Ikast FS is a Danish football

Football in Denmark

Association football is the national sport of Denmark, with 342,955 players and 1,647 clubs registered under the Danish FA.- League system :The top 4 levels in Denmark are governed by the Danish Football Association...

 club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West

Danish 2nd Division West

The 2nd Division West is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Jutland and Funen Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series....

. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...

 and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team.

They play at Ikast Stadion in 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:*...

 in Jutland

Jutland

Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...

, which has a capacity of 15,000.

They were Danish Cup

Danish Cup

The 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...

 Finalists three times, in 1986, 1989 and 1997.

Notable players

Rob McDonald

Rob McDonald

Robert Roderick McDonald is a retired English footballer who played striker for Hull City, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, Willem II Tilburg, FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Racing Jet de Bruxelles, Ikast FS, Newcastle United, Beşiktaş J.K...

 (1987–88) http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story.asp?j=30727&cat=sport Andy Pape (1981–82) 41 apps 0 goals
Allan Bak Jensen Mickey Berg Mads Berg Sørensen Henning Boel

Henning Boel

Henning Boel is a Danish former football player, who played professionally in the USA and Scotland. He most notably won the 1970 Scottish Cup with Aberdeen, and was inducted into the Aberdeen FC "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003...

 (19?? – 1968, 197?–197?) Kasper Hjørngaard Martin Jungbloot Mads Overgaard Jeppe Qvist Kasper Rasmussen Jonas Piechnik Grzegorz Wiezik

Achievements

• 17 seasons in the Highest Danish League
  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...
  
  
• 21 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
  Danish 1st Division
  The 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...
  
  
• 8 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League
  Danish 2nd Division
  The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...
  
  

External links

Official site