Sønderjyske Fodbold

Club names

Haderslev FK (14 July 1906 – 31 December 2000) HFK Sønderjylland ("Southern Jutland", 1 January 2001 – 31 December 2003) SønderjyskE Fodbold ("Southern Jutlandic Football", 1 January 2004 – 14 October 2022, under Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S) Sønderjyske Fodbold ("Southern Jutlandic Football", 15 October 2022 – Present)

Progenitors

Haderslev Fodboldklub (Haderslev FK / HFK) was founded on 14 July 1906. At the time, Haderslev was a part of the German Empire as a part of Schleswig-Holstein. The club had both Danish and German members, and in the initial years there were disagreement over if the club should be called Haderslev Fodboldklub (in Danish) or Haderslebener Fussball Club (in German). In the first many years the team had trouble assembling a proper match squad due to lack of members. In 1908 they became South Jutland champions for the first time beating Sønderborg 11–1 in the final. For the first many years the club did not have their own field and instead played at barracks. Their first proper football ground was built in 1930. In 1958 HFK were promoted to the 4th division (Jyllandsserien), and in 1965 they were promoted to the 3rd Division. In 1992 they were promoted to the Danish 2nd Division and in 1996 they were promoted to the second tier, Danish 1st Division, for the first time. In 2000 the team, which was now called HFK Sønderjylland, were promoted to the Superligaen, the first team from Southern Jutland to ever do so. They were…

Danish Cup Winners (1): 2019–20 Runners-up (1): 2020–21 Danish Superliga Runners-up (1): 2015–16 Danish 1st Division Winners (2): 2004–05, 2023–24 Runners-up (1): 2007–08 14 seasons in the Highest Danish League 8 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League 5 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League