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Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF or AGF Aarhus) is historically one of the most successful and one of the oldest sport clubs in Denmark. AGF participates in a variety of activities in both individual and team sports. AGF is best known for its football team which has the longest streak in the Danish top division and also holds the record for most number of cup wins. However, the club has struggled with poor results and a string of bad management decisions since its impressive 1995-96 season and was finally relegated to the second division in 2006. After only one season in that division, however, they secured promotion to the Danish Superliga for the 2007-2008 season.
AGF has twice reached the quarter-final stage in European Cups: In 1961, losing to S.L. Benfica in the European Champion Clubs' Cup (1-4 home and 1-3 away), and in 1989, losing to FC Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (0-1 home, 0-0 away). AGF has played a total of 52 matches in European Cups: 18 matches in the former European Champion Clubs' Cup, 18 in the Cup-Winners’ Cup (a Danish club record), 14 in the UEFA Cup and two preliminary round matches for the UEFA Cup.
[edit] Current squad
- Up to date as of 2009-07-03[1]
[edit] Notable former players
AGF has a long list of players with international experience, many of whom have represented the Danish national football team, some of the most memorable are listed here:
- Bent Wolmar
- Bjørn Kristensen
- Brian Steen Nielsen
- Claus Thomsen
- Erik Kuld Jensen, 0
 1948 Summer Olympics
- Flemming Povlsen
- Frank Olsen, 0Den 9 caps (1979-1981)
- Gunnar Kjeldberg, 0Danish League Top scorer 1955/56
- Hans Christian Nielsen, 0
 1960 Summer Olympics
- Henry From, 0 1960 Summer Olympics
- Henning Enoksen, 0 1960 Summer Olympics
- Henning Jensen
- Jan Bartram
- John Amdisen
- John Stampe, 0Den 1 cap (1985)
- John Sivebæk
- Johnny Mølby
- Jørgen Olesen
- Kent Nielsen
- Kim Sander, 0Den 2 caps (1980)
- Lars Bastrup
- Lars Lundkvist, 0Den 10 caps (1978-1983)
- Leon Andreasen
- Martin Jørgensen
- Marc Rieper
- Morten Donnerup
- Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen
- Per Knudsen, 0 1948 Summer Olympics
- Stig Tøfting
- Thomas Thorninger
- Torben Piechnik
- Troels Rasmussen
- Aage Rou Jensen
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[edit] Trivia
AGF have reserved jersey number 12 for the fans, since the fans are the "twelfth man" on the pitch. The initiative came from members of the official fanclub.
[edit] Honours
[edit] National Honours
- Danish Superliga (or equivalent)
- Winners (5): 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1960, 1986
- Runners-up (8): 1920-21, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1944-45, 1964, 1982, 1984, 1995-96
- Bronze (11): 1933, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1997,
- Danish Cup
- Winners (9): (Danish Cup Record): 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1964-65, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1995-96
- Runners-up (2): 1958-59, 1989-90
Sources: [1], [2]
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[edit] Achievements
[edit] Recent history
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