Team Esbjerg

Danish handball club

Team Esbjerg

Full name| Team Esbjerg Elitehåndbold A/S
Short name| Esbjerg
Founded| 1991
Arena| Blue Water Dokken
Capacity| 2,996
President| Bjarne Pedersen
Head Coach| Tomas Axnér
League| Bambusa Kvindeligaen
2024–25| 2nd
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Team Esbjerg

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Location of Team Esbjerg

Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 spectators. They play games in red shirts and black shorts.

The coaching team consists of Swedish international Tomas Axnér and Christian Køhler.[1]

## History

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Team Esbjerg was founded in 1991, as a cooperation between KVIK Esbjerg and Esbjerg Håndboldklub (EHK).[2] They competed in the Danish Handball League for the first time in 1999, but they relegated the following year. They have been part of the league since 2004.

They have won the Danish Championship twice. Once in 2016, after beating FC Midtjylland Håndbold in the final. They lost the first final match 20–17, but won the second 24–19, after a dramatic penalty shootout. Again in 2019, they also beat Herning-Ikast Håndbold, in two matches, with the scores 28–20 and 19–20.[3] They also won the Danish Women's Handball Cup in 2017, after beating København Håndbold, with the score 31–20.[4]

Over time, the club has had many notable and significant players, like Rikke Zachariassen, Ulrika Toft Hansen, Lotte Grigel, Gøril Snorroeggen, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Emily Stang Sando, Marta Mangué, Laura van der Heijden, Angelica Wallén, Ida Bjørndalen and Sandra Toft Galsgaard.

## Kits

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HOME

2018–20

2020-

AWAY

2015-17

2018-19

2020-

## Honours

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* EHF Champions League:
* Bronze: 2024, 2025
* Semifinalist: 2022, 2023
* EHF Cup:
* Silver: 2014, 2019
* Danish Championship:
* Gold: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
* Silver: 2015, 2022, 2025
* Danish Cup
* Winner: 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Silver: 2011
* Bronze: 2018
* Danish Super Cup
* Winner: 2015, 2019, 2022

## Arena

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* Arena: Blue Water Dokken
* City: Esbjerg
* Capacity: 2,996
* Address: Gl. Vardevej 82, 6700 Esbjerg

## Team

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### Current squad

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Squad for the 2025–26 season.

Goalkeepers

* 12  Anna Kristensen
* Katharina Filter

Wingers

* 17  Elin Hansson
* 24  Sanna Solberg-Isaksen

* 20  Marit Røsberg Jacobsen (pregnant)
* 27  Anne Tolstrup
* 29  Sarah Dekker
* 38  Mia Emmenegger

Line players

* 11  Rikke Iversen (pregnant)
* Tabea Schmid
* Olivia Löfqvist

Back players

* 14  Judith van der Helm
* 22  Line Haugsted
* 25  Henny Reistad

* 04  Michala Møller
* 08  Live Rushfeldt Deila

* 09  Nora Mørk
* 15  Nina Koppang
* Helene Kindberg

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Squad information

No. | Nat. | Player  | Position  | Date of Birth  | In | Contract until
2  |  | Line Haugsted | Left back  | 11 November 1994  | 2024  | 2028
4  |  | Michala Møller | Centre Back  | 16 February 2000  | 2021  | 2026
8  |  | Live Rushfeldt Deila | Centre Back  | 15 January 2000  | 2023  | 2026
9  |  | Nora Mørk | Right Back  | 5 April 1991  | 2022  | 2026
11  |  | Rikke Iversen | Line Player  | 18 May 1993  | 2023  | 2026
12  |  | Anna Kristensen | Goalkeeper  | 25 October 2000  | 2023  | 2026
14  |  | Judith van der Helm | Left Back  | 13 January 2005  | 2025  | 2026
15  |  | Nina Koppang | Right Back  | 31 May 2002  | 2025  | 2027
17  |  | Elin Hansson | Left Wing  | 7 August 1996  | 2024  | 2026
20  |  | Marit Røsberg Jacobsen | Right Wing  | 25 February 1994  | 2018  | 2026
24  |  | Sanna Solberg-Isaksen | Left Wing  | 16 June 1990  | 2017  | 2026
25  |  | Henny Reistad | Left Back  | 9 February 1999  | 2021  | 2027
27  |  | Anne Tolstrup Petersen  | Right Wing  | 7 March 1995  | 2022  | 2026
29  |  | Sarah Dekker | Right Wing  | 8 March 2001  | 2025  | 2026
38  |  | Mia Emmenegger | Right Wing  | 17 January 2005  | 2025  | 2028
|  | Tabea Schmid | Line Player  | 14 August 2003  | 2025  | 2028
|  | Helene Kindberg | Right Back  | 13 January 1998  | 2025  | 2027
|  | Katharina Filter | Goalkeeper  | 4 February 1999  | 2025  | 2027
|  | Olivia Löfqvist | Line Player  | 13 July 1998  | 2025  | 2027

