HC Midtjylland

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HC Midtjylland
Full nameHC Midtjylland
Short nameHCM
Founded2005
Arena Sportcenter Herning
Capacity1700
PresidentPeter Andersen
Head coachMads Hjortshøj
League Herrehåndboldligaen
2021-20221st (promoted)
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HC Midtjylland is a handball club based in the town of Herning in Jutland, Denmark. They play in Danish top flight Herreligaen.

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History

HC Midtjylland where founded in 2005 based on the local teams Hauge G/F and Herning FH. [1] In the 2008/2009 season they finished 2nd Danish 1st Division and thus reaching the promotion playoff for the first time. They did however lose to top flight team TMS Ringsted. Promotion came in the 2009/2010 season after finishing 3rd and going up through the playoffs.

Only the season after they were however relegated again. In the 2013/2014 season they gained promotion by winning the 1st Division. In 2015 they won the Danish Handball Cup despite struggling against relegation.

In 2018 they went bankrupt because of financial problems. [2] The club resurrected, shortly after it went bankrupt, but was forced into the Danish 2nd Division. [3]

In the first season they gained promotion from the 2nd division, and in 2021/2022 they were once again promoted to the top flight in Denmark

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2016–17 EHF Cup R3 Flag of Russia.svg Dinamo Astrakhan 29–2936–2564–55
Group Stage Flag of Spain.svg Fraikin Granollers 24–2732–344th place
Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto 29–2625–33
Flag of Germany.svg Frisch Auf Göppingen 23–3122–25

Accomplishments

Team

Current squad

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–2025 season

Technical staff

Staff for the 2023–2024 season

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References

  1. "Ny træner i HC Midtjylland". Danmarks Radio. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. "HC Midtjylland er gået konkurs". DR. Ritzau. 23 April 2018.
  3. "Konkursramt klub på vej til at genopstå". TV Midtvest. 29 May 2018.
  4. "Danish Cup Winners Men". DHF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.