| Creator |
|
|---|---|
| Owner | Nordisk Film |
| Origin | FC Zulu |
| Years | 2004–2008 |
| Tv series | FC Nerds (independent international versions, see below) |
| Otherlabel 1 | Genre |
| Otherdata 1 |
FC Nerds is a reality television sports franchise developed by Nordisk Film that originated in Denmark in 2004 from the television program FC Zulu. The show follows a number of nerdy young men with no experience in playing association football being trained by a famous football player in order to face a football club in the country's highest national league after a few months.
The format has been nominated for the Rose d'Or and, in 2005, an International Emmy Award in the Non-Scripted Entertainment category.[1]
Several international versions of the show spawned, including in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. Teams from these international versions would sometimes compete against the Danish FC Zulu team.
International versions
- Currently in production
- No longer in production
| Country/Region | Local title | Network(s) | Coach(es) | Original run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Nerds FC | SBS TV |
| 14 April 2006 – 4 August 2007 |
| Belgium | FC Nerds | VT4 | Johan Boskamp | 2 April – 21 May 2008 |
| Denmark | FC Zulu | TV 2 Zulu |
| 13 September 2004 – 30 October 2006 |
| Finland | FC Nörtit | Subtv | Atik Ismail | 2006 |
| Germany | Borussia Banana – Helden im Strafraum | RTL II | Lothar Matthäus | 6 September – 25 October 2005 |
| Iceland | Knattspyrnufélagið Nörd | Sýn |
| 2006 |
| Netherlands | Atletico Ananas | Nederland 2 (BNN) | Peter van Vossen | 2005 |
| Norway | Tufte IL (part of Heia Tufte!) | TVNorge | 2005 – 2006 | |
| FK Zebra | TV 2 Zebra | Egil Olsen | 1 October – 19 November 2008 | |
| Spain | Paketes FC | |||
| Sweden | FC Z | ZTV TV6 | 2005 – 2007 |
References
- ^ ""Young Andersen" and "FC Nerds" nominated for the Emmy Awards". Egmont Group. October 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2024.