HC Midtjylland
{{short description|Danish handball club}}
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| ground = Sportcenter Herning
| capacity = 1700
| chairman = Peter Andersen
| manager = Mads Hjortshøj
| league = Herrehåndboldligaen
| season = 2021-2022
| position = 1st (promoted)
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HC Midtjylland is a handball club based in the town of Herning in Jutland, Denmark. They play in Danish top flight Herreligaen.
History
HC Midtjylland where founded in 2005 based on the local teams Hauge G/F and Herning FH.{{cite web | url = http://www.dr.dk/arkivP4/Vest/Nyheder/Herning/2013/01/29/175540.htm | title = Ny træner i HC Midtjylland | publisher = Danmarks Radio | date = 1 January 2013 | accessdate = 5 August 2016 }} In the 2008/2009 season they finished 2nd Danish 1st Division and thus reaching the promotion playoff for the first time. They did however lose to top flight team TMS Ringsted. Promotion came in the 2009/2010 season after finishing 3rd and going up through the playoffs.
Only the season after they were however relegated again. In the 2013/2014 season they gained promotion by winning the 1st Division. In 2015 they won the Danish Handball Cup despite struggling against relegation.
In 2018 they went bankrupt because of financial problems.{{cite web| url = https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/herreligaen/hc-midtjylland-er-gaaet-konkurs |title= HC Midtjylland er gået konkurs | publisher = DR |date= 23 April 2018 |agency= Ritzau }} The club resurrected, shortly after it went bankrupt, but was forced into the Danish 2nd Division.{{cite web| url = https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/artikel/konkursramt-klub-paa-vej-til-genopstaa |title= Konkursramt klub på vej til at genopstå | publisher = TV Midtvest |date= 29 May 2018 }}
In the first season they gained promotion from the 2nd division, and in 2021/2022 they were once again promoted to the top flight in Denmark.{{cite news|url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/herning/peter-har-kaempet-fire-aar-efter-hc-midtjyllands-konkurs-nu-goer-de-comeback-i-ligaen|publisher=TV Midt/Vest|title=Peter har kæmpet fire år efter HC Midtjyllands konkurs: Nu gør de comeback i ligaen|date=2 September 2022|access-date=16 February 2025|language=da}} They were however relegated again only the next season, when they finished last in the 2022-23 Håndboldligaen.[https://tophaandbold.dk/stillinger/herreligaen?container=1167 2022-23 League Table - Dansk Håndbold]
European record
| class="wikitable"
! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! 1st leg ! 2nd leg ! Aggregate |
| colspan="7" bgcolor=white| |
| rowspan="4" | 2016–17
| rowspan="4" | EHF Cup | style="text-align:center;"|R3 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinamo Astrakhan | style="text-align:center;"| 29–29 | style="text-align:center;"| 36–25 | style="text-align:center;"| 64–55 |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Group Stage
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fraikin Granollers | style="text-align:center;"| 24–27 | style="text-align:center;"| 32–34 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 4th place |
| {{flagicon|POR}} FC Porto
| style="text-align:center;"| 29–26 | style="text-align:center;"| 25–33 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Frisch Auf Göppingen
| style="text-align:center;"| 23–31 | style="text-align:center;"| 22–25 |
Accomplishments
- Danish Handball Cup:{{cite web|url=http://www.dhf.dk/Turneringer/landspokalturneringen/herrer/pokalvinderegennemtiden|title=Danish Cup Winners Men|publisher=DHF|accessdate=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130411/https://www.dhf.dk/Turneringer/landspokalturneringen/herrer/pokalvinderegennemtiden|archive-date=16 September 2018|url-status=dead}} 1
- {{gold medal}}: 2015
Team
=Current squad=
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;Goalkeepers
- {{0}}1 {{flagicon|DEN}} Simon Egtved
- 16 {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Døssing
;Wingers
;LW
- 14 {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Højgaard Brandt
- 35 {{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Søndergaard Kvist
;RW
- 40 {{flagicon|DEN}} Laurits Kristensen
- 90 {{flagicon|DEN}} Magnus Møland Sønnichsen
;Line players
- {{0}}5 {{flagicon|DEN}} Silas Krabbe
- {{0}}6 {{flagicon|DEN}} Valdemar Hermansen
- 54 {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Mørup
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;Back players
;LB
- {{0}}4 {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Graffe
- {{0}}8 {{flagicon|DEN}} Matias Damgaard
- 10 {{flagicon|DEN}} Emil Vestergaard Larsen
;CB
- 18 {{flagicon|DEN}} Matias Helt Jepsen
;RB
- {{0}}9 {{flagicon|DEN}} Livio Klausen
- 13 {{flagicon|DEN}} Oscar von Oettingen
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= Transfers =
Transfers for the 2024–2025 season
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;Joining
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Simon Egtved (GK) (from {{flagicon|DEN}} Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Døssing (GK) (from {{flagicon|DEN}} KIF Kolding)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Højgaard Brandt (LW) (from own rows)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Matias Damgaard (LB) (from {{flagicon|DEN}} Skive fH)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Matias Helt Jepsen (CB) (from {{flagicon|SWE}} IFK Kristianstad)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Livio Klausen (RB) (from {{flagicon|DEN}} TM Tønder)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Mørup (P) (from {{flagicon|FRA}} Istres Provence Handball)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Silas Krabbe (P) (from {{flagicon|DEN}} Aarhus HC)
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;Leaving
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Arne Damgaard (Assistant Coach)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Kim Sonne (GK) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Hans-Christian Borg Hansen (GK) (to ?)
- {{flagicon|DRC}} Shadrach Nsoni (GK) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Skive fH)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Sass (LW) (to ?)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Hector Villadsen (LW) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} TTH Holstebro Youth)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Sebastian Jensen (LB) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Aarhus HC)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Bjarke Nybo Jørgensen (LB) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Grindsted GIF Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Bertram Simonsen (LB) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonas Jepsen (CB) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Odder Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Christopher Ekmann (CB) (to {{flagicon|NOR}} Bergsøy Handball)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Madsen (RB) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Mors-Thy Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Markus Falk Ibesen (RB) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} HC Odense)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Jonathan Havndrup Sørensen (RW) (to {{flagicon|DEN}} Skjern Håndbold)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Tau Sørensen (P) (retires)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Porsholdt (P) (to ?)
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=Technical staff=
:Staff for the 2023–2024 season
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Head coach: Claus Uhrenholt
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Assistant Coach: Martin Hansen
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Physical Trainer: Steffan Storgaard Espersen
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Physiotherapist: Gabriel Zaar Jensen
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Team Leader: Henrik Andersen