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 Lollands Bank Park.

Nykøbing FC

Full name	Nykøbing Football Club
Nickname(s)	Alliancen (The Alliance) (between 1994 and 2013)
Short name	NFC
Founded	1 July 2013; 12 years ago (1 July 2013)
Ground	Lollands Bank Park, Nykøbing Falster
Capacity	10,000 (2,000 seated)
Chairman	Axel Castenschiold
Manager	Mikkel Thygesen
League	Danish 2nd Division
2023–24	2nd Division, 6th of 12
Website	https://nykobingfc.com/
Home colours Away colours

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 4–3 defeat to Lyngby Boldklub in the last game of the season resulted in relegation to the third tier, after having spent three 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 and 2030 strategy (2015–present)

In 2015, two years after the merger of B.1901 and B.1921 to form Nykøbing FC, the club launched the Superliga 2020 project with the stated aim of securing promotion to the Danish Superliga by 2020. The initiative coincided with investment from several prominent figures, including chef Claus Meyer, comedian Mick Øgendahl, and former Danish international Claus Jensen, who became major shareholders.^[4][5]

The original plan was revised in 2019, shifting the target to promotion by 2022 while aiming to field a squad composed of at least 50% homegrown players.^[6] On 7 January 2020, Claus Jensen expanded his role at the club by taking over as club manager, while Brian Rasmussen became first-team coach.^[7]

Nykøbing gained national attention in September 2021 after defeating top-flight side FC Copenhagen 3–0 in the third round of the Danish Cup, widely regarded as a major upset.^[8]

In January 2025, Nykøbing appointed former Danish international Mikkel Thygesen as head coach, succeeding Claus Jensen following Thygesen's tenure at Roskilde.^[9] Despite the managerial change, the club continued to struggle in the 2024–25 Danish 2nd Division, finishing 12th in the regular season and entering the relegation round.^[10][11]

Amid the relegation battle, the club unveiled its "2030 Strategy" in April 2025—a long-term plan focused on building a sustainable and competitive foundation. The initiative outlines goals in areas such as sporting performance, financial stability, youth development, community engagement, and international collaboration. As part of the strategy, Nykøbing launched a public share offering to attract local investment, with chairman Rasmus Nagel highlighting the role of regional ownership in preserving the club's identity.^[12][13]

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 10th Third round 2020/21 3 3 Group 2,1st 2021/22 2 2 6th 2022/23 2 2 12th 2023/24 3 3 6th

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• 6 seasons in Danish 1st Division
• 6 seasons in Danish 2nd Division

Current squad

As of 2 August 2025^[14]

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  DEN Kasper Jensen 4 DF  DEN Villads Mølgaard 5 DF  DEN Peter Ullum 7 MF  DEN Lucas Nyman 8 DF  DEN Oliver Angus 9 FW  DEN Mikkel Dahl 10 FW  DEN Ole Jakobsen 11 FW  DEN Benjamin Kold 12 DF  DEN Oliver Svendsen 14 MF  DEN Magnus Nykjær 15 MF  DEN Rasmus Berner

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  NGA Emmanuel Ogude 18 MF  DEN Milas Frederiksen 19 DF  DEN Noah Sekula 20 FW  DEN William Lohse 21 FW  DEN Victor Bille 22 FW  DEN Marcus Rasmussen 23 DF  DEN Oskar Gärtig 25 GK  DEN Jeppe Rasmussen 26 GK  DEN Valde Skov 27 DF  DEN Oskar Balsløv 28 FW  DEN Magnus Bøttker

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 32 DF  DEN Laurits Jensen

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Mikkel Thygesen
Assistant manager	Sam Rafique
Assistant manager	Joachim Wagner
Physical coach	Thomas ’TC’ Christensen
Goalkeeping coach	Tobias Brogaard
Team manager	Jeanette Friis
Physiotherapist	Emil Ringtved
Physiotherapist	Mikkel Stage Clausen

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.

Jordan Wilson Lars Pleidrup Kasper Jensen Søren Christensen

Anders Due Jonas Kamper Esben Hansen Kim Christensen

See also: Category:Nykøbing FC players

Coaches

Nykøbing Falster Alliancen Finn Petersen (1994–96), (1998–99) Jan Øster (1996) Peter Bonde (1997–98) Jesper "Købmand" Pedersen (2000) Carsten Broe (2000–06)

Lolland-Falster Alliancen Tom Nielsen (2006–07) Jens Olsen (2008) Per Berg Larsen (2008), (2008) Jesper Hansen (2008) Jesper Tollefsen (2009–11) Jeppe Tengbjerg (2011–13) Jan Jacobsen (2013–14)

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