Team Esbjerg is a professional women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 spectators. They play games in red shirts and black shorts.

Team Esbjerg
Full nameTeam Esbjerg Elitehåndbold A/S
Short nameEsbjerg
Founded1991
ArenaBlue Water Dokken
Capacity2,996
PresidentBjarne Pedersen
Head CoachTomas Axnér
LeagueBambusa Kvindeligaen
2023–241st
Club colours   
Team colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of Team Esbjerg
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Location of Team Esbjerg

The coaching team consists of former national team player Jesper Jensen and Patrick Petersen.[1]

History

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Team Esbjerg was founded in 1991, as a cooperation between KVIK Esbjerg and Esbjerg Håndboldklub (EHK). They compete the Danish Handball League for the first time in 1999, but they relegated the following year. They have been part of the league, since 2004.

They have won the Danish Championship twice. Once in 2016, after beating FC Midtjylland Håndbold in the final. They lost the first final match 20–17, but won the second 24–19, after a dramatic penalty shootout. Again in 2019, they also beat Herning-Ikast Håndbold, in two matches, with the scores 28–20 and 19–20.[2] They also won the Danish Women's Handball Cup in 2017, after beating København Håndbold, with the score 31–20.[3]

Over time, the club has had many notable and significant players, like Rikke Zachariassen, Ulrika Toft Hansen, Lotte Grigel, Gøril Snorroeggen, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Emily Stang Sando, Marta Mangué, Laura van der Heijden, Angelica Wallén, Ida Bjørndalen and Sandra Toft Galsgaard.

Kits

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Honours

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Arena

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season.
Squad information
No.Nat.PlayerPositionDate of BirthInContract until
2 Line HaugstedLeft back11 November 199420242026
3 Kaja Kamp NielsenLine Player29 April 199420202025
4 Michala MøllerCentre Back16 February 200020212026
5 Caroline GadeLeft Wing11 July 200420212024
7 Luciana RebeloRight Back25 July 200520232027
8 Live Rushfeldt DeilaCentre Back15 January 200020232026
9 Nora MørkRight Back5 April 199120222026
10 Kathrine HeindahlLine Player26 March 199220222025
11 Rikke IversenLine Player18 May 199320232026
12 Anna KristensenGoalkeeper25 October 200020232026
14 Kristine BreistølLeft Back23 August 199320182024
16 Amalie MillingGoalkeeper27 December 199920222025
18 Mette TranborgRight Back1 January 199620202025
20 Marit Røsberg JacobsenRight Wing25 February 199420182026
24 Sanna Solberg-IsaksenLeft Wing16 June 199020172026
25 Henny ReistadLeft Back9 February 199920212025
27 Anne Tolstrup PetersenRight Wing7 March 199520222026
33 Julie Bøe JacobsenCentre Back23 June 199820222024

Transfers

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Transfers for the season 2024–25

Technical staff

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  • Head coach: Tomas Axnér
  • Assistant coach: Patrick Petersen
  • Goalkeeping coach: Rikke Poulsen
  • Sportdirector: Thomas Hylle
  • Teamleader: Helle Kongsbak
  • Physiotherapist: Kenneth Hansen
  • Physiotherapist: Jacob Dejgaard
  • Video: Jes Juncker-Jensen

Former notable players

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Statistics

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Head coach history

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Thomas Hylle1997–2002
Jan Leslie2004–2006
Thomas Hørlyk2006–2007
Teddy Barrett2007–2008
Jan Paulsen2008–2011
Lars Frederiksen2011–2017
Jesper Jensen2017–2024
Tomas Axnér2024–present

