Team Esbjerg

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 CoachJesper Jensen
LeagueBambusa Kvindeligaen
2022–231st
Club colours   
Team colours
Team colours
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of Team Esbjerg
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

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

Honours

Arena

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season.
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until
1 Denmark Rikke Poulsen Goalkeeper 20 April 1986 2019 2023
3 Denmark Kaja Kamp Line Player 29 April 1994 2020 2024
4 Denmark Michala Møller Centre Back 16 February 2000 2021
9 Norway Nora Mørk Right Back 5 April 1991 2022 2024
10 Denmark Kathrine Heindahl Line Player 26 March 1992 2022 2025
12 Denmark Anna Kristensen Goalkeeper 25 October 2000 2023 2026
14 Norway Kristine Breistøl Left Back 23 August 1993 2018 2024
16 Denmark Amalie Milling Goalkeeper 27 December 1999 2022 2025
18 Denmark Mette Tranborg Right Back 1 January 1996 2020 2025
20 Norway Marit Røsberg Jacobsen Right Wing 25 February 1994 2018 2024
23 Germany Dinah Eckerle Goalkeeper 16 October 1995 2021 2023
24 Norway Sanna Solberg-Isaksen Left Wing 16 June 1990 2017 2023
25 Norway Henny Reistad Left Back 9 February 1999 2021 2025
27 Denmark Anne Tolstrup Petersen Right Wing 7 March 1995 2022 2024
33 Norway Julie Bøe Jacobsen Centre Back 23 June 1998 2022 2024
51 Norway Vilde Ingstad Line Player 18 December 1994 2016 2023

Transfers
Transfers for the season 2023–24
Transfers for the season 2024–25

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

Known former players from the club

Statistics

Head coach history
Denmark Thomas Hylle 1997–2002
Denmark Jan Leslie 2004–2006
Denmark Thomas Hørlyk 2006–2007
Denmark Teddy Barrett 2007–2008
Denmark Jan Paulsen 2008–2011
Denmark Lars Frederiksen 2011–2017
Denmark Jesper Jensen 2017–present

European record

Champions League
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2015–16 EHF Champions League Qualification tournament Turkey Yenimahalle Bld. SK 32–28
Romania HCM Baia Mare 21–32
2016–17 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group D		 Slovenia RK Krim 35–25 22–27 3rd place
Norway Larvik HK 29–30 24–31
Sweden IK Sävehof 29–18 25–20
Main Round
Group 2		 Romania CSM București 20–25 25–33 6th place
Hungary Győri ETO KC 26–32 22–33
Denmark Midtjylland 22–21 26–38
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group Stage
Group B		 Russia Rostov-Don 31–26 26–34 2nd place
Romania CSM București 22–24 25–21
Poland MKS Perła Lublin 35–22 28–22
Main Round
Group 1		 France Metz Handball 30–29 31–31 2nd place
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 35–30 35–31
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 29–27 25–26
Quarterfinals Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica Cancelled
2020–21 Champions League Group Stage
Group A		 France Metz Handball 25–28 29–31 6th place
Russia Rostov-Don 24–25 24–28
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 27–27 28–28
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 21–24 28–24
Romania CSM București 29–30 26–28
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 37–29 33–26
Slovenia RK Krim 33–23 10–0
Round of 16 France Brest Bretagne Handball 27–33 27–30 54–63
2021–22 Champions League Group stage
Group A		 France Brest Bretagne Handball 28–28 23–26 1st place
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 33–27 31–31
Montenegro Budućnost BEMAX 35–20 36–25
Romania CSM București 22–21 29–29
Germany BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 34–24 32–29
Russia Rostov-Don 25–18 27–25
Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta 30–17 27–26
Quarterfinals Romania CSM București 27–27 26–25 53–52
Semifinal Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 27–32
Bronze match France Metz Handball 26–32
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B		 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 29–31 28–29 3rd
France Metz Handball 35–28 24–26
Romania CS Rapid București 32–34 35–30
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 28–23 30–20
Norway Storhamar HE 35–25 34–25
Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 43–27 39–31
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 30–18 33–20
Playoffs France Brest Bretagne 28–25 27–24 55–49
Quarter-finals Romania CSM București 32–28 33–31 65–59
Semifinal Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 29–30
Bronze match Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 27–28
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group stage
Group B		 France Metz Handball 29–27
Norway Vipers Kristiansand 38–37
Romania CS Rapid București 30–28
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 27–23
Poland Zagłębie Lubin
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 27–33
Denmark Ikast Håndbold

EHF Cup
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2010–11 EHF Cup Round 3 Germany Buxtehuder SV 28–23 25–29 53–52
Last 16 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila 25–22 21–20 46–42
Quarterfinals Denmark FC Midtjylland 21–27 29–24 50–51
2011–12 EHF Cup Round 3 Greece Anagennisi Arta 31–15 36–14 67–29
Last 16 Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro 28–27 24–27 52–54
2013–14 EHF Cup Round 3 Serbia RK Radnički Kragujevac 26–26 28–24 54–50
Last 16 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 28–26 28–21 56–47
Quarterfinals Russia Dinamo Volgograd 36–27 30–26 66–63
Semifinals Hungary Alba Fehérvár KC 24–25 27–26 51–51 (a)
Final Russia HC Lada 32–32 25–36 57–68
2014–15 EHF Cup Round 3 Slovenia RŽK Zagorje 35–26 33–22 68–48
Last 16 Sweden H 65 Höör 33–25 33–28 66–53
Quarterfinals Hungary Érd NK 28–29 20–28 48–57
2018–19 EHF Cup Round 3 France Paris 92 29–28 31–25 60–53
Group A Norway Storhamar HE 25–20 28–28 1st place
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 28–27 32–27
Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 41–18 32–19
Quarterfinals Russia HC Kuban Krasnodar 37–24 37–31 74–55
Semifinals Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 30–16 23–20 53–36
Final Hungary Siófok KC 21–21 21–26 42–47

EHF Cup Winners' Cup
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2012–13 Round 3 Netherlands Quintus 36–25 26–23 62–48
Last 16 Russia Rostov-Don 28–31 28–29 56–60
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2015–16 Round 3 Turkey Ardeşen GSK 30–26 22–31 52–57

References
  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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