Team Esbjerg is a women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 spectators. They play games in red shirts and black shorts. The coaching team consists of former national team player Jesper Jensen and the Dutch Assistant coach Ana Razdorov-Lyø. History Team Esbjerg was founded in 1991, as a cooperation between KVIK Esbjerg and Esbjerg Håndboldklub (EHK). They compete the Danish Handball League for the first time in 1999, but they relegated the following year. They have been part of the league, since 2004. They have won the Danish Championship twice. Once in 2016, after beating FC Midtjylland Håndbold in the final. They lost the first final match 20–17, but won the second 24–19, after a dramatic penalty shootout. Again in 2019, they also beat Herning-Ikast Håndbold, in two matches, with the scores 28–20 and 19–20. They also won the Danish Women's Handball Cup in 2017, after beating København Håndbold, with the score 31–20. Over time, the club has had many notable and significant players, like Rikke Zachariassen, Ulrika Toft Hansen, Lotte Grigel, Gøril Snorroeggen, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Emily Stang Sando, Marta Mangué, Laura van der Heijden, Angelica Wallén, Ida Bjørndalen and Sandra Toft Galsgaard. Kits Honours EHF Champions League: Semifinalist: 2022 EHF Cup: Silver: 2014, 2019 Danish Championship: Gold: 2016, 2019, 2020 Silver: 2015, 2022 Danish Cup Winner: 2017, 2021 Silver: 2011 Bronze: 2018 Arena Arena: Blue Water Dokken City: Esbjerg Capacity: 2,996 Address: Gl. Vardevej 82, 6700 Esbjerg Team Current squad Squad for the 2022–23 season. Goalkeepers 12 Anna Kristensen 16 Amalie Milling 23 Dinah Eckerle (pregnant) Wingers LW 17 Beyza Irem Türkoglu 24 Sanna Solberg-Isaksen RW 5 Caroline Gade 20 Marit Røsberg Jacobsen 27 Anne Tolstrup Petersen Line players 3 Kaja Kamp 10 Kathrine Heindahl 51 Vilde Ingstad Back players LB 14 Kristine Breistøl 25 Henny Reistad CB 4 Michala Møller 33 Julie Bøe Jacobsen RB 9 Nora Mørk 18 Mette Tranborg Transfers Transfers for the season 2023–24 Joining Anna Kristensen (GK) (from Viborg HK, with immediate effect) Rikke Iversen (LP) (from Odense Håndbold) Leaving Vilde Ingstad (LP) (to CSM București) Rikke Poulsen (GK) (Retired as of February 2023) Julie Bøe Jacobsen (CB) (to ?) Beyza Irem Türkoglu (LW) (to ?) Transfers for the season 2024–25 Joining Leaving Jesper