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Fortuna Hjørring

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Fortuna Hjørring
Short nameFortuna
Founded28 October 1966; 59 years ago (1966-10-28)
GroundNord Energi Arena
Capacity10,000
ChairmanKarina Bech Jensen
CoachLene Terp
LeagueA-Liga
2024–25A-Liga, 1st of 8 (champions)
WebsiteFortuna Hjørring
Current season

Fortuna Hjørring is a Danish women's football team based in Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. It is one of the most prolific clubs in the Danish A-Liga, having won the league 12 times, tied for most wins alongside rivals Brøndby.[1][2] Their most recent season in the top flight saw Fortuna Hjørring win "The Double", taking home both the league trophy and the Danish Women's Cup.[3][4]

Fortuna are fixtures of the UEFA Women's Champions League, having competed 16 times. In the 2009–10 season, they defeated Italian side Bardolino in the round of 32, but lost the round of 16 to eventual finalists Lyon. In the 2016–17 season they reached their best result in recent club history, when they made it to the quarter-finals which they lost 0–2 on aggregate to Manchester City. Fortuna's biggest European result to date is the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final, where they ultimately lost 1–7 on aggregate to Umeå IK.[5]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 14 April 2026[6][7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Milla-Maj Majasaari
3 DF  SWE Sara Olai
4 DF  JPN Miyu Takahira
5 DF  FIN Tiia Peltonen
6 MF  DEN Sofie Lybæk
7 FW  DEN Josefine Valvik
8 MF  DEN Pernille Skrydstrup Pedersen
9 MF  DEN Sarah Dyrehauge
10 MF  GER Samantha Kühne
11 MF  ROU Florentina Olar (captain)
12 GK  ROU Andreea Părăluță
13 FW  USA Lumy Kostmayer
14 FW  DEN Vibeke Andersen (on loan from HB Køge)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  DEN Rie Skotte
16 GK  DEN Laura Jensen
18 DF  DEN Karen Nonboe
19 DF  DEN Laura Frank
20 DF  SWE Tilde Johansson
21 MF  DEN Signe Carstens
24 FW  JPN Risako Watanabe
25 MF  USA Ashley Riefner
27 GK  UGA Daphine Nyayenga
66 DF  USA Janelle Cordia
77 MF  DEN Ida Sort
87 MF  DEN Anna Pallesen
97 FW  DEN Nikoline Nielsen

Player records

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As of 28 March 2026[8]

Caps

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# Nat. Player Caps
1 Denmark Lene Filholm 418
2 Denmark Dorthe Larsen 396
3 Denmark Janne Madsen 390
4 Denmark Christina Petersen 352
5 Denmark Jette Andersen 348
6 Denmark Hanne Sand 342
7 Denmark Birgit Christensen 321
8 Denmark Anne-Mette Christensen 316
9 Denmark Lene Madsen 315
10 Denmark Mette V. Jensen 307

Management

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First team

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As of July 2025[9]
Position Staff
Head Coach Denmark Lene Terp
Assistant Coach Spain Jessica Rodriguez
Goalkeeper Coach Denmark Martin Asvig Pedersen
Fitness Coach Slovakia Katarina Janickova
Kit Manager Denmark Anne-Mette Christensen
Medical staff
Team Doctor Denmark Kasper Bygum Krarup
Physiotherapist Denmark Jeanet Chortsen

Club

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Position Staff
Sporting Director United States Janelle Cordia

Managers

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Incomplete

Years Coach
2023– Denmark Lene Terp
2022–2023 Denmark Bo Zinck
2022 Denmark Martin Møller Kristensen
2021–2022 Denmark Brian Sørensen
2020–2021 Denmark Niclas Hougaard
2018–2019 United States Carrie Kveton
2012–2017 Denmark Brian Sørensen
2011–? Denmark Jakob Borup
Denmark Steen Refsgaard
Denmark Jacob Nørgaard
1995– Denmark Steen Andersen
1994–1995 Denmark Ove Christensen
1985–1988 Denmark Ove Christensen

Seasons

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As of the 2024–2025 season
Key
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Promotion
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Relegation
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze


Incomplete

Season Tier # W D L F A Pts. Cup UWCL
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1 1st
1996 1 1st
1996–97 1
1997–98 1
1998–99 1
1999–00 1 1st
2000–01 1 2nd of 8 17 5 6 78 40 56 1st
2001–02 1 1st of 8 22 3 3 133 36 69 1st
2002–03 1 2nd of 8 16 0 5 76 16 48
2003–04 1 2nd of 8 18 0 3 65 22 54
2004–05 1 2nd of 8 18 1 2 95 16 55
2005–06 1 2nd of 8 17 2 2 73 16 53 1st
2006–07 1 2nd of 8 16 3 2 77 9 51
2007–08 1 2nd of 10 15 1 2 79 12 46 1st
2008–09 1 1st of 10 17 0 1 82 7 51
2009–10 1 1st of 10 16 2 0 74 5 50
2010–11 1 1st of 10 17 0 1 82 12 51
2011–12 1 2nd of 10 15 1 2 84 19 69
2012–13 1
2013–14 1
2014–15 1
2015–16 1 1st
2016–17 1
2017–18 1
2018–19 1 1st
2019–20 1
2020–21 1
2021–22 1 1st
2022–23 1
2023–24 1
2024–25 1 1st
2025–26 1


Record in UEFA competitions

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All results (away, home and aggregate) list Fortuna Hjørring's goal tally first.

Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2002–2003 Second qualifying round Moldova Codru Anenii Noi 5–0 – –
Iceland Breiðablik Kópavogur 9–0 – –
Belarus Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host) 3–0 – –
Quarter-final Norway Trondheim 2–2 a 1–0 3–2
Semi-final England Arsenal 5–1 3–1 a 8–2
Final Sweden Umeå 1–4 a 0–3 1–7
2009–2010 Round of 32 Italy Verona 1–2 4–0 a 5–2
Round of 16 France Lyon 0–5 0–1 a 0–6
2010–2011 Round of 32 Italy Verona 6–1 8–0 a 14–1
Round of 16 Germany Duisburg 2–4 a 0–3 2–7
2011–2012 Round of 32 Switzerland Young Boys 3–0 a 2–1 5–1
Round of 16 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg 2–3 0–1 a 2–4
2012–2013 Round of 32 Scotland Glasgow City 2–1 a 0–0 2–1
Round of 16 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg 2–3 1–1 a 3–4
2013–2014 Round of 32 Italy Tavagnacco 2–3 a 2–0 4–3
Round of 16 Sweden Tyresö 0–4 1–2 a 1–6
2014–2015 Round of 32 Portugal Ourém 3–0 a 6–0 9–0
Round of 16 Sweden Rosengård 1–2 a 0–2 1–4
2015–2016 Round of 32 Belarus FC Minsk 2–0 a 4–0 6–0
Round of 16 Italy Brescia 0–1 a 1–1 1–2
2016–2017 Round of 32 Spain Athletic Bilbao 1–2 a 3–1 a.e.t. 4–3
Round of 16 Italy Brescia 1–0 a 3–1 4–1
Quarter-final England Manchester City 0–1 0–1 a 0–2
2017–2018 Round of 32 Italy Fiorentina 1–2 a 0–0 1–2
2018–2019 Round of 32 Italy Fiorentina 0–2 a 0–2 0–4
2019–2020 Round of 32 Albania Vllaznia 1–0 a 2–0 3–0
Round of 16 France Lyon 0–4 a 0–7 0–11
2020–2021 Round of 32 Slovenia Pomurje 3–0 a 3–2 6–2
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 0–4 a 0–5 0–9
2022–23 First qualifying round Germany Eintracht Frankfurt – 0–2 –
Sweden Kristianstad 2–3 a.e.t. – –

a First leg.

Honours

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  • UEFA Women's Cup
    • Runner-up: 2003
  • Danish League (12)
    • Champion: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2025
  • Danish Cup (11)
    • Champion: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025
    • Runner-up: 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023
  • Danish Indoor Cup (4)
    • Champion: 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001
  • Nordic Championship (2)
    • Champion: 1995, 1996
  • Danish Futsal Championship (6)
    • Champion: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
    • Runner-up: 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Så lykkedes det endelig: Fortuna Hjørring er dansk mester igen". DR (in Danish). 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  2. ^ "Fortuna Hjørring bliver dansk mester i Brøndby - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  3. ^ "Fortuna fuldender festuge: Pokalfinalesejr sender 'The Double' til Hjørring". DR (in Danish). 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  4. ^ Thomsen, Nicolai Yevmenchyk (2025-06-16). "Fortuna Hjørring er tilbage på toppen. Nu venter en endnu sværere udfordring". www.nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  5. ^ "UEFA opfylder to danske klubbers ønske men måske for sent – i al fald for den ene". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  6. ^ "Truppen - Fortuna Hjørring". Fortuna Hjørring (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  7. ^ "Brøndby IF vs Fortuna Hjørring - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  8. ^ "Kampstatistik" (PDF). www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 2026-03-28. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  9. ^ "Trænere og stab". Fortuna Hjørring (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
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