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{{short description|Association football club in Denmark}}
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| fullname    = Odense Boldklub
| nickname    = ''De Stribede'' (The Striped)<br />''Striwerne'' (The Striped in [[Danish language#Dialects|Funen dialect]])
| short name  = OB
| founded     = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1887|07|12}}
| ground      = [[Odense Stadium|Nature Energy Park]], [[Odense]]
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| chairman    = [[Niels Thorborg]]
| owner       = Odense Sport & Event
| manager     = [[Alexander Zorniger]]
| mgrtitle    = Head coach
| league      = [[Danish Superliga]]
| season      = [[2024–25 Danish 1st Division|2024–25]]
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'''Odense Boldklub''' ({{IPA|da|ˈoˀðn̩sə ˈpʌlˀtkʰlup}}; also known as '''Odense BK''' or the more commonly used '''OB''') is a Danish professional [[association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Odense]], in southern Denmark. The club has won three [[Danish football champions|Danish championships]] and five [[Danish Cup]] trophies. OB play in the [[Danish Superliga]] and their home field is [[Odense Stadium|Nature Energy Park]]. OB's clubhouse is located in Ådalen near [[Odense River]].

== History ==

=== Early history ===
OB were founded on 12 July 1887 as ''Odense Cricketklub'', with [[cricket]] the only sport. In [[1889 in football (soccer)|1889]], football and [[tennis]] departments were included in the club, and it changed name to the present ''Odense Boldklub''. The club were then located in [[Munke Mose]] (The Monks bog) in Odense. OB moved to Ådalen in [[1968 in football (soccer)|1968]], where the club still trains today.

In [[1916 in football (soccer)|1916]], OB won the province championship for the first time and qualified to the semi-final of the Danish championship. They lost this match 3–9 to later champions [[Boldklubben 1893|B.93]] from [[Copenhagen]].

=== 1945–1975: Mixed results ===
When the Danish championship was reorganized after the [[Occupation of Denmark]] during [[World War II]], OB were placed in the third best league, then named the [[Danish 3rd Division]]. After good help from the top goalscorers [[Svend Jørgen Hansen]] and [[Jørgen Leschly Sørensen]], the club were quickly promoted to the best league. Svend Jørgen Hansen became OB's first Danish national team player in 1942, while Jørgen Leschly Sørensen was sold to the professional [[Italy|Italian]] team [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] in [[1949 in football (soccer)|1949]].

In [[1951 in football (soccer)|1951]], OB won their first medals, when the club won silver after runaway champions [[Akademisk Boldklub]]. Following the early success, it went down hill for the club. OB were [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the second-tier [[Danish 2nd Division]] in 1955, and the team had a hard time regaining its position in the top of Danish football. Despite promotions to the [[Danish 1st Division]] in 1957 and 1966, the club did not succeed to permanently stay in the top-flight until the promotion in 1975.

It did not help that the local rivals from [[Boldklubben 1909|B 1909]] and [[Boldklubben 1913|B 1913]] stayed in the top of the 1st Division in this period, where B 1909 won the 1959 and 1964 Danish championships. The intense local rivalry culminated in 1973, when 28,000 spectators watched the 2nd Division match between ''De Stribede'' and ''De røde'' (B 1909) on [[Odense Stadion]]. The match is still the spectator record for an OB home game.

In 1974, the club were in their first Danish Cup final, where the team lost 5–2 to [[Vanløse IF]]. [[Per Bartram]] from OB were awarded the title as ''Cup Fighter''.

=== 1975–1990: The golden years ===
In 1975, OB was once more promoted to the 1st Division. This time the club had the players to be a top team in the best league under the reign of coach [[Richard Møller Nielsen]]. Just two years later, OB won their first Danish championship in the 1977 season. OB's midfielder [[Allan Hansen]] was the top goalscorer in the 1st Division and he was awarded as 1977 [[Danish Player of the Year]]' award, a double triumph he repeated in 1981.

The championship win meant that OB played their first European matches in 1978. They competed in the 1978 [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], where they lost in the first round to Bulgarian side [[PFC Lokomotiv Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]].

