Brøndby IF (women)

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's football team, see Brøndby IF.

Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF lineup vs SKN St. Pölten in the 2016 Champions League.
Full nameBrøndbyernes Idrætsforening
Short nameBrøndby
Founded1971; 55 years ago (1971)
Ground1964 Park
Capacity2,000
ChairmanJan Bech Andersen
CoachBengt Sæternes
LeagueA-Liga
2024-254th of 8
WebsiteBrøndby IF
Current season

Brøndby IF is a Danish professional women's football team based in Brøndby, Denmark. Brøndby compete in A-Liga, the Danish top-flight division and play their matches at the 1964 Park stadium.

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 30 April 2024, Brøndby announced that the women's team was to move from the amateur side of the club to the profesional side in the coming summer.[1] On 11 November 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][3] The moves comes as part of a long term strategy to strengthen 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.

History

The team's first ever independent kit was launched in 2025 for the 2025–26 A-Liga season. It is designed by Hummel and the home kit, launched in August, features the golden Brøndby colour in two-toned horizontal blocks separated by a blue line.[4] The away kit was released in September and is black with diagonal dark grey bolts, pink paint spills on the chest framed by pink sleeve lines.[5]

Squad

As of 27 September 2025[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  NOR Tanja Myrseth
4 DF  DEN Julie Pauludan Madsen
5 DF  NOR Emma Braut Brunes
6 MF  NOR Julie Jorde
7 MF  DEN Mathilde Carstens
8 MF  DEN Mathilde Rasmussen
9 MF  DEN Nanna Christiansen
10 FW  DEN Dajan Hashemi
11 MF  DEN Cecilie Buchberg
12 MF  DEN Kamilla Karlsen
13 MF  POL Martyna Brodzik
14 MF  ISL Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir
15 FW  DEN Agnete Nielsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  DEN Mira Pastoft
17 MF  DEN Julie Tavlo Petersson (captain)
19 FW  NOR Julie Klæboe
20 FW  DEN Laura Faurskov
23 DF  DEN Emilie Fink
26 DF  DEN Andrea Friis
28 FW  SWE Linnéa Borbye
29 MF  DEN Selma Karstensen
30 MF  DEN Caroline Thane-Bisgaard
31 DF  DEN Evelina Thygesen
32 GK  USA Jalen Tompkins
37 MF  DEN Mila Bischoff
40 GK  DEN Isabella Damm

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
22 DF  DEN Frederikke Bruun (at Värnamo until 31 December 2025)

Player records

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Brøndby IF (women) players.

Management

First team

As of 11 August 2025[8]
Role Name
Head Coach Norway Bengt Sæternes
Head of Football
Assistant Coach 		Norway Kim André Pedersen
Goalkeeping Coach Kacper Polak
Head of Development Theresa Eslund
Head of Recruitment Kenneth Kretschmer
Mental Coach Anton Vergod
Kit Manager Peder Mannerup
Anja Obacz

Managers

Incomplete

Years Name
2024– Norway Bengt Sæternes
2015–2024 Denmark Per Nielsen
2010–2014 Denmark Peer Lisdorf

Seasons

As of the 2024–2025 season
Key
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Promotion
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Relegation
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Did not qualify

Incomplete

Season Tier # W D L F A Pts. DC UCL EC
1996 1 N/a N/a
1996–97 1
1997–98 1
1998–99 1 7th of 8[a] 6 3 19 30 85 21
1999–00 2
2000–01 1
2001–02 1
2002–03 1 1st of 8
2003–04 1 1st of 8 18 2 1 63 12 56 1st SF
2004–05 1 1st of 8 20 0 1 83 9 60 1st
2005–06 1 1st of 8 19 1 1 81 8 58 QF
2006–07 1 1st of 8 19 0 2 97 9 57 1st SF
2007–08 1 1st of 10 5 1 0 22 0 42 QF
2008–09 1 2nd of 10 4 0 2 13 7 36 QF
2009–10 1 2nd of 10 4 0 2 10 6 36 1st R16
2010–11 1 1st of 10 5 0 1 17 6 40 1st R16
2011–12 1 1st of 10 3 2 1 8 6 37 1st QF
2012–13 1 1st of 10 5 1 0 29 3 43 1st R32
2013–14 1 2nd of 8 9 0 1 27 7 43 1st R32
2014–15 1 1st of 8 8 0 2 33 11 50 1st SF
2015–16 1 2nd of 8 7 2 1 23 9 40 R32
2016–17 1 1st of 8 8 2 0 36 5 36 1st R16
2017–18 1 2nd of 8 7 0 3 25 12 29 1st R32
2018–19 1 1st of 8 13 1 0 64 5 40 R16
2019–20 1 2nd of 8 4 1 0 8 2 21 R16
2020–21 1 2nd of 8 7 1 2 26 9 30 R16
2021–22 1 3rd of 8 1 3 6 40 43 31
2022–23 1 2nd of 8 8 1 1 48 27 57
2023–24 1 2nd of 8 14 4 6 40 24 46
2024–25 1 4th of 8 2 5 3 32 21 38
2025–26 1 Season in progress
  1. ^ Brøndby lost the relegation play-off match to Vorup, who placed second in the then-Danish Women's 2nd Division.[9]

