Aarhus Football Club Team Profile

Aarhus

Aarhus is a Danish football club founded in 1902 and associated with the city’s longstanding sporting culture. Known widely through the AGF identity, the club is linked with white and blue colors and the City’s Team tradition. Its football home has historically stood in the Kongelunden area beside Marselisborg Forest, where a major stadium redevelopment is shaping the next chapter of the venue. This team page brings together the recorded squad, coaching chronology, recent player movement, competitions and a concise profile of Aarhus’s place in Danish football.

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Xtra rating
1678
Conservative: 1173
Rank club
251
Updated: 5 September 2026

Aarhus Upcoming matches by league

Superliga

  • - Regular Season - 19
    Aarhus
    Odense
  • - Regular Season - 8
    FC Nordsjaelland
    Aarhus
    Right to Dream Park
  • - Regular Season - 9
    AC Horsens
    Aarhus
  • - Regular Season - 10
    Aarhus
    No H2H
    Sonderjyske

UEFA Europa Conference League

  • - League Stage - 1
    Gent
    No H2H
    Aarhus
  • - League Stage - 2
    Aarhus
    No H2H
    Egnatia Rrogozhinë
  • - League Stage - 3
    Aarhus
    No H2H
    SC Braga

DBU Pokalen

  • - Round of 32
    Skjold Sæby
    Aarhus

Aarhus Last matches by league

Superliga

  • - Regular Season - 7
    Aarhus
    Silkeborg
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Aarhus
    FC Midtjylland
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Randers FC
    Aarhus
    Cepheus Park Randers
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Aarhus
    Odense

DBU Pokalen

  • - Semi-finals
    FC Midtjylland
    Aarhus
    MCH Arena
  • - Semi-finals
    Aarhus
    FC Midtjylland
  • - Quarter-finals
    Aarhus
    Odense
  • - Quarter-finals
    Odense
    Aarhus
    Nature Energy Park

UEFA Europa League

  • - Play-offs
    Aarhus
    Benfica
  • - Play-offs
    Benfica
    Aarhus

UEFA Champions League

  • - 3rd Qualifying Round
    Sabah FA
    Aarhus
  • - 3rd Qualifying Round
    Aarhus
    Sabah FA
  • - 2nd Qualifying Round
    Lech Poznan
    Aarhus
  • - 2nd Qualifying Round
    Aarhus
    Lech Poznan

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Aarhus
    AC Horsens
  • - Club Friendlies
    Union St. Gilloise
    Aarhus
  • - Club Friendlies
    Aarhus
    Motherwell
  • - Club Friendlies
    Aarhus
    Viborg

Aarhus Team Roster

The latest recorded Aarhus squad contains 33 players: nine attackers, 12 defenders, eight midfielders and four goalkeepers. Attacking options include J. Serra, K. Arnstad, M. Anderson, T. Bech and Y. Badji. The defensive group features F. Tingager, E. Kahl, R. Carstensen, T. Mølgaard and Luka Callø. Midfield depth includes G. Links, Kevin Yakob, M. Knudsen, M. Solbakken and N. Poulsen, while J. Hansen and M. Hedenstad Christiansen are among the listed goalkeepers. Additional players include Christian Storch, H. Sengooba, Frederik Emmery and O. Haugstrup, giving the recorded group broad positional coverage.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

7 Markus Solbakken
Markus Solbakken
MID Norway
11 Neo Gift Links
Neo Gift Links
MID South Africa
16 Jens Jønsson
Jens Jønsson
MID Denmark
17 Kevin Enkido Yakob
18 Callum William McCowatt
Callum William McCowatt
MID New Zealand
23 Mikael Neville Anderson
29 Rasmus Carstensen
Rasmus Carstensen
MID Denmark

position Attacker

Last Aarhus Coachs

Jakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen is the most recent recorded coaching appointment, beginning on 1 January 2025. The timeline does not establish him as the current holder of the role, so his position is described by its recorded start rather than as a present appointment. German coach Uwe Rösler is listed from June 2022, following David Nielsen’s spell from October 2017 to June 2022. Earlier entries place Glen Riddersholm from December 2015 to September 2017 and Morten Wieghorst from July 2014 to December 2015. The sequence covers Danish and German appointments across the period.

Jakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen

Jakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen

Denmark
Coach since 1 January 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Jakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen Denmark 1 January 2025
Uwe Rösler Germany 1 June 2022
David Jean Nielsen Denmark 1 October 2017 1 June 2022
Glen Riddersholm Denmark 1 December 2015 1 September 2017
Morten Wieghorst Denmark 1 July 2014 1 December 2015
Peter Sørensen Denmark 1 July 2010 1 February 2014

Aarhus Transfers

The recent recorded arrivals listed show a mixture of transfers, free-agent additions, loans and returns from loan. C. Rösler arrived from Malmo FF and R. Carstensen from 1. FC Köln, both listed as transfers, while M. Anderson joined from Djurgardens IF and M. Knudsen from Holstein Kiel. J. Jønsson and M. Hedenstad Christiansen are recorded as free agents. Y. Badji returned from Panetolikos, while Luka Callø returned from Aarhus Fremad. Recent entries also include loans for S. Jørgensen and R. Carstensen, plus M. Solbakken’s transfer from Sparta Praha. These are selected recent arrivals rather than a complete total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
C. McCowatt
Silkeborg
Transfer 31 August 2026
C. Rösler
Malmo FF
Transfer 1 August 2026
R. Carstensen
1. FC Köln
Transfer 7 July 2026
R. Carstensen
1. FC Köln
Transfer 6 July 2026
J. Jønsson
AEK Athens FC
Free agent 1 July 2026
M. Anderson
Djurgardens IF
Transfer 1 July 2026
S. Jørgensen
Malmo FF
Transfer 30 June 2026
Luka Callø
Aarhus Fremad
Return from loan 29 June 2026
R. Gyamfi
Esbjerg
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Y. Badji
Panetolikos
Return from loan 29 June 2026
M. Knudsen
Holstein Kiel
Transfer 25 January 2026
M. Hedenstad Christiansen
Lillestrom
Free agent 18 January 2026
Arafat Al Haj
Naestved
Return from loan 30 December 2025
M. Solbakken
Sparta Praha
Transfer 1 September 2025
S. Jørgensen
Malmo FF
Loan 14 July 2025

