2018–19 FC Midtjylland season

Midtjylland
2018–19 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Rasmus Ankersen
Manager	Kenneth Andersen
Stadium	MCH Arena
Superliga	2nd
Danish Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Onuachu (17); All: Paul Onuachu (22)
Highest home attendance	10,973 - 16 September 2018 vs. F.C. Copenhagen
Lowest home attendance	4,368 - 16 August 2018 vs. The New Saints F.C.
Average home league attendance	7,014
Biggest win	5–0 - 11 November 2018 vs. Vejle BK
Biggest defeat	0–3 - 14 April 2019 vs. F.C. Copenhagen; 1–4 - 20 May 2019 vs. Brøndby IF

The 2018–19 FC Midtjylland season is FC Midtjylland's 20th season of existence, and their 18th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. In addition to a second place finish in the Superliga, Midtjylland won its first Danish Cup and competed in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.

Squad

As of 31 January 2019 ^[1]

No.	Name	Position	Since	Date of birth	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Jesper Hansen	GK	2017	31 March 1985	Lyngby BK
30	Oliver Ottesen	GK	2017	22 August 1998	Roskilde
31	Mikkel Andersen	GK	2018	17 December 1988	Lyngby BK
Defenders
2	Kian Hansen	DF	2015	3 March 1989	FC Nantes
4	Zsolt Korcsmár	DF	2017	9 January 1989	Vasas SC
5	Marc Dal Hende	DF	2017	6 November 1990	SønderjyskE
6	Joel Andersson	DF	2018	11 November 1996	BK Häcken
14	Alexander Scholz	DF	2018	24 October 1992	Club Brugge K.V.
20	Rasmus Nicolaisen	DF	2017	16 March 1997	Homegrown
24	Mads Døhr Thychosen	DF	2015	27 June 1997	VB
25	Manjrekar James	DF	2018	5 August 1993	FC Fredericia
27	Oliver Olsen	DF	2018	13 August 2000	Esbjerg fB Youth
28	Erik Sviatchenko	DF	2018	4 October 1991	Celtic F.C.
29	Rafał Kurzawa	DF	2019	29 January 1993	Amiens SC
52	Patrick	DF	2019	28 February 2000	Amiens SC
Midfielders
3	Tim Sparv	MF	2014	20 February 1987	Greuther Fürth
7	Jakob Poulsen	MF	2014	7 July 1983	AS Monaco FC
8	Ayo Simon Okosun	MF	2018	21 July 1993	AC Horsens
10	Evander	MF	2018	9 June 1998	Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
11	Awer Mabil	MF	2015	15 September 1995	Adelaide United FC
15	Bozhidar Kraev	MF	2017	23 June 1997	Levski Sofia
36	Rilwan Hassan	MF	2010	9 February 1991	Homegrown
38	Frank Onyeka	MF	2017	1 January 1998	F.C. Ebedei
40	Jens-Lys Cajuste	MF	2018	10 August 1999	Örgryte IS
43	Nicolas Madsen	MF	2017	17 March 2000	Homegrown
88	Gustav Wikheim	MF	2017	18 March 1993	K.A.A. Gent
Forwards
19	Mayron George	FW	2018	23 October 1993	Lyngby BK
26	Artem Dovbyk	FW	2018	21 June 1997	FC Dnipro
33	Paul Onuachu	FW	2012	28 May 1994	F.C. Ebedei
74	Júnior Brumado	FW	2019	15 May 1999	Esporte Clube Bahia

