2025–26 FC Midtjylland season

FC Midtjylland
2025–26 season
OwnerAnders Holch Povlsen
ChairmanCliff Crown
ManagerThomas Thomasberg
(until 31 August)
Mike Tullberg
(from 2 September)
StadiumMCH Arena
Superliga2nd
Danish CupFINAL
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Franculino Djú (16)
All: Franculino Djú (21)
Highest home attendance11,619 (3 November 2025 vs. AGF)
Lowest home attendance8,331 (24 September 2025 vs. Sturm Graz)
Average home league attendance9,836
Biggest win6–0 (30 November 2025 vs. Nordsjælland)
Biggest defeat0–1 (14 September 2025 vs. Nordsjælland)
1–2 (23 November 2025 vs. Sønderjyske)
1–2 (14 December 2025 vs. Nordsjælland)
All statistics correct as of 1 March 2026.

The 2025–26 season is FC Midtjylland's 27th season in existence, and its 25th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of Midtjylland's second-place finish in the 2024–25 Danish Superliga title, the club will participate in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, and will also vie for the 2025–26 Danish Cup.

Squad

As of 8 January 2026 [1]
No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Jonas Lössl GK 2021 1 February 1989 Everton
16 Elías Rafn Ólafsson GK 2020 11 March 2000 Breiðablik
Defenders
3 Lee Han-beom DF 2023 17 June 2002 FC Seoul
4 Ousmane Diao DF 2024 8 June 2004 C.D. Mafra
6 Martin Erlić DF 2025 24 January 1998 Bologna
13 Adam Gabriel DF 2023 28 May 2001 Sparta Prague
22 Mads Bech Sørensen (captain) DF 2023 7 January 1999 Brentford
29 Paulinho DF 2019 3 January 1995 Bahia
43 Kevin Mbabu DF 2024 19 April 1995 Fulham
55 Victor Bak DF 2020 3 October 2003 Homegrown
Midfielders
8 Philip Billing MF 2025 11 June 1996 Bournemouth
11 Darío Osorio MF 2023 24 January 2004 Club Universidad de Chile
19 Pedro Bravo MF 2024 26 November 2004 América de Cali
20 Valdemar Byskov MF 2021 25 January 2005 Homegrown
21 Denil Castillo MF 2024 24 March 2004 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
58 Aral Şimşir MF 2021 19 June 2002 Homegrown
80 Dani Silva MF 2025 11 April 2000 Hellas Verona
Forwards
7 Franculino Djú FW 2023 28 June 2004 Benfica U23
10 Cho Gue-sung FW 2023 25 January 1998 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
14 Edward Chilufya FW 2022 17 September 1999 Djurgårdens IF
17 Mikael Uhre FW 2026 30 September 1994 Philadelphia Union
41 Mikel Gogorza FW 2024 27 September 2006 Homegrown
74 Júnior Brumado FW 2019 15 May 1999 Bahia
90 Friday Etim FW 2025 21 May 2002 Mafra

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
— DF  ENG Ovie Ejeheri (at Fredericia until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  NOR Ola Brynhildsen (at Toronto FC until 31 December 2025)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 FW Friday Etim Mafra Undisclosed [2]
4 August 2025 DF Martin Erlić Bologna €5.00M [3]
26 August 2025 MF Philip Billing Bournemouth €5.00M [4]
8 January 2026 FW Mikael Uhre Philadelphia Union Free Transfer [5]

Out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
10 June 2025 FW Marrony Remo Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2025 FW Jan Kuchta Sparta Prague €2.0M [7]
1 July 2025 DF Christian Sørensen Vejle €290K [8]
8 July 2025 DF Joel Andersson Ludogorets Razgrad Undisclosed [9]
17 July 2025 FW Obule Moses AB Argir Free Transfer
13 August 2025 MF Oliver Sørensen Parma €8.00m [10]
26 August 2025 FW Adam Buksa Udinese €5.00m [11]

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
1 July 2025 GK Ovie Ejeheri Fredericia 30 June 2026 [12]
1 September 2025 MF Sofus Johannesen 30 June 2026 [13]

Released

Date Pos. Nat. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.

