Odense Håndbold

Odense Håndbold (in its first season: Odense GOG and after that Handball Club Odense) is a Danish professional women's handball team, that plays in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league.

Odense Håndbold
Full name	Odense Håndbold
Short name	Odense
Founded	August 2009
Arena	Sydbank Arena
Capacity	2,300
President	Lasse Honoré
Head coach	Jakob Vestergaard
League	Bambusa Kvindeligaen
2024–25	1st
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Odense Håndbold

Location of Odense Håndbold

The team's home court is Sydbank Arena in the city of Odense and they play in orange shirts and black shorts.

History

The precursor to Odense Håndbold, GOG Håndbold's women's team, won four Danish championships in the 1990's.

Odense Håndbold was created in August 2009 as a break-away club from GOG Svendborg TGI and they overtook GOG's license for the league, which was published in a press meeting August 27, 2009 in Odense Idrætshal.^[1] They therefore started their first season in the top flight of Danish handball.^[1] The season after they changed their club name to HC Odense to distance itself from GOG.^[2] As GOG was heading towards bankruptcy, they had to optain special permition from the Danish Handball Federation to separate the women's team from GOG.^[3][1]

They changed their name to Odense Håndbold (Odense Handball) before the beginning of the 2016/17 season.^[4] In the 2020-21 season the club won their first Danish championship, beating Viborg HK in the final.^[5] In the 2024-25 season they managed to achieve a perfect regular season, winning 26 of 26 games.^[6] Later they won the Danish Championship, beating Team Esbjerg 2-1 in the final.^[7]

In the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League they qualified for the final four for the first time in club history, when they beat Hungarian Ferencvaros.^[8][9] When Team Esbjerg qualified the day after, it became the first time that there were two Danish teams in the Champions League final four.^[10] They lost the final to Hungarian Győri ETO KC 30-27.^[11]

Kits

HOME
2018–19	Craft 2019–

AWAY
2015–16

Achievements

• EHF Champions League:
  • Silver: 2025
• Danish League:
  • Winner: 2021, 2022, 2025
  • Runners-up: 2018, 2020, 2023
  • Third place: 2019, 2024
• Danish Cup
  • Winner: 2020
  • Runners-up: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • Third place: 2023
• Danish Super Cup
  • Winner: 2023

Stadium

• Name: Sydbank Arena
• City: Odense
• Capacity: 2,300 seats
• Address: Odense Idrætshal, Israels Plads 3, 5200 Odense

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Goalkeepers 12 Andrea Nørklit 16 Althea Reinhardt 38 Yara ten Holte Wingers LW 10 Anna Grundtvig 23 Elma Halilcevic RW 11 Tina Abdulla 34 Andrea Aagot Line players 03 Maren Nyland Aardahl 20 Lysa Tchaptchet 44 Nikita van der Vliet

Back players LB 21 Ingvild Bakkerud 22 Ragnhild Valle Dahl 32 Mie Højlund (c) CB 08 Helene Gigstad Fauske 33 Thale Rushfeldt Deila 51 Markéta Jeřábková RB 07 Viola Leuchter 27 Louise Burgaard (pregnant)

Squad information
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Date of Birth	In	Contract until
3		Maren Nyland Aardahl	Pivot	2 March 1994	2021	2026
8		Helene Gigstad Fauske	Centre Back	31 January 1997	2024	2027
10		Anna Grundtvig	Left Wing	29 September 1995	2024	2026
12		Andrea Nørklit	Goalkeeper	25 August 2006	2024	2026
16		Althea Reinhardt	Goalkeeper	1 September 1996	2016	2028
20		Lysa Tchaptchet	Line Player	20 December 2001	2024	2027
22		Ragnhild Valle Dahl	Left Back	2 January 1998	2023	2026
23		Elma Halilcevic	Left Wing	18 June 2000	2023	2027
27		Louise Burgaard	Right Back	17 October 1992	2024	2027
28		Clara Skyum Thomsen	Right Back	27 August 2001	2024	2027
32		Mie Højlund	Left Back	24 October 1997	2017	2026
33		Thale Rushfeldt Deila	Centre Back	15 January 2000	2023	2027
34		Andrea Aagot	Right Wing	22 May 2000	2023	2026
38		Yara ten Holte	Goalkeeper	23 November 1999	2023	2026
44		Nikita van der Vliet	Line Player	14 March 2000	2023	2026
68		Helena Elver	Centre Back	1 March 1998	2020	2026

