Aalborg Chang
Encyclopedia
Aalborg Chang is a Danish
amateur association football club based in the town of Aalborg
. It was known as FC Nordjylland
from 2001 to 2004. The club, founded in 1912, reached the 1955 Danish Cup
final, and has played a number of seasons in the Danish divisions
, most recently the 2003–04 Danish 1st Division season.
, until the cricket club split off to become Aalborg Cricketklub in 2001. A tennis
department was also added. The Chang football team established itself in the Danish divisions during World War II
. The club grabbed the national headlines in 1955, as Chang reached the final of the inaugural Danish Cup
tournament, while playing in the third-tier of Danish football. They lost the game 0-4 to that year's Danish champions AGF. In the following decades, the club was a constant part of either the Danish divisions or the Denmark Series
, the single exception being the 1980 season in the Jutland Series.
In 2001, former professional footballer Ole Bach Jensen invested in Chang, and a professional team was established under the name FC Nordjylland. In 2004, Ole Bach Jensen withdrew his money, and the club went bankrupt. Aalborg Chang underwent forced relegation from the second-tier Danish 1st Division
to the lowest-league Danish Series 6. When former player Per Krøldrup
was transferred between professional European clubs in 2005 and 2006, a part of the transfer fee was taken as UEFA
-mandated monetary compensation to his youth clubs, giving Aalborg Chang an economic kick-start following their bankruptcy.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
amateur association football club based in the town of Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
. It was known as FC Nordjylland
FC Nordjylland
FC Nordjylland was the professional team of Danish football club Aalborg Chang from season 2001-02 until its liquidation at the end of season 2003-04. The team earned promotion to Danish 1st Division in its final season of existence but had to be disbanded after the main sponsor withdrew his...
from 2001 to 2004. The club, founded in 1912, reached the 1955 Danish Cup
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
final, and has played a number of seasons in the Danish divisions
Football in Denmark
Association football is the national sport of Denmark, with 342,955 players and 1,647 clubs registered under the Danish FA.- League system :The top 4 levels in Denmark are governed by the Danish Football Association...
, most recently the 2003–04 Danish 1st Division season.
History
The club was founded in 1912 by three 14-year-olds, and had initially teams in football and cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, until the cricket club split off to become Aalborg Cricketklub in 2001. A tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
department was also added. The Chang football team established itself in the Danish divisions during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The club grabbed the national headlines in 1955, as Chang reached the final of the inaugural Danish Cup
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
tournament, while playing in the third-tier of Danish football. They lost the game 0-4 to that year's Danish champions AGF. In the following decades, the club was a constant part of either the Danish divisions or the Denmark Series
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series is the 4th tier of football in Denmark. Teams are divided into three pools of fourteen teams each. The top two teams in each pool are promoted to the Danish 2nd Division West or Danish 2nd Division East, as is appropriate for each club geographically...
, the single exception being the 1980 season in the Jutland Series.
In 2001, former professional footballer Ole Bach Jensen invested in Chang, and a professional team was established under the name FC Nordjylland. In 2004, Ole Bach Jensen withdrew his money, and the club went bankrupt. Aalborg Chang underwent forced relegation from the second-tier Danish 1st Division
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...
to the lowest-league Danish Series 6. When former player Per Krøldrup
Per Krøldrup
Per Billeskov Krøldrup is a Danish professional football player who plays as a central defender for Fiorentina in the Serie A championship...
was transferred between professional European clubs in 2005 and 2006, a part of the transfer fee was taken as UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
-mandated monetary compensation to his youth clubs, giving Aalborg Chang an economic kick-start following their bankruptcy.
Seasons
Aalborg Chang has played the following seasons in the Danish divisions:| Year(s) | Division | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 1931-1933 | 2nd Division West | 2nd |
| 1942-1945 | War Tournaments | 1st |
| 1945-1953 | 2nd Division | 2nd |
| 1953-1965 | 3rd Division | 3rd |
| 1966-1968 | 3rd Division West | 3rd |
| 1970-1971 | 3rd Division West | 3rd |
| 1986 | 3rd Division West | 3rd |
| 1992 | 2nd Division West | 4th |
| 1994 | 2nd Division West | 4th |
| 1996-1997 | 2nd Division West | 3rd |
| 1997-1998 | 1st Division | 2nd |
| 1998-2003 | 2nd Division | 3rd |
| 2003-2004 | 1st Division | 2nd |
Notable former players
- Jes HøghJes HøghJes Høgh is a former Danish football player. He played 57 matches and scored 1 goal for the Danish national football team, and Høgh represented Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000 tournaments...
- Per KrøldrupPer KrøldrupPer Billeskov Krøldrup is a Danish professional football player who plays as a central defender for Fiorentina in the Serie A championship...
Notable former coaches
- Lynge Jakobsen (-1994)
- Søren KuskSøren KuskSøren Kusk Larsen is a Danish former footballer who is now managing Blokhus FC.- External links :*...
(1994-1997) - Per Westergaard (1998-2000)
- René Tengstedt & Jari Pedersen (2006-2007)
- René Tengstedt (2007-2008)
External links
Aalborg Chang homepage Aalborg Chang at Jutland Football AssociationJutland Football Association
DBU Jutland is the regional body of football in Jutland. It runs the Jutlandic amateur leagues...