Sønderjyske Fodbold

Sønderjyske Fodbold is a professional football club. The club plays in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of the Danish football league system. Their home is Sydbank Park in Haderslev.

Sønderjyske

Full name	Sønderjyske Fodbold
Short name	SE, SJF, Sønderjyske
Founded	1 January 2004; 21 years ago (2004-01-01)
Ground	Sydbank Park, Haderslev
Capacity	10,000 (5,100 seated)
Owner(s)	Davidsen Family & MKH Fodbold A/S
Chairman	Søren Davidsen
Head coach	Thomas Nørgaard
League	Superliga
2024–25	Superliga, 9th of 12
Website	soenderjyskefodbold.dk
Home colours Away colours
Current season

They are part of the general sports club SønderjyskE, which also has a handball and ice hockey team.

History

Club names

• Haderslev FK (14 July 1906 – 31 December 2000)
• HFK Sønderjylland ("Southern Jutland", 1 January 2001 – 31 December 2003)
• SønderjyskE Fodbold ("Southern Jutlandic Football", 1 January 2004 – 14 October 2022, under Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S)
• Sønderjyske Fodbold^[1] ("Southern Jutlandic Football", 15 October 2022 – Present)

Progenitors

Haderslev Fodboldklub (Haderslev FK / HFK) was founded on 14 July 1906.^[2] At the time, Haderslev was a part of the German Empire as a part of Schleswig-Holstein. The club had both Danish and German members, and in the initial years there were disagreement over if the club should be called Haderslev Fodboldklub (in Danish) or Haderslebener Fussball Club (in German).^[3] In the first many years the team had trouble assembling a proper match squad due to lack of members.^[3] In 1908 they became South Jutland champions for the first time beating Sønderborg 11-1 in the final.^[3]

For the first many years the club did not have their own field and instead played at barracks. Their first proper football ground was build in 1930.^[4]

In 1958 HFK were promoted to the 4th division (Jyllandsserien), and in 1965 they were promoted to the 3rd Division.^[4] In 1992 they were promoted to the Danish 2nd Division and in 1996 they were promoted to the second tier, Danish 1st Division, for the first time.^[4]

In 2000 the team, which was now called HFK Sønderjylland, were promoted to the Superligaen, the first team from Southern Jutland to ever do so. They were however relegated the following season.^[5] The team also moved into a new stadium, hosting 10,000 spectators.

The creation of SønderjyskE

After teams in both football, ice hockey and handball started to have success, the company Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S was founded on 1 January 2004 to promote professional sports in Southern Jutland. It was a union of the handball club TM Tønder (who later left the initiative), HFK, the Ice Hockey club Vojens Ishockeyklub, and the women's football team IK Sønderjylland.^[6]

SønderjyskE was promoted to the Superligaen again in 2005, but once again it would only be for a single season.^[7][8]

In 2008 they returned to the Superliga,^[9] and after finishing 10th they managed to survive for the first time ever.^[10] The following three seasons they improved on their best ever league finishes with a 9th, a 7th and a 6th place finish.^{[11][12][13][14]}

In the 2012-13 season, SønderjyskE achieved the unfortunate European record of missing 7 penalty kicks in a row.^[15]

Second place and qualification to Europe

In 2016-17 the club played continental games for the first time ever, after finishing second in the 2015-16 Danish Superliga^[16] and their coach Jakob Michelsen was named Danish coach of the year. Here they beat Norwegian Strømgodset in the Europa League qualification 2-1.^[16] It was followed up by beating Polish Zagłębie Lubin. In the last qualification match against Sparta Prague they managed a 0-0 draw at home, and went up 2-0 in the return fixture, but Sparta Prague would go on to win 3-2.^[17]

The Danish Cup and club sale

In 2020 SønderjyskE won their first ever trophy, the DBU Pokalen, when they beat AaB in the final 2-0.^[18]

In September 2020 the club was bought by the American investor Robert Michael Platek for an unknown fee.^[19]

In 2021 they reached the cup final for the second time in a row, after beating FC Midtjylland in the semi-final. They would however lose to Randers FC in the final 4-0.^[20]

The season afterwards the team was relegated to the Danish 1st Division for the first time ince 2007-08, winning just 4 matches the entire season. The new ownership faced heavy criticism for their management of the club, and in August 2022 the team was sold back to local ownership.^[21] Following the sale the club was administratively separated from the other sports teams in SønderjyskE and changed their name from SønderjyskE to Sønderjyske.^[1] They did however share some administrative coordination regarding sponsors, logo and sales.

