Silkeborg IF
Squad
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Career & Clubs
Founded in 1917, the football section of Silkeborg IF played in the top ranks of Jutland until a short visit in the third division in 1962. In 1966, however the team was promoted to the 2nd division of Danish football. In 1982, the club took the decisive step towards the Danish top football, as the company SIF Football Support A / S was founded, a professional company that would be responsible for professional football in Silkeborg. This resulted in a rise in 1987 to the country's top row, the 1st division. This came as a large surprise to most football enthusiasts and a reporter from the Danish newspaper Politiken wrote, "It will be a surprise if Silkeborg will win a corner kick." The team, however, played well and already in the third game of the season Silkeborg defeated Denmark's dominant team, Brøndby with a 1–0 win at home.
1994 championship
There were many vital matches in the 1993–94 season, but perhaps the most important game for Silkeborg was the tournament's third round match at home against Brøndby. Just before the game, the team's big name Jakob Kjeldberg had been sold to Chelsea, and when Brøndby put themselves ahead 2–0 early in the game, it looked difficult for the home team. But Silkeborg totally turned the match upside down and won 4–2 in front of an enthusiastic audience. During the rest of autumn, SIF delivered one attractive game after another. The team lost only 2 of 18 matches and finished the autumn in 1st place. The playoffs were a…
- League
- Danish Superliga
- League
- Danish 1st Division
Legacy
League
Superliga Champions (1): 1993–94 Runners-up (1): 1997–98 Third (3): 1994–95, 2000–01, 2021–22 1st Division Champions (4): 1987, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2018–19
Cups
Danish Cup Winners (2): 2000–01, 2023–24 Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2024–25
International
Intertoto Cup Winners (1): 1996 The Atlantic Cup Winners (1): 2024
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Silkeborg Idrætsforening, is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became one of the most successful football clubs in Denmark. They won the 1993–94 Danish Superliga, finished third in 1994–95, 2000–01, and 2021–22, second in 1997–98, and won the Danish Cup in 2001 and 2024. Silkeborg has participated in European competitions several times, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1996.
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