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Aalborg Håndbold

Coordinates: 57°1′5″N 9°57′45″E / 57.01806°N 9.96250°E / 57.01806; 9.96250
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Aalborg Håndbold
Full nameAalborg Håndbold
Founded2000 as Aalborg HSH (later AaB Håndbold) and 2011 as Aalborg Håndbold
ArenaSparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg
Capacity5500
Sports directorJan Larsen
Head coachSimon Dahl
LeagueHåndboldligaen
2024–25Håndboldligaen, 1st of 14
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Home
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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 Sparekassen Danmark Arena for sponsorship reasons. Aalborg Håndbold has won 8 Danish Championships, including the 2024–25 title, and 3 Danish Cups, including the 2025 edition. In 2021 and 2024, they reached the final of the EHF Champions League.[1][2][3]

Location of Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Håndbold
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Location of Aalborg Håndbold

History

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Aalborg HSH

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The precursor to Aalborg Håndbold, Aalborg HSH, was founded in 2000 as a fusion of the clubs Vadum and Aalborg KFUM. The ambition was to create a first league team in Northern Jutland. It did however not see much sporting success.[4]

AaB Håndbold

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In 2000, Aalborg Boldspilklub, a broader sports association most famous for its soccer team, took over the license of the club Aalborg HSH, establishing AaB Håndbold.[4] 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.[5] This ushered in a period where big names could be brought to the club, including Danish national team player Joachim Boldsen.[4] In 2011, the team played in the EHF Champions League for the first time.[6]

Aalborg Håndbold

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In January 2011, the license was given to a new company called "Aalborg Håndbold A/S," and the team changed name to Aalborg Håndbold.[4] Behind the new company are businessman Eigild B. Christensen and director Jan Larsen, both 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. In 2017, Aalborg won the Danish Championship for the third time. 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 Champions League era, losing to FC Barcelona.[2] In 2023–24, Aalborg won their seventh Danish Championship and reached the EHF Champions League final, again losing to FC Barcelona.[7][8] In 2024–25, they secured their eighth Danish Championship and third Danish Cup.[9]

Kits

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Supplier Period Home Kit Away Kit
Puma 2013–2014 Red shirt with white trim, red shorts White shirt with red accents, black shorts
Hummel 2015–present (extended to 2027) Red shirt with white trim, white shorts White shirt (2019–20), orange shirt inspired by Nordkraft (2025), black shorts

Sources: Hummel agreement, 2025 kit launch

Accomplishments Men

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

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Staff for the 2025–26 season
  • Head Coach: Denmark Simon Dahl
  • Assistant Coach: Denmark Henrik Kronborg
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Denmark Michael Bruun
  • Physical Trainer: Denmark Christian Lind
  • Team Physician: Denmark Rasmus Nymann Bager
  • Masseur: Denmark Nikolaj Riis
  • Team Doctor: Denmark Morten Harritz
  • Team Leader: Denmark John Christiansen
  • Team Leader: Denmark Torbjørn Christensen
  • Team Leader: Denmark Christian Müller

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Notable former players

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European Handball

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EHF Champions League

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2010–11 Group matches (Group C) Multiple opponents – – – 6th place
2013–14 Group matches Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–27 31–27 4th place –
Spain Naturhouse La Rioja 28–24 25–23 –
Germany HSV Hamburg 26–28 28–20 –
Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 23–28 25–30 –
Sweden HK Drott 37–23 26–35 –
Last 16 Spain FC Barcelona 22–29 20–31 42–60 –
2014–15 Group matches France Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral 25–28 23–23 4th place –
Hungary SC Pick Szeged 25–28 25–23 –
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 23–23 25–25 –
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 30–36 25–28 –
Poland Vive Targi Kielce 25–27 33–26 –
Last 16 Spain FC Barcelona 11–31 22–29 33–60 –
2017–18 Group matches (Group B) Multiple opponents – – – 8th place
2019–20 Group matches (Group A) Multiple opponents – – – 4th place, playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Group matches (Group B) Spain FC Barcelona 32–35 33–42 4th place –
Hungary Telekom Veszprém 27–33 32–30 –
Germany THW Kiel 23–31 26–28 –
Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 38–29 29–27 –
France HBC Nantes 32–24 29–38 –
Slovenia RK Celje 0–10 31–29 Home game assessed by the EHF
Croatia PPD Zagreb 38–29 27–26 –
Last 16 Portugal FC Porto 27–24 29–32 56–56 (a) –
Quarterfinals Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–21 29–33 55–54 –
Semifinal France Paris Saint-Germain 35–33 –
Final Spain FC Barcelona 23–36  Silver
2021–22 Group matches (Group A) Croatia PPD Zagreb 31–25 34–24 1st place –
France Montpellier HB 36–28 33–31 –
North Macedonia RK Vardar 33–29 28–30 –
Belarus Meshkov Brest 34–33 33–30 –
Hungary Pick Szeged 34–30 28–31 –
Germany THW Kiel 35–33 28–31 –
Norway Elverum Håndball 32–27 34–28 –
Quarterfinals Hungary Telekom Veszprém 37–35 29–36 66–71 –
2022–23 Group matches (Group B) Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško 36–32 34–31 5th place –
Norway Elverum Håndball 31–24 33–25 –
Poland Barlinek Industria Kielce 28–30 28–33 –
Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 33–27 41–29 –
Spain Barça 33–39 26–32 –
Germany THW Kiel 26–30 36–36 –
France HBC Nantes 33–34 28–35 –
Last 16 Denmark GOG Håndbold 30–28 24–32 54–60 –
2023–24 Group matches (Group A) Poland Industria Kielce 35–35 34–31 2nd place –
North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister 38–23 33–28 –
Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 31–26 27–34 –
Croatia RK Zagreb 32–22 30–30 –
France Paris Saint-Germain 30–32 30–33 –
Norway Kolstad Håndball 27–25 29–18 –
Germany THW Kiel 27–27 27–18 –
Quarterfinals Hungary Telekom Veszprém 33–28 31–32 64–60 –
Semifinal Germany SC Magdeburg 28–26 –
Final Spain FC Barcelona 30–31  Silver
2024–25 Group matches (Group B) France HBC Nantes 38–31 29–29 2nd place –
Croatia RK Zagreb 33–30 23–31 –
Germany SC Magdeburg 33–33 31–32 –
Spain Barça 36–35 27–35 –
Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 29–28 32–30 –
Poland Industria Kielce 34–26 35–28 –
Norway Kolstad Håndball 30–28 24–25 –
Quarterfinals Germany Füchse Berlin 36–40 29–37 65–77 –

Retired numbers

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Aalborg Håndbold[11]
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" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kæmpe nederlag til Aalborg i CL-finale" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Barça edges Aalborg for 2024 EHF Champions League title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Braad Jakobsen, Henrik (31 August 2022). "Bag om Aalborg Håndbolds eksplosive udvikling: »Jeg er jo også medejer og har dermed røven på kogepladen«" [Behind the explosive success of Aalborg Håndbold: I am of course also a co-owner, and therefore got my ass on the stove] (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^ Jacob Panum (29 May 2010). "AaB vinder DM efter straffekast" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Den internationale scene" [The international stage] (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Aalborg Håndbold is the new Danish champion". Handball Planet. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Aalborg Håndbold er dansk mester for andet år i træk" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Historien bag Aalborg Håndbold" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Miguel Martins leaves Aalborg Håndbold". Handnews. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  11. ^ Aalborg Håndbold website page for their retired numbers
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Official website

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