Aalborg Håndbold

Aalborg Håndbold
Full nameAalborg Håndbold
Founded2000 as AaB Håndbold and 2011 as Aalborg Håndbold
ArenaJutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
Capacity5020
Sports directorJan Larsen
Head coachSimon Dahl
LeagueHåndboldligaen
2023–24Håndboldligaen, 1st of 14
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Home
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Website
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Aalborg Handball (Danish: Aalborg Håndbold) is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons.

Aalborg Håndbold has won 6 Danish Championships and 2 Danish Cup. In 2021 they reached the final of the 2021–22 EHF Champions League season.[1][2]

Location of Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Håndbold
Location of Aalborg Håndbold

History

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In 2000, Aalborg Boldspilklub overtook the licence of the club Aalborg HSH. AaB Håndbold was owned by AaB A/S. AaB Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2010 with a final victory of 2–1 in matches against KIF Kolding after six free throws in the free throw competition in match 3.

In January 2011, the license was given to a new company called "Aalborg Håndbold A/S" and the team changed name to Aalborg Håndbold. Behind the new company are the businessman Eigild B. Christensen and director Jan Larsen, who both are from Aalborg. Aalborg Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2013, with an overall 11-goal victory over KIF Kolding Copenhagen.

In 2014, Aalborg finished in second place and qualified for the Champions League 1/16 final, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona. Aalborg's success continued in 2015, with another Champions League 1/16 final. Again the opponent was FC Barcelona and again Aalborg was knocked out.

In 2017, Aalborg won the Danish Championship for the third time and from 2019 to 2021, they won the Danish Championship three times in a row. In 2021, Aalborg reached the final of the EHF Champions League, becoming the only Danish and Nordic men's team to have done so. In the finals, Aalborg once again lost to FC Barcelona.

Kits

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Accomplishments Men

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[3]

Technical staff

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Staff for the 2024–25 season
  • Head Coach: Denmark Simon Dahl
  • Assistant Coach: Denmark Henrik Møllgaard
  • Team Leader: Denmark Torbjørn Christensen
  • Team Leader: Denmark Christian Müller
  • Physical Trainer: Denmark Kim Lynge
  • Team Physician: Denmark Jørgen Boserup

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Notable former players

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European Handball

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2023–24 Group matches
(Group A)
Poland Industria Kielce 35–35 34–31 2nd place
North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister 38–23 33–28
Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 31–26 27–34
Croatia RK Zagreb 32–22 30–30
France Paris Saint-Germain 30–32 30–33
Norway Kolstad Håndball 27–25 29–18
Germany THW Kiel 27–27 27–18
Quarterfinals Hungary Telekom Veszprém 33–28 31–32 64–60
Semifinal Germany SC Magdeburg 28–26
Final Spain FC Barcelona 30–31  Silver
2022–23 Group matches
(Group B)
Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško 36–32 34–31 5th place
Norway Elverum Håndball 31–24 33–25
Poland Barlinek Industria Kielce 28–30 28–33
Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 33–27 41–29
Spain Barça 33–39 26–32
Germany THW Kiel 26–30 36–36
France HBC Nantes 33–34 28–35
Last 16 Denmark GOG Håndbold 30–28 24–32 54–60
2021–22 Group matches
(Group A)
Croatia PPD Zagreb 31–25 34–24 1st place
France Montpellier HB 36–28 33–31
North Macedonia RK Vardar 33–29 28–30
Belarus Meshkov Brest 34–33 33–30
Hungary Pick Szeged 34–30 28–31
Germany THW Kiel 35–33 28–31
Norway Elverum Håndball 32–27 34–28
Quarterfinals Hungary Telekom Veszprém 37–35 29–36 66–71
2020–21 Group matches
(Group B)
Spain FC Barcelona 32–35 33–42 4th place
Hungary Telekom Veszprém 27–33 32–30
Germany THW Kiel 23–31 26–28
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 38–29 29–27
France HBC Nantes 32–24 29–38
Slovenia RK Celje 0–10 31–29 Home game assessed by the EHF
Croatia PPD Zagreb 38–29 27–26
Last 16 Portugal FC Porto 27–24 29–32 56–56 (a)
Quarterfinals Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–21 29–33 55–54
Semifinal France Paris Saint-Germain 35–33
Final Spain FC Barcelona 23–36  Silver
2014–15 Group matches France Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral 25–28 23–23 4th place
Hungary SC Pick Szeged 25–28 25–23
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 23–23 25–25
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 30–36 25–28
Poland Vive Targi Kielce 25–27 33–26
Last 16 Spain FC Barcelona 11–31 29–22 33–60
2013–14 Group matches Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–27 31–27 4th place
Spain Naturhouse La Rioja 28–24 25–23
Germany HSV Hamburg 26–28 28–20
Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 23–28 25–30
Sweden HK Drott 37–23 26–35
Last 16 Spain FC Barcelona 22–29 31–20 42–60

Retired numbers

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Aalborg Håndbold[4]
No. Player Position Tenure Ceremony Date
10 Håvard Tvedten Left Wing 2002–2006
2011–2016
17/05/2016
24 Mikkel Hansen Left Back 2022–2024 11/06/2024

References

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  1. ^ "Aalborg slår PSG og er i CL-finalen". TV2 Sport. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Kæmpe nederlag til Aalborg i CL-finalen". TV2 Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The team 2021/2012" (in Danish). Aalborg Handball official website. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ Aalborg Håndbold webside page for their retired numbers
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Official website

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