Næsby Boldklub is a Danish
football
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club currently playing in the
Danish 3rd Division
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, the fourth tier of Danish football. They play at
ALPI Arena Næsby in
Kirkendrup,
Odense N. Their home ground has a capacity of 2,500.
History
Early years
Næsby Boldklub was founded in 1938. In the first year of the club's existence, it played its home matches at Højløkke Allé: a highly questionable pitch which was therefore given the unfavourable nickname ''Grusgraven'' ("the
gravel pit").
In 1950, Næsby Boldklub moved to a ground on Søren Eriksensvej,
and in 1968 a new clubhouse was inaugurated which replace the so-called German barracks left behind following
World War II
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. Since 1984, the club has been located on Stærehusvej in the
Odense suburb of
Kirkendrup.
In 1951, Næsby Boldklub promoted to
Series 1
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, the sixth tier of Danish football. Five years later, the club reached promotion to the
Funen Series
Funen Series for men ( da, Fynsserien for Herrer; Herre Fynsserien), also known as Albani Series for men ( da, Albaniserien for Herrer) for sponsorship reasons, and often shortened to FS serien and FS Herre, is the highest division for men organis ...
, the highest division for men organised by the regional football association
DBU Funen
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(DBUF) and then one of the fifth-highest divisions overall in the Danish football league system.
By 1966, Næsby had reached the
Denmark Series
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, the fourth level.
Næsby first reached national attention in 1969 when they reached the Round of 16 of the
Danish Cup. About 14 years later – in 1983 – Næsby secured, via a 2–1 win over
Vordingborg IF
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, promotion to the Danish 3rd Division. Many of the players who reached the historical promotion had played for the youth team of Næsby, which had reached the national finals for youth teams in 1977.
The club moved to its current home,
Næsby Stadium
Næsby Stadium (Danish: Næsby Stadion) is an association football stadium located in Kirkendrup in the northern part of Odense, Denmark. It has been the home ground of 2nd Division club Næsby Boldklub since its construction in 1984. Beside ...
at Stærehusvej in 1984 after it had achieved promotion to the Danish 3rd Division the year before.
Recent years
Today, Næsby Boldklub has established itself as a divisional club. On 26 October 2011, Næsby reached its largest success when they beat
Danish Superliga
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club
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...
4–3 at home in the cup with Christian Jensen scoring the winner five minutes before the final whistle.
Their cup run that year, however, ended in the following round when Næsby lost 5–1 at home to
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...
.
The club's best result in the
Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of Danish football, occurred in the
2011–12 season, when Næsby ended in second place of the league table, surpassed only by the former Funen merger project,
FC Fyn
FC Fyn was a Danish football club from Odense on Funen. The club was founded in 2006 and its first appearance was in the 2006–07 season.
FC Fyn played their home matches at Odense Atletikstadion, which is the current home ground of B 1909 and ...
.
References
External links
Official site
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Football clubs in Denmark
1938 establishments in Denmark
Association football clubs established in 1938