Herfølge Boldklub was a Danish

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club founded in 1921. It is based in

Herfølge Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line. Herfølge Church Herføl ...

, a southern suburb of

Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a Danish seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland (Zealand), Denmark. In 2025, the ...

in the eastern part of

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. In 2009, the club shared its licence, and merged its professional football with

Køge BK Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a Danish seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland (Zealand), Denmark. In 2025, the ...

to form HB Køge.

History

On 27 February 2007, the club agreed, at an extraordinary general meeting, a professional football merger with Køge Boldklub, to form HB Køge. The merger was halted by the

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in March 2007, due to a missed deadline. Because Køge Boldklub got into financial problems in April 2007, the merger was abandoned. Eventually, in 2009, the club merged its first team with

and formed HB Køge, but kept their youth selections separate.

Former players

* Frank Løndal – made one appearance for the Denmark national team

Honours

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** Champions: 1999–2000 *

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** Winners: 1990^‡ ** Runners-up: 1993^‡ ^‡: Won by reserve team

Season-by-season results

Green denotes promotion, red denotes relegation.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herfolge Boldklub Association football clubs established in 1921 Herfolge BK 1921 establishments in Denmark Køge Municipality Sport in Region Zealand