Team Esbjerg

Team Esbjerg
Full nameTeam Esbjerg Elitehåndbold A/S
Short nameEsbjerg
Founded1991
ArenaBlue Water Dokken
Capacity2,996
PresidentBjarne Pedersen
Head CoachTomas Axnér
LeagueBambusa Kvindeligaen
2024–252nd
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Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 spectators. They play games in red shirts and black shorts.

The coaching team consists of Swedish international Tomas Axnér and Christian Køhler.[1]

History

Team Esbjerg was founded in 1991, as a cooperation between KVIK Esbjerg and Esbjerg Håndboldklub (EHK).[2] They competed in the Danish Handball League for the first time in 1999, but they relegated the following year. They have been part of the league since 2004.

They have won the Danish Championship twice. Once in 2016, after beating FC Midtjylland Håndbold in the final. They lost the first final match 20–17, but won the second 24–19, after a dramatic penalty shootout. Again in 2019, they also beat Herning-Ikast Håndbold, in two matches, with the scores 28–20 and 19–20.[3] They also won the Danish Women's Handball Cup in 2017, after beating København Håndbold, with the score 31–20.[4]

Over time, the club has had many notable and significant players, like Rikke Zachariassen, Ulrika Toft Hansen, Lotte Grigel, Gøril Snorroeggen, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Emily Stang Sando, Marta Mangué, Laura van der Heijden, Angelica Wallén, Ida Bjørndalen and Sandra Toft Galsgaard.

Kits

Honours

Arena

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season.
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until
2 Line Haugsted Left back 11 November 1994 2024 2028
4 Michala Møller Centre Back 16 February 2000 2021 2026
8 Live Rushfeldt Deila Centre Back 15 January 2000 2023 2026
9 Nora Mørk Right Back 5 April 1991 2022 2026
11 Rikke Iversen Line Player 18 May 1993 2023 2026
12 Anna Kristensen Goalkeeper 25 October 2000 2023 2026
14 Judith van der Helm Left Back 13 January 2005 2025 2026
15 Nina Koppang Right Back 31 May 2002 2025 2027
17 Elin Hansson Left Wing 7 August 1996 2024 2026
20 Marit Røsberg Jacobsen Right Wing 25 February 1994 2018 2026
24 Sanna Solberg-Isaksen Left Wing 16 June 1990 2017 2026
25 Henny Reistad Left Back 9 February 1999 2021 2027
27 Anne Tolstrup Petersen Right Wing 7 March 1995 2022 2026
29 Sarah Dekker Right Wing 8 March 2001 2025 2026
38 Mia Emmenegger Right Wing 17 January 2005 2025 2028
Tabea Schmid Line Player 14 August 2003 2025 2028
Helene Kindberg Right Back 13 January 1998 2025 2027
Katharina Filter Goalkeeper 4 February 1999 2025 2027
Olivia Löfqvist Line Player 13 July 1998 2025 2027

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2025–26

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Tomas Axnér
  • Assistant coach: Christian Køhler
  • Goalkeeping coach: Tim Winkler
  • Sportdirector: Thomas Hylle
  • Teamleader: Helle Kongsbak
  • Physiotherapist: Kenneth Hansen
  • Physiotherapist: Daniel Bargsteen
  • Video: Jes Juncker-Jensen

Former notable players

Statistics

Head coach history

Thomas Hylle 1997–2002
Jan Leslie 2004–2006
Thomas Hørlyk 2006–2007
Teddy Barrett 2007–2008
Jan Paulsen 2008–2011
Lars Frederiksen 2011–2017
Jesper Jensen 2017–2024
Tomas Axnér 2024–present

