Aarhus Fremad Team Profile and 2026 Squad

Aarhus Fremad

Aarhus Fremad brings a distinctive yellow-and-blue identity to Aarhus N, with Riisvangen Stadium serving as a compact home in the Risskov area. The club’s setting combines neighborhood familiarity with the character of Danish football, while its name reflects a forward-looking local spirit. Matchday culture is closely associated with Fremad Folket, the supporters whose presence helps give the ground its community feel. This profile brings together Aarhus Fremad identity and football context.

Aarhus Fremad website Aarhus Fremad facebook account Aarhus Fremad x account Aarhus Fremad instagram account Aarhus Fremad youtube account
Xtra rating
1654
Conservative: 1072
Rank club
444
Updated: 11 September 2026

Aarhus Fremad Upcoming matches by league

1. Division

  • - Regular Season - 9
    Aarhus Fremad
    Hvidovre
  • - Regular Season - 10
    AB Copenhagen
    No H2H
    Aarhus Fremad
  • - Regular Season - 11
    Aarhus Fremad
    No H2H
    Esbjerg
  • - Regular Season - 12
    Vejle
    No H2H
    Aarhus Fremad
    Vejle Stadion

DBU Pokalen

  • - Round of 32
    Hørsholm-Usserød
    Aarhus Fremad

Aarhus Fremad Last matches by league

1. Division

  • - Regular Season - 8
    Vendsyssel FF
    Aarhus Fremad
    Nord Energi Arena
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Aarhus Fremad
    Kolding IF
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Aarhus Fremad
    Vejle
  • - Regular Season - 5
    FC Fredericia
    Aarhus Fremad
    Monjasa Park

DBU Pokalen

  • - Round of 64
    SGI
    Aarhus Fremad
  • - Round of 128
    Ringkøbing
    Aarhus Fremad
    Green Arena
  • - 3rd Round
    Aarhus Fremad
    Hobro
  • - 2nd Round
    Silkeborg KFUM
    Aarhus Fremad
    Søholt Idrætsanlæg græs

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Viborg
    Aarhus Fremad
  • - Club Friendlies
    Aarhus Fremad
    Silkeborg
  • - Club Friendlies
    Esbjerg
    Aarhus Fremad
  • - Club Friendlies
    Aarhus Fremad
    Brann

Aarhus Fremad Team Roster

Aarhus Fremad’s recorded squad contains 26 players: nine attackers, seven defenders, eight midfielders and two goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Jonas Ostergaard, K. Lunding, M. Kaastrup and Y. Abdullahi, while A. Pisani, E. Nissen, J. Thorsen and M. Kjølby add defensive options. Midfield names include C. Nygaard, F. Grube, Ingimar Kristjansson, M. Ryberg and S. Bækgård. V. Hojbjerg and Viktor de Paoli are the listed goalkeepers. The roster includes several recent arrivals and covers every major playing position.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

2 Malthe Kjølby
Malthe Kjølby
DEF Denmark
5 Erik Nissen
Erik Nissen
DEF Denmark
24 Jonas Søndberg Thorsen
29
Segun
DEF
33 Alexander Ludwig
Alexander Ludwig
DEF Denmark

position Midfielder

8 Simon Bækgård
Simon Bækgård
MID Denmark
10 Magnus Kirchheiner
Magnus Kirchheiner
MID Denmark
12
15 Carl Carøe Nygaard
20 Ólafur Dan Hjaltason

position Attacker

Last Aarhus Fremad Coachs

Morten Dahm Kjærgaard is Aarhus Fremad’s coach. The Danish coach began his tenure on 1 January 2020. No earlier appointment is recorded, making his more-than-six-year spell the sole documented coaching sequence in the club’s recent history and the basis of its current leadership.

Coach since 1 August 2021
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
1 August 2021

Aarhus Fremad Transfers

Among the arrivals recorded, Ingimar Kristjansson joined from Thor Akureyri in a transfer, while A. Ludwig and D. Bernasko Appu arrived as free agents from AC Horsens and FA 2000. M. Ryberg from Gnistan and M. Kjølby from Aalborg also arrived as free agents. M. Kaastrup joined from Vendsyssel FF in June 2025, while C. Nygaard arrived from Viborg as a free transfer. Luka Callø and B. Rolland were listed as a loan and transfer arrival respectively in September 2025. These entries represent a dated selection of movement, not a complete arrivals total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
S. Andreasen
Hobro
Transfer 31 August 2026
L. Rönnberg
Zaglebie Sosnowiec
Free agent 28 July 2026
I. Kristjánsson
Thor Akureyri
Transfer 27 July 2026
L. Rönnberg
Zaglebie Sosnowiec
Free agent 27 July 2026
Ingimar Kristjansson
Thor Akureyri
Transfer 27 July 2026
Ingimar Kristjansson
Thor Akureyri
Transfer 26 July 2026
D. Bernasko Appu
FA 2000
Free agent 30 June 2026
A. Ludwig
AC Horsens
Free agent 30 June 2026
Sporting Lagos
- 1 February 2026
Marcus Ryberg
Gnistan
Free agent 31 December 2025
M. Ryberg
Gnistan
Free agent 31 December 2025
L. Riisgaard
Naestved
Free agent 31 December 2025
B. Rolland
Lyngby
Transfer 1 September 2025
Luka Callø
Aarhus
Loan 1 September 2025
C. Nygaard
Viborg
Free Transfer 1 August 2025

