2020–21 FC Midtjylland season
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Matthew Benham | |||
Chairman | Rasmus Ankersen | |||
Manager | Brian Priske | |||
Stadium | MCH Arena | |||
Superliga | 5th | |||
Danish Cup | Third round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: All: Anders Dreyer (3) | |||
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The 2020–21 FC Midtjylland season is FC Midtjylland's 22nd season of existence, and their 20th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of the club's league title in 2019–20, it qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and will compete in the 2020–21 Danish Cup.
Squad
- As of 5 October 2020 [1]
No. | Name | Nat | Position | Since | Date of birth | Signed from |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Jesper Hansen | GK | 2017 | 31 March 1985 | Lyngby BK | |
30 | Oliver Ottesen | GK | 2017 | 22 August 1998 | Roskilde | |
31 | Mikkel Andersen | GK | 2018 | 17 December 1988 | Lyngby BK | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Dion Cools | DF | 2020 | 4 June 1996 | Club Brugge | |
5 | Daniel Høegh | DF | 2020 | 6 January 1991 | SC Heerenveen | |
6 | Joel Andersson | DF | 2018 | 11 November 1996 | BK Häcken | |
14 | Alexander Scholz | DF | 2018 | 24 October 1992 | Club Brugge | |
18 | Kristian Riis | DF | 2016 | 17 February 1997 | Homegrown | |
25 | Manjrekar James | DF | 2018 | 5 August 1993 | FC Fredericia | |
27 | Oliver Olsen | DF | 2018 | 13 August 2000 | Esbjerg fB Youth | |
28 | Erik Sviatchenko | DF | 2018 | 4 October 1991 | Celtic F.C. | |
29 | Paulinho | DF | 2019 | 3 January 1995 | Bahia | |
44 | Nikolas Dyhr | DF | 2019 | 18 June 2001 | FC Midtjylland U19 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
7 | Pione Sisto | MF | 2020 | 4 February 1995 | Celta de Vigo | |
10 | Evander | MF | 2018 | 9 June 1998 | CR Vasco da Gama | |
11 | Awer Mabil | MF | 2015 | 15 September 1995 | Adelaide United FC | |
15 | Bozhidar Kraev | MF | 2017 | 23 June 1997 | PFC Levski Sofia | |
34 | Mikael Anderson | MF | 2019 | 1 July 1998 | SBV Excelsior | |
36 | Anders Dreyer | MF | 2020 | 2 May 1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. | |
38 | Frank Onyeka | MF | 2017 | 1 January 1998 | F.C. Ebedei | |
40 | Jens-Lys Cajuste | MF | 2018 | 10 August 1999 | Örgryte IS | |
43 | Nicolas Madsen | MF | 2017 | 17 March 2000 | Homegrown | |
45 | Gustav Isaksen | MF | 2019 | 19 April 2001 | Homegrown | |
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Sory Kaba | FW | 2019 | 28 July 1995 | Dijon FCO | |
26 | Lasse Vibe | FW | 2020 | 22 February 1987 | IFK Göteborg | |
33 | Luca Pfeiffer | FW | 2020 | 20 August 1996 | Würzburger Kickers | |
74 | Júnior Brumado | FW | 2019 | 15 May 1999 | EC Bahia | |
89 | Ronnie Schwartz | FW | 2020 | 29 Aug 1989 | Silkeborg IF |
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.
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Transfers
From August 1, 2020.
Arrivals
Summer
Position | Player | Transferred from | Date | Fee |
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MF | Pione Sisto | RC Celta de Vigo | September 5, 2020 | £2.50m |
FW | Luca Pfeiffer | Würzburger Kickers | October 5, 2020 | £1.50m |
DF | Daniel Høegh | SC Heerenveen | October 5, 2020 | Free Transfer |
Departures
Summer
Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Fee |
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MF | Artem Dovbyk | SC Dnipro-1 | August 1, 2020 | €450K |
Non-competitive
Pre-season Friendlies
Competitive
Competition record
Competition | Record | ||||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
Danish Superliga | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 61.54 | |
Danish Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 | |
UEFA Champions League | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 30.00 | |
Total | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 48.00 |
Last updated: 21 December 2020.
