{{Short description|Association football club in Hjørring, Denmark}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Football club infobox | clubname = Vendsyssel FF | image = Vendsyssel FF (2013).png | fullname = Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber | short name = VFF | founded = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|df=y|1886}} (as Hjørring Gymnastikforening)|Newest reformation in {{Start date and age|df=yes|2013}} (as Vendsyssel FF)}} | ground = [[Hjørring Stadion|Nord Energi Arena]], [[Hjørring]] | capacity = 7,500<ref name="stadion">{{cite web |title=Nord Energi Arena, tilskuertal, rekorder og udvikling i Superligaen |url=https://superstats.dk/stadion-alltime?id=71 |website=superstats.dk |publisher=SuperStats |access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> | owner = [[FC Hjørrings venner ApS]] | chairman = Henrik Sørensen | manager = Kim Engstrøm | league = [[Danish 2nd Division|2nd Division]] | season = [[2024–25 Danish 1st Division|2024–25]] | position = [[Danish 1st Division|1st Division]], 11th of 12 (relegated) | pattern_la1 = _vendsysse1920h | pattern_b1 = _vendsysse1920h | pattern_ra1 = _vendsysse1920h | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _vendsysse1920a | pattern_b2 = _vendsysse1920a | pattern_ra2 = _vendsysse1920a | pattern_sh2 = _vendsysse1920a | leftarm2 = 000066 | body2 = 000066 | rightarm2 = 000066 | shorts2 = 000066 | socks2 = 000066 | pattern_la3 = _vendsysse1920t | pattern_b3 = _vendsysse1920t | pattern_ra3 = _vendsysse1920t | pattern_sh3 = _vendsysse1920t | leftarm3 = 000066 | body3 = ffffff | rightarm3 = 000066 | shorts3 = ffffff | socks3 = ffffff | website = {{URL|https://www.vendsysselff.dk/}} }} '''Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Hjørring]], Denmark. The team competes in the [[Danish 1st Division]], the second tier of the [[Danish football league system]]. The club plays home matches at [[Hjørring Stadion|Nord Energi Arena]], which has a capacity of 7,500.<ref name="stadion" /> The club is playing on a license from Hjørring IF, which used to belong to [[FC Hjørring]]. The club is a cooperation between Hjørring IF and [[Frederikshavn fI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fchjoerring.dk/nyheder?id=367|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703175426/http://fchjoerring.dk/nyheder?id=367|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2013|title=FC Hjørring skifter navn til Vendsyssel FF|publisher=FC Hjørring|access-date=August 9, 2013|date=June 24, 2013|language=da}}</ref>
==History== The roots of Vendsyssel FF can be traced to 9 November 1886, where Hjørring Gymnastikforening was founded. After multiple mergers, the club was named Hjørring IF in 1921.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.danskfodbold.com/nyheder.php?ID=453|title=FC Hjørring kan skrive historie|date=18 May 2010|access-date=11 July 2018|language=da|publisher=danskfodbold.com}}</ref> The club's existence has been marked by relative anonymity, bouncing between the lower divisions of the [[Football in Denmark#Men's league system|Danish football pyramid]]. Renamed '''FC Hjørring''' in 2006, the club, however, soon found success, secured promotion in their [[2009–10 Danish 2nd Divisions]] campaign. This meant their first promotion to the [[Danish 1st Division]], the second tier in the Danish football league system.
