Kolding IF Women

Kolding IF
Full nameKolding Idrætsforening
NicknameDe blå-hvide (The blue-whites)
Founded1 August 2009; 17 years ago (2009-08-01)
GroundKolding Stadium, Kolding
Capacity10,000
ChairmanClaus Holm-Søberg
CoachLasse Skovhøj
LeagueA-Liga
2024-258th of 8
WebsiteKolding IF
Current season

Kolding IF Women (previously KoldingQ and Kolding B) is a Danish women's football club based in Kolding, Denmark. The club plays in A-Liga, the top-flight of the Danish Women's Football League. Their home matches take place at Kolding Stadium. Kolding IF (KIF) and Kolding B have existed as one club in different constellations over the years. The journey of this league license started with the founding of Kolding B in 1971, transferred at the two clubs' merger to Kolding IF in 1996, then back to Kolding B without KIF in 2006. Kolding B then entered into a collaboration with Nr. Bjært Strandhuse IF to form KoldingQ in 2009, before leaving in 2019. Kolding IF took over the KoldingQ license in 2021.

History

Kolding Boldklub

Kolding B was founded in February 1971 and started competing in the Western Division of the nationwide league in 1975. In 1977 Kolding finished first in the Western Division and qualified for the final against Eastern Division winners BK Femina, to whom they lost. Kolding failed to qualify for the new single-division league and were relegated to the Denmark Series from 1981.

KoldingQ

KoldingQ was established on 1 August 2009 as a merger of the women's departments of Nr. Bjært Strandhuse IF and Kolding Boldklub with the aim to become the biggest club in Danish women's football. However, finances proved to be insufficient to achieve this success in the A-Liga and overall, which led to the decision to merge the club with Kolding IF in 2021. Kolding Boldklub departed the club in 2019, ten years following the merger.

In 2013 Lotte Troelsgaard joined the team, she has been a part of the Danish national team for several years. The following year, in 2014 her twin sister Sanne Troelsgaard who is one of the profiles on the national team joined the team. They played together for KoldingQ for three seasons, winning the bronze medal in the Elitedivisionen in 2014/15, 2015/16. After the 2016/17 season Sanne Troelsgaard left the club and went to play football in Sweden instead for the Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård.

Early in 2017 another profile from the Danish national team signed contract for KoldingQ; when the goal keeper Stina Lykke Petersen moved back to Denmark in order to be closer to her family and friends. She chose to play for KoldingQ without wage even though she had offers from clubs from other countries, she chose a Danish club in order to be closer to her family and friends. The club competed against Skovbakken to win the bronze medal in Elitedivisionen, but in the final round Skovbakken was one point ahead of KoldingQ. Both teams won their last matches, KoldingQ beat BSF with 10-0 with five goals by Sanne Troelsgaard, it was not enough in order to win the bronze medal, because Skovbakken also won their final match 3-1 against Vejle.

Players

Current squad

As of 21 September 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Ema Aleksić
2 DF  DEN Laura Colstrup
3 DF  DEN Asta Kynde
4 DF  DEN Julia Amby
5 DF  DEN Ella Nordentoft
6 FW  DEN Cecilie Byrnak
7 MF  DEN Elisabeth Rosenørn
8 MF  DEN Julie Tenfjord
11 FW  DEN Sara Amby (captain)
12 DF  DEN Amalie Callesen
13 DF  USA Esmé Brayshaw
14 DF  DEN Silje Simonsen
15 FW  DEN Amalie Lund
16 DF  USA Kendra Maki
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  DEN Andrea Thierry
18 DF  DEN Bella Madsen
19 FW  DEN Cecilie Christensen
20 MF  DEN Kamma Fredsted
21 MF  DEN Mille Kjærgaard
22 MF  DEN Emma Hoppe
23 DF  DEN Cecilie Gaulshøj
24 DF  DEN Lærke Hammer
25 MF  DEN Verona Abdullahu
26 MF  DEN Frederikke Ludvigsen
28 MF  DEN Laura Johansen
29 MF  DEN Camille Larsen (vice-captain)
32 MF  DEN Cecilie Gaulshøj
50 GK  DEN Asta Ravn

Captains

Incomplete

Years Captain
2026– Denmark Sara Amby
2025–2026 Denmark Sofie Grøn
2023–2025 Denmark Ida Guldager
2022–2023 Denmark Sofie Riis
–2022 Denmark Louise Eriksen
As KoldingQ
Denmark Sofie Hornemann
2017– Denmark Lotte Troelsgaard
–2017 Denmark Sanne Troelsgaard
Denmark Signe Andersen

Management

As of 2 August 2026

First team

Role Name
Head CoachDenmark Lasse Skovhøj
Assistant CoachDenmark Josefine Ladegourdie
Goalkeeping CoachCzech Republic Martin Raška
Fitness CoachDenmark Lukas Rodrigues
Mental CoachDenmark Ole Dau Mortensen
Team ManagersDenmark Rune Elkjær
Denmark Birgitte Dam
PhysiotherapistDenmark Sofie Andersen

