# 2016–17 FC Midtjylland season

The 2016–17 season was FC Midtjylland's 17th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga. Midtjylland participated in the Europa League this season, after finishing 3rd in the 2015–16 Danish Superliga.
For the 2nd consecutive season, Midtjylland U-19 competed in the UEFA Youth League.

## Squad

    As of 1 June 2017
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 16 | Johan Dahlin | GK | (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 30) | Gençlerbirliği |
| 30 | Andreas Raahauge | GK | (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 19) | Academy |
| 31 | Mikkel Andersen | GK | (1988-12-17)17 December 1988 (aged 28) | Reading |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Kian Hansen | DF | (1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 28) | FC Nantes |
| 5 | Marc Dal Hende | DF | (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 26) | SønderjyskE |
| 6 | Markus Halsti | DF | (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 33) | D.C. United |
| 18 | Kristian Riis | DF | (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 20) | Academy |
| 20 | Rasmus Nicolaisen | DF | (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 20) | Academy |
| 28 | André Rømer | DF | (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 23) | Academy |
| 40 | Andreas Poulsen | DF | (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 17) | Academy |
| 43 | Rasmus Nissen | DF | (1997-07-11)11 July 1997 (aged 19) | Academy |
| 70 | Filip Novák | DF | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 26) | Jablonec |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 3 | Tim Sparv | MF | (1987-02-20)20 February 1987 (aged 30) | Greuther Fürth |
| 7 | Jakob Poulsen | MF | (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 33) | AS Monaco |
| 8 | Rafael van der Vaart | MF | (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 34) | Betis |
| 9 | Janus Drachmann | MF | (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 29) | SønderjyskE |
| 11 | Jonas Borring | MF | (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 32) | Brøndby IF |
| 14 | Simon Kroon | MF | (1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 23) | SønderjyskE |
| 21 | Kaan Kairinen | MF | (1998-12-22)22 December 1998 (aged 18) | Inter Turku |
| 22 | Mikkel Duelund | MF | (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 19) | Academy |
| 34 | Mikael Anderson | MF | (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 18) | Academy |
| 35 | Gloire Rutikanga | MF | (1997-02-04)4 February 1997 (aged 20) | Academy |
| 36 | Rilwan Hassan | MF | (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 26) | Academy |
| 42 | Babajide David | MF | (1996-01-13)13 January 1996 (aged 21) | Academy |
| 88 | Gustav Wikheim | MF | (1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 24) | Loan from Gent |
| Forwards ||||||
| 24 | Mads Døhr Thychosen | FW | (1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 19) | Vejle BK |
| 33 | Paul Onuachu | FW | (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 23) | Academy |
| 77 | Bruninho | FW | (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 27) | Loan from Guangzhou R&F |

### 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 |
| — | DF | DEN | Alexander Munksgaard (at Lyngby BK until 30 June 2017) |
| — | MF | AUS | Awer Mabil (at Esbjerg fB until 30 June 2017) |
| — | MF | DEN | Jonas Gemmer (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2017) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | DEN | Marco Larsen (at HB Køge until 30 June 2017) |
| — | FW | AUT | Martin Pušić (at Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2017) |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | FIN | Markus Halsti |
| 8 | MF | NED | Rafael van der Vaart (from Real Betis) |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Jonas Borring (from Brøndby IF) |
| 44 | FW | SWE | Zackarias Faour (loan from Manchester City) |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Bruninho (loan from Guangzhou R&F) |
| 88 | MF | NOR | Gustav Wikheim (loan from Gent) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Bodurov (loan return to Fulham) |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Jim Larsen (end of contract) |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Petter Andersson (end of contract) |
| 11 | FW | CRC | Marco Ureña (to Brøndby IF) |
| 13 | DF | DEN | Alexander Munksgaard (loan to Lyngby BK) |
| 14 | FW | CZE | Václav Kadlec (to Sparta Prague) |
| 20 | DF | FIN | Daniel O'Shaughnessy (loan return to Brentford) |
| 25 | GK | POL | Patryk Wolański (Free agent) |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Pione Sisto (to Celta de Vigo) |
| 29 | MF | DEN | Jonas Gemmer (loan to AC Horsens) |
| 32 | DF | DEN | Kristian Bak Nielsen (retired) |
| 45 | MF | AUS | Awer Mabil (loan to Esbjerg fB) |
| 77 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer (to New York Red Bulls) |
| — | MF | NGA | Musefiu Ashiru (to 1. FC Tatran) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Marc Dal Hende (from SønderjyskE) |
| 9 | MF | DEN | Janus Drachmann (from SønderjyskE) |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Simon Kroon (from SønderjyskE) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | AUT | Martin Pušić (loan to Sparta Rotterdam) |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Kristoffer Olsson (to AIK) |
| 19 | MF | DEN | Marco Larsen (loan to HB Køge) |
| 26 | DF | DEN | Patrick Banggaard (to Darmstadt 98) |
| 44 | FW | SWE | Zackarias Faour (loan return to Manchester City) |