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Jakob Vestergaard (Head coach) (from HB Ludwigsburg) Ingvild Bakkerud (LB) (from Ikast Håndbold) Markéta Jeřábková (CB) (from Ikast Håndbold) Viola Leuchter (RB) (from HB Ludwigsburg) Tina Abdulla (RW) (from Storhamar HE)

Leaving Ole Gustav Gjekstad (Head coach) (to Norwegian national team) Katrine Lunde (GK) Helena Elver (CB) (to Győri ETO KC) Clara Skyum Thomsen (RB) (on loan to Viborg HK) Malin Aune (RW) (to Storhamar HE)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Jakob Vestergaard
• Assistant coach: Mark Standgaard Marcher
• Goalkeeping coach: Ole Erevik
• Goalkeeping coach: Gitte Sunesen
• Team Leader: Trine Trampedach
• Team Leader: Lilian Maag
• Physiotherapist: Anja David Greve
• Physiotherapist: Berit Duus
• Physiotherapist: Maj Tornøe Johansen

Previous squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
4	Norway	Malene Aambakk	(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 32)	Right back
6	Denmark	Freja Cohrt	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 31)	Left wing
8	Netherlands	Lois Abbingh	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 33)	Left back
9	Denmark	Katja Johansen	(2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 25)	Left wing
10	Brazil	Jessica Quintino	(1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 34)	Right wing
11	Denmark	Rikke Iversen	(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 32)	Pivot
16	Denmark	Althea Reinhardt	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
17	Netherlands	Nycke Groot	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 37)	Playmaker
18	Denmark	Kamilla Kristensen	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)	Pivot
19	Denmark	Sara Hald	(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 29)	Pivot
20	Denmark	Anne Cecilie de la Cour	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31)	Right back
21	Japan	Ayaka Ikehara	(1990-09-24) 24 September 1990 (age 34)	Right wing
30	Denmark	Iben Hesseldal Hansen	(2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 25)	Goalkeeper
32	Denmark	Mie Højlund	(1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 27)	Playmaker
33	Netherlands	Tess Wester	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 32)	Goalkeeper
39	Sweden	Angelica Wallén	(1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 39)	Left back
68	Denmark	Helena Elver	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 27)	Left back
90	Denmark	Mia Rej	(1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 35)	Playmaker

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
3	Denmark	Suzanne Bækhøj	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29)	Left wing
6	Denmark	Freja Cohrt	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 31)	Left wing
7	Denmark	Susanne Madsen	(1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 34)	Left back
8	Norway	Ingvild Bakkerud	(1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 30)	Left back
9	Norway	Maja Jakobsen	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Right back
10	Brazil	Jessica Quintino	(1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 34)	Right wing
13	Denmark	Mathilde Schæfer	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 28)	Left back
14	Denmark	Mette Tranborg	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)	Right back
16	Denmark	Althea Reinhardt	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
18	Denmark	Kamilla Kristensen	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)	Pivot
25	Denmark	Trine Østergaard	(1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 33)	Right wing
27	Denmark	Nadia Offendal	(1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 30)	Playmaker
28	Denmark	Stine Jørgensen	(1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34)	Left back
33	Netherlands	Tess Wester	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 32)	Goalkeeper
36	Denmark	Kathrine Heindahl	(1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 33)	Pivot

2017–2018 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Norway	Emily Stang Sando	(1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 36)	Goalkeeper
3	Denmark	Suzanne Bækhøj	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29)	Left wing
6	Denmark	Freja Cohrt	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 31)	Left wing
7	Denmark	Susanne Madsen	(1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 34)	Left back
8	Denmark	Stine Svangård	(1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 41)	Playmaker
9	Norway	Maja Jakobsen	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Right back
10	Brazil	Jessica Quintino	(1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 34)	Right wing
13	Denmark	Mathilde Schæfer	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 28)	Left back
14	Denmark	Mette Tranborg	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)	Roght back
16	Denmark	Althea Reinhardt	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
17	Denmark	Susan Thorsgaard	(1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)	Pivot
18	Denmark	Kamilla Kristensen	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)	Pivot
19	Netherlands	Pearl van der Wissel	(1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 41)	Playmaker
25	Denmark	Trine Østergaard	(1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 33)	Right wing
27	Denmark	Nadia Offendal	(1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 30)	Playmaker
28	Denmark	Stine Jørgensen	(1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34)	Left back
36	Denmark	Kathrine Heindahl	(1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 33)	Pivot

