F.C. Copenhagen Handball (or simply FCK Handball) was a
Danish 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 ...
team, playing in
Copenhagen
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. They had both a male and a female team, both playing in the best Danish leagues, the
Danish 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 ...
(men) and
Danish Women's Handball League
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(women). FCK Handball was owned by
Parken Sport & Entertainment - the same company behind the
football
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team, F.C. Copenhagen.
The official fan club was called FCKHFC (FC København Håndbold Fan Club).
History
The team was founded on June 7, 2002 after FC Copenhagen had acquired the playing licence of former Danish champions
Frederiksberg IF.
Both the men's and women's team played regularly in the top flight. The Danish handball icon
Anja Andersen
Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185 ...
was brought in as the head coach.
The clubs biggest achievement was winning the
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 ...
in 2007-08.
After the 2009–10 season, Parken Sport & Entertainment returned the license to
Frederiksberg IF.
The male team squad became a part of
AG København, when they fused with AG Håndbold.
The women's team, both players and coaches, were released of their contracts.
Notable former players
Women's
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Matilda Boson
Matilda Linnéa Boson (born 4 December 1981) is a Swedish former handball player who played for the Sweden women's national handball team. She participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden finished eighth. She was also part ...
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Madeleine Grundström
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Johanna Wiberg
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Lina Möller
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Sara Holmgren
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Sara Eriksson
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Katalin Pálinger
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Anita Bulath
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Eszter Siti
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Emiliya Turey
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Anna Andryushchenko
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Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth
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Cecilie Leganger
Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Leganger won the 1998 European Championship and the 1999 World Championship with the Norwegian national team, and ...
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Sölvi Hylleseth
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Chana Masson
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Nadine Krause
Nadine Krause (born 25 March 1982, in Waiblingen) is a former Germany, German Team handball, handballer who last played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (handball), Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the a ...
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Maren Baumbach
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Carmen Amariei
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Steluța Luca
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Tanja Milanović
Tanja Milanović (born 15 June 1977) is a former handballer from Serbia, playing left back. She set her career in October 2010. Among the clubs she played for are ŽORK "Napredak" Kruševac, Madeira Andebol SAD, Randers HK, FC Midtjylland H� ...
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Ana Batinic
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Suzana Cubela
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Maja Savić
Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004� ...
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Camilla Andersen
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Sofie Bloch-Sørensen
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Marianne Bonde
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Christina Pedersen
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Mia Rej
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Mia Falk
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Mette Sjøberg
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Mette Vestergaard
Mette Vestergaard Larsen (born 27 November 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and coach. During her playing career she became two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympi ...
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Josephine Touray
Josephine Touray (born 6 October 1979) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion of Gambian descent. She played mainly as a right wing. Over the course of her career she played 123 games for the Danish national team, where she ...
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Jonas Atwood Christensen Jr.
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Mette Melgaard
Mette Melgaard (born 3 June 1980 in Rønde, Syddjurs, Denmark) is a Danish handball coach and former player. She was the assistant coach for Team Esbjerg in the Danish Damehåndboldligaen from 2017 to 2019.
At the 2010 European Women's Hand ...
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Christina Krogshede
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Lene Tobiasen
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Louise Lyksborg
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Elly an de Boer
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Leila Lejeune
Men's
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Kasper Hvidt
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Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
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Simon Hammer
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Jacob Bagersted
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Martin Boquist
Sven Martin Boquist (born 2 February 1977) is a Swedish handball coach, previously handball player. Currently he is assistant coach for VästeråsIrsta HF, and the Norwegian men’s national team.
Career
Boquist began his career at his hometo ...
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Pelle Linders
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Fredrik Lindahl
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Steiner Ege
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Einar Riegelhuth Koren
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Erlend Mamelund
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Arnór Atlason
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Valter Matošević
Valter Matošević (born 11 June 1970) is a former Croatian team handball player who was at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Croatia, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Italy. He is current handball coach.
He was part of th ...
Coaching history
References
External links
Official website
Handball clubs in Denmark
Defunct handball clubs in Denmark
Defunct sports clubs and teams in Copenhagen
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 ...
2002 establishments in Denmark
2010 disestablishments in Denmark
Handball clubs established in 2002
Handball clubs disestablished in 2010
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