F.C. Copenhagen

Copenhagen
Full nameFootball Club København
Nickname(s)Byens Hold (The Team of the City); The Lions
Short nameFCK
Copenhagen
Founded1 July 1992 (1 July 1992)
GroundParken Stadium, Copenhagen
Capacity38,065
OwnerParken Sport & Entertainment A/S
ChairmanHenrik Møgelmose
Head coachJacob Neestrup
LeagueSuperliga
2023–24Superliga, 3rd of 12
Websitehttp://www.fck.dk/

Football Club Copenhagen, commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. The club was founded in 1992, and currently play in the Danish Superliga. They have won 15 Danish Superliga titles (tied with KB) and 9 Danish Cups (the most of any team in Denmark).

Honours

National

  • Danish Superliga
    • Winners (15) (shared record): 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (7): 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20
  • Danish Cup
    • Winners (9) (shared record): 1994–95, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2013–14
  • Danish League Cup
    • Winners: 1996
    • Runners-up (2): 2005, 2006
  • Danish Super Cup
    • Winners (3): 1995, 2001, 2004
  • Ørestad Cup
    • Winners (2): 2000, 2002
  • The Atlantic Cup
    • Winners (1): 2014
    • Runners-up (2): 2020, 2022

Regional

  • Royal League
    • Winners (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
    • Runner-up: 2006–07[1]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 September 2024[2][3]

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  England Nathan Trott
2 DF  Indonesia Kevin Diks
4 DF  Zimbabwe Munashe Garananga
5 DF  Brazil Gabriel Pereira
6 DF  Greece Pantelis Hatzidiakos (on loan from Cagliari)
7 MF  Sweden Viktor Claesson (captain)
8 MF  Denmark Magnus Mattsson
9 FW  Russia German Onugkha
10 MF  Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi
11 FW  Sweden Jordan Larsson
12 MF  Denmark Lukas Lerager
13 DF  Mexico Rodrigo Huescas
14 FW  Denmark Andreas Cornelius
15 DF  Peru Marcos López (on loan from Feyenoord)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  Brazil Robert (on loan from Cruzeiro)
17 MF  Denmark Victor Froholdt
19 FW  Denmark Amin Chiakha
20 DF  Denmark Nicolai Boilesen
21 GK  Denmark Theo Sander
22 DF  Georgia Giorgi Gocholeishvili (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
24 DF  Norway Birger Meling
27 MF  Denmark Thomas Delaney
30 MF  Tunisia Elias Achouri
31 GK  Iceland Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
33 MF  Denmark Rasmus Falk
36 MF  Denmark William Clem
38 MF  Denmark Oliver Højer
40 MF  Sweden Roony Bardghji

Youth players in use

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
58 DF  Denmark Hjalte Bidstrup

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
3 DF  Slovakia Denis Vavro (on loan at VfL Wolfsburg until 30 June 2025)
17 MF  Nigeria Paul Mukairu (on loan at Boluspor until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  France Mamoudou Karamoko (on loan at Újpest FC until 30 June 2025)
46 MF  Denmark Noah Sahsah (on loan at Rosenborg BK until 31 December 2024)

Captains

Years Captain
1992–1993 Pierre Larsen (DF)
1993–1994 Palle Petersen (GK)
1994–1995 Allan Nielsen (MF)
1995–1997 Iørn Uldbjerg (MF)
1997–1998 Henrik Larsen (MF)
1998–1999 Peter Nielsen (MF)
1999–2001 Michael Mio Nielsen (MF)
2001–2002 Christian Lønstrup (MF)
2002–2003 Peter Nielsen (MF)
2004–2005 Bo Svensson (DF)
2005–2007 Tobias Linderoth (MF)
2007–2008 Michael Gravgaard (DF)
2008–2009 Ulrik Laursen (DF)
2009–2010 Hjalte Nørregaard (MF)
2010–2011 William Kvist (MF)
2011–2012 Mathias Jørgensen (DF)
2012–2014 Lars Jacobsen (DF)
2014–2016 Thomas Delaney (MF)
2016–2017 Mathias Jørgensen (DF)
2017–2018 William Kvist (MF)
2018–2023 Zeca (MF)
2023– Viktor Claesson (MF)

FC Copenhagen All Stars

In 2014, 32,000 fans participated in a vote to select their 11 all-time favourite Copenhagen players.[4]

Name Pos Nat Years Games Goals League
games		 League
goals
Johan Wiland GK 2009–2015 192 0 141 0
Zdeněk Pospěch RB 2008–2011 151 16 108 14
Brede Hangeland CB 2006–2008 107 6 63 3
Michael Gravgaard CB 2005–2008 129 10 79 7
Oscar Wendt LB 2006–2011 204 6 138 6
Tobias Linderoth CM 2004–2007 127 6 82 4
Christian Poulsen CM 2000–2002
2014–2015		 77 12 61 12
Atiba Hutchinson CM 2006–2010 215 29 139 22
Sibusiso Zuma RW 2000–2005 188 53 145 41
Dame N'Doye CF 2009–2012
2018–2020		 217 118 151 90
Jesper Grønkjær LW 2006–2011 167 26 114 16

