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
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Voel. In the season 2023-2024 it plays 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 ...
. The team alternates between playing home matches in Jysk Arena in Silkeborg and Voelhallen in Voel
History
In 1957 Voel KFUM started around the central
Jutland
Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
villages Sorring, Gjern and Voel. In 2001 the team entered a sponsorship agreement with
Jyske Bank
Jyske Bank A/S is the third largest Danish bank in terms of market share.
The headquarters are located in Silkeborg, and the bank has 98 branches, in Denmark, and a single one in Germany (Hamburg). It is the second-largest bank to be listed on ...
and changed their name to Silkeborg-Voel KFUM. In 2003 the men's team were promoted to the top division in Denmark, Herrehåndboldligaen. After two seasons the men's team merged with Bjerringbro FH to create Bjerringbro-Silkeborg-Voel, which later became Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold.
Since then Silkeborg-Voel KFUM has focused on the women's team. In 2011 the team was promoted to the
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 ...
, but were relegated again the year after. Two years after they were promoted again. In their first season back, the 2014-15 Damehåndboldligaen they surprised everyone by reaching the Championship play off by finishing fifth. The team had several later national team players on the team such as Anne Cecilie la Cour,
Simone Böhme
Simone Böhme (born 17 August 1991) is a Danish female handballer for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Denmark women's national handball team, Danish national team.
Career
Böhme won the 2009–10 Women's EHF Cup, 2010 EHF Cup with Randers HK. Despi ...
and Jette Hansen. This also qualified the team for the
EHF Cup
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 ...
for the first time.
The aftermath of the
covid-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
pandemic meant that the club was in economic trouble on the verge of bankruptcy. The Chairman Carlo de Silva therefore resigned. The club had to make 5.2 million
danish kroner
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to stay afloat. The club did manage to put the money together with the help of among others the local
Superligaen
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soccer
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team
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...
.
In 2022, they qualified for their first Final 4 at the
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 ...
(Santander Cup) after seven failed attempts in the quarterfinals.
Results
*
Danish Women's Handball Cup
The Danish Women's Handball Cup (), known as the Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the main domestic cup tournament for Danish women's handball clubs, which is partially organised and supervised by the Danish Handball Federation. The com ...
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Truppen - Silkeborg-Voel KFUM Retrieved 9 November 2024
;Goalkeepers
* 16 Anna Veng Kristensen
* 22 Stine Bonde
;Wingers
;LW
* 7 Maja Munch Laursen
* 21 Maja Edling Lauritsen
;RW
* 19 Laura Galle Hansen
* 23 Thilde Frandsen
;Line players
* 8 Maria Jacobsen
* 13 Mathilde Kristensen
* 97
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 ...
Natasja Andreasen
Natasja Andreasen (born 31 October 2000) is a Danish handball player for Silkeborg-Voel KFUM and the Denmark women's national junior handball team, Danish national junior team.
She also represented Denmark in the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handb ...
* 27 Marigona Hajdari
;RB
* 4 Maria Holm
* 11 Sara Madsen
Transfers
''Transfers for the season 2025-26.''
;Joining
* Mai Kragballe Nielsen (CB) (from HH Elite)
* Alberte Simonsen (P) (from
Viborg HK
Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...
)
* Boline Laursen (P) (from
Skanderborg Håndbold
Skanderborg Håndbold, previously known as Vrold-Skanderborg Håndboldklub is a women's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark.
The club has over 650 members, which makes it one of the biggest handball clubs in Denmark and the ...
Ikast Håndbold
Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991.
History
The club was founded as ''Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling'' on 20 June ...
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 ...
Simone Böhme
Simone Böhme (born 17 August 1991) is a Danish female handballer for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Denmark women's national handball team, Danish national team.
Career
Böhme won the 2009–10 Women's EHF Cup, 2010 EHF Cup with Randers HK. Despi ...
Adidas
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