Ikast FC

Ikast FC
Full nameIkast Football Club
Short nameIFC
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935) (as Ikast FS)
GroundWunderelf Arena
Capacity1,000
ChairmanCarsten Mehl
ManagerJan Koch
LeagueJutland Series
2023Series 1, Group 10, 2nd of 8 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Ikast FC is an association football club based in the town of Ikast, Denmark, that competes in the Jutland Series, the sixth tier of the Danish football league system and the first tier of the regional DBU Jutland. Founded in 2018 as a superstructure of between the amateur departments of Ikast FS and Ikast KFUM,[1] it is affiliated to FC Midtjylland, which is itself a superstructure established in 1999 between the professional departments of Ikast FS and Herning Fremad.[2] The team plays its home matches at Wunderelf Arena where it has been based since its foundation.

Ikast FS, one part of the merger, were Danish Cup finalists three times, in 1986, 1989 and 1997.

  1. ^ Vang Nielsen, Thomas (4 July 2018). "Ikast FC – byens nye fodboldklub". ikast-brandenyt.dk. Ikast-Brande Nyt. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Historie". fcm.dk. FC Midtjylland. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.