Skjern Håndbold
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Skjern Handball (Danish: Skjern Håndbold) is a handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2018. They have also achieved international success, by winning the EHF Challenge Cup twice, in 2002 and 2003. The home arena of Skjern Håndbold is Skjern Bank Arena. This handball club has developed several professional handball players such as Kasper Søndergaard, Jesper Jensen, and Claus Møller Jakobsen.
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Skjern Håndbold | |||
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Founded | 1 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-01) | ||
Arena | Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern | ||
Capacity | 2,400 | ||
President | Carsten Thygesen | ||
Head coach | Claus Hansen | ||
League | Håndboldligaen | ||
2021–22 | Håndboldligaen, 4th of 15 | ||
Website Official site |
In the 1997/1998 the team was promoted from the 1st Division to the top flight, and the year after in 98/99 they won the Danish Championship. This makes Skjern Håndbold the first Danish side to win a title as a newly promoted team. The team also won the Danish cup the same season.[1]