In May 2013, the [[Danish Football Association]] announced that FC Hjørring's licence would be revoked due to poor economy, resulting in a relegation to the [[Danish 2nd Divisions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2013/Maj/licens_til_alle_sl_klubber.aspx|title=Licens til alle Superligaklubber|date=6 May 2013|access-date=28 May 2018|language=da|publisher=[[Danish Football Association|DBU]]}}</ref> FC Hjørring appealed the decision, which was successful, as the Danish Football Association assessed that the financial situation had improved sufficiently in order to renew the licence for the [[2010-11 Danish 1st Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/1-division/fc-hjoerring-anker-tvangsnedrykning|title=FC Hjørring anker tvangsnedrykning|date=6 May 2013|access-date=28 May 2018|language=da|publisher=Tipsbladet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2013/Maj/hjorring_forbliver_i_1div.aspx|title=FC Hjørring forbliver i Nordic Bet Ligaen|date=24 May 2013|access-date=28 May 2018|language=da|publisher=DBU}}</ref>
On 24 June 2013, FC Hjørring announced a merger with [[Frederikshavn fI]], which would subsequently change the name of the club to Vendsyssel FF.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/1-division/fc-hjoerring-bliver-til-vendsyssel-ff|title=FC Hjørring bliver til Vendsyssel FF|date=24 June 2013|access-date=28 May 2018|language=da|publisher=Tipsbladet}}</ref> On 3 March 2014, Frederikshavn fI officially announced that they would step out of the merger on the senior level, but that they intended to continue a partnership with Vendsyssel FF on the youth level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nordjyske.dk/nyheder/faelleshold-sendt-til-hjoerne/55eb8ed8-17b5-4549-a0ee-c21afcda37b9/9/1578|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314115005/http://www.nordjyske.dk/nyheder/faelleshold-sendt-til-hjoerne/55eb8ed8-17b5-4549-a0ee-c21afcda37b9/9/1578|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2014|title=Fælleshold sendt til hjørne|date=3 March 2014|access-date=28 May 2018|language=da|publisher=Nordjyske}}</ref>
In the summer of 2018 the club earned its first promotion to the highest tier in Danish football by beating [[Lyngby BK]] in two games in the [[Danish Superliga|Superliga]] playoffs, after losing in the playoffs the year before to [[AC Horsens]]. They only lasted one season in the Superliga, however, as they were relegated the following season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vendsysselff.dk/nedrykning-er-en-kendsgerning/ |title=Nedrykning er en kendsgerning |date=2 June 2019 |publisher=Vendsyssel FF |language=da |access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>
On the 1st December 2024, Vendsyssel FF got a new ownership group consisting of 20 people. Among them were Colombian rapper [[Blessd]] and Danish national team player [[Joachim Andersen (footballer)|Joachim Andersen]]. Former owner Jacob Andersen still owns 15 percent of the ownership in the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2024-12-01-rapper-og-landsholdsspiller-bliver-en-del-af-ejerkredsen-i-vendsyssel|title=Rapper og landsholdsspiller bliver en del af ejerkredsen i Vendsyssel|trans-title= Rapper and national team player becomes part of the ownership group in Vendsyssel|language=da|website=sport.tv2.dk|date=1 December 2024|access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref>
On May 16, 2025, Vendsyssel FF was relegated to the [[Danish 2nd Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/kort-nyt/frederikshavn/vendsyssel-ff-rykker-ned|title=Vendsyssel FF rykker ned|trans-title=Vendsyssel FF is relegated|website=TV2 Nord|language=da|date=16 May 2025}}</ref>
In November 2025, Vendsyssel FF was taken over by a new group of local investors organized through the company FC Hjørrings Venner ApS. The takeover marked the end of a brief period of foreign ownership, during which the club had been controlled by an international investor group that included the Colombian artist Blessd. The new ownership group consists of several North Jutland business figures, including Henrik Fjordbak, Henrik Stoksted Sørensen, and Morten Simonsen. The purpose of the takeover was to ensure stronger local anchoring, financial stability, and a long-term strategic development of the club, both on and off the pitch. The takeover followed a period characterized by financial challenges, sporting decline, and organizational uncertainty. With the new owners, plans were introduced to reorganize the club and increase the focus on youth development and local support.
==Stadium== Vendsyssel FF's [[Hjørring Stadion|Nord Energi Arena]], more popularly known as [[Hjørring Stadion]], was opened in 1930 and went through renovations in 2014. Besides being the home ground for Vendsyssel FF, it also functions as home ground for nine-time [[Elitedivisionen|Danish women's football league]] winners, [[Fortuna Hjørring]].
==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|2 February 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vendsysselff.dk/holdet/spillertrup/|title=Spillertrup}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=1|nat=FIN|name=[[Lasse Schulz]]|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=3|nat=DEN|name=Mads Bager|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=4|nat=DEN|name=Malthe Henriksen|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]]}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=CMR|name=[[Hassan Ndam]]|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=6|nat=NGA|name=Stephen Michael|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=DEN|name=Mostafa Maarouf|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=FIN|name=[[Rasmus Schüller]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=DEN|name=Lasse Steffensen|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=CAN|name=[[Steven Simpson]]|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|name=[[Marcus Hannesbo]]|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=DEN|name=[[Adam Vendelbo]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]]}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=DEN|name=Akwasi Owusu|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=DEN|name=Magnus Worsøe|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=DEN|name=[[Kasper Kusk]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=DEN|name=Malthe Holt|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=NOR|name=Emil Grønn Pedersen|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=DEN|name=[[Benjamin Clemmensen]]|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=NGA|name=Precious Williams|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=FRO|name=Ari Olsen|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=31|nat=DEN|name=Andreas Rise|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=DEN|name=Mads Houkjær|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=DEN|name=[[Magnus Munck]]|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=73|nat=DEN|name=Mads Nybo|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===Youth players in use 2025–26=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=32|nat=DEN|name=Kasper Kjellingbro|pos=MF|other=at [[Vejgaard Boldspilklub|Vejgaard B]] until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://vendsysselff.dk}} {{in lang|da}}
{{Danish 2nd Division}}
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