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| Full name | Lyngby Boldklub af 1921 | ||
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| Nicknames | De kongeblå (the royal blues), Vikingerne (the Vikings) | ||
| Founded | 1921; 104 years ago (1921) | ||
| Ground | Lyngby Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 (3,111 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Tommy Petersen Friends of Lyngby | ||
| Head coach | Andreas Bjelland & Bertram Gylling (caretakers) | ||
| League | Superliga | ||
| 2024–25 | Superliga, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | lyngby-boldklub | ||
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Lyngby Boldklub (Danish pronunciation:[ˈløŋˌpyˀˈpʌlˀtkʰlup]) is a professionalfootball club based inLyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based atLyngby Stadion. The club play in theDanish 1st Division. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club has won theDanish championship twice (1983 and1992) and theDanish Cup three times (1984, 1985 and 1990).
The club was first founded on 8 April 1906 but it was disbanded again in 1915 due to problems with where they were allowed to play. On 30 March 1921, 30 young people from the football department of Lyngby IF decided to break away and start their own club. They named itLyngby Boldklub af 1921. For the first few years, they played atLundtofte Flyveplads, using the flight hangars as locker rooms. In 1949 the club moved to the area where the present-dayLyngby Stadion is located.
Lyngby was the first club in Denmark to wear the club's name on the kits, which happened in 1961. In 1983 the club became Danish champions for the first time and in 1984 the club played in theEuropean Cup losing toSparta Prague with 1–2,0–0 in the second round after beatingKS Elbasani in the first round with 3–0,3–0. In 1986 the club was the first one to win its group in theUEFA Intertoto Cup without loss of points.
The club won its second Danish championship in 1992 onGentofte Stadion. In 1996 the club was eliminated from theUEFA Cup byClub Brügge, even though playing a 1–1 draw in Belgium. 1996 was also the year when Lyngby's chairmen,Flemming Østergaard andMichael Kjær sold team captainLarsen toFC Copenhagen. The sale sparked harsh protests among the fans. In 1997Østergaard andKjær left Lyngby to become chairmen inFC Copenhagen. They were joined by strikerJónsson.
In December 2001 the club went bankrupt and was forced to finish the season using only amateur players. Hardly surprising, the team finished the season in last place and was subsequently relegated an additional two leagues due to the bankruptcy. As a result, the team went straight from playing in the Superliga to playing in theamateur leagueDanmarksserien, just below the three Danish pro leagues. In 2003 the team was promoted to the2nd Division (the third best league), as winner of Danmarksserien, and on 18 June 2005 the team gained promotion to the1st Division by finishing 3rd in the 2nd Division.
In the2006–07 season the team won theDanish 1st Division thus returning to the top flight only five and a half seasons after going bankrupt. Another highlight of the 2006–07 season occurred on 12 April 2007 as Lyngby advanced to the semi-finals of theDanish Cup for the first time in several years, by winning 1–0 againstAC Horsens onLyngby Stadion.
In 2014, the squad was taken over byHellerup Finans and its chairman, Torben Jensen, became also chairman of the squad.[1]
Lyngby achieved a third place in the2016-17 season, just a season after being promoted from the1. Division. In the second half of the2017-18 season, however, the club experienced financial difficulties, due to irregularities at the club owner,Hellerup Finans, which later went bankrupt. This led to the departure of several key players, before, on 9 February 2018, the club was bought and saved by a group of local business people and fans known collectively as Friends of Lyngby.[2] This was not enough for Lyngby to hold its place in the Superliga, as the club losttwo play-off matches against 1. Division number 3,Vendsyssel FF, being relegated to 1. Division. Just over a year later, on 2 June 2019, fortunes were reversed, as Lyngby, finishing 3rd in2018-19 season in the 1st Division, won 3–2 on aggregate against Vendsyssel FF, securing its re-promotion to the top flight alongsideHorsens.[3] In the2020-21 Superliga season, Lyngby ended in 11th place ahead of only Horsens, and was relegated back to 1st Division for the2021-22 season. Lyngby was back in the Superliga for the2022-23 season after winning promotion from the 1st Division, finishing the season ahead of Horsens andAaB, thereby surviving relegation despite suffering the season's longest winless streak of 16 games.[4]
The2023-24 season was an eventful one. In January 2024, the team experienced a managerial change whenFreyr Alexandersson was signed byK.V. Kortrijk creating a vacancy.[5] It was filled byMagne Hoseth who was fired after only 50 days and two games, opening the vacancy anew to be filled byDavid Nielsen.[6][7][8] On 28 May 2024, it was announced thatPhiladelphia basedUnion Sports and Entertainment had entered into a strategic partnership with Lyngby Boldklub, also acquiring a minority stake in the club.[9] The team ended the season in 8th place out of 12 teams and survived relegation.
Lyngby struggled in the2024-25 season resulting in relegation back to the 1st Division ahead of the2025-26 season.