Source: Competitive matches
Danish Superliga
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brøndby | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | Midtjylland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 43 | |
3 | AGF | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 38 | |
4 | Copenhagen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 35 | |
5 | Randers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 32 |
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.[2][3]
Matches
11 September 2020 1 | SonderjyskE | 2–0 | FC Midtjylland | Haderslev |
19:00 CEST | Bah 57' Wright 90' (Ekani) |
FCM Summary | Cools 48' | Stadium: Sydbank Park Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
19 September 2020 2 | FC Midtjylland | 1–0 | Lyngby BK | Herning |
15:30 CEST | Evander 13' Sisto 14' Kraev 41' Scholz 45' |
FCM Summary | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
26 September 2020 3 | FC Midtjylland | 1–0 | Randers FC | Herning |
20:00 CEST | Kraev 6' (Dyhr) Onyeka 22' Brumado 49' |
FCM Summary | Graves 29' Lauenborg 38' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Morten Krogh |
4 October 2020 4 | AC Horsens | 2–2 | FC Midtjylland | Horsens |
18:00 CEST | Pohl 35' (Tengstedt) 45' (pen.) 56' Ludwig 56' Jensen 89' |
FCM Summary | Dreyer 23' (Sisto) Brumado 23' (Dreyer) 72' |
Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 300 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen |
17 October 2020 5 | FC Midtjylland | 3–1 | OB | Herning |
16:00 CEST | Cajuste 33' Kaba 50' 66' (Sviatchenko) Dreyer 81' (Kaba) Sisto 86' |
FCM Summary | Sabbi 26' (Frøkjær-Jensen) 56' Okosun 31' Thomasen 31' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Michael Tykgaard |
24 October 2020 6 | Brøndby IF | 2–3 | FC Midtjylland | Brøndbyvester |
19:00 CEST | Rosted 15' 80' Bruus 16' (Frendrup) Pavlović 38' Uhre 45+1' Lindstrøm 51' (Uhre) Radošević 72' Maxsø 90+4' |
Evander 45+1' Sviatchenko 56' Dreyer 62' (Paulinho) Sisto 73' Cajuste 85' Schwäbe 90+4' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Jorgen Daugburg Burchardt |
31 October 2020 7 | FC Nordsjælland | 4–1 | FC Midtjylland | Farum |
16:00 CEST | Francis 11' (Jenssen) 45' (Diomande) Frese 52' (Francis) Sulemana 70' (Hansen) |
FCM Report | James 33' Dreyer 34' |
Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg |
8 November 2020 8 | Midtjylland | 4–0 | Copenhagen | Herning |
18:00 CEST | Kaba 36' Evander 41' (Kaba) Sisto 48' (Dreyer) 68' (Kaba) Paulinho 64' |
FCM Summary | Falk 15' Fischer 26' 50' Nelsson 90+2' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 258 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
22 November 2020 9 | AGF | 1–2 | FC Midtjylland | Aarhus |
16:00 CEST | Sviatchenko 25' Onyeka 27' 51' Kaba 34' (Onyeka) |
FCM Sumamry | Juelsgård 43' Mortensen 63' (pen) |
Stadium: Ceres Park Referee: Jens Maae |
28 November 2020 10 | FC Midtjylland | 0–0 | AaB | Herning |
16:00 CEST | Madsen 39' Cools 68' |
FCM Summary | Thelander 23' Ahlmann 42' Højholt 72' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Anders Poulsen |
5 December 2020 11 | Vejle BK | 0–2 | FC Midtjylland | Vejle |
19:00 CEST | Mølgaard 71' Jensen 81' Hetemi 90+6' |
FCM Summary | Paulinho 15' Sviatchenko 45+2' (Evander) Scholz 67' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: Morten Krogh |
14 December 2020 12 | OB | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland | Odense |
17:00 CEST | Opondo 14' (Sabbi) 90+4' Drachmann 45+3' |
FCM Summary | Anderson 63' Kaba 67' (Paulinho) Isaksen 84' |
Stadium: Nature Energy Park Referee: Sandi Putros |
21 December 2020 13 | FC Midtjylland | 3–1 | FC Nordsjælland | Herning |
16:00 CEST | Dreyer 8' Scholz 12' (Dreyer) Kaba 67' (Cools) |
FCM Summary | Mesík 33' Rygaard 45+3' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
4 February 2021 14 | FC Midtjylland | v | SønderjyskE | Herning |
18:00 CEST | Stadium: MCH Arena |
Danish Cup
11 November 2020 Third Round | HB Køge | 0–1 | FC Midtjylland | Køge |
16:30 CEST | Høegh 21' | Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium |
17 December 2020 Fourth Round | FC Copenhagen | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (5−6 p) | FC Midtjylland | Copenhagen |
20:15 CEST | Johnsson 1' Stage 5' 9' Zeca 104' |
