Nykøbing FC

Nykøbing FC is a Danish professional association football club based in Nykøbing Falster on Falster. The club competes in Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its home games at the CM Arena.

Nykøbing FC
Full nameNykøbing Football Club
Nickname(s)Alliancen (The Alliance)
(between 1994 and 2013)
Short nameNFC
Founded1 July 2013 (1 July 2013)
GroundCM Arena
Capacity10,000 (2,000 seated)
ChairmanAxel Castenschiold
ManagerClaus Jensen
League2nd Division
2019–201st Division, 10th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

Mergers (1994–2013)

Nykøbing FC was formed on 1 July 2013 by a merger of regional teams B.1901 and B.1921. The move was initiated with the goal of developing youth football in Guldborgsund Kommune in order to strengthen the first team and thereby retain divisional status.[1] Before taking the name Nykøbing FC, the club was known as Nykøbing Falster Alliancen (NFA), which was also a superstructure between B.1901 and B.1921 founded on 1 January 1994. Later on, between 2006 and 2013, this club also went under the name Lolland Falster Alliancen (LFA).[2]

Lolland Falster Alliancen had, before the foundation of Nykøbing FC, had a tumultuous existence between the second tier and third tier. On 18 June 2006, their 3–4 defeat to Lyngby Boldklub in the last game of the season resulted in relegation to the third tier, after having spent 3 years in the second tier.[3] However, they spent just one season at this level, and were promoted back to the second division after beating KB 5–0 on 3 June 2007.[3]

Superliga 2020 (2015–present)

In 2015, two years after the launch of the new merger between B.1901 and B.1921, Nykøbing FC launched the project Superliga 2020, with a declared goal of promotion to the Danish Superliga by 2020. The project was launched when Danish celebrities - chef Claus Meyer, comedian Mick Øgendahl and former footballer Claus Jensen - invested millions in the club and became major shareholders.[4][5] This vision was readjusted in 2019, instead targeting promotion to the Danish Superliga by 2022 with 50% of the team being homegrown.[6] On 7 January 2020, Claus Jensen combined his role as investor in the club with a new role as club manager, while head coach Brian Rasmussen assumed the position of first team coach.[7]

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place Danish Cup
2013/14 3 3 9th Third round
2014/15 3 3 5th Second round
2015/16 3 3 3rd First round
2016/17 2 2 7th Second round
2017/18 2 2 8th Second round
2018/19 2 2 8th Third round
2019/20 2 2 Third round

Current squad
As of 1 August 2020.[8]

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  DEN Jannich Storch
2 DF  DEN Simon Schultz
5 DF  DEN Jacob Egeris
6 DF  DEN Marcus Backmann
7 MF  DEN Mathias Thrane
8 MF  DEN Mathias Gehrt
10 MF  DEN Søren Christensen
12 MF  DEN Mads Carlson
13 MF  DEN Lars Pleidrup (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  DEN Nikolaj Bonde
16 FW  DEN Mathias Kristensen
18 MF  DEN Emilio Simonsen (on loan from Lyngby)
19 DF  USA Chris Thorsheim
20 FW  DEN Sebastian Koch
22 DF  DEN Mikkel Andersen
23 DF  DEN Benjamin Lauridsen
25 GK  DEN Sebastian Olsen

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Manager Claus Jensen
First team coach Brian Rasmussen
Assistant manager Anders Due
Transition coach Jan Jacobsen
Fitness coach Peter Due
Goalkeeping coach Thomas Frederiksen

Last updated: February 2020
Source: Nykøbing FC

Stadium

Nykøbing FC play its home matches at the Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark named CM Arena for sponsorship reasons. It has a capacity of approximately 10,000 and was inaugurated in 1987.

Famous players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Coaches

Nykøbing Falster Alliancen

Lolland-Falster Alliancen

Nykøbing FC

  • Jens Olsen (2014–19)
  • Brian Rasmussen (2019–20)
  • Claus Jensen (2020–)

References
  1. "Historie - Nykøbing FC". www.nykobingfc.com (in Danish). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "About NFC: History - Lolland Falster Alliancen". www.nykobingfc.com (in Danish). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. Scheuermann, Frederik (15 December 2018). "15. December: En vanvittig nedrykning og et hurtigt comeback". Nykøbing FC. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. "Kendt trekløver poster millioner i Nykøbing FC" [Famous trio invest millions in Nykøbing FC] (in Danish). dr.dk. 17 May 2015.
  5. "Nykøbing FC Special: 2020-planen er ikke et "projekt" - det er det første skridt af mange" [Nykøbing FC Special: The 2020 Plan Is Not a "Project" - It's The First Step of Many] (in Danish). mediano.nu. 7 March 2018.
  6. "Nykøbing justerer sin vision: Superliga i 2022" [Nykøbing readjust vision: Superliga by 2022] (in Danish). bold.dk. 26 July 2019.
  7. "Claus Jensen bliver manager i Nykøbing FC" [Claus Jensen becomes manager in Nykøbing FC] (in Danish). bold.dk. 7 January 2020.
  8. "Truppen". Nykøbing FC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.


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