Brøndby IF (women)

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's football team, see Brøndby IF.

Brøndby IF is a Danish professional women's football team based in Brøndby, Denmark. Brøndby compete in A-Liga, the Danish top-flight division and play their matches at the 1964 Park stadium.

Brøndby IF

Brøndby IF lineup vs SKN St. Pölten women, 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League match.
Full name	Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening
Short name	Brøndby
Founded	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Ground	1964 Park
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Jan Bech Andersen
Coach	Bengt Sæternes
League	A-Liga
2024-25	4th of 8
Website	Brøndby IF
Home colours Away colours
Current season

The team is one of Denmark's best women's teams, having won six championships and 5 cups in the 2000s. The team also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Cup 2003–04, UEFA Women's Cup 2006-07 and UEFA Women's Cup 2014-15, but they have struggled to reach European football in the later years, as the competition nationally and internationally has improved. They are currently coached by Bengt Sæternes, who replaced Per Nielsen after many years at the club.

On 30 April 2024, Brøndby announced that the women's team was to move from the amateur side of the club to the profesional side in the coming summer.^[1] On 11 November 2024 the club announced that it would introduce full-time football for the women's team, being the first club in Denmark to make the move to full-time football for all first team players.^[2][3] The moves comes as part of a long term strategy to strengthen women's football and create an environment of optimum development. It also comes as a reaction to the general developing state of women's football throughout Europe and the world.

History

The team's first ever independent kit was launched in 2025 for the 2025–26 A-Liga season. It is designed by Hummel and features the golden Brøndby colour in two-toned horizontal blocks separated by a blue line.^[4]

Squad

As of 12 August 2025^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  NOR Tanja Myrseth 4 DF  DEN Julie Pauludan Madsen 5 DF  NOR Emma Braut Brunes 6 MF  NOR Julie Jorde 7 MF  DEN Mathilde Carstens 8 MF  DEN Mathilde Rasmussen 9 MF  DEN Nanna Christiansen 10 FW  DEN Dajan Hashemi 11 MF  DEN Cecilie Buchberg 12 MF  DEN Kamilla Karlsen 13 MF  POL Martyna Brodzik 14 MF  ISL Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  DEN Agnete Nielsen 16 GK  DEN Mira Pastoft 17 MF  DEN Julie Tavlo Petersson (captain) 19 FW  NOR Julie Klæboe 20 FW  DEN Laura Faurskov 23 MF  DEN Emilie Fink 26 DF  DEN Andrea Friis 28 FW  SWE Linnéa Borbye 32 GK  USA Jalen Tompkins 37 MF  DEN Mila Bischoff 40 GK  DEN Isabella Damm

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  DEN Frederikke Bruun (at Värnamo until 31 December 2025)

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Brøndby IF (women) players.

Management

As of 11 August 2025^[6]

Name	Role
Bengt Sæternes	Head Coach
Kacper Polak	Goalkeeping Coach
Theresa Eslund	Head of Player Development
Kenneth Kretschmer	Head of Recruitment
Anton Vergod	Mental Coach
Medical
Jakob Bredahl Kristiansen	Physiotherapist

Honours

Official

• National championships (12):^[7] 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
• National cups (11):^[8] 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011,^[9] 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Invitational

• Turbine Hallencup (1): 2013

UEFA competitions record

Season	Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent
2003–04	Women's Cup	2QS	2–0	Kilmarnock FC
			1–0	KR Reykjavík
			4–0	Mašinac Niš
		QF	9–0, 3–0	Gömrükçü Baku
		SF	2–3, 0–1	Umeå
2004–05	Women's Cup	2QS	1–1	Energiya Voronezh
			2–0	Alma-KTZ
			0–2	Trondheims-Ørn
2005–06	Women's Cup	2QS	2–0	Lada Togliatti
			3–1	AZS Wrocław
			4–0	Arsenal
		QF	0–3, 1–3	Montpellier
2006–07	Women's Cup	2QS	5–1	Femina Budapest
			2–1	Rossiyanka
			0–1	Arsenal
		QF	3–0, 1–2	Turbine Potsdam
		SF	2–2, 0–3	Arsenal
2007–08	Women's Cup	2QS	1–1	Olympique Lyon
			2–1	Sparta Prague
			1–0	Kolbotn
		QF	1–0, 0–1 (2–3p)	Bardolino
2008–09	Women's Cup	2QS	1–0	Levante
			5–1	Naftokhimik Kalush
			1–4	Duisburg
		QF	2–4, 1–3	Zvezda Perm
2009–10	Champions League	QS	5–0	Cardiff City
			6–0	Birkirkara
			1–0	1º de Dezembro
		R32	2–1, 1–1	AZ Alkmaar
		R16	0–1, 0–4	Turbine Potsdam
2010–11	Champions League	QS	6–0	Roma Calfa
			12–0	Gazi Üniversitesispor
			3–0	NSA Sofia
		R32	2–1, 0–1	Unia Racibórz
		R16	1–4, 1–1	Everton
2011–12	Champions League	R32	2–0, 3–4	Standard Liège
		R16	2–1, 3–1	Torres
		QF	4–0, 0–4	Olympique Lyon
2012–13	Champions League	R32	2–0, 3–3	Stabæk
2013–14	Champions League	R32	0–0, 2–2	Barcelona
2014–15	Champions League	R32	0–1, 3–1 (a.e.t.)	Apollon Limassol
		R16	5–0, 0–2	Gintra Universitetas
		QF	1–0, 1–1	Linköpings FC
		SF	0–7, 0–6	1. FFC Frankfurt
2015–16	Champions League	R32	1–4, 1–0	Slavia Praha
2016-17	Champions League	R32	0–2, 2–2	St. Pölten-Spratzern
		R16	1–0, 1–1	Manchester City
2017-18	Champions League	R32	0–0, 3–1	Lillestrøm LSK
2018-19	Champions League	R32	2–2, 1–0	Juventus
		R16	1–1, 0–2	Lillestrøm LSK
2020–21	Champions League	R32	Canc., 1–1 (4–5 p)	Vålerenga
		R16	0–2, 1–3	Lyon
2021–22	Champions League	QR1 semi-final	0–1	Kristianstad
		QR1 third place	2–1	Slovácko
2023–24	Champions League	QR1 semi-final	0–1	Celtic
		QR1 third place	2–1	FC Minsk
2024–25	Champions League	QR1 semi-final	0–1	Fiorentina
		QR1 third place	2–1	Kolos Kovalivka