Transfers and loans

Arrivals

Summer

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date
MF	Ayo Simon Okosun	AC Horsens	1 July 2018
FW	Mayron George	Randers FC	1 July 2018
MF	Jens-Lys Cajuste	Örgryte IS	1 July 2018
MF	Erik Sviatchenko	Celtic F.C.	1 July 2018
DF	Oliver Olsen	FC Midtjylland U19	1 July 2018
DF	Sören Reese	Viborg FF	1 July 2018
MF	Manjrekar James	Vasas SC	1 July 2018
MF	Sammy Skytte	Silkeborg IF	1 July 2018
MF	Dominick Drexler	Holstein Kiel	1 July 2018
FW	Sebastian Buch	FC Midtjylland U19	1 July 2018
FW	Christian Tue Jensen	FC Midtjylland U19	1 July 2018
MF	Michael Baidoo	FC Midtjylland U19	1 July 2018
FW	Victor Torp	FC Midtjylland U19	1 July 2018
FW	Henry Uzochokwu	FC Midtjylland U19	1 July 2018
DF	Joel Andersson	BK Häcken	2 July 2018
DF	Alexander Scholz	Club Brugge K.V.	10 August 2018
GK	Mikkel Andersen	Lyngby BK	16 August 2018
Manager	Kenneth Andersen ^[2]	FC Midtjylland U19	10 October 2018

Winter

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date
FW	Chuma Anene	FC Fredericia	18 January 2019
FW	Júnior Brumado	Esporte Clube Bahia	31 January 2019

Loan in

Position	Player	Loaned from	Start	End
MF	Evander da Silva Ferreira	CR Vasco da Gama	27 August 2018	30 June 2019
DF	Patrick	Clube de Regatas do Flamengo	31 January 2019	30 June 2020
DF	Rafał Kurzawa	Amiens SC	31 January 2019	30 June 2019

Departures

Summer

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date
DF	Andreas Poulsen	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1 July 2018
MF	Markus Halsti	Esbjerg fB	1 July 2018
MF	Rafael van der Vaart	Released	1 July 2018
MF	Janus Drachmann	OB	18 July 2018
MF	Dominick Drexler	1. FC Köln	20 July 2018
MF	Mikkel Duelund	FC Dynamo Kyiv	31 August 2018
DF	Bubacarr Sanneh	RSC Anderlecht	31 August 2018
Manager	Jess Thorup	K.A.A. Gent	10 October 2018

Winter

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date
DF	Alexander Munksgaard	AGF Aarhus	4 January 2019
MF	Frederik Brandhof	Viborg FF	17 January 2019

Loan out

Position	Player	Loaned to	Start	End
DF	Henry Uzochokwu	FC Fredericia	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
MF	Victor Torp	FC Fredericia	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
FW	Mikael Anderson	SBV Excelsior	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
MF	Manjrekar James	FC Fredericia	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
DF	Søren Reese	AC Horsens	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
FW	Sebastian Buch	FC Fredericia	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
MF	Sammy Skytte	AC Horsens	2 July 2018	30 June 2019
MF	Gloire Rutikanga	Ringkøbing IF	13 July 2018	30 June 2019
FW	Jákup Thomsen	FH Hafnarfjarðar	15 July 2018	31 December 2018
MF	Nikolaj Kirk	Brentford	16 July 2018	31 March 2019
MF	Kaan Kairinen	FC Inter Turku	6 August 2018	31 December 2018
FW	Bill Hamid ^[3]	D.C. United	8 August 2018	30 November 2019
DF	Kristian Riis	Esbjerg fB	21 August 2018	30 June 2019
MF	Michael Baidoo	FC Fredericia	31 August 2018	30 June 2019
MF	Kaan Kairinen	HJK Helsinki	1 January 2019	31 December 2019
FW	Jákup Thomsen	FH Hafnarfjarðar	18 January 2019	30 June 2019
FW	Chuma Anene	FC Fredericia	18 January 2019	30 June 2019
MF	Babajide David Akintola	Rosenborg BK	6 February 2019	31 December 2019
MF	Nikolaj Kirk	Stabæk	31 March 2019	25 July 2019

Non-competitive

Pre-season Friendlies

23 June 2018	AGF Aarhus	1–3	Midtjylland	Aarhus
15:00	Junker 5'	Report	Mabil 66' Korcsmár 68' Kroon 70'	Stadium: Ceres Park

29 June 2018	Midtjylland	2–1	Malmö FF	Vildbjerg
15:00	Sanneh 51' Sparv 73'	Report	Rosenberg 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Vildbjerg Sportscenter

30 June 2018	Midtjylland	2–2	FC Fredericia	Ikast
11:30	Duelund 75' Kroon 81'	Report	Nielsen 12' Høegh 21'	Stadium: Ikast FS baneanlæg

