Odense Håndbold

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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
2022–232nd
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Website
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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 edit

Stadium edit

  • Name: Sydbank Arena
  • City: Odense
  • Capacity: 2,300 seats
  • Address: Odense Idrætshal, Israels Plads 3, 5200 Odense

Team edit

Current squad edit

Squad for the 2024–25 season
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until
1   Martina Thörn Goalkeeper 21 February 1991 2021 2023
3   Maren Nyland Aardahl Pivot 2 March 1994 2021 2026
5   Trine Pedersen Centre Back 3 May 1993 2021 2023
6   Freja Cohrt Left Wing 20 January 1994 2017 2023
7   Bo van Wetering Left Wing 5 October 1999 2021 2024
8   Lois Abbingh Left Back 13 August 1992 2020 2023
9   Larissa Nüsser Center Back 8 February 2000 2021 2024
11   Rikke Iversen Pivot 18 May 1993 2020 2023
16   Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 1 September 1996 2016 2026
17   Freja Fagerberg Goalkeeper 17 May 1996 2021 2025
21   Ayaka Ikehara Right Wing 24 September 1990 2020 2023
23   Elma Halilcevic Left Wing 18 June 2000 2023 2027
25   Tonje Løseth Left Back 1 January 1991 2022 2024
31   Kelly Vollebregt Right Wing 1 January 1995 2021 2023
32   Mie Højlund Left Back 24 October 1997 2017 2026
33   Thale Rushfeldt Deila Centre Back 15 January 2000 2023 2027
48   Dione Housheer Right Back 26 September 1999 2021 2024
64   Sidsel Mejlvang Pivot 23 October 1990 2022 2024
68   Helena Elver Centre Back 1 March 1998 2020 2026
90   Mia Rej Centre Back 2 February 1990 2020 2024

Transfers edit

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff edit

Previous squads edit

Notable former players edit

Statistics edit

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League edit

Last updated on 18 February 2024[3]
Rank Name Seasons

played

Goals
1   Mie Højlund 5 261
2   Dione Housheer 3 198
3   Maren Nyland Aardahl 3 182
4   Lois Abbingh 3 148
5   Freja Cohrt 4 142
6   Bo van Wetering 3 124
7   Rikke Iversen 3 118
8   Mia Rej 4 88
9   Helena Elver 3 69
10   Ayaka Ikehara 2 66

European record edit

Champions League edit

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

EHF Cup edit

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

Cup Winners' Cup edit

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 edit

References edit

  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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