New contracts

Date Pos. Nat. Name Contract until Ref.
1 July 2025 MF Edward Chilufya 30 June 2028 [14]
9 July 2025 DF Adam Gabriel 30 June 2029 [15]

Non-competitive

Pre-season friendlies

27 June 2025 Midtjylland 2–0 Silkeborg Ikast
12:00 CEST Djú 33' 39' (Lössl) Report Stadium: Træningsbanen at Dream99
2 July 2025 Midtjylland 2–3 Randers Ikast
12:00 CEST Djú 33' (Şimşir)
Bjerge 100' (Overgaard)		 Report Albæk 51'
Themsen 74'
Lux 115'		 Stadium: Træningsbanen at Dream99
10 July 2025 Dynamo Kyiv 1–3 Midtjylland Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
16:00 CEST Pikhalyonok 21' Franculino 33'
Gogorza 50'
Etim 56' (Chilufya)		 Stadium: Thermenstadion
13 July 2025 Slovan Bratislava 1–4 Midtjylland Bratislava, Slovakia
14:00 CEST
Stadium: Tehelné pole

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Superliga 20 July 2025 Matchday 1 22 13 7 2 58 23 +35 059.09
Danish Cup 17 September 2025 Third round 7 5 1 1 15 4 +11 071.43
Europa League 24 July 2025 Second Qualifying Round 15 12 2 1 33 11 +22 080.00
Total 44 30 10 4 106 38 +68 068.18

Last updated: 12 March 2026
Source: Soccerway

[16]

Danish Superliga

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Superliga

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AGF 22 15 5 2 46 23 +23 50 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Midtjylland 22 13 7 2 58 23 +35 46
3 Sønderjyske 22 10 6 6 34 28 +6 36
4 Brøndby 22 10 4 8 31 22 +9 34
5 Viborg 22 10 3 9 37 35 +2 33
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.

Superliga 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
22 13 7 2 58 23  +35 46 7 4 0 34 14  +20 6 3 2 24 9  +15

Last updated: 12 March 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round - Regular season

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultDWDDWWWLWWDWWDWLWDWWWD
Position4345322322222212222222
Points145691215151821222528293232353639424546
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2025. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

