Ikast Håndbold

Ikast Håndbold
Full nameIkast Håndbold
Founded20 June 1970
ArenaIBF Arena
Capacity3,000
PresidentDaniel Grønhøj Rytter Hansen
Head coachSøren Reinholt Hansen
CaptainStine Skogrand
LeagueBambusa Kvindeligaen
2024–253rd
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Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991.

History

The club was founded as Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling on 20 June 1970 as a merger of the handball departments of Ikast DUI and Ikast Skytte Gymnastik Forening. Their breakthrough came in 1991 when they won the Danish Cup and reached the top division, Dame Håndbold Ligaen. They saw success again in 1998 as they won their first and only Danish Championship gold.

At the beginning of November 2008, it was announced that the professional division of Ikast-Brande EH had been taken over by football club FC Midtjylland.[1][2] As a result, the team changed their name to FC Midtjylland Håndbold and switched colors from blue and yellow to red and black. In November 2017, it was announced that FC Midtjylland had sold off the handball team to a group of investors. From the 2018–19 season, they were renamed Herning Ikast Håndbold.[3]

Name

  • 1997–1999: Ikast FS Elitehåndbold
  • 1999–2008: Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold
  • 2008–2009: Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold
  • 2009–2018: FC Midtjylland Håndbold
  • 2018–2022: Herning-Ikast Håndbold
  • 2022– : Ikast Håndbold

Results

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Retired numbers

FC Midtjylland Håndbold
No. Player Position Tenure
3 Tonje Kjærgaard Line player 1992–2004, 2007

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2025–26

Staff members

  • Head coach: Søren Reinholt Hansen
  • Assistant coach: Mads Brandt
  • Team leader: Pernille Mosegaard
  • Team leader: Annelie Mortensen
  • Physiotherapist: Mads Skautrup Jacobsen
  • Physiotherapist: Christian Poulsen

Notable former players

Head coach history

Lars Friis-Hansen[4] 1998–2001
Christian Dalmose[5] 2001–2003
Morten Fjeldstad 2004
Magnus Johansson[6][7] 2004–2006
Ole Damgaard[8] 2006–2007
Kenneth Jensen[9][10] 2007–2011
Ryan Zinglersen[11][12] 2011–2012
Helle Thomsen 2012–2016
Kristian Kristensen[13][14] 2016–2019
Mathias Madsen[15][16] 2019–2020
Kasper Christensen[17] 2020–2024
Søren Reinholt Hansen 2024–present

ALPI Legends

In November 2017, FC Midtjylland Håndbold introduced the ALPI Legends, an award presented annually to players, coaches and staffers who have meant something special to FC Midtjylland Håndbold through the time.[18]

Statistics

European record

EHF Champions League

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2013–14 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group B)
ŽRK Budućnost 21–19 15–22 1st place
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 32–23 26–25
SPR Lublin SSA 37–26 22–15
Main round
(Group 1)
ŽRK Vardar 24–28 22–24 4th place
Thüringer HC 25–24 23–24
IK Sävehof 25–24 29–29
Semifinal Győri ETO 26–29
Third-place playoff ŽRK Vardar 31–34
2015–16 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group C)
Győri ETO 22–22 26–21 3rd place
ŽRK Vardar 15–25 24–33
Hypo Niederösterreich 33–21 33–27
Main round
(Group 2)
ŽRK Budućnost 18–28 21–27 5th place
CSM București 23–28 22–24
IK Sävehof 25–21 24–32
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group C)
Győri ETO 27–23 19–31 3rd place
CSM București 24–21 20–26
Rostov-Don 25–23 20–26
Main round
(Group 2)
Larvik HK 24–28 22–24 4th place
RK Krim 28–19 27–21
Team Esbjerg 38–26 21–22
Quarterfinals ŽRK Vardar 26–28 24–26 50–54
2017–18 EHF Champions League Group stage
(Group B)
Győri ETO 24–27 16–27 3rd place
Rostov-Don 24–21 20-27
Brest Bretagne Handball 27–23 23–22
Main round
(Group 1)
CSM București 26–31 24–29 4th place
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 24–20 21–21
RK Krim 24–24 23–24
Quarterfinals ŽRK Vardar 23–24 25–32 48–56
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B
Team Esbjerg 34–35 34–37 3rd place
Metz Handball 39–36 35–34
Vipers Kristiansand 30–26 32–31
CS Rapid București 35–27 30–29
Ferencvárosi TC 36–37 28–28
Zagłębie Lubin 41–29 35–26
RK Krim Mercator 33–32 34–28
Play-offs SG BBM Bietigheim 31–31 27–29 58–60
2025–26 EHF Champions League Group B CSM București
Odense Håndbold
Brest Bretagne Handball
Ferencvárosi TC
RK Krim Mercator
RK Podravka Koprivnica
HB Ludwigsburg

