TMS Ringsted is a

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club from

Ringsted Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately from Copenhagen. History Ringsted was the site of ''Sjællands Landsting'' (lit. ''Z ...

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. Currently, TMS Ringsted competes in the men's

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, whereas the women's team competes in the 1st Division. The home arena of the club is

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History

The club was founded on 15 December 1997, when Vetterslev-Høm G.F and Ringsted IF merged their first teams to create the new club. TMS is an

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for Team Midtsjælland (Team central Zealand), the area in which Ringsted is located. The club has been nicknamed the "Ring Stingers" by fans. The club gained their first promotion to the

in 2003. In their first season the team was close to going bankrupt, but narrowly avoided doing so. In the 2020-21 TMS Ringsted finished last in the table, and should thus by league rules have been relegated. However, in April 2021, after the conclusion of the regular season, Aarhus Håndbold, was declared

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. Their team was pulled out of the league, and their matches were considered not contested.

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won the First Division, the second tier, and was thus promoted to the Håndboldligaen. Skive fH won the First Division play-off round and thus had to meet the worst placed team in the Håndboldligaen relegation round. This would be Aarhus Håndbold, as they had not competed, and thus had not gained any points at all. However, TMS Ringsted decided to appeal the relegation, and it was found that due to Aarhus Håndbold's bankruptcy, they had the right to remain in the league. This was decided after Skive fH had already secured promotion, as Aarhus Håndbold could not compete. This meant that only one team was relegated, but two were promoted. Therefore it was decided that for the following season the league would have 15, not 14 teams. The next season, 2021-22 the club was however relegated, with 19 points, the same amount as

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and

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, but they had a worse head-to-head record of the three. The season after they were promoted again to the top league. In the 2023-24 the men's team reached the championship play-off for the first time in club history. In April 2024 the club had their first ever national team player, when Benjamin Hallgren was selected for the Norwegian national team.

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024-25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 16 Andreas Haagen * 29 Malte Eichhorst ;Wingers ;Left Wing * 22 Axel Andersson * 27 Victor Wolf ;Right Wing * 9 Rasmus Winther * 81 Tobias Nielsen ;Pivots * 2 Joachim Møller * 24 Simon Ooms * 25 Anders Agger Pedersen ;Back players ;Left Back * 7 Christoffer Dreyer * 17 Oliver Wosniak * 44 Tobias Tombak * 49 Oscar Lykke ;Center Back * 5 Mark Nikolajsen * 10 Frederik Horn Jakobsen ;Right Back * 15 Dines Kjeldgaard * 19 Benjamin Hallgren

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025-26 season'' ;Joining * Šimon Mizera (GK) (from

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) * Frederik Bertelsen (LB) (from Skanderborg AGF Håndbold) * Oscar Lykke (LB) (from own rows) * Rasmus Graffe (CB) (from HC Midtjylland) * Birk Hermann Inselseth (RB) (from ØIF Arendal) * Isak Gústafsson (RB) (from Valur) * Karl Albert (RW) (from HØJ Elite) * Mikkel Helqvist (RW) (from own rows) * Gustav Bergendahl (P) (from Nærbø Håndball) * Valdemar Landvad (P) (from

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) ;Leaving * Andreas Haagen (GK) (to Ribe-Esbjerg HH) * Christoffer Dreyer (LB) (to Skanderborg AGF Håndbold) * Mark Nikolajsen (CB) (retires) * Benjamin Hallgren (RB) (to Ribe-Esbjerg HH) * Dines Kjeldgaard (RB) (to Team Sydhavsøerne) * Tobias Nielsen (RW) (to

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) * Rasmus Winther (RW) (to ?) * Simon Ooms (P) (to Cesson Rennes MHB) * Anders Agger Pedersen (P) (to ?) :''Transfers for the 2026–27 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving * Joachim Møller (P) (to

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Women's team

Staff

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024-25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Frederikke De Sparra Rasmussen * 35 Stella Jensen ;Wingers ;LW * 15 Harpa María Friðgeirsdóttir * 17 Julie Kibenich ;RW * 9 Thea Frejlev Merrild ;Pivots * 7 Maria Kvannli * 18 Silje Marie Agerbo * 26 Alberte Rasmussen * 33 Christine Grøn Veggerby ;Back players ;LB * 27 Isabel Gunnerød * 39 Kamilla Marcher Kristiansen¨ * 50 Freja Green Jensen ;CB * 5 Natascha Wollesen * 24 Laura Stjerne Green * 51 Zara Bargfeldt ;RB * 25 Mathilde Dohn * 64 Alexandra Lacrabère

Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2024-25'' ;Joining * Kevin Arildtoft Moer (Head Coach) * Frederikke De Sparra Rasmussen (GK) (from HØJ Elite) * Stella Jensen (GK) (from own rows) * Harpa María Friðgeirsdóttir (LW) (

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) * Julie Kibenich (LW) (from own rows) * Isabel Gunnerød (LB) (from Randesund IL) * Matilde Dohn (LB) (from own rows) * Freja Green Jensen (LB) (from own rows) * Laura Stjerne Green (CB) (from own rows) * Zara Bargfeldt (CB) (from own rows) * Alexandra Lacrabère (RB) (comeback) * Thea Frejlev Merrild (RW) (from Gunslevholm Idrætsefterskole) * Maria Kvannli (P) (from

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) * Christine Grøn Veggerby (P) (from own rows) * Silje Marie Agerbo (P) (from own rows) * Alberte Rasmussen (P) (from own rows) ;Leaving * Tomas Laursen (Head Coach) * Dan Hansen (Assistant Coach) * Christina Gregersen (Goalkeeper Coach) * Sofie Flintholm Andersen (GK) (to

) * Philipa Poulsen (GK) * Josephine Togsverd (GK) * Sylvie Gamys (LW) (to

) * Berinda Tükenmez (LW) * Emilie West (LW) * Anne Cathrine Lundbye (LB) (to HØJ Elite) * Mathilde Blaabjerg Madsen (LB) * Laura Bjaldby (LB) (to Rødovre HK) * Louise Hansen (LB) * Nikoline Holden (CB) (to

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) * Liv Poulsen (RB) (to EH Aalborg) * Nicoline Vendelborg (RW) (to Lugi HF) * Frida Svingholm (P) (Retires) * Laura Westerdahl-Møller (P) * Alberte Kristensen (P) * Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (P) (to

)

References

External links

TMS Ringsted
{{Danish Men's Handball League teamlist Handball clubs in Denmark Ringsted Municipality Handball clubs established in 1997 1997 establishments in Denmark Women's handball clubs in Denmark Sport in Region Zealand