HC Midtjylland is a

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club based in the town of

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. They play in Danish 2nd tier

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History

HC Midtjylland where founded in 2005 based on the local teams Hauge G/F and Herning FH. In the 2008/2009 season they finished 2nd

and thus reaching the promotion playoff for the first time. They did however lose to top flight team

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. Promotion came in the 2009/2010 season after finishing 3rd and going up through the playoffs. Only the season after they were however relegated again. In the 2013/2014 season they gained promotion by winning the 1st Division. In 2015 they won the

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despite struggling against relegation. In 2018 they went bankrupt because of financial problems. The club resurrected, shortly after it went bankrupt, but was forced into the Danish 2nd Division. In the first season they gained promotion from the 2nd division, and in 2021/2022 they were once again promoted to the top flight in Denmark. They were however relegated again only the next season, when they finished last in the 2022-23 Håndboldligaen.2022-23 League Table - Dansk Håndbold
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European record

Accomplishments

: 1 **: 2015

Team

Current squad

;Goalkeepers * 1 Simon Egtved * 16 Rasmus Døssing ;Wingers ;LW * 14 Christian Højgaard Brandt * 35 Kasper Søndergaard Kvist ;RW * 40 Laurits Kristensen * 90 Magnus Møland Sønnichsen ;Line players * 5 Silas Krabbe * 6 Valdemar Hermansen * 54 Rasmus Mørup ;Back players ;LB * 4 Rasmus Graffe * 8 Matias Damgaard * 10 Emil Vestergaard Larsen ;CB * 18 Matias Helt Jepsen ;RB * 9 Livio Klausen * 13 Oscar von Oettingen

Transfers

''Transfers for the 2025–2026 season'' ;Joining * Nicolai Snogdal (LW) (from

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) * Anton Bramming (LW/CB) (from Skanderborg AGF Håndbold) * Malte Pedersen (LB) (from

) * Emil Jensen (CB) (from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold) ;Leaving * Kasper Kvist (LW) (Retires) * Rasmus Graffe (CB) (to

)

Technical staff

:''Staff for the 2023–2024 season'' * Head coach: Claus Uhrenholt * Assistant Coach: Martin Hansen * Physical Trainer: Steffan Storgaard Espersen * Physiotherapist: Gabriel Zaar Jensen * Team Leader: Henrik Andersen

References

{{reflist Handball clubs in Denmark Handball clubs established in 2005 2005 establishments in Denmark Sport in Herning