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FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

club based in Ikast

Ikast

Ikast is a Danish town in the Region Midtjylland. It has been part of the municipality of Ikast-Brande since 2007. It was the seat of the former Ikast Municipality.-External links:*...

. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen

Danish Women's Handball League

The Danish Women's Handball League 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. Since January 2009, the league is officially called GuldBageren Ligaen for sponsorship...

(Women's Handball League) since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship. They are also former winners of the EHF Cup

Women's EHF Cup

The Women's EHF Cup is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It takes place every year, from September to May. It was first organized by the European Handball Federation in 1993...

and Cup Winners' Cup.

History

The club was founded as Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling on 20 June 1970 as a merger of the handball departments of Ikast DUI and Ikast Skytte Gymnastik Forening. Their breakthrough came in 1991 when they won the Danish Cup and reached the top division, Dame Håndbold Ligaen

Danish Women's Handball League

. They saw success again in 1998 as they won their first and only Danish Championship gold.

At the beginning of November 2008, it was announced that the professional division of Ikast-Brande EH had been taken over by football club FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...

. As a result, the team changed their name to FCM Håndbold and switched colors from blue and yellow to red and black.

Through the years, the club has seen several name changes: Ikast FS Elitehåndbold ApS (1997), Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold A/S (1999), Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold (2008) and FCM Håndbold.

Results in Denmark

Danish Championship
Danish Women's Handball League
The Danish Women's Handball League 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. Since January 2009, the league is officially called GuldBageren Ligaen for sponsorship...

Gold: 1997/98, 2010/11
Silver: 1998/99, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2007/08
Bronze: 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2003/04, 2004/05

Danish Cup

Winner: 1991, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01

Results in Europe

EHF Champions League
Women's EHF Champions League
The EHF Women's Champions League is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe, organized annually by the European Handball Federation . It is the most competitive and prestigious tournament for clubs since the champions of the best national leagues participate on it.- Eligibility...

Semifinalist: 2002/03

Cup Winners' Cup

Winner: 2003/04

EHF Cup
Women's EHF Cup
The Women's EHF Cup is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It takes place every year, from September to May. It was first organized by the European Handball Federation in 1993...

Winner: 2001/02
Finalist: 2006/07

EHF Champions Trophy

Winner: 1997/98
Finalist: 2001/02, 2002/03

EHF City Cup
Women's EHF Challenge Cup
The Women's EHF Challenge Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999-2000 season.- Summary :- External links :*...

Winner: 1997/98
Finalist: 1996/97

Current squad

Squad for the 2011–12 season

Goalkeepers1

Ingrid Ødegård

Ingrid Ødegård is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper, playing for FCM Håndbold, the Norwegian national beach handball team and the B side of the national handball team.- Club career :...

16 Sabine Englert
Sabine Englert
Sabine Englert is a German team handball goalkeeper from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. She has previously played for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich, and on the German national team. But now she plays for FC Midtjylland Håndbold. -International career:Englert made her debut on the German team in...

Wingers2

Gitte Brøgger Led6

Maibritt Kviesgaard

Maibritt Kviesgaard Maibritt Kviesgaard Maibritt Kviesgaard is a Danish handball player...

10 Anne Mette Pedersen
14 Malene Dalgaard
21 Fie Woller
25 Trine Østergaard Jensen

Line players5

Louise Svalastog Spellerberg9

Mia Biltoft

17 Susan Thorsgaard
Susan Thorsgaard
Susan Thorsgaard is a Danish team handball player, playing for the club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and for the Danish women's national handball team....

Back players7

Linnea Torstenson

Linnea Torstenson is a Swedish handball player who has played for the Sweden women's national handball team. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden placed 8th. At the 2008 Olympics tournament Torstenson was among the top ten goalscorers.-References:...

Mathilde Neesgaard

19 Line Jørgensen
Line Jørgensen
Line Jørgensen is a Danish team handball player, playing for the club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and for the Danish women's national handball team....
20 Cecilie Woller
22 Trine Troelsen
Trine Troelsen
Trine Troelsen is a Danish team handball player, playing for the club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and for the Danish women's national handball team....
24 Maria Sørensen
27 Nycke Groot
89 Lærke Møller
Lærke Møller
Lærke Møller is a Danish team handball player, playing for the club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and for the Danish women's national handball team....

