2014–15 Brøndby IF season

The 2014–15 season was Brøndby's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 25th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 49th year in existence as a football club. Brøndby participated in the Europa League this season, after coming in 4th place in the 2013–14 Danish Superliga.

Brøndby
2014–15 season
Sports DirectorJan Bech Andersen
Head CoachThomas Frank
GroundBrøndby Stadium
Danish Superliga3rd
Danish CupQuarter Finals
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Teemu Pukki (9)
All:
Teemu Pukki (11)

Squad
As 2 September 2014.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Lukáš Hrádecký
2 DF Sweden SWE Michael Almebäck
3 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Semb Berge
5 DF Denmark DEN Martin Albrechtsen (vice-captain)
6 MF Denmark DEN Martin Ørnskov
7 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Kahlenberg (captain)
8 MF Argentina ARG Alexander Szymanowski
9 FW Finland FIN Teemu Pukki
10 FW Paraguay PAR José Ariel Núñez
11 FW Sweden SWE Johan Elmander
12 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Holst
14 FW Kosovo KOS Elbasan Rashani
15 MF Denmark DEN Mikkel Thygesen
16 GK Denmark DEN Michael Falkesgaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Denmark DEN Riza Durmisi
18 MF South Africa RSA Lebogang Phiri
19 MF Denmark DEN Christian Nørgaard
20 DF Denmark DEN Dario Dumić
21 MF Denmark DEN Andrew Hjulsager
22 DF Denmark DEN Daniel Agger
23 DF Denmark DEN Patrick da Silva
24 MF North Macedonia MKD Ferhan Hasani
25 MF Iceland ISL Hólmbert Friðjónsson
26 DF Denmark DEN Mads Nielsen
27 DF Denmark DEN Svenn Crone
28 MF Denmark DEN Daniel Holm
29 FW Denmark DEN Nikolai Laursen
30 GK Denmark DEN Andreas Hansen

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Denmark DEN Kristian Andersen (at HB Køge until 30 June 2015 - end of contract)

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 14 6 3 5 19 15 +4 042.86
Danish Cup 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Europa League 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
Total 17 7 3 7 22 21 +1 041.18

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Danish Superliga — 5th 20 July
Danish Cup Third round Fourth round 29 October
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round — Third qualifying round 31 July7 August

Updated to match played 10 November
Source: Competitions

Danish Superliga
Main article: 2014–15 Danish Superliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Midtjylland (C) 33 22 5 6 64 34 +30 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Copenhagen 33 20 7 6 40 22 +18 67 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Brøndby IF 33 16 7 10 43 29 +14 55 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Randers FC 33 14 10 9 39 28 +11 52
5 AaB 33 13 9 11 39 31 +8 48
Source: Danish Superliga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Copenhagen qualified for Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Danish Cup. Therefore the spots awarded to the runners-up and third-placed teams are passed down to the third-placed team and fourth-placed team respectively.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 6 3 5 19 15  +4 21 5 1 1 13 4  +9 1 2 4 6 11  −5