In 1980, OB won bronze and the Danish championship was won for the second time in [[Danish 1st Division 1982|1982]]. As Ricard Møller Nielsen's OB team were one of the dominating teams in Danish football in this period, B 1909 finished last in the 1982 1st Division, and were relegated to the 2nd Division. This made OB the best team of the Funen region. In 1983 OB took the cup to win their&nbsp;– so far&nbsp;– only ''[[Double (association football)|The Double]]'' (with the 82' championship).

The team's success was built on many talented Danish players, counting 1982 ''Danish 1st Division Talent of the Year'' [[Keld Bordinggaard]]. The most prolific OB player of the era was [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Lars Høgh]], who was a constant part of the team from 1977 to 1999 as he played a club record of 817 total matches for the first team.

In [[Danish 1st Division 1989|1989]], the club won the Danish championship again ahead of defending champions [[Brøndby IF]] under new manager [[Roald Poulsen]]. The profiles of Roald Poulsen's team included, apart from Lars Høgh, the midfielder [[Ulrik Moseby]], the big defender [[Johnny Anker Hansen|Johnny Hansen]], and the young forward [[Per Pedersen (footballer)|Per Pedersen]], who became the most expensive OB player sold, when he was bought by English team [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] for £2.3 million in 1997.

=== 1991–present: OB in the Superliga ===
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[[File:Odense Stadion.JPG|thumb|[[Odense Stadium]] during a Superliga game between OB and [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] in 2008.]]
1991 was a special year for OB. They won the Danish Cup final against [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] after two goalless matches, extra time and [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]]. As the national arena [[Parken Stadium|Idrætsparken]] were under reconstruction in 1991, the final was played home at Odense Stadion. The cup success was not matched in the league, now known as the Danish Superliga. After the main tournament of the [[1991–92 Danish Superliga|1991–92 season]], OB was relegated to the Qualifying League.

They finished in second place of the 1992 Qualifying League, and OB were back in the Superliga for the [[Danish Superliga 1992–93|1992–93 season]]. In that season, the club won silver medals after [[F.C. Copenhagen]] and they won their third Danish Cup trophy in 1993.

As the [[Danish Football Association]] (DBU) restructured the Superliga before the [[1995–96 Danish Superliga|1995–96 season]], and introduced a league format of 33 games spanning a full year; OB won bronze once more. Even though the team had many profiles and good players, the team lacked stability and in the [[1997–98 Danish Superliga|1997–98 season]], and OB ended last with six season victories to suffer relegation to the second-tier league, the Danish 1st Division.

The club were runaway winners of the 1999 1st Division and subsequently returned to the Superliga for the [[1999–2000 Danish Superliga|1999–2000 season]]. OB won the 2002 Danish Cup with a 2–1 victory against Copenhagen at [[Parken Stadium]]. Since their promotion 1999, OB's best league performance has been second place, occurring in the 2008–09 season. In 2006, OB ended third, its first top-three finish in ten years. Furthermore, the club had fourth-place finishes in 2003, 2004 and 2007.

In the 2006–07 season, OB finished fourth in the league after a close race in the last rounds. Nonetheless, OB won the Danish Cup after defeating Copenhagen 2–1, which gave OB the opportunity to qualify for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] for the second-straight year.

In the 2007–08 season, OB once again ended in fourth, which gave a chance to qualify to the UEFA Cup through the [[Intertoto Cup]]. On 19 and 26 July 2008, they played English side [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in the third round of the Intertoto Cup for the right to play in the second round of the UEFA Cup. OB managed a 2–2 home draw on 19 July, but a 1–0 away defeat on 26 July resulted in a 2–3 aggregate loss to Villa.

OB finished second in the 2008–09 season, which led to a two-game playoff with [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] for participation in the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League]]. The first leg away at the [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]] resulted in a 3–1 defeat, and the home game a 1–1 draw. In 2009–10, OB once again finished second in the league. After a fantastic start of the season the club disappointingly did not take the first place, due to a string of lost and drawn games in the spring of 2010. OB were drawn to face Scottish club [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] in the fourth qualifying round of the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|2010–11 Europa League]].

