FC Midtjylland
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FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish
football
team from Herning
and Ikast
. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS
(which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. Currently FC Midtjylland play in the Danish Superliga
.
The two men wanted to unite the football clubs Ikast FS
(founded 1935) and Herning Fremad (founded 1918) – clubs that for decades had been strong rivals, but had never played any significant role in Danish football. Ikast FS had some success in the late 70s and 80s, but that was about it. At least 10 years had passed with the two clubs being unable to agree on a merger, but on April 6, 1999, a deal was finalized and announced at a press conference the next day.
In 2000 FC Midtjylland were promoted to the Danish Superliga, after a season in which the team had gathered more points than any other team in the history of the 1st division.
FC Midtjylland in 2007 made a financial expansion in the region of 10 million EUR
, to secure its current status as a challenger to the national football throne of Brøndby IF
and F.C. Copenhagen
.
In July 2004 FC Midtjylland was the first Danish club to have its own football academy, similar to that of French side FC Nantes Atlantique
. The academy attracts players from all of Denmark, as well as players from a partnering club in Nigeria – FC Ebedei. FC Midtjylland have also gained support from a network of over 100 clubs predominantly situated in the western part of the Jutland peninsula.
In 2008 Simon Kjær
, a talent of the academy, was sold to U.S. Città di Palermo
in Italy
. The transfere fee was approximately DKK 30. mio equal to 4.000.000 €.
In 2010 Sune Kiilerich
another talent of the academy was sold to U.C. Sampdoria
.
In 2010 Winston Reid who also was an academy player and an New Zealand national player, was sold to West Ham United F.C.
. The transfere fee was DKK 32. mio equal to 4.26 mio €
The best international result was in the 2002–03 season, where the team reached the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA cup, but lost to RSC Anderlecht
of Belgium.
On 14 Aug 2008 they beat Manchester City
1–0 in Manchester, in the 2nd Qualifying Round 1st leg of the UEFA cup. It was Manchester City's first ever loss at home to a foreign team, having only ever lost at home in European Competition to Chelsea
. Manchester City won the return leg in Denmark 1–0 after Danny Califf scored a last minute own-goal. Neither team was able to score in extra time and Midtjylland eventually lost the tie on penalties.
The opening match on March 27 proved to be a success with FC Midtjylland beating AB
6–0. Five of the goals were scored by Egyptian striker, former AB player and 2008 & 2010 African nations cup winner for Egypt Mohamed Zidan
. He was later involved in a record breaking transfer from FC Midtjylland to SV Werder Bremen
in Germany valued at around 4 million Euros, and was one of the top scorers in the German Bundesliga
2006–07 season
, scoring 13 goals while being on loan at FSV Mainz 05.
FC Midtjylland Maamobi United FC Ebedei Dempo SC
Leon Jessen
Simon Kjær
Thomas Røll Larsen David Nielsen Simon Busk Poulsen
Peter Sand
Morten Skoubo
Peter Skov-Jensen
Dennis Sørensen
Mikkel Thygesen
Christian Traoré
Magnus Troest
Mohamed Zidan
Bobby Moore
Urmas Rooba
Razak Pimpong Serghei Dadu
Winston Reid Akeem Agbetu
Oluwafemi Ajilore
Yakubu Abubakar Akilu
Ayinde Lawal
Sekou Oliseh
Ade Runsewe
Abdul Sule
Jon Knudsen
Arkadiusz Onyszko
Gheorghe Florescu
Ola Tidman
. Hitech Racing
has operated the car and Kasper Andersen
is the driver. FC Midtjylland and Andersen have been plagued by reliability problems and accidents. They have had 1 pole position, pipping Rangers F.C.
to the honour at Circuit Zolder.
In spring 2010 FC Midtjylland closed FCM Racing, due to lack of sponsors.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team from Herning
Herning
Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
and Ikast
Ikast
Ikast is a Danish town in the Region Midtjylland. It has been part of the municipality of Ikast-Brande since 2007. It was the seat of the former Ikast Municipality.-External links:*...
. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS
Ikast FS
Ikast FS is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team....
(which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. Currently FC Midtjylland play in the Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
.
Club history
FC Midtjyllands was founded by Johnny Rune, a carpenter and owner of a private business in the wood-supply industry, and Ejner Hessel, an authorized Mercedes Benz dealer.The two men wanted to unite the football clubs Ikast FS
Ikast FS
Ikast FS is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team....
(founded 1935) and Herning Fremad (founded 1918) – clubs that for decades had been strong rivals, but had never played any significant role in Danish football. Ikast FS had some success in the late 70s and 80s, but that was about it. At least 10 years had passed with the two clubs being unable to agree on a merger, but on April 6, 1999, a deal was finalized and announced at a press conference the next day.
