- Akademisk Boldklub
Football club infobox
clubname = AB
fullname = Akademisk Boldklub
nickname = "Akademikerne" (The Academics)
short name = AB
founded = 1889 (merger)
ground =Gladsaxe Stadion ,Gladsaxe
capacity = 13,200
chairman =Leif Vejhe Djurhuus
manager =Flemming Christensen
league =Danish 1st Division
season = 2007-08
position = 1st Division, 6th
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leftarm2=0000CC|body2=0000CC|rightarm2=0000CC|shorts2=0000CC|socks2=0000CCAkademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish
professional football club fromCopenhagen , currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.History
The club was formed in 1889 by a group of
academics , and the only requirement to play for the club at that time was to be a university student. The club was dominant in early Danish football and won the Danish championship, which was introduced in 1913, in 1919 and 1921. In all, AB has won the championship on 9 occasions (1919, 1921, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1967).One of the most renowned players of the club is
Harald Bohr , the brother ofNobel Prize winnerNiels Bohr , who himself played a number of games asgoalkeeper . Other famous footballers from the AB history includeKnud Lundberg , who represented the Danish national team in not one, but three sports (basketball ,handball and football), andKarl Aage Hansen , who scored 17 goals in 22 matches for the national team. Both Lundberg and Hansen played for the club in its heyday, from the end of the Second World War to the mid-fifties, a period when the club won four championships in ten years.Since the 1970s, and especially after the introduction of professional football in the 80s, the club has had a difficult time and has been outside the topflight of Danish football. Although, the late 90s were an exception — in 1996 the club got promoted to the top division, and enjoyed a couple of successful years, winning the
Danish Cup in 1998-99, and finishing third in both 1999 and 2000.Current squad
Achievements
* Danish Champions:
** Winners (9): 1919, 1921, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1967
*Danish Cup :
** Winners (1): 1998-99
** Runners-up (3): 1955-56, 1994-95, 2000-01
*Danish Super Cup :
** Winners (1): 1999*45 "seasons" in the "Highest Danish League"
*20 "seasons" in the "Second Highest Danish League"
*8 "seasons" in the "Third Highest Danish League"Recent History
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External links
* [http://www.ab-fodbold.dk Akademisk Boldklub] - official site
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