Kolding IF
Encyclopedia
Kolding IF is a Danish
association football club based in Kolding
, which plays in the Denmark Series
. Founded in 1895, Kolding IF played in the top-flight 1982 and 1983 Danish 1st Division
championships. In 2002, they joined forces with Kolding Boldklub
, the other major football club in Kolding, to form the cooperative Kolding FC
first team.
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...
association football club based in Kolding
Kolding
Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region of Southern Denmark . It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding...
, which plays in 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...
. Founded in 1895, Kolding IF played in the top-flight 1982 and 1983 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...
championships. In 2002, they joined forces with Kolding Boldklub
Kolding Boldklub
Kolding Boldklub is a Danish association football club from Kolding. KB, as the club commonly is known in Kolding is half of the Kolding FC-merger, the other half being Kolding IF....
, the other major football club in Kolding, to form the cooperative Kolding FC
Kolding FC
Kolding FC is a Danish football club based in Kolding, currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st division. On November 11, 2006, the club received permission from the Danish FA to sign contracts...
first team.
Noted players
- 1950s-60s: Jørgen Lildballe (1955), holds the record for most first team matches - 386.
- 1980s: Jan MølbyJan MølbyJan Mølby is a Danish former international footballer who spent much of his professional football career at English club Liverpool.- Club career :...
(1981), played on the Danish national teamDenmark national football teamThe Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, and went to European top clubs afterwards.
Achievements
- Jutland Championships
- Winners (2): 1930-31, 1935–36
- Runners-up (5): 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1942
- Jutland Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1939-40