2022–23 FC Midtjylland season

FC Midtjylland 2022–23 football season

FC Midtjylland

2022–23 season

Owner

Chairman

Manager

Stadium

7th (Qualified for 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League)

Danish Cup

Round of 16

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

UEFA Europa League

Knock-out round play-offs

Top goalscorer

League: Gustav Isaksen (18)
All: Gustav Isaksen (22)

Highest home attendance

10,911 (18 Sep 2022 vs. Copenhagen)

Lowest home attendance

6,912 (22 July 2022 vs. Silkeborg)

Average home league attendance

8,663

Biggest win

6–0 (19 Oct 2022 vs. FA 2000)

Biggest defeat

0–4 (23 Feb 2023 vs. Sporting CP)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is FC Midtjylland's 24th season of existence, and their 22nd consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of the club's runner-up finish in the 2021–22 Danish Superliga, it competed in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League through the Third Qualifying Round, and subsequently competed in the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, advancing to the Knockout Round Play-offs.

Squad

As of 24 March 2023

No.	Name	Position	Since	Date of birth	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Jonas Lössl	GK	2021	1 February 1989	Everton F.C.
16	Elías Rafn Ólafsson	GK	2020	11 March 2000	FC Midtjylland U19
30	Mark Ugboh	GK	2022	3 January 2004	FC Midtjylland U19
Defenders
4	Stefan Gartenmann	DF	2022	2 February 1997	SønderjyskE
6	Joel Andersson	DF	2018	11 November 1996	BK Häcken
14	Henrik Dalsgaard (captain)	DF	2021	27 July 1989	Brentford F.C.
17	Mads Døhr Thychosen	DF	2022	27 June 1997	FC Nordsjælland
22	Pontus Texel	DF	2022	27 February 2004	Homegrown
29	Paulinho	DF	2019	3 January 1995	Bahia
55	Victor Bak Jensen	DF	2021	3 October 2003	Homegrown
73	Juninho	DF	2021	1 February 1995	Esporte Clube Bahia
Midfielders
5	Emiliano Martínez	MF	2022	17 August 1999	Red Bull Bragantino
8	Kristoffer Olsson	MF	2022	30 June 1995	Anderlecht
10	Emam Ashour	MF	2023	20 February 1998	Zamalek
20	Valdemar Andreasen	MF	2022	5 January 2005	Homegrown
24	Oliver Sørensen	MF	2019	10 March 2022	Homegrown
35	Charles	MF	2021	19 June 1996	Ceará
37	Armin Gigović	MF	2023	6 April 2002	Rostov
Forwards
7	Pione Sisto	MF	2020	4 February 1995	Celta de Vigo
11	Gustav Isaksen	MF	2019	19 April 2001	Homegrown
18	Edward Chilufya	MF	2022	17 September 1999	Djurgårdens IF
25	Astrit Selmani	MF	2023	13 May 1997	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
39	Juan Felipe Moreno	FW	2022	21 September 2002	Homegrown
47	Frederik Heiselberg	FW	2021	11 February 2023	Homegrown
58	Aral Şimşir	FW	2021	19 June 2022	Homegrown
74	Júnior Brumado	FW	2019	15 May 1999	EC Bahia

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
—	DF	DEN	Oliver Olsen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2023)
—	GK	DEN	Valdemar Birksø (at Fredericia until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	BRA	Marrony (at Fluminense until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	CIV	Ousmane Diomande (at Mafra until 30 June 2023)

Non-competitive

Pre-season friendlies

Midtjylland v OB

25 June 2022 Friendly	Midtjylland	3–2	OB	Tarm
14:00 CEST	Sisto 50' (Heiselberg) Lind 58' (Heiselberg) Moses 90'	FCM Report	Fenger 23' Horneman 36'	Stadium: Tarm Stadium Attendance: 500

Midtjylland v AaB

30 June 2022 Friendly	Midtjylland	2–1	AaB	Vildbjerg
14:00 CEST	Paulinho 31' Kaba 82'	FCM Report	Makarić 81'	Stadium: Vildbjerg Stadium

K.A.A. Gent

v Midtjylland

9 July 2022 Friendly	K.A.A. Gent	2–1	Midtjylland	Ghent, Belgium
19:30 CEST	Castro-Montes 55' Tissoudali 78'	FCM Report	Onyedika 30' Evander 41'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena

Mid-season friendlies

St. Pauli

v Midtjylland

21 January 2023 Friendly	St. Pauli	0–0	Midtjylland	Hamburg, Germany
12:30 CEST				Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

Midtjylland v OB

27 January 2023 Friendly	Midtjylland	4–2	OB	Herning
12:00 CEST	Olsson 14' (Heiselberg) Heiselberg 32' (Byskov) 42' (Andersson) Isaksen 60' (Sørensen)	Report	Tongya 112' (pen) Muçolli 117'	Stadium: Herning Fremad's Kunstgræsbane 1

Atlantic Cup

See also: The Atlantic Cup (football) Midtjylland v

Ulsan Hyundai

6 February 2023	Midtjylland	1–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Portugal
18:00 GMT	Olsson 48'	Report	Joo Min-kyu 26'	Stadium: Estadio Algarve

Midtjylland v

Elfsborg

10 February 2022	Midtjylland	1–1 (4–3 p)	Elfsborg	Albufeira, Portugal
18:00 GMT	Heiselberg 90'	Report	Bernhardsson 36'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Competitive

Competition record

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Danish Superliga	32	13	12	7	55	39	+16	040.63
Danish Cup	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	050.00
UEFA Champions League	4	0	2	2	4	9	−5	000.00
UEFA Europa League	8	2	3	3	13	13	+0	025.00
Total	46	16	17	13	78	64	+14	034.78

Last updated: 3 June 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Danish Superliga

Main article: 2022–23 Danish Superliga

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Brøndby	22	8	6	8	32	34	−2	30	Qualification for the Championship round
7	Silkeborg	22	8	5	9	34	35	−1	29	Qualification for the Qualification round
8	Midtjylland	22	6	10	6	32	29	+3	28
9	OB	22	7	7	8	27	38	−11	28
10	Horsens	22	6	5	11	26	37	−11	23

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 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	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	D
Position	8	10	5	8	7	8	7	8	8	7	7	5	5	5	8	8	7	4	6	7	9	8

Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	MID	ODE	SIL	LYN	ACH	AAB
1	Midtjylland (O)	32	13	12	7	55	39	+16	51	Qualification for the European play-off match	—	4–2	3–0	1–0	3–1	1–1
2	OB	32	12	10	10	47	53	−6	46		1–3	—	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1
3	Silkeborg	32	11	8	13	44	49	−5	41		3–3	0–1	—	1–0	1–2	2–2
4	Lyngby	32	6	10	16	30	49	−19	28		2–1	0–4	1–1	—	2–1	2–1
5	Horsens (R)	32	7	7	18	33	58	−25	28	Relegation to Danish 1st Division	0–2	2–2	0–1	0–0	—	0–4

Results by round – Relegation round

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W
Position	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

Midtjylland v Randers FC

15 July 2022 1	Midtjylland	1–1	Randers FC	Herning
19:00 CEST	Isaksen 54' Sviatchenko 59' Thychosen 61' Dalsgaard 87' Kaba 90+4'	FCM Report	Brock-Madsen 48' A. Andersson 60' Kehinde 72'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,359 Referee: Jonas Hansen

Midtjylland v Silkeborg IF

22 July 2022 2	Midtjylland	1–3	Silkeborg IF	Herning
19:00 CEST	Onyedika 45' Dreyer 51' (Charles)	FCM Report	Vallys 31' (R. Carstensen) Klynge 37' 57' (Vallys) Salquist 60' Helenius 61' (Sonne)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg

OB v Midtjylland

30 July 2022 3	OB	1–5	Midtjylland	Odense
19:00 CEST	Frøkjær-Jensen 32' (Kadrii) Tverskov 41'	FCM Report	Dreyer 24' 58' (Andersson) Andersson 42' Isaksen 52' (Kaba) Dyhr 54' Kaba 61' (Dreyer) Sisto 73' (Charles)	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Jorgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Lyngby v Midtjylland

5 August 2022 4	Lyngby	3–3	Midtjylland	Kongens Lyngby
20:00 CEST	Bjelland 40' Nielsen 44' (Rømer) Kristensen 61' (pen) 78' Magnússon 87' (Kristensen)	FCM Report	Kaba 4' (Andersson) Dyhr 15' (Dalsgaard) Dreyer 32' (Dyhr) Onyedika 69'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Aydin Uslu

