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

KIF Kolding

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

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

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

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

Winners (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeeper

01 Emil Tellerup
12 Josip Cavar

Wingers
LW

04 Lars Skaarup
22 Frederik Bay

RW

27 Sebastian Bertelsen
29 Viktor Nevers

Line players

02 Mads Kragh Thomsen
06 Jonas Bruus Tidemand
09 Victor Lyngsø
13 Mathias Hedegaard
18 Benjamin Pedersen

Back players
LB

10 Mathias Majland
17 Tobias Ellebæk

CB

11 Magnus Kronborg
15 Jens Svane Peschardt (c)
21 Kristian Stoklund
28 Lauritz Reinholdt Legér

RB

05 Oliver Norlyk
24 Diogo Silva
25 Markus Bugge

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024-25 season

Joining

Emil Tellerup (GK) (from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
Josip Cavar (GK) (from TTH Holstebro)
Lars Skaarup (LW) (from Skanderborg AGF Håndbold)
Tobias Ellebæk (LB) (from Frisch Auf Göppingen)
Mathias Majland (LB) (from Skanderborg AGF Håndbold Youth)
Lauritz Reinholdt Legér (CB) (from GOG Håndbold)
Kristian Stoklund (CB) (from Fredericia HK)
Diogo Silva (RB) (from Pays d'Aix UC)
Martin Risom (RB) (back from loan at HSV Hamburg)
Sebastian Bertelsen (RW) (from own rows)
Mads Kragh Thomsen (P) (from Lugi HF)

Magnus Kronborg (CB) (from Rækker Mølle Håndbold) (7 October 2024)

Leaving

Magnus Brandbyge (GK) (to Skanderborg AGF Håndbold)
Rasmus Døssing (GK) (to HC Midtjylland)
Rasmus Thomsen (GK)
Bjarke Christensen (LW) (to Skjern Håndbold)
Robert Timmermeister (LB) (end of loan Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Vetle Rønningen (LB) (to Skjern Håndbold)
Erik Thorsteinsen Toft (LB) (to Elverum Håndball)
Jonas Fuglsbjerg (LB) (to Grindsted GIF Håndbold)
Sander Øverjordet (CB) (to Haslum HK)
Pelle Boesen (CB) (to ØIF Arendal)
Andreas Elbæk (CB)
Martin Risom (RB)
Peter Torpegaard Lund (RW) (to Skive fH)

Staff

Pos.	Name
Head coach	Kristian Kristensen
Assistant coach	Kristian Danielsen
Goalkeeper coach	Anders Petersen
Team Leader	Anders Skøtt Bruun
Physiotherapist	Morten U. Olesen