football club
Randers FC ( danish pronunciation : [ ˈʁɑnɐs ] ) is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the circus tent flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team. Following the initiation of Randers FC, the clubhouse has won the danish Cup twice. Randers plays its matches at the 10,300-capacity Cepheus Park Randers.
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history [edit ]
The club was formed on 1 January 2003, as a collaboration between six local Randers-clubs ; Dronningborg Boldklub ( establish 1928 ), Hornbæk Sportsforening ( establish 1945 ), Kristrup Boldklub ( establish 1908 ), Randers Freja ( establish 1898 ), Randers KFUM ( establish 1920 ) and Vorup Frederiksberg Boldklub ( establish 1930 ), continuing Randers Freja ‘s ( at the meter ) 1st division-team. [ 1 ]
First years and Cup success [edit ]
In the inaugural season as a newly created club, Randers ended in one-fourth place in the Viasat Sport Division with 51 points. The captain of the Denmark national team which won UEFA Euro 1992, Lars Olsen, was coach of the team. The follow year, the team ended in second stead with 66 points and was promoted to the area ‘s best league, the SAS Liga. With alone 24 points in 2004–05 season in the SAS Liga, Randers finished in final identify. In the 2005–06 season, however, Randers redeemed itself, securing forwarding back to the SAS League with 61 points while besides winning the danish Cup with a 1–0 victory over Esbjerg in the final at Parken Stadium on 11 May 2006. Randers was the inaugural team since 1974 who managed to win the danish Cup although play in the second-highest league in Denmark. In mid- 2005, the club brought in early Denmark home team midfielder Stig Tøfting on a free transfer, after AGF, his childhood-club, refused to let him play ( even for free ) due to his fierce background with several sentences. [ 2 ] Tøfting was appointed Assistant Coach in November 2006. [ 3 ] In the 2006–07 season, Randers finished in eighth put with 38 points, equally well as engagement in the UEFA Cup the season before, where the club met ÍA of Iceland, FBK Kaunas of Lithuania and major club Fenerbahçe from Turkey. Before the starting signal of the 2007–08 season, Randers signed former England national team player Colin Todd as its new director. Randers started the season in great fashion, winning its beginning four matches ( most notably a 5–0 acquire against Aalborg BK ). In the second half of the 2007–08 season, Randers continued to improve in the Danish league. With new signings Marc Nygaard and Søren Berg, expectations grew as the season progressed, and Randers ultimately finished in sixth place following a 2–1 winnings against Brøndby IF in the final examination matchday of the temper. The 2008–09 season started in predict fashion for the club, recording a 3–1 winnings against the local rivals AGF. Randers continued its solid startle with a 1–1 a tie with Copenhagen. In the third round, Randers was to play Brøndby away ; the club had never defeated Brøndby aside earlier. Randers won 0–3 following goals from Carsten Fredgaard, Bedi Buval and Tidiane Sane. After the five first rounds, Randers was still undefeated, though at the winter unwrap Randers was placed mid-table .