## Competitions
### Danish Superliga
#### League tables

Regular season :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Lyngby | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 39 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | SønderjyskE | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Midtjylland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 38 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Nordsjælland | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 35 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 7 | Randers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
Championship round :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Copenhagen (C) | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Brøndby | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lyngby | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Midtjylland (O) | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
| 5 | Nordsjælland | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 49 | |
| 6 | SønderjyskE | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 46 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 April 2017. Source: Soccerway

#### Results
### UEFA Europa League
## Squad statistics

As of Match played 19 March 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Danish Superliga | Danish Superliga | Danish Cup | Danish Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Kian Hansen | 33 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | FIN | Tim Sparv | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | FIN | Markus Halsti | 17 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | DEN | Jakob Poulsen | 33 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Rafael van der Vaart | 14 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | DEN | Janus Drachmann | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Jonas Borring | 26 | 3 | 14+10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Simon Kroon | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | SWE | Johan Dahlin | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | DEN | Kristian Riis | 14 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | DEN | Rasmus Nicolaisen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | DEN | Mikkel Duelund | 32 | 7 | 16+7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0+7 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | DEN | Mads Døhr Thychosen | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | DEN | André Rømer | 30 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | DEN | Mikkel Andersen | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | NGA | Paul Onuachu | 32 | 12 | 18+7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 34 | MF | DEN | Mikael Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | NGA | Rilwan Hassan | 32 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | DEN | Andreas Poulsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NGA | Babajide David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | DEN | Rasmus Nissen | 35 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | CZE | Filip Novák | 33 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Bruninho | 8 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | NOR | Gustav Wikheim | 11 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Midtjylland during the season: ||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | CZE | Václav Kadlec | 15 | 3 | 5+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Kristoffer Olsson | 22 | 2 | 5+8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | DEN | Patrick Banggaard | 29 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Pione Sisto | 7 | 6 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | AUT | Martin Pušić | 19 | 2 | 5+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | DEN | Alexander Munksgaard | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | DEN | Marco Larsen | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Danish Superliga | Danish Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 33 | Paul Onuachu | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | | 22 | Mikkel Duelund | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | | 70 | Filip Novák | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Jakob Poulsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 27 | Pione Sisto | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | | 11 | Jonas Borring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | 14 | Václav Kadlec | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | 8 | Rafael van der Vaart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | | 10 | Martin Pušić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | 17 | Kristoffer Olsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | 88 | Gustav Wikheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | 14 | Simon Kroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 26 | Patrick Banggaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 28 | André Rømer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 36 | Rilwan Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 43 | Rasmus Nissen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 77 | Bruninho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | # | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 44 | 6 | 9 | 59 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Danish Superliga | Danish Superliga | Danish Cup | Danish Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | | DF | Kian Hansen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | | MF | Tim Sparv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | | DF | Markus Halsti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Jakob Poulsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Rafael van der Vaart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | MF | Janus Drachmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Martin Pušić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | FW | Václav Kadlec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Kristoffer Olsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Kristian Riis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Mikkel Duelund | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Patrick Banggaard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | André Rømer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | | FW | Paul Onuachu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | | MF | Rilwan Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | | DF | Rasmus Nissen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | | DF | Filip Novák | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | Bruninho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | | MF | Gustav Wikheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 3 |