Odense Håndbold (in its first season: Odense GOG and after that Handball Club Odense) is a Danish professional women's handball team, that plays in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league.
The team's home court is Sydbank Arena in the city of Odense and they play in orange shirts and black shorts.
History The precursor to Odense Håndbold, GOG Håndbold's women's team, won four Danish championships in the 1990s.
Odense Håndbold was created in August 2009 as a break-away club from GOG Svendborg TGI and they overtook GOG's license for the league, which was published in a press meeting August 27, 2009 in Odense Idrætshal. They therefore started their first season in the top flight of Danish handball. The season after they changed their club name to HC Odense to distance itself from GOG. As GOG was heading towards bankruptcy, they had to obtain special permission from the Danish Handball Federation to separate the women's team from GOG.
They changed their name to Odense Håndbold (Odense Handball) before the beginning of the 2016/17 season. In the 2020-21 season the club won their first Danish championship, beating Viborg HK in the final. In the 2024-25 season they managed to achieve a perfect regular season, winning 26 of 26 games. Later they won the Danish Championship, beating Team Esbjerg 2-1 in the final.
In the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League they qualified for the final four for the first time in club history, when they beat Hungarian Ferencvaros. When Team Esbjerg qualified the day after, it became the first time that there were two Danish teams in the Champions League final four. They lost the final to Hungarian Győri ETO KC 30-27.
In the 2025-26 Champions League they went out in the quarterfinal to Győri ETO KC with an aggregate defeat of 23 goals.
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Achievements EHF Champions League: Silver: 2025 Danish League: Winner: 2021, 2022, 2025 Runners-up: 2018, 2020, 2023, 2026 Third place: 2019, 2024 Danish Cup Winner: 2020, 2025 Runners-up: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 Third place: 2023 Danish Super Cup Winner: 2023, 2025
Stadium Name: Sydbank Arena City: Odense Capacity: 2,300 seats Address: Odense Idrætshal, Israels Plads 3, 5200 Odense
Team Current squad
Squad for the 2026–27 season
Goalkeepers 1 Johanna Bundsen 16 Althea Reinhardt 38 Yara ten Holte Wingers LW 10 Anna Grundtvig (pregnant) 17 Matilde Vestergaard 23 Elma Halilcevic RW 11 Tina Abdulla 34 Andrea Aagot (pregnant) Line players 3 Maren Nyland Aardahl (pregnant) 24 Romée Maarschalkerweerd 44 Nikita van der Vliet
Back players LB 21 Ingvild Bakkerud 22 Xenia Smits (pregnant) 32 Mie Højlund (c) CB 8 Helene Gigstad Fauske 28 Emile Clemmensen 51 Markéta Jeřábková RB 7 Viola Leuchter 13 Anna Vyakhireva 27 Louise Burgaard
Squad informationPlayerPositionDate of birthContract until3Maren Nyland AardahlPivot2 March 1994202120298Helene Gigstad FauskeCentre Back31 January 19972024202710Anna GrundtvigLeft Wing29 September 19952024202712Andrea NørklitGoalkeeper25 August 20062024203016Althea ReinhardtGoalkeeper1 September 19962016202820Lysa TchaptchetLine Player20 December 20012024202722Ragnhild Valle DahlLeft Back2 January 19982023202623Elma Halilcevic Left Wing18 June 20002023202827Louise BurgaardRight Back17 October 19922024202728Clara Skyum ThomsenRight Back27 August 20012024202732Mie HøjlundLeft Back24 October 19972017202833Thale Rushfeldt Deila Centre Back15 January 200020232027 34Andrea Aagot Right Wing22 May 20002023202838Yara ten Holte Goalkeeper23 November 19992023202744Nikita van der Vliet Line Player14 March 200020232027
Transfers Transfers for the 2026-27 season
Joining Johanna Bundsen (GK) (from Metz Handball) Xenia Smits (LB) (from Metz Handball) Anna Vyakhireva (RB) (from Brest Bretagne Handball) Romée Maarschalkerweerd (P) (from HH Elite) Matilde Vestergaard (LW) (from HH Elite)
Leaving Andrea Nørklit (GK) (on loan to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub) Ragnhild Valle Dahl (LB) (to Viborg HK) Signe Bang Andersen (LB) (to HØJ Elite) Thale Rushfeldt Deila (CB) (to Győri ETO KC) Lysa Tchaptchet (P) (to Ferencvárosi TC)
