F.C. Copenhagen

Copenhagen
Full nameFootball Club København
Nickname(s)Byens Hold (The Team of the City); The Lions
Short nameFCK
Copenhagen
Founded1 July 1992 (1 July 1992)
GroundParken Stadium, Copenhagen
Capacity38,065
OwnerParken Sport & Entertainment A/S
ChairmanHenrik Møgelmose
Head coachJacob Neestrup
LeagueSuperliga
2025–26Superliga, 7th of 12
Websitehttp://www.fck.dk/

Football Club Copenhagen, commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. The club was founded in 1992, and currently play in the Danish Superliga. They have won 15 Danish Superliga titles (tied with KB) and 9 Danish Cups (the most of any team in Denmark).

Honours

National

  • Danish Superliga
    • Winners (15) (shared record): 1992–93, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (7): 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20
  • Danish Cup
    • Winners (9) (shared record): 1994–95, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2013–14
  • Danish League Cup
    • Winners: 1996
    • Runners-up (2): 2005, 2006
  • Danish Super Cup
    • Winners (3): 1995, 2001, 2004
  • Ørestad Cup
    • Winners (2): 2000, 2002
  • The Atlantic Cup
    • Winners (1): 2014
    • Runners-up (2): 2020, 2022

Regional

  • Royal League
    • Winners (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
    • Runner-up: 2006–07[1]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 September 2024[2][3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England England Nathan Trott
2 DF Indonesia Indonesia Kevin Diks
4 DF Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Munashe Garananga
5 DF Brazil Brazil Gabriel Pereira
6 DF Greece Greece Pantelis Hatzidiakos (on loan from Cagliari)
7 MF Sweden Sweden Viktor Claesson (captain)
8 MF Denmark Denmark Magnus Mattsson
9 FW Russia Russia German Onugkha
10 MF Norway Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi
11 FW Sweden Sweden Jordan Larsson
12 MF Denmark Denmark Lukas Lerager
13 DF Mexico Mexico Rodrigo Huescas
14 FW Denmark Denmark Andreas Cornelius
15 DF Peru Peru Marcos López (on loan from Feyenoord)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Brazil Brazil Robert (on loan from Cruzeiro)
17 MF Denmark Denmark Victor Froholdt
19 FW Denmark Denmark Amin Chiakha
20 DF Denmark Denmark Nicolai Boilesen
21 GK Denmark Denmark Theo Sander
22 DF Georgia (country) Georgia Giorgi Gocholeishvili (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
24 DF Norway Norway Birger Meling
27 MF Denmark Denmark Thomas Delaney
30 MF Tunisia Tunisia Elias Achouri
31 GK Iceland Iceland Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
33 MF Denmark Denmark Rasmus Falk
36 MF Denmark Denmark William Clem
38 MF Denmark Denmark Oliver Højer
40 MF Sweden Sweden Roony Bardghji

Youth players in use

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
58 DF Denmark Denmark Hjalte Bidstrup

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Slovakia Slovakia Denis Vavro (on loan at VfL Wolfsburg until 30 June 2025)
17 MF Nigeria Nigeria Paul Mukairu (on loan at Boluspor until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW France France Mamoudou Karamoko (on loan at Újpest FC until 30 June 2025)
46 MF Denmark Denmark Noah Sahsah (on loan at Rosenborg BK until 31 December 2024)

Captains

Years Captain
1992–1993 Denmark Pierre Larsen (DF)
1993–1994 Denmark Palle Petersen (GK)
1994–1995 Denmark Allan Nielsen (MF)
1995–1997 Denmark Iørn Uldbjerg (MF)
1997–1998 Denmark Henrik Larsen (MF)
1998–1999 Denmark Peter Nielsen (MF)
1999–2001 Denmark Michael Mio Nielsen (MF)
2001–2002 Denmark Christian Lønstrup (MF)
2002–2003 Denmark Peter Nielsen (MF)
2004–2005 Denmark Bo Svensson (DF)
2005–2007 Sweden Tobias Linderoth (MF)
2007–2008 Denmark Michael Gravgaard (DF)
2008–2009 Denmark Ulrik Laursen (DF)
2009–2010 Denmark Hjalte Nørregaard (MF)
2010–2011 Denmark William Kvist (MF)
2011–2012 Denmark Mathias Jørgensen (DF)
2012–2014 Denmark Lars Jacobsen (DF)
2014–2016 Denmark Thomas Delaney (MF)
2016–2017 Denmark Mathias Jørgensen (DF)
2017–2018 Denmark William Kvist (MF)
2018–2023 Greece Zeca (MF)
2023– Sweden Viktor Claesson (MF)

FC Copenhagen All Stars

In 2014, 32,000 fans participated in a vote to select their 11 all-time favourite Copenhagen players.[4]

