Fortuna Hjørring is a Danish women's football team based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the A-Liga, the top flight of the Danish Women's Football League. The club was founded in 1966 and play in green and white. It is one of the most prolific clubs in the Danish A-Liga, having won the league 12 times, tied for most wins alongside rivals Brøndby. The 2024–25 season saw Fortuna Hjørring win "The Double", taking home both the league trophy and the Danish Cup.
Fortuna are fixtures of the UEFA Women's Champions League, having competed 16 times. In the 2009–10 season, they defeated Italian side Bardolino in the round of 32, but lost the round of 16 to eventual finalists Lyon. In the 2016–17 season they reached their best result in recent club history, when they made it to the quarter-finals which they lost 0–2 on aggregate to Manchester City. Fortuna's biggest European result to date is the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final, where they ultimately lost 1–7 on aggregate to Umeå IK.
History On 6 February 1977 the club was renamed from BK Frem to BK Fortuna.
Players Current squad
Player records
Caps
# Player Caps1Lene Filholm4182Dorthe Larsen3963Janne Madsen3904Christina Petersen3525Jette Andersen3486Hanne Sand3427Birgit Christensen3218Anne-Mette Christensen3169Lene Madsen31510Mette V. Jensen307
Goals
# Player Goals1Lene Madsen357
Captains Incomplete YearsPlayer2022– Florentina Olar2022 Camilla Kur2021 Laura Frank2020–2021 Sara Thrige2019–2020 Caroline Rask2018–2019 Janelle Cordia2017– Charlotte Sørensen2016–2017 Florentina Olar2015–2016 Line Sigvardsen Jensen2014–2015 Sofie Junge–2014 Janni Arnth Birgit Brasholt
Management First team
PositionStaffHead Coach Niclas HougaardAssistant Coach Mariann Gajhede KnudsenGoalkeeper Coach Kristoffer SkjærlundFitness Coach Katarína JanickovaHead of Coaching Claus Bech JørgensenTeam Coordinator Anne-Mette ChristensenMedical staffTeam Doctor Boukje VeenstraPhysiotherapist Jeanet Chortsen
Club PositionStaffSporting Director Janelle Cordia
Managers YearsCoach2026– Niclas Hougaard2023–2026 Lene Terp2022–2023 Bo Zinck2022 Martin Møller Kristensen2021–2022 Brian Sørensen2019–2021 Niclas Hougaard2018–2019 Carrie Kveton2012–2017 Brian Sørensen2011–2012 Jakob Borup2008–2011 Flemming Nielsen2005–2007 Odd Einar Fossum2004–2005 Eli Landsem2002–2003 Steen Refsgaard2002 Jacob Nørgaard2000–2001 Jens Overgaard1999 Alex Høeg1997–1998 Jacob Nørgaard1995–1996 Steen Andersen1994–1995 Ove Christensen1992–1993 Jens Mathisen1991 Finn Jønsson1989–1990 Jacob Nørgaard1985–1988 Ove Christensen1983–1984 Jens Larsen1982 Erik Amping1979–1981 John Robert Larsen1978 Carsten Lauritsen1972–1977 John Robert Larsen
Seasons
Key ChampionsPromotion SilverRelegation Bronze
Incomplete Season Cup UWCL197513rd of 10382824197615th of 10353318197714th of 103136171978110th of 1017369197921st of 10591529198012nd of 103619251981152412319821198311984119851198611987119881198911990119911199211993119941199511st of 8252118918771st199611st1996–9712nd of 8201711847611997–9812nd of 8214310030671998–9911999–0012nd of 8182611240561st2000–0112nd of 817567840561st2001–0211st of 8223313336691st2002–0312nd of 816057616482nd2003–0412nd of 818036522542004–0512nd of 818129516552005–0612nd of 817227316531st2006–0712nd of 81632779512007–0812nd of 1015127912461st2008–0911st of 101701827512009–1011st of 10162074550R162010–1111st of 101701821251R162011–1212nd of 101512841969R162012–1312nd of 10411118362ndR162013–1411st of 880231444SFR162014–1512nd of 86132218432ndR162015–1611st of 89014510451stR162016–1712nd of 873024532SFQF2017–1811st of 890130737QFR322018–1912nd of 8730286321stR322019–2011st of 84109223SFR162020–2113rd of 8424131720QFR162021–2212nd of 86135727521st2022–2313rd of 87124024442nd2023–2414th of 8987281935QF2024–2511st of 84425217521st2025–2613rd of 84063721412nd round2026–271Season in progress Notes
Sources
European All results (away, home and aggregate) list Fortuna Hjørring's goal tally first. SeasonRoundClubAwayHomeAggregate2002–20032nd QR Codru Anenii Noi 5–0 – – Breiðablik Kópavogur 9–0 – – Bobruichanka Bobruisk (H) 3–0 – – QF Trondheim 2–2 a 1–0 3–2 SF Arsenal 5–1 3–1 a 8–2 Final Umeå 1–4 a 0–3 1–72009–2010 R32 Verona 1–2 4–0 a 5–2 R16 Lyon 0–5 0–1 a 0–6 2010–2011 R32 Verona 6–1 8–0 a 14–1 R16 Duisburg 2–4 a 0–3 2–7 2011–2012 R32 Young Boys 3–0 a 2–1 5–1 R16 Kopparbergs/Göteborg 2–3 0–1 a 2–42012–2013 R32 Glasgow City 2–1 a 0–0 2–1 R16 Kopparbergs/Göteborg 2–3 1–1 a 3–4 2013–2014 R32 Tavagnacco 2–3 a 2–0 4–3 R16 Tyresö 0–4 1–2 a 1–6 2014–2015 R32 Ourém 3–0 a 6–0 9–0 R16 Rosengård 1–2 a 0–2 1–42015–2016 R32 FC Minsk 2–0 a 4–0 6–0 R16 Brescia 0–1 a 1–1 1–22016–2017 R32 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 a 3–1 a.e.t. 4–3 R16 Brescia 1–0 a 3–1 4–1 QF Manchester City 0–1 0–1 a 0–2 2017–2018 R32 Fiorentina 1–2 a 0–0 1–2 2018–2019 R32 Fiorentina 0–2 a 0–2 0–42019–2020R32 Vllaznia 1–0 a 2–0 3–0R16 Lyon 0–4 a 0–7 0–112020–2021R32 Pomurje 3–0 a 3–2 6–2R16 Barcelona 0–4 a 0–5 0–92022–231st QR Eintracht Frankfurt – 0–2 – Kristianstad 2–3 a.e.t. – – a First leg.
Honours Incomplete +HonourNo.YearsA-Liga12 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2024–2513 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22Danish Cup11 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024–258 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2022–23UEFA Women's Cup1 2002–03Nordic Championship2 1995, 1996
Indoor +HonourNo.YearsDanish Indoor Cup4 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001Danish Futsal Championship6 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 20181 2015
References
External links Official homepage Danish Football Association profile Club at uefa.com