20 July 2025 1 Midtjylland 3–3 OB Herning
18:00 CEST Djú 45+2' (Lee Han-beom) 85' (Chilufya)
Buksa 45+5'
Mbabu  48'
Lee Han-beom  80'		 Report Ganaus 3'
Grot 30'
Owusu  36'
Arp 62' (pen)  82'
Grubbe  90+10'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Morten Krogh
28 July 2025 2 Midtjylland 6–2 Sønderjyske Herning
19:00 CEST Djú 17' (Şimşir) 35' (Gabriel) 75' (pen)
Gabriel 27' (Şimşir)
Byskov 65' (Djú)
Bech 79' (Byskov)		 Report Lyng 9' (Agger)
Sommer  77'
Jensen 85' (pen)		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,861
Referee: Aydin Uslu
3 August 2025 3 AGF 0–0 Midtjylland Aarhus
19:00 CEST Links  55'
Mortensen '66		 Report Edward Chilufya  28'
Osorio  83'
Byskov  90+2'		 Stadium: Ceres Park Vejlby
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Sandi Putros
10 August 2025 4 Midtjylland 3–3 Fredericia Herning
14:00 CEST Şimşir 5' (Silva)
Castillo  20'
Djú 42' (Brumado)
Castillo 64' (Djú)
Silva  90'		 Report Winther 19' (Marcussen)
Buch 72' (Simonsen)
Dahl 85' (Simonsen)		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,307
Referee: Lasse Læbel Graagaard
17 August 2025 5 Vejle 0–2 Midtjylland Vejle
19:00 CEST Velkov  33'  89' Report Gogorza  43'
Djú  45+3' 76' (Osorio)
Bravo  90+3'
Osorio 90+7' (Şimşir)		 Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Attendance: 9,779
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
24 August 2025 6 Midtjylland 4–2 Silkeborg Herning
TBD CEST Djú 35' (Şimşir)
Şimşir 51' (Osorio)
Osorio 64' (Júnior Brumado)
Gogorza  69' 81' (Castillo)
Júnior Brumado  72'		 Report Ólafsson 32' (o.g.)
Freundlich  65'
McCowatt 70'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
31 August 2025 7 Brøndby 1–3 Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
20:00 CEST Villadsen  29'
Fukuda 88'		 Report Bak  2'
Mbabu  24'
Şimşir 60' (Castillo)
Castillo  90+3' 90+7' (Dani Silva)
Osorio 90+5' (Djú)		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 18,552
Referee: Morten Krogh
14 September 2025 8 Nordsjælland 1–0 Midtjylland Farum
16:00 CEST Amoako 8'
Janssen  82'
Yirenkyi  90+1'		 Report Bravo  72'  86'
Júnior Brumado  90+3'		 Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Jacob Karlsen
20 September 2025 9 Midtjylland 2–0 Viborg Herning
18:00 CEST Diao  6'
Erlić  13'
Billing 79'Júnior Brumado  84'
Bech  90+4'
Cho Gue-sung 90+6'		 Report Anyembe  17'
Kuzmić  69'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 11,440
Referee: Sandi Putros
29 September 2025 10 Midtjylland 2–1 Randers Herning
12:00 CEST Tullberg  28'
Franculino  32'
Cho Gue-sung 52' (Bech)  58'
Dyhr 63' (o.g.)		 Report Olsen  43' 46' (Dyhr)
Odey  82'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 7,964
Referee: Mikkel Redder
5 October 2025 11 Copenhagen 1–1 Midtjylland Copenhagen
18:00 CEST Lerager  78'
Garananga 80' (Larsson)  90+8'		 Report Franculino 18' (Billing)  53'
Júnior Brumado  84'		 Stadium: Parken
Attendance: 30,661
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
19 October 2025 12 Midtjylland 5–1 Vejle Herning
18:00 CEST Byskov 13' (Osorio) 31' (Osorio)
Franculino 22' (Şimşir) 55' (Şimşir)
Paulinho 28' (Şimşir)
 Report Hujber  66'
Duelund 73' (Lauritsen)
Lauritsen  75'
Vestergård  75'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,948
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
26 October 2025 13 Fredericia 0–4 Midtjylland Fredericia
14:00 CEST Simonsen  25'
Crone  62'		 Report Franculino 20' (Castillo)
Cho Gue-Sung 34' (Castillo)
Gogorza 50'
Júnior Brumado 53' (Diao)		 Stadium: Monjasa Stadium
Attendance: Svend Funder
Referee: 3,323
3 November 2025 14 Midtjylland 1–1 AGF Herning
19:00 CEST Billing  2'
Franculino  27' 81'
Erlić  47'
Tullberg  48'
Castillo  50'
 Report Bech 35' (Yakob)  90+1'
Mortensen  58'
Carstensen  66'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Morten Krogh
9 November 2025 15 Randers 0–2 Midtjylland Randers
16:00 CEST Olsen  18'
Hansen  42'		 Report Billing  36'
Franculino 49' (Şimşir)
Castillo 52' (Şimşir)
Bech  67'		 Stadium: Cepheus Park
Attendance: 4,918
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg
23 November 2025 16 Sønderjyske 2–1 Midtjylland Haderslev
18:00 CEST Ingason 16' (Lyng)  80'
Hyseni  86'
Hoppe  90+9'
Qamili 90+10' (pen)		 Report Şimşir 14' (Mbabu)
Mbabu  35'
Bravo  58'
Billing  76'  86'
Tullberg  88'
Erlić  90+9'		 Stadium: Sydbank Park
Attendance: 5,355
Referee: Mikkel Redder
30 November 2025 17 Midtjylland 6–0 Nordsjælland Herning
16:00 CEST Diao 3' (Byskov)
Osorio 7'
Şimşir 15' (Osorio)
Franculino 44' 47' (Şimşir)
Byskov 65' (Bech)		 Report Janssen  49'
Salquist  87'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,870
Referee: Lasse Graagaard
7 December 2025 18 Viborg 3–3 Midtjylland Viborg
14:00 CEST Brahimi 18' (Beck)
Søndergaard  24'
Freriks 37'
Kuzmić  45'
Hoedemakers 90+2' (Beck)		 Report Bech  35' 87' (Şimşir)
Billing  54'
Byskov 58'  81'
Erlić 69' (Billing)
Lee Han-beom  90+4'		 Stadium: Energi Viborg Arena
Attendance: 7,699
Referee: Mikkel Tykgaard
8 February 2026 19 Midtjylland 2–1 Copenhagen Herning
16:00 CEST Şimşir 83'
Bak 85'		 Report Gabriel Pereira  29'
Elyounoussi  76' 90+7' (Claesson)		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 11,268
Referee: Morten Krogh
15 February 2026 20 OB 1–4 Midtjylland Odense
TBD CEST Grot 63' (Niemiec)
Bojang  73'
Falk  85'		 Report Billing 3'
Júnior Brumado 8' (pen) 20' (Osorio) 39'
Cho Gue-sung  76'
Erlić  81'
Byskov  87'		 Stadium: Nature Energy Park
Attendance: 6,987
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
22 February 2026 21 Silkeborg 0–4 Midtjylland Silkeborg
TBD CEST McCowatt  33'
Poulsen  45+2'
Ganchas  90+7'		 Report Şimşir 29' (Bak) 66' (Bak)
Mbabu  47'
Castillo 48' (Şimşir)
Júnior Brumado 73' (Şimşir)		 Stadium: JYSK Park
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Sandi Putros
1 March 2026 22 Midtjylland 0–0 Brøndby Herning
TBD CEST Júnior Brumado  47'
Osorio  81'
Tullberg  87'		 Report Frøkjær-Jensen  51'
Vallys  64'
Dennis  76'
Divković  81'
Vanlerberghe  81'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: Jakob A. Sundberg
Referee: 11,572