3 July 2018	SønderjyskE	2–1	Midtjylland	Haderslev
13:00	Lieder 41' Zimling 72'	Report	Brandhof 75'	Stadium: Sydbank Park

4 July 2018	Midtjylland	4–1	Thisted FC	Herning
16:00	Dovbyk 14', 69' Sparv 56' Abubakar 87'	Report	Vang 88'	Stadium: MCH Arena

7 July 2018	AZ Alkmaar	1–1	Midtjylland	Dirkshorn
15:00	Idrissi 10'	Report	Onuachu 64'	Stadium: Sportpark vv Dirkshorn

Competitive

Competition record

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Superliga	36	21	8	7	76	43	+33	058.33
Danish Cup	5	4	1	0	11	2	+9	080.00
Champions League	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Europa League	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	050.00
Total	47	27	11	9	95	52	+43	057.45

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Danish Superliga

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Copenhagen	26	19	4	3	65	23	+42	61	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Midtjylland	26	18	6	2	62	26	+36	60
3	OB	26	12	6	8	35	31	+4	42
4	Brøndby	26	11	5	10	44	40	+4	38
5	Esbjerg	26	11	5	10	32	35	−3	38

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.^[4]^[5]

Matches

14 July 2018 Round 1	FC Midtjylland	0–0	AGF Aarhus	Herning
19:00 CEST	Duelund 13' Nicolaisen 53' Sviatchenko 70'	Summary	Kanstrup 87'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,123 Referee: Anders Poulsen

20 July 2018 Round 2	AaB	2–1	FC Midtjylland	Aalborg
19:00 CEST	Thellufsen 52' Abildgaard 54' Pohl 87'	Summary	Dovbyk 24' Onuachu 42' (Sviatchenko) 60' Sviatchenko 45+1' Munksgaard 68'	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

28 July 2018 Round 3	FC Midtjylland	3–1	Esbjerg fB	Herning
16:00 CEST	Wikheim 15' (Poulsen) Poulsen 34' (pen.) Nicolaisen 63' Onyeka 90' (Okosun)	Summary	Agus 9' Kauko 30' Parunashvili 45'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

4 August 2018 Round 4	Vejle BK	1–3	FC Midtjylland	Vejle
19:00 CEST	Sousa 17' Illoy-Ayyet 47' Mucolli 49' Louati 69' Nilsson 89'	Summary	Nicolaisen 79' (Poulsen) 84' (Poulsen) Thychosen 87' (Hansen)	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 7,519 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

12 August 2018 Round 5	FC Midtjylland	3–0	AC Horsens	Herning
20:00 CEST	Onuachu 25' Poulsen 37' (pen.) Wikheim 46' (Onuachu) George 85' (Thychosen)	FCM Report	Andersen 25' 36' Nilsen 48'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Michael Johansen

19 August 2018 Round 6	OB	1–1	FC Midtjylland	Odense
20:00 CEST	Helenius 90+3'	FCM Report	Duelund 13' Dal Hende 74' (Duelund)	Stadium: EWII Park Attendance: 4,646 Referee: Anders Poulsen

26 August 2018 Round 7	FC Midtjylland	3–0	Randers FC	Herning
20:00 CEST	Mabil 45+3' Nicolaisen 66' (Andersson) George 73' (Mabil) Sviatchenko 78'	FCM Report		Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,906 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

2 September 2018 Round 8	Brøndby IF	2–2	FC Midtjylland	Brøndby
20:00 CEST	Mukhtar 19' (Laursen) Laursen 59' (Mukhtar) Kaiser 83'	FCM Report	George 25' 66' 66' Dal Hende 53' Onkeya 65' Sviatchenko 80' (Hansen)	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

16 September 2018 Round 9	FC Midtjylland	3–1	F.C. Copenhagen	Herning
18:00 CEST	Poulsen 15' (pen.) Onuachu 61' (Mabil) Dal Hende 83' Andersson 90+1'	FCM Report	Joronen 17' Ankersen 69' N'Doye 74' (Fischer) Fischer 87'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,973 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