Staff

Current technical staff

Name Role
Jacob Neestrup Head coach
Stefan Madsen Assistant coach
Hjalte Nørregaard Assistant coach
Nickolai Lund Assistant coach
Kim Christensen Goalkeeper coach
Sune Smith-Nielsen Sport Director
Andrew Clark Head of High Performance and Sports Science
Lars Højer Chief scout

Coaching history

As of 13 April 2024. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.[5]

Name Nationality From To Record Honours
P W D L F A %W
Benny Johansen  Denmark 1 July 1992 30 June 1994 87 45 16 26 156 121 51.72 1 Superliga Championship
Keld Kristensen  Denmark 1 July 1994 6 September 1994[6] 8 1 2 5 12 18 12.50
Benny Johansen  Denmark 6 September 1994 30 June 1995 33 15 8 10 57 50 45.45 1 Danish Cup
Michael Schäfer  Denmark 1 July 1995 30 June 1996 37 14 10 13 52 59 37.84
Kim Brink  Denmark 1 July 1996 30 June 1997 43 17 14 12 53 52 39.53 1 Danish Cup
Kent Karlsson  Sweden 1 July 1997 23 September 1998[7] 55 30 12 13 111 73 54.54
Kim Brink*  Denmark 23 September 1998 31 December 1998 13 6 6 1 29 16 46.15
Christian Andersen  Denmark 1 January 1999 16 March 1999[8] 1 0 0 1 2 3 0.00
Kim Brink†  Denmark 16 March 1999 30 June 2000 53 18 14 21 71 63 33.96
Roy Hodgson  England 1 July 2000 30 June 2001 35 18 12 5 60 30 51.43 1 Superliga Championship
Kent Karlsson  Sweden 1 July 2001 30 August 2001[9] 10 5 2 3 16 13 50.00
Niels-Christian Holmstrøm*  Denmark 30 August 2001 17 September 2001 2 0 1 1 1 3 0.00
Hans Backe  Sweden 17 September 2001[10] 31 December 2005 199 110 56 33 336 179 55.28 2 Superliga Championships, 1 Danish Cup, 1 Royal League title
Ståle Solbakken  Norway 1 January 2006 31 May 2011[11] 270 160 54 56 484 238 59.26 5 Superliga Championships, 1 Danish Cup, 2 Royal League titles
Roland Nilsson  Sweden 1 June 2011[11] 8 January 2012[12] 31 18 5 8 48 31 58.06
Carsten V. Jensen  Denmark 9 January 2012[12] 25 May 2012[13] 18 9 6 3 29 14 50.00 1 Danish Cup
Ariël Jacobs  Belgium 22 June 2012[14] 21 August 2013[15] 51 24 16 11 82 52 47.06 1 Superliga Championship
Ståle Solbakken  Norway 21 August 2013[15] 10 October 2020[16] 357 203 77 77 633 363 56.86 3 Superliga Championships, 3 Danish Cups
Hjalte Nørregaard*  Denmark 10 October 2020[16] 2 November 2020[17] 3 2 0 1 6 4 66.67
Jess Thorup  Denmark 2 November 2020[17] 20 September 2022 14 8 4 2 25 20 57.14 1 Superliga Championship
Jacob Neestrup  Denmark 20 September 2022 76 41 16 19 148 92 53.95
Key
* Served as caretaker manager.
† Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ "Facts". F.C. Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Byens hold | F.C. Københavns spillertrup". fck.dk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "DBU's Officielle Statistikere". Danskfodbold.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Koebenhavn all stars". F.C. Copenhagen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Lindemann, Klaus V. & Mohr, Henrik. "Nipserstat" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Benny Johansen tilbage i FCK - Keld Kristensen fyret" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  7. ↑ "Kent Karlsson stopper som træner i FCK" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  8. ↑ "Christian Andersen stopper som træner i FC København" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  9. ↑ "Bevæget farvel til FCK-træner" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  10. ↑ "Hans Backe ny FCK-træner" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Roland Nilsson tiltræder den 1. juni" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Carsten V. Jensen overtager cheftrænerstilling" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  13. ↑ "Officielt: CV fjernes fra trænersædet" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  14. ↑ "Belgisk mestertræner til F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "F.C. København skifter træner" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ståle Solbakken fratræder i F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "F.C. Copenhagen appoint Jess Thorup as new head coach" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-03-05.

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