2016–2017 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Brazil	Chana Masson	(1978-12-18) 18 December 1978 (age 46)	Goalkeeper
2	Denmark	Matilde Kondrup Nielsen	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 30)	Left wing
3	Denmark	Suzanne Bækhøj	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29)	Left wing
6	Denmark	Mathilde Schæfer	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 28)	Left back
7	Denmark	Susanne Madsen	(1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 34)	Left back
8	Denmark	Stine Svangård	(1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 41)	Playmaker
9	Norway	Maja Jakobsen	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Right back
10	Brazil	Jessica Quintino	(1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 34)	Right wing
11	Denmark	Pernille Johannsen	(1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)	Right wing
13	Sweden	Maria Adler	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 33)	Left back
16	Denmark	Althea Reinhardt	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28)	Goalkeeper
17	Denmark	Susan Thorsgaard	(1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)	Pivot
18	Denmark	Kamilla Kristensen	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)	Pivot
19	Netherlands	Pearl van der Wissel	(1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 41)	Playmaker
22	Russia	Oxana Kiseleva	(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 37)	Left wing
24	Denmark	Marianne Bonde	(1984-06-25) 25 June 1984 (age 41)	Pivot
27	Denmark	Nadia Offendal	(1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 30)	Playmaker
81	Brazil	Deonise Fachinello	(1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 (age 42)	Right back

Notable former players

• Kamilla Larsen (2009–2022)
• Freja Cohrt (2017–2023)
• Stine Jørgensen (2017–2020)
• Line Jørgensen (2009–2010)
• Nadia Offendal (2013–2020)
• Trine Østergaard (2017–2020)
• Kathrine Heindahl (2017–2020)
• Rikke Iversen (2020–2023)
• Helena Elver (2020–2025)
• Pernille Holmsgaard (2009–2011)
• Cecilie Greve (2010–2015)
• Trine Jensen (2011–2013)
• Mette Tranborg (2017–2020)
• Anne Mette Pedersen (2019–2020)
• Sarah Iversen (2012–2016)
• Ditte Vind (2013–2016)
• Line Haugsted (2015–2016)
• Susan Thorsgaard (2016–2019)
• Susanne Madsen (2011–2013) (2016–2020)
• Sara Hald (2018–2021)
• Trine Pedersen (2021–2023)
• Anne Cecilie de la Cour (2020–2021)
• Marianne Bonde (2017)
• Nycke Groot (2019–2021, 2022)
• Tess Wester (2018–2021)
• Lois Abbingh (2020–2023)
• Jasmina Janković (2008–2009)
• Pearl van der Wissel (2012–2018)
• Dione Housheer (2021–2024)
• Bo van Wetering (2021–2024)
• Larissa Nüsser (2021–2024)
• Kelly Vollebregt (2021–2023)
• Ingrid Ødegård (2012–2013)
• Siri Seglem (2013–2015)
• Maja Jakobsen (2015–2019)
• Malin Aune (2023–2025)
• Emily Stang Sando (2017–2018)
• Ingvild Bakkerud (2018–2020)
• Malene Aambakk (2020–2022)
• Tonje Løseth (2022–2024)
• Katrine Lunde (2025)
• Jessica Helleberg (2013–2015)
• Maria Adler (2013–2017)
• Tina Flognman (2009–2010)
• Gabriella Kain (2008–2010)
• Nathalie Hagman (2019–2020)
• Angelica Wallén (2020–2021)
• Martina Thörn (2021–2023)
• Jéssica Quintino (2016–2021)
• Chana Masson (2015–2017)
• Deonise Fachinello (2016–2017)
• Ayaka Ikehara (2020–2023)
• Oksana Kiseleva (2016–2017)
• Elisabeth Pinedo (2010–2011)

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

Last updated on 1 June 2025^[12]

