HBK: THE SWANS

HB Køge is a professional football club founded in 2009 as a merger of two of the proudest clubs in Danish football, Herfølge Boldklub and Køge Boldklub, both former Danish Champions. HB Køge was established through a mutual ambition of developing and running a football club with the aim to compete with the best.

In addition to the proud history and three Danish Championships, HB Køge and the two mother clubs have a great history in terms of developing talents. Both mother clubs have developed players for Danish and International football as well as the Danish National Team.

More recently, HB Køge women have cemented their place in history by securing 3 back to back to back League Championships.

FOUNDED: 2009
LOCATION: KØGE, DENMARK
MEN'S LEAGUE: DANISH 1ST DIVISION
WOMEN'S LEAGUE: ELITEDIVISIONEN WOMEN

MERGING HISTORY

HB Køge was formed in the summer of 2009 as a merger of Herfølge Boldklub and Køge BKs men’s football teams.

Køge Boldklub, founded in 1895, was a leading force in Danish football in the 1950’s. In fact, Køge Boldklub was the first Danish football club outside Copenhagen to win the Danish Championship ever in 1954. A leading force in Danish football in the 1950’s, Køge Boldklub repeated the feat in 1975.

In a bid to create a bigger football force, the two clubs merged in 2009. Having competed in the Danish second tier since then, apart from a stint in the top league Superliga in 2011-12, HB Køge now fight to get back into the Danish top tier again.

HB KØGE X CAPELLI SPORT: EMPOWERING WOMEN

After Capelli Sport started investing in HB Køge, the club’s amateur women’s team rapidly rose through the Danish leagues. Five sensational straight promotions lead them to the Danish top tier Gjensidige Kvindeliga. Having been won by either Fortuna Hjørring or Brøndby IF for the past 19 years, HB Køge incredibly broke the deadlock and took home the national league in their first attempt!

In the following seasons 2021/2022, and 2022/2023, HB Køge retained the Danish Gjensidige Kvindeliga title going unbeaten through the 21/22 league season. As a result of the title wins, HB Køge has played several matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, facing clubs such as FC Barcelona, Arsenal F.C. and Juventus FC, and are now establishing themselves amongst the European top teams with the long-term aim of being the best women's football club in Scandinavia.