=== 1994–95: "The Miracle in Madrid" ===

In the [[1994–95 UEFA Cup]], OB reached beyond the first round in a European tournament for the first time in club history. The team beat several opponents and most famously defeated [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] to reach the quarter-final of the tournament.

In the first round, OB won both the home and away game 3–0 against [[Estonia]]n [[FC Flora Tallinn|Flora Tallinn]]. In the second round, they drew 1–1 in the away game against [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] club [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] and won 5–0 at home, including two long-range goals by defender [[Steen Nedergaard]]. In the third round, the played [[Germany|German]] team [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], where OB managed a 1–1 draw in Germany and a 0–0 draw at home; OB advanced on the [[away goals rule]].

In the fourth round, the opponent was Real Madrid, which at that time had Danish national team captain [[Michael Laudrup]] on the team. The first match was played at a sold-out Odense Stadion, and OB surprisingly scored on a [[corner kick]] in the first half. In the second half, Real Madrid quickly scored two goals, but OB managed to come back into the game, when they equalized to 2–2. Shortly before full-time, Real Madrid scored to 2–3, which was the final result of the game.

Due to the away goals rule, OB needed to win with a margin of two goals to advance to the quarter-finals. [[Ulrik Pedersen]] scored for a 1–0 lead to OB, and with a good goalkeeping by Lars Høgh, OB kept Real Madrid from scoring. With a goal by [[Morten Bisgaard]] shortly before stoppage time, OB achieved the needed 2–0 victory, and advanced to the quarter-final. OB's victory attracted attention in great parts of [[Europe]] and in Denmark the event was named "The Miracle in Madrid."

In the quarter-final, OB met [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]. In the first game away in [[Parma]], OB and Lars Høgh almost prevented the Italians from scoring, but Steen Nedergaard committed a penalty which Parma converted and thus won the game 1–0. The second leg in Odense ended a 0–0 draw, which meant the end of OB's European adventure.

== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|24 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Førsteholdet |url=https://ob.dk/hold/herrer#truppen |website=www.ob.dk |publisher=Odense Boldklub |access-date=1 July 2018 |archive-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608040022/http://www.ob.dk/ligatruppen/spillerstatistik.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=DEN|name=[[Martin Hansen (footballer)|Martin Hansen]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=THA|name=[[Nicholas Mickelson]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=DEN|name=[[Adam Sørensen]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=DEN|name=[[Bjørn Paulsen]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=DEN|name=[[Jakob Bonde]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=GER|name=[[Tom Trybull]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=HAI|name=[[Louicius Don Deedson]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|name=[[Markus Jensen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=DEN|name=Julius Berthel Askou|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=DEN|name=[[Gustav Grubbe]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=DEN|name=Marcus McCoy|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NOR|name=[[Viljar Myhra]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=DEN|name=[[Luca Kjerrumgaard]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=DEN|name=[[Max Ejdum]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=GHA|name=[[Leeroy Owusu]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=DEN|name=Nikolaj Juul Sandberg|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=DEN|name=William Martin|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=GAM|name=Yaya Bojang|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SUI|name=[[Nicolas Bürgy]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=DEN|name=Elias Hansborg-Sørensen|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=GAM|pos=DF|name=[[James Gomez (footballer)|James Gomez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Jay-Roy Grot]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=GER|name=[[Fiete Arp]]}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Youth players in use ===
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=DEN|name=Tobias Elnegaard|pos=GK}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=DEN|name=Noah Lassen|pos=MF}}
{{fs end}}

=== Out on loan ===
{{fs start}}
{{fs end}}

=== Player records ===
{{For|player records|List of Odense Boldklub records and statistics}}

