Vejgaard

Vejgaard Boldspilklub is an association football club based in Vejgaard, a suburb of Aalborg, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1925, it is more simply known as 'Vejgaard BK' or 'VB'. The team plays its home matches at Soffy Road.

The club hosts an annual youth cup, VB Efterars Cup, which is held the weekend before the Danish autumn holiday and is for under-13 teams and younger.

Vejgaard Boldspilklub has historically been one of Aalborg's less prominent sides, with mainly AaB, but also Aalborg Chang, Lindholm IF and Norresundby Boldklub having had a more illustrious past. They reached their first promotion into the Danish divisions in 2016.

History

Early history

Vejgaard Boldspilklub was founded on 11 November 1925 by barber Hans Hansen, who became the club's first chairman, and parish administrator K. Kjeldsteen. Its first home ground was Vejgaard Stadion, popularly called Hullet ("The Hole"). During the 1950s, Ove Flindt Bjerg, who would later play for Wacker Innsbruck, Karlsruher SC and the San Jose Earthquakes, played for Vejgaard's youth teams. During this period, the club competed in the Jutland Series, the highest regional division of the Danish football pyramid.

In March 1980, plans for a new stadium were initiated on a local municipal level. These were approved on 14 April by Aalborg mayor Marius Andersen and became effective as of 15 September 1980. The plans would eventually lead to the construction of Soffy Road, the home ground of Vejgaard Boldspilklub today.

Into the third tier (2016–present)

On 25 June 2016, the club reached promotion to the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of Danish football, for the first time in their history after beating Kastrup Boldklub 1–0 in the final match of promotion play-offs. The matchwinner, forward Martin Sloth-Hansen who had played for Vejgaard for 16 years, scored the winner deep