Skanderborg AGF Håndbold, previously ''Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold'', 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

Skanderborg Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S ...

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 ...

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 ...

. The club was founded in 1982 and was the result of a merger between Stilling-Skanderborg and Vrold-Skanderborg Handball Club. In 2021

Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus Håndbold was a handball club from Aarhus, Denmark. The club was founded in 2001 originally under the name Århus GF, as an extension of the traditional Aarhus clubs AGF, Brabrand IF, VRI and Århus KFUM/YMCA / Hasle. AGF chose in 201 ...

merged with Skanderborg Håndbold's men's team, and they changed the name to Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. After the merger the club inherited the league licens of

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 ...

, while the first governing board of the club was composed of four members from each former club. In June 2023, the sports association

Aarhus Gymnastikforening Aarhus Gymnastikforening (; commonly known as AGF ) is a professional sports club based in Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1880, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country where gymnastics and fencing were featured as its main sports. How ...

bought 50 percent of the club, prompting the name change to Skanderborg AGF Håndbold. The women's team still goes by the name

Team

Staff

:''Staff for the 2024-25 season''

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025–26 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 12 Magnus Brandbyge Injury icon 2

* 21 Magnus Petersen ;Wingers ;LW * 25 Jeppe Cieslak ;RW * 26

Jóhan Hansen Jóhan á Plógv Hansen (born 1 May 1994) is a Faroese-born Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team. He has previously represented Faroe Islands national team, but due to the structure of the Danish Real ...

* Silas Frank ;Pivots * 17 Andreas Søgaard * 28 Morten Kaalund ;Back players ;LB * 6 Kristian Bonefeld * 7 Christoffer Dreyer * 15 Emil Lærke ;CB * 10 Magnus Haubro Jensen * 20 Morten Balling * 32 Fredrik Olsson * 77 Sebastian Henneberg ;RB * 3 Kristján Örn Kristjánsson * Oscar Hansen

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Magnus Petersen (GK) (from

Nordsjælland Håndbold Nordsjælland Håndbold is a handball club, based in Helsinge, Denmark. Currently, Nordsjælland Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League, and plays its home matches in Helsinge-Hallen in Helsinge. The women's team is competing in t ...

) * Christoffer Dreyer (LB) (from

TMS Ringsted TMS Ringsted 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 ...

) * Sebastian Henneberg (CB) (from

Fredericia HK Fredericia HK is a team handball, handball club from Fredericia, Denmark. Currently, Fredericia HK competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Fredericia Idrætscenter, thansen.dk Arena. The club was founded in 19 ...

) * Oscar Hansen (RB) (promotion from youth) *

(RW) (from

SG Flensburg-Handewitt SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since formin ...

) * Silas Frank (RW) (promotion from youth) * Andreas Søgaard (P) (from

Ribe-Esbjerg HH Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a handball club based in the town of Ribe in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the ...

) ;Leaving * Kristoffer Laursen (GK) (to

) * Anton Bramming (LW) (to

HC Midtjylland HC Midtjylland is a handball club based in the town of Herning in Jutland, Denmark. They play in Danish 2nd tier Danish 1st Division. History HC Midtjylland where founded in 2005 based on the local teams Hauge G/F and Herning FH. In the 2008/2009 ...

) * Morten Hempel Jensen (LB) (to

GWD Minden Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. History The club was founded on May 31, 1924 in Dankersen, a town of circa 5000 inhabitants. ...

) * Jonathan Mollerup (RB) (to HØJ Elite) * Anders Christian Thomassen (RB) (to OV Helsingborg) * Mikkel Lang Rasmussen (RW) (to ?) * Andreas Aagren Johansen (RW) (to

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

) * Thor Christensen (P) (to Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold) * Frederik Sommer Arnoldsen (P) (to

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 ...

)

References

External links

Official website
Handball clubs in Denmark Sport in Aarhus Handball clubs established in 1982 1982 establishments in Denmark Skanderborg {{Denmark-sport-team-stub