Skjern Håndbold

Skjern Handball (Danish: Skjern Håndbold) is a handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2018. They have also achieved international success, by winning the EHF Challenge Cup twice, in 2002 and 2003. The home arena of Skjern Håndbold is Skjern Bank Arena. This handball club has developed several professional handball players such as Kasper Søndergaard, Jesper Jensen, and Claus Møller Jakobsen.

Skjern Håndbold
Founded	1 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-01)
Arena	Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Capacity	2,400
President	Carsten Thygesen
Head coach	Claus Hansen
League	Håndboldligaen
2021–22	Håndboldligaen, 4th of 15
Home Away
Website Official site

In the 1997/1998 the team was promoted from the 1st Division to the top flight, and the year after in 98/99 they won the Danish Championship. This makes Skjern Håndbold the first Danish side to win a title as a newly promoted team. The team also won the Danish cup the same season.^[1]

Skjern Håndbold

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Location of Skjern Håndbold

Kits

HOME
2014–15	2017–19

AWAY
2014–15	2017–19	2020–21

Achievements

• Danish Championship: 2
  • Gold: 1999, 2018
  • Silver: 2003, 2015, 2017
  • Bronze: 2006, 2011, 2013, 2019
• Danish Handball Cup: 3
  • Gold: 1999, 2014, 2016
  • Silver: 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2022
• Danish Super Cup: 1
  • Gold: 2017
• EHF Cup:
  • Bronze: 2015
• EHF Challenge Cup: 2
  • Gold: 2002, 2003

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers 01   Christoffer Bonde 16   Tim Winkler Wingers LW 05   Viktor Bergholt 19   Lasse Uth RW 06   Morten Vium   17   Nikolai Vinther 21   René Rasmussen Pivots 07   Senjamin Burić 14   Emil Bergholt (c)

Back players LB 04   Tobias Mygind 09   Simen Holand Pettersen 18   Alfred Jönsson   26   Jonathan Würtz   63   Mads Bjergfelt CB 13   Noah Gaudin 15   Lasse Mikkelsen 22   Jakob Rasmussen RB 10   Joaquim Nazaré 25   Eivind Tangen

Staff

Staff for the 2021–22 season

• Head Coach:   Henrik Kronborg
• Assistant Trainer:   Kasper Søndergaard
• Team Leader:   Jørgen Jørgensen
• Physiotherapist:   Hans Jensen

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining   Bjarke Christensen (LW) (from   KIF Kolding)   Vetle Rønningen (LB) (from   KIF Kolding)

Leaving   Lasse Uth (LW) (to   Nordsjælland Håndbold) ?   Jonathan Würtz (LB) (to   Ribe-Esbjerg HH)   Alfred Jönsson (LB) (to   Ribe-Esbjerg HH)

European Handball

EHF Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1999–00	Qualification	Horn Sittardia	31–26	28–22	59–48
	Group Stage Group C	Badel 1862 Zagreb	24–33	19–22	4th place
		ZTR Zaporizhzhia	16–20	20–23
		TV Suhr-Handball	26–28	29–24
2003–04	Group Stage Group G	Veszprém KC	23–26	29–33	2nd place
		Vive Kielce	26–22	25–25
		RK Bosna Sarajevo	30–20	18–27
	Round of 16	SC Magdeburg	30–25	24–34	54–59
2015–16	Group Stage Group D	Motor Zaporizhzhia	36–36	26–31	2nd place
		Kadetten Schaffhausen	25–29	30–24
		HC Baia Mare	38–28	28–28
		Elverum Håndball	34–29	37–23
		RK Metalurg Skopje	20–19	25–24
	Playoffs	HC Meshkov Brest	31–31	23–27	54–58
2017–18	Group Stage Group C	CB Ademar León	33–25	31–26	1st place
		RK Gorenje Velenje	35–20	29–31
		Elverum Håndball	35–25	32–27
		Kadetten Schaffhausen	32–22	24–25
		Dinamo București	39–28	36–23
	Playoffs	HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	33–26	30–32	63–58
	Round of 16	Veszprém KC	32–25	29–34	61–59
	Quarter-final	HBC Nantes	27–27	27–32	54–59
2018–19	Group Stage Group B	Paris Saint-Germain	24–26	28–38	7th place
		MOL-Pick Szeged	26–29	33–33
		SG Flensburg-Handewitt	24–31	22–26
		HBC Nantes	32–34	27–35
		HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	37–33	23–33
		PPD Zagreb	31–31	29–32
		Celje Pivovarna Laško	35–32	27–26

