{{Short description|Danish association football club based in Haderslev}} {{Expand Danish|topic=sport|Sønderjyske Fodbold|date=August 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Sønderjyske | image = SonderjyskE logo.svg | image_size = 180px | fullname = Sønderjyske Fodbold | short name = SE, SJF, Sønderjyske | founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2004|01|01}} | ground = Sydbank Park,<br/>Haderslev | capacity = 10,000 (5,100 seated) | owner = Davidsen Family & MKH Fodbold A/S | chairman = Søren Davidsen | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Thomas Nørgaard | league = Superliga | season = 2025–26 | position = Superliga, 6th of 12 | current = 2024–25 Sønderjyske Fodbold season | website = {{URL|https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk}} | pattern_b1 = _soenderjyske2021h | pattern_la1 = _soenderjyske2021h | pattern_ra1 = _soenderjyske2021h | pattern_sh1 = _soenderjyske2021h | pattern_so1 = _soenderjyske2021h | leftarm1 = A3D9F8 | body1 = A3D9F8 | rightarm1 = A3D9F8 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = A3D9F8 | pattern_b2 = _hummelauthentic20b | pattern_la2 = _hummelauthentic20b | pattern_ra2 = _hummelauthentic20b | pattern_sh2 = _hummelauthentic20b | pattern_so2 = _hummel20b | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = 000000 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 }} {{Sønderjyske}} '''Sønderjyske Fodbold''' is a professional football club. The club plays in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of the Danish football league system. Their home is Sydbank Park in Haderslev.
They are part of the general sports club SønderjyskE, which also has a handball and ice hockey team.
==History== ===Club names=== *Haderslev FK (14 July 1906 – 31 December 2000) *HFK Sønderjylland ("Southern Jutland", 1 January 2001 – 31 December 2003) *SønderjyskE Fodbold ("Southern Jutlandic Football", 1 January 2004 – 14 October 2022, under Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S) *Sønderjyske Fodbold<ref name="Korotayev">{{cite web |last=Korotayev |first=Kristian Mailund |date=14 October 2022 |title=Slut med det store 'E' i SønderjyskE: Klubben får selvstændig administration |trans-title=No more capital 'E' in SønderjyskE: The club will get independent administration |url=https://campo.dk/2022/10/14/slut-med-det-store-e-i-soenderjyske-klubben-faar-selvstaendig-administration/ |access-date=9 August 2025 |work=Campo |language=danish}}</ref> ("Southern Jutlandic Football", 15 October 2022 – Present)
===Progenitors=== Haderslev Fodboldklub (Haderslev FK / HFK) was founded on 14 July 1906.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vores Historie |url=https://www.hfk-haderslev.dk/klubinfo/historie/klubbens-historie/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=Haderslev FK |language=da}}</ref> At the time, Haderslev was a part of the German Empire as a part of Schleswig-Holstein. The club had both Danish and German members, and in the initial years there were disagreement over if the club should be called Haderslev Fodboldklub (in Danish) or Haderslebener Fussball Club (in German).<ref name="Danmarks">{{cite web |title=Sønderjyske |url=https://danmarks.dk/soenderjyske/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=Danmarks |language=da}}</ref> In the first many years the team had trouble assembling a proper match squad due to lack of members.<ref name=Danmarks /> In 1908 they became South Jutland champions for the first time beating Sønderborg 11–1 in the final.<ref name=Danmarks />
For the first many years the club did not have their own field and instead played at barracks. Their first proper football ground was built in 1930.<ref name="JyskFod">{{cite web |title=Haderslev FK - Højdepunkter |url=https://archive.today/20130717205116/http://www.jyskfodboldhistorie.dk/klub.asp?side=klubside4&klubnr=604258 |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=Jysk Fodboldhistorie |language=da}}</ref>
In 1958 HFK were promoted to the 4th division (Jyllandsserien), and in 1965 they were promoted to the 3rd Division.<ref name=JyskFod/> In 1992 they were promoted to the Danish 2nd Division and in 1996 they were promoted to the second tier, Danish 1st Division, for the first time.<ref name=JyskFod />
In 2000 the team, which was now called HFK Sønderjylland, were promoted to the Superligaen, the first team from Southern Jutland to ever do so. They were however relegated the following season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haderslev i Superligaen, bold.dk |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=5095 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304131409/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/haderslev-i-superligaen/ |archive-date=4 March 2021 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> The team also moved into a new stadium, hosting 10,000 spectators.