### Transfers

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Transfers for the season 2025–26

Joining

* Katharina Filter (GK) (from  Brest Bretagne Handball)
* Helene Kindberg (RB) (from  København Håndbold)
* Tabea Schmid (P) (from  København Håndbold)
* Olivia Löfqvist (P) (from  Storhamar HE)

Leaving

* Luciana Rebelo (RB) (with immediate effect 1 January 2025)
* Amalie Milling (GK) (to  Ikast Håndbold)
* Mette Tranborg (RB) (to  Ferencvárosi TC)
* Kathrine Heindahl (P)
* Kaja Kamp (P) (to  Borussia Dortmund Handball)
* Merel Freriks (P) (to  CSM București)

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### Technical staff

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* Head coach: Tomas Axnér
* Assistant coach: Christian Køhler
* Goalkeeping coach: Tim Winkler
* Sportdirector: Thomas Hylle
* Teamleader: Helle Kongsbak
* Physiotherapist: Kenneth Hansen
* Physiotherapist: Daniel Bargsteen
* Video: Jes Juncker-Jensen

### Former notable players

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* Sandra Toft (2017–2019)
* Rikke Poulsen (2019–2023)
* Mette Tranborg (2020–2025)
* Kathrine Heindahl (2022–2025)
* Stine Bodholt Nielsen (2014–2016)
* Rikke Schmidt (2012–2014)
* Lotte Grigel (2008–2015)
* Maibritt Kviesgaard (2013–2018)
* Rikke Zachariassen (2006–2018)
* Annette Jensen (2018–2022)
* Kaja Kamp (2020–2025)
* Maria Mose Vestergaard (2014–2019)
* Amalie Milling (2022–2025)
* Elma Halilcevic (2017–2021)
* Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (2010–2015)
* Kristine Breistøl (2018–2024)
* Vilde Ingstad (2016–2023)
* Marit Malm Frafjord (2018–2022)
* Siri Seglem (2007–2009)
* Emily Stang Sando (2013–2017)
* Gøril Snorroeggen (2010–2013)
* Betina Riegelhuth (2015–2016)
* Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson (2014–2018)
* Ine Karlsen Stangvik (2017–2018)
* Rikke Granlund (2018–2021)
* Julie Bøe Jacobsen (2022–2024)
* Johanna Ahlm (2013–2015)
* Angelica Wallén (2010–2013)
* Filippa Idéhn (2015–2017)
* Jenny Alm (2015–2017)
* Jessica Helleberg (2011–2013)
* Anna-Maria Johansson (2009–2011)
* Ulrika Toft Hansen (2015–2018)
* Clara Monti Danielsson (2018–2020)
* Marta Mangué (2007–2011)
* Lara González Ortega (2016–2018)
* Nerea Pena (2020–2021)
* Estavana Polman (2013–2022)
* Laura van der Heijden (2014–2017)
* Merel Freriks (2025)
* Katarina Tomašević (2007–2009)
* Kristina Liščević (2017–2019)
* Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (2010–2011)
* Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (2017–2020)
* Paule Baudouin (2008–2010)
* Mouna Chebbah (2008–2010)
* Sonja Frey (2019–2021)
* Dinah Eckerle (2021–2023)
* Kelsi Fairbrother (2010–2013)
* Beyza Irem Türkoglu (2021–2023)

