Roskilde Håndbold is a

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

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

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 ...

. Currently, Roskilde Håndbold competes in the women's

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. The home arena of the club is Roskilde Hallerne. The club has previously been known as Roar Roskilde.

History

In 1999 the Danish handball star player

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 ...

made an attempt to buy the women's team, in an attempt to lift a smaller handball team to the top of the game. This did however not go through as Roskilde Municipality did not wish to cooperate. Instead she invested in Slagelse Dream Team. Roskilde Håndbold cooperates with Sport & Craft, which offers, among other things, fat Roskilde Håndbold

clothing as well as running and handball shoes. Roskilde Håndbold cooperates with Sportyfied and Select in connection with the purchase of balls, sports care products, resins and similar products. The club's women play in the 2019/20 season in the 1st division and the 2nd team plays in the 2nd division. The club's men's team plays in the 1st division and the 2nd team plays in the 3rd division. In the 2020/2021 season, the women's team gained promotion to the Danish top flight

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, but were relegated again after only one season.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12 Emilie Jacobsen * 20 Stinne Strøjr Hansen ;Wingers ;LW * 31 Mathilde Dalbo Kirkegaard * 44 Lærke Hjortgaard ;RW * 9 Isabella Holm * 36 Julie Gottschalksen ;Line players * 13 Amalie Tolderlund * 23 Christine Søndergaard ;Back players ;LB * 25 Kamille Hauge Rasmussen * 29 Emma Penny Laursen * 37 Esther Birk Lund ;CB * 3 Ida Marie Wrang Nielsen * 6 Caroline Kliver ;RB * 17 Julia Holtorf * 28 Alberte Ørholm * 33 Laura Brendstrup

Transfers

''Transfers for the 2024-25 season'' ;Joining * Therese Krysfeldt Larsen (GK) (from

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 ...

) * Sara Teljigovic Ibranovic (LW) (from

SønderjyskE Damehåndbold SønderjyskE Damehåndbold is a women's handball club based in Aabenraa in South Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded in 2004 and has been part of the top tier league, Damehåndboldligaen two times. They promoted to the league again for the ...

) * Caroline Vidø (LB) (from

Skövde HF Skövde Handbollsflickor is a Sweden, Swedish women's team handball, handball club from Skövde playing in Handbollsligan (women's), Handbollsligan. Playing in top-flight since 1997, Skövde won its first championship in 2008. In all other season ...

) * Amanda Marie Poulsen (LB) (from

) * Sofie Izabel Simonsen (CB) (from

) ;Leaving * Emilie Jacobsen (GK) (retires) * Mathilde Dalbo Kirkegaard (LW) (to HØJ Elite) * Julia Holtorf (RB) (break from handball due to injury) * Alberte Ørholm (RB) (break from handball)

Former players

Althea Reinhardt Althea Rebecca Reinhardt (born 1 September 1996) is a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team. Clubs career She signed for Odense in 2016, after starting the career at Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. With Oden ...

* Mette Gravholt *

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 ...

Mia Rej Mia Rej (born 2 February 1990) 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 players and a goalke ...

External links

Official website
Women's handball clubs in Denmark Sports clubs and teams in Roskilde Municipality {{Denmark-sport-team-stub