=== Club captains ===
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|-
!Name
!Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Kim Ziegler || 1987–1992
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Lars Høgh]] || 1992–2000
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Michael Hemmingsen]] || 2000–2004
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Steen Nedergaard]] || 2004–2005
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Ulrik Laursen]] || 2005–2008
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Chris Sørensen]] || 2008–2012
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Anders Møller Christensen]] || 2012–2014
|-
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Ari Freyr Skúlason|Ari Skúlason]] || 2014–2015
|-
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Hallgrímur Jónasson]] || 2015–2016
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
!Name
!Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kenneth Emil Petersen]] || 2016–2018
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Janus Drachmann]] || 2018–2021
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jens Jakob Thomasen]] || 2021–2022
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jeppe Tverskov]] || 2022–2023
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Bjørn Paulsen]] || 2023–2024
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Filip Helander]] || 2024
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Bashkim Kadrii]] || 2024
|-
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Viljar Myhra]] || 2025–
|}
|}

=== Awards ===
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! colspan="4" style="width:86px;"|Player of the Year
|-
!Year
!Name
!Nationality
!Position
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2009
|[[Eric Djemba-Djemba]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2010
|[[Hans Henrik Andreasen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2011
|[[Espen Ruud]]
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2012
|[[Rasmus Falk]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2013
|[[Emil Larsen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2014
|[[Rasmus Falk]] (2)
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2015
|[[Rasmus Falk]] (3)
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2016
|[[Sten Grytebust]]
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2017
|[[Sten Grytebust]] (2)
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2018
|[[Jeppe Tverskov]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2019
|[[Jeppe Tverskov]] (2)
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Oliver Christensen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2021
|[[Aron Elís Þrándarson|Aron Elís Thrándarson]]
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2022
|[[Jeppe Tverskov]] (3)
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2023
|[[Tobias Slotsager]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2024
|[[Luca Kjerrumgaard]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|}
|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! colspan="4" style="width:86px;"|Talent of the Year
|-
!Year
!Name
!Nationality
!Position
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2009
|[[Rúrik Gíslason]]
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2010
|[[Bashkim Kadrii]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2011
|[[Rasmus Falk]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2012
|[[Kasper Larsen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2013
|[[Mohammed Diarra]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinea]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2014
|[[Mikkel Desler]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2015
|[[Mathias Greve]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2016
|[[Jens Jakob Thomasen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2017
|[[Julius Eskesen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2018
|[[Mathias Jørgensen (footballer, born 2000)|Mathias Jørgensen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2019
|[[Oliver Christensen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Mads Frøkjær-Jensen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Midfielder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2021
|[[Hans Christian Bernat]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2022
|[[Yankuba Minteh]]
|{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Gambia]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2023
|[[Tobias Slotsager]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|2024
|[[Max Ejdum]] and William Martin{{efn|name=Tie|Ejdum and Martin got the same amount of votes, and therefore both players were awarded the prize. For the first time in the club's history two players were handed the same prize.}}
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|}
|}
{{Clear}}
{{notelist}}

== Club officials ==
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* Owner: Odense Sport & Event

=== Odense Boldklub ===
* Board chairman: {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels Thorborg]]
* Chief executive: {{flagicon|DEN}} Enrico Augustinus
* Commercial chief: {{flagicon|DEN}} Jack Jørgensen
* Communication chief: {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Nejstgaard

=== Club management ===
* Sportsdirector: {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Troels Bech]]
* Head of recruitment: {{flagicon|DEN}} Jimmi Nagel Jacobsen
* Head of academy: {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tonny Hermansen]]
* Academy scout: {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anders Møller Christensen]]
* Sports administrator: {{flagicon|DEN}} Bolette Mai Salomonsen
* Material: {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Johansson
* Team leader: {{flagicon|DEN}} Elhardt Holm
{{col-2}}

=== Coaching and medical staff ===
* Head coach: {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Zorniger]]
* Assistant coaches: {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tamás Bódog]]; {{flagicon|GER}} Jurek Rohrberg
* Goalkeeping coach: {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bjerring]]
* Physical coach: {{flagicon|DEN}} Bo Nielsen
* Physical coach: {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Krustrup
* Mental coach: {{flagicon|DEN}} Troels Banggaard
* Transition coach: {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Skou Juul Jensen
* Performance Manager: {{flagicon|GER}} Jurek Rohrberg {{Citation needed|date=June 2025|reason=Transfermarkt is citing it but is not considered by Wiki to be reliable. Only being cited as an assistant coach on OB's website. This is also a different role not listed on here recently.}}
* Performance Analyst: {{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper Sangild
* Scout: {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Helveg]]
* Doctor: {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Haller
* Doctor: {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Roosen
* Head of Medical: {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Borgen
* Physioterapist: {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Almestrand
* Masseur: {{flagicon|MAR}} Mustapha Lamnaouar