23 September 2018 Round 10	SønderjyskE	0–0	FC Midtjylland	Haderslev
12:00 CEST	Vinderslev 6' Pedersen 25' Jakobsen 32'	FCM Report	Dal Hende 2' Sviatchenko 26' Andersson 63'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 5,785 Referee: Jorgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

29 September 2018 Round 11	FC Midtjylland	5–2	Hobro IK	Herning
16:00 CEST	Sparv 11' (Nicolaisen) 44' (Andersson) Dal Hende 24' (Mabil) Nicolaisen 34' Onuachu 72' (Andersson)	FCM Report	Kristoffersen 56' (Hammershøy-Mistrati) Hammershøy-Mistrati 67' (Pedersen)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

7 October 2018 Round 12	FC Midtjylland	3–0	Vendsyssel FF	Herning
20:00 CEST	Poulsen 23' Onuachu 29' (Mabil) Henriksen 42' (o.g.) Nicolaisen 64' Hassan 90+1' (Andersson)	FCM Report	Wohlgemuth 62' Þorsteinsson 67'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

20 October 2018 Round 13	FC Nordsjælland	1–4	FC Midtjylland	Farum
16:00 CEST	Donyoh 50' (Amon) Jenssen 81' Rygaard Jensen 90+1'	FCM Report	Onuachu 33' 53' (Mabil) 78' (Hassan) Poulsen 77' K. Hansen 83' Evander 86' (George) 90+2'	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 3,574 Referee: Morten Krogh

29 October 2018 Round 14	FC Midtjylland	3–2	Brøndby IF	Herning
19:00 CEST	Dal Hende 5' 77' (Poulsen) Mabil 47' (Andersson) Andersson 70' Hassan 90+1'	FCM Report	Bech 4' (Wilczek) Larsson 31' (Arajuuri) Halimi 90+2'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

4 November 2018 Round 15	Esbjerg fB	2–2	FC Midtjylland	Esbjerg
18:30 CEST	Sørensen 46' McGrath 90+2' Kauko 90+3' Austin 90+4' Højbjerg 90+5' Petre 90+5' (Brinch) 90+7'	FCM Report	Scholz 50' Onuachu 51' 66' (Mabil) Dal Hende 90+5'	Stadium: Blue Water Arena Attendance: 7,022 Referee: Benjamin Willaume-Jantzen

11 November 2018 Round 16	FC Midtjylland	5–0	Vejle BK	Herning
18:00 CEST	Mabil 21' (Evander) 65' (Wikheim) Onuachu 24' (Dal Hende) Evander 51' (Mabil) Poulsen 71' (Mabil)	FCM Report	Lauritsen 10'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Sandi Putros

25 November 2018 Round 17	F.C. Copenhagen	2–1	FC Midtjylland	Copenhagen
18:00	Skov 34' (pen.) Ankersen 41' Bengtsson 80' Greguš 82'	FCM Report	Dal Hende 74' Greguš 78' (o.g.) Poulsen 90'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 18,553 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

2 December 2018 Round 18	Randers FC	1–2	FC Midtjylland	Randers
14:00 CEST	Egho 18' 33' (Stokke) Marxen 90'	FCM Report	Mabil 3' (Onuachu) Onuachu 58' (Sviatchenko) Sviatchenko 75' Hassan 77'	Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers Attendance: 2,401 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

7 December 2018 Round 19	FC Midtjylland	3–0	OB	Herning
19:00 CEST	Scholz 24' (Nicolaisen) Poulsen 38' (pen.) Nicolaisen 51' 90+5' George 58' Dal Hende 59' Andersson 89'	FCM Report	Lund 37' Laursen 39' Grytebust 59'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Jorgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

16 December 2018 Round 20	AC Horsens	1–3	FC Midtjylland	Horsens
14:00 CEST	Hansson 20' Drost 35' (Frantsen)	FCM Report	Hassan 12' (Onuachu) K. Hansen 42' Scholz 46' (Thychosen) 56' Onyeka 84' Onuachu 90' (Wikheim)	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 2,741 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

11 February 2019 Round 21	Vendsyssel FF	0–1	FC Midtjylland	Hjørring
19:00 CEST	Júnior 38'	FCM Report	K. Hansen 24' (Poulsen) George 87'	Stadium: Nord Energi Arena Attendance: 1,453 Referee: Jens Maae