Technical staff

Head coach: Ryan Zinglersen
Assistant coach: Helle Thomsen
Goalkeeping coach: Antoni Parecki
Fitness coach: Henrik Møller

Notable former players

Tonje Kjærgaard

Tonje Kjærgaard is a Danish team handball player, World champion and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Four years later she won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...

Anja Andersen

Anja Andersen is a former female handball player and currently coach.-Career:Anja Andersen is known for both her skills as an offensive player, her strong temper and courage to make dramatic scenes and daring tricks during a match. She was an important part of the renaissance in Danish handball...

Kristine Andersen

Kristine Andersen is a Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and again eight years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

Karen Brødsgaard

Karen Brødsgaard is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....

Anja Nielsen

Anja Nielsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...

Trine Jensen

Trine Jensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

Henriette Mikkelsen

Henriette Mikkelsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009....

Karin Mortensen

Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

Josephine Touray

Josephine Touray is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

Rikke Schmidt Line Fruensgaard Sara Hansen Mette Sjøberg
Grit Jurack

Grit Jurack

Grit Jurack is a German team handball player, playing on the German women's national handball team. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team., and also obtained bronze medal in the championship.She won the Champions League with Viborg HK...

Valerie Nicolas

Valérie Nicolas

Valérie Nicolas is a French handball goalkeeper and former player of the French national team. She became World Champion in 2003 with the French team, and was also voted Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper. She was voted into the All-Star Team in the 2007 World Championship...

Narcisa Lecuşanu

Narcisa Lecuşanu is a retired Romanian handball player. She played for clubs like Ikast, Aalborg DH and CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea....

Beáta Siti

Beáta Siti is a former Hungarian team handball player, and later coach. During her active career she was European champion and silver medalist from both World Championships and the Olympic Games...

Kjersti Grini

Kjersti Elizabeth Grini is a Norwegian former handball player.She played in the clubs Jaren, Lunner, Bækkelaget, Toten and Ikast. She has played in 201 games for the Norwegian National team, scoring 1003 goals.-References:...

Gro Hammerseng

Gro Hammerseng is a Norwegian handballer playing for the Norwegian national team and Norwegian club Larvik HK. She has been the captain of the national team for several years, and in 2007 she was voted female World Handball Player of the Year.- Club career :Hammerseng started her handball career...

Katja Nyberg

Katja Johanna Alice Nyberg , is a naturalized Norwegian handball player, currently playing for Norwegian club Larvik HK as well as the Norwegian national team.- Early years :...

Ragnhild Aamodt

Ragnhild Aamodt is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for the Norwegian club Sarpsborg. Until March 2009 she also played for the Norwegian national team....

Kari-Anne Henriksen

Kari-Anne Tønder Henriksen is a Norwegian team handball player.She made her debut on the Norway women's national handball team in 2001, and played 12 matches for the national team. She received a silver medal at the European Championship in 2002.-References:...

Hanne Halén

Hanne Halèn

Hanne Halén is a Norwegian handball player. She played 13 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 2001 and 2004.-References:...

Camilla Thorsen

Camilla Thorsen is a Norwegian team handball player who played for the Norwegian clubs Bergkameratene, Gjerpen, Tertnes and Nordnes, the German club HC Leipzig, and the Danish clubs Viborg HK and Ikast-Bording.She retired from top handball in 2008.Thorsen became European champion with the...

Tonje Nøstvold

Tonje Nøstvold is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Byåsen HE. Previous clubs includes Sola Håndball and FC Midtjylland Håndbold....

Stadium

Name: Ikast-Brande Arena
Ikast-Brande Arena
Ikast-Brande Arena is an indoor sports arena in Ikast, Denmark primarily used for handball. It can hold 2,550 spectators and is home to Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold. Until June 2008 it was called Sportscenter Ikast....
City: Ikast
Ikast
Ikast is a Danish town in the Region Midtjylland. It has been part of the municipality of Ikast-Brande since 2007. It was the seat of the former Ikast Municipality.-External links:*...
Capacity: 2,550 seats, 300 standing
Address: Stadion Alle 2b

External links

Official site

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