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
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 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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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:   Simon Dahl
  • Assistant Coach:   Henrik Møllgaard
  • Team Leader:   Torbjørn Christensen
  • Team Leader:   Christian Müller
  • Physical Trainer:   Kim Lynge
  • Team Physician:   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)
  Industria Kielce 35–35 34–31 2nd place
  RK Eurofarm Pelister 38–23 33–28
  OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 31–26 27–34
  RK Zagreb 32–22 30–30
  Paris Saint-Germain 30–32 30–33
  Kolstad Håndball 27–25 29–18
  THW Kiel 27–27 27–18
Quarterfinals   Telekom Veszprém 33–28 31–32 64–60
Semifinal   SC Magdeburg 28–26
Final   FC Barcelona 30–31   Silver
2022–23 Group matches
(Group B)
  Celje Pivovarna Laško 36–32 34–31 5th place
  Elverum Håndball 31–24 33–25
  Barlinek Industria Kielce 28–30 28–33
  OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 33–27 41–29
  Barça 33–39 26–32
  THW Kiel 26–30 36–36
  HBC Nantes 33–34 28–35
Last 16   GOG Håndbold 30–28 24–32 54–60
2021–22 Group matches
(Group A)
  PPD Zagreb 31–25 34–24 1st place
  Montpellier HB 36–28 33–31
  RK Vardar 33–29 28–30
  Meshkov Brest 34–33 33–30
  Pick Szeged 34–30 28–31
  THW Kiel 35–33 28–31
  Elverum Håndball 32–27 34–28
Quarterfinals   Telekom Veszprém 37–35 29–36 66–71
2020–21 Group matches
(Group B)
  FC Barcelona 32–35 33–42 4th place
  Telekom Veszprém 27–33 32–30
  THW Kiel 23–31 26–28
  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 38–29 29–27
  HBC Nantes 32–24 29–38
  RK Celje 0–10 31–29 Home game assessed by the EHF
  PPD Zagreb 38–29 27–26
Last 16   FC Porto 27–24 29–32 56–56 (a)
Quarterfinals   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–21 29–33 55–54
Semifinal   Paris Saint-Germain 35–33
Final   FC Barcelona 23–36   Silver
2014–15 Group matches   Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral 25–28 23–23 4th place
  SC Pick Szeged 25–28 25–23
  Kadetten Schaffhausen 23–23 25–25
  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 30–36 25–28
  Vive Targi Kielce 25–27 33–26
Last 16   FC Barcelona 11–31 29–22 33–60
2013–14 Group matches   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–27 31–27 4th place
  Naturhouse La Rioja 28–24 25–23
  HSV Hamburg 26–28 28–20
  RK Gorenje Velenje 23–28 25–30
  HK Drott 37–23 26–35
Last 16   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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