Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (Nykøbing Falster Handball Club) is a Danish professional

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

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,682 (1 January 2025). Including the satellite town Sundby (Lolland), Sundby on the Lolland side, with a populatio ...

. In the 2024–25 season, the club competes in the

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 ...

. They have a local rivalry with

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 ...

History

Nykøbing Falster was promoted to the top league in Denmark,

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 ...

, for the first time for 2013-14, by winning the 1st Division in 2012-13. In their first season in the top league, they finished 11th, which meant relegation/promotion play-off matches against SK Århus. They would go on to lose, but due to Vejen EH's bankruptcy, the club could stay in the league. In 2014-15 they finished last, but once again they were saved by a team withdrawing; this time by Skive fH. In March 2015 it was announced that the club had signed

Kristina Kristiansen Kristina "Mulle" Kristiansen (born 13 July 1989) is a Danish handball player for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the Danish national team. At the 2013 World Championship, she was a part of the Danish team that won bronze medals, breaking ...

from the 2016-17 season. This signaled that the team would ramp up investment, and it sparked public interest in the, at the time, relatively obscure team. The following season they had the highest viewership numbers in the Danish handball league, men's or women's. In 2017 they won the Danish Championship for the first time in club history.

Kits

Results

* Danish Championship **''Gold'':

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

**''Finalist'':

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

**''Winner'':

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

**''Runners-up'': 2020, 2023 *

Danish Super Cup The Danish Super Cup was played for by the Football in Denmark, Danish Danish Superliga, League champions and the Danish Cup, Danish Cup Winners. Winners Titles by club References Defunct football cup competitions in Denmark, ...

: **''Winner'': 2017 *

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

: **''Runners-up'':

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

**''Semifinalist'':

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 1

Sofie Börjesson Sofie Börjesson (born 31 May 1997) is a Swedish professional handballer for Nykøbing Falster HK. She represented Sweden at the 2013 European Women's U-17 Championship, 2014 Women's Youth World Championship, 2015 Women's U-19 European Champi ...

* 12 Catharina Fiskerstrand Broch * 16 Line Haupt Christiansen * 32 Cecilie Greve ;Wingers ;LW * 21 Matilde Vestergaard * 22

Zoë Sprengers Zoë Sprengers (born 19 January 2000) is a Dutch handballer who plays as left wing for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the Dutch National Women’s team. Achievements * Junior European Championship **: 2019 * European Youth Beach Handball ...

;RW * 10 Charlotte Lund Mikkelsen * 11 Rosa Skovlund Schmidt * 20 Maja Magnussen ;Line players * 2 Caroline Aar Jakobsen * 29 Julie Seeberg * 34 Sofie Bardrum ;Back players ;LB * 8 Stine Eiberg * 15 Kalidiatou Niakaté * 49 Aimée von Pereira ;CB * 7 Amalie Wulff * 26 Mona Obaidli * 79

( c) ;RB * 6 Moa Högdahl Schønningsen * 18 Alberte Kielstrup Madsen

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Jakob Larsen * Assistant coach: Kasper Jensen * Goalkeeping coach: Mette Iversen Sahlholdt * Team Leader: Britta Carstensen * Team Leader: Per Knudsen * Masseur: Klaus Frederiksen * Physiotherapist: Philippa Jones

Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2025–26'' ; Joining * Niels Agesen (Head coach) (from

Mors-Thy Håndbold Mors-Thy Håndbold is a handball club, based in Nykøbing Mors and Thisted, Denmark. Currently, Mors-Thy Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Sparekassen Thy Arena and Thyhallen in Thisted. It ...

) * Mikkel Thomassen (Assistant coach) (from

) * Anne Christine Bossen (GK) (from

) * Clara Lerby (LW) (from EH Aalborg) * Cecilie Bjerre (LB) (from

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 ...

) * Mia Svele (CB) (from

Storhamar HE Storhamar Håndball Elite is the professional women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Storhamar IL based in Hamar. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2016. They competed i ...