up and Down Years [edit ]
On 4 November 2008 Randers announced that early Danish external John Jensen ( aka John “ Faxe ” Jensen ) would become its modern coach from 1 July following the ending of Colin Todd ‘s contract. [ 4 ] Todd, however, expressed his frustration about how Randers had dealt with the situation and openly criticised the golf club for putting him in a difficult situation. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] jensen ended up taking the station as coach six months before schedule due to the club having reached an agreement with the then introduce coach Todd. Jensen was officially announced new coach on 5 January. He started his prison term in Randers in bang-up manner, winning the first league game of the season against local rivals AGF 2–1. however, the club failed to sustain the winning human body when they went to draw against Vejle BK and thereafter lost the pursue three games to the lead three sides OB, Copenhagen and BIF. The team ‘s fall back streak culminated in a 1–6 to Nordsjælland. The club, however, responded well to the suffer streak and won its following five games, ironically setting a new baseball club winning streak. The season ended with a 3–3 drawing card away against danish champions Copenhagen and a fifth-place finish, it highest league rank in club history. Marc Nygaard claimed the gold bang for 16 goals during the season. Morten Nordstrand was later credited for a goal on penalty in the final examination match, and besides had a finish run of 16, but Nygaard was awarded the title as he was the first gear to reach the 16 goals. [ 7 ] Randers and Faxe decided that Tøfting was not the right choice as assistant director, and, on 1 May 2009, the club announced that Tøfting ‘s contract would not be extended. On 2 June, the club announced that two of Jensen ‘s colleagues from the Euro 1992-winning Danish side – Henrik Larsen and Flemming Povlsen – as its new adjunct managers ; Larsen was named first adjunct coach while Povlsen as assistant focused on the club ‘s attack. however, after a catastrophic start to the 2009–10 season with only 2 points earned from 11 league games, Jensen and his assistants were released from their contracts. [ 8 ] Ove Christensen was appointed newly head coach for Randers for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. [ 9 ] He was given the objective to save Randers from delegating, although Randers was projected to be relegated at the winter break by the media and experts. however, a historic rejoinder with 16 games without kill [ 10 ] meant that its topflight condition was to be decided on the concluding day of the season. A loss to Brøndby would mean that if AGF won its game against OB, the best team of the spring temper would be relegated. OB won 0–3 and Randers lost its first match in the second half of the season 1–3, ensuring Randers kept their top-flight condition. Yura Movsisyan was arguably the keystone in Randers ‘ survival, as he scored 7 goals in 13 games. When Ove Christensen arrived, he gave the squad an pass and nine players were released or sold in the winter break of 2009–10 season. He besides made respective signings : Anders Egholm from SønderjyskE, Morten Karlsen from Nordsjælland and Søren Jensen on lend from Odd Grenland. Christensen signed a new annual abridge as promontory coach on 17 May 2010. In the be temper, however, Christensen could not follow up on the success and was fired after a loss to Brøndby. Peter Elstrup and Allan Kuhn were Brough in as caretakers but could not prevent Randers ‘ delegating at the end of the season. Michael Hemmingsen was named newly head passenger car with the first gear job to bring Randers back to the Superliga. With Hemmingsen as steer bus, Randers ended the 2011–12 season in second identify in the Danish 1st part, thereby earning promotion bet on to the Superliga .
League success and Europa League-qualification [edit ]
Despite having earned promotion to the Danish Superliga, Hemmingsen was replaced as head bus by former Randers coach Colin Todd, who returned to the golf club following his coaching spell from 2007–2009. Randers did well in its beginning season after being promoted, ending its 2012–13 league campaign in third base place, the clubhouse ‘s best always league polish. The team besides reached the final in the danish Cup, but lost 0–1 to Esbjerg. Nonetheless, the league consequence meant that Randers was to participate in the UEFA Europa League. It entered the tournament in the third attack of qualify, where it met Rubin Kazan. Randers, however, lost the base pit 1–2 and the away match 0–2, therefore failing to qualify for the group stage .
european commemorate [edit ]
In the 2006–07 season Randers managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as Danish Cup winners. In the 2009–10 season the club was invited to participate in the Europa League due to its second-place in the Danish league Fair Play ranking – behind 2008–09 champions Copenhagen, which claimed Denmark ‘s UEFA Champions League smudge. During the 2010–11 temper, the golf club participated in the Europa League due to its second-place finish in the Danish league Fair Play ranking – behind 2009–10 champions Copenhagen, which again claimed the Champions League spotlight .
stadium [edit ]
Randers Stadium [edit ]
Randers Stadium was founded in 1961. It was built to hold 18,000 spectators and in 1969 a record of 16,500 people attended the UEFA Cup loss against 1. FC Köln .
Rebuild ( 2012 ) [edit ]
The stadium was rebuilt in 2012 and renamed AutoC Park with a capacity of 10,300 spectators. It was built by C. F. Møller Architects and is established on the former Randers Stadium site. On 22 September 2015, it was announced that local company BioNutria had bought the name rights of the stadium until 31 October 2018. On 14 November 2018, it was announced that Cepheus group had bought the list rights of the stadium for 3 years.
