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FC Midtjylland
2020–21 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanRasmus Ankersen
ManagerBrian Priske
StadiumMCH Arena
Superliga5th
Danish CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
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
Goalkeepers
1 Jesper Hansen Denmark GK 2017 31 March 1985 Denmark Lyngby BK
30 Oliver Ottesen Denmark GK 2017 22 August 1998 Denmark Roskilde
31 Mikkel Andersen Denmark GK 2018 17 December 1988 Denmark Lyngby BK
Defenders
2 Dion Cools Belgium Malaysia DF 2020 4 June 1996 Belgium Club Brugge
5 Daniel Høegh Denmark DF 2020 6 January 1991 Netherlands SC Heerenveen
6 Joel Andersson Sweden DF 2018 11 November 1996 Sweden BK Häcken
14 Alexander Scholz Denmark Germany DF 2018 24 October 1992 Belgium Club Brugge
18 Kristian Riis Denmark DF 2016 17 February 1997 Homegrown
25 Manjrekar James Canada Dominica DF 2018 5 August 1993 Denmark FC Fredericia
27 Oliver Olsen Denmark DF 2018 13 August 2000 Denmark Esbjerg fB Youth
28 Erik Sviatchenko Denmark DF 2018 4 October 1991 Scotland Celtic F.C.
29 Paulinho Brazil DF 2019 3 January 1995 Brazil Bahia
44 Nikolas Dyhr Denmark DF 2019 18 June 2001 Denmark FC Midtjylland U19
Midfielders
7 Pione Sisto Denmark South Sudan MF 2020 4 February 1995 Spain Celta de Vigo
10 Evander Brazil MF 2018 9 June 1998 Brazil CR Vasco da Gama
11 Awer Mabil Australia MF 2015 15 September 1995 Australia Adelaide United FC
15 Bozhidar Kraev Bulgaria MF 2017 23 June 1997 Bulgaria PFC Levski Sofia
34 Mikael Anderson Iceland MF 2019 1 July 1998 Netherlands SBV Excelsior
36 Anders Dreyer Denmark MF 2020 2 May 1998 England Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
38 Frank Onyeka Nigeria MF 2017 1 January 1998 Nigeria F.C. Ebedei
40 Jens-Lys Cajuste Sweden MF 2018 10 August 1999 Sweden Örgryte IS
43 Nicolas Madsen Denmark MF 2017 17 March 2000 Homegrown
45 Gustav Isaksen Denmark MF 2019 19 April 2001 Homegrown
Forwards
9 Sory Kaba Guinea FW 2019 28 July 1995 France Dijon FCO
26 Lasse Vibe Denmark FW 2020 22 February 1987 Sweden IFK Göteborg
33 Luca Pfeiffer Germany FW 2020 20 August 1996 Germany Würzburger Kickers
74 Júnior Brumado Brazil FW 2019 15 May 1999 Brazil EC Bahia
89 Ronnie Schwartz Denmark FW 2020 29 Aug 1989 Denmark 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Ghana GHA Michael Baidoo (at FK Jerv until 31 December 2020)
FW Costa Rica CRC Mayron George (at Kalmar until 31 December 2020)
MF Nigeria NGA Babajide David (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2021)
DF Denmark DEN Rasmus Nicolaisen (at Portsmouth until 30 June 2021)
DF Denmark DEN Søren Reese (at Zagłębie Lubin until 30 June 2021)
FW Denmark DEN Casper Tengstedt (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021)
MF Denmark DEN Victor Torp (at Lyngby Boldklub until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Iceland ISL Elías Ólafsson (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
MF Nigeria NGA Raphael Onyedika (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
DF Nigeria NGA Henry Uzochokwu (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
DF Denmark DEN Tobias Anker (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
MF Denmark DEN Christian Tue Jensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021)
FW Denmark DEN Sebastian Buch (at Skive IK until 30 June 2021)
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gloire Rutikanga (at Thisted until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

From August 1, 2020.

Arrivals

Summer

Position Player Transferred from Date Fee
MF Denmark Pione Sisto RC Celta de Vigo September 5, 2020 £2.50m
FW Germany Luca Pfeiffer Würzburger Kickers October 5, 2020 £1.50m
DF Denmark Daniel Høegh SC Heerenveen October 5, 2020 Free Transfer

Departures

Summer

Position Player Transferred to Date Fee
MF Ukraine Artem Dovbyk SC Dnipro-1 August 1, 2020 €450K

Non-competitive

Pre-season Friendlies

Competitive

Competition record

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Danish Superliga 13 8 3 2 23 14 +9 061.54
Danish Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
UEFA Champions League 10 3 3 4 12 14 −2 030.00
Total 25 12 7 6 37 29 +8 048.00

