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HØJ Elite Men is a men'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 Ølstykke and Jyllinge,
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 2023–24 season, the team competes men'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 ...
. In the 2021–22 season, the team played in the promotion play-offs for 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 ...
. However, they lost the final matches against
TTH Holstebro TTH Holstebro is a men's handball club from Holstebro, Denmark. The team is playing in the Danish Primo Tours Ligaen and play their home matches in Gråkjær Arena. History The club was founded on 1 May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 a ...
. The elite team is part of the association 'HØJ Håndbold', which was founded on 7 January 1995 by a merger of Ølstykke Handball Association and Jyllinge-Gundsømagle Idrætsforening's Handball Department. In the spring of 2014, the elite department was established as 'HØJ Elite'. In the 2024-25 season, they were promoted to the Herrehåndboldligaen, winning 44 of 48 available points in the 1st Division. The women's team was also promoted the very same season.


Arena

*Name: Ølstykke-Hallen *Capacity: 200 *City: Ølstykke,
Egedal Municipality Egedal Municipality () is a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Commune (subnational entity), kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 45,563 (1. January 2025). History On 1 January 2007 ...
*Address: Tranekærvej 1, 3650 Ølstykke


Team


Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025–26 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Pauli Jacobsen * 12 Emil Kheri Imsgard * Till Klimpke ;Wingers ;LW * 15 Lukas Karlskov *
Hampus Wanne Hampus Wanne (born 10 December 1993) is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team. Club career Hampus Wanne started his professional career at Elitserien club HK Aranäs. In January 2013, he moved to the ...
;RW * 18 Hans Lindberg * Tobias Nielsen ;Line players * 30 Tom Kåre Nikolaisen * 42 Mikkel Olsen * 88 Victor Parbst * Kassem Awad ;Back players ;LB * 4 Lauge Hemmingsen * 10 Lucas Lenlar Garsdal * 14 Niclas Fingren * Jonathan Svensson * Michael Damgaard ;CB * 17 Tobias Kildegaard * 24 Linus Arnesson ;RB * 7 Simen Schønningsen * Jonathan Mollerup


Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2025-26'' ;Joining * Stian Tønnesen (Head Coach) *
Patrik Liljestrand Bo Patrik Liljestrand (born 25 January 1966) is a Swedish former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish handball team which won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 S ...
(Assistant Coach) * Till Klimpke (GK) (from HSG Wetzlar) *
Hampus Wanne Hampus Wanne (born 10 December 1993) is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team. Club career Hampus Wanne started his professional career at Elitserien club HK Aranäs. In January 2013, he moved to the ...
(LW) (from
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
) * Jonathan Svensson (LB) (from MT Melsungen) * Michael Damgaard (LB) (from SC Magdeburg) * Jonathan Mollerup (RB) (from Skanderborg AGF HÃ¥ndbold) * Tobias Nielsen (RW) (on loan from
Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...
) * Kassem Awad (P) (from
Kadetten Schaffhausen Kadetten Schaffhausen is a Switzerland, Swiss professional handball team located in Schaffhausen. Their home matches are played at the :de:BBC-Arena, BBC Arena which has a capacity of 3,500. They compete in the Swiss First League of Handball and w ...
) ;Leaving * Jesper Fredin (Head Coach) * Henrik Kronborg (Assistant Coach) (to
Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...
) * Emil Mellegård (LW) (to
Paris Saint-Germain Handball Paris Saint-Germain Handball (PSG) is a French professional handball club founded in 1941, and based in the city of Paris in France. The club is the handball department of Paris Saint-Germain FC, Paris Saint-Germain. PSG play in the highest ...
) * Mathias Nikolaisen (CB) (to Team Sydhavsøerne) * Martin Søborg Rasmussen (RB) (to HC København) * Karl Albert (RW) (to TMS Ringsted) * Tobias Wetzel (P) (to TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen) * Hakan Sahin (P) (to ?)


Staff


Kit manufacturers

* Craft Sportswear


References


External links


Official website

Men's section website
{{DEFAULTSORT:HØJ Elite Men Sports clubs and teams in Roskilde Municipality Handball clubs established in 2014 Handball clubs in Denmark 2014 establishments in Denmark Sport in the Capital Region of Denmark