| HC Midtjylland | |||
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| Full name | HC Midtjylland | ||
| Short name | HCM | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Arena | Sportcenter Herning | ||
| Capacity | 1700 | ||
| President | Peter Andersen | ||
| Head coach | Mads Hjortshøj | ||
| League | Herrehåndboldligaen | ||
| 2021-2022 | 1st (promoted) | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
HC Midtjylland is a handball club based in the town of Herning in Jutland, Denmark. They play in Danish top flight Herreligaen.
History
HC Midtjylland where founded in 2005 based on the local teams Hauge G/F and Herning FH. In the 2008/2009 season they finished 2nd Danish 1st Division and thus reaching the promotion playoff for the first time. They did however lose to top flight team TMS Ringsted. Promotion came in the 2009/2010 season after finishing 3rd and going up through the playoffs.
Only the season after they were however relegated again. In the 2013/2014 season they gained promotion by winning the 1st Division. In 2015 they won the Danish Handball Cup despite struggling against relegation.
In 2018 they went bankrupt because of financial problems. The club resurrected, shortly after it went bankrupt, but was forced into the Danish 2nd Division.
In the first season they gained promotion from the 2nd division, and in 2021/2022 they were once again promoted to the top flight in Denmark
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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| 2016–17 | EHF Cup | R3 |  Dinamo Astrakhan
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29–29 | 36–25 | 64–55 |
| Group Stage |  Fraikin Granollers
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24–27 | 32–34 | 4th place | ||
 FC Porto
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29–26 | 25–33 | ||||
 Frisch Auf Göppingen
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23–31 | 22–25 | ||||
Accomplishments
- Danish Handball Cup: 1
Gold: 2015
Team
Current squad
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Transfers
Transfers for the 2024–2025 season
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Technical staff
- Staff for the 2023–2024 season
Head coach: Claus Uhrenholt- Assistant Coach: Martin Hansen
- Physical Trainer: Steffan Storgaard Espersen
- Physiotherapist: Gabriel Zaar Jensen
- Team Leader: Henrik Andersen
References
- "Ny træner i HC Midtjylland". Danmarks Radio. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- "HC Midtjylland er gået konkurs". DR. Ritzau. 23 April 2018.
- "Konkursramt klub på vej til at genopstå". TV Midtvest. 29 May 2018.
- "Danish Cup Winners Men". DHF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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