FC Midtjylland: Stats and facts | OneFootball

FC Midtjylland are TSG Hoffenheim's first opponents in the current UEFA Europa League campaign. Here's everything you need to know about the Danish champions.

Founded: 2 February 1999

Club colours: Red and black

Stadium: MCH Arena (11,809 capacity)

Domestic honours:

4x champions (most recently in 2024)

2x cup winners (most recently in 2022)

Market value: €63.05 million (source: transfermarkt.de)

Final position in 2023/24: 1st place

The coach:

Thomas Thomasberg (49, Danish)

Thomas Thomasberg previously represented FC Midtjylland as a player and was jointly working as an assistant coach in his final season as a player. He took over the reins of the first team for the first time in 2008 and after various spells elsewhere, he returned in March 2023 and led Midtjylland to the title in 2024.

Player to watch:

Franculino (20, Bissau-Guinean)

The young striker from Guinea-Bissau moved to Denmark from the Benfica academy in Lisbon in 2023. He registered 17 goal involvements in 27 league appearances in his first season. This season, he has amassed nine goal involvements in 14 competitive games.

Known from the Bundesliga:

Kevin Mbabu (91 appearances for VfL Wolfsburg and FC Augsburg)

Jonas Lössl (27 appearances for 1. FSV Mainz 05)

Did you know?

The club has been owned by Anders Holch Povlsen, Denmark's richest man, since 2023. In addition to FC Midtjylland, the 52-year-old owns the likes of clothing brands Vero Moda and Jack & Jones, castles in Denmark and woodland in Romania. Povlsen is also the largest private landowner in Scotland.