European record

Champions League

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2015–16 EHF Champions League Qualification tournament Yenimahalle Bld. SK 32–28
HCM Baia Mare 21–32
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group D 		RK Krim 35–25 22–27 3rd place
Larvik HK 29–30 24–31
IK Sävehof 29–18 25–20
Main Round
Group 2 		CSM București 20–25 25–33 6th place
Győri ETO KC 26–32 22–33
Midtjylland 22–21 26–38
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B 		Rostov-Don 31–26 26–34 2nd place
CSM București 22–24 25–21
MKS Perła Lublin 35–22 28–22
Main Round
Group 1 		Metz Handball 30–29 31–31 2nd place
Vipers Kristiansand 35–30 35–31
Ferencvárosi TC 29–27 25–26
Quarterfinals Budućnost Podgorica Cancelled
2020–21 Champions League Group Stage
Group A 		Metz Handball 25–28 29–31 6th place
Rostov-Don 24–25 24–28
Vipers Kristiansand 27–27 28–28
Ferencvárosi TC 21–24 28–24
CSM București 29–30 26–28
SG BBM Bietigheim 37–29 33–26
RK Krim 33–23 10–0
Round of 16 Brest Bretagne Handball 27–33 27–30 54–63
2021–22 Champions League Group stage
Group A 		Brest Bretagne Handball 28–28 23–26 1st place
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 33–27 31–31
Budućnost BEMAX 35–20 36–25
CSM București 22–21 29–29
BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 34–24 32–29
Rostov-Don 25–18 27–25
HC Podravka Vegeta 30–17 27–26
Quarterfinals CSM București 27–27 26–25 53–52
Semifinal Győri Audi ETO KC 27–32
Bronze match Metz Handball 26–32
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B 		Győri Audi ETO KC 29–31 28–29 3rd
Metz Handball 35–28 24–26
CS Rapid București 32–34 35–30
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 28–23 30–20
Storhamar HE 35–25 34–25
Kastamonu Bld. GSK 43–27 39–31
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 30–18 33–20
Playoffs Brest Bretagne 28–25 27–24 55–49
Quarter-finals CSM București 32–28 33–31 65–59
Semifinal Ferencvárosi TC 29–30
Bronze match Győri Audi ETO KC 27–28
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B 		Metz Handball 29–27 31–36 2nd
Vipers Kristiansand 38–37 32–37
CS Rapid București 30–28 33–24
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 27–23 33–28
Zagłębie Lubin 36–24 32–26
RK Krim Mercator 27–33 29–21
Ikast Håndbold 35–34 37–34
Quarter-finals Ferencvárosi TC 29–24 26–25 55–49
Semifinal Győri ETO KC 23–24
Bronze match Metz Handball 37–33
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B Vipers Kristiansand 30–29 10–0 2nd
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 27–23 26–19
HB Ludwigsburg 36–31 30–30
Győri Audi ETO KC 26–28 23–29
Brest Bretagne Handball 32–33 36–27
CS Rapid București 39–32 28–26
Odense Håndbold 39–30 32–23
Quarter-finals CSM București 26–22 29–30 55–52
Semi-final Győri Audi ETO KC 28–29
Bronze match Metz Handball 30–27
2025–26 EHF Champions League Group A Győri ETO KC
Metz Handball
Storhamar HE
Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
Borussia Dortmund
OTP Group Budućnost
DVSC Schaeffler

European League (EHF Cup)

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2010–11 EHF Cup Round 3 Buxtehuder SV 28–23 25–29 53–52
Last 16 HC Dunărea Brăila 25–22 21–20 46–42
Quarterfinals FC Midtjylland 21–27 29–24 50–51
2011–12 EHF Cup Round 3 Anagennisi Arta 31–15 36–14 67–29
Last 16 Team Tvis Holstebro 28–27 24–27 52–54
2013–14 EHF Cup Round 3 RK Radnički Kragujevac 26–26 28–24 54–50
Last 16 DHK Baník Most 28–26 28–21 56–47
Quarterfinals Dinamo Volgograd 36–27 30–26 66–63
Semifinals Alba Fehérvár KC 24–25 27–26 51–51 (a)
Final HC Lada 32–32 25–36 57–68
2014–15 EHF Cup Round 3 RŽK Zagorje 35–26 33–22 68–48
Last 16 H 65 Höör 33–25 33–28 66–53
Quarterfinals Érd NK 28–29 20–28 48–57
2018–19 EHF Cup Round 3 Paris 92 29–28 31–25 60–53
Group A Storhamar HE 25–20 28–28 1st place
SG BBM Bietigheim 28–27 32–27
CS Măgura Cisnădie 41–18 32–19
Quarterfinals HC Kuban Krasnodar 37–24 37–31 74–55
Semifinals Herning-Ikast Håndbold 30–16 23–20 53–36
Final Siófok KC 21–21 21–26 42–47

EHF Cup Winners' Cup

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2012–13 Round 3 Quintus 36–25 26–23 62–48
Last 16 Rostov-Don 28–31 28–29 56–60
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2015–16 Round 3 Ardeşen GSK 30–26 22–31 52–57

References

  1. ^ Sportslig ledelse - Team Esbjerg
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Danish). Team Esbjerg. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Team Esbjerg er dansk mester". TV2 Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Team Esbjerg skriver historie - pokalmestre efter stor ydmygelse". TV2 Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Team Esbjerg". European Handball Federation.
  6. ^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
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