Brøndby IF (women)
Danish women's association football team
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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.
Brøndby IF lineup vs SKN St. Pölten in the 2016 Champions League. | |||
| Full name | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | ||
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| Short name | Brøndby | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Ground | 1964 Park | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Jan Bech Andersen | ||
| Coach | Bengt Sæternes | ||
| League | A-Liga | ||
| 2025–26 | A-Liga, 2nd of 8 | ||
| Website | Brøndby IF | ||
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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 7 August 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.
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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.
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Player records
Caps
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Goals
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Captains
Incomplete
| Captaincy | Player |
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| 2026– | Kamilla Karlsen |
| 2024–2025 | Julie Tavlo Petersson |
| 2021–2024 | Nanna Christiansen |
| 2020–2021 | Theresa Eslund |
| 2017– | Louise Lundsgaard |
| 2017 | Simone Boye |
| 2014–2016 | Theresa Eslund |
| –2014 | Malene Marquard |
Former players
For details of former players, see Category:Brøndby IF (women) players.
Management
First team
- As of 11 August 2025[11]
| Role | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Bengt Sæternes |
| Assistant Coach | Theresa Eslund |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Kacper Polak |
| Athletics Trainer | Andreas Kure |
| Head of Development | Theresa Eslund |
| Head of Recruitment | Kenneth Kretschmer |
| Mental Coach | Anton Vergod |
| Kit Manager | Peder Mannerup Anja Obacz |
| Sporting Director | Kim André Pedersen |
| Team Manager | Mathias Eslund |
| Development Coach | Mie Leth Karshøj |
Managers
Incomplete
| Years | Name |
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| 2024– | Bengt Sæternes |
| 2015–2024 |  Per Nielsen |
| 2010–2014 | Peer Lisdorf |
| 2005–2007 | Henrik Jensen |
| Peder Siggard
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Seasons
- As of the 2025–26 season
| Key | |||
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 Champions |
Promotion | ||
 Silver |
Relegation | ||
 Bronze |
Did not qualify | ||
Incomplete
| Season | Tier | # | W | D | L | F | A | Pts. | DC | UCL | EC |
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| 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)
- Brøndby lost the relegation play-off match to Vorup, who placed second in the then-Danish Women's 2nd Division.[12]
UEFA
Honours
Incomplete
| Title | No. | Year(s) |
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| A-Liga | 12 | 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 | 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 | |
| 1 | 2021–22 | |
| Danish Cup | 11 | 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 | 2013 |
- Sources
- "Pokalvindere af Kvindepokalen | Dansk Boldspil Union – DBU". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- "Danmarksmestre, A-liga | Dansk Boldspil Union – DBU". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
Awards
Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Ref. |
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| 2025 | Julie Madsen | [13] |
| 2024 | Julie Tavlo | [14] |
| 2023 | [15] | |
| 2022 | [16] | |
| 2021 | Nanna Christiansen | [17] |
| 2020 | [18] | |
| 2019 | Nicoline Sørensen | [19] |
| 2018 | Nanna Christiansen | [20] |