===The creation of SønderjyskE=== After teams from Sønderjylland in both football, ice hockey and handball started to have success, the company Sønderjysk Elitesport A/S was founded on 1 January 2004 to promote professional sports in Southern Jutland. It was a union of the handball club TM Tønder (who later left the initiative), HFK, the Ice Hockey club Vojens Ishockeyklub, and the women's football team IK Sønderjylland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sønderjysk elitesport går sammen, soenderjyske.dk |url=http://www.soenderjyske.dk/Default.asp?SideID=29&StrMenu=1&IntID=140&strMenu2=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409133614/http://www.soenderjyske.dk/Default.asp?SideID=29&StrMenu=1&IntID=140&strMenu2=1 |archive-date=9 April 2015 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
SønderjyskE was promoted to the Superligaen again in 2005, but once again it would only be for a single season.<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=47409 SønderjyskE følger med Horsens op, bold.dk]{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>http://www.bold.dk/nyt/SoenderjyskE-sender-AGF-i-1-division SønderjyskE sender AGF i 1. division, bold.dk</ref>
In 2008 they returned to the Superliga,<ref>http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Hvidovre-sparker-SoenderjyskE-i-SAS-Ligaen Hvidovre sparker SønderjyskE i SAS-Ligaen, bold.dk</ref> and after finishing 10th they managed to survive for the first time ever.<ref>http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/danmark/superligaen/2008-2009 Ligatabel 08/09, bold.dk</ref> The following three seasons they improved on their best ever league finishes with a 9th, a 7th and a 6th-place finish.<ref>http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/danmark/superligaen/2009-2010 SAS Ligaen sæson 09/10, bold.dk</ref><ref>http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/danmark/superligaen/2010-2011 Superligaen sæson 10/11, bold.dk</ref><ref>http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/danmark/superligaen/2011-2012 Superligaen 11/12, bold.dk</ref><ref>http://www.nordjyske.dk/nyheder/aab-sat-paa-plads-af-soenderjyske/a6fffb71-ed45-4e7a-b292-cab69548d065/4/1513 AaB sat på plads af SønderjyskE, nordjyske.dk</ref>
In the 2012–13 season, SønderjyskE achieved the unfortunate European record of missing 7 penalty kicks in a row.<ref>http://www.superstats.dk/news/soenderjyske-og-de-braendte Sønderjyske og de brændte straffespark, superstats.dk</ref>
==== Second place and qualification to Europe ==== In 2016-17 the club played continental games for the first time ever, after finishing second in the 2015-16 Danish Superliga<ref name="strømgodset">{{cite news |title=Smal SønderjyskE-sejr i flot europæisk debut |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/smal-soenderjyske-sejr-i-flot-europaeisk-debut/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=bold.dk |language=da}}</ref> and their coach Jakob Michelsen was named Danish coach of the year. Here they beat Norwegian Strømgodset in the Europa League qualification 2–1.<ref name=strømgodset /> It was followed up by beating Polish Zagłębie Lubin. In the last qualification match against Sparta Prague they managed a 0–0 draw at home, and went up 2–0 in the return fixture, but Sparta Prague would go on to win 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 August 2016 |title=NEJ, NEJ! Sønderjyske ude af Europa i døende minutter - se målene |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/nej-nej-sonderjyske-ude-af-europa-i-doende-minutter-se-malene |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=TV3 |language=da}}</ref>
==== The Danish Cup and club sale ==== In 2020 SønderjyskE won their first ever trophy, the DBU Pokalen, when they beat AaB in the final 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 July 2020 |title=SønderjyskE vinder Sydbank Pokalen efter dramatisk finale |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/sonderjysk-e-vinder-sydbank-pokalen-efter-dramatisk-finale |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=TV3 |language=da}}</ref>
In September 2020 the club was bought by the American investor Robert Michael Platek for an unknown fee.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 September 2020 |title=Amerikansk investor køber SønderjyskE Fodbold |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/breaking-amerikansk-investor-koeber-soenderjyske-fodbold |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=tipsbladet |language=da}}</ref>