Technical staff Head coach: Assistant coach: Mark Standgaard Marcher Goalkeeping coach: Ole Erevik Goalkeeping coach: Gitte Sunesen Team Leader: Trine Trampedach Team Leader: Lilian Maag Physiotherapist: Anja David Greve Physiotherapist: Berit Duus Physiotherapist: Maj Tornøe Johansen
Previous squads
2020–2021 Team Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position 4 Malene Aambakk Right back 6 Freja Cohrt Left wing 8 Lois Abbingh Left back 9 Katja Johansen Left wing 10 Jessica Quintino Right wing 11 Rikke Iversen Pivot 16 Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 17 Nycke Groot Playmaker 18 Kamilla Kristensen Pivot 19 Sara Hald Pivot 20 Anne Cecilie de la Cour Right back 21 Ayaka Ikehara Right wing 30 Iben Hesseldal Hansen Goalkeeper 32 Mie Højlund Playmaker 33 Tess Wester Goalkeeper 39 Angelica Wallén Left back 68 Helena Elver Left back 90 Mia Rej Playmaker
2018–2019 Team Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position 3 Suzanne Bækhøj Left wing 6 Freja Cohrt Left wing 7 Susanne Madsen Left back 8 Ingvild Bakkerud Left back 9 Maja Jakobsen Right back 10 Jessica Quintino Right wing 13 Mathilde Schæfer Left back 14 Mette Tranborg Right back 16 Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 18 Kamilla Kristensen Pivot 25 Trine Østergaard Right wing 27 Nadia Offendal Playmaker 28 Stine Jørgensen Left back 33 Tess Wester Goalkeeper 36 Kathrine Heindahl Pivot
2017–2018 Team Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position 1 Emily Stang Sando Goalkeeper 3 Suzanne Bækhøj Left wing 6 Freja Cohrt Left wing 7 Susanne Madsen Left back 8 Stine Svangård Playmaker 9 Maja Jakobsen Right back 10 Jessica Quintino Right wing 13 Mathilde Schæfer Left back 14 Mette Tranborg Roght back 16 Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 17 Susan Thorsgaard Pivot 18 Kamilla Kristensen Pivot 19 Pearl van der Wissel Playmaker 25 Trine Østergaard Right wing 27 Nadia Offendal Playmaker 28 Stine Jørgensen Left back 36 Kathrine Heindahl Pivot
2016–2017 Team Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position 1 Chana Masson Goalkeeper 2 Matilde Kondrup Nielsen Left wing 3 Suzanne Bækhøj Left wing 6 Mathilde Schæfer Left back 7 Susanne Madsen Left back 8 Stine Svangård Playmaker 9 Maja Jakobsen Right back 10 Jessica Quintino Right wing 11 Pernille Johannsen Right wing 13 Maria Adler Left back 16 Althea Reinhardt Goalkeeper 17 Susan Thorsgaard Pivot 18 Kamilla Kristensen Pivot 19 Pearl van der Wissel Playmaker 22 Oxana Kiseleva Left wing 24 Marianne Bonde Pivot 27 Nadia Offendal Playmaker 81 Deonise Fachinello Right back
Notable former players
Kamilla Larsen (2009–2022) Freja Cohrt (2017–2023) Stine Jørgensen (2017–2020) Line Jørgensen (2009–2010) Nadia Offendal (2013–2020) Trine Østergaard (2017–2020) Kathrine Heindahl (2017–2020) Rikke Iversen (2020–2023) Helena Elver (2020–2025) Pernille Holmsgaard (2009–2011) Cecilie Greve (2010–2015) Trine Jensen (2011–2013) Mette Tranborg (2017–2020) Anne Mette Pedersen (2019–2020) Sarah Iversen (2012–2016) Ditte Vind (2013–2016) Line Haugsted (2015–2016) Susan Thorsgaard (2016–2019) Susanne Madsen (2011–2013) (2016–2020) Sara Hald (2018–2021) Trine Pedersen (2021–2023) Anne Cecilie de la Cour (2020–2021) Marianne Bonde (2017) Nycke Groot (2019–2021, 2022) Tess Wester (2018–2021) Lois Abbingh (2020–2023) Jasmina Janković (2008–2009) Pearl van der Wissel (2012–2018) Dione Housheer (2021–2024) Bo van Wetering (2021–2024) Larissa Nüsser (2021–2024) Kelly Vollebregt (2021–2023) Ingrid Ødegård (2012–2013) Siri Seglem (2013–2015) Maja Jakobsen (2015–2019) Malin Aune (2023–2025) Emily Stang Sando (2017–2018) Ingvild Bakkerud (2018–2020) Malene Aambakk (2020–2022) Tonje Løseth (2022–2024) Katrine Lunde (2025) Jessica Helleberg (2013–2015) Maria Adler (2013–2017) Tina Flognman (2009–2010) Gabriella Kain (2008–2010) Nathalie Hagman (2019–2020) Angelica Wallén (2020–2021) Martina Thörn (2021–2023) Jéssica Quintino (2016–2021) Chana Masson (2015–2017) Deonise Fachinello (2016–2017) Ayaka Ikehara (2020–2023) Oksana Kiseleva (2016–2017) Elisabeth Pinedo (2010–2011)
