Silkeborg finished 8th out of 12 teams in the season just finished. The long winter break in Denmark means that the new season gets underway in a couple of weeks, just a month or so after the end of the previous campaign.
The club were founded in 1917, turning professional in 1982. Aside from one season in 2003/04 they have been in the top flight since 1988, winning the league for the only time in the 1993/94 season.
Silkeborg have competed in European competition five times but have yet to get past the first round.