NamePosNatYearsGamesGoalsLeague
games		League
goals
Johan WilandGKSweden2009–201519201410
Zdeněk PospěchRBCzech Republic2008–20111511610814
Brede HangelandCBNorway2006–20081076633
Michael GravgaardCBDenmark2005–200812910797
Oscar WendtLBSweden2006–201120461386
Tobias LinderothCMSweden2004–20071276824
Christian PoulsenCMDenmark2000–2002
2014–2015		77126112
Atiba HutchinsonCMCanada2006–20102152913922
Sibusiso ZumaRWSouth Africa2000–20051885314541
Dame N'DoyeCFSenegal2009–2012
2018–2020		21711815190
Jesper GrønkjærLWDenmark2006–20111672611416

Staff

Current technical staff

Name Role
Denmark Jacob Neestrup Head coach
Denmark Stefan Madsen Assistant coach
Denmark Hjalte Nørregaard Assistant coach
Denmark Nickolai Lund Assistant coach
Denmark Kim Christensen Goalkeeper coach
Denmark Sune Smith-Nielsen Sport Director
Australia Andrew Clark Head of High Performance and Sports Science
Denmark Lars Højer Chief scout

Coaching history

As of 13 April 2024. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.[5]

Name Nationality From To Record Honours
PWDLFA%W
Benny Johansen  Denmark 1 July 1992 30 June 1994 8745162615612151.72 1 Superliga Championship
Keld Kristensen  Denmark 1 July 1994 6 September 1994[6] 8125121812.50
Benny Johansen  Denmark 6 September 1994 30 June 1995 3315810575045.45 1 Danish Cup
Michael Schäfer  Denmark 1 July 1995 30 June 1996 37141013525937.84
Kim Brink  Denmark 1 July 1996 30 June 1997 43171412535239.53 1 Danish Cup
Kent Karlsson  Sweden 1 July 1997 23 September 1998[7] 553012131117354.54
Kim Brink*  Denmark 23 September 1998 31 December 1998 13661291646.15
Christian Andersen  Denmark 1 January 1999 16 March 1999[8] 1001230.00
Kim Brink†  Denmark 16 March 1999 30 June 2000 53181421716333.96
Roy Hodgson  England 1 July 2000 30 June 2001 3518125603051.43 1 Superliga Championship
Kent Karlsson  Sweden 1 July 2001 30 August 2001[9] 10523161350.00
Niels-Christian Holmstrøm*  Denmark 30 August 2001 17 September 2001 2011130.00
Hans Backe  Sweden 17 September 2001[10] 31 December 2005 199110563333617955.28 2 Superliga Championships, 1 Danish Cup, 1 Royal League title
Ståle Solbakken  Norway 1 January 2006 31 May 2011[11] 270160545648423859.26 5 Superliga Championships, 1 Danish Cup, 2 Royal League titles
Roland Nilsson  Sweden 1 June 2011[11] 8 January 2012[12] 311858483158.06
Carsten V. Jensen  Denmark 9 January 2012[12] 25 May 2012[13] 18963291450.00 1 Danish Cup
Ariël Jacobs  Belgium 22 June 2012[14] 21 August 2013[15] 51241611825247.06 1 Superliga Championship
Ståle Solbakken  Norway 21 August 2013[15] 10 October 2020[16] 357203777763336356.86 3 Superliga Championships, 3 Danish Cups
Hjalte Nørregaard*  Denmark 10 October 2020[16] 2 November 2020[17] 32016466.67
Jess Thorup  Denmark 2 November 2020[17] 20 September 2022 14842252057.14 1 Superliga Championship
Jacob Neestrup  Denmark 20 September 2022 764116191489253.95
Key
* Served as caretaker manager.
† Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ "Facts". F.C. Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Byens hold | F.C. Københavns spillertrup". fck.dk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "DBU's Officielle Statistikere". Danskfodbold.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Koebenhavn all stars". F.C. Copenhagen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Lindemann, Klaus V. & Mohr, Henrik. "Nipserstat" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Benny Johansen tilbage i FCK - Keld Kristensen fyret" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  7. ↑ "Kent Karlsson stopper som træner i FCK" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  8. ↑ "Christian Andersen stopper som træner i FC København" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  9. ↑ "Bevæget farvel til FCK-træner" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  10. ↑ "Hans Backe ny FCK-træner" (in Danish). /ritzau/.
  11. 1 2 "Roland Nilsson tiltræder den 1. juni" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  12. 1 2 "Carsten V. Jensen overtager cheftrænerstilling" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  13. ↑ "Officielt: CV fjernes fra trænersædet" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2012-05-25. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  14. ↑ "Belgisk mestertræner til F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  15. 1 2 "F.C. København skifter træner" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  16. 1 2 "Ståle Solbakken fratræder i F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  17. 1 2 "F.C. Copenhagen appoint Jess Thorup as new head coach" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-03-05.

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