Ikast Håndbold

Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991.

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. 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. As a result, the team changed their name to FC Midtjylland Håndbold and switched colors from blue and yellow to red and black. In November 2017, it was announced that FC Midtjylland had sold off the handball team to a group of investors. From the 2018–19 season, they were renamed Herning Ikast Håndbold.

Name

 * 1997–1999: Ikast FS Elitehåndbold
 * 1999–2008: Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold
 * 2008–2009: Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold
 * 2009–2018: FC Midtjylland Håndbold
 * 2018–2022: Herning-Ikast Håndbold
 * 2022– : Ikast Håndbold

Results

 * Danish Championship:
 * Gold: 1998, 2011, 2013, 2015
 * Silver: 1999, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2019
 * Bronze: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
 * Danish Cup:
 * Winner: 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019
 * Finalist: 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013
 * EHF Champions League:
 * Semifinalist: 2003, 2014
 * EHF European League:
 * Winner: 2002, 2011, 2023
 * Finalist: 2007
 * Semifinalist: 2008, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
 * Winner: 2004, 2015
 * Semifinalist: 2000
 * EHF Challenge Cup:
 * Winner: 1998
 * EHF Champions Trophy:
 * Winner: 1998
 * Finalist: 2002
 * Semifinalist: 2003

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2024–25 season


 * Goalkeepers
 * 1 🇸🇪 Irma Schjött
 * 12 🇸🇪 Filippa Idéhn
 * 32 🇳🇴 Olivia Lykke Nygaard [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
 * Wingers
 * LW
 * 2 Lærke Nolsøe
 * 19 🇸🇪 Olivia Mellegård [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
 * Matilde Kondrup Nielsen
 * RW
 * 6 Cecilie Brandt
 * 77 Line Mai Hougaard
 * Line players
 * 11 Sarah Iversen
 * 18 Maria Lykkegaard
 * 19 Amanda Loft Hansen


 * Back players
 * LB
 * 4 Julie Scaglione [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
 * 21 🇳🇴 Ingvild Bakkerud
 * 51 🇨🇿 Markéta Jeřábková
 * CB
 * Sofia Bro Stenholt
 * 14 🇸🇪 Emma Lindqvist
 * 17 Simone Cathrine Petersen
 * RB
 * 7 🇳🇴 Stine Skogrand (c)
 * 55 Caroline Søgaard

Transfers

 * Transfers for the season 2024–25


 * [[Image:Arrow-up.gif]] Joining
 * Søren Reinholdt Hansen (Head coach) (from TTH Holstebro)
 * Mads Brandt (Assistant coach)
 * 🇳🇴 Olivia Lykke Nygaard (GK) (from 🇳🇴 Storhamar HE)
 * Lærke Nolsøe (LW) (from Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub)
 * 🇸🇪 Olivia Mellegård (LW) (from 🇸🇪 IK Sävehof)
 * Matilde Kondrup Nielsen (LW) (from Ajax København)
 * Sofia Bro Stenholt (CB) (from Skanderborg Håndbold)


 * [[Image:Arrow-down.gif]] Leaving
 * Kasper Christensen (Head coach) (to GOG Håndbold)
 * Christian Køhler (Assistant coach) (to Team Esbjerg)
 * 🇳🇴 Andrea Austmo Pedersen (GK) (to HH Elite)
 * Emma Friis (LW) (to 🇷🇴 CSM București)
 * Trine Mortensen (LW) (to HØJ Elite)
 * 🇸🇪 Melissa Petrén (CB) (to ?)
 * Simone Böhme (RW) (to 🇷🇴 HC Dunărea Brăila)

Staff members

 * Head coach: Søren Reinholt Hansen
 * Assistant coach: Mads Brandt
 * Team leader: Pernille Mosegaard
 * Team leader: Annelie Mortensen
 * Physiotherapist: Mads Skautrup Jacobsen
 * Physiotherapist: Christian Poulsen

Notable former players

 * Anja Andersen (1987–1988)
 * Henriette Mikkelsen (1997–2003)
 * Anja Nielsen (1997–2003)
 * Trine Jensen (2001–2004)
 * Kristine Andersen (1998–2005)
 * Karin Mortensen (2002–2006)
 * Josephine Touray (2004–2005)
 * Karen Brødsgaard (2004–2007)
 * Tonje Kjærgaard (1992–2004, 2007)
 * Rikke Schmidt (2006–2007)
 * Line Fruensgaard (2008–2010)
 * Maibritt Kviesgaard (2011–2013)
 * Lærke Møller (2009–2014)
 * Louise Svalastog (2007–2014)
 * Line Jørgensen (2010–2015)
 * Susan Thorsgaard (2008–2016)
 * Fie Woller (2009–2016)
 * Stine Jørgensen (2012–2017)
 * Trine Østergaard (2008–2017)
 * Sabine Pedersen (2014–2018)
 * Mie Augustesen (2014–2019)
 * Louise Burgaard (2015–2019)
 * Anne Mette Pedersen (2017–2019)
 * Trine Troelsen (2017–2019)
 * Julie Gantzel Pedersen (2017–2020, 2022–2023)
 * Line Uno (2022–2023)
 * 🇳🇴 Kjersti Grini (2000–2003)
 * 🇳🇴 Ragnhild Aamodt (2005–2009)
 * 🇳🇴 Kari-Anne Henriksen (2005–2009)
 * 🇳🇴 Gro Hammerseng (2003–2010)
 * 🇳🇴 Katja Nyberg (2006–2010)
 * 🇳🇴 Isabel Blanco (2001–2011)
 * 🇳🇴 Tonje Nøstvold (2008–2011)
 * 🇳🇴 Ingrid Ødegård (2008–2012)
 * 🇳🇴 Ida Alstad (2014–2015)
 * 🇳🇴 Veronica Kristiansen (2015–2018)
 * 🇳🇴 Tonje Løseth (2017–2020)
 * 🇳🇴 Jeanett Kristiansen (2019–2020)
 * 🇳🇴 Vilde Johansen (2019–2023)
 * 🇸🇪 Jessica Ryde (2017–2023)
 * 🇸🇪 Linnea Torstenson (2010–2012)
 * 🇸🇪 Johanna Ahlm (2015–2016)
 * 🇸🇪 Sabina Jacobsen (2014–2017)
 * 🇸🇪 Linn Blohm (2016–2018)
 * Debbie Bont (2011–2012)
 * Nycke Groot (2011–2015)
 * Narcisa Lecușanu (2002–2004)
 * Eliza Buceschi (2016)
 * 🇫🇷 Valerie Nicolas (2007–2008)
 * 🇩🇪 Sabine Englert (2009–2022)
 * 🇩🇪 Grit Jurack (2001–2003)
 * 🇭🇺 Beáta Siti (2001–2002)
 * 🇷🇸 Tanja Milanović (2004–2008)

ALPI Legends
In November 2017, FC Midtjylland Håndbold introduced the ALPI Legends, an award presented annually to players, coaches and staffers who have meant something special to FC Midtjylland Håndbold through the time.


 * 2017: Tonje Kjærgaard and Sabine Englert

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

 * Last updated on 24 March 2024

Kit manufacturers

 * 🇯🇵 Mizuno (2018-)