Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991.

Ikast Håndbold
Full nameIkast Håndbold
Founded20 June 1970
ArenaIBF Arena
Capacity3,000
PresidentDaniel Grønhøj Rytter Hansen
Head coachSøren Reinholt Hansen
CaptainStine Skogrand
LeagueBambusa Kvindeligaen
2023–244th
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Location of HIH
Ikast Håndbold
Ikast Håndbold
Location of Ikast Håndbold

History

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The club was founded as Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling on 20 June 1970 as a merger of the handball departments of Ikast DUI and Ikast Skytte Gymnastik Forening. Their breakthrough came in 1991 when they won the Danish Cup and reached the top division, Dame Håndbold Ligaen. They saw success again in 1998 as they won their first and only Danish Championship gold.

At the beginning of November 2008, it was announced that the professional division of Ikast-Brande EH had been taken over by football club FC Midtjylland.[1][2] As a result, the team changed their name to FC Midtjylland Håndbold and switched colors from blue and yellow to red and black. In November 2017, it was announced that FC Midtjylland had sold off the handball team to a group of investors. From the 2018–19 season, they were renamed Herning Ikast Håndbold.[3]

Name

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  • 1997–1999: Ikast FS Elitehåndbold
  • 1999–2008: Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold
  • 2008–2009: Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold
  • 2009–2018: FC Midtjylland Håndbold
  • 2018–2022: Herning-Ikast Håndbold
  • 2022– : Ikast Håndbold

Results

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Ikast Håndbold celebrating their 2022–23 Women's EHF European League final win against Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.

Kits

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season

Retired numbers

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FC Midtjylland Håndbold
No. Player Position Tenure
3   Tonje Kjærgaard Line player 1992–2004, 2007

Transfers

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Transfers for the season 2025–26

Staff members

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  •   Head coach: Søren Reinholt Hansen
  •   Assistant coach: Mads Brandt
  •   Team leader: Pernille Mosegaard
  •   Team leader: Annelie Mortensen
  •   Physiotherapist: Mads Skautrup Jacobsen
  •   Physiotherapist: Christian Poulsen

Notable former players

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Head coach history

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  Lars Friis-Hansen[4] 1998–2001
  Christian Dalmose[5] 2001–2003
  Morten Fjeldstad 2004
  Magnus Johansson[6][7] 2004–2006
  Ole Damgaard[8] 2006–2007
  Kenneth Jensen[9][10] 2007–2011
  Ryan Zinglersen[11][12] 2011–2012
  Helle Thomsen 2012–2016
  Kristian Kristensen[13][14] 2016–2019
  Mathias Madsen[15][16] 2019–2020
  Kasper Christensen[17] 2020–2024
  Søren Reinholt Hansen 2024–present

ALPI Legends

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In November 2017, FC Midtjylland Håndbold introduced the ALPI Legends, an award presented annually to players, coaches and staffers who have meant something special to FC Midtjylland Håndbold through the time.[18]

Statistics

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Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

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Last updated on 24 March 2024[19]
Rank Name Seasons

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1   Stine Jørgensen 4 191
2   Veronica Kristiansen 3 182
3   Trine Østergaard 5 146
4   Louise Burgaard 3 117
5   Gro Hammerseng 3 111
6   Emma Friis 3 110
7   Markéta Jeřábková 1 100
8   Trine Troelsen 3 99
9   Nycke Groot 3 98
10   Kristine Andersen 3 91

European record

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EHF Champions League

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2013–14 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group B)
  ŽRK Budućnost 21–19 15–22 1st place
  FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 32–23 26–25
  SPR Lublin SSA 37–26 22–15
Main round
(Group 1)
  ŽRK Vardar 24–28 22–24 4th place
  Thüringer HC 25–24 23–24
  IK Sävehof 25–24 29–29
Semifinal   Győri ETO 26–29
Third-place playoff   ŽRK Vardar 31–34
2015–16 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group C)
  Győri ETO 22–22 26–21 3rd place
  ŽRK Vardar 15–25 24–33
  Hypo Niederösterreich 33–21 33–27
Main round
(Group 2)
  ŽRK Budućnost 18–28 21–27 5th place
  CSM București 23–28 22–24
  IK Sävehof 25–21 24–32
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group C)
  Győri ETO 27–23 19–31 3rd place
  CSM București 24–21 20–26
  Rostov-Don 25–23 20–26
Main round
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  Larvik HK 24–28 22–24 4th place
  RK Krim 28–19 27–21
  Team Esbjerg 38–26 21–22
Quarterfinals   ŽRK Vardar 26–28 24–26 50–54
2017–18 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group B)
  Győri ETO 24–27 16–27 3rd place
  Rostov-Don 24–21 20-27
  Brest Bretagne Handball 27–23 23–22
Main round
(Group 1)
  CSM București 26–31 24–29 4th place
  Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 24–20 21–21
  RK Krim 24–24 23–24
Quarterfinals   ŽRK Vardar 23–24 25–32 48–56
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B
  Team Esbjerg 34–35 34–37 3rd place
  Metz Handball 39–36 35–34
  Vipers Kristiansand 30–26 32–31
  CS Rapid București 35–27 30–29
  Ferencvárosi TC 36–37 28–28
  Zagłębie Lubin 41–29 35–26
  RK Krim Mercator 33–32 34–28
Play-offs   SG BBM Bietigheim 31–31 27–29 58–60

