Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen, 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 of Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr, who himself played a number of games as goalkeeper. Other famous footballers from the AB history include Knud Lundberg, who represented the Danish national team in not one, but three sports (basketball, handball and football), and Karl 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

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1996-1997	1D	10	33	8	12	13	56	62	36	semi-final
1997-1998	1D	5	33	13	8	12	61	52	47	4th round
1998-1999	1D	3	33	17	5	11	49	36	56	champions
1999-2000	1D	3	33	14	10	9	52	35	52	semifinal
2000-2001	1D	10	33	8	15	10	43	41	39	final
2001-2002	1D	5	33	13	11	9	48	38	50	quarter-final
2002-2003	1D	9	33	10	12	11	44	48	42	last 16
2003-2004	1D	12	33	8	2	23	31	70	17	last 16	relegated
2004-2005	2D	11	30	10	5	15	49	52	35	3rd round
2005-2006	2D	12	30	11	4	15	43	54	37	4th round
2006-2007	2D	10	30	8	9	13	36	53	33	3rd round
2007-2008	2D	12	2	0	1	1	4	5	1	1st round		ongoing

External links

• Akademisk Boldklub - official site