Frederiksberg Idræts-Forening, often just called Frederiksberg IF or FIF is a Danish sports club based in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

. The club has teams in many different sports, but is most famous for its

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

team. The men's team is currently playing in the second tier,

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

. The official fan group is called FIF Ultras.

History

The club was founded on 24 February 1913, while the handball department was founded in 1935. The women's handball team has won the

Danish Women's Handball League The Kvindeligaen () is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league was previously called Bambusa Kvindeligaen ...

12 times, most of them being in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. They last one the Danish championship in 1989. They used to have the record for most titles, undtil

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...

won their 13th title in the 2009-10 season. In the 1960's several Frederiksberg based club were dominant in Danish handball. From 2002 to 2010 FCK Håndbold played on FIF's license. Since 2014,

København Håndbold København Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club from Copenhagen, Denmark. It was established in the winter of 2013. It took over the league licence from Frederiksberg IF and is playing in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen. The club is owned by K ...

has been playing on FIF's license in the

. The club has raised a host of A-national team players on both sides, with Camilla Andersen,

Mette Vestergaard Mette Vestergaard Larsen (born 27 November 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and coach. During her playing career she became two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympi ...

, . Anne-Marie Nielsen, Toni Røseler Andersen, Bo Spellerberg and Kasper Hvidt as the most prominent.

Notable former players

* Bo Spellerberg * Camilla Andersen * Birgitte Wilbek * Anne-Marie Nielsen * Toni Røseler Andersen * Frida Jensen *

Josephine Touray Josephine Touray (born 6 October 1979) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion of Gambian descent. She played mainly as a right wing. Over the course of her career she played 123 games for the Danish national team, where she ...

Karin Mortensen Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympi ...

* Rikke Hørlykke * Mads Mensah Larsen * Lene Rantala * Marianne Bonde * Christina Pedersen

References

External links

Official website

EHF Men's Team Profile

EHF Women's Team Profile
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