Odense Håndbold

Odense Håndbold
Full nameOdense Håndbold
Short nameOdense
FoundedAugust 2009
ArenaSydbank Arena
Capacity2,300
PresidentLasse Honoré
Head coachOle Gustav Gjekstad
LeagueBambusa Kvindeligaen
2023–243rd
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Website
Official site
Location of Odense Håndbold
Odense Håndbold
Odense Håndbold
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Location of Odense Håndbold

Odense Håndbold (in its first season: Odense GOG and after that Handball Club Odense) is a Danish professional women's handball team, that plays in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. It was created in August 2009 and took over GOG Svendborg TGI's license for the league, which was published in a press meeting August 27, 2009 in Odense Idrætshal. They changed their name to Odense Håndbold (Odense Handball) before the beginning of the 2016/2017 season.[1]

The team's home court is Sydbank Arena in the city of Odense and they play in orange shirts and black shorts.

They are currently competing in the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League.[2]

Kits

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Achievements

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Stadium

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  • Name: Sydbank Arena
  • City: Odense
  • Capacity: 2,300 seats
  • Address: Odense Idrætshal, Israels Plads 3, 5200 Odense

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until
3 Norway Maren Nyland Aardahl Pivot 2 March 1994 2021 2026
8 Norway Helene Gigstad Fauske Centre Back 31 January 1997 2024 2027
10 Denmark Anne Grundtvig Left Wing 29 September 1995 2024 2026
12 Denmark Andrea Nørklit Goalkeeper 25 August 2006 2024 2026
16 Denmark Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 1 September 1996 2016 2026
20 Spain Lysa Tchaptchet Line Player 20 December 2001 2024 2027
22 Norway Ragnhild Valle Dahl Left Back 2 January 1998 2023 2026
23 Denmark Elma Halilcevic Left Wing 18 June 2000 2023 2027
27 Denmark Louise Burgaard Right Back 17 October 1992 2024 2027
28 Denmark Clara Skyum Thomsen Right Back 27 August 2001 2024 2027
32 Denmark Mie Højlund Left Back 24 October 1997 2017 2026
33 Norway Thale Rushfeldt Deila Centre Back 15 January 2000 2023 2027
34 Denmark Andrea Aagot Right Wing 22 May 2000 2023 2026
38 Netherlands Yara ten Holte Goalkeeper 23 November 1999 2023 2026
44 Netherlands Nikita van der Vliet Line Player 14 March 2000 2023 2026
68 Denmark Helena Elver Centre Back 1 March 1998 2020 2026

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

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  • Norway Head coach: Ole Gustav Gjekstad
  • Denmark Assistant coach: Mark Standgaard Marcher
  • Norway Goalkeeping coach: Ole Erevik
  • Denmark Goalkeeping coach: Gitte Sunesen
  • Denmark Team Leader: Trine Trampedach
  • Denmark Team Leader: Lilian Maag
  • Denmark Physiotherapist: Anja David Greve
  • Denmark Physiotherapist: Berit Duus
  • Denmark Physiotherapist: Maj Tornøe Johansen
  • Denmark Sports Director: Trine Nielsen

Previous squads

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Notable former players

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Statistics

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Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

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Last updated on 17 November 2024[3]
Rank Name Seasons

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Goals
1 Denmark Mie Højlund 6 298
2 Norway Maren Nyland Aardahl 4 209
3 Netherlands Dione Housheer 3 206
4 Netherlands Lois Abbingh 3 148
5 Denmark Freja Cohrt 4 142
6 Netherlands Bo van Wetering 3 130
7 Denmark Rikke Iversen 3 118
8 Denmark Helena Elver 4 100
9 Denmark Andrea Aagot 2 95
10 Denmark Mia Rej 4 88

European record

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Champions League

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2018–19 Champions League Group Matches
(Group A) 		France Metz Handball 19–19 26–41 3rd place
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost 22–26 28–31
Norway Larvik HK 27–23 33–25
Main Round
(Group 1) 		Russia Rostov-Don 26–30 19–25 4th place
Denmark København Håndbold 25–23 24–24
France Brest Bretagne Handball 28–24 29–24
Quarter-finals Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 28–29 21–33 49–62
2020–21 Champions League Group stage
(Group B) 		Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 30–21 25–26 4th place
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 25–32 32–32
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost 30–21 24–27
Germany Borussia Dortmund 32–27 24–32
Russia CSKA Moscow 23–27 26–25
France Brest Bretagne Handball 24–31 21–32
Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica 33–17 35–20
Round of 16 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 26–30 36–35 62–65
2021–22 Champions League Group stage
(Group B) 		Russia CSKA Moscow 27–27 28–21 5th place
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 27–32 27–31
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 26–24 24–19
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 26–31 26–27
France Metz Handball 21–27 31–38
Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 37–29 25–31
Sweden IK Sävehof 37–24 37–31
Playoffs France Brest Bretagne Handball 25–24 26–29 51–53
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group A Norway Vipers Kristiansand 27–34 24–34 3rd place
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 29–23 26–22
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 31–24 27–24
France Brest Bretagne Handball 25–21 25–24
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 23–27 25–28
Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 41–22 37–19
Romania CSM București 27–31 31–40
Playoffs Norway Storhamar HE 30–22 30–30 60–52
QF Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 27–29 28–37 55–66
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group A Romania CSM București 24–28 29–25 2nd place
Hungary Győri ETO KC 29–32 30–31
Sweden IK Sävehof 44–20 40–22
France Brest Bretagne Handball 26–25 29–29
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 42–29 28–25
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 39–24 33–17
Hungary DVSC Schaeffler 33–30 35–22
QF Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 26–30 32–30 58–60
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B Denmark Team Esbjerg 30–39
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 31–29
Germany HB Ludwigsburg 28–22
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 24–26
France Brest Bretagne Handball 36–33 38–36
Romania CS Rapid București 32–24
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 35–28

EHF Cup

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2019–20 EHF Cup Round 2 Czech Republic DHC Slavia Prague 34–25 38–14 72–39
Round 3 France ESBF Besançon 25–23 32–29 57–52
Group stage
(Group C) 		Poland MKS Perła Lublin 35–18 33–20 1st place
Hungary Érd HC 31–24 28–27
Romania CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud 25–19 23–25
Quarterfinals Russia HC Lada 34–30 28–31 62–61
Semifinals Hungary Siófok KC Cancelled

Cup Winners' Cup

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2013–14 Cup Winners' Cup Round 2 North Macedonia WHC Metalurg 30–17 30–24 60–41
Round 3 France Cercle Dijon Bourgogne 24–22 25–19 49–41
Last 16 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich 23–27 27–28 50–55
2014–15 Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Denmark Randers HK 28–28 26–30 54–58

Kit manufacturers

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References

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  1. ^ Odense Håndbold (10 August 2016). "HC Odense ændrer navn til Odense Håndbold". odensehaandbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League 2022/23". eurohandball.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Odense Håndbold". European Handball Federation.
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