Horsens v Midtjylland

12 August 2022 5	Horsens	3–3	Midtjylland	Horsens
19:00 CEST	Musonda 57' Sigurðarson 89' (pen) Jensen 90+2' (Musonda)	FCM Report	Isaksen 8' (Sviatchenko) 41' (Kaba) Sisto 23' Dalsgaard 67' Juninho 80' 87'	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Midtjylland v AGF

20 August 2022 6	Midtjylland	0–2	AGF	Herning
16:00 CEST	Thychosen 76'	FCM Report	Kahl 22' Bisseck 61' (Madsen) Anderson 86' (Poulsen)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,950 Referee: Jens Maae

Brøndby IF v Midtjylland

29 August 2022 7	Brøndby IF	0–2	Midtjylland	Brøndbyvester
19:00 CEST	Cappis 10' Maxsø 13' Kvistgaarden 43' Slimane 80' Wass 90'	FCM Report	Evander 14' (pen) 89' Paulinho 18' Sisto 26' (Isaksen) Sviatchenko 62' Isaksen 90+4'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 16,622 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Midtjylland v Aab

4 September 2022 8	Midtjylland	0–2	Aab	Herning
18:00 CEST	Evander 90+1'	FCM Report	Ferreira 30' 66' Sousa 58' (Andersen)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,953 Referee: Morten Krogh

FC Nordsjælland v Midtjylland

11 September 2022 9	FC Nordsjælland	1–1	Midtjylland	Farum
14:00 CEST	Nuamah 15' (Villadsen) Christensen 66' Dorgeles 90+2'	FCM Report	Charles 60' Kaba 90' Paulinho 90+1' Evander 90+11' (pen)	Stadium: Right to Dream Park Attendance: 4,616 Referee: Sandi Putros

Midtjylland v Copenhagen

18 September 2022 10	Midtjylland	2–1	Copenhagen	Herning
18:00 CEST	Evander 36' (pen) Dreyer 36' (Kaba) 65' Andersson 52' Sviatchenko 72'	FCM Summary	Daramy 25' (Jóhannesson) Khocholava 59' Claesson 88' Kristiansen 90+2'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,911 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Midtjylland v Viborg FF

2 October 2022 11	Midtjylland	1–1	Viborg FF	Herning
14:00 CEST	Olsson 44' 45' Evander 90+4'	FCM Report	Bonde 31' Grot 43' (Said) Zalatel 90+4'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 10,284 Referee: Jonas Hansen

AGF v Midtjylland

9 October 2022 12	AGF	0–1	Midtjylland	Aarhus
14:00 CEST	Tingager 28' Links 85' Poulsen 89' Emil Madsen 90+2'	FCM Report	Olsson 44' Evander 46' Dreyer 87' (Kaba)	Stadium: Ceres Park Attendance: 18,356 Referee: Morten Krogh

Midtjylland v AC Horsens

16 October 2022 13	Midtjylland	2–1	AC Horsens	Herning
18:00 CEST	Dreyer 22' (Sisto) Olsson 86' (Sviatchenko) Sviatchenko 90+1'	FCM Report	Musonda 20' (Kruse) Ludwig 81' Iyede 85' Delač 90'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,649 Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg

Copenhagen v Midtjylland

22 October 2022 14	Copenhagen	1–1	Midtjylland	Copenhagen
16:00 CEST	Stamenic 25' Claesson 31' (Jelert) Daramy 52' Lerager 57' Khocholava 71' Jóhannesson 90+1'	FCM Summary	Olsson 59' Evander 72' Kaba 64' Thychosen 78' Sviatchenko 84' Paulinho 90+1'	Stadium: Parken Attendance: 29,664 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

Midtjylland v OB

31 October 2022 15	Midtjylland	1–2	OB	Herning
19:00 CEST	Dreyer 53' (pen)	FCM Summary	Tverskov 14' Jebali 45+3' (pen) Hansen 60' Þrándarson 90+4' (Horneman)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,776 Referee: Aydin Uslu

Midtjylland v Nordsjælland

7 November 2022 16	Midtjylland	0–0	Nordsjælland	Herning
19:00 CEST	Sviatchenko 54' Gartenmann 90+3'	FCM Summary	Frese 7' Ascone 51'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,935 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Randers v Midtjylland

13 November 2022 17	Randers	0–0	Midtjylland	Randers
20:00 CEST		FCM Summary		Stadium: Cepheus Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Viborg v Midtjylland