EHF Cup Winners' Cup

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2014–15 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Round 3   HC Kuban Krasnodar 34–23 31–17 65–40
Round of 16   HCM Roman 24–20 29–21 53–41
Quarterfinals   SPR Lublin SSA 35–25 30–18 65–43
Semifinals   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 30–23 31–29 61–52
Finals   Fleury Loiret 22–23 24–19 46–42

EHF European League (EHF Cup)

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2010–11 EHF Cup Round of 32   HC Naisa 31–23 31–26 62–49
Round of 16   Le Havre 28–14 24–23 52–37
Quarterfinals   Team Esbjerg 27–21 24–29 51–50
Semifinals   VfL Oldenburg 27–19 25–29 52–48
Final   Team Tvis Holstebro 24–26 28–21 52–47
2012–13 EHF Cup Second qualifying round   BM Alcobendas 37–14 37–18 74–32
Round of 16   RK Zagorje 31–28 28–22 59–50
Quarterfinals   HC Kuban Krasnodar 39–21 26–22 65–43
Semifinals   Team Tvis Holstebro 22–29 24–18 46–47
2018–19 EHF Cup Round 3   SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 22–16 21–19 43–35
Group B   IK Sävehof 29–22 33–23 2nd place
  Siófok KC 22–34 21–25
  TusSies Metzingen 31–28 28–25
Quarterfinals   RK Podravka Koprivnica 34–26 18–24 52–50
Semifinals   Team Esbjerg 20–23 16–30 36–53
2019–20 EHF Cup Round 2   HC Gomel 33–21 21–25 54–46
Round 3   Nykøbing Falster 31–26 23–23 49–44
Group D   SG BBM Bietigheim 33–25 26–26 1st place
  HC Lada 28–38 25–20
  Storhamar HE 34–27 24–26
Quarterfinals   CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud 28–26 29–26 57–52
Semi-finals   RK Podravka Koprivnica Cancelled
2020–21 EHF European League Group A   Váci NKSE 39–29 38–26 1st place
  Zvezda Zvenigorod 34–25 39–31
  Paris 92 25–23 23–26
Quarterfinals   HC Lada 28–25 31–29 59–54
Semi-final (F4)   Siófok KC 34–36
Third place match (F4)   Minaur Baia Mare 31–33
2021–22 EHF European League Round 3   MTK Budapest 34–29 34–27 68–56
Group C   HC Lada 34–27 27–24 1st
  Măgura Cisnădie 31–28 34–31
  Storhamar HE 32–24 35–27
Quarterfinals   SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 33–28 39–33 72–61
Semi-final (F4)   SG BBM Bietigheim 33–34
Third place match (F4)   CS Minaur Baia Mare 29–28
2022–23 EHF European League
  Winner
Group B   Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár 28–26 34–26 1st
  Neptunes de Nantes 30–20 33–28
  Fana 29–23 35–24
Quarterfinals   Siófok KC 31–21 30–20 61–41
Semi-final (F4)   Thüringer HC 31–26
Final (F4)   Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 31–24

Kit manufacturers

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References

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  1. ^ Peter Bruun (7 November 2008). "Changes in Ikast". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Official: FCM buys Ikast-Brande" (in Danish). TV 2 SPORT. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Dansk storklub er blevet solgt og skifter navn" (in Danish). BT. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ "LARS FRIIS-HANSEN". www.nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 2002-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  5. ^ "Ikast/Bording smider Christian Dalmose på porten". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 2003-12-31. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. ^ "Ikast-Bordings træner stopper før tid". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  7. ^ "Tidligere Ikast-Bording-træner bliver cheftræner i norsk håndbold". Håndbold nyheder om dansk og udenlandsk håndbold, VM og EM (in Danish). 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  8. ^ "Ole Damgaard overtager Ikast-Bording". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2005-12-28. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  9. ^ "Kenneth Jensen som spilleragent". Ikast-BrandeNyt (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  10. ^ "Ikast valgte Kenneth Jensen". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  11. ^ Austria, EHF MARKETING GmbH, Vienna. "Mix of talent and experience". championsleague.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "FCM dropper Ryan Zinglersen". Ikast-BrandeNyt (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  13. ^ "New name but Herning-Ikast Handbold remain strong". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  14. ^ "Herning-Ikast Håndbold har fundet sin nye cheftræner". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  15. ^ "Mathias Madsen stopper som cheftræner i HIH". www.herningikasthaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  16. ^ "Mathias Madsen bliver ny cheftræner i Herning-Ikast Håndbold". www.herningikasthaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  17. ^ "KASPER CHRISTENSEN - Career & Statistics | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  18. ^ "ALPI Legends: Ny pris skal hylde midtjyske håndbold-legender gennem tiderne" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland Håndbold. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. ^ "European Handball Federation - Ikast Handbold". European Handball Federation.
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