# KIF Kolding

KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.
It is a part of the broader sports association Kolding Idræts Forening.

## History
### KIF Kolding

KIF Handball was formed in 1941 and quickly became a popular feature in the city. In the 1950's a sports venue specifically for handball was built.
It was promoted to the Danish 1st division (the highest league at the time) in 1984 and has not been relegated since.
KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1987. From 1987 to 2009 KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 12 times.
In 1998 the professional first team became an independent company under the name "Kolding IF Håndbold Elite A/S" in order to better manage the economic risks of being a professional club.
In the summer of 2011 the women team of the club became an independent club called Vejen EH. Vejen EH did however go bankrupt in 2014 and ceased to exists.

### KIF Kolding København

KIF Kolding København was formed in August 2012 after AG København went bankrupt. Some of the players from AG København joined the players from KIF, most notably the national team players, Lars Jørgensen, Kasper Hvidt and Joachim Boldsen. This prompted some of AGK's sponsors to also joined KIF under the new name. KIF Kolding København played some home games in Kolding and some in Brøndby. KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 2 times under the name KIF Kolding København.

### KIF Kolding

On 31 March 2018 KIF announced in a press release, that the club will drop the Copenhagen part of the club and will again be known as KIF Kolding. The national team profiles Lars Jørgensen, Kasper Hvidt and Joachim Boldsen, who all came from AG København, had been able to create interest from fans and sponsors in the capital area, but since they had retired, the number of spectators in Brøndby Hallen had begun to fall as a consequence. This started the debate to focus on Kolding alone.
A new board was established and long time director Jens Boessen stepped down. 9 million DKK was invested into the club and old creditors written off debt of 11 million DKK.

### KIF Vamdrup

In 2007 KIF Vamdrup was created as union between KIF Kolding and Vamdrup IF, which was intented as a 2nd team for KIF Kolding.

## Honours

* Danish Handball League: 14 (record)
** Gold:1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15
* Danish Handball Cup: 8
** Gold:1989–90, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13
* Double
    Winners (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05
* Danish Super Cup
** Gold: 2014, 2015

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024-25 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2024-25 season
    Transfers for the season 2025-26

### Staff

| Pos. | Name |
| Head coach | Kristian Kristensen |
| Assistant coach | Kristian Danielsen |
| Goalkeeper coach | Anders Petersen |
| Team Leader | Anders Skøtt Bruun |
| Physiotherapist | Morten U. Olesen |

## Notable former players

Men
* Bo Spellerberg
* Boris Schnuchel
* Christian Hjermind
* Claus Flensborg
* Henrik Møllgaard
* Jesper Nøddesbo
* Joachim Boldsen
* Kasper Hvidt
* Lars Christiansen
* Lars Krogh Jeppesen
* Lars T. Jørgensen
* Lasse Andersson
* Lasse Boesen
* Magnus Landin Jacobsen
* Rene Toft Hansen
* Torsten Laen
* Albert Rocas
* Mateo Garralda
* Niko Mindegía
* Antonio García Robledo
* Fábio Chiuffa
* Bilal Šuman
* Muhamed Toromanović
* Ratko Nikolić
* Konstantin Igropulo
* Ole Erevik (2008-2011)
* Petter Øverby
* Fredrik Ohlander
* Kim Andersson
* Philip Stenmalm
* Ólafur Stefánsson

## Notable former coaches

* Bilal Šuman
* Aron Kristjánsson
* Antonio Carlos Ortega