In 2000 FC Midtjylland were promoted to the Danish Superliga, after a season in which the team had gathered more points than any other team in the history of the 1st division.
FC Midtjylland in 2007 made a financial expansion in the region of 10 million EUR
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
, to secure its current status as a challenger to the national football throne of Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
and F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
.
Scouting and developing
FC Midtjylland have generally built a reputation of finding and developing promising talents.In July 2004 FC Midtjylland was the first Danish club to have its own football academy, similar to that of French side FC Nantes Atlantique
FC Nantes Atlantique
Football Club de Nantes is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one big club. From 1992–2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes...
. The academy attracts players from all of Denmark, as well as players from a partnering club in Nigeria – FC Ebedei. FC Midtjylland have also gained support from a network of over 100 clubs predominantly situated in the western part of the Jutland peninsula.
In 2008 Simon Kjær
Simon Kjær
Simon Thorup Kjær is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a centre back for Roma. He was named 2007 Danish under-19 talent of the year and 2009 Danish Talent of the Year, and has played 20 games for the Denmark national football team.-FC Midtjylland:Born in Horsens, Kjær started...
, a talent of the academy, was sold to U.S. Città di Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The transfere fee was approximately DKK 30. mio equal to 4.000.000 €.
In 2010 Sune Kiilerich
Sune Kiilerich
Sune Kiilerich is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender for Superliga club Silkeborg IF.-Career:Kiilerich began his career 2004 in the youth from FC Midtjylland and joined in summer 2009 to Ikast FS. On 29 January 2010 Sampdoria signed the Danish central defender from FC Midtjylland...
another talent of the academy was sold to U.C. Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
.
In 2010 Winston Reid who also was an academy player and an New Zealand national player, was sold to West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
. The transfere fee was DKK 32. mio equal to 4.26 mio €
Achievements
On the pitch the Club has been runner-up twice in the Danish Cup final, and finished second twice and third twice in the Superliga.The best international result was in the 2002–03 season, where the team reached the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA cup, but lost to RSC Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region.There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within the Anderlecht municipality.-Pronunciation:* Dutch: * French:...
of Belgium.
On 14 Aug 2008 they beat Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
1–0 in Manchester, in the 2nd Qualifying Round 1st leg of the UEFA cup. It was Manchester City's first ever loss at home to a foreign team, having only ever lost at home in European Competition to Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
. Manchester City won the return leg in Denmark 1–0 after Danny Califf scored a last minute own-goal. Neither team was able to score in extra time and Midtjylland eventually lost the tie on penalties.
Stadium
In 2004 the team moved to a new stadium in Herning with a capacity of approximately 12000 spectators. FC Midtjylland was the first Danish club to sell the stadium name to a sponsor, resulting in the name MCH Arena.The opening match on March 27 proved to be a success with FC Midtjylland beating AB
Akademisk Boldklub
Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...
6–0. Five of the goals were scored by Egyptian striker, former AB player and 2008 & 2010 African nations cup winner for Egypt Mohamed Zidan
Mohamed Zidan
Mohamed Abdullah Zidan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the German club Borussia Dortmund as well as the Egyptian national team. Nicknamed "Zizou", he is known for putting unique designs in his hair.-Early career:Zidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, to an Egyptian...
. He was later involved in a record breaking transfer from FC Midtjylland to SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
in Germany valued at around 4 million Euros, and was one of the top scorers in the German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
2006–07 season
Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07
Fußball-Bundesliga 2006–07 was the 44th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007...
, scoring 13 goals while being on loan at FSV Mainz 05.
Supporters
Black Wolves is the official fanclub of FC Midtjylland. It was founded in the beginning in August 1999, as the official fanclub of Ikast FS 1993 "Yellow Flames" changed their name at an extraordinary general meeting. FC Midtjylland has one unofficial "fraction" called Ultra Boys Midtjylland, who was founded in 2007.Satellite clubs
The following clubs are affiliated with FC Midtjylland:FC Midtjylland Maamobi United FC Ebedei Dempo SC
Current squad
- Up to date as 2011–07–06.
Out on loan
Former players
Rasmus DaugaardRasmus Daugaard
Rasmus Daugaard is a Danish former professional footballer. He played 210 games in the Danish Superliga with Akademisk Boldklub, FC Midtjylland, and Lyngby BK, and has also played for Lyn Oslo in Norway. He ended his career in August 2008.-External links:***...
Leon Jessen
Leon Jessen
Leon Jessen is a Danish professional football defender who currently plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-Career:Jessen began his career 2001 with Brande IF and joined Ikast FS in 2003. On 23 June 2010 Jessen left the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland after five years and signed with 1. FC...
