AGF Håndbold is a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

club from

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

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and is a part of the broader multisportsclub

Aarhus Gymnastikforening Aarhus Gymnastikforening (; commonly known as AGF ) is a professional sports club based in Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1880, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country where gymnastics and fencing were featured as its main sports. How ...

. Currently, AGF Håndbold competes in the women's

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

. The home arena of the club is

Atletion Aarhus Stadium ( Danish: Aarhus Stadion) known for sponsorship reasons as the Ceres Park is an association football stadium in Aarhus, Denmark which has been the home ground of Aarhus Gymnastikforening since the 1920s. With a current capacity o ...

. The club has 500 members, and a total of 24 youth teams and 9 senior teams.

History

While the sports club overall was founded in 1880, the Handball department was founded in 1935. This makes it one of the oldest handball clubs in the country and the oldest handball club in Aarhus. The women's club has won two Danish Championships, in the 1941-1942 and the 1948-1949 season. The men's team won four championships between 1957 and 1965. In 1959-60 they reached the final of the

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. The team boasted national team players like Leif Gelvad, Poul Sørensen, Knud Erik Jensen, Jørgen Lundby and Poul Locht. During this time period Aarhus was the dominating city in Handball with VRI, Skovbakken and Aarhus KFUM also winning championship titles.

Merger with Aarhus KFUM

In 2001 the club participated in the merger club Aarhus Håndbold, but they withdrew from the project in 2010.

Skanderborg AGF Håndbold

Aarhus Håndbold later fused with

Skanderborg Håndbold Skanderborg Håndbold, previously known as Vrold-Skanderborg Håndboldklub is a women's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club has over 650 members, which makes it one of the biggest handball clubs in Denmark and the ...

, and became

Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of #The lake, Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortes ...

. In June 2023 AGF bought 50% of the stakes in Skanderborg AGF Håndbold.

Accomplishments

Danish Men's Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

: 4 **1957, 1959, 1961, 1965 *

Danish Women's Handball League The Kvindeligaen () is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league was previously called Bambusa Kvindeligaen ...

: 2 **1942, 1949

References

External links

Official website
Handball clubs in Denmark Sport in Aarhus 1935 establishments in Denmark Handball clubs established in 1935

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...