Aalborg Håndbold

Danish handball club

Aalborg Håndbold

Full name| Aalborg Håndbold
Founded| 2000 as Aalborg HSH, 2003 as AaB Håndbold and 2011 as Aalborg Håndbold
Arena| Jutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
Capacity| 5500
Sports director| Jan Larsen
Head coach| Simon Dahl
League| Håndboldligaen
2024–25| Håndboldligaen, 1st of 14
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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 Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons.

Aalborg Håndbold has won 8 Danish Championships and 3 Danish Cups. In 2021 they reached the final of the 2020–21 EHF Champions League season.[1][2]

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 succes.[3]

### AaB Håndbold

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In 2003, Aalborg Boldspilklub, a broader sports association most famous for its soccer team, took over the licence of the club Aalborg HSH, and the name was changed to AaB Håndbold.[3] 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.[4]

This ushered in a period where big names could be brought to the club including Danish national team player Joachim Boldsen.[3]

In 2011 the team played in the EHF Champions League for the first time.[5][3]

### 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.[3] Behind the new company are the businessman Eigild B. Christensen and director Jan Larsen, who both are 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. Aalborg's success continued in 2015, with another Champions League 1/16 final. Again the opponent was FC Barcelona and again Aalborg was knocked out.

In 2017, Aalborg won the Danish Championship for the third time and 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 finals, Aalborg once again lost to FC Barcelona.[2]

## Kits

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HOME

2013–14

2020–21

AWAY

2013–14

2019–20

## Accomplishments Men

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* Danish Handball League: 8
*  Gold: 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
*  Silver: 2014, 2022, 2023
* Danish Handball Cup: 3
*  Gold: 2018, 2021, 2025
*  Silver: 2011, 2020
* Danish Super Cup: 5
*  Gold: 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
*  Silver: 2013, 2014, 2023
* EHF Champions League:
*  Silver: 2021, 2024
* IHF Super Globe:
*  Bronze: 2021

## Team

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### Current squad

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Squad for the 2025–26 season[6]

Goalkeeper

* 01  Niklas Landin Jacobsen
* 12  Fabian Norsten

Wingers

* 17  Alexander Blonz
* 23  Buster Juul

* 04  Patrick Wiesmach
* 19  Kristian Bjørnsen

Line players

* 08  Vetle Rønningen
* 11  Simon Hald
* 20  Felix Möller
* 22  René Antonsen (c)

Back players

* 03  Lukas Nilsson
* 25  Marinus Munk

* 05  Sander Sagosen
* 07  Thomas Arnoldsen
* 21  Juri Knorr

* 09  Patrick Helland Anderson
* 14  Mads Hoxer Hangaard

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### Technical staff

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Staff for the 2025–26 season

* Head Coach: Simon Dahl
* Assistant Coach: Henrik Kronborg
* Goalkeeping Coach: Michael Bruun
* Physical Trainer: Christian Lind
* Team Physician: Rasmus Nymann Bager
* Masseur: Nikolaj Riis
* Team Doctor: Morten Harritz
* Team Leader: John Christiansen
* Team Leader: Torbjørn Christensen
* Team Leader: Christian Müller

### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

* Juri Knorr (CB) from  Rhein-Neckar Löwen[7]
* Henrik Kronborg (Assistant Coach) (from  HØJ Elite)
* Alexander Blonz (LW) (from  GOG Håndbold)
* Patrick Helland Anderson (RB) (from  Elverum Håndball)
* Tobias Nielsen (RW) (from  TMS Ringsted)
* Vetle Rønningen (P) (from  Skjern Håndbold)

Leaving

* Sebastian Barthold (LW) to  SC Magdeburg[8]
* Mads Vestergaard (LW) (to  Elitesport Vendsyssel)
* Henrik Møllgaard (LB) (Retires)
* Miguel Martins (CB) (to  CS Dinamo București)
* Aleks Vlah (CB) (to  Vive Kielce)
* Jack Thurin (RB) (to  Montpellier Handball)
* Martin Larsen (RB) (Retires)
* Tobias Nielsen (RW) (on loan to  HØJ Elite)

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## Notable former players

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* Joachim Boldsen (2007–2008)
* Jannick Green (2008–2011)
* Mads Christiansen (2008–2011, 2019–2021)
* Jacob Bagersted (2011–2014)
* Henrik Toft Hansen (2006–2011)
* Mads Mensah Larsen (2012–2014)
* Søren Rasmussen (2003–2010)
* Rune Ohm (2003–2006)
* Jesper Meinby (2017–2019)
* Magnus Saugstrup (2014–2021)
* Mikkel Hansen (2022–2024)
* Henrik Møllgaard (2009–2012, 2018-2025)
* Martin Larsen (2005–2018, 2021-2025)
* Isaías Guardiola (2014–2015)
* Aron Pálmarsson (2021–2023)
* Janus Daði Smárason (2017–2020)
* Ómar Ingi Magnússon (2018–2020)
* Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson (2016–2017)
* Kristian Kjelling (2009–2013)
* Ole Erevik (2011–2015)
* Håvard Tvedten (2002–2006, 2011–2016)
* Børge Lund (2002–2006)
* Kjetil Strand (2006–2007)
* Sander Sagosen (2014–2017, 2025–)
* Kristian Sæverås (2018–2020)
* André Jørgensen (2006–2009)
* Sebastian Barthold (2017–2025)
* Johan Sjöstrand (2012–2013)
* Andreas Palicka (2015–2016)
* Jonas Larholm (2008–2012)
* Johan Jakobsson (2011–2014)
* Jan Lennartsson (2007–2013)
* Felix Claar (2020–2023)
* Lukas Sandell (2020–2023)
* Lovro Jotić (2017–2018)

