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Association football club in Copenhagen, Denmark
"B.93" redirects here. For other uses, see B93 (disambiguation).
B.93 was originally founded as a cricket club on 19 May 1893, and was named Cricketklubben af 1893 at its inception. Football was introduced in 1896, at which point the club adopted its current name. Tennis was added in 1901. The cricket division was later discontinued, but the football and tennis divisions remain among the country's larger clubs by membership.
The club's football division, with 1,834 members, was the fifth-largest football club under DBU Copenhagen in Denmark in 2023.
History
Founded in 1893 as a cricket club, B.93 began playing football in 1895 and entered DBU's first-team tournament in 1896, marking the beginning of its official football history. The club participated continuously in the top league from the start of the Denmark tournament in 1927 until 1954, when it was relegated to the 2nd Division. B.93 enjoyed its most successful period during the 1930s, earning the nickname Champagneholdet ("The Champagne Team") and winning five Danish championships.
B.93 experienced a notable decline in prominence from the mid-20th century. The club's most recent stint in the top league was during the 1998–99 season. Prior to that, B.93 had played in the top league uninterrupted from 1975 to 1983. A highlight of this period was in 1982, when B.93 reached the Danish Cup final. The club defeated B 1903 over two legs at Københavns Idrætspark, with the first match ending 3–3 after extra time and the replay won 1–0. This victory secured B.93 a place in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, where the club eliminated East German club Dynamo Dresden in the first round but was subsequently defeated by Belgium's Waterschei Thor in the second round.
The early 2000s were marked by financial difficulties for B.93. In February 2002, the club faced a bankruptcy crisis, which was averted when IT millionaire Thomas Olsen and former Denmark internationalPreben Elkjær took over the professional company B.93 Copenhagen A/S. However, the partnership ended in June 2004, leading to a decline in the club's performance and relegation from the second tier in 2005. The decline continued, and in 2012, B.93 were relegated from the 2nd Division East, falling outside divisional football for the first time in its history. Despite this setback, the club was promoted from the Denmark Series the following year and has remained a divisional team since.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Until 1991, the top division of Danish football was the Danish 1st Division; since then, it has been the Danish Superliga. At the same time, the Danish 1st Division became the second division, and so on.
^ In the summer of 1991, one of the several changes to the format of the Danmarksturneringen i fodbold was the introduction of the Kvalifikationsligaen in the spring section of the season, which meant that the levels below in the overall Danish football league system was dropped by one, while at the same time being increased by one in the autumn season. This tournament format lasted until the spring of 1995.
References
Jørgensen, Palle "Banks" (1999). Boldklubben af 1893 – fodbold 1896-1999: en fodboldkrønike fra den spæde begyndelse til Superligaen.
DBU København Kommunikation (4 November 2023). "Medlemstal: Top 10 klubber". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
