Multi-club group based in Denmark, ultimately controlled by a family

HEARTLAND / The Football Collective

Football arm of the Aarhus investment company HEARTLAND (Anders Holch Povlsen); The Football Collective A/S owns FC Midtjylland and 80% of Portugal's CD Mafra SAD since 2023.

2 clubs in Clubs DB, in 2 countries. Sources: FC Midtjylland, eStatistik (Danish CVR register data), Clube Desportivo de Mafra, Futebol SAD

• FC MidtjyllandDanish Superliga, Denmark
  Stake not known, controlsHeld by The Football Collective A/S since 22 September 2023High confidence
• CD MafraLiga 3, Portugal
  80%controlsHeld by The Football Collective A/S since May 2023Medium confidence

• controlsAnders Holch Povlsen in HEARTLAND A/S, controls, as of 2026.Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia
• controlsAnders Holch Povlsen in HEARTLAND A/S, controls, as of 2026.Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia
• controlsHEARTLAND A/S in The Football Collective A/S, controls, as of August 2023.Medium confidenceSources: eStatistik (Danish CVR register data), FC Midtjylland

Group companies: HEARTLAND A/S, The Football Collective A/S.