20 February 2023 18	Viborg	0–4	Midtjylland	Viborg
19:00 CEST	Zaletel 74' Mortimer 90+2'	FCM Summary	Ashour 5' Gartenmann 45+1' Isaksen 48' (Paulinho) 67' (Olsson) 69' Thychosen 85'	Stadium: Energi Viborg Stadium Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Jacob Karlsen

Midtjylland v Brøndby

27 February 2023 19	Midtjylland	0–1	Brøndby	Herning
19:00 CEST	Selmani 2' Heiselberg 90+5'	FCM Summary	Hedlund 12' Omoijuanfo 57' (Hedlund) Vallys 82' Tshiembe 83'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,865 Referee: Mikkel Redder

AaB v Midtjylland

6 March 2023 20	AaB	0–0	Midtjylland	Aalborg
19:00 CEST	Granli 24'	FCM Summary	Isaksen 41' Dalsgaard 87'	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 6,396 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen

Midtjylland v Lyngby

12 March 2023 21	Midtjylland	1–3	Lyngby	Herning
14:00 CEST	Şimşir 57' (Olsson) Brumado 78' 82' Lössl 81' Sørensen 89'	FCM Summary	Magnússon 16' 79' (Finnsson) Hey 51' Winther 69' Gytkjær 86' (Finnbogason) 89'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,178 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Silkeborg v Midtjylland

19 March 2023 22	Silkeborg	3–3	Midtjylland	Silkeborg
15:00 CEST	Adamsen 30' (Tengstedt) Sonne 60' (Engel) 74' Lind 86' (Salquist) Engel 88'	Report	Gartenmann 14' Isaksen 40' 45+3' (76) Bak 85' Thychosen 88'	Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 7,978 Referee: Sandi Putros

Relegation season

OB v Midtjylland

31 March 2023 23	OB	1–3	Midtjylland	Odense
19:00 CEST	Tongya 7' Sabbi 31' (Tongya) 36' Paulsen 82' Minteh 90+6'	FCM Summary	Heiselberg 9' Juninho 14' (Isaksen) Gartenmann 84' Chilufya 90+1' (Şimşir)	Stadium: Nature Energy Park Attendance: 7,864 Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Midtjylland v Lyngby

10 April 2023 24	Midtjylland	1–0	Lyngby	Herning
14:00 CEST	Gigović 23' Olsson 72' (Şimşir)	FCM Summary	Bjelland 60' Mortensen 80' Chukwuani 88'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Jonas Hansen

Midtjylland v AaB

14 April 2023 25	Midtjylland	1–1	AaB	Herning
19:00 CEST	Thychosen 33' Juninho 59' Isaksen 82' (Şimşir)	FCM Summary	Sousa 42' (Granli) Thelander 78' Ferreira 87' Fossum 90+3'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,334 Referee: Jacob Karlsen

Horsens v Midtjylland

23 April 2023 26	Horsens	0–2	Midtjylland	Horsens
14:00 CEST	Kruse 27' Jensen 36'	FCM Summary	Gomes 9' (o.g.) Isaksen 69' (Olsson)	Stadium: Nordstern Arena Horsens Attendance: 5,966 Referee: Lasse Graagaard

Midtjylland v Silkeborg

1 May 2023 27	Midtjylland	3–0	Silkeborg	Herning
19:00 CEST	Isaksen 5' 10' (Gartenmann) Dalsgaard 20' (Juninho)	FCM Summary		Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,582 Referee: Jorgen Daugberg Burchardt

Lyngby BK v Midtjylland

7 May 2023 28	Lyngby BK	2–1	Midtjylland	Lyngby
14:00 CEST	Chukwuani 2' (Finnsson) Magnússon 32' (Hey) Knudsen 40' Gytkjær 84' Finnsson 87'	FCM Summary	Gartenmann 13' (Isaksen) Juninho 52' Heiselberg 78'	Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 7,438 Referee: Mikkel Redder

Midtjylland v Horsens

14 May 2023 29	Midtjylland	3–1	Horsens	Herning
14:00 CEST	Gartenmann 20' (Olsson) Olsson 44' Kiilerich 50' (o.g.) Dalsgaard 53' Isaksen 72' (Olsson)	FCM Summary	Santos 24' (Jacobsen) Jacobsen 53'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,383 Referee: Jacob Karlsen

AaB v Midtjylland

19 May 2023 30	AaB	0–2	Midtjylland	Aalborg
14:00 CEST	Ahlmann 38' Jørgensen 37' Bakiz 45'	FCM Summary	Isaksen 5' Dalsgaard 26' Paulinho 50' (Isaksen)	Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt

