# 2022–23 F.C. Copenhagen season

The 2022–23 F.C. Copenhagen season was the club's 31st season in existence, all of which have been competed in the top flight of Danish football. In addition to the domestic league, Copenhagen participated in this season's editions of the Danish Cup and, by virtue of earning the 2021–22 Danish Superliga Championship, competed in the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 31 January 2023
| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Kamil Grabara | GK | 2021 | 8 January 1999 | Liverpool |
| 21 | Karl-Johan Johnsson | GK | 2019 | 28 January 1990 | Guingamp |
| 41 | Andreas Dithmer | GK | 2022 | 1 August 2005 | Homegrown |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Kevin Diks | RB | 2021 | 6 October 1996 | Fiorentina |
| 3 | Denis Vavro | CB | 2022 | 10 April 1996 | Lazio |
| 5 | Davit Khocholava | CB | 2021 | 8 February 1993 | Shakhtar |
| 6 | Christian Sørensen | LB | 2022 | 6 August 1992 | Viborg |
| 19 | Elias Jelert | RB | 2022 | 15 June 2003 | Homegrown |
| 20 | Nicolai Boilesen | CB | 2016 | 16 February 1992 | Ajax |
| 22 | Peter Ankersen | RB | 2020 | 22 September 1990 | Genoa |
| 27 | Valdemar Lund | CB | 2021 | 28 May 2003 | Homegrown |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Viktor Claesson (3rd captain) | MF | 2022 | 2 January 1992 | Krasnodar |
| 8 | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | MF | 2021 | 23 March 2003 | Norrköping |
| 9 | Diogo Gonçalves | MF | 2023 | 6 February 1997 | Benfica |
| 10 | Zeca (captain) | MF | 2017 | 31 August 1988 | Panathinaikos |
| 12 | Lukas Lerager | MF | 2021 | 12 July 1993 | Genoa |
| 17 | Paul Mukairu | MF | 2022 | 18 January 2000 | Antalyaspor |
| 23 | Akinkunmi Amoo | MF | 2022 | 7 June 2002 | Hammarby |
| 30 | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | MF | 2021 | 10 April 2003 | Homegrown |
| 33 | Rasmus Falk (vice-captain) | MF | 2016 | 15 January 1992 | Odense |
| 35 | Marko Stamenić | MF | 2020 | 19 February 2002 | Western Suburbs |
| 36 | William Clem | MF | 2022 | 20 June 2004 | Homegrown |
| 40 | Roony Bardghji | MF | 2021 | 15 November 2005 | Homegrown |
| Forwards |||||||
| 11 | Khouma Babacar | FW | 2022 | 17 March 1993 | Sassuolo |
| 14 | Andreas Cornelius | FW | 2022 | 16 March 1993 | Trabzonspor |
| 15 | Mohamed Daramy | FW | 2022 | 7 January 2002 | Ajax |
| 25 | Jordan Larsson | FW | 2023 | 20 June 1997 | Schalke 04 |
| 29 | Mamoudou Karamoko | FW | 2022 | 8 September 1999 | LASK |

### Youth players in use

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 38 | DF | DEN | Aksel Halsgaard (from FC Copenhagen U19) |
| 39 | MF | DEN | Oscar Højlund (from FC Copenhagen U19) |
| 42 | FW | DEN | Thomas Jørgensen (from FC Copenhagen U19) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 44 | FW | DEN | Emil Højlund (from FC Copenhagen U19) |
| 46 | FW | DEN | Noah Sahsah (from FC Copenhagen U19) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ISL | Orri Óskarsson (at Sønderjyske until 30 June 2023) |
| 28 | MF | RSA | Luther Singh (at G.D. Chaves until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | DEN | Daniel Haarbo (at FC Helsingør until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | DEN | Mikkel Kaufmann (at Karlsruher SC until 30 June 2023) |

## Competitions
### Overview
### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Superliga | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 056.25 |
| Danish Cup | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 057.14 |
| Champions League | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 012.50 |
| Total | 47 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 048.94 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Superliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nordsjælland | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Viborg | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | AGF | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Randers | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship round |

#### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Championship round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COP | NOR | AGF | VIB | BRO | RAN |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Nordsjælland | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | AGF | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Viborg | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for the European play-off match | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Brøndby | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–4 |

#### Results by round - Championship round

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

#### Championship round
### Danish Cup
### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Sevilla | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 3 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances

This includes all competitive matches and refers to all squad members playing throughout the season, regardless of their current roster status.
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Viktor Claesson | 30 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
| 2 | MF | 12 | Lukas Lerager | 30 | 5 | 8 | 43 |
| 2 | MF | 30 | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | 29 | 6 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | FW | 15 | Mohamed Daramy | 28 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Denis Vavro | 29 | 5 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Kevin Diks | 24 | 6 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | MF | 33 | Rasmus Falk | 27 | 6 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | DF | 19 | Elias Jelert | 26 | 7 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 22 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | GK | 1 | Kamil Grabara | 23 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | DF | 27 | Valdemar Lund | 19 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Christian Sørensen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Davit Khocholava | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 14 | MF | 40 | Roony Bardghji | 18 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | FW | 36 | William Clem | 17 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 16 | DF | 34 | Victor Kristiansen | 15 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 17 | MF | 35 | Marko Stamenić | 15 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 18 | MF | 9 | Diogo Gonçalves | 14 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | DF | 22 | Peter Ankersen | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | FW | 25 | Jordan Larsson | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 | FW | 14 | Andreas Cornelius | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 22 | GK | 51 | Mathew Ryan | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 22 | MF | 10 | Zeca | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 24 | DF | 20 | Nicolai Boilesen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 24 | MF | 17 | Paul Mukairu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 | MF | 16 | Pep Biel | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 27 | FW | 18 | Orri Óskarsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 27 | FW | 29 | Mamoudou Karamoko | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 29 | GK | 21 | Karl-Johan Johnsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | MF | 24 | William Bøving | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | FW | 11 | Khouma Babacar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | MF | 23 | Akinkunmi Amoo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | FW | 46 | Noah Sahsah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Viktor Claesson | 12 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 15 | Mohamed Daramy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 9 | Diogo Gonçalves | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 16 | Pep Biel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 12 | Lukas Lerager | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 25 | Jordan Larsson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | 30 | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 40 | Roony Bardghji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Denis Vavro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 14 | Andreas Cornelius | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 33 | Rasmus Falk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 6 | Christian Sørensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 27 | Valdemar Lund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Davit Khocholava | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 18 | Orri Óskarsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 34 | Victor Kristiansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 19 | Elias Jelert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 1 | Kevin Diks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | O.G. | | Opponent Own Goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 61 | 14 | 3 | 78 |

### Assists

This includes all competitive matches.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Viktor Claesson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | DF | 6 | Christian Sørensen | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 15 | Mohamed Daramy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 30 | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Kevin Diks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 16 | Pep Biel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Denis Vavro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Elias Jelert | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 33 | Rasmus Falk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 34 | Victor Kristiansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 12 | Lukas Lerager | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 40 | Roony Bardghji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 19 | Elias Jelert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 14 | Andreas Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 36 | William Clem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 9 | Diogo Gonçalves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 33 | 10 | 3 | 46 |

### Clean sheets

This includes all competitive matches.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Kamil Grabara | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | 51 | Mathew Ryan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | GK | 21 | Karl-Johan Johnsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

### Disciplinary record

This includes all competitive matches.
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | Superliga | Danish Cup | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | 30 | Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Viktor Claesson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Davit Khocholava | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 3 | Denis Vavro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | Kevin Diks | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 12 | Lukas Lerager | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | 19 | Elias Jelert | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | 34 | Victor Kristiansen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 35 | Marko Stamenić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | 27 | Valdemar Lund | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Christian Sørensen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | 36 | William Clem | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | 15 | Mohamed Daramy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | 22 | Peter Ankersen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | 1 | Kamil Grabara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | 10 | Zeca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | 20 | Nicolai Boilesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | 9 | Diogo Gonçalves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | 51 | Mathew Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | 14 | Andreas Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | 33 | Rasmus Falk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | 40 | Roony Bardghji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 78 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 117 | 3 |