In 2021 they reached the cup final for the second time in a row, after beating FC Midtjylland in the semi-final. They would however lose to Randers FC in the final 4–0.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 May 2021 |title=Randers FC vinder Sydbank Pokalen 2021 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/randers-fc-vinder-sydbank-pokalen-2021/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=DBU |language=da}}</ref>
The season afterwards the team was relegated to the Danish 1st Division for the first time ince 2007–08, winning just 4 matches the entire season. The new ownership faced heavy criticism for their management of the club, and in August 2022 the team was sold back to local ownership.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jesper Juhl Nielsen |date=1 August 2022 |title=Fodboldklubben Sønderjyske solgt til lokale investorer |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/seneste-sport/fodboldklubben-soenderjyske-solgt-til-lokale-investorer |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=Danmarks Radio |language=da}}</ref> Following the sale the club was administratively separated from the other sports teams in SønderjyskE and changed their name from SønderjyskE to Sønderjyske.<ref name=Korotayev /> They did however share some administrative coordination regarding sponsors, logo and sales.
Two seasons later the team was promoted to the Superliga again by winning the Danish 1st Division.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 April 2024 |title=Sønderjyske er millimeter fra oprykning til Superligaen |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/soenderjyske-er-millimeter-fra-oprykning-til-superligaen?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdWpjZFJzC5Mt7DgVq8KOsUTEpdmxOL07r7fCSbYOfiMmXnVDXkJJ6w&gaa_ts=6911030f&gaa_sig=rkv5iRobM7LjPqU2prTXRK3n6ndIQ0o1bgBCC1OXmUgT2b0-Wonqq1g--8VSKjRrHC_UnLWfPOZ7wiH18qsi5w%3D%3D |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=Berlingske Tidende |language=da}}</ref>
== Fan culture == The official fanclub is called SønderjyskE Fodbold Support, and was founded in 2004. The number of members is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SønderjyskE fodbold support |url=http://sesupport.dk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709130851/http://www.sesupport.dk/ |archive-date=9 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> The fan section is called "Blue Section".<ref name=fodboldidanmark />
The supporters have often referenced their German past with banners in German such as "Deutsche Kvalitet, Dänische Mentalitet" (German quality, Danish mentality).<ref name="fodboldidanmark">{{cite web |title=Sønderjyske |url=https://fodboldidanmark.dk/soenderjyske/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |website=fodboldidanmark.dk |language=da}}</ref>
==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|22 March 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Spillertrup – SønderjyskE |url=https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/spillertrup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323051347/https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/spillertrup/ |archive-date=23 March 2023 |access-date=28 February 2026 |website=soenderjyskefodbold.dk}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=DEN|name=Nicolai Flø|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=DEN|name=Simon Wæver|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ISL|name=Daníel Leó Grétarsson|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=DEN|name=Magnus Jensen|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=DEN|name=Rasmus Vinderslev|pos=MF|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=MKD|name=Sefer Emini|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=USA|name=Matthew Hoppe|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|name=Alexander Lyng|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=Maxime Soulas|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=NZL|name=Dalton Wilkins|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=MKD|name=Lirim Qamili|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=DEN|name=Marcus Bundgaard|pos=GK}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=DEN|name=Anders Hoeg|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=DEN|name=Pachanga Kristensen|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=DEN|name=Tobias Klysner|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=ISL|name=Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=DEN|name=Andreas Oggesen|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=NGA|name=Ebube Duru|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=DEN|name=Olti Hyseni|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=DEN|name=Tobias Sommer|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=DEN|name=Benicio Peña|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=28|nat=DEN|name=Anders Bergholt|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=KOS|name=Albert Rrahmani|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=GUI|name=Mohamed Cherif Haidara|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}}