Two seasons later the team was promoted to the Superliga again by winning the Danish 1st Division.^[22]

Fan culture

The official fanclub is called SønderjyskE Fodbold Support, and was founded in 2004. The number of members is unknown.^[23] The fan section is called "Blue Section".^[24]

The supporters have often referenced their German past with banners in German such as "Deutsche Kvalitet, Dänische Mentalitet" (German quality, Danish mentality).^[24]

Players

Current squad

As of 3 September 2025^[25]

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 1 GK  DEN Nicolai Flø 3 DF  DEN Simon Wæver 4 DF  ISL Daníel Leó Grétarsson 5 DF  DEN Magnus Jensen 6 MF  DEN Rasmus Vinderslev (captain) 7 MF  MKD Sefer Emini 10 FW  ISL Kristall Máni Ingason 11 FW  DEN Alexander Lyng 12 DF  FRA Maxime Soulas 14 FW  USA Matthew Hoppe 15 FW  MKD Lirim Qamili 16 GK  DEN Marcus Bundgaard 18 MF  MKD Ivan Nikolov

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  DEN Pachanga Kristensen 20 DF  DEN Tobias Klysner 21 DF  ISL Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson 22 MF  DEN Andreas Oggesen 23 DF  NGA Ebube Duru 24 FW  DEN Olti Hyseni 25 FW  DEN Mads Agger 26 MF  DEN Tobias Sommer 27 GK  DEN Benicio Peña 29 FW  KOS Albert Rrahmani 31 MF  GUI Mohamed Cherif Haidara 32 DF  DEN Alberto Vogtmann

Youth players in use 2025-26

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 9 FW  CMR Ivan Djantou (at Odds BK until 31 December 2025) 13 DF  NZL Dalton Wilkins (at Kolding IF until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  DEN Anders Bergholt (at Brønshøj Boldklub until 31 December 2025) 30 DF  DEN Gustav Wagner (at Brønshøj Boldklub until 31 December 2025)

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

Honours

• Danish Cup
  • Winners: 2019–20
  • Runners-up: 2020–21
• Danish Superliga
  • Runners-up: 2015–16
• Danish 1st Division
  • Winners: 2004–05, 2023–24
  • Runners-up: 2007–08
• 14 seasons in the Highest Danish League
• 8 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
• 5 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2000–01	SL	12	33	1	8	24	30	88	11	Fourth round	Relegated
2001–02	1D	3	30	17	4	9	61	50	55	Fourth round
2002–03	1D	6	30	13	8	9	64	54	47	Fourth round
2003–04	1D	6	30	15	6	9	72	51	51	Third round
2004–05	1D	1	30	19	7	4	75	31	64	Fifth round	Promoted
2005–06	SL	11	33	6	8	19	41	72	26	Fourth round	Relegated
2006–07	1D	3	30	16	5	9	57	34	53	Fourth round
2007–08	1D	2	30	17	10	3	55	32	61	Fourth round	Promoted
2008–09	SL	10	33	5	13	15	30	56	28	Third round
2009–10	SL	9	33	11	8	14	37	43	41	Quarter-finals
2010–11	SL	7	33	11	6	16	32	46	39	Second round
2011–12	SL	6	33	11	11	11	48	51	44	Semi-finals
2012–13	SL	8	33	12	5	16	53	57	41	Fourth round
2013–14	SL	10	33	10	8	15	41	53	38	Third round
2014–15	SL	10	33	7	16	10	35	44	37	Semi-finals
2015–16	SL	2	33	19	5	9	56	36	62	Quarter-finals
2016–17	SL	6	36	12	10	14	44	54	46	Fourth round
2017–18	SL	8	32	11	8	13	42	40	41	Quarter-finals
2018–19	SL	10	32	9	8	15	37	45	35	Fourth round
2019–20	SL	10	32	9	11	12	37	49	38	Winners
2020–21	SL	8	32	13	5	14	45	48	44	Runners-up
2021–22	SL	12	32	4	11	17	28	54	23	Semi-finals	Relegated

Sønderjyske in Europe

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away	Agg
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	2Q		Strømsgodset	2–1	2–2 (aet)	4–3
		3Q		Zagłębie Lubin	1–1	2–1	3–2
			Sparta Prague	0–0	2–3	2–3
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	3Q		Viktoria Plzeň	—	0–3	—

Managers

• Poul Hansen (1989–96)
• Knud Nørregaard (1996)
• Frank Andersen (1997–03)
• Søren Kusk (1 January 2004 – 26 August 2005)
• Morten Bruun (2005–06)
• Ole Schwennesen (2006–07)
• Carsten Broe (24 April 2007 – 30 June 2009)
• Michael Hemmingsen (1 July 2009 – 17 September 2009)
• Frank Andersen (18 September 2009 – 31 December 2009)
• Michael Hemmingsen (1 January 2010 – 30 June 2011)
• Lars Søndergaard (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2015)
• Jakob Michelsen (1 July 2015 – 31 December 2016)
• Claus Nørgaard (5 January 2017 – 17 December 2018)
• Glen Riddersholm (1 February 2019 – 26 May 2021)
• Michael Boris (19 June 2021 – 1 November 2021)
• Henrik Hansen (16 December 2021 – 5 November 2022)
• Thomas Nørgaard (15 December 2022 – present)