KIF Kolding

KIF Kolding
KIF Kolding
Full name	Kolding Idrætsforening Håndbold
Founded	14 March 1941; 83 years ago
Arena	Sydbank Arena
Capacity	5,100
President	Christian Phillip
Head coach	Kristian Kristensen
League	Danish Handball League
2021–22	Håndboldligaen, 12th of 15
	Website ; Official site

KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.

History edit

KIF Kolding edit

KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1987. From 1987 to 2009 KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 12 times. In the summer of 2011 the women team of the club became an independent club called Vejen EH.

KIF Kolding København edit

KIF Kolding København was formed in August 2012 after AG København went bankrupt. Some of the players from AG København joined the players from KIF and some of AGK's sponsors also joined KIF under the new name. KIF Kolding København played some home games in Kolding and some in Brøndby. KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 2 times under the name KIF Kolding København.

KIF Kolding edit

On 31 March 2018 KIF announced in a press release, that the club will drop the Copenhagen part of the club and will again be known as KIF Kolding. A new board was established and long time director Jens Boessen stepped down. 9 million DKK was invested into the club and old creditors written off debt of 11 million DKK.^[1]

Honours edit

Danish Handball League: 14 (record)
- Gold:1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15
Danish Handball Cup: 8
- Gold:1989–90, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13
Double