Ikast Håndbold
Danish handball club
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Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991.
| Ikast Håndbold | |||
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| Full name | Ikast Håndbold | ||
| Founded | 20 June 1970 | ||
| Arena | IBF Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| President | Daniel Grønhøj Rytter Hansen | ||
| Head coach | Claus Mogensen | ||
| Captain | Stine Skogrand | ||
| League | Bambusa Kvindeligaen | ||
| 2025–26 | 4th | ||
| Club colours | |||
| Website Official site | |||
History
The club was founded as Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling on 20 June 1970 as a merger of the handball departments of Ikast DUI and Ikast Skytte Gymnastik Forening as a part of the multi-sports club Ikast FS.[1] Their breakthrough came in 1991 when they won the Danish Cup and reached the top division, Dame Håndbold Ligaen.[1] They saw success again in 1998 as they won their first Danish Championship gold.
In 1997 the elite team was placed in the company Ikast FS Elitehåndbold ApS, and they became the first Danish handball team selling stocks.[1] In 1999 they established coorporation with Bording KFUM, and changed name to Ikast-Bording EH.[1]
At the beginning of November 2008, it was announced that the professional division of Ikast-Brande EH had been taken over by football club FC Midtjylland.[2][3] As a result, the team changed their name to FC Midtjylland Håndbold and switched colors from blue and yellow to red and black. In November 2017, it was announced that FC Midtjylland had sold off the handball team to a group of investors. From the 2018–19 season, they were renamed Herning Ikast Håndbold.[4] In 2023 the name was changed to Ikast Håndbold to signify the connection to the founding clubs in Ikast.[5]
Name
- 1997–1999: Ikast FS Elitehåndbold
- 1999–2008: Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold
- 2008–2009: Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold
- 2009–2018: FC Midtjylland Håndbold
- 2018–2022: Herning-Ikast Håndbold
- 2022– : Ikast Håndbold
Results

- Danish Championship:
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019
- Finalist: 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013
- Danish Super Cup
- Winner: 2013, 2014
- EHF Champions League:
- Semifinalist: 2003, 2014
- EHF European League:
- Winner: 2002, 2011, 2023
- Finalist: 2007, 2025
- Semifinalist: 2008, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2004, 2015
- Semifinalist: 2000
- EHF Challenge Cup:
- Winner: 1998
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 1998
- Finalist: 2002
- Semifinalist: 2003
Kits
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2026–27 season
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Retired numbers
| FC Midtjylland Håndbold | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | |
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| 3 | Line player | 1992–2004, 2007 | ||
Transfers
- Transfers for the season 2026–27
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Staff members
Head coach: Claus Mogensen
Team leader: Pernille Mosegaard
Team leader: Annelie Mortensen
Physiotherapist: Mads Skautrup Jacobsen
Physiotherapist: Christian Poulsen
Notable former players
Anja Andersen (1987–1988)
Henriette Mikkelsen (1997–2003)
Anja Nielsen (1997–2003)
Trine Jensen (2001–2004)
Kristine Andersen (1998–2005)
Karin Mortensen (2002–2006)
Josephine Touray (2004–2005)
Karen Brødsgaard (2004–2007)
Tonje Kjærgaard (1992–2004, 2007)
Rikke Schmidt (2006–2007)
Line Fruensgaard (2008–2010)
Maibritt Kviesgaard (2011–2013)
Lærke Møller (2009–2014)
Louise Svalastog (2007–2014)
Line Jørgensen (2010–2015)
Susan Thorsgaard (2008–2016)
Fie Woller (2009–2016)
Stine Jørgensen (2012–2017)
Trine Østergaard (2008–2017)
Sabine Pedersen (2014–2018)
Mie Augustesen (2014–2019)
Louise Burgaard (2015–2019)
Emma Friis (2016–2024)
Anne Mette Pedersen (2017–2019)
Trine Troelsen (2017–2019)
Julie Gantzel Pedersen (2017–2020, 2022–2023)
Line Uno (2022–2023)
Maria Lykkegaard (2023–2025)
Kjersti Grini (2000–2003)
Ragnhild Aamodt (2005–2009)
Kari-Anne Henriksen (2005–2009)
Gro Hammerseng (2003–2010)
Katja Nyberg (2006–2010)
Isabel Blanco (2001–2011)
Tonje Nøstvold (2008–2011)
Ingrid Ødegård (2008–2012)
Ida Alstad (2014–2015)
Veronica Kristiansen (2015–2018)
Tonje Løseth (2017–2020)
Jeanett Kristiansen (2019–2020)
Vilde Johansen (2019–2023)
Andrea Austmo Pedersen (2022–2024)
Ingvild Bakkerud (2020–2025)
Emily Stang Sando (2025)
Jessica Ryde (2017–2023)
Linnea Torstenson (2010–2012)
Johanna Ahlm (2015–2016)
Sabina Jacobsen (2014–2017)
Linn Blohm (2016–2018)
Irma Schjött (2023–2025)
Kristina Jönsson (1998–2002)
Debbie Bont (2011–2012)
Nycke Groot (2011–2015)
Narcisa Lecușanu (2002–2004)
Eliza Buceschi (2016)
Sabine Englert (2009–2022)
Grit Jurack (2001–2003)
Markéta Jeřábková (2023–2025)
Valerie Nicolas (2007–2008)
Beáta Siti (2000–2002)
Tanja Milanović (2004–2008)
Head coach history
| Lars Friis-Hansen[6] | 1998–2001 | |
| Christian Dalmose[7] | 2001–2003 | |
| Morten Fjeldstad | 2004 | |
| Magnus Johansson[8][9] | 2004–2006 | |
| Ole Damgaard[10] | 2006–2007 | |
| Kenneth Jensen[11][12] | 2007–2011 | |
| Ryan Zinglersen[13][14] | 2011–2012 | |
| Helle Thomsen | 2012–2016 | |
| Kristian Kristensen[15][16] | 2016–2019 | |
| Mathias Madsen[17][18] | 2019–2020 | |
| Kasper Christensen[19] | 2020–2024 | |
| Søren Reinholt Hansen | 2024–2025[20] |
ALPI Legends
In November 2017, FC Midtjylland Håndbold introduced the ALPI Legends, an award presented annually to players, coaches and staffers who have meant something special to FC Midtjylland Håndbold through the time.[21]
- 2017: Tonje Kjærgaard and Sabine Englert
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League
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Top scorers in the EHF European League
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European record
EHF Champions League
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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| 2014–15 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Round 3 | 34–23 | 31–17 | 65–40 | |
| Round of 16 | 24–20 | 29–21 | 53–41 | |||
| Quarterfinals | 35–25 | 30–18 | 65–43 | |||
| Semifinals | 30–23 | 31–29 | 61–52 | |||
| Finals | 22–23 | 24–19 | 46–42 | |||
EHF European League (EHF Cup)
Kit manufacturers
Mizuno (2018-)