2024–25 Silkeborg IF season

Silkeborg
2024–25 season
Chairman	Kent Madsen
Manager	Kent Nielsen
Stadium	JYSK Park
Danish Superliga	2nd
Danish Cup	Third round
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Conference League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Younes Bakiz (2); All: ; Tonni Adamsen (4)
Biggest win	2–0 vs Randers; 11 August 2024
Biggest defeat	1–3 vs Molde; 25 July 2024
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 108th season in the history of Silkeborg IF and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Danish Superliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Danish Cup, as well as participating in the UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, where they were eliminated in the second round and received a chance to qualify for the UEFA Conference League through its respective qualifying phase.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Andreas Poulsen	AaB	Undisclosed	1 July 2024	^[1]
FW	Ramazan Orazov	Aktobe	Free	1 July 2024	^[2]
FW	Younes Bakiz	AaB	€400,000	1 July 2024	^[3]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Lubambo Musonda	Horsens	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[4]
DF	Frederik Rieper	Fredericia	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[5]
MF	Kasper Kusk	Vendsyssel	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[6]
DF	Joel Felix	Arminia Bielefeld	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[7]

Friendlies

Pre-season

The pre-season programme was revealed by the club on 13 June 2024.^[8]

27 June 2024 Friendly	Copenhagen	1–0	Silkeborg	Frederiksberg
13:00	Chiakha 61'	Report		Stadium: Nummer 10 Referee: Simon Duerlund Rasmussen

30 June 2024 Friendly	Silkeborg	2–2	Haugesund	Silkeborg
13:00	Teitur Þórðarson 8' Lind 17'	Report	Krusnell 2' Bærtelsen 74'	Stadium: JYSK Park

6 July 2024 Friendly	Utrecht	2–2	Silkeborg	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00	Descotte 46' Okkels 48'	Report	Adamsen 31' (pen.), 53'	Stadium: Sportpark USV Elinkwijk

9 July 2024 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	1–3	Silkeborg	Putten, Netherlands
14:00	Fontana 47'	Report	Lind 27' Orazov 31' (pen.) Adamsen 32'	Stadium: Sportpark SDC PUTTEN

12 July 2024 Friendly	Silkeborg	1–4	Vendsyssel	Silkeborg
13:00	Andersen 78'	Report	Jensen 9' Kusk 45+7' Greve 55' Steffensen 57'	Stadium: JYSK Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Superliga	21 July 2024		Matchday 1	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	075.00
Danish Cup			Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	25 July 2024		Second qualifying round	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	050.00
UEFA Conference League	8 August 2024		Third qualifying round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total				7	4	1	2	13	11	+2	057.14

Last updated: 12 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Superliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Copenhagen	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	10	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Silkeborg	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9
3	Midtjylland	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	8^[a]
4	Nordsjælland	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	8^[a]
5	AGF	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	7

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2024. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Midtjylland are ranked ahead of Nordsjælland on away goals scored: Midtjylland 3, Nordsjælland 1

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9	2	0	0	4	2	+2	1	0	1	3	2	+1

Last updated: 9 August 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W
Position	4	5	5	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The matches were released on 7 June 2024.^[9]

21 July 2024 1	Silkeborg	1–0	Sønderjyske	Silkeborg
14:00	Mattsson 77'	Report	Gallegos 84'	Stadium: JYSK Park Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

28 July 2024 2	AaB	2–1	Silkeborg	Aalborg
16:00	Jørgensen 18' Højholt 52' Jasson 90+1'	Report	Sonne 90' Brink 90+4' Sonne 90+6'	Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Referee: Jakob Kehlet

4 August 2024 3	Silkeborg	3–2	Viborg	Silkeborg
14:00	Pyndt 9' Bakiz 12', 59' Adamsen 35' Rödin 40'	Report	Anyembe 47' Grønning pen.' (52) Westergaard 90+5'	Stadium: JYSK Park Referee: Aydin Uslu

11 August 2024 4	Randers	0–2	Silkeborg	Randers
14:00		Report	Ganchas 27' Orazov 52' Bakiz 66' McCowatt 84'	Stadium: Randers Stadium Referee: Simon Duerlund Rasmussen

18 August 2024 5	Silkeborg	v	Nordsjælland	Silkeborg
14:00				Stadium: JYSK Park

Danish Cup

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.^[10]

25 July 2024 First leg	Molde	3–1	Silkeborg	Molde, Norway
19:00	Kaasa 2' Wolff Eikrem 45+1' Eriksen 49' Hagelskjær 89'	Report	Lind 35', 72' Adamsen 50' Sonne 89'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

1 August 2024 Second leg	Silkeborg	3–2 (4–5 agg.)	Molde	Silkeborg
19:15	Adamsen 3' (pen.), 57' Orazov 78' Bakiz 88'	Report	Breivik 22' Kaasa 81'	Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 4,731^[11] Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

UEFA Conference League

Third qualifying round

8 August 2024 First leg	Silkeborg	2–2	Gent	Silkeborg
18:30	Adamsen 49' (pen.), 90+5'	Report	Fortuna 50' Ganchas 61' (o.g.) Guðjohnsen 65' Gerkens 80' Dean 90+3'	Stadium: JYSK Park Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

15 August 2024 Second leg	Gent	v	Silkeborg	Ghent, Belgium
20:30		Report		Stadium: Planet Group Arena Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

References

^ "SIF køber Andreas Poulsen fri af AaB". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 23 May 2024.
^ "SIF køber kasakhstansk landsholdsspiller". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 13 June 2024.
^ "SIF køber Younes Bakiz". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 12 June 2024.
^ "Lubambo Musonda skifter til 1. FC Magdeburg". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 27 May 2024.
^ "Frederik Rieper fortsætter karrieren i FC Fredericia". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 28 May 2024.
^ "Kasper Kusk skifter til Vendsyssel". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 10 April 2024.
^ "Joel Felix skifter til tysk fodbold". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 6 June 2024.
^ "Pre-season programmet på plads". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ "SIF åbner sæsonen hjemme mod Sønderjyske". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Silkeborg vs. Molde" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[table_hth_MID0.75741055689632-9] Midtjylland are ranked ahead of Nordsjælland on away goals scored: Midtjylland 3, Nordsjælland 1

[1] "SIF køber Andreas Poulsen fri af AaB". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 23 May 2024.

[2] "SIF køber kasakhstansk landsholdsspiller". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 13 June 2024.

[3] "SIF køber Younes Bakiz". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 12 June 2024.

[4] "Lubambo Musonda skifter til 1. FC Magdeburg". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 27 May 2024.

[5] "Frederik Rieper fortsætter karrieren i FC Fredericia". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 28 May 2024.

[6] "Kasper Kusk skifter til Vendsyssel". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 10 April 2024.

[7] "Joel Felix skifter til tysk fodbold". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 6 June 2024.

[8] "Pre-season programmet på plads". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

[10] "SIF åbner sæsonen hjemme mod Sønderjyske". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[11] "UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[12] "Silkeborg vs. Molde" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

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