FC Midtjylland
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| Full name | Football Club Midtjylland |
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| Nickname(s) | Ulvene (The Wolves) |
| Short name | FCM |
| Founded | 2 February 1999 |
| Ground | MCH Arena, Herning |
| Capacity | 11,800 |
| Owner | Matthew Benham |
| Chairman | Rasmus Ankersen |
| Manager | Jess Thorup |
| League | Danish Superliga |
| 2015–16 | Danish Superliga, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Midtjylland (Danish: [ˈmid̥jylanˀ], "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the midwestern part of Jutland. The team was a result of a merger between Ikast FS (which also includes tennis, badminton and handball clubs) and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which it won for the first time in 2015.
FC Midtjylland was founded by Johnny Rune, a carpenter and owner of a private business in the wood-supply industry, and Steen Hessel, an authorized Mercedes Benz dealer.
The two men wanted to unite the football clubs Ikast FS (founded 1935) and Herning Fremad (founded 1918) – clubs that for decades had been strong rivals, but had never played any significant role in Danish football. Ikast FS had some success in the late 1970s and '80s, but that was about it. At least ten years had passed with the two clubs being unable to agree on a merger, but on 6 April 1999, a deal was finalized and announced at a press conference the next day.
In 2000, Midtjylland were promoted to the top-flight Danish Superliga after a season in which the team had gathered more points than any other team in the history of the first division.
In July 2014, Matthew Benham (owner of English Championship side Brentford) became the majority shareholder of Midtjylland's parent company FCM Holding. In the 2014–15 season, they won the championship in the Danish Superliga.
Midtjylland have generally built a reputation of finding and developing promising talents.
In July 2004, Midtjylland was the first Danish club to have its own football academy, similar to that of French side Nantes. The academy attracts players from throughout Denmark, as well as players from a partnering club in Nigeria – F.C. Ebedei. The club has developed a network of over 100 clubs located in the western part of Jutland.
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