AC Horsens
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AC Horsens is a professional Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 football
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 team, playing in the Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

 championship. They play on Forum Horsens Stadion
Forum Horsens Stadion
CASA Arena Horsens is a Danish football stadium and the home ground of AC Horsens...

 in Horsens
Horsens
Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....

. The club was founded in 1994, as a superstructure
Superstructure
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 on Horsens fS (founded 1915
1915 in football (soccer)
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) and the merger of Dagnæs IF and B 1940; FC Horsens
FC Horsens
FC Horsens, founded 31 October 1987 as a merger between Dagnæs IF and B 1940, is a Danish football club, based in southern Horsens. They are currently playing in the Jutland Series, but have also played in both the Denmark Series as well as the Qualification Series...

.

History

When the new team started in 1994, Horsens fS had finished sixth in the 1994-95 1st Division season, which qualified AC Horsens to play for promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

 to the 1994-95 Superliga
Danish Superliga 1994-95
The 1994-95 Danish Superliga season was the 5th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association....

 through the 1994 Qualifying League. As AC Horsens only won two of 14 matches, and finished last in the Qualifying League, they missed their opportunity of instant promotion for the Superliga.

In the first half of the 1994-95 1st Division season, AC Horsens finished at the bottom of the table after winning only a single game, and did not proceed to the Qualification League. In the second half of the season, AC Horsens managed three victories, but finished dead last and were relegated to the 2nd Division
Danish 2nd Division
The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...

. AC Horsens spent two seasons in the 2nd Division before winning promotion back to the 1st Division. From the 1997-98 1st Division
Danish 1st Division 1997-98
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 1997-1998-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 1998-99. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 1998-99.-Table:...

 season forward, AC Horsens established itself as a consistent part of the 1st Division, as they finished just below the promotion candidates for five seasons in a row.

In July 2001
2001 in football (soccer)
The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world.-Events:*UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties in the final against Valencia after a 1–1 draw at the end of the match...

, Horsens hired former Danish international
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

 Kent Nielsen as their new manager. The 2002-03 1st Division
Danish 1st Division 2002-03
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2002-2003-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2003-04. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2003-04.-Table:...

 season did not go well for Den Gule Fare (The Yellow Danger). After the winterbreak halfway through the season, the club was close to relegation to the 2nd Division, but a good ending of the season secured an 11th place, seven points from the relegation zone. In the next season
Danish 1st Division 2003-04
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2003-2004-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2004-05. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2004-05.-Table:...

, ACH started out on amazing form. After 15 matches, AC Horsens were leading the 1st Division with 40 points, but a weak finish to the season saw the club surpassed by Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...

 and Randers FC
Randers FC
Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Founded as a merger on January 1, 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team...

, who won promotion to the Superliga four points ahead of Horsens. In the 2004-05 1st Division
Danish 1st Division 2004-05
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2004-2005-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2005-06...

 season, Horsens finally succeeded in winning promotion. Though amassing only one point more than in the 2003-04 season, AC Horsens finished in the runner-up spot, trailing winners SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport club. They have two football teams , two handball teams and an ice hockey team based in Vojens. All the teams play in South Jutland...

 by a single point.

In their first year in the Superliga, AC Horsens became famous for their strong defence, as they finished in 10th place and avoided relegation. They drew
Tie (draw)
To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...

 13 of 33 matches; 8 of them ending 0-0. They conceded just 41 goals in 33 matches, a statistic only bettered by the defences of the top-three finishing teams that season.

The Superliga season of 2006-07 saw AC Horsens take an early lead over relegation rivals Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. The club has won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six times....

 and Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...

. In the spring of 2007, a slew of strong performances were followed by a series of disappointing defeats and draws, which again brought AC Horsens dangerously close to relegation. New offensive midfielder Henrik Hansen joined the squad midway through the season and became a key player, whereas striker and Canadian national Ali Gerba
Ali Gerba
-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...

 finished a half year loan period in the summer of 2007 without being offered a contract. Instead, Brazilian Gilberto Macena
Gilberto Macena
Gilberto Macedo da Macena or Gilberto Macena is a Brazilian football striker, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side AC Horsens....

 from the Danish 2nd Division East
Danish 2nd Division East
The 2nd Division East is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from the Zealand, Copenhagen, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series.From 1945 to 1991...

 team Holbæk B&I
Holbæk B&I
Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in Sjællandsserien Pool 1. They play at Holbæk Stadion in Holbæk on Zealand, which has a capacity of 10,500....

 became the top scorer for AC Horsens, netting twelve times during the season.

