With about 1,200 members, a very large and dynamic youth department and room for both èlite and width, Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening is today one of Denmark’s largest and most powerful football clubs. Furthermore, it has Denmark’s largest and best organised fan club "Brøndby Support" with more than 16,100 members.

Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening was founded on the 3rd of December 1964 by consolidating the two football clubs Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening and Brøndbyvester Idrætsforening. The reason for the consolidation was a wish from the at the time parish council to unite the sport associations of the municipality. At that time the association comprised several types of sports such as football, team handball, gymnastics, badminton etc. From the beginning the football department concentrated on the youth. Throughout the years, the youth department has always had and still has a very high priority in the club. The senior department was, however, also strengthened by the consolidation and already in 1967 it succeeded in winning the Zealand 1. series and was promoted to the Zealand League. During the same period, the club was divided according to the different sports. The football club kept the name and the mayor of Brøndby, Kjeld Rasmussen, became its first president. In January 1973 he was succeeded by Per Bjerregaard, who has been club president since then.

Finn Laudrup, a former player of the Danish national team, coached and played for the team in 1973. But from 1974 he concentrated on playing and became captain of the team and fulfilled the club’s first long-term goal: to become a division club. Later the club was promoted in 1977 and in 1981. With that the next goal was achieved: First Division. During the first three seasons the club took the honourable, but frustrating fourth place. On his 18th birthday on the 15th of June 1982, Michael Laudrup became Brøndby IF’s first player on the Danish national team. Since then, further 30 players from Brøndby IF have played on the Danish national team. The first Danish championship was won in 1985. Later championships in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998 followed. The Danish national cup tournament was won by Brøndby IF in 1989, 1994 and 1998.

On the international arena Brøndby IF has made a name for itself as Denmark’s most powerful football club since its first European Cup match in the autumn of 1986. Brøndby IF has played a total of 68 European Cup matches in the three European tournaments. The best result achieved was the semi-final in the UEFA Cup in 1991, but also the quarter finals in the European Champions Cup in 1987 and in the UEFA Cup in 1997 has earned the club international respect. The best single results in this context was the win against Liverpool FC in 1995 and Karlsruher SC in 1996. In 1998 Brøndby IF is playing in Champions League group D with FC Bardelona, Byern München and Manchester United..

Brøndbyernes IF Fodbold A/S was founded on the 15th of May 1978 in connection with the introduction of professional football in Denmark. Brøndbyernes IF Fodbold A/S became listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1987. Brøndby IF was with this the second football club in the world to be listed.

In 1990 Brøndby IF acquired and rebuild GildhøjCentret, the former Gildhøj School, representing an investment of DKK 65 million. The rebuilding was financed by a capital increase in 1990. The GildhøjCentre is situated in the immediate vicinity of Brøndby Stadium and consists of a hotel with 78 rooms, a health centre and a physiotherapeutic clinic, the Team Danmark hostel and other enterprises. The administration of Brøndby IF is situated in the GildhøjCentre.

The chairman of Brøndby IF, lawyer Ole Borch, has been Brøndby IF’s lawyer since 1989 and was elected chairman of the board of directors in 1996.

Relations to Brøndby Support

Denmark’s largest and most active fan club "Brøndby Support", with more than 16,100 members nationwide, was established in 1993. The fan club is an independent organisation with its own rules and management board. Information is exchanged with Brøndby IF and it is very important for Brøndby IF to be able to have a positive influence on the behaviour of the fan club members both at home as well as away games.

Brøndby Support plays an active role in ensuring that wherever Brøndby IF plays, the fans appear in great numbers and support the team with a positive spirit. Danish football supporters are generally positive and non-violent. Examples of the contrary are exceptions to the rule.

BRØNDBY IFs 1. HOLDSTRUP FORÅR 1999

NAVN FØDSELSDAG HØJDE/VÆGT BIF LANDSHOLD

Målmænd:

Mogens Krogh 311063 190 / 84 320 8A 8U

Emeka Andersen 080671 189 / 92 21 1U

Forsvarer:

Ole Bjur 130968 183 / 78 322 3A

Per Nielsen 151073 192 / 76 188 22U

Kenneth Rasmussen 110973 181 / 74 100 6U

Søren Colding 020972 178 / 76 213 14A 1U

Brian Jensen 230468 186 / 79 166 6A 2U

Vragel Da Silva 290374 187 / 80 24

Lasse Vigh 260778 176 / 73 0

Dan Anton Johansen 130879 8

Martin Smith 7

Midtbane

Allan Ravn Jensen 040274 177 / 74 144 20U

John FAXE Jensen 030565 178 / 78 375 70A 15U

Kim Daugaard 290374 179 / 73 201 17U

Jesper Thygesen 200969 184 / 85 35

Aurelius Skarbalius 120573 175 / 74 38 29A*

Thomas Lindrup 210576 183 / 78 70

Mikkel Jensen 060177 180 / 72 31 14U

Søren Krogh 190477 181 / 75 24 13U

Mads Olsen 060178 175 / 74 11 1U

Rafal Niznik 111274 170 / 65 0

Angribere:

Ruben Bagger 160172 184 / 88 158

Ebbe Sand 190772 180 / 78 186 13A

Peter Graulund 200976 175 / 72 10 6U

Peter Madsen 260478 183 / 76 33 16U

Bent Christensen 040167 180 / 73 183 26A

Thorbjørn Atli Sveinsson 300877 176 / 76 0 9U**

* Litauen **Island

opdateret 28/5-1999

Mogens Krogh Målmand

Brian Jensen Forsvarer

John FAXE Jensen Midtbane

Ole Bjur Forsvarer

Bent Christensen Angriber

Søren Colding Forsvarer

Ebbe Sand Angriber

Træner er: Ebbe Skovdahl som er i klubben for 3. gang, første periode var fra 1986 indtil sommer 1987 og igen fra 1988 til slutningen af 1989.

Efter den første periode var Ebbe træner i et halvt år i Benfica, Portugal. Efter anden gang tog Ebbe til Vejle hvor han var træner i 1990 og 1991, herefter blev han igen træner efter Morten Olsen som havde været træner i årene 1990 - 1991 og nogle få måneder af 1992.

Ass. træner er Henrik Jensen som efter at have spillet 278 kampe for Brøndby IF siden 1985 stoppede som spiller, for at blive ass. træner.

Holdleder: David Oszlak.