) * Clara Bang (RB) (from Skanderborg Håndbold) * Tiril Jørstad Palm (RW) (from Gjerpen HK Skien) * Nanna Hinnerfeldt (P) (from

) ; Leaving * Jakob Larsen (Head coach) (to HH Elite) * Kasper Jensen (Assistant coach) (to HØJ Elite) * Catharina Fiskerstrand Broch (GK) (to ?) *

(GK) (to SønderjyskE Damehåndbold) * Line Haupt Christiansen (GK) (on loan to

Ajax København Ajax København is a handball club based in southwestern Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of both a women's and a men's team. As of the 2022–23 season, the women's team compete in 1st Division, the second highest women's league in Denmark. The ...

) * Aimée von Pereira (LB) (to

) * Kalidiatou Niakaté (LB) (to ?) * Amalie Wulff (CB) (to

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea (), commonly known as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a Romanian association football, football team from Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County. The club is currently playing in Liga III, after spendi ...

) * Alberte Kielstrup Madsen (RB) (to

) * Rosa Skovlund Schmidt (RW) (to ?) * Charlotte Lund Mikkelsen (RW) (to ?) * Sofie Bardrum (P) (to ?) * Julie Seeberg (P) (to HH Elite)

Previous squads

Former players

* Camilla Fangel (2012–2015) *

Rikke Iversen Rikke Iversen (born 18 May 1993) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Denmark women's national handball team, Danish national team. She is the sister of Sarah Iversen who plays for Ikast Håndbold. She started playing handball ...

(2012–2014) * Mia Møldrup (2012–2015) * Cecilie Woller (2012–2015) * Althea Reinhardt (2007–2015) * Berit Kristensen (1997–1999) * Mette Iversen Sahlholdt (2013–2017) * Mette Gravholt (2015–2017) * Mie Sørensen (2017–2018) * Celine Lundbye Kristiansen (2016–2018) *

Line Skak Line Skak Lindegaard Nielsen (born 6 April 1997) is 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 pl ...

(2018–2019) * Sarah Iversen (2009–2012) (2016–2018) * Marianne Florman (2005) * Pernille Holmsgaard (2016–2017) * Matilde Kondrup Nielsen (2017–2020) *

Lærke Nolsøe Lærke Nolsøe Pedersen (born 19 February 1996) is a Danish handball player for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the Danish national team. She represented Denmark at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship in Japan and the 2021 World W ...

(2016–2021, 2023–2024) *

Elma Halilcevic Elma Halilcevic (born 18 June 2000) is a Danish handball player of Bosnian descent. She currently plays for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team. She started her career at Team Esbjerg, and have previously played for Nykøbing Falst ...

(2021–2023) * Elaine Gomes (2014–2016) * Mayara Moura (2014–2015) * Karoline de Souza (2014–2016) * Bárbara Arenhart (2015–2016) * Mariana Costa (2015–2017) *

Deonise Fachinello Deonise Fachinello (born 20 June 1983) is a former Brazilian handball player. She was a part of the Brazilian national team. In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America. Career As a youth played Fach ...

(2016) * Johanna Westberg (2016–2022) *

Anna Lagerquist Anna Lagerquist (born 16 October 1993) is a Swedish handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Swedish national team. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2025 *Russian Super League **''Winner'': 2022 * Russian Cup **''Winner:'' 20 ...

(2017–2020) * Angelica Wallén (2017–2020) * Nathalie Hagman (2016–2017) *

Emelie Nykvist Emelie Nykvist (née Westberg, born 6 April 1990) is a Swedish 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 ...

(2015–2020) *

Ayaka Ikehara Ayaka Ikehara (born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese handball player for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the Japanese national team. Achievements * Danish League: **''Gold Medalist'': 2021, 2022 * Carpathian Trophy: **''Bronze Medalist'': ...

(2017–2020), (2023-2024) *

Yui Sunami is a Japanese handball player for Hokkoku Bank Handball Team, Hokkoku Bank and the Japan women's national handball team, Japanese national team. She competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark. References External lin ...

(2018–2019) * Sakura Hauge (2018–2019) * Tiril Merg (2017–2018) * Dione Housheer (2018–2021) * Marie Hélène Sajka (2022–2023)

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

:''Last updated on 22 February 2025''

European record

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EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

;

Stadium

*Name: Nykøbing F. Hallen (Sponsorname: Spar Nord BOXEN) *City:

*Capacity: 3.000 *Address: Nørre Boulevard 4 A, Nykøbing Falster

References

External links

Official homepage
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