Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub, commonly known as OKS, is a Danish association football club. Founded 1930 in Odense, Funen, the club's home ground is OKSon Park. The first team competes in the fifth-tier

Denmark Series The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...

and is part of the local DBU Funen governing body.

History

On 30 January 1930, Gasværkets Sportsklub, Elværkets Sportsklub and Telefonvæsenets Sportsklub merged and formed Odense Kommunale Sportsklub (Odense Communal Sports Club), shortened to OKS. The club became a part of Dansk Arbejder Idrætsforbund (Danish Worker's Sports Association), which nowadays is part of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF). In 1945, the full name of the club was changed to Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub, which meant that the shortened name of OKS was preserved. Today, OKS is home to a large number of senior men's and women's teams as well as a youth academy, and the club has over 600 paying members.

Successes in the 1980s

The home ground, OKSon Park, was home to high level football in the 1980s, and also experienced its record attendance during this time period. This was achieved in a match against

B1909 Boldklubben 1909, known as B1909, is a Danish association football club currently playing in the Denmark Series. They play at Gillested Park in Odense on Funen, which has a capacity of 6,000. Founded in 1909, the club spent a total 38 seasons in ...

, where 2,800 spectators were present. In 1979, OKS reached promotion to the 3rd Division for the first time in club history and even managed successive promotions; suddenly competing in the second-tier 2nd Division on the threshold of the

Danish Football Championship The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga champions ...

. During this period the club was managed by

Roald Poulsen Roald Poulsen (born 28 November 1950) is a Danish association football manager, who most prominently won the 1989 Danish championship with Odense BK and managed the Zambia national football team. Poulsen started his coaching career with amateur ...

, who most prominently would win the league with Odense Boldklub in 1989. OKS managed to stay at the second level for several years, with players such as former international

Vilhelm Munk Nielsen Vilhelm Munk Nielsen (born 30 December 1955) is a Danish former footballer who played as a forward for OB. He played five games for the Denmark national football team. Club career A key player for OB during almost a decade, Munk Nielsen stand ...

, and with capital injection secured by local sponsor Bendix Capital. In 1990, OKS relegated to the third highest level. After that, the club was caught up in financial trouble and began a slide down the divisions. This was partly caused by star player Allan Hansen, who had formerly played for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. A financial guarantee in his contract was not met, which left the club in uncertainty after its main sponsors had also withdrawn their financial support. However, they managed to establish an agreement with their creditors which kept the club afloat financially.

Recent years

Since its heyday in the 1980s, OKS has spent most of its existence in the

and

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 fourth and fifth tiers of

Danish football Association football is the most popular sport in Denmark, with 331,693 players and 1,647 clubs registered () under the Danish FA. The game was introduced into Denmark by British sailors. Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is the oldest club outside of the U ...

. In August 2016, Roald Poulsen returned to OKS in the role of managing assistant. The first team reached promotion to the Denmark Series on 17 June 2019 after a 4–1 win over Marstal/Rise in front of 325 spectators.

References

External links

Official website
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