Aalborg Håndbold

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
Club colours   
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Website
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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]

Aalborg Håndbold
Location of Aalborg Håndbold

History

Aalborg HSH

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

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

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] That season they had the highest number of average spectators in Danish league history with 5,145.[10]

Kits

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

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Technical staff

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

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Notable former players

Coaches throughout the years

European Handball

EHF Champions League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2010–11 Group matches (Group C) Multiple opponents – – – 6th place
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 20–31 42–60 –
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 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) 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
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 –
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 –
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
2024–25 Group matches (Group B) HBC Nantes 38–31 29–29 2nd place –
RK Zagreb 33–30 23–31 –
SC Magdeburg 33–33 31–32 –
Barça 36–35 27–35 –
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged 29–28 32–30 –
Industria Kielce 34–26 35–28 –
Kolstad Håndball 30–28 24–25 –
Quarterfinals Füchse Berlin 36–40 29–37 65–77 –

Retired numbers

Aalborg Håndbold[12]
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

  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. ^ "Aalborg slår historisk tilskuerrekord: Højeste gennemsnit nogensinde i Herreligaen" (in Danish). Hbold.dk. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Miguel Martins leaves Aalborg Håndbold". Handnews. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  12. ^ Aalborg Håndbold website page for their retired numbers

Official website


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