FCM Summary | Kaba 3' (pen.) Cajuste 13' Onyeka 48' Sviatchenko 83' Cools 89' |
Stadium: Telia Parken Attendance: 266 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt |
Penalties | ||||
Wilczek Pep Biel Ankersen Boilesen Oviedo Thomsen |
Mabil Dreyer Andersson Sviatchenko Evander Paulinho |
Fifth round
11 February 2021 First Leg | OB | v | FC Midtjylland | Odense |
TBD CEST | Stadium: Nature Energy Park |
10 March 2020 Second Leg | FC Midtjylland | v | OB | Herning |
TBD CEST | Stadium: MCH Arena |
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying round and Play-off round
Second qualifying round
26 August 2020 Second Qualifying Round | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–1 | FC Midtjylland | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
20:30 EET | Abel 45' Marín 81' Moți 85' |
FCM Summary | Kraev 7' Onyeka 42' Paulinho 62' Brumado 78' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Denys Shurman |
Third qualifying round
16 September 2020 Third Qualifying Round | FC Midtjylland | 3–0 | BSC Young Boys | Herning |
20:30 EET | Kaba 31' Onyeka 41' Lefort 51' (o.g.) Dreyer 61' (Kaba) Sviatchenko 76' Mabil 81' |
FCM Summary | Aebischer 59' Fassnacht 76' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov |
Play-off round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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SK Slavia Prague | 1–4 | FC Midtjylland | 0–0 | 1–4 |
22 September 2020 First Leg | SK Slavia Prague | 0–0 | FC Midtjylland | Prague |
21:00 CET | Holeš 51' Masopust 70' |
FCM Summary | Paulinho 87' | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır |
30 September 2020 Second Leg | FC Midtjylland | 4–1 | SK Slavia Prague | Herning |
21:00 CET | Sviatchenko 56' Kaba 65' (Mabil) Scholz 84' (pen.) Onyeka 88' (Dreyer) Dreyer 90+1' (Kraev), 90+1' |
Olayinka 3' Hovorka 53' Bořil 81' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Damir Skomina |
Group stage
Group D
Template:2020–21 UEFA Champions League group tables
21 October 2020 1 | Midtjylland | 0–4 | Atalanta | Herning, Denmark |
21:00 | Sisto 74' | FCM Report | Zapata 26' (Romero) Gómez 36' (Zapata) Muriel 42' Romero 84' Miranchuk 89' (Iličić) |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 132 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
27 October 2020 2 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Midtjylland | Liverpool, England |
21:00 | Milner 41' Jota 55' (Alexander-Arnold) Salah 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Scholz 19' Onyeka 25' Cajuste 32' Paulinho 90+1' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski |
3 November 2020 3 | Midtjylland | 1–2 | Ajax | Herning, Denmark |
21:00 | Dreyer 18' (Cajuste) Vibe 84' |
FCM Report | Antony 1' (Tadić) Tadić 13' (Promes) Schuurs 25' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 132 Referee: Bobby Madden |
25 November 2020 4 | Ajax | 3–1 | Midtjylland | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
21:00 | Neres 40' 66' (Traoré) Gravenberch 47' (Tadić) Mazraoui 49' (Tadić) |
Report | Madsen 43' Mabil 80' (pen.) Sviatchenko 90+1' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergei Karasev |
1 December 2020 5 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Midtjylland | Bergamo, Italy |
21:00 | Djimsiti 30' Romero 62' 79' (Hateboer) |
Report | Scholz 13' (Kaba) Kaba 28' Paulinho 89' |
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos |
9 December 2020 6 | Midtjylland | 1–1 | Liverpool | Herning, Denmark |
18:55 | Onyeka 9' Cools 31' Scholz 62' (pen.) Anderson 81' |
Report | Salah 1' Kelleher 61' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier |
Statistics
Appearances
- As of 20 December 2020
Includes all competitive matches.[4]
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Sydbank Pokalen | UEFA Champions League | Total |
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1 | MF | 45 | Awer Mabil | 12 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 12 | 1 | 10 | 23 | |
3 | DF | 14 | Alexander Scholz | 12 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 11 | 1 | 10 | 22 | |
DF | 29 | Paulinho | 11 | 1 | 10 | 22 | |
6 | MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 11 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
GK | 1 | Jesper Hansen | 12 | 1 | 8 | 21 | |