18 February 2019 Round 22	FC Midtjylland	2–1	AaB	Herning
19:00 CEST	Onuachu 45' (K. Hansen) Evander 51' (Poulsen) Sviatchenko 85' Onyeka 89'	FCM Report	van Weert 57' Rinne 90+4'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

24 February 2019 Round 23	AGF Aarhus	1–2	FC Midtjylland	Aarhus
16:00 CEST	Ankersen 32' (Jakobsen) Højer 39' 90+3' Mortensen 79' Juelsgård 90'	FCM Report	Onuachu 38' (Hansen) 53' (Mabil) 46' 67' Dal Hende 38' 77' Hansen 86'	Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 11,787 Referee: Jorgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

4 March 2019 Round 24	FC Midtjylland	3–3	FC Nordsjælland	Herning
19:00 CEST	Onuachu 6' Thychosen 14' (Hassan) Evander 71' (73)	FCM Report	Olsen 6' (pen.) 33' (Andersen) Mumin 31' Kudus 57' (Rasmussen)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,840 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

8 March 2019 Round 25	Hobro IK	1–2	FC Midtjylland	Hobro
19:00 CEST	Babayan 51' (Hammershøy-Mistrati) Haarup 84'	FCM Report	Evander 25' (Onuachu) George 80' (Evander)	Stadium: DS Arena Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

17 March 2019 Round 26	FC Midtjylland	2–1	SønderjyskE	Haderslev
TBD CEST	Kurzawa 24' (Onyeka) Onyeka 54' 59'	FCM Report	Lieder 4' Rømer 22' Pedersen 86'	Stadium: Sydbank Park Referee: Jens Maae

Championship round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	COP	MID	ESB	BRO	ODE	NOR
1	Copenhagen (C)	36	26	4	6	86	37	+49	82	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round	—	3–0	1–0	3–2	4–0	1–3
2	Midtjylland	36	21	8	7	76	43	+33	71	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round	4–0	—	1–2	1–2	2–0	0–0
3	Esbjerg	36	16	8	12	45	47	−2	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round	4–3	2–2	—	1–0	0–0	0–0
4	Brøndby (O)	36	15	7	14	60	52	+8	52	Qualification for the European play-off match	1–2	4–1	0–1	—	2–2	2–0
5	Odense	36	14	10	12	48	48	0	52		0–1	3–1	4–1	0–2	—	2–2
6	Nordsjælland	36	10	14	12	52	54	−2	44		0–3	1–2	1–2	1–1	2–2	—

Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Matches

30 March 2019 Championship Round 1	FC Midtjylland	0–0	FC Nordsjælland	Herning
16:00 CEST	K. Hansen 34'	FCM Summary	Vindahl-Jensen 90+2'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,675 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

7 April 2019 Championship Round 2	Esbjerg fB	2–2	FC Midtjylland	Esbjerg
16:00 CEST	Yakovenko 61' (Lauridsen) 68' Lauridsen 83' Austin	FCM Report	Onyeka 47' (Wikheim) Poulsen 71' Onuachu 74'	Stadium: Blue Water Arena Attendance: 6,162 Referee: Sandi Putros

14 April 2019 Championship Round 3	FC Midtjylland	2–0	OB	Herning
18:00 CEST	Poulsen 28' (pen.) Onyeka 54' (Kurzawa)	FCM Report	Tverskov 27'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Jens Maae

18 April 2019 Championship Round 4	FC Copenhagen	3–0	FC Midtjylland	Copenhagen
18:00 CEST	Bjelland 26' Falk 31' N'Doye 39' 63' (Wind)	FCM Summary		Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 25,321 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

22 April 2019 Championship Round 5	FC Midtjylland	1–2	Brøndby IF	Herning
18:00 CEST	Dal Hende 9'	FCM Report	Hedlund 12' (Schwäbe) Gammelby 75' (Mukhtar)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,124 Referee: Michael Tykgaard

