Akademisk Boldklub
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| Full name | Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Akademikerne (The Academics) | ||
| Short name | AB | ||
| Founded | 1889 | ||
| Ground |
Gladsaxe Stadion, Gladsaxe | ||
| Capacity | 13,800 (8,000 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Ronny Saul | ||
| Manager | Søren Bjerg | ||
| League | Danish 2nd Division P1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Danish 1st Division, 12th (relegated) | ||
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Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe[1] (or AB, AB Gladsaxe) is a Danish professional football club from Gladsaxe north of Copenhagen, currently playing at the 3rd highest level of Danish domestic football the Danish 2nd Division group 1.
History
The club was formed in 1889 by a group of academics, and the only requirement to play for the club at that time was to be a university student. The club was dominant in early Danish football and won the Danish championship, which was introduced in 1913, in 1919 and 1921. In all, AB has won the championship on 9 occasions (1919, 1921, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1967).
One of the most renowned players of the club is Harald Bohr, the brother of Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr, who himself played a number of games as goalkeeper. Other famous footballers from the AB history include Knud Lundberg, who represented the Danish national team in not one, but three sports (basketball, handball and football), and Karl Aage Hansen, who scored 17 goals in 22 matches for the national team. Both Lundberg and Hansen played for the club in its heyday, from the end of the Second World War to the mid-fifties, a period when the club won four championships in ten years.
Since the 1970s, and especially after the introduction of professional football in the 80s, the club has had a difficult time and has been outside the topflight of Danish football. Although, the late 90s were an exception — in 1996 the club got promoted to the top Danish Superliga division, and enjoyed a couple of successful years, winning the Danish Cup in 1998–99, and finishing third in both 1999 and 2000.
In 2004 the club was relegated after a bad season. On top of the fact that they finished 11th, they were deducted 9 points (and thus finished last) as it was discovered that their player Ali Akida had been playing under a false name.
In 2007 the AB board announced that AB would be back in the Superliga by 2010 and to help with that they brought in several good players like Casper Henningsen, Simon Bræmer and Carsten Fredgaard.
In June 2012 the football club AB A/S was saved from bankruptcy by the majority of the city council (23 in favor and 2 against). On 28 September 2012, the club changed its name from Akademisk Boldklub (AB) to Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe (AB Gladsaxe) after Gladsaxe Municipality became a sponsor and partner.[1]
The 2015-16 season was a successful one for the club as it bounced back from relegation to win promotion back to the Danish 1st Division at the first time of asking under the dutiful charge of manager Per Frandsen.[2] Despite this, however, the beginning of the season proved a challenging with the club suffering a heavy defeat in the first round of the Danish Cup at the hands of rivals Lyngby Boldklub and only finishing third in its group behind Hvidovre IF and Hellerup IK to progress to the Spring promotion group.[3]
Concerns remained after a 1-0 defeat to Aarhus Fremad in the opening game of the Spring promotion round, although they quickly dissipated over the following months as AB strolled to the Danish 2nd Division title with promotion finally confirmed after a 2-1 win over Aarhus Fremad.
The season came to a close following a remarkable 6-4 home victory over second placed Fremad Amager.[4] Whilst the game saw AB lift the Danish 2nd Division trophy after the final whistle, it also proved a poignant moment for the club with a number of well regarded players, including cult hero Simon Bræmer, saying their farewells.
Current squad - 2017/18
As of 27 July 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
- Danish Champions:
- Winners (9): 1919, 1921, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1967
- Danish Cup:
- Winners (1): 1998–99
- Runners-up (3): 1955–56, 1994–95, 2000–01
- Danish Super Cup:
- Winners (1): 1999
- 45 seasons in the Highest Danish League
- 20 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
- 8 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League
Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1996–97 SL 10 33 8 12 13 56 62 36 semi-final 1997–98 SL 5 33 13 8 12 61 52 47 4th round 1998–99 SL 3 33 17 5 11 49 36 56 champions 1999–00 SL 3 33 14 10 9 52 35 52 semifinal 2000–01 SL 10 33 8 15 10 43 41 39 final 2001–02 SL 5 33 13 11 9 48 38 50 quarter-final 2002–03 SL 9 33 10 12 11 44 48 42 last 16 2003–04 SL 12 33 8 2 23 31 70 17 last 16 relegated 2004–05 1D 11 30 10 5 15 49 52 35 3rd round 2005–06 1D 12 30 11 4 15 43 54 37 4th round 2006–07 1D 10 30 8 9 13 36 53 33 3rd round 2007–08 1D 6 30 11 8 11 38 36 41 1st round 2008–09 1D 3 30 19 4 7 56 30 61 4th round 2009–10 1D 4 30 15 9 6 47 30 54 3rd round 2010–11 1D 9 30 9 10 11 48 49 37 1st round 2011–12 1D 11 26 7 8 11 32 44 29 3rd round 2012–13 1D 10 33 8 13 12 33 34 37 1st round 2013–14 1D 10 33 9 9 15 42 57 36 1st round 2014–15 1D 11 33 8 8 17 35 61 32 3rd round relegated 2015–16 Group 1 2D 3 14 7 2 5 17 13 23 1st round promotion group 2015–16 Promotion Group 2D 1 16 12 2 2 44 15 46 - promoted 2016–17 1D 12 33 6 6 21 34 61 24 3rd round relegated
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Akademisk Boldklub og Gladsaxe Kommune". Akademisk Boldklub A/S – den professionelle afdeling – 1. holdet – nyheder (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ bold.dk. "AB tilbage i næstbedste række". bold.dk. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ↑ "AB vs. Lyngby - 12 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ↑ bold.dk. "AB tilbage i næstbedste række". bold.dk. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
External links
- (in Danish) Akademisk Boldklub – official site
- (in Danish) Club profile – Danish Football Association
- (in Danish) Historical results – Haslund.info