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== Honours ==
{{details|List of Odense Boldklub seasons}}
{{For|honours won by Reserves and Academy teams|Odense Boldklub Reserves and Academy}}
* '''[[Danish football champions|Danish Football Championship]]'''
** '''Winners (4):''' [[1977 Danish 1st Division|1977]], [[1982 Danish 1st Division|1982]], [[1989 Danish 1st Division|1989]], [[2024–25 Danish 1st Division|2024–25]] (2nd division)
** Runners-up (6): [[1950–51 Danish 1st Division|1950–51]], [[1983 Danish 1st Division|1983]], [[1992–93 Danish Superliga|1992–93]], [[2008–09 Danish Superliga|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Danish Superliga|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Danish Superliga|2010–11]]
* '''[[Danish Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (5):''' [[1982–83 Danish Cup|1982–83]], [[1990–91 Danish Cup|1990–91]], [[1992–93 Danish Cup|1992–93]], [[2001–02 Danish Cup|2001–02]], [[2006–07 Danish Cup|2006–07]]
** Runners-up (2): [[1973–74 Danish Cup|1973–74]], [[2021–22 Danish Cup|2021–22]]
* '''[[Danish Super Cup]]'''
** Runners-up (1): [[2002 Danish Super Cup|2002]]
* '''[[Provinsmesterskabsturneringen]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[1915–16 Landsfodboldturneringen|1916]]
** Runners-up (2): [[1916–17 Landsfodboldturneringen|1917]], [[1918–19 Landsfodboldturneringen|1919]]
* '''[[Funen Series|Funen Football Championship]]'''
** '''Winners (18) – record:''' [[1904–05 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1904–05]], [[1905–06 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1905–06]], [[1906–07 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1906–07]], [[1908–09 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1908–09]], [[1911–12 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1911–12]], [[1914–15 FBUs A-række|1914–15]], [[1915–16 FBUs A-række|1915–16]], [[1916–17 FBUs A-række|1916–17]], [[1917–18 FBUs A-række|1917–18]], [[1918–19 FBUs A-række|1918–19]], [[1924–25 FBUs A-række|1924–25]], [[1928–29 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1928–29]], [[1936–37 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1936–37]], [[1940–41 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1940–41]], [[1960 Funen Series|1960]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1963 Funen Series|1963]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1974 Funen Series|1974]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1975 Funen Series|1975]]<sup>‡</sup>
** Runners-up (15): [[1909–10 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1909–10]], [[1910–11 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1910–11]], [[1913–14 FBUs Førsteholdsrække|1913–14]], [[1919–20 FBUs A-række|1919–20]], [[1921–22 FBUs A-række|1921–22]], [[1927–28 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1927–28]], [[1930–31 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1930–31]], [[1931–32 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1931–32]], [[1939–40 FBUs Mesterskabsrække|1939–40]], [[1950–51 Funen Series|1950–51]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1951–52 Funen Series|1951–52]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1953–54 Funen Series|1953–54]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1954–55 Funen Series|1954–55]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1961 Funen Series|1961]]<sup>‡</sup>, [[1976 Funen Series|1976]]<sup>‡</sup>
* '''[[FBUs Pokalturnering]]'''
** '''Winners (5):''' [[1920 FBUs Pokalturnering|1920]], [[1924 FBUs Pokalturnering|1924]], [[1948 FBUs Pokalturnering|1948]], [[1949 FBUs Pokalturnering|1949]], [[1951 FBUs Pokalturnering|1951]]
** Runners-up (13): [[1921 FBUs Pokalturnering|1921]], [[1922 FBUs Pokalturnering|1922]], [[1925 FBUs Pokalturnering|1925]], [[1926 FBUs Pokalturnering|1926]], [[1929 FBUs Pokalturnering|1929]], [[1931 FBUs Pokalturnering|1931]], [[1933 FBUs Pokalturnering|1933]], [[1937 FBUs Pokalturnering|1937]], [[1938 FBUs Pokalturnering|1938]], [[1942 FBUs Pokalturnering|1942]], [[1946 FBUs Pokalturnering|1946]], [[1950 FBUs Pokalturnering|1950]], [[1953 FBUs Pokalturnering|1953]]
<small><sup>‡</sup>: Honour achieved by reserve team<br /></small>