8 | 28 | DF | Erik Sviatchenko | 10 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
MF | 34 | Mikael Anderson | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 | |
10 | MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 10 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
MF | 10 | Evander | 11 | 1 | 7 | 19 | |
FW | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 9 | 1 | 9 | 19 | |
13 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
14 | DF | 29 | Dion Cools | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
15 | DF | 6 | Joel Andersson | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
16 | MF | 43 | Nicolas Madsen | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
17 | FW | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
18 | FW | 33 | Luca Pfeiffer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
19 | FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
20 | FW | 26 | Lasse Vibe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
21 | DF | 25 | Manjrekar James | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
22 | GK | 31 | Mikkel Andersen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
23 | DF | 44 | Nikolas Dyhr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
24 | DF | 46 | Japhet Sery Larsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 5 | Daniel Høegh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Goalscorers
- As of 20 December 2020
This includes all competitive matches. [4]
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Sydbank Pokalen | UEFA Champions League | Total |
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1 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
2 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
3 | MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
DF | 14 | Alexander Scholz | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
5 | FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MF | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MF | 11 | Awer Mabil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 10 | Evander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 5 | Daniel Høegh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
O.G. | Opponent Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
TOTALS | 23 | 2 | 11 | 36 |
Assists
- As of 20 December 2020
This includes all competitive matches. [4]
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Sydbank Pokalen | UEFA Champions League | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | DF | 29 | Paulinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | DF | 44 | Nikolas Dyhr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 11 | Awer Mabil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 10 | Evander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 2 | Dion Cools | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
TOTALS | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Clean Sheets
- As of 20 December 2020
This includes all competitive matches. [4]
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Sydbank Pokalen | UEFA Champions League | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | Jesper Hansen | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 20 December 2020
This includes all competitive matches.[4]
Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | Sydbank Pokalen | UEFA Europa League | Total | ||||
1 | FW | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2 | DF | 29 | Paulinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
4 | MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
MF | 2 | Dion Cools | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
6 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 10 | Evander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | 14 | Alexander Scholz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 43 | Nicolas Madsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 34 | Mikael Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
13 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | 25 | Manjrekar James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | 26 | Lasse Vibe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "https://us.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/fc-midtjylland/603/"