‡: Won by reserve team
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Brage | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| 1984–85 | European Cup | 1R |  Labinoti Elbasani | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 2R |  Sparta Praha | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 1985–86 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Galway United | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| 2R |  Red Star Belgrade | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 | ||
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Wrexham | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 1992–93 | UEFA Champions League | 1R |  Rangers | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Mura | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 1R |  Club Brugge | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Birkirkara | 7–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 |
| 1R |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | ||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Bangor City | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2QR |  Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3QR | Krasnodar | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Among former players are former Danish internationalsFlemming Christensen,John Helt,Klaus Berggreen,Ronnie Ekelund,Torben Frank,Jakob Friis-Hansen,Henrik Larsen,Miklos Molnar,Claus "Kuno" Christiansen,Carsten Fredgaard,Claus Jensen,Bent Christensen,Peter Nielsen,Niclas Jensen,Dennis Rommedahl,Thomas Kristensen,Morten Nordstrand,Anders Christiansen,Mikkel Beckmann andYussuf Poulsen. Swedish internationalMarcus Allbäck briefly played for the club in the late 1990s. Four Lyngby players were on the Danish team that won the1992 European Football Championship, while Rommedahl and Bechmann were included in the Danish squad for the World Cup in South Africa, 2010.
On 10 September 2021, Lyngby Boldklub celebrated their centenary by organising a Legends match. The match was played by former notable players includingMiklos Molnar,Klaus Berggreen,Henrik Larsen, and others who had played for the club in the past.[11]
Lyngby Boldklub is also renowned for its youth program, and several current and former A-international players started their careers in Lyngby. These includeYussuf Poulsen,Frederik Sørensen,Christian Gytkjær,Andreas Bjelland,Lasse Schöne,Morten Nordstrand,Dennis Rommedahl andThomas Kristensen. ThoughNiclas Jensen started his career inB 93 his career didn't really take off until he joined Lyngby in 1992 aged 18.
In the mid-2000s, the club'sOld Boys team was among the best in Denmark featuring several well-known players such asMichael Laudrup,Brian Laudrup and aforementionedBerggreen andLarsen.
| Season | Pos | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–25: Superligaen | #11/12 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 43 | -17 |
| 23-24: Superligaen | #10/12 | 36 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| 22-23: Superligaen | #10/12 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 49 | -19 |
| 21–22: 1. Division | #2/12 | 63 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 29 | 33 |
| 20–21: Superligaen | #11/12 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 63 | -27 |
| 19–20: Superligaen | #11/14 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 54 | -20 |
| 18–19: 1. Division | #3/12 | 52 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 |
| 17-18: Superligaen | #14/14 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 65 | -30 |
| 16–17: Superligaen | #3/14 | 58 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 35 | +7 |
| 15–16: 1. Division | #1/12 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 37 | +22 |
| 14–15: 1. Division | #3/12 | 51 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 |
| 13–14: 1. Division | #3/12 | 57 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +18 |
| 12–13: 1. Division | #4/12 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 |
| 11-12: Superligaen | #11/12 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 60 | −28 |
| 10–11: SAS Ligaen | #8/12 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 |
| 09-10: Viasat Sport Divisionen | #2/16 | 62 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 39 | +20 |
| 08-09: Viasat Sport Divisionen | #6/16 | 50 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 |
| 07-08: SAS Ligaen | #12/12 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 69 | −36 |
| 06-07: Viasat Sport Divisionen | #1/16 | 64 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 43 | +28 |
| 05-06: Viasat Sport Divisionen | #3/16 | 59 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 |
| 04-05: 2. Division | #3/16 | 58 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 32 | +35 |
| 03-04: 2. Division | #11/16 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 62 | −11 |
| 02-03: Danmarksserien 1 | #1/16 | 72 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 37 | +47 |
| 01-02: SAS Ligaen | #12/12 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 92 | −67 |
| 00-01: Faxe Kondi Ligaen | #9/12 | 44 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 |
| 99-00: Faxe Kondi Ligaen | #7/12 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 55 | −4 |
| 98–99: Faxe Kondi Ligaen | #4/12 | 52 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 60 | −5 |
| 97–98: Faxe Kondi Ligaen | #6/12 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 62 | −9 |
| 96–97: Faxe Kondi Ligaen | #9/12 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 61 | −11 |
| 95–96: Coca-Cola Superligaen | #4/12 | 53 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 35 | +26 |
Green denotes promotion,red denotes relegation.
Jørgen Hvidemose (1981–87)Hans Brun Larsen (1987)Kim Lyshøj (1987–90)Kent Karlsson (1991–92)Michael Schäfer (1992–95)Benny Lennartsson (1995–98)Poul Hansen (1998–01)Hasse Kuhn (2001–03)Bent Christensen (2003–05)Kasper Hjulmand (2006–08)Henrik Larsen (2008–09)Niels Frederiksen (2009–13)Johan Lange (2013)Jack Majgaard (2013–15)Søren Hermansen (2015) (interim)David Nielsen (2015–17)[12]Thomas Nørgaard (2017–18)[13]Mark Strudal (2018)[14]Christian Nielsen (2018–20)[15]Carit Falch (2020–21)[16]
Freyr Alexandersson (2021–24)[17][18]
Magne Hoseth (2024)[19]David Nielsen (2024)[20]Morten Karlsen (2024–Present)[21]
