crowds. Since then, the stadium has seen a number of lesser or larger infrastructural and technical enhancements, and the February 2004 European match against Barcelona was played in front of a 26,031-spectator crowd. Support Brøndby are the most widely popular football club in Denmark, with a 2015 study having showed that Brøndby matches have by far the most viewers, both in terms of attendance and TV ratings, with Brøndby's rivals FC Copenhagen coming in second. Copenhagen have in recent years surpassed Brøndby in terms of attendance by several thousands. Brøndby Support is the official fanclub of Brøndby IF. It was founded in 1993 and has approximately 12,000 members. Brøndby is also renowned for its ultra fanscene. The most prominent group is Alpha. Founded in 2006, the group is placed in the centre of the Southside Stand and are the main organizers of songs, flags, banners and tifo. Other prominent groups are Svinget, Deling 43 and Fri Sport. Honours Danish Football Championship Winners (11): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2020–21 Runner-up (11): 1986, 1989, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2017–18 Danish Cup Winners (7): 1988–89, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2017–18 Runner-up (4): 1987–88, 1995–96, 2016–17, 2018–19 Danish League Cup Winners (3): 1984, 2005, 2006 Danish Super Cup Winners (4): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002 Royal League (3 participations) Winners: 2006–07 Denmark Series (fourth tier) Group winners: 1974 (g1) Zealand Series (fifth tier) Winners: 1971 Players See also Brøndby IF players More than 300 players have represented Brøndby in the Danish leagues, cups and the European competitions since 1964. Current squad Youth players in use Out on loan Player of the year Starting from 1980, the club has annually named its player of the year. Players still playing for the club are marked in bold: 1980: Brian Chrøis 1981: Ole Østergaard 1982: Michael Laudrup 1983: John Widell 1984: Bjarne Jensen 1985: Claus Nielsen 1986: Ole Madsen 1987: Lars Olsen 1988: Bjarne Jensen (2) 1989: Henrik Jensen 1990: Peter Schmeichel 1991: Kim Vilfort 1992: Uche Okechukwu 1993: Jes Høgh 1994: Ole Bjur 1995: Allan Nielsen 1996: Søren Colding 1997: Ebbe Sand 1998: Kim Daugaard 1999: Mogens Krogh 2000: Dan Anton Johansen 2001: Krister Nordin 2002: Aurelijus Skarbalius 2003: Per Nielsen 2004: Martin Retov 2005: Johan Elmander 2006: Per Nielsen (2) 2007: Mark Howard 2008: Thomas Rasmussen 2009: Stephan Andersen 2010: Michael Krohn-Dehli 2011: Michael Krohn-Dehli