1 2 12 7 +5 062.50

Last updated: 14 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Superliga

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Copenhagen 5 4 0 1 12 6 +6 12 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Brøndby 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 12
3 Midtjylland 5 2 3 0 14 8 +6 9
4 AGF 5 2 2 1 10 6 +4 8
5 Fredericia 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 7
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. 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 summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 4 0 1 6 3  +3 12 3 0 1 5 3  +2 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: 14 August 2025.
Source: FBref

Results by round – regular season

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLW
Position1132
Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Win Draw Loss
Date Opponents Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
20 July 2025 Silkeborg H 3–0 Bundgaard (2) 23', 61', Vallys '86 21,523 1st
27 July 2025 Nordsjælland A 1–0 Bischoff 16' 6,711 1st
3 August 2025 Viborg H 0–2 21,909 3rd
10 August 2024 Vejle H 2–1 Vallys '8, Binks '22 19,863 2nd
17 August 2025 Randers A
24 August 2025 Sønderjyske A
31 August 2025 Midtjylland H

Danish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Cup

Third round

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

As Superliga bronze medallists, Brøndby entered the Conference League in the second qualifying round.[30] They drew 1–1 away to HB Tórshavn on 24 July 2025 and won the return 1–0 at Brøndby Stadium on 31 July to advance 2–1 on aggregate.[31]

In the third qualifying round, Brøndby lost the first leg 3–0 away to Víkingur Reykjavík—described in Danish coverage as a "collapse"—but overturned the three-goal deficit with a 4–0 win in the return. Nicolai Vallys and Filip Bundgaard scored two goals each, and Brøndby played more than seventy minutes with ten men after Clement Bischoff was sent off in the 18th minute; the comeback was characterised by Tipsbladet as "a miracle".[32][33][34]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
24 July 2025 Second qualifying round
First leg 		HB A 1–1 Bundgaard 62' 3,589
31 July 2025 Second qualifying round
Second leg 		HB H 1–0 Fukuda 31' 20,815
7 August 2025 Third qualifying round
First leg 		Víkingur Reykjavík A 0–3 1,200
14 August 2025 Third qualifying round
Second leg 		Víkingur Reykjavík H 4–0 Vallys (2) 45+2', 52', Bundgaard (2) 57', 71' 17,329
21 August 2025 Play-off round
First leg 		Strasbourg A
28 August 2025 Play-off round
Second leg 		Strasbourg H

Notes

References

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  2. ^ Buck, Laurits (5 March 2025). "Wass jubler over ny aftale: Det betyder meget" [Wass thrilled with new contract: "It means a lot"]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ^ Dalgård, Jonas; Nielsen, Frederik Steen (23 May 2025). "Nu er det bekræftet – Brøndby henter back med velkendt navn". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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  18. ^ "Brøndby IF henter japanske Shō Fukuda". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Oliver Villadsen". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Luis Binks". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Yuito Suzuki skifter til SC Freiburg". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Mateusz Kowalczyk skifter til GKS Katowice". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Jacob Rasmussen skifter til Red Bull Salzburg". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Brøndby IF siger farvel til Ludvig Vraa". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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  34. ^ "Brøndby IF leverede et mirakel på hjemmebane mod Víkingur Reykjavík" [Brøndby IF delivered a miracle at home against Víkingur Reykjavík]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 14 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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