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The new stadium attendance record after the stadium was rebuilt, is 9,947, set against Aarhus GF on 6 October 2019
Supporters [edit ]
The largest support group is Nordtribunen ( The North Tribune ), however there are more factions within the fanculture of Randers .
Honours [edit ]
Records [edit ]
Most games played : 223 Mads Fenger Most goals : 41 Ronnie Schwartz Biggest league acquire : 5–0 Randers – AAB ( in 2007 ) [ 14 ] Biggest league loss : 1–6 Randers – Nordsjælland ( in 2009 ), SønderjyskE – Randers FC ( in 2012 ) [ 15 ] Highest attendance ( base ) : 11,824 Randers – Brøndby [ 16 ] Longest ply without frustration : 16 ( 29 November 2009 – 5 May 2010 ) Longest winning streak : 5 ( 13 April 2010 – 3 May 2010 ) Longest campaign without a winnings : 18 ( 31 May 2009 – 29 November 2009 )
Players [edit ]
current team [edit ]
As of 31 August 2021 [ 17 ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
youth players in function 2021/22 [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Incoming players [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Managers [edit ]
staff [edit ]
Management
Position
Name
Chief Executive Officer
Henrik Jørgensen
Head of Financials
Henrik Jørgensen
Sales
Kathrine Fisker
Administration Manager
Jesper Hansen
Press Officer
Kristian Fredslund Andersen
Press Officer
Ib Rasmussen
Team Services Manager
Jan Faurskov
Sponsor Coordinator
Anders Rasmussen
IT & Ticket Coordinator
Michael Møller Højfeldt
Sales Assistant
Lone Nikolajsen
Team
Position
Name
Director of Football
Søren Pedersen
Head coach
Thomas Thomasberg
Assistant Coach
Rasmus Bertelsen
Assistant Coach
Morten Eskesen
Youth-Development Coach
Peter Elstrup
Goalkeeper Coach
Erik Boye
Performance Manager
Thomas Rostgaard Andersen
Chief team assistant
Peer Kam
Team assistant
Maibritt H. Schmücker
Team assistant
Torben Vildner Pedersen
Team assistant
Lars Pedersen
Team assistant
Hans Kirkegaard
Medical
Dr. Peter Faunø
2003 – 2005–06 : nike 2006–07 – 2009–10 : Umbro 2010–11 – 2012–13 : H2O [ 18 ] 2013–14 – 2014–15 : warrior [ 19 ]
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League statistics [edit ]
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
Cup
Notes
2002–03
1D
4
30
15
6
9
65
49
51
Fourth round
2003–04
1D
2
30
21
3
6
85
43
66
Fourth round
Promoted
2004–05
SL
12
33
5
9
19
30
64
24
Fourth round
Relegated
2005–06
1D
2
30
19
4
7
64
30
61
Winner
Promoted
2006–07
SL
8
33
10
8
15
41
53
38
Quarter-final
UEFA Cup – First round
2007–08
SL
6
33
13
8
12
41
33
47
Quarter-final
2008–09
SL
5
33
11
13
9
52
50
46
Fourth round
2009–10
SL
10
33
10
10
13
37
43
40
Fourth round
Europa League – Third qualifying round
2010–11
SL
11
33
6
16
11
41
48
34
Semi-finals
Relegated
Europa League – Third qualifying round
2011–12
1D
2
26
15
4
7
38
22
49
3rd round
Promoted
2012–13
SL
3
33
15
7
11
36
42
52
Runners-up
2013–14
SL
7
33
9
14
10
41
45
41
3rd round
2014–15
SL
4
33
14
10
9
39
28
52
Quarter-final
2015–16
SL
6
33
13
8
12
45
43
47
Quarter-final
Europa League – Second qualifying round
2016–17
SL
7
32
11
8
13
33
35
41
Quarter-final
Lost in European play-off final
2017–18
SL
12
32
7
9
16
32
52
30
Quarter-final
Won relegation play-off second round
2018–19
SL
7
32
12
9
11
35
39
45
Third round
Lost in European play-off final