AGF Håndbold

{{Infobox handball club

| clubname = AGF Håndbold

| image =

| image_size = 150px

| fullname = Aarhus Gymnastikforening Håndbold

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| founded = 1880

| ground = Ceres Stadionhal

| capacity = 1.200

| chairman = Jakob Haldrup

| manager = Peter Conrad

| league = Danish 2nd Division

| season = 2018-19

| position = 11th (relegation)

| website = http://www.agfhaandbold.dk

| colour1 = white

| colour2 = blue

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AGF Håndbold is a handball club from Aarhus, Denmark and is a part of the broader multisportsclub Aarhus Gymnastikforening.{{cite web | last=Ahlstrøm | first=Frits | title=Aarhus Gymnastikforening | website=Den Store Danske | date=2023-08-16 | url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/AGF | language=da | access-date=2024-02-13}} Currently, AGF Håndbold competes in the women's Danish 1st Division. The home arena of the club is Atletion.

The club has a total of 24 youth teams and 8 senior teams.

History

While the sports club overall was founded in 1880, the Handball department was founded in 1935. This makes it one of the oldest handball clubs in the country.

The women's club has won two Danish Championships, in the 1941-1942 and the 1948-1949 season. The men's team won four championships between 1957 and 1965. In 1959-60 they reached the final of the European Cup.

=Merger with Aarhus KFUM=

In 2001 the club participated in the merger club Aarhus Håndbold, but they withdrew from the project in 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Haandbold/Liga_maend/2010/02/26/090949.htm | title = Århus Elite disposes Aarhus GF | date = 26 February 2010 | publisher = dr.dk (danish) | accessdate = 2010-02-26 }}{{cite web | url = http://aarhushaandbold.dk/klubben/ | title = The club | publisher = aarhushaandbold.dk/ (danish) | accessdate = | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141215154404/http://aarhushaandbold.dk/klubben/ | archive-date = 15 December 2014 | url-status = dead }}

=Skanderborg AGF Håndbold=

Aarhus Håndbold later fused with Skanderborg Håndbold, and became Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold.{{cite web | url = https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/tv2dk/officielt-aarhus-haandbold-konkurs-fusionerer-med-skanderborg | title = Aarhus Handball bankruptcy - merges with Skanderborg |language=Danish| publisher = Tv2 Østjylland }} In June 2023 AGF bought 50% of the stakes in Skanderborg AGF Håndbold.{{cite web | url = https://ugeavisen.dk/sport/agf-koeber-sig-ind-i-skanderborg-aarhus| title = AGF køber sig ind i Skanderborg Aarhus | date=15 June 2023|language=Danish| publisher = Ugeavisen}}