Beginnings (1947–1973) Aarhus Fodsportsforening "Fremad" was founded in 1897, but the football department was established in 1947 at the request of Wilhelm Østenfjeld, and admitted into the local football union,
DBU Jutland, on 13 August 1947. Exact details about the first decades of the club's existence is sparse, except its location; the ground at
Læssøesgades School close to
Ingerslevs Boulevard, located in the
Frederiksbjerg neighbourhood in the southern parts of
Aarhus. On the field for Fremad were players such as
Brian Priske,
Henrik Bundgaard and
Kim Østergaard Nielsen, besides the goalscorers. The club avoided relegation their first season in the Superliga, despite the death of chairman Hammerholt halfway through the season, a day before the first spring game against
AaB. Hermansen, who scored in the season opener, ended the season with 19 league goals and was only surpassed in the league-topscorer standings by
Ebbe Sand from
Brøndby IF. Aarhus Fremad suffered relegation after the
1998–99 season, ending in 11th place. This would mark the start of a long decline for the club. In 2003, as bankruptcy threatened the project, FC Aarhus was disbanded and Aarhus Fremad resurrected, with the club going back to its traditional virtues with a strong focus on volunteers. In the
following season Fremad relegated back to the 2nd Division again, ending in 15th place. Head coach Anders Gerber leaves the club after the disappointing relegation, and becomes head coach for
FC Fyn. His replacement was Polish former footballer
Krzysztof Popczyński. Volunteers work to find new sponsors during this period, with one of these, Søren Østergaard, becoming the new manager for Aarhus Fremad on 1 February 2010. In the seasons
2010–11 and
2012–13, Aarhus Fremad finished in 2nd place, narrowly missing out on promotion to the second tier. On 11 July 2013, Popczyński was sacked and former FC Aarhus head coach
Jesper Tollefsen was appointed as his replacement the same day.
Claus Christiansen took over as head coach 11 months later, when Tollefsen was sacked after a poor season in which the club suffered relegation to the
Danish fourth tier, a division which Fremad had not competed in since 1995. In December 2019, head coach Mølkjær moved to
Danish 1st Division club
Kolding IF after leading Aarhus Fremad to a first-place finish in their group before the winter break. His replacement, Morten Dahm Kjærgaard, who came from a position as assistant coach in second division side
FC Fredericia was appointed in early January 2020. Despite a strong finish to the season after the league had been suspended due to
COVID-19, Fremad finished second in the promotion group, losing out on goal difference to
FC Helsingør who became the sole promoted team to the
Danish 1st Division. ==Players==