Rank	Name	Seasons played	Goals
1	Mie Højlund	6	330
2	Maren Nyland Aardahl	4	247
3	Dione Housheer	3	206
4	Lois Abbingh	3	148
5	Freja Cohrt	4	142
6	Thale Rushfeldt Deila	2	131
7	Bo van Wetering	3	130
	Helena Elver	4
9	Andrea Aagot	2	119
10	Rikke Iversen	3	118

European record

Champions League

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2018–19	Champions League	Group Matches (Group A)	Metz Handball	19–19	26–41	3rd place
			ŽRK Budućnost	22–26	28–31
			Larvik HK	27–23	33–25
		Main Round (Group 1)	Rostov-Don	26–30	19–25	4th place
			København Håndbold	25–23	24–24
			Brest Bretagne Handball	28–24	29–24
		Quarter-finals	Győri Audi ETO KC	28–29	21–33	49–62
2020–21	Champions League	Group stage (Group B)	SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	30–21	25–26	4th place
			Győri Audi ETO KC	25–32	32–32
			ŽRK Budućnost	30–21	24–27
			Borussia Dortmund	32–27	24–32
			CSKA Moscow	23–27	26–25
			Brest Bretagne Handball	24–31	21–32
			RK Podravka Koprivnica	33–17	35–20
		Round of 16	Vipers Kristiansand	26–30	36–35	62–65
2021–22	Champions League	Group stage (Group B)	CSKA Moscow	27–27	28–21	5th place
			Vipers Kristiansand	27–32	27–31
			RK Krim Mercator	26–24	24–19
			Győri Audi ETO KC	26–31	26–27
			Metz Handball	21–27	31–38
			Kastamonu Bld. GSK	37–29	25–31
			IK Sävehof	37–24	37–31
		Playoffs	Brest Bretagne Handball	25–24	26–29	51–53
2022–23	EHF Champions League	Group A	Vipers Kristiansand	27–34	24–34	3rd place
			RK Krim Mercator	29–23	26–22
			SG BBM Bietigheim	31–24	27–24
			Brest Bretagne Handball	25–21	25–24
			FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	23–27	25–28
			DHK Baník Most	41–22	37–19
			CSM București	27–31	31–40
		Playoffs	Storhamar HE	30–22	30–30	60–52
		QF	Győri Audi ETO KC	27–29	28–37	55–66
2023–24	EHF Champions League	Group A	CSM București	24–28	29–25	2nd place
			Győri ETO KC	29–32	30–31
			IK Sävehof	44–20	40–22
			Brest Bretagne Handball	26–25	29–29
			SG BBM Bietigheim	42–29	28–25
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	39–24	33–17
			DVSC Schaeffler	33–30	35–22
		QF	SG BBM Bietigheim	26–30	32–30	58–60
2024–25	EHF Champions League	Group B	Team Esbjerg	30–39	23–32	3rd place
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	31–29	33–24
			HB Ludwigsburg	28–22	40–24
			Vipers Kristiansand	24–26	10–0
			Brest Bretagne Handball	36–33	38–36
			CS Rapid București	32–24	42–25
			Győri ETO KC	35–28	32–34
		Playoffs	Storhamar HE	33–20	25–21	58–41
		QF	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	27–27	25–24	52–51
		SF	Metz Handball	31–29 (ET)
		F	Győri Audi ETO KC	27–29
2025–26	EHF Champions League	Group B	CSM București
			Sola HK
			Brest Bretagne Handball
			Ferencvárosi TC
			RK Krim Mercator
			RK Podravka Koprivnica
			Ikast Håndbold

EHF Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2019–20	EHF Cup	Round 2	DHC Slavia Prague	34–25	38–14	72–39
		Round 3	ESBF Besançon	25–23	32–29	57–52
		Group stage (Group C)	MKS Perła Lublin	35–18	33–20	1st place
			Érd HC	31–24	28–27
			CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud	25–19	23–25
		Quarterfinals	HC Lada	34–30	28–31	62–61
		Semifinals	Siófok KC	Cancelled

Cup Winners' Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2013–14	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2	WHC Metalurg	30–17	30–24	60–41
		Round 3	Cercle Dijon Bourgogne	24–22	25–19	49–41
		Last 16	Hypo Niederösterreich	23–27	27–28	50–55
2014–15	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 3	Randers HK	28–28	26–30	54–58

Kit manufacturers

• Puma (−2017)
• Adidas (2017–2019)
• Craft Sportswear (2019–)