=== Achievements ===
* '''50''' ''seasons'' in the ''[[Danish Superliga|Highest Danish League]]''
* '''16''' ''seasons'' in the ''[[Danish 1st Division|Second Highest Danish League]]''
* '''1''' ''season'' in ''[[Danish 2nd Division|Third Highest Danish League]]''

=== All-Star Team ===

{{football squad on pitch|align=left
|  GK_nat = Denmark  |  GK = [[Lars Høgh|Høgh]]
|  RB_nat = Denmark  |  RB = [[Thomas Helveg|Helveg]]
| RCB_nat = Denmark  | RCB = [[Michael Hemmingsen|Hemmingsen]]
| LCB_nat = Denmark  | LCB = "Skæg"
|  LB_nat = Denmark  |  LB = [[Chris Sørensen|Sørensen]]
|  RM_nat = Denmark  |  RM = [[Søren Berg|Berg]]
| RCM_nat = Zambia   | RCM = [[Andrew Tembo|Tembo]]
| LCM_nat = Denmark  | LCM = [[Allan Hansen|Hansen]]
|  LM_nat = Denmark  |  LM = "Tordenskjold"
| RCF_nat = Denmark  | RCF = [[Jørgen Leschly Sørensen|Leschly]]
| LCF_nat = Zambia   | LCF = [[Mwape Miti|Miti]]
| caption="De Største Striber"
}}

At the club's 125-year anniversary the fans elected the best OB players of all time. It was called '''De Største Striber''' (''The Greatest Stripes'') and consists of 11 players and a coach. Each month in 2012 the fans voted for their favourite player, and in the end of the year the team was complete. The nominees was selected by Leif Rasmussen ([[Fyens Stiftstidende]]), [[Uffe Pedersen]] (OB), Anders Rørtoft Madsen (OB), Peter Borberg (author), Jacob Lind (previous chairman of the fanclub).
* Goalkeeper: [[Lars Høgh]]
* Right back: [[Thomas Helveg]]
* Centre back: [[Michael Hemmingsen]]
* Centre back: Allan "Skæg" Nielsen
* Left back: [[Chris Sørensen]]
* Right midfielder: [[Søren Berg]]
* Centre midfielder: [[Andrew Tembo]]
* Centre midfielder: [[Allan Hansen]]
* Left midfielder: Preben "Tordenskjold" Knudsen
* Striker: [[Jørgen Leschly Sørensen]]
* Striker: [[Mwape Miti]]
* Coach: [[Richard Møller Nielsen]]

=== Managerial history ===

{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|-
!Name
!Period
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Denis Neville]] || 1948–1950
|-
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Géza Toldi]] || 1950–1954
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jørgen Leschly Sørensen]] || 1955–1958
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Svend Hugger || 1961
|-
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Dragiša Milić || 1961–1963
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jørgen Leschly Sørensen]] (2) || 1963
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Børge Jacobsen || 1964–1968
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Johnson || 1969–1972
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kaj Hansen (footballer, born 1940)|Kaj Hansen]] || 1972–1974
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Richard Møller Nielsen]] || 1975–1985
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Walther Richter || 1986–1987
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
!Name
!Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Roald Poulsen]] || 1988–1991
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kim Brink]] || 1991–1995
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Viggo Jensen]] || 1995–1997
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Roald Poulsen]] (2) || 1997–1998
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Jens Plambech || 1998
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Torben Storm]] || 1999–2000
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Troels Bech]] || 2000–2002
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Uffe Pedersen]] || 2002–2004
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Klavs Rasmussen]]<br />{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Troels Bech]] (2) || 2004–2005
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bruce Rioch]] || 2005–2007
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
!Name
!Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Lars Olsen]] || 2007–2010
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Uffe Pedersen]]* (2) || 2010
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Henrik Clausen]] || 2010–2012
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Poul Hansen (football manager)|Poul Hansen]]* || 2012
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Troels Bech]] (3) || 2012–2014
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Ove Pedersen]] || 2014–2015
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kent Nielsen]] || 2015–2018
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jakob Michelsen]] || 2018–2021
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Andreas Alm]] || 2021–2023
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Søren Krogh]] || 2023–
|}
|}