29 April 2019 Championship Round 6	FC Nordsjælland	1–2	FC Midtjylland	Farum
19:00 CEST	Amon 19' (Damsgaard) Kudus 58' Mumin 73' Bartolec 74'	FCM Report	Sviatchenko 16' Onuachu 50' (Dal Hende) 61' (Dal Hende) 80' Wikheim 73' Dal Hende 90+4'	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Sandi Putros

5 May 2018 Championship Round 7	OB	3–1	FC Midtjylland	Odense
18:00 CEST	Ludwig 40' (O. Lund) Thomasen 47' (Bashkim Kadrii) Drachmann 57' M. Lund 60' Nielsen 63' (Bashkim Kadrii)	FCM Report	Dal Hende 62' (Nicolaisen)	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Morten Krogh

12 May 2019 Championship Round 8	FC Midtjylland	4–0	F.C. Copenhagen	Herning
20:00 CEST	Onuachu 21' Hansen 34' Evander 53' (Wikheim) Mabil 89' (pen.) Wikheim 90+1' (Evander)	FCM Report	Bjelland 82' Falk 84' Joronen 86'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,343 Referee: Anders Poulsen

20 May 2019 Championship Round 9	Brøndby IF	4–1	FC Midtjylland	Brøndby
19:00 CEST	Wilczek 38' (Arajuuri) Hedlund 45' (Jung) Erceg 45+3' 79' Tibbling 64' Radošević 86'	FCM Report	James 3' Evander 14'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 7,468 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

25 May 2019 Championship Round 10	FC Midtjylland	1–2	Esbjerg fB	Herning
17:00 CEST	Evander 35' (Poulsen) 40' Mabil 84'	FCM Report	Yakovenko 7' (Kristensen) Tighadouini 24' Anyembe 39' Lauridsen 56' Parunashvili 78'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,291 Referee: Jorgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Danish Cup

26 September 2018 Third Round	Dalum IF	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Midtjylland	Odense
16:30 CEST	Stoustrup Andersen	FCM Report	Evander 38' 49' Onuachu 96' Wikheim 105'	Stadium: Lars R. Jacobsen Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

1 November 2018 Fourth Round	FC Midtjylland	2–0	Copenhagen	Herning
19:30 CEST	Sviatchenko 5' Onuachu 51' Wikheim 62' Dal Hende 90'	FCM Report	Skov 90'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,366 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

13 March 2019 Quarter-finals	Kolding IF	0–2	FC Midtjylland	Kolding
18:00 CEST	Smidt 47' Nielsen 90'	FCM Report	Wikheim 22' George 46' Mabil 53' Kraev 90'	Stadium: Autocentral Park Attendance: 6,050 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

3 April 2019 Semi-finals	FC Midtjylland	4–0	OB	Herning
19:30 CEST	Kløve 31' (o.g.) Onuachu 47', 72' Wikheim 87'	FCM Report	O. Lund 29'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,549 Referee: Michael Johansen

17 May 2019 Final	FC Midtjylland	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Brøndby IF	Copenhagen
20:00	K. Hansen 6' Onuachu 31' Poulsen 31'	Report	Kaiser 21' Wilczek 120'	Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 31,340 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
	Penalties
	Poulsen Thychosen Dal Hende Mabil Scholz		Kaiser Jung Wilczek Radošević Halimi

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2018 First leg	FC Astana	2–1	FC Midtjylland	Astana
16:00 CEST	Kleinheisler 31' (90+4) Almeida 81'	UEFA Report FCM Report FC Astana Report	Sanneh 19' Wikheim 51' Poulsen 81'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 23,010 Referee: Radu Petrescu

1 August 2018 Second leg	FC Midtjylland	0–0	FC Astana	Herning
19:00 CEST	Sparv 48' Korcsmár 59' Mabil 80' Okosun 90+6'	UEFA Report FCM Report FC Astana Report	Aničić 65' Mayewski 81' Muzhikov 90' Postnikov 90+6'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,731 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

9 August 2018 First leg	The New Saints	0–2	FC Midtjylland	Cardiff
16:00 CEST	Edwards 57'	FCM Report	Onuachu 9' (Poulsen) 27' (Poulsen)	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 863 Referee: Petár Kralovic

