Kastrup Boldklub (Kastrup BK or KB for short) is a Danish association football club based in the suburb of Kastrup (Tårnby Municipality) on Amager. As of the 2017/18-season, the club's first senior men's team play in Denmark Series (level 4). The club was founded on 4 May 1933 as Boldklubben Funkis and changed to the current name in 1941.[3] The senior men's football team have since 1985 primarily played their home games at Kastrup Idrætsanlæg located at Røllikevej, Kastrup next to the club house, but have previously played their matches at Tårnby Stadium during their tenure in the higher ranking leagues, and occasionally still do.[1][2][4] Earlier in the their history, the club was located at John Tranums Alle.[4]
Full name | Kastrup Boldklub (mother club) Kastrup Boldklub Elite ApS (professional section) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ama'rkanerne | ||
Short name | KB | ||
Founded | 4 May 1933 | ||
Ground | Kastrup Idrætsanlæg at Røllikevej Tårnby | ||
Chairman | Jackie Lauridsen (amateur & professional section) | ||
Manager | Dirch Lund | ||
League | Denmark Series, Group 2 | ||
2017–18 | Denmark Series, Group 1, 7th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Kastrup Boldklub has spent a total of 9 seasons in the highest football league in Denmark, the last in 1987. Their best result was set in the 1979 season, when the first team finished in fourth place in the top league and thus qualified for the 1980 Intertoto Cup. The club has participated in two elite superstructures, Amager United (2002–2006) and FC Amager (2008–2009) and enjoy long-standing rivalries against neighbouring clubs BK Fremad Amager and AB Tårnby (previously Tårnby Boldklub). The Tårnby-based club has fielded eight active players on the national football teams, seven youth male players for the teams of Under-17, Under-19, Under-21, Denmark national amateur football team, Denmark national B-football team, and a senior player (Adam Fogt) on the Denmark national football team, including one female player on a youth team.[5][6]
Head coach history
The person responsible for direction of the first senior team has traditionally been given the title of head coach/trainer.
Name | Nationality | From | To | Refs |
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Svend Gunnarson | ![]() | 195? | 1956 | [7] |
Kaj Frandsen | ![]() | 1 July 1956 | 195? | [7] |
Niels-Christian Holmstrøm | ![]() | 1978 | 1979 | |
Torben Nielsen | ![]() | 1 January 1981 | 198? | [8] |
Knud Petersen | ![]() | 1980s | [4] | |
Ove Petersen | ![]() | — | — | |
Finn Hartmann | ![]() | — | — | |
Michael Lagermann | ![]() | 2003? | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
Kjeld Uhre Møller | ![]() | 1 July 2009 | 2009 | [9] |
Jesper Heyde | ![]() | 1 January 2010 | 31 December 2011 | [10][11][12] |
Michael Lagermann | ![]() | 1 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | [12][13] |
Michael Bo Nielsen | ![]() | 1 July 2012 | May 2013 | [13][14] |
Kenneth Matz | ![]() | May 2013 | 31 December 2014 | [14][15] |
Per Mouritsen | ![]() | 1 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | [15][16] |
Francois Pignot | ![]() | 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2018 | [16][17] |
Dirch Lund | ![]() | 1 July 2018 | present | [17] |
Achievements
- 9 seasons in the Highest Danish League[18]
- 5 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League[18]
- 13 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League[18]
- 4 seasons in the Fourth Highest Danish League[18]
Club's honours
Domestic
- 2nd Division (II)
- Winners (1): 1975
- 3rd Division East (III)
- Winners (1): 1974
- Denmark Series (IV)
- Winners (1): 1969 (Group 1)
- Runners-up (1): 2015–16 (Group 1)
- Copenhagen Series (IV/V)
- Winners (6): 1954–55, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1985‡, 2013–14
- Runners-up (3): 1964, 1984‡, 2011–12
- Mellemrækken (V under KBU)
- Winners (1): 1952–53
- Triangelpokalen
‡: Won by reserve team
References
External links
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