Ribe-Esbjerg HH

Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Full nameRibe-Esbjerg Herre Håndbold
Short nameREHH
Founded1 May 1973 (1973-05-01)
ArenaBlue Water Dokken
Capacity2,549
PresidentHolger Refslund
Head coachAnders Thomsen
LeagueHåndboldligaen
2024–25Håndboldligaen, 10th of 14
Club colours   
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Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a handball club based in the town of Ribe in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the men's Danish Handball League.

History

In the first season in the clubs history, they won their section of the Danish 2. Division and was thus promoted to the 1. division. In the 2011/2012 season the team was promoted to the top division in Denmark, Herrehåndboldligaen.[1]

They reached the semifinals of the Danish Championship for the first time in 2016-17.[2] They did however lose both the semifinals and the bronze match.[3]

Team

Staff

Staff for the 2025–26 season
Pos. Name
Head Coach Marc Uhd
Assistant Coach Ole Damgaard
Goalkeeping Coach Tim Winkler
Physical Trainer Torben Nielsen
Team Leader Søren Pedersen
Team Leader John Heinze
Team Leader Per Vindfeld
Physiotherapist Sidsel Riis Jørgensen
Physiotherapist Søren Nielsen
Sporting Director Jesper Holm

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[4]

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

References

  1. ^ "Ribe-Esbjerg HH er sikker på oprykning til ligaen" (in Danish). JydskeVestkysten. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Ribe-Esbjerg fuldender sensationen: Sikrer sig semifinale og gruppesejr". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ "BSV tager DM-bronze efter sejr over Ribe-Esbjerg". sport.tv2.dk. TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ "The team 2025/2026" (in Danish). Ribe-Esbjerg HH official website. Retrieved 3 July 2025.