Aalborg Håndbold

Aalborg HSH

The precursor to Aalborg Håndbold, Aalborg HSH, was founded in 2000 as a fusion of the clubs Vadum and Aalborg KFUM. The ambition was to create a first league team in Northern Jutland. It did however not see much sporting success.

AaB Håndbold

In 2000, Aalborg Boldspilklub, a broader sports association most famous for its soccer team, took over the license of the club Aalborg HSH, establishing AaB Håndbold. AaB Håndbold was owned by AaB A/S. AaB Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2010 with a final victory of 2–1 in matches against KIF Kolding after six free throws in the free throw competition in match 3. This ushered in a period where big names could be brought to the club, including Danish national team player Joachim Boldsen. In 2011, the team played in the EHF Champions League for the first time.

Aalborg Håndbold

In January 2011, the license was given to a new company called "Aalborg Håndbold A/S," and the team changed name to Aalborg Håndbold. Behind the new company are businessman Eigild B. Christensen and director Jan Larsen, both from Aalborg. Aalborg Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2013, with an overall 11-goal victory over KIF Kolding Copenhagen. In 2014, Aalborg finished in second place and qualified for the Champions League 1/16 final, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona. In 2017, Aalborg won the Danish Championship for the third time. From 2019 to 2021, they won the Danish Championship three times in a row. In 2021, Aalborg reached the final of the EHF Champions League, becoming the only Danish and Nordic men's team to have done so in the Champions League era, losing to FC Barcelona. In 2023–24, Aalborg won their seventh Danish Championship and reached the EHF Champions League final, again losing to FC Barcelona. In 2024–25, they secured their eighth Danish Championship and third Danish Cup. That season they had the highest number of average spectators in Danish league history with 5,145. In the 2025-26 they won their third Championship in a row as the first team since Kolding IF in 2002-03.

Current squad

Squad for the 2026–27 season

Technical staff

Staff for the 2025–26 season

• Head Coach: Simon Dahl
• Assistant Coach: Henrik Kronborg
• Goalkeeping Coach: Michael Bruun
• Physical Trainer: Christian Lind
• Team Physician: Rasmus Nymann Bager
• Masseur: Nikolaj Riis
• Team Doctor: Morten Harritz
• Team Leader: John Christiansen
• Team Leader: Torbjørn Christensen
• Team Leader: Christian Müller

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfers for the 2027–28 season

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Juri Knorr (CB) from Rhein-Neckar Löwen Alexander Blonz (LW) from GOG Håndbold Patrick Helland Anderson (RB) from Elverum Håndball Vetle Rønningen (LP) from Skjern Håndbold Tobias Nielsen (RW) from TMS Ringsted Leaving Sebastian Barthold (LW) to SC Magdeburg Miguel Martins (CB) to CS Dinamo București Aleks Vlah (CB) to Vive Kielce Mads Vestergaard (LW) (to Elitesport Vendsyssel) Henrik Møllgaard (LB) (Retires) Jack Thurin (RB) (to Montpellier Handball) Martin Larsen (RB) (Retires) Tobias Nielsen (RW) on loan at HØJ Elite

Coaches throughout the years

• Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen (2008–2011)
• Robert Hedin (2011–2012)
• Nikolaj Jacobsen (2012–2014)
• Jesper Jensen (2014–2016)
• Aron Kristjánsson (2016–2018)
• Stefan Madsen (2018–2024)
• Maik Machulla (2024)
• Simon Dahl (2024–present)

EHF Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Comment
2010–11	Group matches (Group C)	Multiple opponents	–	–	–	6th place
2013–14	Group matches	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	26–27	31–27	4th place	–
		Naturhouse La Rioja	28–24	25–23		–
		HSV Hamburg	26–28	28–20		–
		RK Gorenje Velenje	23–28	25–30		–
		HK Drott	37–23	26–35		–
	Last 16	FC Barcelona	22–29	20–31	42–60	–
2014–15	Group matches	Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral	25–28	23–23	4th place	–
		SC Pick Szeged	25–28	25–23		–
		Kadetten Schaffhausen	23–23	25–25		–
		HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	30–36	25–28		–
		Vive Targi Kielce	25–27	33–26		–
	Last 16	FC Barcelona	11–31	22–29	33–60	–
2017–18	Group matches (Group B)	Multiple opponents	–	–	–	8th place
2019–20	Group matches (Group A)	Multiple opponents	–	–	–	4th place, playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21	Group matches (Group B)	FC Barcelona	32–35	33–42	4th place	–
		Telekom Veszprém	27–33	32–30		–
		THW Kiel	23–31	26–28		–
		HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	38–29	29–27		–
		HBC Nantes	32–24	29–38		–
		RK Celje	0–10	31–29		Home game assessed by the EHF
		PPD Zagreb	38–29	27–26		–
	Last 16	FC Porto	27–24	29–32	56–56 (a)	–
	Quarterfinals	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	26–21	29–33	55–54	–
	Semifinal	Paris Saint-Germain	35–33			–
	Final	FC Barcelona	23–36			Silver
2021–22	Group matches (Group A)	PPD Zagreb	31–25	34–24	1st place	–
		Montpellier HB	36–28	33–31		–
		RK Vardar	33–29	28–30		–
		Meshkov Brest	34–33	33–30		–
		Pick Szeged	34–30	28–31		–
		THW Kiel	35–33	28–31		–
		Elverum Håndball	32–27	34–28		–
	Quarterfinals	Telekom Veszprém	37–35	29–36	66–71	–
2022–23	Group matches (Group B)	Celje Pivovarna Laško	36–32	34–31	5th place	–
		Elverum Håndball	31–24	33–25		–
		Barlinek Industria Kielce	28–30	28–33		–
		OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	33–27	41–29		–
		Barça	33–39	26–32		–
		THW Kiel	26–30	36–36		–
		HBC Nantes	33–34	28–35		–
	Last 16	GOG Håndbold	30–28	24–32	54–60	–
2023–24	Group matches (Group A)	Industria Kielce	35–35	34–31	2nd place	–
		RK Eurofarm Pelister	38–23	33–28		–
		OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	31–26	27–34		–
		RK Zagreb	32–22	30–30		–
		Paris Saint-Germain	30–32	30–33		–
		Kolstad Håndball	27–25	29–18		–
		THW Kiel	27–27	27–18		–
	Quarterfinals	Telekom Veszprém	33–28	31–32	64–60	–
	Semifinal	SC Magdeburg	28–26			–
	Final	FC Barcelona	30–31			Silver
2024–25	Group matches (Group B)	HBC Nantes	38–31	29–29	2nd place	–
		RK Zagreb	33–30	23–31		–
		SC Magdeburg	33–33	31–32		–
		Barça	36–35	27–35		–
		OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	29–28	32–30		–
		Industria Kielce	34–26	35–28		–
		Kolstad Håndball	30–28	24–25		–
	Quarterfinals	Füchse Berlin	36–40	29–37	65–77	–
2025–26	Group matches (Group A)	One Veszprém	32–28	38–33	2nd place	–
		Füchse Berlin	36–35	31–35		–
		Sporting CP	35–30	33–35		–
		Kolstad Håndball	36–24	35–26		–
		CS Dinamo București	34–28	30–27		–
		HBC Nantes	31–24	28–27		–
		Industria Kielce	34–27	32–32		–
	Quarterfinals	Sporting CP	37–36	31–31	68–67	–
	Semifinals	Barça	32–37 ET			–
	Third place game	SC Magdeburg	26–32			–