Amager Boldklub Tårnby (; commonly known as AB Tårnby) is an

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club based in the town of

Tårnby Tårnby () is a town in Denmark, the seat of Tårnby Municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark. It is located approximately south of central Copenhagen on the island of Amager. Neighbouring settlements include the Copenhagen suburb of S ...

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, Denmark, that competes in the

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, the fifth tier of the

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. Founded in 2009 as a merger between Tårnby Boldklub and AB 70, it is affiliated to the regional football association,

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. The team plays its home matches at Tårnby Stadium where it has been based since its foundation. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000.

History

On 1 January 2009, Tårnby Boldklub merged with neighboring Amager Boldklub af 1970 (AB70), and the new association was named AB Tårnby. In the 2019–20 Denmark Series, AB Tårnby ended first in their respective group. In June 2020, after the season was resumed following the

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, AB Tårnby played two promotion matches with the second position team

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. AB Tårnby tied their first match against Karlslunde but won the second match 2–1 at their home ground earning them promotion to the Danish 2nd Division.

Players

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Honours

Domestic

National leagues

** Winners (1) 2014–15 (q) ** Winners (1): 2019–20 (q)

References

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