Simon Kjær
Simon Kjær
Simon Thorup Kjær is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a centre back for Roma. He was named 2007 Danish under-19 talent of the year and 2009 Danish Talent of the Year, and has played 20 games for the Denmark national football team.-FC Midtjylland:Born in Horsens, Kjær started...
Thomas Røll Larsen David Nielsen Simon Busk Poulsen
Simon Busk Poulsen
Simon Busk Poulsen is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a left back for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie championship. He has played ten games for the Denmark national football team.-Club career:...
Peter Sand
Peter Sand
Peter Sand is a Danish former football player, who currently is the assistant manager for the Danish Superliga side Aarhus Gymnastik Forening, where he also ended his playing career....
Morten Skoubo
Morten Skoubo
Morten Skoubo is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Odense Boldklub. Skoubo's strength on the playing field is most notably his physical strength, height and heading power, which makes him a typical targetman in the attack...
Peter Skov-Jensen
Peter Skov-Jensen
Peter Skov-Jensen is a Danish former professional football player who was a goalkeeper. He among others played for the German club VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga championship. He is now training the goalkeepers at BK Avarta...
Dennis Sørensen
Dennis Sørensen
Dennis Dechmann Sørensen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Energie Cottbus. From 2000 to 2003, he played 23 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team...
Mikkel Thygesen
Mikkel Thygesen
Mikkel Thygesen is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Brøndby in the Danish Superliga. He has played three matches for the Danish national team...
Christian Traoré
Christian Traoré
Christian Traoré is a Danish football defender of Guinean origin , who currently plays for the Danish club Lyngby BK.-External links:*...
Magnus Troest
Magnus Troest
Magnus Troest is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Varese in the Italian Serie B, on loan from Genoa. His major skills are his physical strength,and his heading ability. Magnus is the younger brother of SønderjyskE player Jonas Troest.-Biography:Troest started...
Mohamed Zidan
Mohamed Zidan
Mohamed Abdullah Zidan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the German club Borussia Dortmund as well as the Egyptian national team. Nicknamed "Zizou", he is known for putting unique designs in his hair.-Early career:Zidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, to an Egyptian...
Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
Urmas Rooba
Urmas Rooba
Urmas Rooba is an Estonian footballer, who is plays for Paide Linnameeskond in Meistriliiga. He plays the position of defender.-Club career:Rooba played for FC Midtjylland before he joined FC København...
Razak Pimpong Serghei Dadu
Serghei Dadu
Serghei Dadu is a Moldovan footballer, who last played as a striker for Russian side Alania Vladikavkaz. He is also a member of Moldova national football team....
Winston Reid Akeem Agbetu
Akeem Agbetu
Akeem Agbetu , is a Nigerian football player, who plays for Karşıyaka.- Style :Agbetu is a quick and aggressive striker loaded with good dribbling skills and technically sound also credited for his entertaining fancy footwork and flamboyant style of play...
Oluwafemi Ajilore
Oluwafemi Ajilore
Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajilore also known as Femi is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, currently playing for the Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF on loan from FC Groningen. He also holds a Ghanaian passport....
Yakubu Abubakar Akilu
Yakubu Abubakar Akilu
Yakubu Abubakar Akilu is a Nigerian professional footballer, who currently plays for FC Fredericia.-Career:...
Ayinde Lawal
Ayinde Jamiu Lawal
Ayinde Jamiu Lawal is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Skive IK. He is not a relation to the former Vejle BK midfielder Adeshina Lawal.-External links:** at Danmarks Radio...
Sekou Oliseh
Sekou Oliseh
Sekou Jabateh Oliseh, or simply Sekou is a Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for Russian side CSKA Moscow, as a midfielder.-Early life:...
Ade Runsewe
Adeola Lanre Runsewe
Adeola Lanre Runsewe is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Danish football club HB Køge.- Career :...
Abdul Sule
Abdul Sule
Abdul Salam Sule is a former Nigerian football player and current Player Agent.-Career:He began his career in 1993 with his homeclub NUB Kaduna before leaving in 1994 to Stationery Stores F.C. in Lagos. He was transferred in July 1995 to BCC Lions. After 6 months, he left BCC Lions and moved to...
Jon Knudsen
Jon Knudsen
Jon Knudsen is a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Stabæk. He has previously played for Lillestrøm SK, Strømsgodset IF, Skjetten SK, Kongsvinger IL and FC Midtjylland, and has been capped by the Norway....
