Aarhus Håndbold Women is a women's

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 based in

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 ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. As of the 2024–25 season, the team competes in the

Damehåndboldligaen 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 ...

. The club also includes a men's team, competing the

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 ...

. In June 2024, it was announced that

Aarhus United Aarhus United was a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They played in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. Aarhus United was founded in 2017 and took over SK Aarhus's league license for the 2017-18 season. ...

and Aarhus HC had decided to merge under the new club name ''Aarhus Håndbold''. When the club was founded, Skanderborg AGF Håndbold decided to sue them, as they used the same club name as one of the founders of Skanderborg AGF, Aarhus Håndbold. In April 2025, in their first season, the club was relegated from the top level of

to the 1st Division, placing 14th in the final standings.

Arena

*Name: Ceres Stadionhal *Capacity: 1,200 *City:

*Address: Stadion Allé 70, 8000 Aarhus

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 16 Elín Þorsteinsdóttir * 86

Sabine Englert Sabine Englert (born 27 November 1981) is a German team handball goalkeeper, who currently plays in Aarhus Håndbold and previously for the Germany women's national handball team, German national team. She has previously played for the Austrian ...

;Wingers ;LW * 10 Mathilde Guldager * 11 Sophia Snogdal ;RW * 9 Frederikke Hedegaard * 18 Mathilde Orkild * 22 Tania Bilde Knudsen * 25 Ida Götzsche ;Pivots * 3 Sarah Kirkeløkke * 4 Katrine Jacobsen * 5 Katarina Viktoria Bjørnskau Berens ;Back players ;LB * 6 Freja Gandrup Ernst * 7 Emma Mogensen * 17 Line Berggren Larsen * 15 Sofia Deen ;CB * 2 Nicoline Sax * 14 Anna Wierzba ;RB * 6 Anne Berggreen * 55 Alberte Ebler

Technical staff

* Head coach: Jeppe Vestergaard * Assistant coach: Mathias Broløs

Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2025-26'' ;Joining * Stine Ege Qwist (Coach) * Stine Almind (GK) (from

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 ...

) * Line Frandsen (CB) (from Bjerringbro FH) * Sara Lilholt (P) (from Bjerringbro FH) * Maria Jacobsen (P) (from

Silkeborg-Voel KFUM Silkeborg-Voel KFUM is a Danish handball club from Silkeborg and Voel. In the season 2023-2024 it plays in the Danish Women's Handball League. The team alternates between playing home matches in Jysk Arena in Silkeborg and Voelhallen in Voel ...

) ;Leaving * Jeppe Vestergaard (Head coach) * Mathias Broløs (Assistant coach) * Sophia Snogdal (LW) (retires) * Mathilde Guldager (LW) (to Bjerringbro FH) * Line Berggren Larsen (LB) (to

København Håndbold København Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club from Copenhagen, Denmark. It was established in the winter of 2013. It took over the league licence from Frederiksberg IF and is playing in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen. The club is owned by K ...

) * Sofia Deen (LB) (to Toulon Métropole Var Handball) * Nicoline Sax (CB) (to

Holstebro Håndbold Holstebro Håndbold is a women's team handball, handball club in the Danish 1st Division (Handball), Danish 1st Division from Holstebro, Denmark. Their home matches are played in Gråkjær Arena. History Previously, the women's team was pa ...

) * Alberte Ebler (RB) (to Fredrikstad BK) * Sarah Kirkeløkke (P) (to

Ringkøbing Håndbold Ringkøbing Håndbold (Ringkøbing Handball) is a Danish handball club from Ringkøbing. In the season 2023/24 the club played in the Danish Women's Handball League. When they played in the Danish 1st division, they reached the promotion play ...

) * Katrine Jacobsen (P) (to

)

Kit manufacturers

* Craft Sportswear

References

External links

Official website

Women's section website
Sport in Aarhus Handball clubs established in 2024 Women's handball clubs in Denmark 2024 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-sport-team-stub