Aarhus United is a Danish women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club based in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

. They play in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. Aarhus United was founded in 2017 and took over SK Aarhus's league license for the 2017-18 season.

Kits

Results

* Danish Cup **''Bronze (1):''

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Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 16 Louise Bak Jensen * 86

Sabine Englert Sabine Englert (born 27 November 1981) is a German team handball goalkeeper, who currently plays in Aarhus United and previously for the German national team. She has previously played for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich, Bayer Leverku ...

;Wingers ;LW * 15 Sophia Snogdal * 17 June Bøttger ;RW * 9 Frederikke Hedegaard * 18 Mathilde Orkild * 24 Julie Redkjær ;Pivots * 5 Katarina Viktoria Bjørnskau Berens * 6 Christina Hansen ;Back players ;LB * 7 Emma Mogensen ( c) * 8 Aia Raadshøj ;CB *

Mai Kragballe Nielsen Mai Kragballe Nielsen (born 15 December 1997) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for IK Sävehof IK Sävehof is a Swedish handball team located in Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partille Arena which has a capacity ...

* 14 Anna Wierzba * 88

Mathilde Neesgaard Mathilde Neesgaard Mogensen (born 2 April 1993) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for the Romanian club CS Rapid București. She has signed a contract with Horsens HK to join them in 2024. She made her debut on the Danish national ...

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Technical staff

* Head Coach:

Heine Eriksen Heine Eriksen is a Danish team handball coach. He trains Aarhus United Aarhus United is a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They play in Danish Women's Handball League, Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball leagu ...

* Assistant coach: Ole Jensen * Team Leader: Dorthe Jonasson

Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2023-24'' ;Joining *

(CB) (from IK Sävehof) * Alberte Ebler (RB) (from

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) ;Leaving *

(Head coach) * Nora Persson (GK) (to SønderjyskE Håndbold) * Thea Stankiewicz (LB) (to IK Sävehof) * Julie Liholt (LB) (to Füchse Berlin) * Marielle Martinsen (CB) (to

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(RB) (retires) * Stine Holm (RW) * Sara Liholt (P) (to

Bjerringbro FH Bjerringbro FH is a team handball, handball club from Bjerringbro, Denmark. Currently, Bjerringbro FH competes in the women's Danish 1st Division (Handball), Danish 1st Division. The home arena of the club is Bjerringbro Idræts & Kulturcen ...

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Notable players

Louise Kristensen Louise Kristensen (born 4 September 1992) is a former Danish handball player who last played for Aarhus United Aarhus United is a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They play in Danish Women's Handball League, Damehåndboldligaen, ...

(2017-2018) *

Anne-Sofie Ernstrøm Anne-Sofie Ernstrøm (born 7 December 1992) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for Aarhus United Aarhus United is a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They play in Danish Women's Handball League, Damehåndboldligaen, ...

(2017-2019) * Majbritt Toft Hansen (2017-2019) * Simone Cathrine Petersen (2017-2019) *

Ditte Vind Ditte Vind (born 2 January 1994) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for Ajax København and the Denmark national beach team. She was a part of the Danish team that won the Beach Games 2019 Handball tournament and the 2019 European ...

(2017-2019) * Birna Berg Haraldsdóttir (2017-2019) * Celine Holst Elkjær (2017-2019) * Celine Lundbye Kristiansen (2018-2020) *

Julie Pontoppidan Julie Pontoppidan (born 28 August 1996) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for french league club Handball Club Celles-sur-Belle. She used to play for Aarhus United. Achievements *Danish Cup **''Bronze Medalist:'' 2017 (with Aa ...

(2017-2020) *

Helena Elver Helena Elver (born 1 March 1998) is a Danish handball player who plays for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team. She made her debut on the Danish national team on 27 July 2019. She also represented Denmark in the 2015 European Women's ...

(2018-2020) * Sofie Flader (2017-2020) * Edita Nukovic (2018-2020)

External links

The club's facebook

Official website
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