Arkadiusz Onyszko
Arkadiusz Onyszko
Arkadiusz "Arek" Onyszko is a Polish goalkeeper, who is currently playing for Polish side Polonia Warsaw.-Career:...
Gheorghe Florescu
Gheorghe Florescu
George Florescu is a Romanian footballer who now plays for FC Arsenal Kyiv. He is one of the Romanian public's least favourite players, often being offered as an example for criticizing Răzvan Lucescu's uninspired selection policy...
Ola Tidman
Ola Tidman
Ola Tidman is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.-Club career:Tidman's past clubs have included BK Kick, Malmö FF, KAA Gent, RAA La Louvière, Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday and FC Midtjylland...
FCM in Europe
Q= Qualifying| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1 |  |
Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 |  |
Sporting Lisbon | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–6 | ||
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
FK Pobeda FK Pobeda FK Pobeda is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep. It was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. The club plays at the Goce Delčev Stadium .... |
3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 2 |  |
NK Varaždin | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  |
RSC Anderlecht | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | ||
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup 2004-05 The 2004–05 UEFA Cup season was won by CSKA Moscow, coming from behind in the final against Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was the first win by a Russian side in any European competition, and was even more impressive considering that the final was held at the José Alvalade Stadium, the home of... |
UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
B36 Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn... |
2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| 2 |  |
PFC CSKA Moscow | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–6 | ||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
Keflavík ÍF Keflavik ÍF Keflavík ÍF is an Icelandic sports club, from the town of Reykjanesbær. The club has several divisions for different sports: football, basketball, swimming, gymnastics, badminton, shooting and taekwondo... |
2–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 |
| 2 |  |
FC Haka FC Haka Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :... |
5–2 | 2–1 | 7–3 | ||
| 3 | |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | ||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
Bangor City F.C. Bangor City F.C. Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992.... |
4–0 | 6–1 | 10–1 |
| 2 |  |
Manchester City F.C. Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 (Penalty) | ||
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | Wales |
The New Saints | 5–2 | 3–1 | 8–3 |
| Q3 | Portugal |
Vitória S.C. | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
FCM in Royal League
| Country | Club | Home | Away | Group 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Hammarby IF Hammarby IF Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre... |
4–1 | 2–2 |
 |
Vålerenga | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| |
IK Start | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Honours
- Danish Football ChampionshipDanish football championsThe Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
- Runner-up (2): 2006–07Danish Superliga 2006-07The 2006–07 Danish Superliga season was the 17th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2006 to the final match on May...
, 2007–08Danish Superliga 2007-08The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match...
- Runner-up (2): 2006–07
- Danish CupDanish CupThe Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
- Runner-up (4): 2002–03Danish Cup 2002-03The Danish Cups results of the 2002-2003 season. The final was played on May 29, 2003.The cup winner qualified for UEFA Cup qualification.-1st round:...
, 2004–05Danish Cup 2004-05The Danish Cups results of the 2004-2005 season. First round was played on about July 28 and the final was played on May 5.Brøndby IF ended as cup winner, but when they also won the Danish Superliga, the UEFA Cup-spot went to the cup runner-up FC Midtjylland.-1st round:In first round competed 48...
, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Runner-up (4): 2002–03
Achievements
- 10 seasons in the Highest Danish LeagueDanish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
- 1 season in the Second Highest Danish LeagueDanish 1st DivisionThe 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...
Superleague Formula
FC Midtjylland has a team in the Superleague Formula race car series where football teams lend their name to cars. They made their debut in the 2009 season2009 Superleague Formula season
The 2009 Superleague Formula season was the second Superleague Formula championship. The series has been rebranded "Superleague Formula by Sonangol" for this season and also 2010 with the Angolan oil company becoming the title sponsor...
. Hitech Racing
Hitech Racing
Hitech Racing is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula Three Championship in 2003.-Formula Three:...
has operated the car and Kasper Andersen
Kasper Andersen
Kasper Mengers Andersen is a Danish race car driver. He was the 2004 Nordic Formula Renault champion, also competing in German Formula Renault in the same year. His 2003 debut was in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup, where he drove two races. In 2007 Kasper won 2 races in Formula Masters and took two...
is the driver. FC Midtjylland and Andersen have been plagued by reliability problems and accidents. They have had 1 pole position, pipping Rangers F.C.
Rangers F.C. (Superleague Formula team)
Rangers F.C. Superleague Formula team is the racing team of Rangers F.C., a football team that competes in Scotland in the Scottish Premier League. The Rangers racing team competes in the Superleague Formula. It has been operated by Alan Docking Racing for all seasons, although Team West-Tec...
to the honour at Circuit Zolder.
In spring 2010 FC Midtjylland closed FCM Racing, due to lack of sponsors.