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Brondby IF (women)

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

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]

Players

Current team

As of July 2026[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
4 DF  DEN Julie Madsen
5 DF  NOR Emma Braut Brunes
6 MF  SCO Amy Rodgers
7 MF  DEN Mathilde Carstens
8 MF  DEN Mathilde Rasmussen
11 MF  DEN Cecilie Buchberg
12 MF  DEN Kamilla Karlsen (captain)
13 MF  POL Martyna Brodzik
14 MF  ISL Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir
16 GK  DEN Mira Pastoft
18 DF  NOR Malin Brenn
19 FW  NOR Julie Klæboe
20 FW  SUI Chiara Messerli
22 FW  SWE Tilde Lindwall
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  DEN Emilie Fink
26 MF  USA Emma Pelkowski
27 MF  DEN Emilie Holt
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
33 GK  FIN Lilli Halttunen
37 MF  DEN Mila Bischoff
40 GK  DEN Isabella Damm
– DF  DEN Andrea Friis
— MF  DEN Elvira Nejmann
— FW  DEN Amalie Thestrup

Player records

Caps

As of 13 June 2026[7]
# Player Caps
1 Nanna Christiansen 520
2 Mia Brogaard 358
3 Julie Tavlo Petersson 329
4 Theresa Eslund 314

Goals

As of 13 June 2026
# Player Goals
1 Nanna Christiansen 270

Captains

Incomplete

Captaincy Player
2026– Kamilla Karlsen
2024–2026 Julie Tavlo Petersson
2021–2024 Nanna Christiansen
–2021 Theresa Eslund

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
2005–2007 Denmark Henrik Jensen
Denmark Peder Siggard

Seasons

As of the 2025–26 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 4th of 8 12 7 9 67 52 43
2001–02 1 2nd of 8 20 5 3 95 25 65
2002–03 1 1st of 8 17 3 1 73 15 54
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 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 QF
2008–09 1 2nd of 10 4 0 2 13 7 36 QF 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 2nd 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 2nd R16
2019–20 1 2nd of 8 4 1 0 8 2 21 QF R16
2020–21 1 2nd of 8 7 1 2 26 9 30 2nd R16
2021–22 1 3rd of 8 1 3 6 40 43 31 QF
2022–23 1 2nd of 8 8 1 1 48 27 57 QF
2023–24 1 2nd of 8 14 4 6 40 24 46 2nd
2024–25 1 4th of 8 2 5 3 32 21 38 SF
2025–26 1 2nd of 8 8 2 0 39 16 50 SF
2026–27 1

Sources: Danish Football Association (in Danish), RSSSF - The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, Tipsbladet (in Danish)

  1. Brøndby lost the relegation play-off match to Vorup, who placed second in the then-Danish Women's 2nd Division.[9]

UEFA

SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2003–04Women's Cup2QS2–0Scotland Kilmarnock FC
1–0Iceland KR Reykjavík
4–0Serbia and Montenegro Mašinac Niš
QF9–0, 3–0Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku
SF2–3, 0–1Sweden Umeå
2004–05Women's Cup2QS1–1Russia Energiya Voronezh
2–0Kazakhstan Alma-KTZ
0–2Norway Trondheims-Ørn
2005–06Women's Cup2QS2–0Russia Lada Togliatti
3–1Poland AZS Wrocław
4–0England Arsenal
QF0–3, 1–3France Montpellier
2006–07Women's Cup2QS5–1Hungary Femina Budapest
2–1Russia Rossiyanka
0–1England Arsenal
QF3–0, 1–2Germany Turbine Potsdam
SF2–2, 0–3England Arsenal
2007–08Women's Cup2QS1–1France Olympique Lyon
2–1Czech Republic Sparta Prague
1–0Norway Kolbotn
QF1–0, 0–1 (2–3p)Italy Bardolino
2008–09Women's Cup2QS1–0Spain Levante
5–1Ukraine Naftokhimik Kalush
1–4Germany Duisburg
QF2–4, 1–3Russia Zvezda Perm
2009–10Champions LeagueQS5–0Wales Cardiff City
6–0Malta Birkirkara
1–0Portugal 1º de Dezembro
R322–1, 1–1Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
R160–1, 0–4Germany Turbine Potsdam
2010–11Champions LeagueQS6–0Moldova Roma Calfa
12–0Turkey Gazi Üniversitesispor
3–0Bulgaria NSA Sofia
R322–1, 0–1Poland Unia Racibórz
R161–4, 1–1England Everton
2011–12Champions LeagueR322–0, 3–4Belgium Standard Liège
R162–1, 3–1Italy Torres
QF4–0, 0–4France Olympique Lyon
2012–13Champions LeagueR322–0, 3–3Norway Stabæk
2013–14Champions LeagueR320–0, 2–2Spain Barcelona
2014–15Champions LeagueR320–1, 3–1 (a.e.t.)Cyprus Apollon Limassol
R165–0, 0–2Lithuania Gintra Universitetas
QF1–0, 1–1Sweden Linköpings FC
SF0–7, 0–6Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
2015–16Champions LeagueR321–4, 1–0Czech 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

Honours

Incomplete

Title No. Year(s)
A-Liga 12 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19
11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26
1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2021–22
Danish Cup 11 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
INVITATIONAL
Turbine Hallencup 1 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2013
Sources

Awards

Player of the Year

Year Player Ref.
2025 Julie Madsen [10]
2024 Julie Tavlo [11]
2023 [12]
2022 [13]
2021 Nanna Christiansen [14]
2020 [15]
2019 Nicoline Sørensen [16]
2018 Nanna Christiansen [17]

References

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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.
  4. "Brøndby IF Women officiel spillertrøje 2025/26". brondby.com (in Danish). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. "Ny udebanetrøje. Ny æra for Brøndby Women". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. "Spillere - Kvinder Brøndby IF". brondby.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  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. "Julie Madsen er Årets Spiller 2025". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  11. "Julie Tavlo er Årets Spiller 2024". brondby.com (in Danish). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  12. "Julie Tavlo er Årets Kvindespiller i Brøndby IF 2023". brondby.com (in Danish). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  13. "Julie Tavlo er Årets Kvindespiller i Brøndby IF 2022". brondby.com (in Danish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  14. "De frivillige kårer Nanna Christiansen som årets spiller på kvindeholdet | 3point.dk". 3point.dk. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  15. "Andreas Maxsø og Nanna Christiansen kåret som årets spillere i Brøndby IF | 3point.dk". 3point.dk. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  16. "Brøndby-profil skifter til Everton - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  17. "Kamil Wilczek er årets spiller i Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2026.