Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at

Lyngby Stadion Lyngby Stadion is a combined football and athletics stadium in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. It is owned by the municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk. It is the home of the football club Lyngby Boldklub, and Trongårdens IF athletics association. The s ...

Kongens Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site o ...

Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (occasionally spelled Lyngby-Tårbæk) is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark near Copenhagen on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand (Danish: ''Sjælland''). It is part of the ...

, a northern suburb of

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. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club has won the Danish championship twice (

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and 1992) and the

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three times (1984, 1985 and 1990).

History

The club was first founded on 8 April 1906 but it was disbanded again in 1915 due to problems with where they were allowed to play. On 30 March 1921, 30 young people from the football department of Lyngby IF decided to break away and start their own club. They named it Lyngby Boldklub af 1921. For the first few years, they played at Lundtofte Flyveplads, using the flight hangars as locker rooms. In 1949 the club moved to the area where the present-day

is located. Lyngby was the first club in Denmark to wear the club's name on the kits, which happened in 1961. In 1983 the club became Danish champions for the first time and in 1984 the club played in the European Cup losing to

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with 1–2,0–0 in the second round after beating KS Elbasani in the first round with 3–0,3–0. In 1986 the club was the first one to win its group in the UEFA Intertoto Cup without loss of points. The club won its second Danish championship in 1992 on

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. In 1996 the club was eliminated from the

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by Club Brügge, even though playing a 1–1 draw in Belgium. 1996 was also the year when Lyngby's chairmen,

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and Michael Kjær sold team captain Larsen to

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. The sale sparked harsh protests among the fans. In 1997 Østergaard and Kjær left Lyngby to become chairmen in

. They were joined by striker Jónsson. In December 2001 the club went bankrupt and was forced to finish the season using only amateur players. Hardly surprising, the team finished the season in last place and was subsequently relegated an additional two leagues due to the bankruptcy. As a result, the team went straight from playing in the Superliga to playing in the amateur league

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, just below the three Danish pro leagues. In 2003 the team was promoted to the 2nd Division (the third best league), as winner of Danmarksserien, and on 18 June 2005 the team gained promotion to the 1st Division by finishing 3rd in the 2nd Division. In the 2006–07 season the team won the Danish 1st Division thus returning to the top flight only five and a half seasons after going bankrupt. Another highlight of the 2006–07 season occurred on 12 April 2007 as Lyngby advanced to the semi-finals of the

for the first time in several years, by winning 1–0 against AC Horsens on

. Lyngby achieved a third place in the

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season, just a season after being promoted from the 1. Division. In the second half of the 2017-18 season, however, the club experienced financial difficulties, due to irregularities at the club owner, Hellerup Finans, which later went bankrupt. This led to the departure of several key players, before, on 9 February 2018, the club was bought and saved by a group of local business people and fans known collectively as Friends of Lyngby. This was not enough for Lyngby to hold its place in the Superliga, as the club lost two play-off matches against 1. Division number 3,

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, being relegated to 1. Division. Just over a year later, on 2 June 2019, fortunes were reversed, as Lyngby, finishing 3rd in 1. Division, won 3-2 on aggregate against Vendsyssel FF, securing its re-promotion to the top flight. Lyngby-BK v Vendsyssel-FF 00

Honours

* Danish Champions ** Winner (2): 1983, 1991–92 ** Runners-up (3): 1981, 1985,

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** 3rd place (4): 1984, 1988, 1989, 2016–17 *

** Winner (3): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1989–90 ** Runners-up (2): 1969–70, 1979–80 * Danish 1st Division ** Winner (2): 2006–07, 2015–16 ** Runners-up (3): 1979, 2009–10, 2021–22 ** 3rd place (3): 2005–06, 2014–15, 2018–19 *

Zealand Series Zealand Series ( da, Sjællandsserien, SS, Herre Sjællandsserien) is the highest division for men organized by the regional association DBU Sjælland and one of the sixth-highest divisions overall in the Danish football league system. The Zeala ...

** Winner (9): 1946–47, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1959, 1969^‡, 1973^‡, 1975^‡, 1980^‡, 2005^‡ ** Runners-up (4): 1941–42, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50 ^‡: Won by reserve team

Achievements

*23 ''seasons'' in the '' Highest Danish League'' *7 ''seasons'' in the '' Second Highest Danish League'' *17 ''seasons'' in the '' Third Highest Danish League''

European record

Players

Current squad

Youth players in use

Out on loan

Former players

Among former players are former Danish internationals

Flemming Christensen Flemming Christensen (born 10 April 1958) is a Danish former football (soccer) player and manager. Career In his active career, Christensen played for Danish clubs AB and Lyngby BK, as well as French club AS Saint-Etienne and FC Aarau from Swi ...

, John Helt,

Klaus Berggreen Klaus Berggreen (born 3 February 1958) is a Danish former footballer who played as a midfielder, most prominently for Italian clubs Pisa and A.S. Roma. He played 46 matches and scored five goals for the Danish national team, and he represented ...

, Ronnie Ekelund,

Torben Frank Torben Frank (born 16 June 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former footballer, who played in the striker role. He most successfully played for Danish clubs Lyngby Boldklub and Brøndby IF, and won four Danish championships. In addition, Frank re ...

Jakob Friis-Hansen Jakob Friis-Hansen (born 6 March 1967) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he spent most of his career with French club Lille OSC. For the Denmark national team, he made 19 appearances. He is a ...

Henrik Larsen Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966), nicknamed ''Store Larsen'' (''Big Larsen''), is a Danish football manager and former professional player, who played as a midfielder. He was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub. He was the joint top scorer at t ...

