FC Sønderborg
Danish football club
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FC Sønderborg is a Danish football club based in Sønderborg, Southern Jutland. Affiliated to the multiple regional clubs, they currently only feature youth teams. Until 2020, FC Sønderborg had a first team led by manager Kim Poulsen,[1] but the team withdrew from competition citing too little interest from parent clubs in providing senior players.[2]
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| Full name | FC Sønderborg | ||
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| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Sønderborg Stadion, Sønderborg | ||
| Capacity | 2,200 (2,000 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Hans Christian Jensen | ||
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The vision of FC Sønderborg is to "create an elite environment for U13-U19 players in Sønderborg Municipality," through a cooperation between 11 local clubs with around 2,500 members in total.[3]
History
In February 2009, FC Sønderborg was founded through a merger of 11 regional teams in order to create an elite youth academy for the under-13 to under-19 talents in Sønderborg Municipality.[4] In 2010, this initiative was extended to the senior teams.
In the fall of 2019, with FC Sønderborg facing relegation from the fifth-tier Jutland Series, manager Kim Poulsen criticised the historical lack of ambition in Sønderborg in creating an environment for divisional football.[5]
The first team withdrew from competition in April 2020, citing lacking interest from parent clubs in providing senior players.[2] Instead, Poulsen stated that the club would focus increasingly on youth development and strengthen cooperation with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE.[2]