FC Horsens, founded 31 October 1987 as a merger between Dagnæs IF and B 1940, is a Danish

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club, based in southern

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...

. They are currently playing in the Series 2 of the

DBU Jutland DBU Jutland () is the local governing body for association football and futsal in Jutland, Denmark. They are responsible for the governance and development of men's and women's football at all levels in the region. DBU Jutland is a member of the U ...

, the seventh tier of Danish football but have also played in the

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(fourth tier) as well as the Qualification Series. FC Horsens competed in the 2005 and 2006

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tournaments. At youth level, the club is a part of the

AC Horsens Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...

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. However at senior level, it is an independent club. One of FC Horsens most notably former players is the present AC Horsens

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Søren Jochumsen.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horsens, FC AC Horsens Football clubs in Denmark Association football clubs established in 1987 Horsens Municipality 1987 establishments in Denmark Sport in the Central Denmark Region