Current squad

Notable players

The following list shows some of the most notably former AC Horsens/Horsens FS players
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|valign="top" width=25%| Kolja Afriyie
Kolja Afriyie
Kolja Afriyie is a Ghanaian-German professional football defender, who currently plays in Denmark for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a German passport.-Club career:...

 (DF) Brian Priske
Brian Priske
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 (DF) Simon Kjær
Simon Kjær
Simon Thorup Kjær is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a centre back for Roma. He was named 2007 Danish under-19 talent of the year and 2009 Danish Talent of the Year, and has played 20 games for the Denmark national football team.-FC Midtjylland:Born in Horsens, Kjær started...

 (DF) Abdul Sule
Abdul Sule
Abdul Salam Sule is a former Nigerian football player and current Player Agent.-Career:He began his career in 1993 with his homeclub NUB Kaduna before leaving in 1994 to Stationery Stores F.C. in Lagos. He was transferred in July 1995 to BCC Lions. After 6 months, he left BCC Lions and moved to...

 (FW)

Achievements

  • Danish Football Championship
    Danish football champions
    The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...

    :
    • Bronze Medalists (1): 1967
      Danish 1st Division 1967
      The 1967 Danish 1st Division season was the 22nd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.It was contested by 12 teams, and Akademisk Boldklub won the championship.-Table:-References:*...

       (as Horsens FS)

  • Danish Cup
    Danish Cup
    The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...

    :
    • Semifinal (3): 1956-57 (as Horsens FS), 1969-70 (as Horsens FS), 2004-05
      Danish Cup 2004-05
      The Danish Cups results of the 2004-2005 season. First round was played on about July 28 and the final was played on May 5.Brøndby IF ended as cup winner, but when they also won the Danish Superliga, the UEFA Cup-spot went to the cup runner-up FC Midtjylland.-1st round:In first round competed 48...


  • UEFA Intertoto Cup
    UEFA Intertoto Cup
    The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

    :
    • Participation (2): 1968 (as Horsens FS), 1970 (as Horsens FS)

  • 9 seasons in the Highest Danish League
    Danish Superliga
    The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

  • 34 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
    Danish 1st Division
    The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...

  • 24 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League
    Danish 2nd Division
    The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...


Season overview

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! Season
!
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
!Cup
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...


!Notes
|-
|1994 spring
|QL
|align=right bgcolor=red |8
|align=right|14||align=right|2||align=right|4||align=right|8
|align=right|14||align=right|30||align=right|11
||Not competing
|relegated
|-
|1994 autumn
|1D
|align=right|10
|align=right|18||align=right|1||align=right|6||align=right|11
|align=right|15||align=right|50||align=right|8
|rowspan=2|3rd round
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|1995 spring
|1D
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|align=right|14||align=right|3||align=right|6||align=right|5
|align=right|15||align=right|26||align=right|12
|relegated
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|1995 autumn
|2D
|align=right|6
|align=right|14||align=right|5||align=right|3||align=right|6
|align=right|27||align=right|29||align=right|18
|rowspan=2|4th round
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|-
|1996 spring
|2D
|align=right bgcolor=cc9966|3
|align=right|14||align=right|6||align=right|6||align=right|2
|align=right|27||align=right|14||align=right|24
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|-
|1996 autumn
|2D
|align=right bgcolor=gold|3
|align=right|14||align=right|9||align=right|2||align=right|3
|align=right|35||align=right|22||align=right|29
|rowspan=2|2nd round
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|-
|1997 spring
|2D
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|align=right|14||align=right|8||align=right|4||align=right|2
|align=right|32||align=right|10||align=right|28
|promoted
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|1997-98
Danish 1st Division 1997-98
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 1997-1998-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 1998-99. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 1998-99.-Table:...


|1D
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|align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|10
|align=right|49||align=right|44||align=right|44
||4th round
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|-
|1998-99
Danish 1st Division 1998-99
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 1998-1999-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 1999-2000. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 1999-2000.-Table:...


|1D
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|align=right|30||align=right|13||align=right|5||align=right|12
|align=right|47||align=right|44||align=right|44
||4th round
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|1999-00
Danish 1st Division 1999-2000
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 1999-2000-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2000-01. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2000-01.-Table:...


