Fortuna Hjørring
Encyclopedia
Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team that play in Hjørring
, Denmark
. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their main achievement in women's European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Final between them and Swedish
side Umeå IK
. The result was 7–1 on aggregate after a 3–0 loss at home added to a 4–1 away defeat in Gammliavallen
, the home of their Swedish opponents.
The next try at a European Cup came in 2009–10 with the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the round of 32 they defeated Italian Bardolino
5–2 on aggregate but then lost the round of 16 to eventual finalist Lyon
. The next season, they started in the round of 32 and again defeated Bardolino, this time with 14–1 on aggregate. In they round of 16 they lost to FCR Duisburg 2–7 on aggregate.
Portia Modise
and Chichi Igbo are among the international players to have played for the club. Heidi Johansen
, Mariann Gajhede
, Janne Madsen
, Camilla Sand
and Katharina Andersen are players in the Danish women's national team.
UEFA Women's Champions League
Hjørring
Hjørring Municipality is a municipality in North Denmark Region on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 929,58 km², making it the largest in Vendsyssel, and it has a total population of 67,121...
, Denmark
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...
. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their main achievement in women's European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Final between them and Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
side Umeå IK
Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a prominent women's association football club based in the city of Umeå, Sweden. The club was established in 1917 as a general sports club, and started competing in women's in 1985. In 1996 the team reached the premier division, the Damallsvenskan but was relegated the following year. In...
. The result was 7–1 on aggregate after a 3–0 loss at home added to a 4–1 away defeat in Gammliavallen
Gammliavallen
Gammliavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Umeå, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Umeå IK. The stadium holds 10,000 people.- External links :*...
, the home of their Swedish opponents.
The next try at a European Cup came in 2009–10 with the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the round of 32 they defeated Italian Bardolino
A.S.D. CF Bardolino
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Calcio Femminile Bardolino Verona, founded in 1995, is an Italian women's football club, playing in the Italian Women's Serie A....
5–2 on aggregate but then lost the round of 16 to eventual finalist Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais (ladies)
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as...
. The next season, they started in the round of 32 and again defeated Bardolino, this time with 14–1 on aggregate. In they round of 16 they lost to FCR Duisburg 2–7 on aggregate.
Current squad
Former players
For details of former players, see :Category:Fortuna Hjørring players.Portia Modise
Portia Modise
Portia Modise is a South African women's footballer who was named Player of the Championship at the 2006 Women's African Football Championship.-Biography:...
and Chichi Igbo are among the international players to have played for the club. Heidi Johansen
Heidi Johansen
Heidi Elgaard Johansen is a Danish football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring and the Danish national team.Johansen was the Danish Women's Player of the Year in 2002.-References:*...
, Mariann Gajhede
Mariann Gajhede
Mariann Gajhede is a Danish football defender. She currently plays for Linköpings FC in Sweden's Damallsvenskan and the Danish national team.-References:*...
, Janne Madsen
Janne Madsen
Janne Madsen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring and the Danish national team.-References:*...
, Camilla Sand
Camilla Sand
Camilla Sand is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring and the Danish national team.-References:*...
and Katharina Andersen are players in the Danish women's national team.
Honours
- UEFA Women’s Cup finalist 2003
- Danish champions 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010
- Danish Cup winners 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Danish indoor champions 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
European History
UEFA Women's CupUEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...
- 2002–03: Runner-up
UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2009–10: Round of 16
- 2010–11: Round of 16
- 2011–12: in