Aalborg Håndbold

Aalborg Handball (Danish: Aalborg Håndbold) is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons.

Aalborg Håndbold
Full name	Aalborg Håndbold
Founded	2000 as AaB Håndbold and 2011 as Aalborg Håndbold
Arena	Jutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
Capacity	5020
Sports director	Jan Larsen
Head coach	Maik Machulla
League	Håndboldligaen
2023–24	Håndboldligaen, 1st of 14
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Aalborg Håndbold has won 6 Danish Championships and 2 Danish Cup. In 2021 they reached the final of the 2021–22 EHF Champions League season.^[1][2]

Aalborg Håndbold

Location of Aalborg Håndbold

History

In 2000, Aalborg Boldspilklub overtook the licence of the club Aalborg HSH. AaB Håndbold was owned by AaB A/S. AaB Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2010 with a final victory of 2–1 in matches against KIF Kolding after six free throws in the free throw competition in match 3.

In January 2011, the license was given to a new company called "Aalborg Håndbold A/S" and the team changed name to Aalborg Håndbold. Behind the new company are the businessman Eigild B. Christensen and director Jan Larsen, who both are from Aalborg. Aalborg Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2013, with an overall 11-goal victory over KIF Kolding Copenhagen.

In 2014, Aalborg finished in second place and qualified for the Champions League 1/16 final, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona. Aalborg's success continued in 2015, with another Champions League 1/16 final. Again the opponent was FC Barcelona and again Aalborg was knocked out.

In 2017, Aalborg won the Danish Championship for the third time and from 2019 to 2021, they won the Danish Championship three times in a row. In 2021, Aalborg reached the final of the EHF Champions League, becoming the only Danish and Nordic men's team to have done so. In the finals, Aalborg once again lost to FC Barcelona.

Kits

HOME
2013–14	2020–21

AWAY
2013–14	2019–20

Accomplishments Men

• Danish Handball League: 7
  •  Gold: 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
  •  Silver: 2014, 2022, 2023
• Danish Handball Cup: 2
  •  Gold: 2018, 2021
  •  Silver: 2011, 2020
• Danish Super Cup: 5
  •  Gold: 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  •  Silver: 2013, 2014, 2023
• EHF Champions League:
  •  Silver: 2021, 2024
• IHF Super Globe:
  •  Bronze: 2021

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season^[3]

Goalkeeper 01 Niklas Landin Jacobsen 12 Fabian Norsten 16 Tobias Bugge 32 Anton Hellberg Wingers LW 02 Mads Vestergaard 06 Sebastian Barthold 23 Buster Juul RW 04 Patrick Wiesmach 19 Kristian Bjørnsen Line players 11 Simon Hald 20 Felix Möller 22 René Antonsen (c)

Back players LB 03 Lukas Nilsson 21 Henrik Møllgaard 25 Marinus Munk CB 07 Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen 09 Miguel Martins 18 Aleks Vlah RB 14 Mads Hoxer Hangaard 15 Jack Thurin 17 Martin Larsen

Technical staff

Staff for the 2024–25 season

• Head Coach: Maik Machulla
• Assistant Coach: Simon Dahl
• Team Leader: Torbjørn Christensen
• Team Leader: Christian Müller
• Physical Trainer: Kim Lynge
• Team Physician: Jørgen Boserup

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Juri Knorr (CB) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen)

Leaving Sebastian Barthold (LW) (to OTP Bank-Pick Szeged) ?

Notable former players

• Joachim Boldsen (2007–2008)
• Jannick Green (2008–2011)
• Mads Christiansen (2008–2011, 2019–2021)
• Henrik Møllgaard (2009–2012, 2018–)
•  Martin Larsen (2005–2018)
• Jacob Bagersted (2011–2014)
• Henrik Toft Hansen (2006–2011)
• Mads Mensah Larsen (2012–2014)
• Søren Rasmussen (2003–2010)
• Rune Ohm (2003–2006)
• Jesper Meinby (2017–2019)
• Simon Hald Jensen (2013–2018, 2023–)
• Magnus Saugstrup (2014–2021)
• Mikkel Hansen (2022–2024)
• Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2023–)
• Isaías Guardiola (2014–2015)
• Aron Pálmarsson (2021–2023)
• Janus Daði Smárason (2017–2020)
• Ómar Ingi Magnússon (2018–2020)
• Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson (2016–2017)
• Kristian Kjelling (2009–2013)
• Ole Erevik (2011–2015)
• Håvard Tvedten (2002–2006, 2011–2016)
• Børge Lund (2002–2006)
• Kjetil Strand (2006–2007)
• Sander Sagosen (2014–2017)
• Kristian Sæverås (2018–2020)
• André Jørgensen (2006–2009)
• Johan Sjöstrand (2012–2013)
• Andreas Palicka (2015–2016)
• Jonas Larholm (2008–2012)
• Johan Jakobsson (2011–2014)
• Jan Lennartsson (2007–2013)
• Felix Claar (2020–2023)
• Lukas Sandell (2020–2023)
• Lovro Jotić (2017–2018)

