Silkeborg IF

Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (pronounced [ˈse̝lkəˌpɒˀ ˈitʁætsfɒˌe̝ˀne̝ŋ]; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became one of the most successful football clubs in Denmark. They won the 1993–94 Danish Superliga, finished 3rd in 1994–95 and 2000-01, 2nd in 1997–98, and won the Danish Cup in 2001. Silkeborg has participated in Europe several times, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1996.

Silkeborg
Full nameSilkeborg Idrætsforening
Short nameSIF
Founded1917 (1917)
GroundJYSK Park
Capacity10,000 (6,000 seated)
ChairmanKent Madsen
ManagerKent Nielsen
LeagueDanish Superliga
2018–19Danish 1st Division, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded in 1917, the football section of Silkeborg IF played in the top ranks of Jutland until a short visit in the third division in 1962. In 1966, however the team was promoted to the 2nd division of Danish football. In 1982, the club took the decisive step towards the Danish top football, as the company SIF Football Support A / S was founded, a professional company that would be responsible for professional football in Silkeborg. This resulted in a rise in 1987 to the country's top row, the 1st division. This came as a large surprise to most football enthusiasts and a reporter from the Danish newspaper Politiken wrote, "It will be a surprise if Silkeborg will win a corner kick." The team, however, played well and already in the third game of the season Silkeborg IF defeated Denmark's dominant team, Brøndby with a 1-0 win at home.

1994 championship

There were many vital matches in the 1993–94 season, but perhaps the most important game for Silkeborg was the tournament's third round match at home against Brøndby. Just before the game, the team's big name Jakob Kjeldberg had been sold to Chelsea,[1] and when Brøndby put themselves ahead 2–0 early in the game, it looked difficult for the home team. But Silkeborg totally turned the match upside down and won 4–2 in front of an enthusiastic audience.[2] During the rest of autumn, SIF delivered one attractive game after another. The team lost only 2 of 18 matches and finished the autumn in 1st place.

The playoffs were a thrilling affair. The superior play in the autumn was followed by a more calculating style. Away from home, SIF ran into a few serious defeats, but, in turn, Silkeborg Stadion was a fortress. Here, SIF won six out of seven games and conceded only one goal. In the second-to-last round, SIF could secure the championship with an away win against the only remaining competitor, Copenhagen. Silkeborg fans flocked to the national arena, Parken Stadium, where the match was witnessed by the largest crowd in history of the Danish Superliga, namely 26,679.[3] The many visiting SIF fans, however, witnessed SIF scoring the first goal of the match but eventually losing 1–4.

The situation before the final round was that SIF should provide a better result than Copenhagen to become champions. At home, SIF played Aalborg BK and won 2–0 on two goals by leading scorer Heine Fernandez. In Odense, OB obtained a lead over Copenhagen in the 2nd half and won 3–2 on a goal in injury time, securing SIF the championship.

The 11 starters of the final in the 2000–01 Danish Cup

2001 cup winners and relegation

In 2001, Silkeborg won the Danish Cup with a 4–1 victory against league rivals AB. Behind 0–1 at half-time, the team scored 4 times in the second half of the match by Brian Pedersen, Thomas Poulsen and 2 from Henrik Pedersen. Steven Lustü, who later would become a prominent player for Silkeborg, played the entire game for AB. The following years' results were not very impressive. After the cup victory, the club sold Henrik Pedersen to Bolton Wanderers, Peter Kjær to Beşiktaş and Thomas Røll to Copenhagen. At the same time, Morten Bruun, the player with most caps to his name in the club history, retired. In 2003, the team was relegated to the 1st Division, but returned to the Superliga the following year. For two seasons in a row, the team finished eighth in the league with 12 teams, but in 2007 the team was again relegated. When former player Troels Bech returned to the club as head coach in 2009, however, he transformed the team and helped the club to promotion. Silkeborg finished fifth in the league in 2011, the best result in 15 years.

2018-19 1st Division Title

In the 2018-19 Danish 1st Division Silkeborg IF were crowned champions of the First Division for a third time, ensuring a return to the Danish Superliga for the 2019-20 season following a one year absence.

Danish Striker Ronnie Schwartz was the league’s top scorer for Silkeborg with 17 league goals registered; sharing the golden boot with Roskilde’s Emil Nielsen.

They secured the league title with 61 points, only 1 point clear of nearest rivals Viborg FF ensuring an automatic return to the Superliga.

