GOG Håndbold

GOG Håndbold
Full nameGudme Oure Gudbjerg
Short nameGOG
Founded1 May 1973 (1973-05-01)
ArenaArena Svendborg
Capacity3.900
PresidentKasper Jørgensen
Head coachKasper Christensen
LeagueHerreligaen
2024-25Håndboldligaen, 3rd of 14
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GOG is a professional handball club based in the small town of Gudme on Funen, Denmark. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball having won the Danish Handball Championship 9 times and the Danish Handball Cup a record 12 times. Currently GOG competes in the men's Danish Handball League.

GOG is famous for their academy, which is one of the best in the world.[1][2]

GOG
Location of GOG Gudme

History

GOG

The club was founded on 1 May 1973 as a result of a merger between Gudbjerg, Oure, and Gudme.[3] In 1975 the club won the Danish junior championship for the first time.[3] GOG's men's team got promoted to the best league in Denmark in 1987 and won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1992.[3]

The women's team got promoted to the top division for the first time in 1985. In 1990 the clubs becomes fully professional.[3] During the 1990's GOG was a dominant force in Danish handball, including winning four championships in a row.

GOG Svendborg TGI

In 2005, GOG and Svendborg TGI merged their first teams.[3] The club won the Danish championship for men in 2006/2007. In 2009 the women's team was separated from GOG and became HC Odense.[4] On 26 January 2010, GOG Svendborg TGI was declared bankrupt and relegated to the 2nd Division.[5]

GOG 2010

In March 2010, the club was reformed as GOG 2010 A/S, with Kasper Jørgensen as new CEO and Hemming Van as chairman of the board.[6] The ambition was to have the club back in the top division within three years. The first season after the forced relegation, the 2010–11 season, the club was promoted to Danish 1st Division. In the 2012/2013 season, GOG managed to win the 1st division and was promoted back to the men's Danish Men's Handball League.

In the 2021-22 season GOG won the Danish league once again.[7]

Honours

  • Danish Handball League: 9
    •  Gold: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023
    •  Silver: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2019, 2020
  • Danish Handball Cup: 12 (record)[8]
    •  Gold: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2019, 2022, 2023
    •  Silver: 1993, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2021
  • Danish Super Cup: 1
    •  Gold: 2023
    •  Silver: 2019, 2020, 2022
  • EHF Cup Winners' Cup
    •  Silver: 1995
  • Double
Winners (3): 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[9]

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Kasper Christensen
  • Assistant Coach: Rasmus Bertelsen
  • Team Leader: Bent Møller

