Norresundby FB

Norresundby Forenede Boldklubber (Danish pronunciation: [nɶɐ̯ʌˈsɔnpyˀ fʌˈe̝ˀnəð̩ ˈpʌltkʰlupɐ]; commonly known as Norresundby FB) is an association football club based in the town of Norresundby, Aalborg Municipality, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 2015 as a merger between Lindholm IF and Norresundby Boldklub, it is affiliated to the regional football association, DBU Jutland. The team plays its home matches at Lindholm Hoje Stadion where it has been based since its foundation. The stadium has a capacity of 1,200.

History

Foundation and background

Plans for a merger between Lindholm IF and Norresundby Boldklub (NBK) were initiated in November 2008. These plans originated in decades of cooperation between different clubs in Norresundby, and took a more definitive form in 2008 with the merger of youth departments between Lindholm, NBK and NUBI. The youth academy was named FC Solsiden. When a concrete merger and the establishment of a superstructure of the senior sides was put to a vote in the three clubs in the spring of 2014, terms were accepted at the general assembly meetings at Lindholm and NBK while NUBI decided to leave to collaboration. The founding date of the new club, named Norresundby Forenede Boldklubber (Norresundby FB), was officially set to 1 July 2015. The name was chosen among members of the two parent clubs, as well as the red home colours.

One of the two parent clubs, Norresundby Boldklub, had an illustrious history. Founded on 6 June, 1946 as a merger between the two clubs Thor and Velo, the club spent the following decades in the lower tiers of the Danish football league system while being mostly known for its strong youth academy. Thus, Danish international Henning Jensen made his start in the club before signing with Borussia Monchengladbach in 1972. NBK reached the national divisions in 1978, after reaching promotion from the regional leagues in 1978