Kastrup Boldklub (Kastrup BK or KB for short) is a Danish

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club based in the

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Kastrup Kastrup () is a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the east coast of Amager in Tårnby Municipality. It is the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called ''Kastrup Lufthavn'' (Kastrup Airport) or ''Københavns Lufthavn, Kast ...

(

Tårnby Municipality Tårnby Municipality (, ) is a '' kommune'' bordering Copenhagen Municipality on the island of Amager just east of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm (16 km2;2 inhabitants 1 January 2020) and Peb ...

) on

Amager Amager ( ), located in the Øresund, is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 216,000 inhabitants (January 2022). The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (including Kalvebod Fælled) makes up more than one-third of the ...

. As of the 2024–25, the club's first senior men's team play in

Copenhagen Series Copenhagen Series for men (), unofficially also known as Københavnerserien and often shortened to KS serien and KS Herre, is the highest division for men organised by the regional football association DBU København (DBUK) and one of the sixth-h ...

( level 6). The club was founded on 4 May 1933 as Boldklubben Funkis and changed to the current name in 1941. The senior men's football team have since 1985 primarily played their home games at Kastrup Idrætsanlæg located at Røllikevej, Kastrup next to the club house, but have previously played their matches at

Tårnby Stadium Tårnby () is a town in Denmark, the seat of Tårnby Municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark. It is located approximately south of central Copenhagen on the island of Amager. Neighbouring settlements include the Copenhagen suburb of Sund ...

during their tenure in the higher ranking leagues, and occasionally still do. Earlier in their history, the club was located at John Tranums Alle. Kastrup Boldklub has spent a total of nine seasons in the highest football league in Denmark, the last in 1987. Their best result was set in the 1979 season, when the first team finished in fourth place in the top league and thus qualified for the

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. The club has participated in two elite superstructures, Amager United (2002–2006) and

FC Amager FC Amager (or FCA) was a Danish football club, formed on 1 July 2008, which declared itself bankrupt on 30 March 2009.BK Fremad Amager Boldklubben Fremad Amager (meaning in English: The Ball Club Forward Amager; abbreviated Fremad A) is a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of the 2024–25 season, the club's senior men's team ...

and

AB Tårnby Amager Boldklub Tårnby (; commonly known as AB Tårnby) is an association football club based in the town of Tårnby, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. ...

(previously

Tårnby Boldklub Tårnby Boldklub (or Taarnby Boldklub, ) were a Danish football club based in Tårnby on Amager, which played their home games at Taarnby Stadium. The club was formed on 21 April 1935 as Arbejdernes Idræts Klub Tårnby (AIK Tårnby) and becam ...

). The Tårnby-based club has fielded eight active players on the national football teams, seven youth male players for the teams of Under-17, Under-19, Under-21, Denmark national amateur football team, Denmark national B-football team, and a senior player ( Adam Fogt) on the

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, including one female player on a youth team.

Head coach history

The person responsible for direction of the first senior team has traditionally been given the title of head coach/trainer.

Achievements

: *9 ''seasons'' in the '' Highest Danish League'' *5 ''seasons'' in the '' Second Highest Danish League'' *13 ''seasons'' in the '' Third Highest Danish League'' *4 ''seasons'' in the ''Fourth Highest Danish League''

Club's honours

Domestic

* 2nd Division (II) ** Winners (1):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

* 3rd Division East (III) ** Winners (1):

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

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

(IV) ** Winners (1):

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

(Group 1) ** Runners-up (1): 2015–16 (Group 1) *

(IV/V) ** Winners (6): 1954–55, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1985, 2013–14 ** Runners-up (3): 1964, 1984, 2011–12 * Mellemrækken (''V'' under KBU) ** Winners (1): 1952–53 * Triangelpokalen ** Winners (2): 1949, 1950 : Won by reserve team

References

External links

* {{Copenhagen Series Football clubs in Denmark Sport in the Capital Region of Denmark 1933 establishments in Denmark Association football clubs established in 1933 Tårnby Municipality