Ajax København

Ajax København is a handball club based in southwestern Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of both a women's and a men's team. As of the 2022-23 season, the women's team compete in Damehåndboldligaen, the highest women's league in Denmark. The men’s team went bankrupt in 2022, and therefore were relegated to the 3rd division. Ajax København play their home matches in Bavnehøj-Hallen.

Ajax København
Full name	Ajax København Håndbold
Founded	1934
Arena	Bavnehøj-Hallen
Capacity	1,000
President	Flemming Thomsen
Head coach	Rasmus Poulsen (women) Mathias Albrektsen (men)
League	Bambusa Kvindeligaen (women) 3rd Division (men)
2022–23	13th
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

The club was founded as IF Ajax in 1934. In the following decades, the men’s team took home 9 Danish championships – the most recent in 1964.

In 2022 the men’s team went bankrupt and were relegated to the 3rd division.

Women's team

Kits

HOME
2017–18	2018–20

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers

• 20 Sofie Flintholm
• 47 Therese Larsen

Wingers

LW

• 02 Laura Andersen
• 19 Alice Mazens

RW

• 06 Anndora Liane Dambo
• 09 Rikke Vorgaard

Line players

• 05 Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen
• 14 Lærke Juhl Læssøe
• 18 Nikoline Høgsland

Back players

LB

• 13 Sylvie Gamys
• 23 Laura Skytte
• 28 Mathilde Wollesen

CB

• 08 Sofie Izabel Simonsen
• 17 Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen
• 21 Alberte Hovgaard-Hansen
• 29 Amanda Marie Poulsen

RB

• 10 Leah Bechar Westerberg

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2024-25

Joining

• Sofie Flintholm (GK) (from TMS Ringsted)
• Alice Mazens (LW) (from Paris 92)
• Laura Andersen (LW) (from BK Ydun)
• Sylvie Gamys (CB) (from TMS Ringsted)
• Sofie Izabel Simonsen (CB) (from SIK Søndermarkens)
• Alberte Hovgaard-Hansen (CB) (from Aarhus United Youth)
• Mathilde Wollesen (CB) (from BK Ydun)
• Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (RB) (from H71)
• Anndora Liane Dambo (RW) (from own rows)
• Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (P) (from TMS Ringsted)
• Nikoline Høgsland (P) (from ?)

• Martin Grønmann (Head Coach) (from Assistant coach) (October 22nd 2024)

Leaving

• Ditte Vind (GK) (retires)
• Anna Grundtvig (LW) (to Odense Håndbold)
• Matilde Kondrup Nielsen (LW) (to Ikast Håndbold)
• Maja Eiberg Jørgensen (LB) (to Fredrikstad BK)
• Súna Krossteig Hansen (CB) (to Skanderborg Håndbold)
• Amalie Westergaard Andersen (CB)
• Cecilie Specht (RB) (retires)
• Brynhild Pálsdóttir (RW)
• Katrine Jacobsen (P) (to Aarhus United)
• Maria Kvannli (P) (to TMS Ringsted)

• Kasper Andersen (Head Coach) (to Holstebro Håndbold) (October 22nd 2024)

Staff

Pos.	Name
Head Coach	Martin Grønmann
Assistant coach
Team Leader	Birgit Christiansen
Physiotherapist	Amanda Turay
Physiotherapist	Peter Jeppesen
Video man	Flemming Jensen
CEO	Michael Pallisgaard

Men's team

Accomplishments Men

• Danish Handball League: 9
  • 1937, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1964
• Double

Winners (1): 1963–64

External links

• Ajax Heroes