# Kolding IF > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kolding_IF > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kolding_IF.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolding_IF > Source revision: 1355362407 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Danish football club This article is about the association football team. For the handball team, see [KIF Kolding](/source/KIF_Kolding). Football club Kolding IF Full name Kolding Idræts Forening Nickname De blå-hvide (The blue-whites) Founded 1895; 131 years ago (1895), as Kolding Fodsports Klub Ground Autocentralen Park Capacity 10,000 (2,197 seated) Chairman Claus Holm-Søberg Manager Jonas Kamper League 1st Division 2025–26 1st Division, 6th of 12 Website https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/ Home colours Away colours **Kolding Idræts Forening**, commonly known as **Kolding IF**, is a Danish professional [association football](/source/Association_football) club based in the city of [Kolding](/source/Kolding), [Southern Denmark](/source/Southern_Denmark). The team competes in the [Danish 1st Division](/source/Danish_1st_Division), the second tier of the [Danish football league system](/source/Danish_football_league_system). Founded in 1895, Kolding IF is one of Denmark's oldest football clubs and has participated in the top flight on two occasions, during the [1982](/source/1982_Danish_1st_Division) and [1983](/source/1983_Danish_1st_Division) seasons. In 2002, the club entered into a joint first-team collaboration with local rivals [Kolding Boldklub](/source/Kolding_Boldklub), forming [Kolding FC](/source/Kolding_FC). This arrangement lasted until 2011, when Kolding FC merged with [Vejle Boldklub](/source/Vejle_Boldklub) to create [Vejle Boldklub Kolding](/source/Vejle_Boldklub_Kolding). Following the dissolution of the merger in 2013, Kolding IF resumed independent operations and re-established its own senior team. The club traditionally plays its home matches at [Autocentralen Park](/source/Kolding_Stadion) (formerly known as Kolding Stadion) and wears white shirts with blue trim. ## Current squad - *As of 2 February 2026*[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK CZE Jakub Trefil (on loan from Sigma Olomouc) 2 DF DEN Lasse Laursen 3 DF DEN Albert Nørager 4 MF SVK Filip Lesniak 5 DF ISL Ari Leifsson 6 DF MNE Nemanja Nedic 7 FW NOR Mikael Ingebrigtsen 8 MF ESP Jesús Alfaro 9 FW USA Nebiyou Perry 10 FW FRO Meinhard Egilsson Olsen 11 FW PAK Abdul Arshad 12 MF DEN Frederik Møller 16 FW DEN Jeffrey Adjei-Broni No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW CTA Sterling Yatéké 18 FW BLR Vladislav Morozov (on loan from Arouca) 19 MF DEN Hans Høllsberg 20 MF DEN Magnus Saaby 21 DF DEN Magnus Døj 22 MF DEN Isak Tånnander 23 MF DEN Niels Morberg 24 MF DEN Casper Jørgensen 25 MF DEN Nicolai Bossen 27 GK UKR Kyrylo Shushman 28 GK SVK Adam Danko 30 DF GER Eric Voufack 33 DF AUT Pascal Estrada 44 DF DEN Pontus Texel (on loan from Mafra) ### Youth players in use 2025–26 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player ### Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player ## Noted players - 1950s–60s: [Jørgen Lildballe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J%C3%B8rgen_Lildballe&action=edit&redlink=1) (1955), holds the record for most first team matches – 386. - 1980s: [Jan Mølby](/source/Jan_M%C3%B8lby) (1981), played on the [Danish national team](/source/Denmark_national_football_team), and went to European top clubs afterwards. ## Achievements - **[Danish 2nd Division](/source/Danish_2nd_Division)** - **Winners (1):** [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Danish_2nd_Division) - **Jutland Championships** - **Winners (2):** 1930–31, 1935–36 - *Runners-up (6):* 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1942 - **Jutland Cup** - *Runners-up (1):* 1939–40[2] ## See also - [Kolding FC](/source/Kolding_FC) - [Kolding Boldklub](/source/Kolding_Boldklub) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Truppen"](https://kolding-if.dk/sport/herrer/truppen-og-stab/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** (in Danish) [http://www.jyskfodboldhistorie.dk/pdf/603404.pdf](http://www.jyskfodboldhistorie.dk/pdf/603404.pdf) – [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929060147/http://www.jyskfodboldhistorie.dk/pdf/603404.pdf) 29 September 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) only achievements before 1950 are noted ## External links - (in Danish) [Official site](http://www.kif-fodbold.dk/) v t e 2026–27 Danish 1st Division Akademisk Boldklub AaB Aarhus Fremad Esbjerg fB Fredericia Hillerød Fodbold Hobro IK Hvidovre IF Kolding IF HB Køge Vejle Vendsyssel FF --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kolding IF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolding_IF) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolding_IF?action=history)). 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