Nasby Boldklub

Nasby Boldklub is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 3rd Division, the fourth tier of Danish football. They play at ALPI Arena Nasby in Kirkendrup, Odense N. Their home ground has a capacity of 2,500.

History

Early years

Nasby Boldklub was founded in 1938. In the first year of the club's existence, it played its home matches at Hojlokke Alle: a highly questionable pitch which was therefore given the unfavourable nickname Grusgraven ("the gravel pit"). In 1950, Nasby Boldklub moved to a ground on Soren Eriksensvej, and in 1968 a new clubhouse was inaugurated which replace the so-called German barracks left behind following World War II. Since 1984, the club has been located on Starehusvej in the Odense suburb of Kirkendrup.

In 1951, Nasby Boldklub promoted to Series 1, the sixth tier of Danish football. Five years later, the club reached promotion to the Funen Series, the highest division for men organised by the regional football association DBU Funen (DBUF) and then one of the fifth-highest divisions overall in the Danish football league system. By 1966, Nasby had reached the Denmark Series, the fourth level.

Nasby first reached national attention in 1969 when they reached the Round of 16 of the Danish Cup. About 14 years later – in 1983 – Nasby secured, via a 2–1 win over Vordingborg IF, promotion to the Danish 3rd Division. Many of the players who reached the historical promotion had played for the youth team of Nasby, which had reached the national finals for youth teams in 1977. The club moved to its current home, Nasby Stadium at Starehusvej in 1984 after it had achieved promotion to the Danish 3rd Division the year before.

Recent years

Today, Nasby Boldklub has established itself as a divisional club.