Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a

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 ...

club based in the town of

Ribe Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged E ...

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the men's

Danish Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

History

In the first season in the clubs history, they won their section of the Danish 2. Division and was thus promoted to the 1. division. In the 2011/2012 season the team was promoted to the top division in Denmark,

Herrehåndboldligaen The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

. They reached the semifinals of the Danish Championship for the first time in 2016-17. They did however lose both the semifinals and the bronze match.

Team

Staff

:''Staff for the 2024–25 season''

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Niklas Kraft * 16 Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson ;Wingers ;LW * 31 Morten Jørgensen * 92 Sune Iversen ;RW * 9 Mads Aarhus Lauridsen * 11 Mathias Jørgensen ( c) ;Pivots * 17 Andreas Søgaard * 21 Axel Franzén ;Back players ;LB * 6 Jonathan Würtz * 19 Jesper Lindgren * 49 Karl Wallinius ;CB * 4 Elvar Ásgeirsson * 18 Marcus Mørk * 81 Alfred Jönsson ;RB * 8 Simon Birkefeldt * 14 Nicolaj Kjær Spanggaard * 26 Christian Termansen

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Ole Damgaard (Assistant Coach) * Tim Winkler (Goalkepping Coach) (from

Skjern Håndbold Skjern Handball () is a team handball, handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2018. They have also achieved international success, by winn ...

) * Andreas Haagen (GK) (from

TMS Ringsted TMS Ringsted is a 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 ...

) * Jerry Tollbring (LW) (from Füchse Berlin) * Lauritz Reinholdt Legér (LB) (from

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

) * Benjamin Hallgren (RB) (from

) * Rasmus Meyer Ejlersen (P) (from

HSG Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the DHB-Pokal, German Handball Cup. They have played in the Bundesliga since 1998 without relegation. History The modern ...

) * Kasper Sjursen (P) (from Runar Sandefjord) ;Leaving * Jonas Larholm (Assistant Coach) (Becomes U19 Headcoach) * Ronnie Nicolaisen (Goalkepping Coach) (to

TTH Holstebro TTH Holstebro is a men's handball club from Holstebro, Denmark. The team is playing in the Danish Primo Tours Ligaen and play their home matches in Gråkjær Arena. History The club was founded on 1 May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 a ...

) * Sune Iversen (LW) (to ?) * Jesper Lindgren (LB) (to

OV Helsingborg HK OV Helsingborg HK, is a handball team from Helsingborg, Sweden, which currently plays in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1994 as a merger of Vikingarnas IF (founded in 1941) and HF Olympia (founde ...

) * Jonathan Würtz (LB) (to

) * Simon Birkefeldt (RB) (to ?) * Andreas Søgaard (P) (to Skanderborg AGF Håndbold) * Axel Franzén (P) (to

IFK Skövde IFK Skövde is a Swedish handball club from the city of Skövde, whose roots can be traced back to 1907. The current organization, however, got its shape through a reorganization in 1991. The team has been in the Handbollsligan (Swedish highes ...

)

References

External links

Official website
{{Danish Men's Handball League teamlist Handball clubs in Denmark Handball clubs established in 1973 1973 establishments in Denmark Ribe Sport in Esbjerg Sport in the Region of Southern Denmark