New Firm (Denmark)
With The New Firm ( German The new resistant ), the local derby between the Danish football club FC København ( German FC Copenhagen, in short: FCK ) from the capital and Brøndby Idrætsforening ( German Brøndby sports club, in short: Brøndby IF or BIF) from the suburb Brøndby referred to. The duels are also known under the name Slaget om København ( German Battle of Copenhagen) or Nyklassikeren ( German New Classic ). Falsely Brøndby IF is often referred to as Brøndby Copenhagen in German-speaking countries.
The name New Firm is a derivative of the traditional Old Firm ( The old German -resistant ) between the most successful Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic. In Scotland, there is another Derby under the name of New Firm, where the teams will meet each other from FC Aberdeen and Dundee United.
History
On September 6, 1992, the Derby had its premiere after the professional teams of the Danish championship record Kjøbenhavns Bold club with 15 titles 1913-1980 and 7 times honoree B 1903 Copenhagen ( 1920-1976 ) on 1 July 1992 for FC Copenhagen had together. Quickly the duels developed for public Magnet highest Danish league and ensure the parking as well as in Brøndby Stadium, the largest football stadiums in Denmark, for well-stocked stands. While the Copenhagen followers are more likely to find among entrepreneurs and Selbststädigen, Brøndby IF is traditionally an association of workers.
The very first season 1992 /93 Loverne ( German lion ), the nickname of the FCK, was crowned with the title. Then the FCK plummeted into the middle of the Danish Superliga. By the early 2000s, FC Copenhagen took over dominance in the Danish professional football. With the championship in 2001 in the Super League under the short tenure of coach Roy Hodgson was followed by seven more national titles (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), three Cup wins in 2004, 2009 and 2012, two successes in the Royal League 2005 and 2006 and the Danish Super Cup in 2001 and 2004. During the last New Firm of the season 2000/ 01 they met each other in the penultimate round. Scoring striker Sibusiso Zuma FCK with the 2-0 in the 56th minute a spectacular goal by a bicycle kick that was voted Goal of the decade in Denmark later. As the biggest international success of FC Copenhagen 2010/11 was able to record the achievement of the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League.
Brøndby IF was founded on December 3, 1964 by the merger of district clubs Brøndbyøster IF and IF Brøndbyvester. 1981 managed Brøndby promotion to the highest Danish league first division and after three fourth places in the subsequent seasons Brøndby IF in 1985 could celebrate their first championship. 1987 as the second club Brøndby dared the world to go public. From the mid 1980s until the founding of FC Copenhagen in 1992 it was the leading force in Danish football, which at this time with five championships ( 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991), the Cup victory in 1989 and the near misses catchment in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1990/91 clarified. No less than eleven current and former Brøndby player then stood on the winning squad of European Football Championship 1992.
Not only did that in 1992 with FCK appeared a serious competitor. Brøndby IF got into a financial crisis in which the Corporation (now approximately 53 million euros ) expressed debt of around 400 million Danish kroner. Only through strict austerity measures the survival of the club could islets secured. Under coach Ebbe Skovdahl came with the championship titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998 of title hat-trick. 2002 Brøndby could secure the title only on goal difference against FC Copenhagen, this one in the meantime had ten points clear of the capital city. Once again, BIF, in 2005, breaking the dominance of Copenhagen. After the FCK faltered early in the season and was to be found only in the middle of the table that held the Yellow Blue one-point lead of twelve points by the end of the season. This season, the elf from Brøndby succeeded with 5:0 biggest win of the Derby history. Copenhagen reached ultimately still in second place in the table.
For winter break 2012/13 Super League ( 20th Round ) BIF occupied only the bottom of the table and is in danger of relegation. FC Copenhagen led sovereign top of the table with twelve points. In addition to the sporting crisis Brøndby is in existence-threatening dire financial straits. As with the first major measure against insolvency, the salaries of the players and other club employees January 2013, were significantly reduced with the consent of those. Reasons for the financial difficulties of the club are over the years accumulated debt and a steady decline in viewership.
Fans
The official fan club of FC Copenhagen is FC København Fan Club (short: FCKFC ). With over 20,000 members, it is the largest football fan club in Scandinavia. It was founded even before the merger on October 24, 1991., The official fan club of Brøndby IF named Brøndby Support since 30 September 1993.
In addition to the peaceful fans also ultras and hooligan groups organize at both clubs. At Brøndby include, for example, the groups Bluefront, South Side United, Suburban Casuals or Yellow Blue Crew. On the FC Copenhagen side are, inter alia, the Copenhagen Casuals Young Boys and Urban Department.
As the violence has increased among fans over time, be fingerprinted by official order to the buyers of the tickets.
Statistics
League rankings
FC Copenhagen could retract ten Danish league title since its inception in 1992. Brøndby IF came at this time to five championships. The last championship success of BIF dated from 2005 and had to fight in recent years against relegation. The championship years of the clubs are highlighted in gold.
List of Games
Top scorers
In the list, the players are listed, which have made a total of at least three goals in the New Firm. The scorers of the games of the Danish Football Super Cup and the League Cup are not known. In Torgleichheit the players are listed in alphabetical order.