Odense Boldklub

Early history

OB were founded on 12 July 1887 as Odense Cricketklub, with cricket the only sport. In 1889, football and tennis departments were included in the club, and it changed name to the present Odense Boldklub. The club were then located in Munke Mose (The Monks bog) in Odense. OB moved to Ådalen in 1968, where the club still trains today. In 1916, OB won the province championship for the first time and qualified to the semi-final of the Danish championship. They lost this match 3–9 to later champions B.93 from Copenhagen.

1945–1975: Mixed results

When the Danish championship was reorganized after the Occupation of Denmark during World War II, OB were placed in the third best league, then named the Danish 3rd Division. After good help from the top goalscorers Svend Jørgen Hansen and Jørgen Leschly Sørensen, the club were quickly promoted to the best league. Svend Jørgen Hansen became OB's first Danish national team player in 1942, while Jørgen Leschly Sørensen was sold to the professional Italian team Atalanta in 1949. In 1951, OB won their first medals, when the club won silver after runaway champions Akademisk Boldklub. Following the early success, it went down hill for the club. OB were relegated to the second-tier Danish 2nd Division in 1955, and the team had a hard time regaining its position in the top of Danish football. Despite promotions to the Danish 1st Division in 1957 and 1966, the club did not succeed to permanently stay in the…

Danish Football Championship Winners (3): 1977, 1982, 1989 Runners-up (6): 1950–51, 1983, 1992–93, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 Danish Cup Winners (5): 1982–83, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2006–07 Runners-up (2): 1973–74, 2021–22 Danish Super Cup Runners-up (1): 2002 Provinsmesterskabsturneringen Winners (1): 1916 Runners-up (2): 1917, 1919 Funen Football Championship Winners (18) – record: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1936–37, 1940–41, 1960‡, 1963‡, 1974‡, 1975‡ Runners-up (15): 1909–10, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1950–51‡, 1951–52‡, 1953–54‡, 1954–55‡, 1961‡, 1976‡ FBUs Pokalturnering Winners (5): 1920, 1924, 1948, 1949, 1951 Runners-up (13): 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1953 ‡: Honour achieved by reserve team

Achievements

50 seasons in the Highest Danish League 16 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League 1 season in Third Highest Danish League

All-Star Team

At the club's 125-year anniversary the fans elected the best OB players of all time. It was called De Største Striber (The Greatest Stripes) and consists of 11 players and a coach. Each month in 2012 the fans voted for their favourite player, and in the end of the year the team was complete. The nominees was selected by Leif Rasmussen (Fyens Stiftstidende), Uffe Pedersen (OB), Anders Rørtoft Madsen (OB), Peter Borberg (author), Jacob…