2025–26 Brøndby IF season

Brøndby IF
2025–26 season
OwnerGlobal Football Holdings
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
Head coachFrederik Birk
(until 9 September)
Steve Cooper
(from 9 September)
StadiumBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga3rd
Danish CupFourth round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nicolai Vallys (5)
All:
Nicolai Vallys (8)
Highest home attendance25,493 (13 September 2025 vs. Copenhagen)
Average home league attendance20,714
All statistics correct as of 16 December 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 16 December 2025
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Patrick Pentz GK (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 Leverkusen 1 July 2024 €2.6 m 2028
13 Gavin Beavers GK (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 Real Salt Lake 22 January 2025 Undisclosed 2028
16 Thomas Mikkelsen GK (1983-08-27) 27 August 1983 Lyngby 1 July 2021 Free 2026
Defenders
2 Oliver Villadsen RB (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 Nürnberg 3 July 2025 €1.5 m 2029
4 Luis Binks CB (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 Coventry City 29 July 2025 Undisclosed 2030
5 Rasmus Lauritsen CB (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 Dinamo Zagreb 12 July 2023 €1.6 m 2027
24 Marko Divković LB (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 DAC Dunajská Streda 31 August 2021 €1.2 m 2026
27 Mats Köhlert LB / LW (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 SC Heerenveen 11 July 2024 €2.7 m 2029
30 Jordi Vanlerberghe CB / DM (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 Mechelen 1 February 2025 €1.0 m 2027
31 Sean Klaiber RB (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 FC Utrecht 8 July 2024 €1.5 m 2027
32 Frederik Alves CB (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 West Ham United 15 January 2024 Free 2028
Midfielders
6 Stijn Spierings DM (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 Lens 28 August 2024 Free 2027
8 Benjamin Tahirović CM (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 Ajax 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 2028
10 Daniel Wass (C) CM / RB (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 Atlético Madrid 31 January 2022 Free 2026
35 Noah Nartey CM (2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 Academy 1 July 2024 — 2027
42 Mathias Jensen CM (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 Academy 1 July 2025 — 2027
Forwards
7 Nicolai Vallys (VC) LW / AM (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 Silkeborg IF 1 August 2022 €1.3 m 2026
9 Michael Gregoritsch ST (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 SC Freiburg 20 August 2025 €1.5 m 2028
11 Filip Bundgaard ST / LW (2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 Randers FC 15 July 2023 €2.0 m 2028
18 Kōtarō Uchino ST (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 Tsukuba University 12 July 2025 Undisclosed 2029
19 Shō Fukuda ST (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 Shonan Bellmare 1 July 2025 €0.75 m 2029
38 Jacob Ambæk ST (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 Kōtarō Uchino Tsukuba University Free [16]
23 June 2025 DF Mats Köhlert SC Heerenveen Free [17]
26 June 2025 FW Shō Fukuda Shonan Bellmare Undisclosed [18]
17 July 2025 DF Oliver Villadsen 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed [19]
29 July 2025 DF Luis Binks Coventry City €3.00m [20]
20 August 2025 FW Michael Gregoritsch Freiburg €1.50m [21]

Out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
20 May 2025 FW Yuito Suzuki SC Freiburg Undisclosed [22]
2 June 2025 MF Mateusz Kowalczyk GKS Katowice Undisclosed [23]
9 June 2025 DF Jacob Rasmussen Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed [24]
23 June 2025 DF Ludvig Vraa-Jensen Grazer AK Free transfer [25]
8 July 2025 FW Mathias Kvistgaarden Norwich City €8.00m [26]
18 July 2025 DF Sebastian Sebulonsen 1. FC Köln €2.50m [27]
19 July 2025 MF Adam Claridge Emmen Undisclosed [28]
2 September 2025 MF Clement Bischoff Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed [29]
16 December 2025 DF Justin Che New York Red Bulls Undisclosed [30]

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
8 July 2025 FW Carl Björk B.93 30 June 2026 [31]
11 July 2025 DF Lukas Larsen Emmen 30 June 2026 [32]
17 July 2025 FW Emmanuel Yeboah Halmstads BK 30 June 2026 [33]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga Matchday 1 8 5 0 3 11 9 +2 062.50
Danish Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 033.33
Total 14 7 2 5 19 16 +3 050.00

Last updated: 13 September 2025
Source: Soccerway

Superliga

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AGF (Q) 18 12 4 2 36 18 +18 40 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 18 10 6 2 48 21 +27 36
3 Brøndby 18 10 1 7 31 21 +10 31
4 Sønderjyske 18 8 5 5 30 25 +5 29
5 Copenhagen 18 8 4 6 30 26 +4 28
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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
10 6 0 4 16 11  +5 18 4 0 2 13 8  +5 2 0 2 3 3  0

Last updated: 1 October 2025.
Source: FBref

Results by round – regular season

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ground H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A
Result W W L W W L L W L W W D W W W L
Position 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3
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 2–0 Bundgaard '13, Spierings '34 8,057 2nd
24 August 2025 Sønderjyske A 0–2 8,735 3rd
31 August 2025 Midtjylland H 1–3 Fukuda '88 18,552 4th
13 September 2025 Copenhagen H 2–1 Gregoritsch '45+1 (pen.), Spierings '73 25,493 4th
21 September 2025 AGF A 0–1 10,818 4th
28 September 2025 OB H 5–1 Fukuda '8, Vallys (2) '39, 52', Wass 45+3' (pen.), Nartey 64' 18,554 4th

Danish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
24 September 2025 Third round B.93 A 5–1 Binks 9', Nartey (2) 13', 63', Ambæk 69' 5,528
28–30 October 2025 Fourth round Nordsjælland A

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Brøndby qualified for the UEFA Conference League as Superliga bronze medallists, entering in the second qualifying round.[34] They began with a 1–1 draw away to HB Tórshavn on 24 July before edging the return leg 1–0 at Brøndby Stadium to progress 2–1 on aggregate.[35]

The third qualifying round brought a dramatic tie against Víkingur Reykjavík. A 3–0 defeat in the first leg was described in the Danish press as a collapse, but Brøndby overturned the deficit with a 4–0 victory in the return. Nicolai Vallys and Filip Bundgaard each scored twice, and the side played more than 70 minutes with ten men after Clement Bischoff's early dismissal. The comeback was widely labelled a "miracle".[36][37][38]

In the play-off round Brøndby were paired with Strasbourg. The first leg in France finished goalless, but the return in Brøndby ended 3–2 to the visitors, knocking Brøndby out of European contention. Reports highlighted the role of goalkeeper Patrick Pentz, praised for his performance in Strasbourg but criticised for mistakes leading to the first two goals in the return. Daniel Wass pulled one back before half-time, only for Emanuel Emegha to restore Strasbourg's cushion on the counter. New signing Michael Gregoritsch marked his debut with a late goal from an indirect free kick, but Brøndby were unable to find an equaliser.[39][40]

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 0–0 22,080
28 August 2025 Play-off round
Second leg 		Strasbourg H 2–3 Wass 45', Gregoritsch 86' 23,930

Notes

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