2025–26 Silkeborg IF season

Silkeborg
2025–26 season
Chairman	Kent Madsen
Manager	Kent Nielsen
Stadium	JYSK Park
Danish Superliga	Pre-season
Danish Cup	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
	All statistics correct as of 17 June 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 109th season in the history of Silkeborg Idrætsforening and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Danish Cup and the UEFA Conference League qualifying phase.

Players

Current squad

As of 11 July 2025^[1]

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
1	GK	DEN	Nicolai Larsen
2	DF	DEN	Andreas Poulsen
3	DF	NOR	Robin Østrøm
4	DF	POR	Pedro Ganchas
6	MF	DEN	Pelle Mattsson
8	MF	DEN	Jeppe Andersen
9	FW	DEN	Alexander Simmelhack
10	FW	DEN	Younes Bakiz
11	MF	DEN	Fredrik Carlsen
14	MF	DEN	Sofus Berger
15	FW	DEN	Asbjørn Bøndergaard
16	GK	DEN	Bastian Holm
17	FW	NZL	Callum McCowatt
18	DF	DEN	Leonel Montano


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	DEN	Jens Martin Gammelby
20	MF	DEN	Mads Larsen
23	FW	DEN	Tonni Adamsen
24	DF	DEN	Alexander Madsen
25	DF	SWE	Pontus Rödin
26	MF	DEN	Mikkel Øxenberg
28	DF	DEN	Simon Stüker
30	GK	DEN	Aske Andrésen
33	MF	DEN	Mads Freundlich
35	FW	DEN	Sebastian Biller
36	MF	DEN	Julius Lorents
40	DF	DEN	Alexander Busch
41	MF	DEN	Oskar Boesen
—	MF	SWE	Rami Al Hajj

Youth players in use

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

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
7	MF	KAZ	Ramazan Orazov (at Elimai until 31 December 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Oscar Fuglsang	Fredericia	Loan return	30 June 2025
FW	Asbjørn Bøndergaard	Fredericia	Loan return	30 June 2025
DF	Leonel Montano	Esbjerg fB	Free transfer	1 July 2025	^[2]
MF	Rami Al Hajj	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	11 July 2025	^[3]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Oscar Fuglsang	Retired	N/A	1 July 2025
MF	Ramazan Orazov	Elimai	Loan	9 July 2025	^[4]
MF	Anders Klynge	Bodø/Glimt	Free transfer	12 July 2025	^[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

The pre-season schedule was announced by the club on 4 June 2025.^[6] The dates of three more training matches were revealed on 25 June.^[7] On 11 July, an additional friendly match at JYSK Park against Danish 2nd Division club Thisted was added to the pre-season schedule.^[8]

27 June 2025 Friendly	Midtjylland	2–0	Silkeborg	Ikast
12:00 CEST	Djú 33', 40'	Report		Stadium: Træningsbanen, Dream99

4 July 2025 Friendly	Silkeborg	1–3	Aarhus Fremad	Silkeborg
12:00 CEST	Gammelby 10'	Report	Kaastrup 47' Kubel 70', 86'	Stadium: JYSK Park

6 July 2025 Friendly	Horsens	2–0	Silkeborg	Horsens
12:00 CEST	Pingel 35' Olsen 46'	Report		Stadium: Field 6, Nordstern Arena Horsens

12 July 2025 Friendly	Silkeborg	3–1	Thisted	Silkeborg
11:30 CEST	Bøndergaard 61' Simmelhack 72' Stüker 89'	Report	66'	Stadium: JYSK Park

15 July 2025 Friendly	FC St. Pauli	v	Silkeborg	Malente, Germany
16:00 CEST				Stadium: Am Stadion 4, Uwe Seeler Football Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Superliga	21 July 2025		Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Danish Cup			Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Conference League	23 July 2025		Second qualifying round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 17 June 2025
Source: Soccerway

Superliga

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
7	OB	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Randers
9	Silkeborg
10	Sønderjyske
11	Vejle

First match(es) will be played: 18 July 2025. 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.

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 23 June 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round – regular season

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result
Position
Points

Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2025. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

The match schedule was released on 6 June 2025.^[9]

21 July 2025 1	Brøndby	v	Silkeborg	Brøndbyvester
20:00 CEST				Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

27 July 2025 2	Silkeborg	v	Fredericia	Silkeborg
16:00 CEST				Stadium: JYSK Park

3 August 2025 3	Randers	v	Silkeborg	Randers
14:00 CEST				Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers

10 August 2025 4	Silkeborg	v	Nordsjælland	Silkeborg
16:00 CEST				Stadium: JYSK Park

17 August 2025 5	Viborg	v	Silkeborg	Viborg
16:00 CEST				Stadium: Energi Viborg Arena

24 August 2025 6	Midtjylland	v	Silkeborg	Herning
14:00 CEST				Stadium: MCH Arena

31 August 2025 7	Silkeborg	v	Sønderjyske	Silkeborg
14:00 CEST				Stadium: JYSK Park

UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 18 June 2025.^[10]

23 July 2025 First leg	Silkeborg	v	KA	Silkeborg
19:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: JYSK Park Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

31 July 2025 Second leg	KA	v	Silkeborg	Akureyri, Iceland
20:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: KA Vollur Referee: Peiman Simani (Finland)

References

^ "Nordicbet Liga-trup | Silkeborg IF" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
^ "SIF henter venstre back" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ "Silkeborg IF henter Rami Al Hajj i Plymouth Argyle" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Ramazan Orazov udlejes til FC Elimai" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
^ "Ny danske på plass: – Har gledet meg mye" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ "Sommerpause og opstart frem mod den nye sæson" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ "Info om sidste træningskamp" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
^ "Sidste træningskamp på JYSK park mod Thisted FC" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "SIF åbner sæsonen ude mod Brøndby IF" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ "UEFA Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[1] "Nordicbet Liga-trup | Silkeborg IF" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[2] "SIF henter venstre back" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[3] "Silkeborg IF henter Rami Al Hajj i Plymouth Argyle" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[4] "Ramazan Orazov udlejes til FC Elimai" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

[5] "Ny danske på plass: – Har gledet meg mye" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[6] "Sommerpause og opstart frem mod den nye sæson" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[7] "Info om sidste træningskamp" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[8] "Sidste træningskamp på JYSK park mod Thisted FC" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[9] "SIF åbner sæsonen ude mod Brøndby IF" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[10] "UEFA Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

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