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.

Skjern Håndbold
Founded1 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-01)
ArenaSkjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Capacity2,400
PresidentCarsten Thygesen
Head coachClaus Hansen
LeagueHåndboldligaen
2021–22Håndboldligaen, 4th of 15
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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]

Location of Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Håndbold
Location of Skjern Håndbold

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Achievements edit

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Current squad edit

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Staff edit

Staff for the 2021–22 season
  • Head Coach:   Henrik Kronborg
  • Assistant Trainer:   Kasper Søndergaard
  • Team Leader:   Jørgen Jørgensen
  • Physiotherapist:   Hans Jensen

Transfers edit

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

European Handball edit

EHF Champions League edit

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1999–00 Qualification   Horn Sittardia 31–26 28–22 59–48
Group Stage
Group C

  Badel 1862 Zagreb 24–33 19–22 4th place
  ZTR Zaporizhzhia 16–20 20–23
  TV Suhr-Handball 26–28 29–24
2003–04 Group Stage
Group G

  Veszprém KC 23–26 29–33 2nd place
  Vive Kielce 26–22 25–25
  RK Bosna Sarajevo 30–20 18–27
Round of 16   SC Magdeburg 30–25 24–34 54–59
2015–16 Group Stage
Group D

  Motor Zaporizhzhia 36–36 26–31 2nd place
  Kadetten Schaffhausen 25–29 30–24
  HC Baia Mare 38–28 28–28
  Elverum Håndball 34–29 37–23
  RK Metalurg Skopje 20–19 25–24
Playoffs   HC Meshkov Brest 31–31 23–27 54–58
2017–18 Group Stage
Group C

  CB Ademar León 33–25 31–26 1st place
  RK Gorenje Velenje 35–20 29–31
  Elverum Håndball 35–25 32–27
  Kadetten Schaffhausen 32–22 24–25
  Dinamo București 39–28 36–23
Playoffs   HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 33–26 30–32 63–58
Round of 16   Veszprém KC 32–25 29–34 61–59
Quarter-final   HBC Nantes 27–27 27–32 54–59
2018–19 Group Stage
Group B

  Paris Saint-Germain 24–26 28–38 7th place
  MOL-Pick Szeged 26–29 33–33
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt 24–31 22–26
  HBC Nantes 32–34 27–35
  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia 37–33 23–33
  PPD Zagreb 31–31 29–32
  Celje Pivovarna Laško 35–32 27–26

EHF Cup edit

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004–05 Round 2   Vadislav '95 Spartak Varna 38–16 39–18 77–34
Round 3   Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan 32–37 30–31 62–68
2006–07 Round 3   KV Sasja HC 35–27 29–21 64–48
1/8 final   IK Sävehof 39–28 25–30 64–58
1/4 final   Dunkerque 27–25 28–23 55–48
1/2 final   CAI BM Aragón 29–25 24–29 53–54
2011–12 Round 3   HC Dinamo-Poltava 33–21 21–26 54–47
Last 16   Dunkerque 28–24 18–24 46–48
2013–14 Round 2   Ronal Jičín 29–21 38–21 67–42
Round 3   RK Vojvodina 31–24 24–18 55–42
Group Stage
Group B

  Montpellier Handball 23–26 25–27 3rd place
  Sporting CP 25–32 28–30
  RK Strumica 31–20 24–23
2014–15 Round 2   Bregenz 36–32 36–27 72–59
Round 3   Orosháza 40–20 32–25 72–45
Group Stage
Group C

  Füchse Berlin 32–28 24–29
  Porto 27–21 23–24
  Vojvodina 32–23 25–23
Quarter-finals   MT Melsungen 25–20 23–28 48–48
Semifinal   HSV Hamburg 23–27
Third place match   RK Gorenje 27–22

EHF Cup Winners' Cup edit

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2005–06 Round 2   A.S. Pallamano Secchia 36–18 28–40 76–46
Round 3   RK Gold Club Kozina 38–32 30–29 67–62
1/8 Final   Wisła Płock 30–26 30–32 62–56
1/4 Final   HCM Constanța 31–35 35–28 59–70

EHF Challenge Cup edit

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate Comment
2002–03 Round 3   IFK Skövde 24–23 25–27 51–48
Round 4   Alpla HC Hard 25–21 28–24 49–49
1/4 Final   SC Torggler Group Merano 30–25 24–25 55–49
1/2 Final   IK Sävehof 31–27 24–24 55–51
Final   "Filippos" Verias 35–25 30–27 62–55
2001–02 Round 2   RK Metalurg Skopje 33–25 21–34 67–46
Round 3   A.A. Aguas Santas 27–18 26–20 47–44
Round 4  Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk 25–24 31–31 56–55
1/4 Final   Pallamano Rubiera 28–26 20–30 58–46
1/2 Final   US d'Ivry Handball 33–23 24–26 59–47
Final   RK "Pelister" Bitola 34–17 27–20 54–44

Notable former players edit

Men

Notable former coaches edit

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