Last updated: 9 November 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultLWLDWWLLDWWDWL
Position126996367765535
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2014. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
July
20 July 2014 1 Midtjylland 3 - 1 Brøndby Herning
20:00 CEST Hassan 39'
Rasmussen 64'
Onuachu 86'		 Report Makienok 68' Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
28 July 2014 2 Brøndby 2 – 0 Silkeborg Brøndby
20:00 CEST Núñez 48'
Phiri 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 15,986
Referee: Anders Poulsen
August
3 August 2014 3 Hobro 2 - 0 Brøndby Hobro
20:00 CEST Thomas Hansen 14' (pen.)
Hvilsom 75'		 Report Stadium: DS Arena
Attendance: 6,593
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
10 August 2014 4 Brøndby 1 – 1 OB Brøndby
20:00 CEST Rashani 8' Report Høegh 90+1' Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 11,116
Referee: Michael Johansen
17 August 2014 5 Brøndby 2 - 0 SønderjyskE Brøndby
17:00 CEST Makienok 49', 71' Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 9,962
Referee: Jens Maae
31 August 2014 6 Nordsjælland 0 - 3 Brøndby Farum
17:00 CEST Report Elmander 56'
Berge 65'
Kahlenberg 81'		 Stadium: Farum Park
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Lars Christoffersen
September
14 September 2014 7 Brøndby 0 – 2 Randers Brøndby
17:00 CEST Report Bjarnason 4'
Fall 82'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 25,551
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
21 September 2014 8 Copenhagen 1 - 0 Brøndby Copenhagen
16:30 CEST Kadrii 50' Yellow card 51'
Delaney Yellow card 71'		 Report Thygesen Yellow card 17'
Kahlenberg Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Parken
Attendance: 32,526
Referee: Kenn Hansen
28 September 2014 9 Esbjerg 2 - 2 Brøndby Esbjerg
19:00 CEST Andreasen 48'
Lekven 49'		 Report Kahlenberg Yellow card 25'
Ørnskov Yellow card 29'
Pukki 46'
Friðjónsson 79'		 Stadium: Blue Water Arena
Attendance: 10,650
Referee: Jens Maae
October
5 October 2014 10 Brøndby 2 - 1 AaB Brøndby
19:00 CEST Pukki 44', 69' Report Frederiksen 74' Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 15,412
Referee: Anders Poulsen
19 October 2014 11 Brøndby 5 - 0 FC Vestsjælland Brøndby
17:00 CEST Kahlenberg 15'
Pukki 62'
Hjulsager 62'
Durmisi 81'
Rashani 88'		 Report Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
26 October 2014 12 Esbjerg 0 - 0 Brøndby Esbjerg
20:00 CET Report Stadium: Blue Water Arena
Attendance: 10,077
Referee: Kristoffer Kristoffersen
November
2 November 2014 13 Brøndby 1 - 0 Randers Brøndby
18:30 CET Pukki Yellow card 52' 87' Report Agesen Yellow card 36' Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 12,497
Referee: Peter Rasmussen
9 November 2014 14 Hobro 3 - 0 Brøndby Hobro
17:00 CET Berggreen 53', 57'
Hvilsom 86'		 Report Stadium: DS Arena
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
23 November 2014 15 Brøndby 1-0 SønderjyskE Brøndby
17:00 CET Hjulsager 65'
Kahlenberg Yellow card 69'
Durmisi Yellow card 79'
Agger Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Marxen Yellow card 48'
Absalonsen Yellow card 70'
Hansen Yellow card 80'
Lodberg Yellow card 89'
Paulsen Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 12,647
Referee: Denmark Kenn Hansen
30 November 2014 16 Nordsjælland 2-0 Brøndby Farum
17:00 CET John 6'
Lorentzen 51'
Mtiliga Yellow card 62'		 Report Dumić Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card Stadium: Farum Park
Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Denmark Michael Johansen
December
7 December 2014 17 Brøndby 1-0 Silkeborg IF Brøndby
17:00 CET Hasani 75' Yellow card 77'
Elmander Yellow card 87'		 Summary Putros Yellow card 82'
Jens Martin Gammelby Red card 87'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 19,304
Referee: Denmark Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen
February
22 February 2015 18 AaB 1-0 Brøndby Aalborg
19:00 CET Thelander Yellow card 15'
Würtz Yellow card 29'
Helenius Yellow card 87'
Jacobsen 90+2'		 Summary Hasani Yellow card 28' Stadium: Nordjyske Arena
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Denmark Jens Maae
March
1 March 2015 19 Brøndby 1-1 FC Midtjylland Brøndby
19:00 CET Phiri Yellow card 32'
Kahlenberg Yellow card 54'
Elmander Red card 58'
Agger Yellow card 59'
Pukki Yellow card 67'
Hasani 77'
Dumić Yellow card 89'		 Summary Pušić 53'
Poulsen Yellow card 59'
Sparv Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Denmark Kenn Hansen

Danish Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Danish Cup
29 October 2014 Third round Fremad Amager 1 - 3 Brøndby Copenhagen
20:30 CET Krogdahl 88' Report Pukki 21'
Ørnskov 25' (pen.)
Friðjónsson 73'		 Stadium: Sundby Idrætspark
Fourth round TBD - TBD
--:-- CET [ Report]

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round
31 July 2014 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 3 – 0 Denmark Brøndby Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:30 CEST Duarte 14'
Castillo 30'
Vázquez 63'		 Report Attendance: 24,217
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
7 August 2014 Second leg Brøndby Denmark 0 – 2 Belgium Club Brugge Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby
20:00 CEST Report Castillo 38'
Fernando 45+1'		 Attendance: 10,046
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of 9 November 2014

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Europa League Total
1 FW 9 Finland Teemu Pukki 5 1 0 6
2 FW 9^ Denmark Simon Makienok 3 0 0 3
3 MF 7 Denmark Thomas Kahlenberg 2 0 0 2
FW 14 Kosovo Elbasan Rashani 2 0 0
MF 25 Iceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson 1 1 0
6 DF 3 Norway Fredrik Semb Berge 1 0 0 1
MF 6 Denmark Martin Ørnskov 0 1 0
FW 10 Paraguay José Ariel Núñez 1 0 0
FW 11 Sweden Johan Elmander 1 0 0
DF 17 Denmark Riza Durmisi 1 0 0
MF 18 South Africa Lebogang Phiri 1 0 0
MF 21 Denmark Andrew Hjulsager 1 0 0
# Own Goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 19 3 0 22

Note: ^ indicate player left out club during season.

Clean sheets
As of 9 November 2014

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Cup Europa League Total
1 GK 1 Finland Lukáš Hrádecký 6 0 0 6
TOTALS 6 0 0 6

References
  1. "Brøndby IF | Member associations".
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