Danish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Danish Cup
17 September 2025 Third round AaB 0–3 Midtjylland Aalborg
18:00 CEST Kallesøe  45+3'
John  46'		 Report Billing  45+3'
Júnior Brumado 50'
Byskov 63'
Cho Gue-sung 79' (Chilufya)		 Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Aydin Uslu
30 October 2025 Fourth Round Midtjylland 4–0 Silkeborg Herning
20:45 CEST Castillo 70' (Gogorza)
Bak 72'
Franculino 77' (Castillo)
Freundlich 84' (o.g.)		 Report Westh  57' Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Quarter-finals

4 December 2025 First leg Midtjylland 5–1 Nordsjaelland Herning
19:00 CEST Júnior Brumado 34' (Lee Han-beom) 37' 52' (pen)
Cho Gue-sung 41' (Paulinho)  49'
Lee Han-beom  72'
Gogorza 81'
Mbabu  90'		 Report Janssen  24'
Ankersen 80' (Heyde)
Walker  89'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Sandi Putros
14 December 2025 Second leg Nordsjaelland 2–1
(3–6 agg.)		 Midtjylland Farum
18:00 CEST Amoako 5' (Røjkjær)  40'
Nene 90+2'		 Report Castillo  40'
Júnior Brumado 46' (Mbabu)  55'
Cho Gue-sung  65'		 Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Referee: Jens Maae

Semi-finals

12 February 2026 First leg AGF 0–1 Midtjylland Risskov
19:00 CEST Report Lee Han-beom 62' (Şimşir)
Cho Gue-sung  70'
Osorio  70'
Diao  84'
Júnior Brumado  90+5'		 Stadium: Ceres Park Vejlby
Attendance: 7,804
Referee: Jacob Karlsen
8 March 2026 Second leg Midtjylland v AGF Herning
18:00 CEST Stadium: MCH Arena

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

24 July 2025 First leg Midtjylland 1–1 Hibernian Herning
19:30 CEST Şimşir 72'
Bech  90+1'		 Report McGrath 7'
Smith  68'
Iredale  70'
Manneh  86'
Obita  86'
O'Hora  90+1'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,863
Referee: Robert Schröder
31 July 2025 Second leg Hibernian 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)		 Midtjylland Edinburgh, Scotland
21:00 CEST Cadden  25'
Boyle  80'
Bushiri 105+2' (Youan)
McGrath  106'
Campbell  113'		 Report Bravo  2'
Osorio 94' (Castillo)
Bech  105+1'
Brumado 119' (Mbabu)  120'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,536
Referee: Gustavo Correia

