F.C. Copenhagen Women won 3-0 against B73 Slagelse in their inaugural league match on Saturday, watched by a record numbers of spectators.
A crowd of 5195 turned up to watch the Second Division’s season opener at Vanløse Idrætspark, making it the most-watched women’s match ever on Danish soil, excluding the national team.
Club director Jacob Lauesen said the numbers showed there is a “huge interest in women’s football” and that “the timing is absolutely right”.
“It is a fantastic day for women’s football. We are blown away by the great support, and it confirms to us that there are great prospects for FC Copenhagen in women’s football,” he told Bold.
“It is a big day for FC Copenhagen. A historic day.”
The previous record was 2,204 spectators for the match between HB Køge and Brøndby.
When FC Copenhagen’s men’s team premiered back in 1992, it drew 2,711 spectators.
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