16 August 2018 Second leg	FC Midtjylland	3–1	The New Saints	Herning
19:00 CEST	George 16' 90+1' Okosun 62' 80' (Thychosen)	FCM Report	Ebbe 22' Cabango 45'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 4,368 Referee: Irfan Peljto

Play-off round

23 August 2018 First leg	Malmö FF	2–2	FC Midtjylland	Malmö
19:15 CEST	Rosenberg 12' (Antonsson) Lewicki 18' Antonsson 24' Nielsen 89' Rieks 90+1'	FCM Report	Poulsen 51' K. Hansen 54' Wikheim 60' (Onyeka) Sanneh 70' Okosun 77' 90+1' Andersson 83'	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 11,487 Referee: Srđan Jovanović

30 August 2018 Second leg	FC Midtjylland	0–2	Malmö FF	Herning
19:15 CEST	Scholz 22' Onyeka 41' Wikheim 90+2' George 90+2'	FCM Report	Antonsson 33' Rosenberg 36' 79' Vindheim 75' Safari 89'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,175 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Statistics

Appearances

As of 25 May 2019

This includes all competitive matches.^[6]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	MF	7	Jakob Poulsen	34	5	2	4	45
2	GK	1	Jesper Hansen	34	4	2	4	44
3	FW	33	Paul Onuachu	30	4	2	4	40
3	MF	45	Awer Mabil	30	5	1	4	40
5	DF	2	Kian Hansen	27	4	2	4	37
	MF	88	Gustav Wikheim	28	4	2	3	37
	DF	6	Joel Andersson	30	3	0	4	37
8	FW	19	Mayron George	26	4	1	3	34
9	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	27	4	0	2	33
10	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	27	4	1	0	32
11	DF	5	Marc Dal Hende	24	2	2	3	31
12	MF	10	Evander	26	4	0	0	30
13	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	21	3	1	3	28
13	MF	3	Tim Sparv	21	3	2	2	28
15	MF	36	Rilwan Hassan	18	2	0	0	20
15	DF	20	Rasmus Nicolaisen	17	1	0	2	20
17	DF	24	Mads Døhr Thychosen	13	3	0	2	18
18	MF	8	Ayo Simon Okosun	10	1	2	4	17
19	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	12	2	0	1	15
20	DF	25	Bubacarr Sanneh	4	0	2	3	9
21	DF	13	Alexander Munksgaard	4	1	2	1	8
21	FW	29	Rafał Kurzawa	6	2	0	0	8
23	MF	22	Mikkel Duelund	5	0	1	1	7
23	DF	4	Zsolt Korcsmár	4	1	1	1	7
25	DF	25	Manjrekar James	6	0	0	0	6
26	FW	26	Artem Dovbyk	4	1	0	0	5
27	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	4	0	0	0	4
28	MF	40	Jens-Lys Cajuste	2	1	0	0	3
28	GK	11	Mikkel Andersen	2	1	0	0	3
30	MF	17	Michael Baidoo	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	29	Frederik Brandhof	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	43	Nicolas Madsen	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	27	Oliver Olsen	1	0	0	0	1

Goalscorers

As of 25 May 2019

This includes all competitive matches.^[6]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	33	Paul Onuachu	17	3	0	2	22
2	MF	10	Evander	9	1	0	0	'10
3	MF	88	Gustav Wikheim	3	3	1	1	8
4	MF	7	Jakob Poulsen	7	0	0	0	7
4	DF	5	Marc Dal Hende	7	0	0	0	7
6	FW	19	Mayron George	4	1	0	1	6
6	MF	45	Awer Mabil	6	0	0	0	6
8	DF	20	Rasmus Nicolaisen	4	0	0	0	4
8	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	4	0	0	0	4
10	MF	8	Ayo Simon Okosun	0	0	0	3	3
10	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	3	0	0	0	3
12	MF	3	Tim Sparv	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	1	1	0	0	2
	MF	36	Rilwan Hassan	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	2	Kian Hansen	1	1	0	0	2
16	DF	24	Mads Døhr Thychosen	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	6	Joel Andersson	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	29	Rafał Kurzawa	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				76	10	1	7	94