## European Handball

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### EHF Champions League

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Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate  | Comment

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2023–24 | Group matches
(Group A)  |  Industria Kielce | 35–35  | 34–31  | 2nd place | –
RK Eurofarm Pelister | 38–23  | 33–28  | –
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | 31–26  | 27–34  | –
RK Zagreb | 32–22  | 30–30  | –
Paris Saint-Germain | 30–32  | 30–33  | –
Kolstad Håndball | 27–25  | 29–18  | –
THW Kiel | 27–27  | 27–18  | –
Quarterfinals |  Telekom Veszprém | 33–28  | 31–32  | 64–60  | –
Semifinal |  SC Magdeburg | 28–26  | –
Final |  FC Barcelona | 30–31  |  Silver
2022–23 | Group matches
(Group B)  |  Celje Pivovarna Laško | 36–32  | 34–31  | 5th place | –
Elverum Håndball | 31–24  | 33–25  | –
Barlinek Industria Kielce | 28–30  | 28–33  | –
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | 33–27  | 41–29  | –
Barça | 33–39  | 26–32  | –
THW Kiel | 26–30  | 36–36  | –
HBC Nantes | 33–34  | 28–35  | –
Last 16 |  GOG Håndbold | 30–28  | 24–32  | 54–60  | –
2021–22 | Group matches
(Group A)  |  PPD Zagreb | 31–25  | 34–24  | 1st place | –
Montpellier HB | 36–28  | 33–31  | –
RK Vardar | 33–29  | 28–30  | –
Meshkov Brest | 34–33  | 33–30  | –
Pick Szeged | 34–30  | 28–31  | –
THW Kiel | 35–33  | 28–31  | –
Elverum Håndball | 32–27  | 34–28  | –
Quarterfinals |  Telekom Veszprém | 37–35  | 29–36  | 66–71  | –
2020–21 | Group matches
(Group B)  |  FC Barcelona | 32–35  | 33–42  | 4th place | –
Telekom Veszprém | 27–33  | 32–30  | –
THW Kiel | 23–31  | 26–28  | –
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 38–29  | 29–27  | –
HBC Nantes | 32–24  | 29–38  | –
RK Celje | 0–10  | 31–29  | Home game assessed by the EHF
PPD Zagreb | 38–29  | 27–26  | –
Last 16 |  FC Porto | 27–24  | 29–32  | 56–56 (a)  | –
Quarterfinals |  SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 26–21  | 29–33  | 55–54  | –
Semifinal |  Paris Saint-Germain | 35–33  | –
Final |  FC Barcelona | 23–36  |  Silver
2014–15 | Group matches |  Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral | 25–28 | 23–23 | 4th place | –
SC Pick Szeged | 25–28 | 25–23 | –
Kadetten Schaffhausen | 23–23 | 25–25 | –
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 30–36 | 25–28 | –
Vive Targi Kielce | 25–27 | 33–26 | –
Last 16 |  FC Barcelona | 11–31 | 29–22 | 33–60 | –
2013–14 | Group matches |  SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 26–27 | 31–27 | 4th place | –
Naturhouse La Rioja | 28–24 | 25–23 | –
HSV Hamburg | 26–28 | 28–20 | –
RK Gorenje Velenje | 23–28 | 25–30 | –
HK Drott | 37–23 | 26–35 | –
Last 16 |  FC Barcelona | 22–29 | 31–20 | 42–60 | –

## Retired numbers

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Aalborg Håndbold[9] No.  | Player  | Position  | Tenure  | Ceremony Date

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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. ^ a b c d e 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 succes of Aalborg Håndbold: I am of course also a coowner, and therefore got my ass on the stove] (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
4. ^ Jacob Panum (29 May 2010). "AaB vinder DM efter straffekast" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
5. ^ "Den internationale scene" [The international stage] (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
6. ^ "The team 2021/2012" (in Danish). Aalborg Handball official website. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
7. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/offiziell-das-ist-der-neue-klub-von-juri-knorr-1049358
8. ^ https://www.scm-handball.de/news/news-detail-page/sc-magdeburg-verpflichtet-sebastian-bartold
9. ^ Aalborg Håndbold webside page for their retired numbers

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* Aalborg Øst
* Gug
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* Nørresundby
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* Vejgaard
* Aalborg Hospital
* Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg
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Landmarks|

* Aalborghus
* Aalborghallen
* Aalborgtårnet
* Aalborg Teater
* Aalborg Zoo
* Abbey of Our Lady, Aalborg
* Budolfi Church
* Danish Distillers
* Jens Bang's House
* John F. Kennedys Plads
* Jomfru Ane Gade
* Jørgen Olufsen's House
* Karolinelund
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* Musikkens Hus
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Culture|

* Aalborg Carnival
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Museums|

* Aalborg Historical Museum
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* Defence and Garrison Museum
* Gråbrødrekloster Museum
* KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
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Education|

* Aalborg Business College
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* University College of Northern Denmark

Sports|

* AaB Fodbold
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* Gigantium
* Aalborg Stadium

Companies and retail|

* 1000Fryd
* AaB A/S
* Aalborg CSP
* Aalborg Portland
* Aalborg Storcenter
* Bladt Industries
* Cembrit
* Huntsmen Corps
* Nordjyske
* North Flying
* Spar Nord
* Salling

Transport|

* Aalborg Air Base
* Aalborg Airport
* Aalborg Airport railway line
* Aalborg station
* Aalborg Vestby station
* Lindholm station
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