Brøndby IF (women)
| Full name | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | ||
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| Short name | Brøndby | ||
| Founded | 3 December 1964 | ||
| Ground | Brøndby Stadium, bane 2 | ||
| Capacity | 29,000 | ||
| Chairman | Jan Bech Andersen | ||
| Manager | Bengt Sæternes | ||
| League | Gjensidige Kvindeligaen | ||
| 2021-22 | 3rd | ||
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Brøndby IF is a women's football club from Brøndby, Denmark. It is the women's team of Brøndby IF.
The team is one of Denmark's best women's teams, having won six championships and 5 cups in the 2000s. The team also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Cup 2003–04, UEFA Women's Cup 2006-07 and UEFA Women's Cup 2014-15, but they have struggled to reach European football in the later years, as the competition nationally and internationally has improved. They are currently coached by Bengt Sæternes, who replaced Per Nielsen after many years at the club.
On April 30 2024, Brøndby announced that the women's team was to move from teh amateur side of the club to the profesional side in the coming summer.[1] On November 11 2024 the club announced that it would introduce full-time football for the women's team, being the first club in Denmark to make the move to full-time football for all first team players.[2] The moves comes as part of a long term strategy to strenghten women's football and create an environment of optimum development. It also comes as a reaction to the general developing state of women's football throughout Europe and the world.
Honours
[edit]Official
[edit]- National championships (12):[3] 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
- National cups (11):[4] 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011,[5] 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Invitational
[edit]- Turbine Hallencup (1): 2013
UEFA competitions record
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Current squad
[edit]As of 4 June 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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Former players
[edit]For details of former players, see Category:Brøndby IF (women) players.
References
[edit]- ^ "BL Women: Kvindeholdet indlemmes officielt i selskabet | 3point.dk". 3point.dk. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Historisk skridt: Brøndby IF indfører fuldtidsprofessionalisme for kvindeholdet". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ dbu.dk, List of Champions
- ^ dbu.dk Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, List of Cup winners
- ^ 2011 Cup results Archived May 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Spillere - Kvinder Brøndby IF". brondby.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Brondby.com (official website)
- (in Danish) Brondby IF (amateur foundation)
- (in Danish) BrondbySupport.dk (official fanclub)
- (in Danish) 90min.dk (Daily news site)
- UEFA profile
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