Fortuna Hjørring
ClubnameFortuna Hjørring
Short nameFortuna
Founded28 October 1966; 59 years ago
GroundNord Energi Arena
Capacity10,000
ChairmanKarina Bech Jensen
LeagueA-Liga
Season2024–25
PositionA-Liga, 1st of 8 (champions)
WebsiteFortuna Hjørring
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Current2025–26 Fortuna Hjørring season

Fortuna Hjørring is a Danish women's football team based in Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. It is one of the most prolific clubs in the Danish A-Liga, having won the league 12 times, tied for most wins alongside rivals Brøndby.[1][2] Their most recent season in the top flight saw Fortuna Hjørring win "The Double", taking home both the league trophy and the Danish Women's Cup.[3][4]

Fortuna are fixtures of the UEFA Women's Champions League, having competed 16 times. In the 2009–10 season, they defeated Italian side Bardolino in the round of 32, but lost the round of 16 to eventual finalists Lyon. In the 2016–17 season they reached their best result in recent club history, when they made it to the quarter-finals which they lost 0–2 on aggregate to Manchester City. Fortuna's biggest European result to date is the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final, where they ultimately lost 1–7 on aggregate to Umeå IK.[5]

Players

Current squad

[6][7]

Player records

[8]

Caps

Nat.PlayerCaps
1Lene Filholm418
2Dorthe Larsen396
3Janne Madsen390
4Christina Petersen352
5Jette Andersen348
6Hanne Sand342
7Birgit Christensen321
8Anne-Mette Christensen316
9Lene Madsen315
10Mette V. Jensen307

Management

First team

[9]

PositionStaff
Head CoachLene Terp
Assistant CoachJessica Rodriguez
Goalkeeper CoachMartin Asvig Pedersen
Fitness CoachKatarina Janickova
Kit ManagerAnne-Mette Christensen
Medical staff
Team DoctorKasper Bygum Krarup
PhysiotherapistJeanet Chortsen

Club

PositionStaff
Sporting DirectorJanelle Cordia

Managers

Incomplete

YearsCoach
2023–Lene Terp
2022–2023Bo Zinck
2022Martin Møller Kristensen
2021–2022Brian Sørensen
2020–2021Niclas Hougaard
2018–2019Carrie Kveton
2012–2017Brian Sørensen
2011–?Jakob Borup
Steen Refsgaard
Jacob Nørgaard
1995–Steen Andersen
1994–1995Ove Christensen
1985–1988Ove Christensen

Seasons

Key
ChampionsPromotion
SilverRelegation
Bronze

Incomplete

SeasonTier#WDLFAPts.CupUWCL
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
19821
19831
19841
19851
19861
19871
19881
19891
19901
19911
19921
19931
19941
199511st
199611st
1996–971
1997–981
1998–991
1999–0011st
2000–0112nd of 817567840561st
2001–0211st of 8223313336691st
2002–0312nd of 81605761648
2003–0412nd of 81803652254
2004–0512nd of 81812951655
2005–0612nd of 817227316531st
2006–0712nd of 8163277951
2007–0812nd of 1015127912461st
2008–0911st of 10170182751
2009–1011st of 10162074550
2010–1111st of 101701821251
2011–1212nd of 101512841969
2012–131
2013–141
2014–151
2015–1611st
2016–171
2017–181
2018–1911st
2019–201
2020–211
2021–2211st
2022–231
2023–241
2024–2511st
2025–261

Record in UEFA competitions

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Fortuna Hjørring's goal tally first.

CompetitionRoundClubAwayHomeAggregate
2002–2003Second qualifying roundCodru Anenii Noi5–0––
Breiðablik Kópavogur9–0––
Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host)3–0––
Quarter-finalTrondheim2–2 a1–03–2
Semi-finalArsenal5–13–1 a8–2
FinalUmeå1–4 a0–31–7
2009–2010Round of 32Verona1–24–0 a5–2
Round of 16Lyon0–50–1 a0–6
2010–2011Round of 32Verona6–18–0 a14–1
Round of 16Duisburg2–4 a0–32–7
2011–2012Round of 32Young Boys3–0 a2–15–1
Round of 16Kopparbergs/Göteborg2–30–1 a2–4
2012–2013Round of 32Glasgow City2–1 a0–02–1
Round of 16Kopparbergs/Göteborg2–31–1 a3–4
2013–2014Round of 32Tavagnacco2–3 a2–04–3
Round of 16Tyresö0–41–2 a1–6
2014–2015Round of 32Ourém3–0 a6–09–0
Round of 16Rosengård1–2 a0–21–4
2015–2016Round of 32FC Minsk2–0 a4–06–0
Round of 16Brescia0–1 a1–11–2
2016–2017Round of 32Athletic Bilbao1–2 a3–1 a.e.t.4–3
Round of 16Brescia1–0 a3–14–1
Quarter-finalManchester City0–10–1 a0–2
2017–2018Round of 32Fiorentina1–2 a0–01–2
2018–2019Round of 32Fiorentina0–2 a0–20–4
2019–2020Round of 32Vllaznia1–0 a2–03–0
Round of 16Lyon0–4 a0–70–11
2020–2021Round of 32Pomurje3–0 a3–26–2
Round of 16Barcelona0–4 a0–50–9
2022–23First qualifying roundEintracht Frankfurt–0–2–
Kristianstad2–3 a.e.t.––

a First leg.

Honours

  • UEFA Women's Cup
    • Runner-up: 2003
  • Danish League (12)
    • Champion: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2025
  • Danish Cup (11)
    • Champion: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025
    • Runner-up: 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023
  • Danish Indoor Cup (4)
    • Champion: 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001
  • Nordic Championship (2)
    • Champion: 1995, 1996
  • Danish Futsal Championship (6)
    • Champion: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
    • Runner-up: 2015

References

  1. ^ "Så lykkedes det endelig: Fortuna Hjørring er dansk mester igen" (in da-DK). DR. 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  2. ^ "Fortuna Hjørring bliver dansk mester i Brøndby - TV 2" (in da-DK). sport.tv2.dk. 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  3. ^ "Fortuna fuldender festuge: Pokalfinalesejr sender 'The Double' til Hjørring" (in da-DK). DR. 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  4. ^ Thomsen, Nicolai Yevmenchyk (2025-06-16). "Fortuna Hjørring er tilbage på toppen. Nu venter en endnu sværere udfordring" (in Danish). www.nordjyske.dk. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  5. ^ "UEFA opfylder to danske klubbers ønske men måske for sent – i al fald for den ene" (in Danish). TV3 SPORT. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  6. ^ "Truppen - Fortuna Hjørring" (in da-DK). Fortuna Hjørring. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  7. ^ "Brøndby IF vs Fortuna Hjørring - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  8. ^ "Kampstatistik" (in Danish). www.fortunahjorring.dk. 2026-03-28. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
  9. ^ "Trænere og stab" (in da-DK). Fortuna Hjørring. Retrieved 2025-08-13.