Assists

As of 25 May 2019

This includes all competitive matches.^[6]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	MF	45	Awer Mabil	9	0	9
2	MF	7	Jakob Poulsen	7	2	9
3	DF	6	Joel Andersson	5	0	5
3	FW	33	Paul Onuachu	5	0	5
5	DF	2	Kian Hansen	4	0	4
6	DF	24	Mads Døhr Thychosen	2	1	3
	DF	20	Rasmus Nicolaisen	3	0	3
	MF	10	Evander	3	0	3
	MF	88	Gustav Wikheim	3	0	3
10	MF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	2	0	2
	FW	19	Mayron George	2	0	2
	MF	36	Rilwan Hassan	2	0	2
	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	1	1	2
	MF	5	Marc Dal Hende	2	0	2
16	MF	8	Ayo Simon Okosun	1	0	1
	MF	22	Mikkel Duelund	1	0	1
	DF	29	Rafał Kurzawa	1	0	1
TOTALS				53	4	57

Clean Sheets

As of 25 May 2019

This includes all competitive matches.^[6]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK	1	Jesper Hansen	10	3	1	1	15
2	GK	31	Mikkel Andersen	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				11	3	1	1	16

Disciplinary record

As of 25 May 2019

This includes all competitive matches.^[6]

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player
Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	Superliga		Danish Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		Total
1	FW	33	Paul Onuachu	8	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
2	DF	5	Marc Dal Hende	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
3	FW	19	Mayron George	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	1
3	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
5	MF	7	Jakob Poulsen	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
6	DF	20	Rasmus Nicolaisen	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	38	Frank Onyeka	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	2	Kian Hansen	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
9	DF	6	Joel Andersson	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
10	MF	88	Gustav Wikheim	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	10	Evander	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	45	Awer Mabil	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
13	MF	22	Mikkel Duelund	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	25	Bubacarr Sanneh	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	14	Alexander Scholz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16	DF	13	Alexander Munksgaard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	26	Artem Dovbyk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	3	Tim Sparv	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	8	Ayo Simon Okosun	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	4	Zsolt Korcsmár	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	36	Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	1	Jesper Hansen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	15	Bozhidar Kraev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	25	Manjrekar James	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS				57	5	8	0	6	0	10	0	83	5

Suspensions

As of 24 September 2018

This includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Total
1	FW	19	Mayron George (3–18 September 2018)	1	1
1	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko (24 September – 9 October 2018)	1	1
TOTALS				2	2

Awards

Team

Award	Month	Source

Individual

No.	Player	Award	Month	Source
29	Erik Sviatchenko	Team of the Month	July	www.superliga.dk ^[7]
5	Marc Dal Hende	Player of the Month	September	www.superliga.dk ^[8]
5	Marc Dal Hende	Team of the Month	September	www.superliga.dk
6	Joel Andersson	Team of the Month	September	www.superliga.dk
45	Awer Mabil	Team of the Month	October	www.superliga.dk
33	Paul Onuachu	Team of the Month	October	www.superliga.dk
45	Awer Mabil	Team of the Month	November	www.superliga.dk
33	Paul Onuachu	Team of the Month	November	www.superliga.dk
33	Paul Onuachu	Team of the Month	February	www.superliga.dk
2	Kian Hansen	Team of the Month	March	www.superliga.dk
10	Evander	Team of the Month	May	www.superliga.dk

References

^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Kenneth Andersen er ny cheftræner i FC Midtjylland". www.fcm.dk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.
^ "D.C. United reacquires goalkeeper Bill Hamid on loan". The Washington Post. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Superliga 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "https://us.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/fc-midtjylland/603/"
^ "Team of the Month". 7 August 2018.
^ "Team of the Month". 17 October 2018.

External links

FC Midtjylland in Danish

[1] "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[2] "Kenneth Andersen er ny cheftræner i FC Midtjylland". www.fcm.dk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.

[3] "D.C. United reacquires goalkeeper Bill Hamid on loan". The Washington Post. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[4] "Propositioner for Danmarksturneringen i fodbold" [Propositions for Football in Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[5] "Superliga 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[soccerway1-6] "https://us.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/fc-midtjylland/603/"

[7] "Team of the Month". 7 August 2018.

[8] "Team of the Month". 17 October 2018.

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