Aarhus Gymnastikforening

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AGF
Aarhus Gymnastikforening
Full name Aarhus Gymnastikforening
Nickname(s) GF, De Hvide, De Hviie(The Whites)
Short name AGF
Founded 1880; 131 years ago (1880)
Ground NRGi Park, Aarhus
(Capacity: 20,032)
Chairman Torben Bjerre-Madsen
Manager Peter Sørensen
League Danish Superliga
2010–11 Danish 1st Division, 1st (promoted)
Home colours
Away colours

Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF or AGF Aarhus) is one of the oldest sport clubs in Denmark. AGF participates in a variety of activities in both individual and team sports. AGF is best known for its football team which has the longest streak in the Danish top division and also holds the record for most number of cup wins. However, the club has struggled with poor results and a string of bad management decisions since its impressive 1995–96 season. The club currently plays in the best tier of the league system, the Danish Superliga.

AGF has twice reached the quarter-final stage in European Cups: In 1961, losing to S.L. Benfica in the European Champion Clubs' Cup (1–4 home and 1–3 away), and in 1989, losing to FC Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (0–1 home, 0–0 away). AGF has played a total of 52 matches in European Cups: 18 matches in the former European Champions' Cup, 18 in the Cup-Winners’ Cup (a Danish club record), 14 in the UEFA Cup and two preliminary round matches for the UEFA Cup.

Contents

[edit] Current squad

Up to date as of January 1, 2012[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK Steffen Rasmussen (captain)
3 England DF Mark Howard
4 Norway DF Atle Roar Håland
6 England DF Adam Eckersley
7 Denmark MF Stephan Petersen
8 Denmark MF Hjalte Nørregaard
9 Denmark MF Søren Berg
10 Denmark MF Martin Jørgensen (Vice-captain)
11 Denmark FW Peter Graulund
14 Denmark FW Søren Larsen
15 Norway FW Morten Moldskred
16 Denmark DF Jens Jønsson
17 Denmark MF Osama Akharraz
No. Position Player
18 France DF Arthur Sorin
20 Iceland FW Aron Jóhannsson
21 Philippines DF Jerry Lucena
22 Georgia (country) MF Davit Skhirtladze
23 Denmark GK Emil Ousager
24 Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Diasamidze
25 Denmark MF Kasper Povlsen
26 Denmark MF Emil Scheel
27 Denmark DF Anders Kure
30 Georgia (country) FW Davit Devdariani
31 Denmark GK Anders Rasmussen
32 Nigeria MF Edafe Egbedi
37 Denmark DF Mikkel Kirkeskov
38 Denmark MF Casper Sloth
  • AGF have reserved squad number 12 for the fans, since the fans are the "twelfth man" on the pitch. The initiative came from members of the official fanclub.

[edit] Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
32 Denmark FW Sanel Kapidžić (on loan to FC Fredericia)

[edit] Notable former players

AGF has a long list of notable players with international experience, many of whom have represented the Danish national football team, some of the most memorable are listed here:

[edit] Managers

[edit] Honours

[edit] National Honours

  • Danish Superliga (or equivalent)
    • Winners (5): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1986
    • Runners-up (8): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1944–45, 1964, 1982, 1984, 1995–96
    • Bronze (11): 1933, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997
  • Danish Cup
    • Winners (9): (Danish Cup Record): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1995–96
    • Runners-up (2): 1958–59, 1989–90

Sources: [1], [2]