, Miklos Molnar, Claus "Kuno" Christiansen, Carsten Fredgaard,

Claus Jensen Claus William Jensen (born 29 April 1977) is a Danish professional football manager, and former player who is the manager of Danish 1st Division club Nykøbing FC. During his active playing career, he played as an attacking midfielder. Jensen ...

, Bent Christensen, Peter Nielsen,

Niclas Jensen Niclas Christian Monberg Jensen (born 17 August 1974) is a Danish former professional football player and current football agent. He played as a left-back, and most notably won three Danish Superliga championships with F.C. Copenhagen. He pla ...

Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl (; born 22 July 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. The second-most capped national player for Denmark, he appeared in 126 matches and scored 21 goals for his country, and was a member ...

Thomas Kristensen Thomas Fauerskov Kristensen (born 17 April 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as a transition coach at Lyngby BK and as an assistant coach for the Danish U-18 national team. Kri ...

Morten Nordstrand Morten Nordstrand Nielsen (; born 8 June 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently the assistant coach of F.C. Copenhagen U17. He has played eight times for the Denmark national football team. C ...

and Mikkel Beckmann. Swedish international

Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck (; born 5 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his sharp finishing ability and represented clubs in Sweden, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, England, and Germ ...

briefly played for the club in the late 1990s. Four Lyngby players were on the Danish team that won the

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, while Rommedahl and Bechmann were included in the Danish squad for the World Cup in South Africa, 2010.

Youth players

Lyngby Boldklub is also renowned for its youth program, and several current and former A-international players started their careers in Lyngby. These include

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, Frederik Sørensen, Christian Gytkjær,

Andreas Bjelland Andreas Bjelland (born 11 July 1988) is a Danish-Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lyngby. He represented Denmark at international level and was part of the Danes' Euro 2012 squad. He is also adept as a full back ...

Lasse Schöne Lasse Schöne (; born 27 May 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club NEC and the Denmark national team. He is known for his set piece abilities. Schöne spent his entire professional ...

and

. Though

started his career in B 93 his career didn't really take off until he joined Lyngby in 1992 aged 18.

Old boys

In the mid-2000s, the club's

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team was among the best in Denmark featuring several well-known players such as

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During his p ...

Brian Laudrup Brian Laudrup (, born 22 February 1969) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger, forward or as a midfielder, and was regarded as one of the most talented players of his generation. He currently works as a football co ...

and aforementioned Berggreen and Larsen.

Season-by-season results

Green denotes promotion, red denotes relegation.-->

Former coaches

* Jørgen Hvidemose (1981–87) * Hans Brun Larsen (1987) * Kim Lyshøj (1987–90) *

Kent Karlsson Kent Karlsson (born 25 November 1945) is a Swedish football coach and former player. He was capped 38 times for the national team and played at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. As a manager, he has managed Swedish, Danish and Norwegian clubs such as IFK ...

(1991–92) * Michael Schäfer (1992–95) *

Benny Lennartsson Benny Lennartsson is a Swedish football coach, former football and bandy player. He has managed Örebro SK, Lyngby FC and Bristol City among others. Managerial career Viking In 1988, Lennartsson signed for Norwegian club Viking FK. He won promo ...

(1995–98) *

Poul Hansen Hans Christian Poul Hansen (27 February 1913 – 13 August 1966), simply known as Poul Hansen, was a Danish politician, who served as Defence Minister of Denmark from 1956 to 1962 and Danish Minister of Finance from 1962 to 1965. He represented ...

(1998–01) * Hasse Kuhn (2001–03) * Bent Christensen (2003–05) * Kasper Hjulmand (2006–08) *

(2008–09) *

Niels Frederiksen Niels Frederiksen (; born 5 November 1970) is a Danish professional football manager. He last worked as the head coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. Frederiksen began his career as a head coach at Lyngby Boldklub in 2009 after having ...

(2009–13) *

Johan Lange Johan Martin Christian Lange (20 March 1818 – 3 April 1898) was a prominent Danish botanist. He held the post of Librarian at the Botanical library of the University of Copenhagen from 1851 to 1858. He was Director of the Botanical Garden ...

(2013) *

Jack Majgaard Jack Majgaard Jensen (born 25 March 1973 is a Danish people, Danish football manager who currently manages FC Roskilde. He has previously managed Lunds BK, Lyngby BK, FC Rosengård (women), and Landskrona BoIS. References

1973 births Li ...

(2013–15) *

Søren Hermansen Søren Hermansen (born 7 September 1970) is a Danish professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is manager of the Denmark national under-16 team. Playing career During his active career, he started as a youth pla ...

(2015) (interim) * David Nielsen (2015–17) * Thomas Nørgaard (2017–18) *

Mark Strudal Mark Agner Boecking Strudal (born 29 April 1968) is a Danish football coach and former player who played as a striker. Playing career Strudal was born in Glostrup. He got his national breakthrough while playing for Næstved IF in the Danis ...

(2018) * Christian Nielsen (2018–20) *

Carit Falch Carit Falch (born 16 December 1976) is a Danish football manager. He is currently working as the manager of Danish 1st Division club Fremad Amager. Career He started managing youth players at Karlslunde IF, Greve Fodbold, Hvidovre IF, FC Nords ...

(2020–21) *

Freyr Alexandersson Freyr Alexandersson (born 18 November 1982) is an Icelandic Association football, football Coach (sports), coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub. He was manager of the Iceland women's ...

(2021–Present)

References

External links

Official website

Official fansite
{{Danish 1st Division Association football clubs established in 1921

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