Departures recorded include L. Riisgaard to Silkeborg and M. Agnarsson to Mjallby AIF as transfers, while K. Andersen left for ODD Ballklubb and B. Rolland for Feignies-Aulnoye as free agents. Luka Callø and K. Kiilerich returned to Aarhus and Viborg respectively after loans. Earlier movements include O. Andreasen to Thisted FC and S. Buch to VSK Århus as free agents, with M. Kubel transferred to Aalborg. These entries show selected dated exits rather than a complete departures total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
L. Riisgaard
Silkeborg
Transfer 14 July 2026
K. Andersen
ODD Ballklubb
Free agent 13 July 2026
M. Agnarsson
Mjallby AIF
Transfer 8 July 2026
B. Rolland
Feignies-Aulnoye
Free agent 30 June 2026
K. Kiilerich
Viborg
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Luka Callø
Aarhus
Return from loan 29 June 2026
O. Andreasen
Thisted FC
Free agent 1 February 2026
VSK Århus
Free agent 31 January 2026
M. Kubel
Aalborg
Transfer 26 January 2026
Theodor Hoffmeyer Beck
Lyseng
Free agent 31 August 2025
G. Junge
VSK Århus
Transfer 28 August 2025
G. Junge
VSK Århus
Free agent 27 August 2025
M. Nygaard
VSK Århus
- 31 July 2025
Casper Andersen
Fremad Amager
Free agent 30 July 2025
Emil Junge
VSK Århus
Free agent 28 July 2025

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the movement recorded around the 2025-26 cycle presents a mixed flow of arrivals and exits across Danish, Nordic and wider European destinations. Incoming activity includes a transfer from Thor Akureyri and free-agent moves from AC Horsens and FA 2000, alongside earlier links with Gnistan, Viborg, Aalborg and Vendsyssel FF. Departures include transfers to Silkeborg and Mjallby AIF, free-agent moves to ODD Ballklubb, Feignies-Aulnoye and Thisted FC, plus loan returns to Aarhus and Viborg. Several names appear in more than one dated movement entry, so the pattern is best understood as a sequence of changes rather than a final balance. No fee information is recorded, and the available entries do not establish a complete movement total for the whole period.

Leagues Aarhus Fremad has participated in

Aarhus Fremad has recent recorded participation in Denmark’s 1. Division, with its latest participation recorded in 2025, and in DBU Pokalen, recorded from 2012 through 2025. Friendlies Clubs also appears as a recent competition entry, spanning 2020-2025. The 1. Division, DBU Pokalen and Friendlies Clubs are the competitions most recently associated with the club. Earlier participation includes 2. Division from 2018 to 2024, 2nd Division - Group 2 in 2019 and Denmark Series - Group 3 in 2014. Those older entries are historical rather than current.

More about Aarhus Fremad

Aarhus Fremad is a Danish football club based in Aarhus N, the northern part of Aarhus. Founded in 1887, it has a long place in the city’s sporting story. Its common name is also a piece of identity: Aarhus Fremad translates as ‘Aarhus Forward’, a fitting expression for a club associated with movement, local ambition and a direct community presence.

The club’s visual language is built around yellow and blue, colors reflected in its badge and traditional matchday presentation. Its home is Riisvangen Stadium on Hans Egedes Vej in the Risskov and Aarhus North area. The ground is known for an intimate, neighborhood feel, with the pitch close to supporters and a traditional capacity of around 5,000. That setting helps connect the club’s football with the residential and industrial communities surrounding its home.

Aarhus Fremad occupies the professional and semi-professional layers of the Danish football system. Its recent competition record includes the 1. Division and DBU Pokalen, while earlier entries cover the 2. Division, 2nd Division - Group 2 and Denmark Series - Group 3. The club has traditionally moved between the second and third tiers, giving its story a strong connection to promotion campaigns and the competitive depth of Danish domestic football.

The late 1990s represent a landmark period in the club’s history, when a rapid sequence of promotions carried Aarhus Fremad to the Danish Superliga. Between 2003 and 2010, its elite branch used the FC Aarhus name before the historic Aarhus Fremad identity returned. That continuity between a changing sporting structure and a recognizable local name remains central to the club’s profile.

Supporters known as Fremad Folket are part of the club’s community culture, reinforcing a close relationship between the stands, the neighborhood and daily club life. Together, the colors, compact home, long history and place in Denmark’s league pyramid give Aarhus Fremad a distinct identity within Danish football.

Detailed statistics Aarhus Fremad

Xtra rating history

Last rating points (most recent matches).

shots Aarhus Fremad

Warnings Aarhus Fremad

Passes Aarhus Fremad

Goalkeeper saves Aarhus Fremad

Latest start lineups Aarhus Fremad (XI)