Team Sydhavsøerne is a

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club from

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. They play their matches at Maribo-Hallerne in

Maribo Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Zealand, Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the cur ...

. They play in the 1st Division, the second tier of Danish Handball.

History

The team was founded in May 2003 by Rødby Håndboldklub. The team started in the 2nd Division, the third tier of Danish handball. Three years later ''Håndboldklubben Maribo/Hunseby'' joined the club, and became the co-owner with 50% of the stakes. In this period home matches were played in both

Rødby Rødby is a town located on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It has a population of 1,957 (1 January 2024).Maribo Maribo is a town in Lolland Municipality in Region Zealand, Region Sjælland on the island of Lolland in south Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Maribo Municipality, until 1 January 2007, and then it became the seat of the cur ...

. In 2021 Rødby HK sold most of their shares to NMH, keeping only about 10%. From then on home matches were only played in Maribo. In 2005 the team was promoted to the 1st Division, but were relegated in 2007.

References

{{reflist Handball clubs in Denmark Handball clubs established in 2003 Lolland Municipality 2003 establishments in Denmark Sport in Region Zealand