BK Skjold
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Boldklubben Skjold af 1915 is a Danish
football
club from Østerbro
, Copenhagen
founded in 1915. They currently play in the Danish 2nd Division West
. The club has over 1,400 members making it one of Denmark's greatest populated football clubs. BK Skjold's teams use either Fælledparken
or Ryparken
for their training sessions.
As of the 2011/2012 season Skjold is playing in the Danish 2nd Division West
due to a random draw after the promotions from the Danish 4th tier league Danmarksserien resulted in an unbalance in teams playing in the East and West 2nd divisions. 18 teams were to play in the Danish 2nd Division East
while only 14 teams were to play in the Danish 2nd Division West
. To solve this problem Danish Football Association
drew 2 random teams from the eastern division to play in the western division - This resulted in BK Skjold
and Lolland-Falster Alliancen
joining the Danish 2nd Division West
.
Skjold played their first game in Danish 2nd Division West
on 7th of August 2011 versus heavy favourites and Jutland
-based Thisted FC
and ended 2-2.
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...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Østerbro
Østerbro
Østerbro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day Østerport Station...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
founded in 1915. They currently play in the Danish 2nd Division West
Danish 2nd Division West
The 2nd Division West is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Jutland and Funen Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series....
. The club has over 1,400 members making it one of Denmark's greatest populated football clubs. BK Skjold's teams use either Fælledparken
Fælledparken
The park Fælledparken in Copenhagen, Denmark, was created 1906–1914 by landscape architect Edvard Glæsel in cooperation with the Copenhagen Municipality on the commons previously named Nørrefælled and Østerfælled....
or Ryparken
Ryparken
Ryparken is an area in the northern part of Østerbro, Copenhagen. The area is sometimes referred to as the "broke" area of relatively rich Østerbro. The area is connected by S-train....
for their training sessions.
As of the 2011/2012 season Skjold is playing in the Danish 2nd Division West
Danish 2nd Division West
The 2nd Division West is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Jutland and Funen Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series....
due to a random draw after the promotions from the Danish 4th tier league Danmarksserien resulted in an unbalance in teams playing in the East and West 2nd divisions. 18 teams were to play in the Danish 2nd Division East
Danish 2nd Division East
The 2nd Division East is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from the Zealand, Copenhagen, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series.From 1945 to 1991...
while only 14 teams were to play in the Danish 2nd Division West
Danish 2nd Division West
The 2nd Division West is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Jutland and Funen Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series....
. To solve this problem Danish Football Association
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA...
drew 2 random teams from the eastern division to play in the western division - This resulted in BK Skjold
BK Skjold
Boldklubben Skjold af 1915 is a Danish football club from Østerbro, Copenhagen founded in 1915. They currently play in the Danish 2nd Division West. The club has over 1,400 members making it one of Denmark's greatest populated football clubs...
and Lolland-Falster Alliancen
Lolland-Falster Alliancen
Lolland-Falster Alliancen or LFA is a Danish football club from Nykøbing Falster on Falster. The club was founded as Nykøbing Falster Alliancen , a merger between clubs B 1901 and B 1921...
joining the Danish 2nd Division West
Danish 2nd Division West
The 2nd Division West is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Jutland and Funen Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series....
.
Skjold played their first game in Danish 2nd Division West
Danish 2nd Division West
The 2nd Division West is a group in the Danish 2nd Division with teams from Jutland and Funen Football Associations. The winners gain promotion for the Danish 1st Division, while the last-place finishers risk relegation into the Denmark Series....
on 7th of August 2011 versus heavy favourites and Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
-based Thisted FC
Thisted FC
Thisted FC is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West following their relegation from the Danish 1st Division at the end of the 2009-10 season. They play at Sparekassen Thy Arena in Thisted, West Jutland, which has a capacity of 3,000.-Current squad:-External links:...
and ended 2-2.