Ajax København

Ajax København
Full name	Ajax København Håndbold
Founded	1934
Arena	Bavnehøj-Hallen
Capacity	1,000
President	Flemming Thomsen
Head coach	Rasmus Poulsen (women) Mathias Albrektsen (men)
League	Bambusa Kvindeligaen (women) 3rd Division (men)
2022–23	13th
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Ajax København is a handball club based in southwestern Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of both a women's and a men's team. As of the 2022-23 season, the women's team compete in Damehåndboldligaen, the highest women's league in Denmark. The men’s team went bankrupt in 2022, and therefore were relegated to the 3rd division.^[1] Ajax København play their home matches in Bavnehøj-Hallen.

History

The club was founded as IF Ajax in 1934. In the following decades, the men’s team took home 9 Danish championships – the most recent in 1964.

In 2022 the men’s team went bankrupt and were relegated to the 3rd division.^[1]

Women's team

Kits

HOME
2017–18	2018–20

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers 20 Sofie Flintholm 47 Therese Larsen Wingers LW 02 Laura Andersen 19 Alice Mazens RW 06 Anndora Liane Dambo 09 Rikke Vorgaard Line players 05 Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen 14 Lærke Juhl Læssøe 18 Nikoline Høgsland

Back players LB 13 Sylvie Gamys 23 Laura Skytte 28 Mathilde Wollesen CB 08 Sofie Izabel Simonsen 17 Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen 21 Alberte Hovgaard-Hansen 29 Amanda Marie Poulsen RB 10 Leah Bechar Westerberg

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2024-25

Joining Sofie Flintholm (GK) (from TMS Ringsted) Alice Mazens (LW) (from Paris 92) Laura Andersen (LW) (from BK Ydun) Sylvie Gamys (CB) (from TMS Ringsted) Sofie Izabel Simonsen (CB) (from SIK Søndermarkens) Alberte Hovgaard-Hansen (CB) (from Aarhus United Youth) Mathilde Wollesen (CB) (from BK Ydun) Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (RB) (from H71) Anndora Liane Dambo (RW) (from own rows) Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (P) (from TMS Ringsted) Nikoline Høgsland (P) (from ?) Martin Grønmann (Head Coach) (from Assistant coach) (October 22nd 2024)

Leaving Ditte Vind (GK) (retires) Anna Grundtvig (LW) (to Odense Håndbold) Matilde Kondrup Nielsen (LW) (to Ikast Håndbold) Maja Eiberg Jørgensen (LB) (to Fredrikstad BK) Súna Krossteig Hansen (CB) (to Skanderborg Håndbold) Amalie Westergaard Andersen (CB) Cecilie Specht (RB) (retires) Brynhild Pálsdóttir (RW) Katrine Jacobsen (P) (to Aarhus United) Maria Kvannli (P) (to TMS Ringsted) Kasper Andersen (Head Coach) (to Holstebro Håndbold) (October 22nd 2024)

Staff

Pos.	Name
Head Coach	Martin Grønmann
Assistant coach
Team Leader	Birgit Christiansen
Physiotherapist	Amanda Turay
Physiotherapist	Peter Jeppesen
Video man	Flemming Jensen
CEO	Michael Pallisgaard

Men's team

Accomplishments Men

• Danish Handball League: 9
  • 1937, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1964
• Double

Winners (1): 1963–64

References

1. "Ajax København erklæret konkurs". TV2 Sport. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

External links

• Ajax Heroes