Honours

Official

  • National championships (12):[10] 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
  • National cups (11):[11] 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011,[12] 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Invitational

UEFA competitions record

Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2003–04 Women's Cup 2QS 2–0 Scotland Kilmarnock FC
1–0 Iceland KR Reykjavík
4–0 Serbia and Montenegro Mašinac Niš
QF 9–0, 3–0 Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku
SF 2–3, 0–1 Sweden Umeå
2004–05 Women's Cup 2QS 1–1 Russia Energiya Voronezh
2–0 Kazakhstan Alma-KTZ
0–2 Norway Trondheims-Ørn
2005–06 Women's Cup 2QS 2–0 Russia Lada Togliatti
3–1 Poland AZS Wrocław
4–0 England Arsenal
QF 0–3, 1–3 France Montpellier
2006–07 Women's Cup 2QS 5–1 Hungary Femina Budapest
2–1 Russia Rossiyanka
0–1 England Arsenal
QF 3–0, 1–2 Germany Turbine Potsdam
SF 2–2, 0–3 England Arsenal
2007–08 Women's Cup 2QS 1–1 France Olympique Lyon
2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
1–0 Norway Kolbotn
QF 1–0, 0–1 (2–3p) Italy Bardolino
2008–09 Women's Cup 2QS 1–0 Spain Levante
5–1 Ukraine Naftokhimik Kalush
1–4 Germany Duisburg
QF 2–4, 1–3 Russia Zvezda Perm
2009–10 Champions League QS 5–0 Wales Cardiff City
6–0 Malta Birkirkara
1–0 Portugal 1º de Dezembro
R32 2–1, 1–1 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
R16 0–1, 0–4 Germany Turbine Potsdam
2010–11 Champions League QS 6–0 Moldova Roma Calfa
12–0 Turkey Gazi Üniversitesispor
3–0 Bulgaria NSA Sofia
R32 2–1, 0–1 Poland Unia Racibórz
R16 1–4, 1–1 England Everton
2011–12 Champions League R32 2–0, 3–4 Belgium Standard Liège
R16 2–1, 3–1 Italy Torres
QF 4–0, 0–4 France Olympique Lyon
2012–13 Champions League R32 2–0, 3–3 Norway Stabæk
2013–14 Champions League R32 0–0, 2–2 Spain Barcelona
2014–15 Champions League R32 0–1, 3–1 (a.e.t.) Cyprus Apollon Limassol
R16 5–0, 0–2 Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
QF 1–0, 1–1 Sweden Linköpings FC
SF 0–7, 0–6 Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
2015–16 Champions League R32 1–4, 1–0 Czech Republic Slavia Praha
2016-17 Champions League R32 0–2, 2–2 Austria St. Pölten-Spratzern
R16 1–0, 1–1 England Manchester City
2017-18 Champions League R32 0–0, 3–1 Norway Lillestrøm LSK
2018-19 Champions League R32 2–2, 1–0 Italy Juventus
R16 1–1, 0–2 Norway Lillestrøm LSK
2020–21 Champions League R32 Canc., 1–1 (4–5 p) Norway Vålerenga
R16 0–2, 1–3 France Lyon
2021–22 Champions League QR1 semi-final 0–1 Sweden Kristianstad
QR1 third place 2–1 Czech Republic Slovácko
2023–24 Champions League QR1 semi-final 0–1 Scotland Celtic
QR1 third place 2–1 Belarus FC Minsk
2024–25 Champions League QR1 semi-final 0–1 Italy Fiorentina
QR1 third place 2–1 Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka

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  2. ^ Andersen, Emil (11 November 2024). "Historisk: Brøndbys kvinder bliver fuldtidsprofessionelle". Campo (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Historisk skridt: Brøndby IF indfører fuldtidsprofessionalisme for kvindeholdet". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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  5. ^ "Ny udebanetrøje. Ny æra for Brøndby Women". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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  7. ^ Hendel, Robert (19 September 2025). "Nanna skriver sig ind blandt de allerstørste på Vestegnen - kun to Brøndby-legender overgår hende". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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  9. ^ "Dansk fodbold: Kvindefodbold". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 3 June 1999. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  10. ^ dbu.dk, List of Champions
  11. ^ dbu.dk Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, List of Cup winners
  12. ^ 2011 Cup results Archived May 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brondby_IF_(women)