Mors-Thy Håndbold
| Mors-Thy Håndbold | |||
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| Full name | Mors-Thy Håndbold | ||
| Short name | Mors-Thy | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Arena | Sparekassen Mors Arena[1] Thy Hallen | ||
| Capacity | 2,300 1,284 | ||
| President | H.P. Madsen | ||
| Head coach | Niels Agesen | ||
| League | Håndboldligaen | ||
| 2024–25 | Håndboldligaen, 4th of 15 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
Mors-Thy Håndbold is a handball club, based in Nykøbing Mors and Thisted, Denmark. Currently, Mors-Thy Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Sparekassen Thy Arena and Thyhallen in Thisted.[1]
It is the only professional sports team on Mors.[1]
They are known for their talent development, and has contributed with several Danish national team players.[2]
History
The newborn club was founded in 2007, when HF Mors and Thisted IK merged their first teams to create the new club.[1] Thisted IK has roots back from 1904.[3] The team played in the Danish Top League already in their first season, as they continued on HF Mors' license, and they had secured promotion from the Danish 1st Division the season prior.[4] In the first seasons they were among the relegation candidates, but in the 2012-13 season they qualified for the Championship playoff for the first time.[5] Here they managed to reach the semifinals, where they lost to Aalborg Håndbold.[6] They then lost the third-place playoff to Skjern Håndbold, but it was enough to qualify for the EHF Cup, marking their first European qualification.[7] In the 2013-14 EHF Cup they reached the 3rd round, where they were knocked out by Romanian HCM Constanța.[8]
In 2021 they won their first title; the Danish Men's Handball Cup, beating Aalborg Håndbold in the final 32-31.[9]
Honours
- Danish Handball Cup: 1
- Gold: 2020
Team
Staff
- Staff for the 2025-26 season
| Pos. | Name |
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| Head Coach | Dennis Bo Jensen |
| Assistant Coach | Henrik Tilsted |
| Team Leader | Keld Kristensen |
| Physioterapeut | Maja Rysz Clausen |
| Physioterapeut | Mikkel Svingel |
| Physioterapeut | Lars Henrik Therkildsen |
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025-26 season[10]
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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Kit manufacturers
Fan Culture
Their official fanclub is called 'Bette Balken' (eng: Tiny Balcan), supposedly because a journalist should have said at some point that 'Only in eastern Europe could you find so noisy handball fans'.[11]
Notable former players
- Allan Toft Hansen
- Henrik Toft Hansen
- Rene Toft Hansen
- Mads Hoxer Hangaard
- Mads Svane Knudsen
- Frederik Bjerre
- Nicolaj Jørgensen
- Morten Balling
- Peter Balling
- Tobias Ellebæk
- Jesper Meinby
References
- ^ a b c d "Mors-Thy Håndbold". Sparekassen Thy Arena (in Danish). Mors-Thy Håndbold. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Sofie Bach (26 February 2020). "Barndomsvenner og boldtalenter: Rasmus og Frederik er flyttet til Mors for at jagte drømmen" (in Danish). TV2 Nord. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Om Klubben" (in Danish). Thisted IK. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "18 år siden i dag: Kan du genkende stjernerne fra historisk ligaoprykning". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ 2012-13 season - Flashscore
- ^ "Tilbageblik: Husker du den dramatiske DM-semifinale mellem Aalborg og Mors-Thy i 2013?". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Skjern erobrede "Bette Balkan" i bronzekamp". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "2013–14 EHF Cup statistics and results". EHF official website. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Mors-Thy er pokalmester efter gigantisk overraskelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "The team 2017/2018" (in Danish). Mors-Thy Handball official website.
- ^ Jakob Skjøtt-Larsen. "Velkommen til Bette Balkan". Aalborg University (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.