FC Midtjylland Håndbold

FCM Håndbold
Full name	FC Midtjylland Håndbold
Short name	FCM – Ikast
Founded	20 June 1970
Arena	Ikast-Brande Arena
Capacity	2,550
President	Lars Gantzel Pedersen
Head coach	Kristian Kristensen (temporary)[1]
League	Primo Tours Ligaen
2015–16	2nd
Colours
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

FC Midtjylland Håndbold (short name: FCM Håndbold) is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen (Women's 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.^[2][3] As a result, the team changed their name to FCM Håndbold and switched colors from blue and yellow to red and black.

Through the years, the club has seen several name changes: Ikast FS Elitehåndbold ApS (1997), Ikast-Bording Elitehåndbold A/S (1999), Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold (2008) and FCM Håndbold.

Results

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

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2016–17 season

Goalkeepers 01 Martina Thörn 16 Sabine Englert Wingers 14 Emma Cecilie Uhrskov Friis 18 Elin Lindén 24 Mie Augustesen 25 Trine Østergaard Jensen Line players 07 Linn Blohm 20 Sabine Pedersen

Back players LB 06 Stine Jørgensen 09 Sabina Jacobsen 10 Veronica Kristiansen CB 11 Simone Cathrine Petersen RB 26 Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir 27 Louise Burgaard

Joining Leaving Stine Jørgensen (to HC Odense) Fie Woller (to SG BBM Bietigheim) from November 2016 Eliza Buceschi Technical staff Head coach: Helle Thomsen Assistant coach: Kristian Kristensen Goalkeeping coach: Kim Andersen Fitness coach: Christian Lind Notable former players Tonje Kjærgaard Anja Andersen Kristine Andersen Karen Brødsgaard Anja Nielsen Trine Jensen Henriette Mikkelsen Karin Mortensen Josephine Touray Rikke Schmidt Line Jørgensen Grit Jurack Valerie Nicolas Narcisa Lecușanu Beáta Siti Kjersti Grini Gro Hammerseng Katja Nyberg Ragnhild Aamodt Kari-Anne Henriksen Camilla Thorsen Tonje Nøstvold Nycke Groot Tanja Milanović Stadium Name: Ikast-Brande Arena City: Ikast Capacity: 2,550 seats, 300 standing Address: Stadion Alle 2b References Dons, Martin (29 August 2016). "FCM Håndbold og Helle Thomsen stopper samarbejdet". www.fcm-haandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2016. Peter Bruun (7 November 2008). "Changes in Ikast". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2008. "Official: FCM buys Ikast-Brande" (in Danish). TV 2 SPORT. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008. General "FCM Håndbold – Official site" (in Danish). FCM Håndbold. Retrieved 30 December 2008. "Danish Handball Association – Official site" (in Danish). Danish Handball Association. Retrieved 30 December 2008. "Ikast-Brande EH". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2008. External links Official site (Danish)