EHF Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2004–05	Round 2	Vadislav '95 Spartak Varna	38–16	39–18	77–34
	Round 3	Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan	32–37	30–31	62–68
2006–07	Round 3	KV Sasja HC	35–27	29–21	64–48
	1/8 final	IK Sävehof	39–28	25–30	64–58
	1/4 final	Dunkerque	27–25	28–23	55–48
	1/2 final	CAI BM Aragón	29–25	24–29	53–54
2011–12	Round 3	HC Dinamo-Poltava	33–21	21–26	54–47
	Last 16	Dunkerque	28–24	18–24	46–48
2013–14	Round 2	Ronal Jičín	29–21	38–21	67–42
	Round 3	RK Vojvodina	31–24	24–18	55–42
	Group Stage Group B	Montpellier Handball	23–26	25–27	3rd place
		Sporting CP	25–32	28–30
		RK Strumica	31–20	24–23
2014–15	Round 2	Bregenz	36–32	36–27	72–59
	Round 3	Orosháza	40–20	32–25	72–45
	Group Stage Group C	Füchse Berlin	32–28	24–29
		Porto	27–21	23–24
		Vojvodina	32–23	25–23
	Quarter-finals	MT Melsungen	25–20	23–28	48–48
	Semifinal	HSV Hamburg	23–27
	Third place match	RK Gorenje	27–22

EHF Cup Winners' Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Comment
2005–06	Round 2	A.S. Pallamano Secchia	36–18	28–40	76–46	–
	Round 3	RK Gold Club Kozina	38–32	30–29	67–62	–
	1/8 Final	Wisła Płock	30–26	30–32	62–56	–
	1/4 Final	HCM Constanța	31–35	35–28	59–70	–

EHF Challenge Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Comment
2002–03	Round 3	IFK Skövde	24–23	25–27	51–48	–
	Round 4	Alpla HC Hard	25–21	28–24	49–49	–
	1/4 Final	SC Torggler Group Merano	30–25	24–25	55–49	–
	1/2 Final	IK Sävehof	31–27	24–24	55–51	–
	Final	"Filippos" Verias	35–25	30–27	62–55	–
2001–02	Round 2	RK Metalurg Skopje	33–25	21–34	67–46	–
	Round 3	A.A. Aguas Santas	27–18	26–20	47–44	–
	Round 4	Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk	25–24	31–31	56–55	–
	1/4 Final	Pallamano Rubiera	28–26	20–30	58–46	–
	1/2 Final	US d'Ivry Handball	33–23	24–26	59–47	–
	Final	RK "Pelister" Bitola	34–17	27–20	54–44	–

Notable former players

Men

•   Claus Møller Jakobsen
•   Jesper Jensen
•   Michael V. Knudsen
•   Lars Møller Madsen
•   René Hamann-Boeriths
•   Thomas Klitgaard
•   Lasse Mikkelsen
•   Henrik Møllgaard
•   Anders Eggert
•   Per Leegaard
•   Sune Agerschou
•   Rune Ohm
•   Daniel Svensson
•   Kristian Asmussen
•   Lasse Mikkelsen
•   Jeppe Riber
•   Vignir Svavarsson
•   Aron Kristjánsson
•   Magnus Dahl
•   Bjarte Myrhol
•   Robin Paulsen Haug
•   Tibor Ivanišević
•   Markus Olsson

Notable former coaches

•   Veroljub Kosovac
•   Anders Dahl-Nielsen
•   Aron Kristjánsson

References

1. https://www.skjernhaandbold.dk/groenpower/historien-om-skjern-haandbold

External links

• Official website
• EHF Profile
• Skjern Håndbold on Facebook