===Youth players in use 2025-26=== {{fs start}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=DEN|name=Elias Hjort-Pedersen|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=DEN|name=Lasse Mandal|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=DEN|name=Villads Nøhr Birk|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=DEN|name=Sebastian Larsen|pos=FW}} {{fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{fs start}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=DEN|name=Gustav Wagner|pos=DF|other=at Thisted FC until 30 June 2026}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=DEN|name=Alberto Vogtmann|pos=DF|other=at FC Roskilde until 30 June 2026}} {{fs end}}
==Honours== * '''Danish Cup''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2019–20 ** Runners-up (1): 2020–21 * '''Danish Superliga''' ** Runners-up (1): 2015–16 * '''Danish 1st Division''' ** '''Winners (2):''' 2004–05, 2023–24 ** Runners-up (1): 2007–08
*'''14''' ''seasons'' in the ''Highest Danish League'' *'''8''' ''seasons'' in the ''Second Highest Danish League'' *'''5''' ''seasons'' in the ''Third Highest Danish League''
==Recent history== :{|class="wikitable" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !Notes |- |2000–01 |SL |align=right |'''12''' |align=right|33||align=right|1||align=right|8||align=right|24 |align=right|30||align=right|88||align=right|'''11''' |Fourth round |Relegated |- |2001–02 |1D | style="text-align:right; background:#c96;"|'''3''' |align=right|30||align=right|17||align=right|4||align=right|9 |align=right|61||align=right|50||align=right|'''55''' |Fourth round | |- |2002–03 |1D |align=right |'''6''' |align=right|30||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|9 |align=right|64||align=right|54||align=right|'''47''' |Fourth round | |- |2003–04 |1D |align=right |'''6''' |align=right|30||align=right|15||align=right|6||align=right|9 |align=right|72||align=right|51||align=right|'''51''' |Third round | |- |2004–05 |1D | style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1''' |align=right|30||align=right|19||align=right|7||align=right|4 |align=right|75||align=right|31||align=right|'''64''' |Fifth round |Promoted |- |2005–06 |SL |align=right |'''11''' |align=right|33||align=right|6||align=right|8||align=right|19 |align=right|41||align=right|72||align=right|'''26''' |Fourth round |Relegated |- |2006–07 |1D | style="text-align:right; background:#c96;"|'''3''' |align=right|30||align=right|16||align=right|5||align=right|9 |align=right|57||align=right|34||align=right|'''53''' |Fourth round | |- |2007–08 |1D | style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2''' |align=right|30||align=right|17||align=right|10||align=right|3 |align=right|55||align=right|32||align=right|'''61''' |Fourth round |Promoted |- |2008–09 |SL |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|33||align=right|5||align=right|13||align=right|15 |align=right|30||align=right|56||align=right|'''28''' |Third round | |- |2009–10 |SL |align=right |'''9''' |align=right|33||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|14 |align=right|37||align=right|43||align=right|'''41''' |Quarter-finals | |- |2010–11 |SL |align=right |'''7''' |align=right|33||align=right|11||align=right|6||align=right|16 |align=right|32||align=right|46||align=right|'''39''' |Second round | |- |2011–12 |SL |align=right |'''6''' |align=right|33||align=right|11||align=right|11||align=right|11 |align=right|48||align=right|51||align=right|'''44''' |Semi-finals | |- |2012–13 |SL |align=right |'''8''' |align=right|33||align=right|12||align=right|5||align=right|16 |align=right|53||align=right|57||align=right|'''41''' |Fourth round | |- |2013–14 |SL |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|33||align=right|10||align=right|8||align=right|15 |align=right|41||align=right|53||align=right|'''38''' |Third round | |- |2014–15 |SL |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|33||align=right|7||align=right|16||align=right|10 |align=right|35||align=right|44||align=right|'''37''' |Semi-finals | |- |2015–16 |SL | style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2''' |align=right|33||align=right|19||align=right|5||align=right|9 |align=right|56||align=right|36||align=right|'''62''' |Quarter-finals | |- |2016–17 |SL |align=right |'''6''' |align=right|36||align=right|12||align=right|10||align=right|14 |align=right|44||align=right|54||align=right|'''46''' ||Fourth round | |- |2017–18 |SL |align=right |'''8''' |align=right|32||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|13 |align=right|42||align=right|40||align=right|'''41''' ||Quarter-finals | |- |2018–19 |SL |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|32||align=right|9||align=right|8||align=right|15 |align=right|37||align=right|45||align=right|'''35''' ||Fourth round | |- |2019–20 |SL |align=right |'''10''' |align=right|32||align=right|9||align=right|11||align=right|12 |align=right|37||align=right|49||align=right|'''38''' |style="text-align:left; background:gold;"|'''Winners''' | |- |2020–21 |SL |align=right |'''8''' |align=right|32||align=right|13||align=right|5||align=right|14 |align=right|45||align=right|48||align=right|'''44''' |style="text-align:left; background:silver;"|Runners-up
|- |2021–22 |SL |align=right |'''12''' |align=right|32||align=right|4||align=right|11||align=right|17 |align=right|28||align=right|54||align=right|'''23''' |Semi-finals |Relegated |-
|2022–23 |1D |align=right |'''3''' |align=right|32||align=right|16||align=right|8||align=right|8 |align=right|60||align=right|45||align=right|'''56''' |Quarter-finals
|- |2023–24 |1D |align=right |'''1''' |align=right|32||align=right|20||align=right|8||align=right|4 |align=right|71||align=right|29||align=right|'''68''' |Second round |Promoted
|- |2024–25 |SL |align=right |'''9''' |align=right|32||align=right|10||align=right|7||align=right|15 |align=right|47||align=right|64||align=right|'''37''' |Fourth round
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==Sønderjyske in Europe== {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Agg |- |rowspan="3"|2016–17 |rowspan="3"|UEFA Europa League |2Q |{{flagicon|Norway}} |Strømsgodset |style="text-align: center;"|2–1 |style="text-align: center;"|2–2 (aet) |bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align: center;"|4–3 |- |3Q |{{flagicon|Poland}} |Zagłębie Lubin |style="text-align: center;"|1–1 |style="text-align: center;"|2–1 |bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align: center;"|3–2 |- |PO |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} |Sparta Prague |style="text-align: center;"|0–0 |style="text-align: center;"|2–3 |bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align: center;"|2–3 |- |2020–21 |UEFA Europa League |3Q |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} |Viktoria Plzeň |{{n/a}} |bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align: center;"|0–3 |{{n/a}} |}
==Managers== *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Poul Hansen (1989–96) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Knud Nørregaard (1996) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Frank Andersen (1997–03) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Søren Kusk (1 January 2004 – 26 August 2005) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Morten Bruun (2005–06) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Ole Schwennesen (2006–07) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Carsten Broe (24 April 2007 – 30 June 2009) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Hemmingsen (1 July 2009 – 17 September 2009) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Frank Andersen (18 September 2009 – 31 December 2009) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Michael Hemmingsen (1 January 2010 – 30 June 2011) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Lars Søndergaard (1 July 2011 – 30 June 2015) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Jakob Michelsen (1 July 2015 – 31 December 2016) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Claus Nørgaard (5 January 2017 – 17 December 2018) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Glen Riddersholm (1 February 2019 – 26 May 2021) *{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Boris (19 June 2021 – 1 November 2021) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Hansen (16 December 2021 – 5 November 2022) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Thomas Nørgaard (15 December 2022 – present)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.soenderjyskefodbold.dk}} * [http://www.sesupport.dk/ Official supporters site: SønderjyskE Fodbold Support]
{{Danish Superliga teamlist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sonderjyske Fodbold}} Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold Category:Danish Superliga clubs Category:Football clubs in Denmark Category:2004 establishments in Denmark Category:Association football clubs established in 2004 Category:Sport in the Region of Southern Denmark Category:Haderslev