Odense Boldklub Q
Danish women's association football team in Odense, Denmark
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Odense Boldklub Q (commonly referred to as OB Q) is a Danish women's football team based in Odense, Denmark. OB Q compete in A-Liga, the Danish top-flight division and play their matches at the Nature Energy Park stadium.
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| Full name | Odense Boldklub Q | |||
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| Short name | OB | |||
| Founded | 1971 | |||
| Ground | Nature Energy Park, Odense | |||
| Capacity | 15,790 | |||
| Owner | Odense Sport & Event | |||
| Chairman | John Bæksted | |||
| Coach | Kasper Mayland | |||
| League | A-Liga | |||
| 2025–26 | A-Liga, 5th of 8 | |||
| Website | Odense Boldklub Q | |||
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History
OB Women
The team was founded in 1971 as the women's football section of Odense Boldklub. The team played in non-league and in 1982 they were promoted to the Denmark Series, the then-second tier (now the fourth tier) of the Danish league system. In 1989 the team secured promotion into the league for the first time as they entered the A-Liga (then known as the 1st Division). After losing the 1995 Danish Women's Cup final to Fortuna Hjørring, the team gained revenge in 1998 by beating Fortuna in the final and securing their first Cup win. Odense also won the Cup in 1999 and 2003, and the league title in 2000 and 2001.[1]
Odense Q
Citing a lack of support from Odense Boldklub, the team decided to break away and form an independent women's football club under the name Odense Q from the 2016–17 season onwards.[2][3] A new logo was created, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.[4] The team played in a Bordeaux red jersey.
OB Q
In June 2023 the club, alongside Odense Boldklub, announced the 90% purchase of Odense Q by Odense Sport & Event, joining the women's and men's team once again.[5] The club was renamed Odense Boldklub Q.[6] The purchase came a little over six months following the November 2022 announcement by UEFA that the license to participate in any of the three European competitions would only be afforded to men's clubs that had a women's branch setup from the 2024–2025 season.[7]
In July 2025 the club announced that the international player contingent would depart the club, citing an approach to building the squad under the moniker, "IdentitetOB".[8][9][10]
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 September 2026[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Captains
Incomplete
| Years | Player |
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| 2025– |  Emilie Henriksen |
| 2023–2025 | Signe Boysen |
| 2021–2023 | Kamilla Ørskov Jensen |
| 2016–2021 | Tenna Kappel |
| ODENSE Q | |
| –2016 | Victoria Black |
| Stine Kristensen | |
Player records
Incomplete
Caps
| # | Player | Caps |
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| Tenna Kappel |
114 | |
| Kamilla Ørskov |
112[12] | |
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Former players
For details of former players, see Category:Odense Boldklub Q players.
Management
Coaching staff
- As of 12 July 2026[13]
| Role | Name |
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| Manager | Kasper Mayland |
| Assistant Coach | Casper Nielsen Ulrik Jepsen |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Morten Hansen |
| Fitness Coach | Kristian Petersen |
| Mental Coach | Michelle Sundahl |
| Team Manager | Karina Hartwig Sundahl |
Club offcials
| Role | Name |
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| Sporting Director | Mikkel Bo Mikkelsen |
Managers
| Years | Name | |||||||||
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| 2026– | Kasper Mayland | |||||||||
| 2025 | Peer Lisdorf | |||||||||
| 2024 | Jeppe Abel & Thomas Johansen (interim) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Kristian Mørch | |||||||||
| 2023 | Bo Sundahl | |||||||||
| Odense Q | ||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Bo Sundahl | |||||||||
| 2019 | Steen Hansen | |||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Morten Christiansen | |||||||||
| 2017 | Jakob Pavar Langhoff | |||||||||
| 2016 | Said Sannes | |||||||||
| OB | ||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Thomas Hansen | |||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Jesper Eriksen | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Marlene Kristensen | |||||||||
| 2005 | Torben Poulsen | |||||||||
| 2004 | Niels Just | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Kenneth Rasmussen | |||||||||
| 2002 | Hans Peter Utoft | |||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Peer Danefeld | |||||||||
| 1971– | Steen Frank & Ulrik Præstegaard[14]
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- Source: OB Q | Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Seasons
- As of the 2025–26 season
| Key | |||
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 Champions |
Promotion | ||
 Silver |
Relegation | ||
 Bronze |
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The table lists the results of the regular season, but the final position achieved.
Incomplete
| Season | Tier | # | W | D | L | F | A | Pts. | Cup | UWCL |
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| DIVISION WEST (2nd of 2)[a] | ||||||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||||
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| 1979 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||||
| SINGLE-DIVISION LEAGUE[b] | ||||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1983 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1985 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1989 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 2nd | |
| 1996 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 72 | 51 | 55 | ||
| 1997–98 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 97 | 39 | 62 | 1st | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 42 | 57 | 1st | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | 1st of 8 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 32 | 64 | ||
| 2000–01 | 1 | 1st of 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 77 | 35 | 59 | ||
| 2001–02 | 1 | 4th of 8 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 55 | 51 | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 18 | 41 | 1st | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | 5th of 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52 | 22 | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | 6th of 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 58 | 15 | ||
| 2005–06 | 1 | 8th of 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 2nd of 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 25 | 60 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | 6th of 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | 5th of 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 4th of 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 4th of 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 5th of 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 3rd of 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 2nd | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 5th of 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 21 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 5th of 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | ||
| As Odense Q[c] | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 7th of 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 6th of 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 8th of 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 9th | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 3rd of 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 6th of 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 5th of 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | ||
| As OB Q | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 1st of 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 5th of 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 2025–26 | 1 | 10th of 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2026–27 | 1 | Season in progress | ||||||||
- Sources
- OB – Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Varnich, Sofie Dambæk (2017-07-12). "130 år: Striwerne fra Odense har fødselsdag". TV 2 Fyn | Fynske nyheder - lokalt hver dag (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Notes
- The league was originally divided into two groups of 10 teams, representing the east and the west of the country.
- From the 1981 season onwards, the league was changed to a single division encompassing the 12 best teams from across the country.
- In 2016, the team broke away from Odense Boldklub (OB) citing a lack of support and investment, to form its own club, Odense Q, from the 2016-17 season until 2023, when they were bought back and reunited with their former club, to form the current iteration, OB Q.
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| A-Liga | 2 | 1999–2000, 2000–01 |
| 6 | 1995, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2012–13, 2013–14 | |
| Danish Cup | 3 | 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03 |
| 2 | 1995, 2013–14 |
See also
- Odense Boldklub, men's team
Sources
- "Mesterlig start for OB-kvinder | faa.dk". fyens.dk (in Danish). 2000-08-07. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- "Danefeld siger farvel med topkamp | fyens.dk". fyens.dk (in Danish). 2001-11-17. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- "OBs kvindelige mesterhold i opløsning". Politiken - Den levende avis (in Danish). 2001-07-26. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- "OB-kvinder i kamp for DBU-tilskud | faa.dk". fyens.dk (in Danish). 2001-12-17. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- "Thomas Hansen ny 3F-cheftræner i OB | Fodbold for piger". www.fodboldforpiger.dk (in Danish). 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
- Rasmussen, Leif (2016-06-12). "OB-træner stopper hos kvinderne | fyens.dk". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-07-21.