EHF Cup Winners' Cup

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2014–15 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 HC Kuban Krasnodar 34–23 31–17 65–40
Round of 16 HCM Roman 24–20 29–21 53–41
Quarterfinals SPR Lublin SSA 35–25 30–18 65–43
Semifinals FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 30–23 31–29 61–52
Finals Fleury Loiret 22–23 24–19 46–42

EHF European League (EHF Cup)

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2010–11 EHF Cup Round of 32 HC Naisa 31–23 31–26 62–49
Round of 16 Le Havre 28–14 24–23 52–37
Quarterfinals Team Esbjerg 27–21 24–29 51–50
Semifinals VfL Oldenburg 27–19 25–29 52–48
Final Team Tvis Holstebro 24–26 28–21 52–47
2012–13 EHF Cup Second qualifying round BM Alcobendas 37–14 37–18 74–32
Round of 16 RK Zagorje 31–28 28–22 59–50
Quarterfinals HC Kuban Krasnodar 39–21 26–22 65–43
Semifinals Team Tvis Holstebro 22–29 24–18 46–47
2018–19 EHF Cup Round 3 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 22–16 21–19 43–35
Group B IK Sävehof 29–22 33–23 2nd place
Siófok KC 22–34 21–25
TusSies Metzingen 31–28 28–25
Quarterfinals RK Podravka Koprivnica 34–26 18–24 52–50
Semifinals Team Esbjerg 20–23 16–30 36–53
2019–20 EHF Cup Round 2 HC Gomel 33–21 21–25 54–46
Round 3 Nykøbing Falster 31–26 23–23 49–44
Group D SG BBM Bietigheim 33–25 26–26 1st place
HC Lada 28–38 25–20
Storhamar HE 34–27 24–26
Quarterfinals CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud 28–26 29–26 57–52
Semi-finals RK Podravka Koprivnica Cancelled
2020–21 EHF European League Group A Váci NKSE 39–29 38–26 1st place
Zvezda Zvenigorod 34–25 39–31
Paris 92 25–23 23–26
Quarterfinals HC Lada 28–25 31–29 59–54
Semi-final (F4) Siófok KC 34–36
Third place match (F4) Minaur Baia Mare 31–33
2021–22 EHF European League Round 3 MTK Budapest 34–29 34–27 68–56
Group C HC Lada 34–27 27–24 1st
Măgura Cisnădie 31–28 34–31
Storhamar HE 32–24 35–27
Quarterfinals SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 33–28 39–33 72–61
Semi-final (F4) SG BBM Bietigheim 33–34
Third place match (F4) CS Minaur Baia Mare 29–28
2022–23 EHF European League
Winner
Group B Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár 28–26 34–26 1st
Neptunes de Nantes 30–20 33–28
Fana 29–23 35–24
Quarterfinals Siófok KC 31–21 30–20 61–41
Semi-final (F4) Thüringer HC 31–26
Final (F4) Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 31–24
2024–25 EHF European League Group B Sola HK 35–34 32–26 2nd
Borussia Dortmund 29–25 27–30
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 26–27 36–34
Quarterfinals HC Dunărea Brăila 32–30 29–30 61–60
Semi-final (F4) HSG Blomberg-Lippe 28–18
Final (F4) Thüringer HC 32–34

Kit manufacturers

References

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