2025–26 Silkeborg IF season

Silkeborg
2025–26 season
ChairmanKent Madsen
ManagerKent Nielsen
StadiumJYSK Park
Danish Superliga8th
Danish CupSecond round
UEFA Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tonni Adamsen (4)
All:
Tonni Adamsen (7)
Highest home attendance4,289 v Jagiellonia Białystok
(7 August 2025, Conference League)
Lowest home attendance3,514 v KA
(23 July 2025, Conference League)
Average home league attendance3,535
Biggest win4–2 v Nordsjælland (10 August 2025, Superliga)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Brøndby
(20 July 2025, Superliga)
All statistics correct as of 16:04, 17 August 2025 (UTC).

The 2025–26 season is the 109th season in the history of Silkeborg Idrætsforening and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Danish Cup, as well as having participated in the UEFA Conference League qualifying phase.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 July 2025[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 Nicolai Larsen (captain)
2 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Poulsen
3 DF Norway NOR Robin Østrøm
4 DF Portugal POR Pedro Ganchas
6 MF Denmark DEN Pelle Mattsson
8 MF Denmark DEN Jeppe Andersen
9 FW Denmark DEN Alexander Simmelhack
10 FW Denmark DEN Younes Bakiz
14 MF Denmark DEN Sofus Berger
15 FW Denmark DEN Asbjørn Bøndergaard
16 GK Denmark DEN Bastian Holm
17 FW New Zealand NZL Callum McCowatt
18 DF Denmark DEN Leonel Montano
19 DF Denmark DEN Jens Martin Gammelby
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Denmark DEN Mads Larsen
22 MF Sweden SWE Rami Al Hajj
23 FW Denmark DEN Tonni Adamsen
24 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Priesborg Madsen
25 DF Sweden SWE Pontus Rödin
26 MF Denmark DEN Mikkel Øxenberg
28 DF Denmark DEN Simon Stüker
30 GK Denmark DEN Aske Andrésen
33 MF Denmark DEN Mads Freundlich
35 FW Denmark DEN Sebastian Biller
36 MF Denmark DEN Julius Lorents
40 DF Denmark DEN Alexander Busch
41 MF Denmark DEN Oskar Boesen

Youth players in use

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

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
7 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Ramazan Orazov (at Elimai until 31 December 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Denmark Oscar Fuglsang Denmark Fredericia Loan return 30 June 2025 [2]
FW Denmark Asbjørn Bøndergaard Denmark Fredericia Loan return 30 June 2025 [3]
DF Denmark Leonel Montano Denmark Esbjerg fB Free transfer 1 July 2025 [4]
MF Sweden Rami Al Hajj England Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed 11 July 2025 [5]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Denmark Oscar Fuglsang Retired N/A 1 July 2025 [6][7]
MF Kazakhstan Ramazan Orazov Kazakhstan Elimai Loan 9 July 2025 [8]
MF Denmark Anders Klynge Norway Bodø/Glimt Free transfer 12 July 2025 [9]
MF Denmark Fredrik Carlsen Germany FC Ingolstadt Undisclosed 24 July 2025 [10][11]

Pre-season and friendlies

The pre-season schedule was announced by the club on 4 June 2025.[12] The dates of three more training matches were revealed on 25 June.[13] On 11 July, an additional friendly match at JYSK Park against Danish 2nd Division club Thisted was added to the pre-season schedule.[14]

27 June 2025 Friendly Midtjylland Denmark 2–0 Denmark Silkeborg Ikast
12:00 CEST
  • Djú 33', 40'
 Report Stadium: Træningsbanen, Dream99
4 July 2025 Friendly Silkeborg Denmark 1–3 Denmark Aarhus Fremad Silkeborg
12:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: JYSK Park
6 July 2025 Friendly Horsens Denmark 2–0 Denmark Silkeborg Horsens
12:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Field 6, Nordstern Arena Horsens
12 July 2025 Friendly Silkeborg Denmark 3–1 Denmark Thisted Silkeborg
11:30 CEST
Report
  • 66'
 Stadium: JYSK Park
15 July 2025 Friendly Silkeborg Denmark 1–4 Germany FC St. Pauli Malente, Germany
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Am Stadion 4, Uwe Seeler Football Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 20 July 2025 Matchday 1 5 2 0 3 7 10 −3 040.00
Danish Cup 3 September 2025 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Conference League 23 July 2025 14 August 2025 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 1 2 1 6 6 +0 025.00
Total 9 3 2 4 13 16 −3 033.33

Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Superliga

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 OB 5 2 1 2 10 15 −5 7 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Viborg 5 2 0 3 8 9 −1 6
9 Silkeborg 5 2 0 3 7 10 −3 6
10 Vejle 5 1 1 3 6 7 −1 4
11 Sønderjyske 5 1 1 3 8 13 −5 4
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 2 0 3 7 10  −3 6 1 0 1 4 4  0 1 0 2 3 6  −3

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round – regular season

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLLLWW
Position121212128
Points00036
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

The match schedule for the first seven rounds was released on 6 June 2025.[15] On 7 August, four more matches were scheduled.[16]

20 July 2025 1 Brøndby 3–0 Silkeborg Brøndbyvester
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 21,523
Referee: Jacob Karlsen
27 July 2025 2 Silkeborg 0–2 Fredericia Silkeborg
16:00 CEST Report
Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Mikkel Redder
3 August 2025 3 Randers 1–0 Silkeborg Randers
14:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Jonas Hansen
10 August 2025 4 Silkeborg 4–2 Nordsjælland Silkeborg
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 3,516
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
17 August 2025 5 Viborg 2–3 Silkeborg Viborg
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Energi Viborg Arena
Attendance: 6,387
Referee: Jacob Karlsen
24 August 2025 6 Midtjylland v Silkeborg Herning
14:00 CEST Stadium: MCH Arena
31 August 2025 7 Silkeborg v Sønderjyske Silkeborg
14:00 CEST Stadium: JYSK Park
14 September 2025 8 Silkeborg v OB Silkeborg
18:00 CEST Stadium: JYSK Park
21 September 2025 9 Copenhagen v Silkeborg Copenhagen
16:00 CEST Stadium: Parken Stadium
28 September 2025 10 Silkeborg v Vejle Silkeborg
16:00 CEST Stadium: JYSK Park
5 October 2025 11 AGF v Silkeborg Aarhus
16:00 CEST Stadium: Ceres Park

Danish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Cup

Silkeborg entered the Danish Cup in the second round, and were drawn against Danish 1st Division side Middelfart.[17]

3 September 2025 Second round Middelfart v Silkeborg Middelfart
17:00 CEST Stadium: Middelfart Stadium

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 18 June 2025.[18]

23 July 2025 First leg Silkeborg Denmark 1–1 Iceland KA Silkeborg
19:00 CEST
Report
  • H. M. Steingrímsson 90+1'
 Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 3,514[19]
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
31 July 2025 Second leg KA Iceland 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)		 Denmark Silkeborg Akureyri, Iceland
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: KA Vollur
Attendance: 495[20]
Referee: Peiman Simani (Finland)

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg Silkeborg Denmark 0–1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok Silkeborg
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 4,289[21]
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)
14 August 2025 Second leg Jagiellonia Białystok Poland 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Denmark Silkeborg Białystok, Poland
20:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 17,369[22]
Referee: Eric Wattellier (France)

References

  1. ^ "Nordicbet Liga-trup | Silkeborg IF" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Bøndergaard og Fuglsang udlejes til Fredericia" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Tilbagevendt SIF-målsluger vil tage kampen op". Bold.dk (in Danish). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ^ "SIF henter venstre back" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Silkeborg IF henter Rami Al Hajj i Plymouth Argyle" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  6. ^ "23-årig stopper karrieren – starter nyt projekt". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ^ "The best season in history" (in Danish). FC Fredericia. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Ramazan Orazov udlejes til FC Elimai" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Ny danske på plass: – Har gledet meg mye" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Fredrik Carlsen skifter til FC Ingolstadt 04" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  11. ^ ""Vielseitiger Box-to-Box-Spieler": Fredrik Carlsen wechselt von Silkeborg IF zum FCI" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Sommerpause og opstart frem mod den nye sæson" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Info om sidste træningskamp" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Sidste træningskamp på JYSK park mod Thisted FC" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  15. ^ "SIF åbner sæsonen ude mod Brøndby IF" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Fire søndagskampe klar til kalenderen" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  17. ^ "SIF møder Middelfart i Oddset Pokalen" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  18. ^ "UEFA Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Silkeborg vs. Akureyri" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Akureyri vs. Silkeborg" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Silkeborg vs. Jagiellonia" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Jagiellonia vs. Silkeborg" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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