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

European Handball

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2008–09 Group BM Ciudad Real 24–34 37–26 50–71 -
Group A.S.E Doukas 29–21 23–41 70–44 -
Group Bosna Sarajevo 30–26 32–26 56–58 -
Main Round BM Ciudad Real 24–34 37–26 50–71 -
Main Round THW Kiel 31–43 37–29 60–80 -
Main Round FC Barcelona 29–35 36–27 56–71 -
2007–08 Group Portland San Antonio 29–29 28–28 57–57 -
Group Tatran Presov 42–32 31–38 80–63 -
Group A1 Bregenz HB 33–29 32–26 59–61 -
Main Round FC Barcelona 35–33 29–24 59–62 -
Main Round RK Celje 34–33 30–30 64–63 -
Main Round SC Pick Szeged 28–25 34–33 61–58 -
2006–07 Group THW Kiel 28–32 34–32 60–66 -
Group C.S. HCM Constanta 33–17 33–28 61–50 -
Group HC Banik OKD Karvina 45–32 32–37 82–64 -
1/8 Finals BM Ciudad Real 28–33 31–30 58–64 -
2004–05 Group Brestskiy HC Meshkovo 36–17 23–25 61–40 -
Group Chekhovskiye Medvedi 32–26 34–33 65–60 -
Group RK Gorenje Velenje 28–22 29–24 52–51 -
1/8 Finals BM Ciudad Real 29–45 34–31 60–79 -
2000–01 Group ABC Braga 26–25 26–25 51–51 -
Group THW Kiel 22–23 28–34 56–51 -
Group Pallamano Trieste 28–24 32–30 58–54 -
1998–99 Group Viking Stavanger HK 29–28 34–26 55–62 -
Group THW Kiel 26–31 28–23 49–59 -
Group HC Kaustik Volgograd 35–28 31–21 56–59 -
1/16 Finals CS Minaur 24–18 29–24 48–47 -
1996–97 Group PSG Handball 31–22 25–20 51–47 -
Group Caja Cantabria Santander 23–24 33–23 46–57 -
Group RK Celje 18–22 29–18 36–51 -
1/16 Finals FK Pelister 21–24 14–19 40–38 -
1995–96 Group FC Barcelona 22–22 35–23 45–57 -
Group RK Zagreb 21–21 26–21 42–47 -
Group Pfadi Winterthur 26–23 32–23 49–55 -
1/16 Finals FK Partizan 34–21 26–18 52–47 -
1/8 Finals SKA Minsk 28–21 26–23 51–47 -
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2016–17 Round 3 Alingsås HK 26–29 32–27 58–56 -
Group Stage Füchse Berlin 26–31 29–37 55–68 -
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 28–32 36–32 64–64 -
RD Ribnica 32–27 36–31 68–58 -
2009–10 Round 3 RK Partizan 27–19 28–24 51–47 -
Round 4 Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 0–10 10–0 0–20 -
2005–06 Round 3 HC Lokomotiv-Nadin Varna 36–24 30–28 64–54 -
1/8 Finals Madeira Andebol SAD 35–32 32–34 69–64 -
1/4 Finals Frisch Auf Göppingen 24–29 37–32 56–66 -
2001–02 Round 2 SKA Minsk 35–24 27–37 72–51 -
Round 3 RK "Brodomerkur" Split 38–17 26–29 67–43 -
Round 4 RK Mladost 36–17 24–27 63–41 -
1/4 Finals BM. Galdar 27–34 30–26 53–64 -
1999-00 1/16 Finals "Fibrex" Savinesti 31–21 23–21 52–44 -
1/8 Finals KS Warszawianka 25–24 22–31 56–46 -
1/4 Finals SG Flensburg-Handewitt 24–28 24–22 46–52 -
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2003–04 Round 2 A. S. Ionikos Athens 34–19 22–38 72–41 -
Round 3 Portland San Antonio 26–28 26–24 50–54 -
1997–98 1/16 Finals Jugopetrol Železničar Niš 28–22 24–19 47–46 -
1/8 Finals SKP Bratislava 33–18 22–28 61–40 -
1/4 Finals Caja Cantabria Santander 25–21 26–18 43–47 -
2002–03 Round 3 RK Metković Jambo 33–20 23–22 55–42 -
Round 4 Chambéry Savoie Handball 24–24 33–24 48–57 -
1994–95 1/16 Finals Maccabi Rishon le Zion 37–12 22–27 64–34 -
1/8 Finals

Remus Bärnbach-Köflach

18–19 19–26 44–38 -
1/4 Finals Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar 25–21 22–27 52–43 -
1/2 Finals BSV Borba Luzern 29–21 24–21 53–42 -
Finals FC Barcelona 24–31 26–22 46–57 -
1993–94 1/16 Finals Telenorba Conversano 30–16 29–21 59–37 -
1/8 Finals Extran Beyne 28–19 21–22 50–40 -
1/4 Finals TSV Bayer Dormagen 28–13 22–19 35–47 -

Notable former players

Men

Women

Notable former coaches

References

  1. ^ "GOG well-deserved winners of first EHF Youth Club Trophy". European Handball Federation. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ^ "GOG nyder godt af Oures håndboldtalenter: Vi har en kæmpe betydning" (in Danish). TV2 Fyn. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Erik Jørgensen (7 January 2010). "Sjælen forsvandt, da GOG glemte sin lokale forankring" (in Danish). Fyns Amts Avis. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Officielt: Odense GOG er skabt". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ^ "GOG Svendborg TGI declared bankrupt and relegated to the Danish 2nd division". DHF. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  6. ^ Bech Josefsen, Kristian (9 February 2010). "GOG: Vi er tilbage om tre år" [GOG: We are back in three years]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Gyser-guld GOG vinder DM-guld efter vild afslutning" (in Danish). TV2 Fyn. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Danish Cup Winners Men". DHF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. ^ "The team 2022/2023" (in Danish). GOG Handball official website.