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg Fredrikstad 1–3 Midtjylland Fredrikstad, Norway
TBD CEST Bjartalíð 77' (Øhlenschlæger) Report Djú 14'
Gogorza 32' (Osorio)
Castillo 79' (Byskov)
Lee Han-beom  82'		 Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 8,779
Referee: Igor Pajač
14 August 2025 Second leg Midtjylland 2–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Fredrikstad Herning
18:00 CEST Bech 9'
Paulinho 17' (Gogorza)
Gabriel  85'		 Report Molde  89' Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,464
Referee: Julian Weinberger

Play-off round

21 August 2025 First leg Midtjylland 4–0 KuPS Herning
TBD CEST Buksa 15' (Osorio)
Osorio 19' (Şimşir)
Erlić  71'
Brumado 80' ( Bech) 90+1' (Mbabu)		 Report Cissé  40'
Pennanen  76'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 7,408
Referee: Srđan Jovanović
28 August 2025 Second leg KuPS 0–2
(0–6 agg.)		 Midtjylland Kuopio, Finland
18:00 CEST Lötjönen  38' Report Júnior Brumado 51' (pen)
Şimşir 54' (Chilufya)		 Stadium: Väre Areena
Attendance: 1,734
Referee: Simone Sozza

League Phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league phase
League phase table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lyon 8 7 0 1 18 5 +13 21 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Aston Villa 8 7 0 1 14 6 +8 21
3 Midtjylland 8 6 1 1 18 8 +10 19
4 Real Betis 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a]
5 Porto 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a]
Source: UEFA[17]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.
Results by round
  • Matchday listings solely for opponent identification - match dates/times to be determined
Round12345678
GroundHAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWLWDW
Position32112243
Points3691212151619
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2025. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
24 September 2025 Matchday 1 Midtjylland 2–0 Sturm Graz Herning
18:45 CEST Júnior Brumado  4'
Christensen 7' (o.g.)
Djú  24'
Billing  45'
Diao 89' (Şimşir)		 Report Malone  45+3'
Aiwu  71'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,331
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
2 October 2025 Matchday 2 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Midtjylland West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England
18:45 CEST Morato  1'
Ndoye 22' (Gibbs-White)
Igor Jesus  73'
Gibbs-White  76'
Wood 90+3' (pen)		 Report Diao 18' (Bech)
Bech 24' (Erlić)
Mbabu  55'
Tullberg  60'
Byskov 88' (Osorio)
Diao  90+4'		 Stadium: City Ground
Referee: Willy Delajod
23 October 2025 Matchday 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 Midtjylland Bačka Topola, Serbia
21:00 CEST Report Castillo  41'
Franculino 44' (Bak) 84' (Şimşir)
Billing  68' 71' (Erlić)
Gogorza  75'
Lee Han-beom  90+2'		 Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 687
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Note: Due to the Gaza war, Israeli teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. Therefore, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play their home matches at TSC Arena, Bačka Topola, Serbia, instead of their regular stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.
6 November 2025 Matchday 4 Midtjylland 3–1 Celtic Herning
21:00 CET Erlić 34' (Gogorza)
Gogorza 35'
Franculino 41'		 Report Scales  13'
Hatate 81' (pen)
Bernardo  90'
Maeda  90+5'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 10,387
Referee: Nenad Minaković
27 November 2025 Matchday 5 Roma 2–1 Midtjylland Rome, Italy
18:45 CET El Aynaoui 7' (Çelik)
Cristante  52'
El Shaarawy 83' (Bailey)
Mancini  89'		 Report Osorio  77'
Erlić  80'
Bech  85'
Paulinho 86' (Şimşir)		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,653
Referee: Nikola Dabanović
11 December 2025 Matchday 6 Midtjylland 1–0 KRC Genk Herning
18:45 CET Cho Gue-sung 17' (Osorio)  47'
Júnior Brumado  41'		 Report Medina  27'
Fink  90+1'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Vasilios Fotias
22 January 2026 Matchday 7 Brann 3–3 Midtjylland Bergen, Norway
18:45 CET Holm 19' (De Roeve)
Kornvig 68' (pen)
Soltvedt 90+10' (pen)		 Report Erlić 4' (Billing) 70' (Lee Han-beom)
Júnior Brumado 31'
Billing  49'
Osorio  65'		 Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 15,385
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
29 January 2025 Matchday 8 Midtjylland 2–0 Dinamo Zagreb Herning
21:00 CET Erlić  37'
Şimşir 49' (Osorio)
Osorio  59'
Bak 74' (Byskov)		 Report Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 8,297
Referee: Elchin Masiyev

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 27 February 2026.

