KFUM's Boldklub Roskilde is an association football club based in the town of Roskilde, Denmark, that competes in the

Denmark Series The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...

, the fifth tier of the

Danish football league system The Danish football league system, also known as the football league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system, league structure for Football in Denmark, association football in Denmark, in which all divisions are bound tog ...

. Founded in 1929, it is affiliated to

DBU Zealand DBU Zealand ( da, DBU Sjælland) is the local governing body for association football and futsal on Zealand, Denmark. They are responsible for the governance and development of men's and women's football at all levels in the region. DBU Zealand is ...

. The team plays its home matches at Lillevang Idrætscenter where it has been based since 1979. The club reached promotion to the third tier in the 2019–20 season for the first time in club history after a 1–0 win over Ledøje-Smørum.

History

Early decades

KFUM's Boldklub Roskilde was founded on 14 May 1929, with its first chairman becoming A. Møller. The club grew quickly, and had four teams by 1931. In 1942, the first team won DBU Zealand's ''B-række'', the second highest regional level. However, due to World War II, less football was played during the coming years. In 1957, Roskilde KFUM became champions of the ''A-række'', the highest regional tier, reaching promotion to the national leagues for the first time in club history. In 1976, construction of a new home ground began. The stadium, Lillevang Idrætscenter, was completed by 1979 and was initiated in the year of the club's 50th anniversary.

Recent history and 2020 promotion

In recent decades, Roskilde KFUM has become established in the

, the fourth highest tier in the

. In 2007, the club became an affiliated team of

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

from the Danish Superliga. Brøndby chairman, Per Bjerregaard subsequently stated, that Roskilde KFUM had proven that they "had a skilled academy, which had supplied players to some of the best clubs in the Superliga". Furthermore, he said that "Roskilde KFUM is a club from which we can benefit both in the short and long term by working more closely together." In 2013, KFUM beat Brøndby 2–1 in a pre-season friendly at home in front of more than 1,000 spectators. The most famous product of the Roskilde KFUM academy is Danish international Frederik Sørensen, who has played for

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and

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. Due to his success abroad, the club has several times received solidarity payments as part of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations. In December 2019, a DKK 9 million plan for installing pitches with

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was initiated by Roskilde Municipality, giving KFUM's home ground an extra pitch from 2020 and onwards. KFUM Roskilde reached promotion to the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the

, for the first time in club history during the 2019–20 season after the Danish FA had implemented an expansion of the division from 2021. The promotion was secured on 20 June 2020 after a 1–0 win over Ledøje-Smørum after a first-half goal by

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Honours and accolades

Domestic

National leagues

* Fourth Highest Danish League⁴ ** Group 1 Winners (1): 2019–20

Regional leagues

Sjællandsserien 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 Zealan ...

⁵ ** Winners (2):

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* SBU Serie 1⁶ ** Winners (2):

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Cups

* DBU Pokalen ** Third round (1): 2015–16 * SBUs Seriepokal ** Runners-up (1):

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* ⁴: Level 4: Kvalifikationsturneringen (1946–1965), Danmarksserien for herrer (1966–''present'') * ⁵: Level 5 (Level 1 under

): Sjællandsmesterskabet (1902–1927), SBUs Mesterrække (1927–1945),

(1945–''present'') * ⁶: Level 6 (Level 2 under

): DBU Sjælland Serie 1

References

External links

Official site
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