European record

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SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2015–16EHF Champions LeagueQualification tournament Yenimahalle Bld. SK32–28
HCM Baia Mare21–32
2016–17EHF Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Group D
RK Krim35–2522–273rd place
Larvik HK29–3024–31
IK Sävehof29–1825–20
Main Round
Group 2
CSM București20–2525–336th place
Győri ETO KC26–3222–33
Midtjylland22–2126–38
2019–20EHF Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Group B
Rostov-Don31–2626–342nd place
CSM București22–2425–21
MKS Perła Lublin35–2228–22
Main Round
Group 1
Metz Handball30–2931–312nd place
Vipers Kristiansand35–3035–31
Ferencvárosi TC29–2725–26
Quarterfinals Budućnost PodgoricaCancelled
2020–21Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Group A
Metz Handball25–2829–316th place
Rostov-Don24–2524–28
Vipers Kristiansand27–2728–28
Ferencvárosi TC21–2428–24
CSM București29–3026–28
SG BBM Bietigheim37–2933–26
RK Krim33–2310–0
Round of 16 Brest Bretagne Handball27–3327–3054–63
2021–22Champions LeagueGroup stage
Group A
Brest Bretagne Handball28–2823–261st place
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria33–2731–31
Budućnost BEMAX35–2036–25
CSM București22–2129–29
BV Borussia 09 Dortmund34–2432–29
Rostov-Don25–1827–25
HC Podravka Vegeta30–1727–26
Quarterfinals CSM București27–2726–2553–52
Semifinal Győri Audi ETO KC27–32
Bronze match Metz Handball26–32
2022–23EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Group B
Győri Audi ETO KC29–3128–293rd
Metz Handball35–2824–26
CS Rapid București32–3435–30
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica28–2330–20
Storhamar HE35–2534–25
Kastamonu Bld. GSK43–2739–31
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb30–1833–20
Playoffs Brest Bretagne28–2527–2455–49
Quarter-finals CSM București32–2833–3165–59
Semifinal Ferencvárosi TC29–30
Bronze match Győri Audi ETO KC27–28
2023–24EHF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Group B
Metz Handball29–2731–362nd
Vipers Kristiansand38–3732–37
CS Rapid București30–2833–24
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria27–2333–28
Zagłębie Lubin36–2432–26
RK Krim Mercator27–3329–21
Ikast Håndbold35–3437–34
Quarter-finals Ferencvárosi TC29–2426–2555–49
Semifinal Győri ETO KC23–24
Bronze match Metz Handball37–33
SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2010–11EHF CupRound 3 Buxtehuder SV28–2325–2953–52
Last 16 HC Dunărea Brăila25–2221–2046–42
Quarterfinals FC Midtjylland21–2729–2450–51
2011–12EHF CupRound 3 Anagennisi Arta31–1536–1467–29
Last 16 Team Tvis Holstebro28–2724–2752–54
2013–14EHF CupRound 3 RK Radnički Kragujevac26–2628–2454–50
Last 16 DHK Baník Most28–2628–2156–47
Quarterfinals Dinamo Volgograd36–2730–2666–63
Semifinals Alba Fehérvár KC24–2527–2651–51 (a)
Final HC Lada32–3225–3657–68
2014–15EHF CupRound 3 RŽK Zagorje35–2633–2268–48
Last 16 H 65 Höör33–2533–2866–53
Quarterfinals Érd NK28–2920–2848–57
2018–19EHF CupRound 3 Paris 9229–2831–2560–53
Group A Storhamar HE25–2028–281st place
SG BBM Bietigheim28–2732–27
CS Măgura Cisnădie41–1832–19
Quarterfinals HC Kuban Krasnodar37–2437–3174–55
Semifinals Herning-Ikast Håndbold30–1623–2053–36
Final Siófok KC21–2121–2642–47
SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
EHF Cup Winners' Cup2012–13Round 3 Quintus36–2526–2362–48
Last 16 Rostov-Don28–3128–2956–60
EHF Cup Winners' Cup2015–16Round 3 Ardeşen GSK30–2622–3152–57

References

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  1. ^ Sportslig ledelse - Team Esbjerg
  2. ^ "Team Esbjerg er dansk mester". TV2 Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Team Esbjerg skriver historie - pokalmestre efter stor ydmygelse". TV2 Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Jesper Jensen stopper i Team Esbjerg næste sommer" (in Danish). teamesbjerg.dk. 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Team Esbjerg". European Handball Federation.
  6. ^ "New All-Star Team features three fresh names and returning Neagu". eurohandball.com. 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
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