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Aarhus Gymnastikforening
Association football club in Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aarhus Gymnastikforening (Danish: [ˈɒːˌhuˀs kymnaˈstikfʌˌe̝ˀne̝ŋ]; commonly known as AGF Danish: [æke̝ˀˈef]) is a professional sports club based in Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1880, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country and gymnastics and fencing are featured as its main sports. However, AGF is mostly known for its football department, which was established in 1902. Currently, the club's first team plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system.
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Full name | Aarhus Gymnastikforening | ||
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Nickname(s) | GF De Hvii'e (The Whites) Byens hold (Team of the city) | ||
Short name | AGF | ||
Founded | 1880; 144 years ago (1880) | ||
Ground | Ceres Park, Aarhus | ||
Capacity | 19,433 | ||
Chairman | Jacob Nielsen | ||
Head coach | Uwe Rösler | ||
League | Danish Superliga | ||
2023–24 | Superliga, 5th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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AGF has won five Danish Football Championships and a shared record nine Danish Cups. In 1961, AGF reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup where they were knocked out by later winners, Benfica. In 1989, AGF again reached a European quarter-final. This time in the European Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost 1–0 on aggregate to later winners FC Barcelona.