This is a list of F.C. Copenhagen's managers and their records, from 1992, when the team was founded, to the present day.
History
The first manager of F.C. Copenhagen was Benny Johansen, who was manager of one of the mother clubs, B 1903, before 1992. Johansen has sat the position twice: the first period ended in 1994, but later same year he substituted Keld Kristensen, who only received 8 matches with the team.
Records
There have been eight different permanent and two caretaker managers of FCK since 1992; one of the caretakers (Kim Brink) has managed the club in three separate spells. The longest-running manager in terms of time is Hans Backe (2001–2005), who also is the longest-running in terms of games. The only two persons, who has managed FCK, that isn't from Scandinavia is Roy Hodgson and Ariël Jacobs. The most successful permanent manager was Kent Karlsson, in terms of percentage of wins with 55.38%, while Christian Andersen is FCK's least successful (0.00%). Andersen is also the shortest-running permanent manager of FCK, and received only a single match, before he was fired.
Managers As of 30 March 2026. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
NameNationalityFromToRecordHonoursPWDLFA%WBenny Johansen1 July 199230 June 19948745162615612151.721 Superliga ChampionshipKeld Kristensen1 July 19946 September 19948125121812.50Benny Johansen6 September 199430 June 19953315810575045.451 Danish CupMichael Schäfer1 July 199530 June 199637141013525937.84Kim Brink1 July 199630 June 199743171412535239.531 Danish CupKent Karlsson1 July 199723 September 1998553012131117354.54Kim Brink*23 September 199831 December 199813661291646.15Christian Andersen1 January 199916 March 19991001230.00Kim Brink†16 March 199930 June 200053181421716333.96Roy Hodgson1 July 200030 June 20013518125603051.431 Superliga ChampionshipKent Karlsson1 July 200130 August 200110523161350.00Niels-Christian Holmstrøm*30 August 200117 September 20012011130.00Hans Backe17 September 200131 December 2005199110563333617955.282 Superliga Championships, 1 Danish Cup, 1 Royal League titleStåle Solbakken1 January 200631 May 2011270160545648423859.265 Superliga Championships, 1 Danish Cup, 2 Royal League titlesRoland Nilsson1 June 20118 January 2012311858483158.06Carsten V. Jensen9 January 201225 May 201218963291450.001 Danish CupAriël Jacobs22 June 201221 August 201351241611825247.061 Superliga ChampionshipStåle Solbakken21 August 201310 October 2020357203777763336356.863 Superliga Championships, 3 Danish CupsHjalte Nørregaard*10 October 20202 November 202032016466.67Jess Thorup2 November 202020 September 2022 14842252057.141 Superliga ChampionshipJacob Neestrup20 September 202229 March 202618398394634022053.552 Superliga Championships, 2 Danish CupsBo Svensson29 March 2026000000— Key * Served as caretaker manager. † Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.
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