FC Vestsjælland, also known as FCV Vikings, was a professional Danish

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club that played in the

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until its closure in 2015. They played their home matches at

Harboe Arena Slagelse Slagelse Stadium (Danish: Slagelse Stadion; currently known as Harboe Arena Slagelse for sponsorship reasons) is a sports center located in Slagelse, Denmark, which, among other things, is used for athletics and the running of football matches on ...

Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 k ...

, which has a capacity of 10,000 (3,300 seats).

History

FC Vestsjælland was founded in January 2008 as the professional structure comprising the first team of the mother club,

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(SBI). On 9 December 2015, FC Vestsjælland was declared bankrupt.

Achievements

* 1st Division **Runner-up (1):

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* 2nd Division East **Winners (1): 2008–09 *

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**Runner-up (1):

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Seasons

*2 ''seasons'' in the ''

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'' *5 ''seasons'' in the ''

'' *1 ''seasons'' in the ''

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Past seasons

Kit and sponsoring

Kit manufacturer and sponsoring for FCV.

First kit evolution

The club's colors are generated from the club's logo which are red and blue.

Staff

Management

* ''Chairman:'' Kurt Andersen * ''Vice-President:'' Villum Christensen * ''Board Director:'' Bernd Griese * ''Board Member:'' Michael V. Nielsen * ''General Administrative Manager:'' Gert Hansen * ''Director of Football:'' Jacob "Gaxe" Gregersen

Sports

* ''Head Coach & Director of Sports:''

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* ''Assistant Coach:'' Janus Blond * ''Goalkeeping Coach:'' Henrik Zarp * ''Coordinator:'' Steen Hansen * ''Advisor:'' Jens Lund * ''Account Manager:'' Brian Nielsen * ''Talent Manager U12 – U19:'' Jeppe Tengbjerg * ''Head Coach U17:'' Mohammed Salem

Medical

* ''Team Doctor:'' Søren Daugaard * ''Masseur:'' Per Pfeiffer * ''Physio:'' Tomas Monty Sundman * ''Mental Coach:'' Renè Nielsen

Last squad

Former coaches

* Jeppe Tengbjerg (July 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) * Michael Schjønberg (April 1, 2009 – Feb 16, 2010) *

Ove Pedersen Ove Pedersen (born 30 August 1954) is a Danish football manager and a former player. He works as an assistant to the sporting director in FC Midtjylland, Svend Graversen Svend is a Danish and Norwegian given name that may refer to: * King Sve ...

(July 1, 2011 – May 21, 2014) * Michael Hansen (May 23, 2014 – Sep 1, 2015) *

(September 3, 2015 – November 30)

Player of the season

* 2014–15: Rasmus Festersen

References

External links

Official SiteSlagelse B&IFCV Vikings Divisionsholdet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vestsjaelland Defunct football clubs in Denmark Association football clubs established in 2008 Association football clubs disestablished in 2015 2008 establishments in Denmark

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