Silkeborg v Midtjylland

29 May 2023 31	Silkeborg	3–3	Midtjylland	Silkeborg
14:00 CEST	Kusk 14' Mattsson 68' Tengstedt 75' 86' (pen)	FCM Summary	Isaksen 45+2' (Olsson) 79' (Şimşir) Martínez 52' Olsson 67' 69' (Şimşir) Paulinho 86'	Stadium: JYSK Park Attendance: 6,139 Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg

Midtjylland v OB

3 June 2023 32	Midtjylland	4–2	OB	Herning
14:00 CEST	Isaksen 28' (pen) Thychosen 35' Olsson 38' (Juninho) Şimşir 57' (Olsson) Sørensen 82' (Isaksen)	FCM Summary	Tversekov 35' Frøkjær-Jensen 36' (pen) 79' (pen)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,977 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen

European play-offs

The 4th-placed team of the championship round advances to a play-off match against the winning team of the qualification round (no. 7) in a single-leg tie, with the team from the championship round as hosts. The winner earns a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

European play-off match

Viborg v Midtjylland

9 June 2023 Playoff	Viborg	0–1	Midtjylland	Viborg
19:00 CEST	Bundgaard 72' Westergaard 88' Achouri 90+14'	FCM Summary	Martínez 42' Brumado 49' Juninho 60' Şimşir 66' (Sørensen)	Stadium: Energi Viborg Stadium Attendance: 8,356 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard

Danish Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Danish Cup FA 2000 v Midtjylland

19 October 2022 Third round	FA 2000	0–6	Midtjylland	Frederiksberg
18:00 CEST	Rimmen 70'	FCM Summary	Kaba 13' (Gartenmann) Evander 20' (pen) 30' (Sørensen) Gartenmann 44' (Juninho) Christensen 65' 77' Texel 71' Chilufya 82'	Stadium: Frederiksberg Idrætspark Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Viborg FF v Midtjylland

10 November 2022 Fourth round	Viborg FF	3–1	Midtjylland	Viborg
TBD CEST	Søndergaard 14' Bürgy 19' Said 36' (Achouri) Jatta 90+2'	FCM Summary	Olsson 38' Isaksen 53' (Dreyer) Sviatchenko 90'	Stadium: Energi Viborg Arena Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Mikkel Redder

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League Midtjylland

AEK Larnaca FC

19 July 2022 Second qualifying round first leg	Midtjylland	1–1	AEK Larnaca FC	Herning
19:00 CEST	Onyedika 19' Charles 57' Sviatchenko 84' (Dreyer) Lind 87'	Report	Miličević 47' Gyurcsó 81' (Pirić) Pirić 90+4'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 7,359 Referee: Novak Simović

AEK Larnaca FC

Midtjylland

26 July 2022 Second qualifying round second leg	AEK Larnaca FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p)	Midtjylland	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:30 CEST	Olatunji 9' (Faraj) Rosales 77' Gama 100'	FCM Report	Dalsgaard 12' (Andersson) Onyedika 58' Juninho 69'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Attendance: 6,163 Referee: István Vad
	Penalties
	Altman Miličević Romo Gama Ledes		Dreyer Sisto Oliver Sørensen Dyhr Kaba

S.L. Benfica

Midtjylland

2 August 2022 Third qualifying round first leg	S.L. Benfica	4–1	Midtjylland	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST	Ramos 16' (Neres) 33' (Neres) 61' (Silva) Otamendi 22' Fernández 40' (Mário) Morato 76'	FCM Report	Sisto 77' (pen)	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,346 Referee: Alejandro Hernández

Midtjylland

S.L. Benfica

9 August 2022 Third qualifying round second leg	Midtjylland	1–3 (2–7 agg.)	S.L. Benfica	Randers
19:45 CEST	Sisto 63' Onyedika 69'	FCM Report	Fernández 23' (Ramos) Ramos 28' Silva 40' Araújo 56' (Mário) Gonçalves 88' (Yaremchuk)	Stadium: Cepheus Park Randers Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Srđan Jovanović

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Feyenoord	6	2	2	2	13	9	+4	8	Advance to round of 16
2	Midtjylland	6	2	2	2	12	8	+4	8	Advance to knockout round play-offs
3	Lazio	6	2	2	2	9	11	−2	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League
4	Sturm Graz	6	2	2	2	4	10	−6	8

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker. Between Feyenoord and Midtjylland, overall goals scored is used as the tiebreaker.

