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| Full name | Sønderjyske Fodbold | ||
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| Short name | SE, SJF, Sønderjyske | ||
| Founded | 1 January 2004; 21 years ago (2004-01-01) | ||
| Ground | Sydbank Park, Haderslev | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 (5,100 seated) | ||
| Owner(s) | Davidsen Family & MKH Fodbold A/S | ||
| Chairman | Søren Davidsen | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Nørgaard | ||
| League | Superliga | ||
| 2024–25 | Superliga, 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | soenderjyskefodbold | ||
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Sønderjyske Fodbold is a professionalfootball club. The club plays in theDanish Superliga, the top tier of theDanish football league system. Their home isSydbank Park inHaderslev.
They are part of the general sports clubSønderjyskE, which also has ahandball andice hockey team.
Haderslev Fodboldklub (Haderslev FK / HFK) was founded on 14 July 1906.[2] At the time, Haderslev was a part of theGerman Empire as a part ofSchleswig-Holstein. The club had both Danish and German members, and in the initial years there were disagreement over if the club should be called Haderslev Fodboldklub (in Danish) or Haderslebener Fussball Club (in German).[3] In the first many years the team had trouble assembling a proper match squad due to lack of members.[3] In 1908 they became South Jutland champions for the first time beating Sønderborg 11-1 in the final.[3]
For the first many years the club did not have their own field and instead played at barracks. Their first proper football ground was build in 1930.[4]
In 1958 HFK were promoted to the 4th division (Jyllandsserien), and in 1965 they were promoted to the3rd Division.[4] In 1992 they were promoted to theDanish 2nd Division and in 1996 they were promoted to the second tier,Danish 1st Division, for the first time.[4]
In 2000 the team, which was now called HFK Sønderjylland, were promoted to theSuperligaen, the first team from Southern Jutland to ever do so. They were however relegated the following season.[5] The team also moved into a new stadium, hosting 10,000 spectators.
After teams in both football, ice hockey and handball started to have success, the company Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S was founded on 1 January 2004 to promote professional sports in Southern Jutland. It was a union of the handball clubTM Tønder (who later left the initiative), HFK, the Ice Hockey club Vojens Ishockeyklub, and the women's football team IK Sønderjylland.[6]
SønderjyskE was promoted to the Superligaen again in 2005, but once again it would only be for a single season.[7][8]
In 2008 they returned to the Superliga,[9] and after finishing 10th they managed to survive for the first time ever.[10] The following three seasons they improved on their best ever league finishes with a 9th, a 7th and a 6th place finish.[11][12][13][14]
In the 2012-13 season, SønderjyskE achieved the unfortunate European record of missing 7 penalty kicks in a row.[15]
In 2016-17 the club played continental games for the first time ever, after finishing second in the2015-16 Danish Superliga[16] and their coachJakob Michelsen was named Danish coach of the year. Here they beat NorwegianStrømgodset in theEuropa League qualification 2-1.[16] It was followed up by beating PolishZagłębie Lubin. In the last qualification match againstSparta Prague they managed a 0-0 draw at home, and went up 2-0 in the return fixture, but Sparta Prague would go on to win 3-2.[17]
In 2020 SønderjyskE won their first ever trophy, theDBU Pokalen, when they beatAaB in the final 2-0.[18]
In September 2020 the club was bought by the American investorRobert Michael Platek for an unknown fee.[19]
In 2021 they reached the cup final for the second time in a row, after beatingFC Midtjylland in the semi-final. They would however lose toRanders FC in the final 4-0.[20]
The season afterwards the team was relegated to theDanish 1st Division for the first time ince 2007-08, winning just 4 matches the entire season. The new ownership faced heavy criticism for their management of the club, and in August 2022 the team was sold back to local ownership.[21] Following the sale the club was administratively separated from the other sports teams inSønderjyskE and changed their name from SønderjyskE to Sønderjyske.[1] They did however share some administrative coordination regarding sponsors, logo and sales.
Two seasons later the team was promoted to the Superliga again by winning theDanish 1st Division.[22]
The official fanclub is called SønderjyskE Fodbold Support, and was founded in 2004. The number of members is unknown.[23] The fan section is called "Blue Section".[24]
The supporters have often referenced their German past with banners in German such as "Deutsche Kvalitet, Dänische Mentalitet" (German quality, Danish mentality).[24]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
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| 2000–01 | SL | 12 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 88 | 11 | Fourth round | Relegated |
| 2001–02 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 50 | 55 | Fourth round | |
| 2002–03 | 1D | 6 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 54 | 47 | Fourth round | |
| 2003–04 | 1D | 6 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 51 | 51 | Third round | |
| 2004–05 | 1D | 1 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 75 | 31 | 64 | Fifth round | Promoted |
| 2005–06 | SL | 11 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 72 | 26 | Fourth round | Relegated |
| 2006–07 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 34 | 53 | Fourth round | |
| 2007–08 | 1D | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 32 | 61 | Fourth round | Promoted |
| 2008–09 | SL | 10 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 28 | Third round | |
| 2009–10 | SL | 9 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 41 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2010–11 | SL | 7 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 46 | 39 | Second round | |
| 2011–12 | SL | 6 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 51 | 44 | Semi-finals | |
| 2012–13 | SL | 8 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 57 | 41 | Fourth round | |
| 2013–14 | SL | 10 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 38 | Third round | |
| 2014–15 | SL | 10 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 37 | Semi-finals | |
| 2015–16 | SL | 2 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 36 | 62 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2016–17 | SL | 6 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 54 | 46 | Fourth round | |
| 2017–18 | SL | 8 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 41 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2018–19 | SL | 10 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 45 | 35 | Fourth round | |
| 2019–20 | SL | 10 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 38 | Winners | |
| 2020–21 | SL | 8 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 44 | Runners-up | |
| 2021–22 | SL | 12 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 54 | 23 | Semi-finals | Relegated |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg | |
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| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  | Strømsgodset | 2–1 | 2–2 (aet) | 4–3 |
| 3Q |  | Zagłębie Lubin | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
 | Sparta Prague | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | | Viktoria Plzeň | — | 0–3 | — |
Poul Hansen (1989–96)Knud Nørregaard (1996)Frank Andersen (1997–03)Søren Kusk (1 January 2004 – 26 August 2005)Morten Bruun (2005–06)Ole Schwennesen (2006–07)Carsten Broe (24 April 2007 – 30 June 2009)Michael Hemmingsen (1 July 2009 – 17 September 2009)Frank Andersen (18 September 2009 – 31 December 2009)Michael Hemmingsen (1 January 2010 – 30 June 2011)Lars Søndergaard (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2015)Jakob Michelsen (1 July 2015 – 31 December 2016)Claus Nørgaard (5 January 2017 – 17 December 2018)Glen Riddersholm (1 February 2019 – 26 May 2021)
Michael Boris (19 June 2021 – 1 November 2021)Henrik Hansen (16 December 2021 – 5 November 2022)Thomas Nørgaard (15 December 2022 – present)