12 March 2026 Round of 16
1st Leg		 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Midtjylland West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England
21:00 CET Morato  33' Report Cho Gue-sung 80' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,502
Referee: Rade Obrenović
19 March 2026 Round of 16
2nd Leg		 Midtjylland v Nottingham Forest Herning
18:45 Report Stadium: MCH Arena

Statistics

As of 1 March 2025

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Superliga Danish Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  DEN Jonas Lössl 9 0 4 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF  KOR Lee Han-beom 33 0 16+2 0 4 0 7+4 0
4 DF  SEN Ousmane Diao 23 3 11+2 1 2 0 6+2 2
6 DF  CRO Martin Erlić 21 4 9+1 1 2 0 9 3
7 FW  GNB Franculino Djú 30 21 17 16 1+1 1 9+2 4
8 DF  DEN Philip Billing 25 3 14 2 3+1 0 7 1
10 FW  KOR Cho Gue-sung 27 6 8+8 3 3+1 2 7 1
11 MF  CHI Darío Osorio 33 6 16+2 4 2+1 0 8+4 2
13 DF  CZE Adam Gabriel 13 1 3+4 1 1 0 3+2 0
14 MF  ZAM Edward Chilufya 14 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 1+6 0
16 GK  ISL Elías Rafn Ólafsson 31 0 17 0 1 0 12+1 0
17 FW  DEN Mikael Uhre 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF  COL Pedro Bravo 35 0 11+7 0 2+2 0 8+5 0
20 MF  DEN Valdemar Byskov 37 7 3+16 5 3+1 1 6+8 1
21 MF  ECU Denil Castillo 34 6 15+2 4 2+1 1 9+5 1
22 MF  DEN Mads Bech Sørensen 37 4 18+1 2 4 0 14 2
24 MF  DEN Oliver Sørensen 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
29 DF  BRA Paulinho 18 3 2+6 1 4 0 5+1 2
33 MF  GNB Alamara Djabi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
38 FW  DEN Julius Emefile 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+0 0
41 FW  DEN Mikel Gogorza 26 5 5+9 2 1+2 1 4+5 2
43 DF  SUI Kevin Mbabu 30 0 10+7 0 1+1 0 7+4 0
55 DF  DEN Victor Bak 33 3 18+2 0 0+4 1 7+2 2
58 MF  TUR Aral Şimşir 35 10 16+3 7 2 0 9+5 3
74 FW  BRA Júnior Brumado 32 15 7+10 5 3+1 5 7+4 5
80 MF  POR Dani Silva 17 0 4+6 0 0+3 0 1+3 0
90 FW  NGA Friday Etim 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+3 0
Players who left Midtjylland during the season:
9 FW  POL Adam Buksa 6 2 2+1 1 0 0 3 1

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
1 FW 7 Franculino Djú 16 1 4 21
2 FW 74 Júnior Brumado 5 5 5 15
4 MF 58 Aral Şimşir 7 0 3 10
5 MF 20 Valdemar Byskov 5 1 1 7
5 MF 11 Darío Osorio 4 0 2 6
FW 10 Cho Gue-sung 3 2 1 6
MF 21 Denil Castillo 4 1 1 6
8 FW 41 Mikel Gogorza 2 1 2 3
9 DF 22 Mads Bech 2 0 2 4
DF 6 Martin Erlić 1 0 3 4
11 DF 29 Paulinho 1 0 2 3
DF 4 Ousmane Diao 1 0 2 3
MF 8 Philip Billing 2 0 1 3
14 DF 55 Victor Bak 0 1 1 2
15 DF 13 Adam Gabriel 1 0 0 1
Opponent Own goal(s) 1 1 1 3
Players who left Midtjylland during the season:
FW 9 Adam Buksa 1 0 1 2
Total 56 13 29 98

