The 2023–24 Brøndby IF season is

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

's 43rd consecutive season in top-division of the Danish football league, the 34th consecutive in

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, and the 58th as a

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. Besides the Superliga, the club also competes in the

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. It is the second season with head coach Jesper Sørensen, after he replaced

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during the 2022–23 season.

Background and pre-season

The 2023–24 season is Brøndby's 43rd consecutive season in the top-division of the Danish football league. In the previous season, Brøndby had finished fifth, out of position to qualify for European football. Jesper Sørensen serves as manager for a second season, having been appointed in early-2023 after former head coach

had been dismissed.

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was the team's captain for a second season, after

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's departure in January 2023. There were significant changes to the playing squad ahead of the season, and key players the previous years left the club for undisclosed fees, including Mads Hermansen to

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, Simon Hedlund to

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, and Blas Riveros to Talleres. The club made a high-profile signing early in the window in Jacob Rasmussen from

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, as well as

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from

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later on. Adding to this, they signed young prospects Justin Che,

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and Emmanuel Yeboah. The team prepared for the new season with a number of friendly matches, including matchups against

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Season summary

Brøndby had a strong start to the Danish Superliga season, securing a 2–1 away win against

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for the season's first

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on 24 September, coming off the win streak. They could, however, not continue the win streak, despite dominating in the first half. Two late goals from Roony Bardghji sealed Copenhagen's 3–2 win. Just three days later, Brøndby made a strong comeback in the

, securing a 3–0 victory against HIK. They maintained their excellent form in the subsequent two games, with wins over

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and Viborg, which catapulted them to the top of the league table. Brøndby concluded the fall season with a positive streak, remaining undefeated in eight games. Despite this, they drew half of these matches. As a result, by December 2023, they held the second position in the league table, trailing only behind

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. Additionally, their journey in the Danish Cup came to an end in December, bowing out in the quarter-finals with a 3–2 aggregate loss to AGF, despite securing a 2–1 home win in the second leg.

Background and pre-season

Season summary

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

New contracts

Non-competitive

Pre-season friendlies

Competitions

Danish Superliga

Regular season

Superliga results summary

Results by round – Regular season

Championship round

Results by round - Championship round

Regular season

Championship Round

Danish Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Assists

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Home attendance

References