HØJ Elite (men's handball)
| HØJ Elite Men | |||
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| Full name | HØJ Elitehåndbold | ||
| Short name | HØJ | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Arena | Ølstykke-Hallen, Ølstykke | ||
| Capacity | 500[1] | ||
| President | Lars Vinther | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| League | 1st Division | ||
| 2024–25 | 1st (promoted) | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
HØJ Elite Men is a men's handball club based in Ølstykke and Jyllinge, Denmark. As of the 2024–25 season, the team competes men's Håndboldligaen, the top division.[2]
History
The elite team is part of the association 'HØJ Håndbold', which was founded on 7 January 1995 by a merger of Ølstykke Handball Association and Jyllinge-Gundsømagle Idrætsforening's Handball Department. In the spring of 2014, the elite department was established as 'HØJ Elite'.[3] In the 2021–22 season, the team played in the promotion play-offs for the Danish Men's Handball League. However, they lost the final matches against TTH Holstebro.[4] In the 2024-25 season, they were promoted to the Herrehåndboldligaen, winning 44 of 48 available points in the 1st Division.[5] The women's team was also promoted the very same season.[6]
After their promotion the club signed a contract to rent the yet-to-be-built Multiarenaen in Ølstykke, as their old court Ølstykke-Hallen did not live up to the requirements in the Danish top flight.[1][7]
In the 2025-26 season, the club fired head coach Stian Tønnesen after a 15 goal defeat to GOG Håndbold, which were called 'among the worst in club history'.[8]
Arena
- Name: Ølstykke-Hallen
- Capacity: 500
- City: Ølstykke, Egedal Municipality
- Address: Tranekærvej 1, 3650 Ølstykke
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season.[9]
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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Transfer History
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Staff
| Pos. | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Stian Tønnesen
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| Assistant Coach |  Patrik Liljestrand
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Peter Nørklit
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| Team Leader | Per Svenningsen
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| Team Leader | Helene Rasmussen
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| Team Leader | Ulrik Stevenius
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| Team Leader | Chrisina Jarkass
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| Physical coach | Thor Aarøe Mørck
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Kit manufacturers
References
- ^ a b Patrick Andersen (15 April 2025). "Hvor skal HØJ spille på hjemmebane?" (in Danish). hbold. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "HØJ". Tophaandbold (in Danish). 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Om HØJ". hojhaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Storklub nærmer sig overlevelse efter sikker sejr". TV 2 (in Danish). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Mikkel Bruun Christensen (12 April 2025). "Hans Lindberg og HØJ rykker op i ligaen". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Storsatsende klub rykker op". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Nu er donation på 50 millioner kroner på plads - nyt stort skridt på vej mod multiarena" (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Ligaklub fyrer trænere efter fadæse" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "1. Division Herrer". hojelitehaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/zukunft-geklaert-till-klimpke-verlaesst-bundesliga-1096164
- ^ https://hojelitehaandbold.dk/verdensklassespilleren-hampus-wanne-til-hoej-elite/
- ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/hoej-elite-schnappt-sich-naechsten-bundesliga-profi-1115258
- ^ https://hojelitehaandbold.dk/staerk-stregspiller-med-champions-league-erfaring-til-hoej-elitehaandbold/
- ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/michael-damgaard-zurueck-nach-daenemark-1126926
- ^ https://gohandball.com/denmark/aalborg-lands-tobias-nielsen-loaned-out-for-2025-season