FC Midtjylland
Danish association football club based in Herning / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Football Club Midtjylland (Danish: [ˈmitjyˌlænˀ], "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they have won four times, most recently in 2024.
Full name | Football Club Midtjylland | |||
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Nickname(s) | Ulvene (The Wolves) Hedens Drenge (The Boys of the Moor) | |||
Short name | FCM | |||
Founded | 2 February 1999; 25 years ago (1999-02-02) | |||
Ground | MCH Arena | |||
Capacity | 12,148 | |||
Owner | Anders Holch Povlsen | |||
Chairman | Cliff Crown | |||
Manager | Thomas Thomasberg | |||
League | Danish Superliga | |||
2023–24 | Danish Superliga, 1st of 12 (champions) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Midtjylland is known as one of the best football clubs in Scandinavia. Having had international stars playing for the club, such as Rafael van der Vaart, Vágnar Love and Max Meyer. Midtjylland also has the oldest and one of the best and most respected football academy's in Scandinavia. the academy has educated some of the Danish national team players like Simon Kjær, Joachim Andersen and Rasmus Kristensen.