|1D
|align=right|5
|align=right|30||align=right|14||align=right|8||align=right|8
|align=right|57||align=right|31||align=right|50
||4th round
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|-
|2000-01
Danish 1st Division 2000-01
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2000-2001-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2001-02. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2001-02.-Table:...


|1D
|align=right|7
|align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|10||align=right|9
|align=right|41||align=right|38||align=right|43
||5th round
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|-
|2001-02
Danish 1st Division 2001-02
This page displays the results of the football Danish 1st Divisions 2001-2002-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2002-03. The teams in the 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2002-03.-Table:...


|1D
|align=right|7
|align=right|30||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|10
|align=right|39||align=right|31||align=right|44
||3rd round
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|2002-03
Danish 1st Division 2002-03
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2002-2003-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2003-04. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2003-04.-Table:...


|1D
|align=right|11
|align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|9||align=right|12
|align=right|45||align=right|49||align=right|36
||3rd round
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|-
|2003-04
Danish 1st Division 2003-04
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2003-2004-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2004-05. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2004-05.-Table:...


|1D
|align=right bgcolor=cc9966|3
|align=right|30||align=right|19||align=right|5||align=right|6
|align=right|50||align=right|26||align=right|62
||Quarterfinal
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|-
|2004-05
Danish 1st Division 2004-05
This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Divisions 2004-2005-season.The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2005-06...


|1D
|align=right bgcolor=silver|2
|align=right|30||align=right|19||align=right|6||align=right|5
|align=right|51||align=right|23||align=right|63
|bgcolor=cc9966|Semifinal
Danish Cup 2004-05
The Danish Cups results of the 2004-2005 season. First round was played on about July 28 and the final was played on May 5.Brøndby IF ended as cup winner, but when they also won the Danish Superliga, the UEFA Cup-spot went to the cup runner-up FC Midtjylland.-1st round:In first round competed 48...


|promoted
|-
|2005-06
Danish Superliga 2005-06
The 2005-06 Danish Superliga season was the 16th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2005 to the final match on May 14, 2006....


|SL
|align=right |10
|align=right|33||align=right|8||align=right|13||align=right|12
|align=right|29||align=right|41||align=right|37
||5th round
Danish Cup 2005-06
The Danish Cups results of the 2005-2006 season. First round was played on about July 27 and the final was played on May 11. This was the first time in the tournament's modern history that the final wasn't played on the afternoon of the Ascension Day...


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|-
|2006-07
Danish Superliga 2006-07
The 2006–07 Danish Superliga season was the 17th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2006 to the final match on May...


|SL
|align=right |10
|align=right|33||align=right|6||align=right|10||align=right|17
|align=right|29||align=right|53||align=right|28
||Quarterfinal
Danish Cup 2006-07
The Danish Cups results of the 2006-2007 season. First round were played about August 9 and the final were played on May 17.The cup winner qualified for UEFA Cup qualification.-First round:...


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|-
|2007-08
Danish Superliga 2007-08
The 2007–08 Danish Superliga season was the 18th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It started with the first match on July 18, 2007 and ended with the final match...


|SL
|align=right |5
|align=right|33||align=right|14||align=right|10||align=right|9
|align=right|47||align=right|43||align=right|52
||3rd round
Danish Cup 2007-08
The Danish Cups results of the 2007-2008 season. The first round were played about August 7 and the final was played on May 1.The cup winner qualified for the UEFA Cup.-First round:...


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|-
|2008-09
Danish Superliga 2008-09
The 2008–09 Danish Superliga was the 19th season of Danish Superliga league championship, which determines the winners of the Danish football championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. The season started on 19 July 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. The defending champions were Aalborg...


|SL
|align=right bgcolor=red |12
|align=right|33||align=right|5||align=right|9||align=right|19
|align=right|35||align=right|58||align=right|24
||Quarter-final
Danish Cup 2008-09
The Danish Cup 2008–09 was the 53rd season of only Danish football cup competition. It was the first time since 2004 that the cup had a sponsor name: the daily Newspaper Ekstra Bladet has signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association , making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup...


|relegated
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External links

Official site Fanklubben Den Gule Fare (official fanclub) De Gule Bønder (fanclub fraction) ac-fan.dk - AC Horsens news by fans to fans (unofficial site) AC Horsens Fanz (unofficial fan-site)
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