Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional

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club based in

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the

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. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club has won the Danish championship twice (

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and

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) and the

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three times (1984, 1985 and 1990).

History

The club was first founded on 8 April 1906 but it was disbanded again in 1915 due to problems with where they were allowed to play. On 30 March 1921, 30 young people from the football department of Lyngby IF decided to break away and start their own club. They named it Lyngby Boldklub af 1921. For the first few years, they played at Lundtofte Flyveplads, using the flight hangars as locker rooms. In 1949 the club moved to the area where the present-day Lyngby Stadion is located. Lyngby was the first club in Denmark to wear the club's name on the kits, which happened in 1961. In 1983 the club became Danish champions for the first time and in 1984 the club played in the

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losing to

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with 1–2,0–0 in the second round after beating KS Elbasani in the first round with 3–0,3–0. In 1986 the club was the first one to win its group in the

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without loss of points. The club won its second Danish championship in 1992 on Gentofte Stadion. In 1996 the club was eliminated from the

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by Club Brügge, even though playing a 1–1 draw in Belgium. 1996 was also the year when Lyngby's chairmen,

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and Michael Kjær sold team captain Larsen to

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. The sale sparked harsh protests among the fans. In 1997 Østergaard and Kjær left Lyngby to become chairmen in

. They were joined by striker Jónsson. In December 2001 the club went bankrupt and was forced to finish the season using only amateur players. Hardly surprising, the team finished the season in last place and was subsequently relegated an additional two leagues due to the bankruptcy. As a result, the team went straight from playing in the Superliga to playing in the

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league

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, just below the three Danish pro leagues. In 2003 the team was promoted to the 2nd Division (the third best league), as winner of Danmarksserien, and on 18 June 2005 the team gained promotion to the 1st Division by finishing 3rd in the 2nd Division. In the 2006–07 season the team won the

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thus returning to the top flight only five and a half seasons after going bankrupt. Another highlight of the 2006–07 season occurred on 12 April 2007 as Lyngby advanced to the semi-finals of the

for the first time in several years, by winning 1–0 against

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on Lyngby Stadion. Lyngby achieved a third place in the 2016-17 season, just a season after being promoted from the 1. Division. In the second half of the 2017-18 season, however, the club experienced financial difficulties, due to irregularities at the club owner, Hellerup Finans, which later went bankrupt. This led to the departure of several key players, before, on 9 February 2018, the club was bought and saved by a group of local business people and fans known collectively as Friends of Lyngby. This was not enough for Lyngby to hold its place in the Superliga, as the club lost two play-off matches against 1. Division number 3,

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, being relegated to 1. Division. Just over a year later, on 2 June 2019, fortunes were reversed, as Lyngby, finishing 3rd in 1. Division, won 3–2 on aggregate against Vendsyssel FF, securing its re-promotion to the top flight. Lyngby-BK v Vendsyssel-FF 00

On May 28, 2024, it was announced that

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based Union Sports and Entertainment had entered into a strategic partnership with Lyngby Boldklub, also acquiring a minority stake in the club.

Honours

* Danish Champions ** Winner (2): 1983, 1991–92 ** Runners-up (3): 1981, 1985,

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** 3rd place (4): 1984, 1988, 1989, 2016–17 *

** Winner (3): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1989–90 ** Runners-up (2): 1969–70, 1979–80 *

** Winner (2): 2006–07, 2015–16 ** Runners-up (3): 1979, 2009–10, 2021–22 ** 3rd place (3): 2005–06, 2014–15, 2018–19 *

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** Winner (9): 1946–47, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1959, 1969^‡, 1973^‡, 1975^‡, 1980^‡, 2005^‡ ** Runners-up (4): 1941–42, 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50 ^‡: Won by reserve team

Achievements

*23 ''seasons'' in the '' Highest Danish League'' *7 ''seasons'' in the '' Second Highest Danish League'' *17 ''seasons'' in the '' Third Highest Danish League''

European record

Players

Current squad

Youth players in use 2024-25

Out on loan

Former players

Among former players are former Danish internationals Flemming Christensen, John Helt, Klaus Berggreen, Ronnie Ekelund,

Torben Frank Torben Frank (born 16 June 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former footballer, who played in the striker role. He most successfully played for Danish clubs Lyngby Boldklub and Brøndby IF, and won four Danish championships. In addition, Frank ...

, Jakob Friis-Hansen,

Henrik Larsen Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966), nicknamed ''Store Larsen'' (''Big Larsen''), is a Danish Association football, football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub. He was the ...

Miklos Molnar Miklos Jon Molnar (; born 10 April 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the " Danish Dynamite", Molnar played for a number of European clubs as well as the Denmark national team. He was the top goa ...

, Claus "Kuno" Christiansen, Carsten Fredgaard, Claus Jensen, Bent Christensen, Peter Nielsen, Niclas Jensen, Dennis Rommedahl, Thomas Kristensen,

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, Mikkel Beckmann and

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. Swedish international

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briefly played for the club in the late 1990s. Four Lyngby players were on the Danish team that won the

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, while Rommedahl and Bechmann were included in the Danish squad for the World Cup in South Africa, 2010. On 10 September 2021, Lyngby Boldklub celebrated their centenary by organising a Legends match. The match was played by former notable players including

, Klaus Berggreen,

, and others who had played for the club in the past.

Youth players

Lyngby Boldklub is also renowned for its youth program, and several current and former A-international players started their careers in Lyngby. These include

, Frederik Sørensen, Christian Gytkjær, Andreas Bjelland, Lasse Schöne,

, Dennis Rommedahl and Thomas Kristensen. Though Niclas Jensen started his career in B 93 his career didn't really take off until he joined Lyngby in 1992 aged 18.

Old boys

In the mid-2000s, the club's Old Boys team was among the best in Denmark featuring several well-known players such as

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and aforementioned Berggreen and Larsen.

Season-by-season results

Green denotes promotion, red denotes relegation.

Former coaches

* Jørgen Hvidemose (1981–87) * Hans Brun Larsen (1987) * Kim Lyshøj (1987–90) * Kent Karlsson (1991–92) * Michael Schäfer (1992–95) * Benny Lennartsson (1995–98) *

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(1998–01) * Hasse Kuhn (2001–03) * Bent Christensen (2003–05) * Kasper Hjulmand (2006–08) *

(2008–09) *

Niels Frederiksen Niels Frederiksen (; born 5 November 1970) is a Danish professional association football, football Manager (association football), manager who is currently in charge of Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. Frederiksen began his career as a head ...

(2009–13) *

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(2013) * Jack Majgaard (2013–15) *

Søren Hermansen Søren Hermansen (born 7 September 1970) is a Danish professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is manager of the Denmark national under-16 team. Playing career During his active career, he started as a youth pl ...

(2015) (interim) *

David Nielsen David Jean Nielsen (born 1 December 1976) is a Danish professional football manager, and former player. He played for a number of Danish clubs, as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town, Wimbledon and Norwich City ...

(2015–17) * Thomas Nørgaard (2017–18) * Mark Strudal (2018) * Christian Nielsen (2018–20) * Carit Falch (2020–21) *

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(2021–24) *

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(2024) *

(2024) * Morten Karlsen (2024–Present)Morten Karlsen er Lyngbys nye cheftræner
lyngby-boldklub.dk, 25 June 2024

References

External links

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Official fansite
(archived 25 August 2005) {{Danish Superliga teamlist Association football clubs established in 1921

Sport in the Capital Region of Denmark 1921 establishments in Denmark Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Football clubs in Copenhagen