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]

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   
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Team colours
Team colours
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of Odense Håndbold
Odense Håndbold
Odense Håndbold
Location of Odense Håndbold

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]

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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   Maren Nyland Aardahl Pivot 2 March 1994 2021 2026
8   Helene Gigstad Fauske Centre Back 31 January 1997 2024 2027
10   Anne Grundtvig Left Wing 29 September 1995 2024 2026
12   Andrea Nørklit Goalkeeper 25 August 2006 2024 2026
16   Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 1 September 1996 2016 2028
20   Lysa Tchaptchet Line Player 20 December 2001 2024 2027
22   Ragnhild Valle Dahl Left Back 2 January 1998 2023 2026
23   Elma Halilcevic Left Wing 18 June 2000 2023 2027
27   Louise Burgaard Right Back 17 October 1992 2024 2027
28   Clara Skyum Thomsen Right Back 27 August 2001 2024 2027
32   Mie Højlund Left Back 24 October 1997 2017 2026
33   Thale Rushfeldt Deila Centre Back 15 January 2000 2023 2027
34   Andrea Aagot Right Wing 22 May 2000 2023 2026
38   Yara ten Holte Goalkeeper 23 November 1999 2023 2026
44   Nikita van der Vliet Line Player 14 March 2000 2023 2026
68   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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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   Mie Højlund 6 298
2   Maren Nyland Aardahl 4 209
3   Dione Housheer 3 206
4   Lois Abbingh 3 148
5   Freja Cohrt 4 142
6   Bo van Wetering 3 130
7   Rikke Iversen 3 118
8   Helena Elver 4 100
9   Andrea Aagot 2 95
10   Mia Rej 4 88

European record

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2018–19 Champions League Group Matches
(Group A)
  Metz Handball 19–19 26–41 3rd place
  ŽRK Budućnost 22–26 28–31
  Larvik HK 27–23 33–25
Main Round
(Group 1)
  Rostov-Don 26–30 19–25 4th place
  København Håndbold 25–23 24–24
  Brest Bretagne Handball 28–24 29–24
Quarter-finals   Győri Audi ETO KC 28–29 21–33 49–62
2020–21 Champions League Group stage
(Group B)
  SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 30–21 25–26 4th place
  Győri Audi ETO KC 25–32 32–32
  ŽRK Budućnost 30–21 24–27
  Borussia Dortmund 32–27 24–32
  CSKA Moscow 23–27 26–25
  Brest Bretagne Handball 24–31 21–32
  RK Podravka Koprivnica 33–17 35–20
Round of 16   Vipers Kristiansand 26–30 36–35 62–65
2021–22 Champions League Group stage
(Group B)
  CSKA Moscow 27–27 28–21 5th place
  Vipers Kristiansand 27–32 27–31
  RK Krim Mercator 26–24 24–19
  Győri Audi ETO KC 26–31 26–27
  Metz Handball 21–27 31–38
  Kastamonu Bld. GSK 37–29 25–31
  IK Sävehof 37–24 37–31
Playoffs   Brest Bretagne Handball 25–24 26–29 51–53
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group A   Vipers Kristiansand 27–34 24–34 3rd place
  RK Krim Mercator 29–23 26–22
  SG BBM Bietigheim 31–24 27–24
  Brest Bretagne Handball 25–21 25–24
  FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 23–27 25–28
  DHK Baník Most 41–22 37–19
  CSM București 27–31 31–40
Playoffs   Storhamar HE 30–22 30–30 60–52
QF   Győri Audi ETO KC 27–29 28–37 55–66
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group A   CSM București 24–28 29–25 2nd place
  Győri ETO KC 29–32 30–31
  IK Sävehof 44–20 40–22
  Brest Bretagne Handball 26–25 29–29
  SG BBM Bietigheim 42–29 28–25
  ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 39–24 33–17
  DVSC Schaeffler 33–30 35–22
QF   SG BBM Bietigheim 26–30 32–30 58–60
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B   Team Esbjerg 30–39
  ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 31–29
  HB Ludwigsburg 28–22
  Vipers Kristiansand 24–26
  Brest Bretagne Handball 36–33 38–36
  CS Rapid București 32–24
  Győri Audi ETO KC 35–28
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2019–20 EHF Cup Round 2   DHC Slavia Prague 34–25 38–14 72–39
Round 3   ESBF Besançon 25–23 32–29 57–52
Group stage
(Group C)
  MKS Perła Lublin 35–18 33–20 1st place
  Érd HC 31–24 28–27
  CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud 25–19 23–25
Quarterfinals   HC Lada 34–30 28–31 62–61
Semifinals   Siófok KC Cancelled
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2013–14 Cup Winners' Cup Round 2   WHC Metalurg 30–17 30–24 60–41
Round 3   Cercle Dijon Bourgogne 24–22 25–19 49–41
Last 16   Hypo Niederösterreich 23–27 27–28 50–55
2014–15 Cup Winners' Cup Round 3   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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