Holbæk B&I
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| Full name | Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Short name | HBI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Holbæk Stadion, Holbæk (Capacity 10,500) |
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| Chairman | Anders Kloppenborg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Freddy Andersen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Danish 2nd Division East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2nd Division East, 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East. They play at Holbæk Stadion in Holbæk on Zealand, which has a capacity of 10,500.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1931 by the merging of Holbæk Idrætsforening and Holbæk Boldklub, after a period where Holbæk Idrætsforening had some success in regional championships. The quality of the team had declined, however, since the year 1924 where some members broke out to found Holbæk Boldklub. The reason among others for that move being that cricket was still a part of the club's activities. But on the 4th of August 1931 the two clubs in the rather small town decided to become one - leaving cricket on the side line.
After a long period of mediocrity the club began to rise in the 1960s, where the best team was promoted several times and ended up the Danish premier division in 1974. The 1970s turned out to be the best decade for the club ever, in which the team was the runner-up in the league once going to the cup final twice; without winning. In spite of the fact that the club did not win a title, it gained huge local popularity and fostered a couple of players for the national team.
The 1980s and 1990s however saw a steady decline for the club and in 1993 it was to be found in what was then the 6th best league in the country. From there on things started to improve and the club won some promotions during the next decade. It has for the last few seasons been steadily among the top teams in the third best league.
[edit] Achievements
- 4 seasons in the Highest Danish League
- 10 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
- 24 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League
[edit] Noted players
During the history of the club Holbæk B&I have had 5 players on the Danish national team. Torben Hansen, Allan Hansen, Jørgen Jørgensen, Niels Tune Hansen and Benno Larsen. All of these players were playing for the club in its 1970s haydays. Later on the club has been the breeding ground for both Kurt Jørgensen and Christian Poulsen who both also gained matches in the national side. The latter has in the 2000s become the most successful former Holbæk player ever with his transfers first to F.C. København and then on to Schalke 04 in Germany before signing in 2006 with Sevilla FC.
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