## Statistics

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### Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

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Last updated on 1 June 2025[5]
| Rank  | Name  | Seasons

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1  |  Henny Reistad | 4  | 507
2  |  Kristine Breistøl | 5  | 332
3  |  Marit Røsberg Jacobsen | 6  | 237
4  |  Sanna Solberg-Isaksen | 6  | 237
5  |  Vilde Ingstad | 5  | 202
6  |  Nora Mørk | 3  | 189
7  |  Mette Tranborg | 4  | 183
8  |  Michala Møller | 4  | 166
9  |  Kaja Kamp | 5  | 150
10  |  Sonja Frey | 2  | 115

### Individual awards in the EHF Champions League

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| Season  | Player  | Award

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2019–20[6] |  Sanna Solberg-Isaksen | All-Star Team (Best Left Wing)
2021–22[7] |  Sanna Solberg-Isaksen | All-Star Team (Best Left Wing)

## Head coach history

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| Thomas Hylle  | 1997–2002

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| Jan Leslie | 2004–2006
| Thomas Hørlyk  | 2006–2007
| Teddy Barrett  | 2007–2008
| Jan Paulsen  | 2008–2011
| Lars Frederiksen  | 2011–2017
| Jesper Jensen | 2017–2024
| Tomas Axnér | 2024–present

## European record

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### Champions League

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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2015–16 | EHF Champions League | Qualification tournament |  Yenimahalle Bld. SK | 32–28
HCM Baia Mare | 21–32
2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage
Group D |  RK Krim | 35–25  | 22–27  | 3rd place
Larvik HK | 29–30  | 24–31
IK Sävehof | 29–18  | 25–20
Main Round
Group 2 |  CSM București | 20–25  | 25–33  | 6th place
Győri ETO KC | 26–32  | 22–33
Midtjylland | 22–21  | 26–38
2019–20 | EHF Champions League | Group Stage
Group B |  Rostov-Don | 31–26  | 26–34  | 2nd place
CSM București | 22–24  | 25–21
MKS Perła Lublin | 35–22  | 28–22
Main Round
Group 1 |  Metz Handball | 30–29  | 31–31  | 2nd place
Vipers Kristiansand | 35–30  | 35–31
Ferencvárosi TC | 29–27  | 25–26
Quarterfinals |  Budućnost Podgorica | Cancelled
2020–21 | Champions League | Group Stage
Group A |  Metz Handball | 25–28  | 29–31  | 6th place
Rostov-Don | 24–25  | 24–28
Vipers Kristiansand | 27–27  | 28–28
Ferencvárosi TC | 21–24  | 28–24
CSM București | 29–30  | 26–28
SG BBM Bietigheim | 37–29  | 33–26
RK Krim | 33–23  | 10–0
Round of 16 |  Brest Bretagne Handball | 27–33  | 27–30  | 54–63
2021–22 | Champions League | Group stage
Group A |  Brest Bretagne Handball | 28–28  | 23–26  | 1st place
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 33–27  | 31–31
Budućnost BEMAX | 35–20  | 36–25
CSM București | 22–21  | 29–29
BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | 34–24  | 32–29
Rostov-Don | 25–18  | 27–25
HC Podravka Vegeta | 30–17  | 27–26
Quarterfinals |  CSM București | 27–27  | 26–25  | 53–52
Semifinal |  Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–32
Bronze match |  Metz Handball | 26–32
2022–23 | EHF Champions League | Group stage
Group B |  Győri Audi ETO KC | 29–31  | 28–29  | 3rd
Metz Handball | 35–28  | 24–26
CS Rapid București | 32–34  | 35–30
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | 28–23  | 30–20
Storhamar HE | 35–25  | 34–25
Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 43–27  | 39–31
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 30–18  | 33–20
Playoffs |  Brest Bretagne | 28–25  | 27–24  | 55–49
Quarter-finals |  CSM București | 32–28  | 33–31  | 65–59
Semifinal |  Ferencvárosi TC | 29–30
Bronze match |  Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–28
2023–24 | EHF Champions League | Group stage
Group B |  Metz Handball | 29–27  | 31–36  | 2nd
Vipers Kristiansand | 38–37  | 32–37
CS Rapid București | 30–28  | 33–24
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 27–23  | 33–28
Zagłębie Lubin | 36–24  | 32–26
RK Krim Mercator | 27–33  | 29–21
Ikast Håndbold | 35–34  | 37–34
Quarter-finals |  Ferencvárosi TC | 29–24  | 26–25  | 55–49
Semifinal |  Győri ETO KC | 23–24
Bronze match |  Metz Handball | 37–33
2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B |  Vipers Kristiansand | 30–29  | 10–0  | 2nd
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | 27–23  | 26–19
HB Ludwigsburg | 36–31  | 30–30
Győri Audi ETO KC | 26–28  | 23–29
Brest Bretagne Handball | 32–33  | 36–27
CS Rapid București | 39–32  | 28–26
Odense Håndbold | 39–30  | 32–23
Quarter-finals |  CSM București | 26–22  | 29–30  | 55–52
Semi-final |  Győri Audi ETO KC | 28–29
Bronze match |  Metz Handball | 30–27
2025–26 | EHF Champions League | Group A |  Győri ETO KC |  |  |
Metz Handball |  |
Storhamar HE |  |
Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud |  |
Borussia Dortmund |  |
OTP Group Budućnost |  |
DVSC Schaeffler |  |