Last updated: 21 December 2020.
Source: Competitive matches

Danish Superliga

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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.[2][3]
Matches
11 September 2020 1 SonderjyskE 2–0 FC Midtjylland Haderslev
19:00 CEST Bah 57'
Wright 90' (Ekani)
FCM Summary Cools Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Sisto 14'
Kraev Yellow card 41'
Scholz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Brumado Yellow card 49'
FCM Summary Graves Yellow card 29'
Lauenborg Yellow card 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.) Yellow card 56'
Ludwig Yellow card 56'
Jensen Yellow card 89'
FCM Summary Dreyer 23' (Sisto)
Brumado 23' (Dreyer) Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Kaba Yellow card 50' 66' (Sviatchenko)
Dreyer 81' (Kaba)
Sisto 86'
FCM Summary Sabbi 26' (Frøkjær-Jensen) Yellow card 56'
Okosun Yellow card 31'
Thomasen Yellow card 31'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michael Tykgaard
24 October 2020 6 Brøndby IF 2–3 FC Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
19:00 CEST Rosted Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 80'
Bruus 16' (Frendrup)
Pavlović Yellow card 38'
Uhre Yellow card 45+1'
Lindstrøm 51' (Uhre)
Radošević Yellow card 72'
Maxsø Yellow card 90+4'
Evander Yellow card 45+1'
Sviatchenko Yellow card 56'
Dreyer 62' (Paulinho)
Sisto 73'
Cajuste Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
FCM Summary Falk Yellow card 15'
Fischer Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 50'
Nelsson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Onyeka 27' Yellow card 51'
Kaba 34' (Onyeka)
FCM Sumamry Juelsgård Yellow card 43'
Mortensen 63' (pen)
Stadium: Ceres Park
Referee: Jens Maae
28 November 2020 10 FC Midtjylland 0–0 AaB Herning
16:00 CEST Madsen Yellow card 39'
Cools Yellow card 68'
FCM Summary Thelander Yellow card 23'
Ahlmann Yellow card 42'
Højholt Yellow card 72'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Anders Poulsen
5 December 2020 11 Vejle BK 0–2 FC Midtjylland Vejle
19:00 CEST Mølgaard Yellow card 71'
Jensen Yellow card 81'
Hetemi Yellow card 90+6'
FCM Summary Paulinho Yellow card 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) Yellow card 90+4'
Drachmann Yellow card 45+3'
FCM Summary Anderson Yellow card 63'
Kaba 67' (Paulinho)
Isaksen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Rygaard 45+3'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

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 Yellow card 1'
Stage Yellow card 5' 9'
Zeca Yellow card 104'
FCM Summary Kaba 3' (pen.)
Cajuste Yellow card 13'
Onyeka Yellow card 48'
Sviatchenko Yellow card 83'
Cools Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 266
Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt
Penalties
Wilczek soccer ball with check mark
Pep Biel soccer ball with check mark
Ankersen soccer ball with check mark
Boilesen soccer ball with check mark
Oviedo soccer ball with check mark
Thomsen soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Mabil
soccer ball with check mark Dreyer
soccer ball with check mark Andersson
soccer ball with check mark Sviatchenko
soccer ball with check mark Evander
soccer ball with check mark 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 Bulgaria 0–1 FC Midtjylland Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:30 EET Abel Yellow card 45'
Marín Yellow card 81'
Moți Yellow card 85'
FCM Summary Kraev Yellow card 7'
Onyeka Yellow card 42'
Paulinho Yellow card 62'
Brumado 78'
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ukraine Denys Shurman
Third qualifying round
16 September 2020 Third Qualifying Round FC Midtjylland 3–0 Switzerland BSC Young Boys Herning
20:30 EET Kaba Yellow card 31'
Onyeka Yellow card 41'
Lefort 51' (o.g.)
Dreyer 61' (Kaba)
Sviatchenko Yellow card 76'
Mabil 81'
FCM Summary Aebischer Yellow card 59'
Fassnacht Yellow card 76'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bulgaria Georgi Kabakov
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SK Slavia Prague Czech Republic 1–4 Denmark FC Midtjylland 0–0 1–4
22 September 2020 First Leg SK Slavia Prague 0–0 FC Midtjylland Prague
21:00 CET Holeš Yellow card 51'
Masopust Yellow card 70'
FCM Summary Paulinho Yellow card 87' Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turkey Cüneyt Çakır
30 September 2020 Second Leg FC Midtjylland 4–1 SK Slavia Prague Herning
21:00 CET Sviatchenko Yellow card 56'
Kaba 65' (Mabil)
Scholz 84' (pen.)
Onyeka 88' (Dreyer)
Dreyer 90+1' (Kraev), Yellow card 90+1'
Olayinka 3'
Hovorka Yellow card 53'
Bořil Yellow card 81'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slovenia Damir Skomina