Club officials

Role Name
Chairman Claus Holm-Søberg
Technical Director Frederik Lund

Managers

Incomplete

Years Coach
2024– Lasse Skovhøj
–2024 Allan Drost
As KoldingQ
2020–2021 Anders Jensen
2017–2019 Peter Pedersen
2016–2017 Daniel Theemann
2013–2016 Lene Terp
2011–2012 Kim Foder

Seasons

As of the 2025–26 season
Key
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Promotion
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Relegation
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Championship Final

Incomplete

Season Tier # W D L F A Pts. Cup UWCL
As Kolding B
DIVISION WEST (2nd of 2)
1975 1 2nd of 10 54 15 28
1976 1 3rd of 10 36 11 28
1977 1 1st of 10 52 10 34
1978 1
1979 1 6th of 10 23 29 15
1980 1
SINGLE-DIVISION LEAGUE
1981 5
1982 5
1983 4
1984 4
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1 6th of 8 9 3 16 57 98 30
1996 1
As Kolding IF
1996–97 2 1st of 8 13 0 0 50 10 43
1997–98 1 7th of 8 4 3 21 23 99 15
1998–99 2 4th of 8 7 2 5 28 20 23
1999–00 2 5th of 8 4 3 7 23 27 18
2000–01 2 5th of 8 4 2 8 30 42 19
2001–02 2
2002–03 4 1st of 6
2003–04 2 8th of 12 7 7 8 55 59 28
2004–05 2 7th of 12 8 6 8 37 46 30
2005–06 2 11th of 12 5 1 16 28 71 16
As Kolding B
2006–07 4 1st of 18 10 0 0 49 5 30
2007–08 2 1st of 10 13 1 4 75 21 40
2008–09 1 8th of 10 3 3 12 23 66
As KoldingQ
2009–10 1 5th of 10 9 3 6 42 36 28
2010–11 1 7th of 10 5 0 13 26 60 15
2011–12 1 6th of 10 5 2 11 25 60 17
2012–13 1 5th of 10 7 1 10 33 36 22
2013–14 1 5th of 8 2 1 7 9 19 16
2014–15 1 3rd of 8 7 0 3 33 20 39
2015–16 1 3rd of 8 3 3 4 13 23 24
2016–17 1 4th of 8 3 1 6 18 23 16
2017–18 1 3rd of 8 5 1 4 17 12 20
2018–19 1 5th of 8 2 2 6 12 24 10
2019–20 1 6th of 8 4 3 7 14 30 15
2020–21 1 4th of 8 8 1 5 32 17 25
Kolding IF
2021–22 1 5th of 8 5 2 7 15 21 17
2022–23 1 6th of 8 4 3 7 15 23 15
2023–24 1 5th of 8 6 2 6 14 16 20
2024–25 1 8th of 8 1 3 10 11 37 6
2025–26 1 6th of 8 3 2 9 16 32 11 SF N/a
2026–27 1 Season in progress
  1. ↑ The league was originally divided into two groups of 10 teams, representing the east and the west of the country.
  2. ↑ From the 1981 season onwards, the league was changed to a single division encompassing the 12 best teams from across the country.
  3. ↑ The non-league Jutland Series, today tier 5, was then tier 3.
  4. ↑ A third tier, 2nd Division (now C-Liga), was created in 2021; up until then, the Denmark Series (non-league) was the third tier.
Sources

Futsal

The team has had good results in the Danish Futsal Championship. In 2009 Kolding Boldklub won silver at the Danish Championship in futsal, defeated by OB in the final. The following two years the team took silver in the Danish Futsal Championship under the new name KoldingQ, after being defeated by Team Viborg and IK Skovbakken. In 2012 the team took bronze.

See also

References

  1. ↑ De jyske fodboldklubbers historie [History of the Jutlandic football clubs] (PDF) (in Danish) (1st ed.). Jydsk Boldspil-Union. 1 April 2006. p. 459.
  2. ↑ Vendsyssel Tidende (1975-08-27). "Damedivision vest - resultater". Issuu. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Fortuna Hjørring Scrapbog 1977". Issuu (in Danish). p. 4. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Damefodbold". Vendsyssel Tidende. 1980. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Foreninger og frivillige i Kolding Kommune". Trap Danmark | Lex (in Danish). 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
  6. ↑ Nielsen, Kim Dahl (4 August 2014). "Fodbold-tvillinger genforenes: Sanne Troelsgaard er ny KoldingQ-spiller" (in Danish). Ugeavisen.dk. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rosengårds sportchef om nya stjärnan: "Det här blir jättebra"". Sydsvenskan. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "EM-målmand fravælger udlandet for at være amatør". Fyens.dk. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Skovbakken får bronze – Brøndby og Fortuna delte" (in Danish). Fodboldforpiger.dk. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Truppen og stab - Kolding IF fodbold". Kolding IF Fodbold (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  11. ↑ Riis, Helle Møller (30 January 2012). "Mere fokus på futsal i fremtiden" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund (3F). Retrieved 1 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)