Achievements

International

Players

Current squad

As of 3 August 2020[4]

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 Oscar Hedvall
3 DF  NED Milan Massop
5 DF  DEN Svenn Crone
7 MF  DEN Jeppe Okkels
8 MF  NOR Vegard Leikvoll Moberg
10 MF  DEN Magnus Mattsson
11 FW  DEN Emil Holten
14 MF  DEN Mark Brink
15 MF  DEN Gustav Dahl
17 MF  DEN Mads Kaalund
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  DEN Pelle Mattsson
19 MF  DEN Nicolai Vallys
22 MF  DEN Valance Nambishi
24 DF  DEN Jeppe Gertsen
25 DF  DEN Anders Hagelskjær
26 MF  DEN Rasmus Carstensen
27 MF  DEN Sebastian Jørgensen
31 FW  DEN Alexander Lind
32 DF  DEN Frederik Alves
— MF  DEN Anders Klynge

Staff

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Manager Kent Nielsen
Assistant manager Peder Knudsen
Goalkeeping coach Thomas Nørgaard
Fitness coach Rasmus Hansen
Fitness assistant Mikkel Cramer
Physiotherapist Michael Larsen
Sporting director Jesper Stücker

Last updated: 14 July 2019
Source: Silkeborg IF

Managerial history

European cup history
Season Cup Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1991 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Hammarby IF 4–1 1–3
Group Energie Cottbus 4–1 0–1
Group Dukla Banksá Bystrica 1–3 2–0
1993 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Zürich 2–0
Group VfL Bochum 2–2
Group Tirol 1–1
Group Slovan Bratislava 2–1
1994 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Halmstads BK 2–0
Group Maccabi Netanya 0–0
Group Sparta Prague 4–1
Group Lokomotiv Sofia 7–2
1994–95 Champions League 1Q Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 3–1 1–3
1995–96 UEFA Cup 1Q Crusaders 4–0 1–2 6–1
2Q Sparta Prague 1–2 0–1 2–2
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Sporting Charleroi 2–4
Group Zagłębie Lubin 0–0
Group SV Ried 0–3
Group Conwy United 4–0
Semi Final Uralmash 0–1 1–2 2–2 (a)
Final Segesta Sisak 0–1 1–2 2–2 (a)
1996–97 UEFA Cup Q Spartak Moscow 1–2 3–2 3–5
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Grazer AK 0–2
Group Hrvatski Dragovoljac 5–0
Group Bastia 0–1
Group Ebbw Vale 6–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Mura 2–0 0–0 2–0
2Q Roma 0–2 1–0 0–3
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Dnepr Mogilev 1–2 2–1 2–4
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1Q Real Zaragoza 1–2 3–0 1–5

Former notable players

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. To matches played March 22, 2017.[5]

# Name Career Goals
1 Henrik Pedersen1995–2001 and 2008–201296
2 Heine Fernandez1990–199896
3 Rajko Lekić2003–2004 and 2008–201176
4 Christian Holst2008–201447
5 Jesper Thygesen1994–1998 and 2000–200345
6 Iddi Alkhag2001–200741
7 Michael Hansen1991–1996 and 2006–200739
8 Morten Bruun1988–200135
9 Ole Skov1988–199235
10 Nocko Joković1996–199933
11 Peter Lassen1999–200033
12 Allan Reese1991–199732
13 Hans Erfurt1987–199431
14 Marvin Pourie2011–201329
15 Jesper Bech2004–201428

Top appearances

Competitive matches only. To matches played March 22, 2017.[6]

# Name Career Appearances
1 Morten Bruun1988–2001424
2 Bjarne Jensen348
3 Dennis Flinta2005–2007 and 2009–present329
4 Ingvar Johansen1979–1993325
5 Arne Skovbo308
6 Kurt Nielsen307
7 Peter Kjær1993–2001291
8 Christian Duus1991–2005283
9 Henrik Pedersen1995–2001 and 2008–2012270
10 Michael Larsen1992–2003269
11 Thomas Poulsen1997–2006255
12 Brian Skaarup−1991254
13 Heine Fernandez1990–1998246
14 Jørgen Hansen245
15 Jesper Thygesen1994–1998 and 2000–2003245
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References
  1. 1993–1994 season, Silkeborg IF by year, accessed on December 4, 2013.
  2. Superstats SIF-BIF 15.08.1993, SIF-BIF: 4–2, accessed on December 4, 2013.
  3. Superstats FCK-SIF 05.06.1994, FCK-SIF: 4–1, accessed on December 4, 2013.
  4. "Nordicbet Liga-trup | Silkeborg IF". silkeborgif.com (in Danish). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. Silkeborg IF: Most goals, Most Goals, accessed on March 22, 2017.
  6. Silkeborg IF: Most matches, Most matches, accessed on March 22, 2017.
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