European Handball

EHF Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Comment
2023–24	Group matches (Group A)	Industria Kielce	35–35	34–31	2nd place	–
		RK Eurofarm Pelister	38–23	33–28		–
		OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	31–26	27–34		–
		RK Zagreb	32–22	30–30		–
		Paris Saint-Germain	30–32	30–33		–
		Kolstad Håndball	27–25	29–18		–
		THW Kiel	27–27	27–18		–
	Quarterfinals	Telekom Veszprém	33–28	31–32	64–60	–
	Semifinal	SC Magdeburg	28–26			–
	Final	FC Barcelona	30–31			Silver
2022–23	Group matches (Group B)	Celje Pivovarna Laško	36–32	34–31	5th place	–
		Elverum Håndball	31–24	33–25		–
		Barlinek Industria Kielce	28–30	28–33		–
		OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	33–27	41–29		–
		Barça	33–39	26–32		–
		THW Kiel	26–30	36–36		–
		HBC Nantes	33–34	28–35		–
	Last 16	GOG Håndbold	30–28	24–32	54–60	–
2021–22	Group matches (Group A)	PPD Zagreb	31–25	34–24	1st place	–
		Montpellier HB	36–28	33–31		–
		RK Vardar	33–29	28–30		–
		Meshkov Brest	34–33	33–30		–
		Pick Szeged	34–30	28–31		–
		THW Kiel	35–33	28–31		–
		Elverum Håndball	32–27	34–28		–
	Quarterfinals	Telekom Veszprém	37–35	29–36	66–71	–
2020–21	Group matches (Group B)	FC Barcelona	32–35	33–42	4th place	–
		Telekom Veszprém	27–33	32–30		–
		THW Kiel	23–31	26–28		–
		HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	38–29	29–27		–
		HBC Nantes	32–24	29–38		–
		RK Celje	0–10	31–29		Home game assessed by the EHF
		PPD Zagreb	38–29	27–26		–
	Last 16	FC Porto	27–24	29–32	56–56 (a)	–
	Quarterfinals	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	26–21	29–33	55–54	–
	Semifinal	Paris Saint-Germain	35–33			–
	Final	FC Barcelona	23–36			Silver
2014–15	Group matches	Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral	25–28	23–23	4th place	–
		SC Pick Szeged	25–28	25–23		–
		Kadetten Schaffhausen	23–23	25–25		–
		HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	30–36	25–28		–
		Vive Targi Kielce	25–27	33–26		–
	Last 16	FC Barcelona	11–31	29–22	33–60	–
2013–14	Group matches	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	26–27	31–27	4th place	–
		Naturhouse La Rioja	28–24	25–23		–
		HSV Hamburg	26–28	28–20		–
		RK Gorenje Velenje	23–28	25–30		–
		HK Drott	37–23	26–35		–
	Last 16	FC Barcelona	22–29	31–20	42–60	–

Retired numbers

Aalborg Håndbold^[4]

No.	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony Date
10	Håvard Tvedten	Left Wing	2002–2006 2011–2016	17/05/2016
24	Mikkel Hansen	Left Back	2022–2024	11/06/2024

References

1. "Aalborg slår PSG og er i CL-finalen". TV2 Sport. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
2. "Kæmpe nederlag til Aalborg i CL-finalen". TV2 Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
3. "The team 2021/2012" (in Danish). Aalborg Handball official website. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
4. Aalborg Håndbold webside page for their retired numbers

External links

Official website

57°1′5″N 9°57′45″E