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League Last updated on 4 October 2026 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Mie Højlund83782 Maren Nyland Aardahl62843 Thale Rushfeldt Deila32144 Dione Housheer32065 Elma Halilcevic41996 Andrea Aagot41657 Lois Abbingh31488 Freja Cohrt41429 Bo van Wetering3130 Helena Elver4
European record Champions League
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2018–19Champions League Group Matches(Group A) Metz Handball 19–19 26–41 3rd place ŽRK Budućnost 22–26 28–31 Larvik HK 27–23 33–25 Main Round(Group 1) Rostov-Don 26–30 19–25 4th place København Håndbold 25–23 24–24 Brest Bretagne Handball 28–24 29–24Quarter-finals Győri Audi ETO KC 28–29 21–33 49–622020–21Champions League Group stage(Group B) SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 30–21 25–26 4th place Győri Audi ETO KC 25–32 32–32 ŽRK Budućnost 30–21 24–27 Borussia Dortmund 32–27 24–32 CSKA Moscow 23–27 26–25 Brest Bretagne Handball 24–31 21–32 RK Podravka Koprivnica 33–17 35–20Round of 16 Vipers Kristiansand 26–30 36–35 62–652021–22Champions League Group stage(Group B) CSKA Moscow 27–27 28–21 5th place Vipers Kristiansand 27–32 27–31 RK Krim Mercator 26–24 24–19 Győri Audi ETO KC 26–31 26–27 Metz Handball 21–27 31–38 Kastamonu Bld. GSK 37–29 25–31 IK Sävehof 37–24 37–31Playoffs Brest Bretagne Handball 25–24 26–29 51–532022–23EHF Champions League Group A Vipers Kristiansand 27–34 24–34 3rd place RK Krim Mercator 29–23 26–22 SG BBM Bietigheim 31–24 27–24 Brest Bretagne Handball 25–21 25–24 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 23–27 25–28 DHK Baník Most 41–22 37–19 CSM București 27–31 31–40Playoffs Storhamar HE 30–22 30–3060–52QF Győri Audi ETO KC 27–29 28–37 55–662023–24EHF Champions League Group A CSM București 24–28 29–25 2nd place Győri ETO KC 29–32 30–31 IK Sävehof 44–20 40–22 Brest Bretagne Handball 26–25 29–29 SG BBM Bietigheim 42–29 28–25 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 39–24 33–17 DVSC Schaeffler 33–30 35–22QF SG BBM Bietigheim 26–30 32–30 58–602024–25EHF Champions League Group B Team Esbjerg 30–39 23–32 3rd place ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 31–29 33–24 HB Ludwigsburg 28–22 40–24 Vipers Kristiansand 24–26 10–0 Brest Bretagne Handball 36–33 38–36 CS Rapid București 32–24 42–25 Győri ETO KC 35–28 32–34 Playoffs Storhamar HE 33–20 25–21 58–41 QF FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 27–27 25–24 52–51 SF Metz Handball 31–29 (ET) F Győri Audi ETO KC 27–292025–26 EHF Champions League Group B CSM București 36–30 24–33 4th place Sola HK 32–27 40–25 Brest Bretagne Handball 31–40 33–40 Ferencvárosi TC 34–32 28–30 RK Krim Mercator 38–30 30–21 RK Podravka Koprivnica 31–31 42–24 Ikast Håndbold 35–28 33–30 Playoffs DVSC Schaeffler 37–32 34–34 71–66 QF Győri ETO KC 28–36 25–40 53–762026–27 EHF Champions League Group stageGroup B Nykøbing Falster 27–27 HC Podravka Vegeta 31–24 CS Gloria Bistrița 27–29 Storhamar HE 23–26 HSG Blomberg-Lippe Győri ETO KC Metz Handball
EHF Cup
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2019–20EHF CupRound 2 DHC Slavia Prague 34–25 38–14 72–39Round 3 ESBF Besançon 25–23 32–29 57–52Group stage (Group C) MKS Perła Lublin 35–18 33–20 1st place Érd HC 31–24 28–27 CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud 25–19 23–25Quarterfinals HC Lada 34–30 28–31 62–61Semifinals Siófok KC Cancelled
Cup Winners' Cup
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2013–14Cup Winners' CupRound 2 WHC Metalurg 30–17 30–24 60–41Round 3 Cercle Dijon Bourgogne 24–22 25–19 49–41Last 16 Hypo Niederösterreich 23–27 27–28 50–552014–15Cup Winners' CupRound 3 Randers HK 28–28 26–30 54–58
Kit manufacturers Puma (−2017) Adidas (2017–2019) Craft Sportswear (2019–)
References
External links GOG får ønsket dispensation (Dansk Håndboldforbund) ODENSE GOG en realitet (gog.dk) Grønt lys til Odense GOG (dr.dk) Officielt: Odense GOG er skabt (TV2)