Assists

Place Position Nation Number Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
1 MF 58 Aral Şimşir 13 0 4 18
2 MF 11 Darío Osorio 6 0 5 11
3 MF 21 Denil Castillo 4 1 1 6
4 DF 22 Mads Bech 2 0 2 4
MF 20 Valdemar Byskov 2 0 3 4
6 FW 7 Franculino Djú 3 0 0 3
FW 14 Edward Chilufya 1 1 1 3
FW 41 Mikel Gogorza 0 1 2 3
DF 43 Kevin Mbabu 1 0 2 3
DF 3 Lee Han-beom 1 1 1 3
MF 8 Philip Billing 2 0 1 3
DF 55 Victor Bak 2 0 1 3
13 FW 74 Júnior Brumado 2 0 0 2
MF 80 Dani Silva 2 0 0 2
DF 6 Martin Erlić 0 0 2 2
16 DF 13 Adam Gabriel 1 0 0 1
DF 4 Ousmane Diao 1 0 0 1
DF 29 Paulinho 0 1 0 1
Players away on loan:
Players who left Midtjylland during the season:
Total 43 5 24 72

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
1 GK 16 Elías Rafn Ólafsson 6 0 6 12
2 GK 1 Jonas Lössl 1 2 0 3
Total 7 2 6 15

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref
Franculino Djú Sønderjyske 6–2 28 July 2025 Danish Superliga [18]
Júnior Brumado Nordsjælland 5–1 4 December 2025 Danish Cup [19]
Júnior Brumado OB 4–1 15 February 2026 Danish Superliga [20]

Disciplinary record

Number Position Nation Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
       
3 DF Lee Han-beom 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
4 DF Ousmane Diao 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 DF Martin Erlić 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 1
7 FW Franculino Djú 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
8 MF Philip Billing 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 1 0
10 FW Cho Gue-sung 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
11 MF Darío Osorio 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0
13 DF Adam Gabriel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Edward Chilufya 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 MF Pedro Bravo 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
20 MF Valdemar Byskov 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 MF Denil Castillo 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
22 DF Mads Bech Sørensen 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0
41 FW Mikel Gogorza 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
43 DF Kevin Mbabu 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
55 DF Victor Bak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 FW Júnior Brumado 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 0
80 MF Dani Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 43 2 2 7 0 0 25 0 0 75 2 2

Home attendance

As of 1 March 2025
Competition Total Games Average
Superliga 98,361 10 9,836
Pokalen 6,970 1 6,970
Europa League 61,570 7 8,796
Total 166,901 18 9,272

References

  1. ^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "FC Midtjylland køber Friday Etim".
  3. ^ "FC Midtjylland køber Martin Erlić".
  4. ^ "FC Midtjylland henter Philip Billing".
  5. ^ "Mikael Uhre skifter til FC Midtjylland".
  6. ^ "Marrony solgt til brasilianske Remo".
  7. ^ "Jan Kuchta solgt til Sparta Prag".
  8. ^ "Christian Sørensen solgt til Vejle Boldklub".
  9. ^ "Joel Andersson solgt til Ludogorets".
  10. ^ "Oliver Sørensen skifter til italienske Parma: Han har altid været en nøglefigur".
  11. ^ "Adam Buksa solgt til Udinese Calcio".
  12. ^ "Ovie Ejeheri udlejes til FC Fredericia".
  13. ^ Kristensen, Jørn Just (1 September 2025). "Superliga-erfaring: FCM udlejer stortalent til Fredericia" [Superliga experience: FCM loans top talent to Fredericia]. Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Edward Chilufya forlænger med FC Midtjylland".
  15. ^ "Adam Gabriel 2029 – den tjekkiske back forlænger".
  16. ^ "Kampprogram". FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  17. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Tredje hattrickbold til Franculino: Vil gøre det endnu bedre".
  19. ^ "Brumado med hattrick: Ubeskrivelig følelse".
  20. ^ "Fire mål i 1. halvleg grundlagde søndagssejr".
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