[edit] International Honours

[edit] Achievements

[edit] Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1996–97 1D 3 33 14 10 9 75 51 52 last 16
1997–98 1D 8 33 11 10 12 53 52 43
1998–99 1D 10 33 11 10 12 45 55 43
1999–00 1D 10 33 9 9 15 36 55 36
2000–01 1D 8 33 13 5 15 54 58 44
2001–02 1D 10 33 7 10 16 42 56 31 last 16
2002–03 1D 10 33 10 10 13 49 59 40
2003–04 1D 8 33 11 3 19 45 67 36
2004–05 1D 9 33 11 6 16 47 53 39 quarter-final
2005–06 1D 12 33 4 10 19 36 63 22 4th round relegated
2006–07 2D 2 30 18 5 7 58 38 59 promoted
2007–08 1D 10 33 7 8 18 33 51 29
2008–09 1D 6 33 13 6 14 39 44 45
2009–10 1D 11 33 10 8 15 36 47 38 relegated
2010-11 2D 1 30 22 6 2 66 25 72 quarter-finals promoted

[edit] AGF in Europe

Up to date as of 29 August 2010[2]
Season Competition Round Country Club Score
1955/56 Champions' Cup 1/8 France Stade de Reims 0-2 H, 2-2 A
1956/57 Champions' Cup Q France OGC Nice 1-1 H, 1-5 A
1957/58 Champions' Cup Q Northern Ireland Glenavon FC 0-0 H, 3-0 A
1/8 Spain Sevilla FC 0-4 A, 2-0 H
1960/61 Champions' Cup Q Poland Legia Warszawa 3-0 H, 0-1 A
1/8 Norway Fredrikstad FK 3-0 H, 1-0 A
1/4 Portugal SL Benfica 1-3 A, 1-4 H
1961/62 Cup Winners' Cup 1/8 Germany SV Werder Bremen 0-2 A, 2-3 H
1965/66 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Portugal Vitória Setúbal 2-1 H, 2-1 A
1/8 Scotland Celtic FC 0-1 H, 0-2 A
1979/80 UEFA Cup 1R Poland Stal Mielec 1-1 H, 1-0 A
2R Germany FC Bayern Munich 1-2 H, 1-3 A
1983/84 UEFA Cup 1R Scotland Celtic FC 0-1 A, 1-4 H
1984/85 UEFA Cup 1R Poland Widzew Łódź 0-2 A, 1-0 H
1985/86 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium KSV Waregem 2-5 A, 0-1 H
1987/88 Champions' Cup 1R Luxembourg Jeunesse d'Esch 4-1 H, 0-1 A
1/8 Portugal SL Benfica 0-0 H, 0-1 A
1988/89 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Northern Ireland Glenavon FC 4-1 A, 3-1 H
1/8 Wales Cardiff City 2-1 A, 4-0 H
1/4 Spain FC Barcelona 0-1 H, 0-0 A
1992/93 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Sweden AIK Stockholm 3-3 A, 1-1 H
1/8 Romania Steaua Bucharest 3-2 H, 1-2 A
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group Poland Górnik Zabrze 4-1 H
Group Germany Karlsruher SC 0-3 A
Group Switzerland FC Basel 2-1 H
Group England Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 A
1996/97 Cup Winners' Cup 1R Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1-1 H, 0-0 A
1997/98 UEFA Cup 2Q Hungary Újpest FC 0-0 A, 3-2 H
1R France FC Nantes 2-2 H, 1-0 A
2R Netherlands FC Twente 1-1 H, 0-0 A
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Slovenia Publikum Celje 1-0 H, 1-7 A

[edit] The fans of AGF

AGFs official fan club is AGF Fanclub Aarhus, founded 9th November 1992. AGF also have several unofficial fan clubs and support websites like Morethanaclub, GF-Forum.dk, AGFFAN.dk, Vesterbro Hardcore AGF, The Madhouse (Danish: Galehuset), The front (Danish: Forenden), CERES’ AGF fanklub, Nysir-Aarhus, AGF Fanclub Odder and Aarhus Youth (Danish: Aarhusiansk Ungdom).

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Truppen" (in Danish). AGF. http://www.agffodbold.dk/Truppen.asp. Retrieved 2011-12-08. 
  2. ^ "EUROPÆISK STATISTIK" (in Danish). superstats.dk. http://www.superstats.dk/europa/vishold.php?id=13. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 

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