Boldklubben Union

Boldklubben Union, commonly known as BK Union or Union, is an association football club based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1900 as "Nordvestkvarterets Kristelige Ungdomsforenings Boldklub", it is affiliated to the regional DBU Copenhagen football association. The team plays its home matches at Genforeningspladsen in the Nordvest neighbourhood.

Union
Boldklubben Union logo
Full nameBoldklubben Union
Founded2 June 1900 (1900-06-02)[1]
GroundGenforeningspladsen, Copenhagen NV[1]
ChairmanBo Sten Hansen
Head coachThomas Lynge
LeagueDenmark Series
2019–20Denmark Series Group 2, 9th
WebsiteClub website

History

Early history

Union has since its foundation on 2 July 1900 – where it was named NKUB (Nordvestkvarterets Kristelige Ungdomsforenings Boldklub) – had a strong affiliation to the Nordvest neighbourhood. The club's first chairman was Oscar Bremer. In 1906, the club joined DBU Copenhagen, then named KBU. Four years later, it assumed the status of joint club for the entirety of Nørrebro's YMCA (KFUM) and thus adopted the name "Union".[2] In 1911, the club moved into the clubhouse of Københavns Idrætspark, constructed by the City of Copenhagen.

During the first decades of its existence, Union competed in the Copenhagen Series, the highest regional tier. Because Union had to share the wealth with other clubs affiliated to Københavns Idrætspark, which affected its youth department, the board sought a new home ground. Therefore, the club moved to Genforeningspladsen in Nordvest in 1955. With the move, Union achieved its own home ground and remained the only club in the area, which generated a new influx of young players.[2]

Recent history

In April 2011, Union became a feeder club for Brøndby IF.[3] The club had earlier delivered youth prospects such as Viktor Tranberg and Frederik Holst to the Danish Superliga side.[4][5]

Union reached a milestone during the 2017–18 season, where they reached promotion to the national tiers for the first time in club history. This was achieved on 28 May 2018 after a 4–1 win over Jægersborg Boldklub.[6]

Cup

During the 1982–83 season, the club went on its greatest cup run, reaching the third national round of the Danish Cup. They were subsequently knocked out by Kolding IF after a 0–5 loss.[7] In the 2019–20 season, Union almost reached the same heights, but lost 0–2 to AC Horsens in the second round.[7][8]

References
  1. "Boldklubben Union". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "Boldklubben Union - Historie". www.bkunion.dk (in Danish).
  3. "BK Union ny samarbejdsklub - Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). 18 April 2011.
  4. "Tranberg har lukket hullet i forsvaret". sn.dk (in Danish). 7 April 2017. Den store forsvarsspiller startede med at spille fodbold i københavnske Union, inden han skiftede til Brøndby. Men de så noget offensivt i ham, og planen var at spille forsvar, så det fortsatte Viktor Tranberg med i Lyngby i stedet.
  5. "BK Union er trådt ind i Brøndby Masterclass - Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). 23 July 2014.
  6. Salzwedell, Randi (28 May 2018). "Suveræne Union rykker op". Brønshøj-Husum Avis (in Danish).
  7. "BK Union, statistik fra pokalturneringen - Sydbank Pokalen - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. "AC Horsens sendte Boldklubben Union ud i pokalmørket | AC Horsens". achorsens.dk (in Danish). 4 September 2019.
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