Recent recorded departures include free-agent exits by Solvi Stefansson to Vikingur Reykjavik, F. Beijmo to FC Copenhagen, P. Mortensen to Brondby and William Rygaard to B36 Torshavn. R. Carstensen and S. Jørgensen are listed as returning to 1. FC Köln and Malmo FF respectively after loan spells. Other entries record transfers involving L. Wahlstedt to Rosenborg, J. Hutters to Middelfart, M. Emil Madsen to FC Copenhagen and T. Bach to Vejle. Y. Badji, Luka Callø, R. Gyamfi and Arafat Al Haj also appear in loan movements. These are selected recent departures rather than a complete total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
R. Gyamfi
Egersund
Loan 31 August 2026
J. Jensen-Abbew
ADO Den Haag
Transfer 25 August 2026
Vikingur Reykjavik
Free agent 15 July 2026
B36 Torshavn
Free agent 30 June 2026
P. Mortensen
Brondby
Free agent 30 June 2026
F. Beijmo
FC Copenhagen
Free agent 30 June 2026
S. Jørgensen
Malmo FF
Return from loan 29 June 2026
R. Carstensen
1. FC Köln
Return from loan 29 June 2026
F. Andersen
AZ Alkmaar
- 31 January 2026
Y. Badji
Panetolikos
Loan 29 January 2026
L. Wahlstedt
Rosenborg
Transfer 29 January 2026
J. Hutters
Middelfart
Transfer 19 January 2026
M. Emil Madsen
FC Copenhagen
Transfer 2 September 2025
Luka Callø
Aarhus Fremad
Loan 1 September 2025
T. Bach
Vejle
Transfer 1 September 2025

Transfers Synthesis

The recorded movement around Aarhus shows activity across several mechanisms rather than a single transfer type. Arrivals include transfer entries from Malmo FF, 1. FC Köln, Djurgardens IF, Holstein Kiel and Sparta Praha, alongside free-agent additions, loan arrivals and returns from loan. Departures include free-agent moves to Vikingur Reykjavik, FC Copenhagen, Brondby and B36 Torshavn, as well as transfers, loans and returns to parent clubs. Several names appear on both sides of the recent record: R. Carstensen, S. Jørgensen, M. Anderson, Y. Badji, Luka Callø, R. Gyamfi, M. Sauer and Arafat Al Haj are each linked with more than one movement entry across the period. Because the listed arrivals and departures cover selected recent entries, they describe the character of recorded activity without establishing a full window total or net balance. No recorded fees are provided.

Leagues Aarhus has participated in

Recorded participation places Aarhus in the Superliga from 2011 through 2025, making it a recent domestic league association. Domestic participation in the DBU Pokalen and Friendlies Clubs is likewise recorded through 2025. Continental involvement includes the UEFA Europa Conference League from 2021 to 2023 and the UEFA Europa League in 2020; these entries are historical rather than current. Aarhus also has a 1. Division participation record for 2014, likewise historical. This history spans domestic league and cup football, friendlies and selected European campaigns without establishing results or honours.

More about Aarhus

Aarhus is a Danish football club from Jutland, founded in 1902, and its public identity is closely associated with Aarhus Gymnastikforening, usually shortened to AGF. The club represents Denmark’s second-largest city and carries a strong civic profile within the country’s football culture. White and blue are the defining colors, while the long-standing City’s Team identity connects the side with local supporters and the wider sporting life of Aarhus.

The football operation is part of a broader multi-sports heritage and functions as a professional joint-stock enterprise within an ecosystem of civic, municipal and community links. That combination gives Aarhus an identity that is larger than a match-day team: it joins professional football with a historic association, local institutions and a distinctive city setting. The club’s culture is also associated with disciplined Nordic development, Jutland talent and carefully selected Scandinavian and international experience.

Aarhus has traditionally been anchored in the sports district of Kongelunden, south of the city centre, beside Marselisborg Forest. The historic Aarhus Stadium, widely known in sponsorship eras as Ceres Park, has provided the setting for that relationship between football, woodland and city. A multi-stage redevelopment programme is intended to replace the classic venue with a modern forest arena while retaining a close connection between supporters and the pitch. The stadium project forms an important part of the club’s contemporary civic landscape.

Historically, Aarhus is regarded as one of Denmark’s foundational football institutions. Its honours tradition includes multiple Danish championships and a prominent Danish Cup record. The club also holds an important place in the country’s European story, having been the first Danish participant in the European Cup and reaching the quarter-finals of both the European Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Together, its founding date, city identity, white-and-blue traditions, forest setting and continental history define Aarhus as a durable institution in Danish football.

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Superliga 2026 - 1549011
Aarhus vs FC Midtjylland
Superliga 2026 - 1549008
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Superliga 2026 - 1549005
Aarhus vs Benfica
UEFA Europa League 2026 - 1623441
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Superliga 2026 - 1548996
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UEFA Europa League 2026 - 1623431
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