<small>'''Note:''' * Temporary manager</small>

== Sponsorship ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Period
! rowspan="2" | Kit manufacturer
! colspan="2" | Shirt sponsor
|-
! Brand
! Sleeve
|-
|1972–1977
|rowspan=1|<small>''None''</small>
|rowspan=2|Texaco
|rowspan=13|<small>''None''</small>
|-
|1977–1978
|rowspan=7|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|-
|1978–1980
|rowspan=1|''unknown''
|-
|1980–1985
|rowspan=1|Paaskebrød
|-
|1985–1986
|rowspan=1|[[Nykredit]]
|-
|1986–1987
|rowspan=1|Bendix Bank
|-
|1987–1991
|rowspan=1|[[Albani Brewery|Albani]]
|-
|1991–1997
|rowspan=2|Damixa
|-
|1997–2001
|rowspan=1|[[Adidas]]
|-
|2001–2008
|rowspan=1|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|rowspan=3|[[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]]
|-
|2008–2015
|rowspan=1|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|-
|2016–2018
|rowspan=4|[[Hummel International|hummel]]
|-
|2018–2021
|rowspan=3|[[Albani Brewery|Albani]]
|-
|2021–2024
|rowspan=1|Unisport
|-
|2024—
|rowspan=1|[[BMW]]
|}

[[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] was OB's main sponsor from 2001 to 2017, while [[Hummel International|hummel]] has been its kit sponsor since January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ob.dk/artikel/hummel-ny-toejsponsor-i-ob.aspx|title=hummel ny tøjsponsor i OB|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005000240/http://www.ob.dk/artikel/hummel-ny-toejsponsor-i-ob.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Before that, [[Puma SE|Puma]] was the kit sponsor from the end of the 1970s to the end of the 1990s, and has been kit sponsor for every three league titles OB has won. When OB signed with Puma in 2008, the board was hoping that the history with Puma could achieve their ambition with two league titles before 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ob.dk/artikel/puma-bliver-ny-toejsponsor.aspx|title=Puma ny tøjsponsor|access-date=16 January 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042057/http://www.ob.dk/artikel/puma-bliver-ny-toejsponsor.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

After 16 years with Carlsberg on the front of the shirt, OB changed main sponsor to [[Royal Unibrew]]. They signed a contract until 31 May 2023, and the new sponsor on the front of the shirt would become [[Albani Brewery]], owned by [[Royal Unibrew]]. This came into force from the summer 2017.<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/albani-bliver-hovedsponsor-i-ob/ Albani bliver hovedsponsor i OB] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007133148/http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/albani-bliver-hovedsponsor-i-ob/ |date=7 October 2017 }}‚ bold.dk, 4 October 2017</ref>

== OB in Europe ==
{{Main|Odense Boldklub in European football}}

=== UEFA club coefficient ranking ===
''{{As of|2014|10|4}}, Source: [http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2014.html Bert Kassies website]''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Team !! Year !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} '''OB Odense'''||align=left|Team Rank<br />Points
|align=right|113&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;14.970&nbsp;
|align=right|104&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;18.610&nbsp;
|align=right|112&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;15.005&nbsp;
|align=right|136&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;12.640&nbsp;
|align=right|145&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;11.760&nbsp;
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Odense Boldklub}}
* {{official website}}

{{Danish Superliga teamlist}}
{{Royal League}}

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