### European League (EHF Cup)

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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2010–11 | EHF Cup | Round 3 |  Buxtehuder SV | 28–23  | 25–29  | 53–52
Last 16 |  HC Dunărea Brăila | 25–22  | 21–20  | 46–42
Quarterfinals |  FC Midtjylland | 21–27  | 29–24  | 50–51
2011–12 | EHF Cup | Round 3 |  Anagennisi Arta | 31–15  | 36–14  | 67–29
Last 16 |  Team Tvis Holstebro | 28–27  | 24–27  | 52–54
2013–14 | EHF Cup | Round 3 |  RK Radnički Kragujevac | 26–26  | 28–24  | 54–50
Last 16 |  DHK Baník Most | 28–26  | 28–21  | 56–47
Quarterfinals |  Dinamo Volgograd | 36–27  | 30–26  | 66–63
Semifinals |  Alba Fehérvár KC | 24–25  | 27–26  | 51–51 (a)
Final |  HC Lada | 32–32  | 25–36  | 57–68
2014–15 | EHF Cup | Round 3 |  RŽK Zagorje | 35–26  | 33–22  | 68–48
Last 16 |  H 65 Höör | 33–25  | 33–28  | 66–53
Quarterfinals |  Érd NK | 28–29  | 20–28  | 48–57
2018–19 | EHF Cup | Round 3 |  Paris 92 | 29–28  | 31–25  | 60–53
Group A |  Storhamar HE | 25–20  | 28–28  | 1st place
SG BBM Bietigheim | 28–27  | 32–27
CS Măgura Cisnădie | 41–18  | 32–19
Quarterfinals |  HC Kuban Krasnodar | 37–24  | 37–31  | 74–55
Semifinals |  Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 30–16  | 23–20  | 53–36
Final |  Siófok KC | 21–21  | 21–26  | 42–47

### EHF Cup Winners' Cup

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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EHF Cup Winners' Cup | 2012–13  | Round 3  |  Quintus | 36–25  | 26–23  | 62–48
Last 16  |  Rostov-Don | 28–31  | 28–29  | 56–60
EHF Cup Winners' Cup | 2015–16 | Round 3 |  Ardeşen GSK | 30–26  | 22–31  | 52–57

## References

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1. ^ Sportslig ledelse - Team Esbjerg
2. ^ "Historie" (in Danish). Team Esbjerg. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
3. ^ "Team Esbjerg er dansk mester". TV2 Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
4. ^ "Team Esbjerg skriver historie - pokalmestre efter stor ydmygelse". TV2 Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
5. ^ "Team Esbjerg". European Handball Federation.
6. ^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 24 August 2021.
7. ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.

## External links

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* Team Esbjerg's home page (in Danish)
* History of Team Esbjerg (in Danish)

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