AGF Fodbold (women)
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| Full name | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | ||
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| Nicknames | De hviie (The Whites) Byens hold (The City's Team) | ||
| Short name | AGF | ||
| Founded | 1 July 2020 | ||
| Ground | Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus | ||
| Capacity | 19,433 | ||
| Owner | AGF A/S (80%) | ||
| Chairman | Jacob Nielsen | ||
| Coach | Claus Struck | ||
| League | A-Liga | ||
| 2024–25 | A-Liga, 6th of 8 | ||
| Website | AGF | ||
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AGF Fodbold, commonly known as AGF, is a Danish women's football team based in Aarhus, Jutland. The team plays in the Danish top-division A-Liga.
Founded in March 2020 as the first ever Aarhus Gymnastikforening women's football club, the team has a long history in the top tier of Danish women's football. The club originated as Hjortshøj-Egå Idrætsforening (HEI) in the 1970s, competing in the first top tier tournament in 1975. HEI were very successful in the 1980s and 1990s, winning six of their hitherto ten league titles in the '80s, with six straight titles from 1986–1991.
In 2001, HEI decided to merge their team with IK Skovbakken, and played their last half-season as HEI that autumn.[1] Skovbakken took home eight bronze medals in the league before merging with Vejlby IK in 2017 to form VSK Aarhus. After three seasons and one bronze medal in the league, VSK then merged with IF Lyseng and AGF in 2020 to create the club as it is known today. The goal with the 2020 merger to create a stronger team representing the region of Aarhus to compete in the top flight of Danish football, with backing from AGF. The club inherited VSK's license and placement in the league.[2]
The club is owned by AGF Kvindefodbold ApS, a shareholding company established for this specific purpose, of which AGF A/S owns 80% and VSK Aarhus and IF Lyseng each own 10%.[3]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 17 August 2025[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
[edit]First team
[edit]- As of 9 August 2025[5]
| Role | Name |
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| Head Coach | Claus Struck |
| Assistant Coach | Marie Lynge Olesen |
| Assistant Coach | Søren Holm |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Noah Grau |
| Fitness Coach | Rasmus Aslak |
| Søren Enrico Drescher Petersen | |
| Kit Manager | Lars Pedersen |
| Andreas Aschenberg Frandsen | |
| Anja Kjærsgård | |
| Medical Staff | |
| Team Doctor | Jacob Sorwad Outrup |
| Morten Eaton Mølgaard | |
| Physiotherapist | Simon Bæk |
| Mathias Brun Sørensen | |
Managers
[edit]Incomplete
| Years | Name |
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| 2025– |  Claus Struck
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| 2023–2025 | Michael Schjønberg
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| 2023 | Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen (interim) Peter Pedersen (interim)
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| 2021–2022 | Katrine Pedersen
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| 2021 | Steen Petterson
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| 2020 | Allan Frederiksen
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| Allan Nørgaard
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| Anders Nim[a]
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| VSK Aarhus | |
| 2018–2019 | Hans Paarup
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| 2017–2018 | Henrik Varbøl Andersen
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| IK Skovbakken | |
| 2016–2017 | Henrik Varbøl Andersen
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| 2014–2016 | Kim Leth Andersen
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| 2013 | Peter Pedersen
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| 2012–2013 | Carsten Karkov
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| 2007–2009 | Jakob Michelsen
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| 2002–2004 | Tom Søjberg
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| Hjortshøj-Egå (HEI) | |
| –2002 | Benny Rosenqvist
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| 1990–1991 | Henriette Jensen & Ove Sass Hansen
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| 1989 |  Ragner Nielsen
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| –1988 | Poul Højmose
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| Ernst Beck
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Source: Danish Football Association
- ^ Nim coached the team from the spring championship play-offs until September; Nørgaard in September; and Frederiksen in November.
Seasons
[edit]- As of the 2024–2025 season
| Key | |||
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 Champions
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Promotion | ||
 Silver
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Relegation | ||
 Bronze
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Incomplete
| Season | Tier | # | W | D | L | F | A | Pts. | Cup | UWCL |
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| As Hjortshøj-Egå IF (HEI) | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 2[a] | |||||||||
| 1976 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1984 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1987 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1993 | 1 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 1994 | 1 | 2nd of 8 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 1 | 2nd of 8 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 1 | 2nd of 8 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 1 | 1st of 8 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | 1 | 1st of 8 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | 1 | 2nd of 8 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 94 | 26 | 67 | ||
| 1999–00 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 37 | 54 | ||
| As IK Skovbakken[b] | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 112 | 34 | 62 | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 36 | 40 | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 39 | 40 | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 34 | ||
| 2005–06 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 26 | ||
| 2006–07 | 1 | 5th of 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 52 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | 4th of 10 | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | 3rd of 10 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 3rd of 10 | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 3rd of 10 | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 3rd of 10 | ||||||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 4th of 10 | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 33 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 17 | ||
| As VSK Aarhus | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 6th of 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | ||
| AGF | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 7th of 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 7th of 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 7th of 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 5th of 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 27 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 6th of 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 27 | ||
| 2025–26 | 1 | |||||||||
- ^ HEI were promoted into the Women's Series (non-league) from the 1975 season, which is now the 4th tier. At the time it was the 2nd tier, however, as it is today it was non-league, as the league had one tier until 1993 when the 1st Division was established.
- ^ For the 2001 autumn, the club was represented by Hjortshøj-Egå IF (HEI), before the team merged with Skovbakken in January 2002 and appeared as Skovbakken thenceforth.
- Sources
- Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Statistics - Tipsbladet
- De jyske fodboldklubbers historie [History of the Jutlandic football clubs] (PDF) (in Danish) (1st ed.). DBU. 1 April 2006. pp. 333–334.
- "Dansk fodbold: Kvindefodbold". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 3 June 1999. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
Honours
[edit]Incomplete
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| A-Liga | 10 | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996–97, 1997–98
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| 6 | 1983, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998–99
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| 13 | 1985, 1993, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19 | |
| Danish Women's Cup | 3 | 1993, 1994, 2008–09
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| 4 | 1997, 2003, 2006, 2010
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References
[edit]- ^ "Fodbold: HEI og Skovbakken vil etablere kraftcenter". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 17 August 2001. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "AGF og Jyllands to største klubber etablerer kvindehold". agf.dk. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "AGF går ind i kvindefodbold: Nyt hold i den bedste danske række". DR (in Danish). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "AGF - Gjensidige Kvindeliga". agf.dk. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "AGF | A-Liga - Grundspil 2025/26 | DBU". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.