Group stage

Sturm Graz

Midtjylland

8 September 2022 1	Sturm Graz	1–0	Midtjylland	Graz, Austria
21:00 C.E.T	Emegha 8' (Dante) 40' Hierländer 65' 73' Ljubić 90' Gazibegović 90+2' Ajeti 90+6'	FCM Report	Isaksen 90+2'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev

Midtjylland

Lazio

15 September 2022 2	Midtjylland	5–1	Lazio	Herning
18:45 C.E.T	Paulinho 26' (Evander) 55' Kaba 30' (Dreyer) Evander 52' (pen) Lössl 61' Isaksen 67' Sviatchenko 72' (Evander)	FCM Report	Milinković-Savić 57' (Immobile) Romagnoli 70'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,052 Referee: Nikola Dabanović

Midtjylland

Feyenoord

6 October 2022 3	Midtjylland	2–2	Feyenoord	Herning
21:00 C.E.T	Sviatchenko 29' Dalsgaard 40' Evander 44' Juninho (footballer, born February 1995) 47' 85' (Evander) Isaksen 54' Martinez 75' Paulinho 77'	FCM Summary	Szymański 21' Kökçü 45' (pen) López 45+2' Hancko 45+5' Jahanbakhsh 68'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,044 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

Feyenoord

Midtjylland

13 October 2022 4	Feyenoord	1–1	Midtjylland	Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 C.E.T	Timber 32' (Szymański) Hancko 48' (Geertruida) Geertruida 63' Kökçü 71' Wålemark 74'	FCM Summary	Martínez 12' 16' (Paulinho) Sviatchenko 58' (Evander) Olsson 63' Lössl 89'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 43,086 Referee: Rade Obrenović

Lazio

Midtjylland

27 October 2022 5	Lazio	2–1	Midtjylland	Rome, Italy
18:45 C.E.T	Romagnoli 15' Milinković-Savić 36' (Felipe Anderson) Pedro 58' Mario Gila 69' Vecino 89'	FCM Summary	Isaksen 8' Andersson 42' Juninho 90' Sviatchenko 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 17,756 Referee: Daniel Stefański

Midtjylland

Sturm Graz

3 November 2022 6	Midtjylland	2–0	Sturm Graz	Herning
18:45 C.E.T	Dreyer 15' (Isaksen) 72' (Isaksen) Evander 28' Sviatchenko 88' Olsson 90+4'	FCM Summary	Kiteishvili 30' Dante 33' Schnegg 55' Emegha 88'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,134 Referee: Matej Jug

Knock-out round play-offs

Sporting CP

Midtjylland

16 February 2023 First leg	Sporting CP	1–1	Midtjylland	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST	Coates 88' 90+4' Tanlongo 90+3'	FCM Report	Emiliano Martínez 63' Ashour 77' Isaksen 83' Gigović 86'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 23,279 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Midtjylland

Sporting CP

23 February 2023 Second leg	Midtjylland	0–4 (1–5 agg.)	Sporting CP	Herning, Denmark
TBD CEST	Paulinho 36' 38' Ashour 74' Gigović 90'	FCM Summary	Coates 21' Esgaio 33' Pote 50' 77' (Nuno Santos) Gartenmann 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 9,576 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Statistics

Appearances

Includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Gustav Isaksen	31	1	4	8	44
2	DF	29	Paulinho	29	0	4	8	41
3	MF	18	Edward Chilufya	26	2	4	8	40
4	DF	73	Juninho	26	2	4	5	37
4	MF	24	Oliver Sørensen	27	2	3	5	37
6	DF	17	Mads Døhr Thychosen	24	1	4	6	36
7	DF	14	Henrik Dalsgaard	24	0	4	7	35
8	GK	1	Jonas Lössl	25	1	0	8	34
9	MF	5	Emiliano Martínez	25	1	0	7	33
10	MF	8	Kristoffer Olsson	24	1	0	7	32
11	DF	4	Stefan Gartenmann	26	2	0	3	31
12	MF	35	Charles	20	2	3	3	28
13	FW	9	Sory Kaba	16	2	4	5	27
14	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	15	1	4	6	26
14	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	16	1	3	6	26
16	DF	6	Joel Andersson	16	0	4	5	25
17	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	12	2	4	3	21
18	MF	7	Pione Sisto	12	0	3	5	20
19	MF	10	Evander	10	1	2	6	19
20	MF	37	Armin Gigović	16	0	0	2	18
21	FW	58	Aral Şimşir	16	0	0	1	17
22	DF	55	Victor Bak Jensen	12	0	0	2	14
23	GK	16	Elías Rafn Ólafsson	8	1	4	0	13
23	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	12	0	1	0	13
25	FW	47	Frederik Heiselberg	9	0	0	2	11
25	MF	20	Valdemar Byskov	5	2	0	4	11
27	MF	15	Raphael Onyedika	6	0	3	0	9
28	MF	10	Emam Ashour	5	0	0	2	7
29	FW	53	Victor Lind	3	0	1	0	4
	MF	19	Chris Kouakou	1	1	2	0	4
	FW	25	Astrit Selmani	3	0	0	1	4
32	MF	15	Gustav Christensen	0	1	0	1	2
32	DF	22	Pontus Texel	1	1	0	0	2
34	MF	21	Andreas Nibe	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	26	Pablo Ortíz	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	33	Jamiu Musbaudeen	1	0	0	0	1

Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	45	Gustav Isaksen	18	1	0	3	22
2	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	8	0	0	2	10
3	MF	10	Evander	4	2	0	1	7
4	MF	7	Pione Sisto	3	0	2	0	5
4	MF	8	Kristoffer Olsson	5	0	0	0	5
6	FW	8	Sory Kaba	2	1	0	1	4
6	DF	4	Stefan Gartenmann	3	1	0	0	4
8	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	0	0	2	1	3
8	FW	58	Aral Şimşir	3	0	0	0	3
10	MF	10	Emam Ashour	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	73	Juninho	1	0	1	0	2
	FW	18	Edward Chilufya	1	1	0	0	2
	DF	14	Henrik Dalsgaard	1	0	1	0	2
	DF	29	Paulinho	1	0	0	1	2
15	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	5	Emiliano Martínez	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	15	Gustav Christensen	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	47	Frederick Heiselberg	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	24	Oliver Sørensen	1	0	0	0	1
	O.G.		Opponent Own Goal	2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS				56	7	4	13	79

Assists

This includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Gustav Isaksen	5	0	0	2	7
1	MF	8	Kristoffer Olsson	7	0	0	0	7
3	FW	58	Aral Şimşir	5	0	0	0	5
4	MF	10	Evander	0	0	0	4	4
4	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	1	1	1	1	4
6	DF	6	Joel Andersson	2	0	1	0	3
	FW	9	Sory Kaba	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	73	Juninho	2	0	0	1	3
9	MF	35	Charles	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	7	Pione Sisto	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	29	Paulinho	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	4	Stefan Gartenmann	1	1	0	0	2
	MF	24	Oliver Sørensen	1	1	0	0	2
15	DF	6	Henrik Dalsgaard	1	0	0	0	1
15	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				36	4	2	9	51

Clean sheets

This includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Superliga	Danish Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK	1	Jonas Lössl	10	0	1	11
2	GK	16	Elías Rafn Ólafsson	1	1	0	2
TOTALS				11	1	1	13

Disciplinary record

This includes all competitive matches.

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player
Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	Superliga		Danish Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		Total
1	DF	29	Paulinho	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	8	1
1	DF	73	Juninho	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	1
3	DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	0
4	MF	8	Kristoffer Olsson	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
4	DF	17	Mads Døhr Thychosen	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
6	MF	10	Evander	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
6	DF	14	Henrik Dalsgaard	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
7	MF	15	Raphael Onyedika	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	11	Gustav Isaksen	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
	MF	5	Emiliano Martínez	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
10	FW	9	Sory Kaba	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	6	Joel Andersson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	GK	1	Jonas Lössl	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	4	Stefan Gartenmann	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	37	Armin Gigović	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
16	MF	35	Charles	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
16	FW	47	Frederick Heiselberg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18	FW	9	Victor Lind	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	44	Nikolas Dyhr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	36	Anders Dreyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	15	Gustav Christensen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	10	Emam Ashour	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	25	Astrit Selmani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	24	Oliver Sørensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	55	Victor Bak Jensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	74	Júnior Brumado	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS				62	3	1	0	6	0	25	1	94	4

References

"Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
"LÆR TURNERINGSSTRUKTUREN AT KENDE" [Get to know the tournament structure]. 3F Superliga (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
"Superliga 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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External links

FC Midtjylland Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine in Danish

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