Boldklubben 1908 (B.1908 for short) is a

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football club based in the district of

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. The club's first team play in

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, the fifth tier of Danish football. The club play their home matches at

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, which has a capacity of 7,200. Founded in 1908, the club was a part of Danish second-tier football through the 1930s, had a spell in the top-flight

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during

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, before experiencing a revival in the 1980s and 1990s, entering the third-tier Danish 2nd Division.

History

The club was founded on 24 May 1908 by several boys among them the four Jansen brothers - Hans, Jens, Crilles and Edvard - aged 10 to 15 years old, choosing Harry Osbeck as the first chairman. The club's first match was won 3-0 against ''Thingvalla''. In 1912 the team was co-founder of regional football association, Amager Boldspil-Union (ABU), winning the first tournament under the new association's auspices.

Team colours and crest

Boldklubben 1908's team colours are black and white. The club's current logo was introduced in May 2014 and resembles the club's first logo. File:B 1908.png , 2nd logo, 19??–2014 File:blank.png , 3rd logo, 2014–''present''

Club's honours

Domestic

National leagues

** Runners-up (1):

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** Group 1 Winners (3):

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, 2008–09

Regional leagues

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( DBUK level 1) ** Winners (4): 1944–45, 1945–46, 1955–56,

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** Runner-up (7): 1947–48, 1948–49, 1958,

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1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

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* Amagermesterskabet (

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level 1) ** Winners (1): 1912

Cups

* Forstadsklubbernes Pokalturnering ** Winners (2): 1918, 1919 *

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** Winners (3):

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart bec ...

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** Runners-up (1):

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* Fælledklubbernes Pokalturnering ** Winners (1): 1927 * Amager Boldspil-Unions Pokalturnering (ABU) ** Winners (1): 1927, 1928

Achievements

: *4 ''seasons'' in the '' Highest Danish League'' *8 ''seasons'' in the '' Second Highest Danish League'' *13 ''seasons'' in the '' Third Highest Danish League''

References

External links

Official website

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