Group stage

Group D

Template:2020–21 UEFA Champions League group tables

21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 1 Midtjylland Denmark 0–4 Italy Atalanta Herning, Denmark
21:00 Sisto Yellow card 74' FCM Report Zapata 26' (Romero)
Gómez 36' (Zapata)
Muriel 42'
Romero Yellow card 84'
Miranchuk 89' (Iličić)
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 132
Referee: Portugal Artur Soares Dias
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 2 Liverpool England 2–0 Denmark Midtjylland Liverpool, England
21:00 Milner Yellow card 41'
Jota 55' (Alexander-Arnold)
Salah 90+3' (pen.)
Report Scholz Yellow card 19'
Onyeka Yellow card 25'
Cajuste Yellow card 32'
Paulinho Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Poland Paweł Raczkowski
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 3 Midtjylland Denmark 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Herning, Denmark
21:00 Dreyer 18' (Cajuste)
Vibe Yellow card 84'
FCM Report Antony 1' (Tadić)
Tadić 13' (Promes)
Schuurs Yellow card 25'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 132
Referee: Scotland Bobby Madden
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 4 Ajax Netherlands 3–1 Denmark Midtjylland Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 Neres Yellow card 40' 66' (Traoré)
Gravenberch 47' (Tadić)
Mazraoui 49' (Tadić)
Report Madsen Yellow card 43'
Mabil 80' (pen.)
Sviatchenko Red card 90+1'
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Russia Sergei Karasev
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 5 Atalanta Italy 1–1 Denmark Midtjylland Bergamo, Italy
21:00 Djimsiti Yellow card 30'
Romero Yellow card 62' 79' (Hateboer)
Report Scholz 13' (Kaba)
Kaba Yellow card 28'
Paulinho Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greece Anastasios Sidiropoulos
9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) 6 Midtjylland Denmark 1–1 England Liverpool Herning, Denmark
18:55 Onyeka Yellow card 9'
Cools Yellow card 31'
Scholz 62' (pen.)
Anderson Yellow card 81'
Report Salah 1'
Kelleher Yellow card 61'
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: France 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
1 MF 45 Australia Awer Mabil 12 1 10 23
MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 12 1 10 23
3 DF 14 Denmark Alexander Scholz 12 0 10 22
FW 9 Guinea Sory Kaba 11 1 10 22
DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 11 1 10 22
6 MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 11 1 9 21
GK 1 Denmark Jesper Hansen 12 1 8 21
8 28 DF Ukraine Erik Sviatchenko 10 1 9 20
MF 34 Iceland Mikael Anderson 11 1 8 20
10 MF 40 Sweden Jens Cajuste 10 1 8 19
MF 10 Brazil Evander 11 1 7 19
FW 38 Nigeria Frank Onyeka 9 1 9 19
13 MF 15 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev 9 0 7 16
14 DF 29 Belgium Dion Cools 11 1 3 15
15 DF 6 Sweden Joel Andersson 3 1 9 13
16 MF 43 Denmark Nicolas Madsen 8 0 4 12
17 FW 45 Denmark Gustav Isaksen 6 1 3 10
18 FW 33 Germany Luca Pfeiffer 4 1 3 8
19 FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 4 0 3 7
20 FW 26 Denmark Lasse Vibe 3 0 3 6
21 DF 25 Canada Dominica Manjrekar James 4 0 1 5
22 GK 31 Denmark Mikkel Andersen 2 0 2 4
23 DF 44 Denmark Nikolas Dyhr 3 0 0 3
24 DF 46 Denmark Japhet Sery Larsen 1 1 0 2
DF 5 Denmark 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
1 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 5 0 3 8
2 FW 9 Guinea Sory Kaba 5 1 1 7
3 MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 5 0 0 5
DF 14 Denmark Alexander Scholz 2 0 3 5
5 FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 1 0 1 2
MF 38 Nigeria Frank Onyeka 1 0 1 2
MF 11 Australia Awer Mabil 0 0 2 2
8 MF 15 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev 1 0 0 1
MF 10 Brazil Evander 1 0 0 1
DF 5 Denmark Daniel Høegh 0 1 0 1
DF 28 Denmark 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
1 FW 9 Guinea Sory Kaba 3 0 2 5
2 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 3 0 1 4
3 DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 2 0 0 2
4 DF 44 Denmark Nikolas Dyhr 1 0 0 1
MF 11 Australia Awer Mabil 0 0 1 1
MF 15 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev 0 0 1 1
FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 1 0 0 1
DF 28 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 1 0 0 1
MF 40 Sweden Jens Cajuste 0 0 1 1
MF 38 Nigeria Frank Onyeka 1 0 0 1
MF 10 Brazil Evander 1 0 0 1
DF 2 Belgium 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
1 GK 1 Denmark 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 FW 38 Nigeria Frank Onyeka 2 0 1 0 4 0 7 0
2 DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 2 0 0 0 4 0 6 0
DF 28 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 2 0 1 0 2 1 5 1
4 MF 40 Sweden Jens Cajuste 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
MF 2 Belgium Dion Cools 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
6 FW 9 Guinea Sory Kaba 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
7 MF 15 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 10 Brazil Evander 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF 14 Denmark Alexander Scholz 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF 43 Denmark Nicolas Madsen 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF 34 Iceland Mikael Anderson 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
13 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF 25 Canada Dominica Manjrekar James 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 26 Denmark Lasse Vibe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW 45 Denmark Gustav Isaksen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 21 0 4 0 21 1 46 1

References

  1. ^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Superliga 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "https://us.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/fc-midtjylland/603/"