BOLDKLUBBEN FREM

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'Boldklubben Frem' (also known as 'Frem', 'BK Frem' or 'BK Frem Copenhagen') are a Danish sports club based in the district of Valby, in Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886 Frem has won the Danish Championships six times and the Danish Cup twice. Until the disastrous bankruptcy in 1993 Frem had played in the top division in all but six seasons.
The club also has a youth and amateur amateur football branch, as well as a cricket team. It is also involved in the running of the KIES sports boarding school.

Contents
History
Early years
Palmy days
Division Yo-Yoing
Home ground
Honours
Football
Cricket
Players
Significant former players
Current squad
Players out on loan
Club officials
Season-by-season results
Recent years
League status
All time
Alternate Kits
Sponsorships
Address
Footnotes and references
External links

History


Early years

Frem's squad of the 1901-1902 Copenhagen Championship-winning season. The player at the very centre is Axel Byrval.

BK Frem were founded as 'Fremskridtsklubbens Cricketklub' on July 17 1886 by a group of seditious young men from the then government hostile Venstre Reform Party, as a cloak for political activities.[1] In 1887 football was introduced and the name was changed to ''Boldklubben Frem, stiftet af Fremskridtsklubben'' (lit. Danish:The Ball Club Frem, founded by the Progress Club).
In the first two years of the life of the club only two sports matches were played, but when the Danish Football Association introduced a football tournament in 1889, the club were invited to participate, and in 1890 Frem became the first Danish club to beat KB in a football match. In 1902 Frem became unofficial Danish champions when they won the league played under the auspices of the Danish FA. This was the first ever senior title won by the club.
In 1905 the club moved to its own field at Enghavevej, Vesterbro, obtaining its distinct working class profile. To this day, both the Social Democrats and the Union of Metalworkers holds Frem sponsorships. In 1912 Frem joined the representative team Stævnet which arranged lucrative exhibition matches and played a decisive role in Danish football politics.

Palmy days

In the years 1923-1944 Frem won six Danish Championships.
Division Yo-Yoing

Since 1983 Frem has been battling economically, peaking in 1993 when they saw themselves demoted to the Danmarksserien following a bankruptcy, which was due to a debt of dkk 8.5 mill. and allegations of fraud.[2]
Following a short but expensive spell in the Superliga in 2003-2004 Frem were once again on the verge of bankruptcy with a debt of dkk 10 mill.[3]

Home ground


The clubhouse at Enghavevej, Vesterbro used 1905-1942.

Frem play their home matches at the modest and somewhat down worn, municipality-owned Valby Idrætspark.
In the early years Frem were located on Østerbro in Copenhagen, playing its matches at Blegdamsfælleden, alongside its main rivals in the early years; AB and KB. In 1905 Frem moved to its own field at Enghavevej, Vesterbro. Being a field-owning club gave Frem the advantage off entry fees. Its location however lead to some muttering from football fans who found it to be to far out of town.[4]
In 1942 Frem moved to Valby Idrætspark, where the current main stand was erected in 1965. Throughout the years a lot of matches has been played at Idrætsparken. It is uncertain when this tradition was discontinued.
The construction of a new stadium is currently in the planning.

Honours


Frem's squad of the 1943-1944 championship-winning season.

Cricket squad, 1892.

Cricket squad, 1898.

Football


★ 'Danish Champions'


★ 'Winners' (6):1923, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1941, 1944


★ ''Runner-up'' (9): 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1976


★ ''3rd placed'' (6): 1934, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1971, 1992

★ 'Danish Cup'


★ 'Winners' (2): 1956, 1978


★ ''Runner-up'' (3): 1969, 1971, 1981

★ 'Unofficial Danish Champions'


★ 'Winners' (1): 1902


★ ''Runner-up'' (3): 1899, 1901, 1903

★ 'Copenhagen Champions'


★ 'Winners' (3): 1904, 1923, 1933


★ ''Runner-up'' (8): 1906, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1918, 1922, 1929, 1937

★ 'Copenhagen Cup'


★ 'Winners' (6): 1927, 1927, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1946


★ ''Runner-up'' (9): 1913, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1944

★ 'Baneklubberne Cup'


★ 'Winners' (1): 1911
Cricket


★ 'Copenhagen Champions'


★ 'Winners' (2): 1894, 1898

Players


Significant former players

:''See also:

Flemming Ahlberg 1967-1979

Finn Bøje 1968-1973

Lars Broustbo 1982-1995

Axel Byrval 1893-1895 / 1896-1909

Stefan Campagnolo 1999-2003

Walter Christensen 1937-1947

Kaj Christiansen 1942-1948

Knud Christophersen 1926-1935

Hans Colberg 1942-1950

Dan Eggen 1990-1993

Svend Frederiksen 1936-1947

Michael Giolbas 1997-2001

John Hansen 1943-1948 / 1957-1960

Kaj Hansen 1960-1967

Sophus Hansen 1906-1921

Per Henriksen 1949-1960

Eiler Holm 1921-1934

Jørn Jeppesen 1967-1980

Martin Jeppesen 1992-1994 / 1996-2005 / 2006-2007

Pauli Jørgensen 1924-1942

Sophus Krølben 1904-1910 / 1912-1921

Birger Larsen 1961-1969

Lars Larsen 1970-1989

Otto Larsen 1913-1924

Søren Larsen 2003-2004

George Lees 1951-1960

Søren Lyng 1987-1991

Ole Mørch 1967-1980

Leif Nielsen 1961-1967

Leif "Osten" Nielsen 1962-1972

Leo Nielsen 1940-1949

Johannes Pløger 1939-1948

Jan B. Poulsen 1969-1976

Leif Printzlau 1967-1977

Ole Rasmussen 1979-1989

Mirko Selak 2001-2005

Helmuth Søbirk 1935-1937 / 1939-1949

Egon Sørensen 1935-1945

Erling Sørensen 1939-1948

Finn Willy Sørensen 1960-1967

Thomas Thøgersen 1988-1993 / 2002-2003

Mikkel Thygesen 2002-2004

Kaj Uldaler 1924-1927

Kim Vilfort 1981-1985

Per Wind 1973-1993 / 1998
Current squad

''As of 3 September 2007''
Players out on loan

Club officials


Chairman Erik Gamst
Managing director Hans Hermansen
Head Coach Anders Theil
Assistant Coach Morten Hamm
2nd assistant Coach Morten Svan

Season-by-season results


Main articles: Boldklubben Frem seasons

Recent years

SeasonPosPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
07-08: 1. Division (pending)'#10/16''6'5203810-2
06-07: 1. Division'#5/16''50'3014884843+5
05-06: 1. Division'#10/16''40'30117124742+5
04-05: 1. Division'#3/16''59'3017856130+31
03-04: Superligaen'#11/12''27'3383224065-25
02-03: 1. Division'#2/16''58'3018486443+21
01-02: 1. Division'#4/16''54'3015965437+17
00-01: 1. Division'#4/16''55'3016776434+30
99-00: 1. Division'#7/16''45'3012995548+7
98-99: 1. Division'#9/16''41'30125134563-18
97-98: 1. Division'#9/16''40'30124144647-1

League status

Post 1993 bankruptcy and demotion



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All time


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Alternate Kits



Sponsorships



Ramirent (head sponsor)

hummel (material sponsor)

Address


'Professional branch' 'Amateur and youth branch'
Boldklubben Frem A/S Boldklubben Frem
Pauli Jørgensen Lounge Julius Andersensvej 7
Julius Andersensvej 7 DK-2450 København SV
DK-2450 København SV Telephone: +45 3617 1317
Telephone: +45 3617 1332 Fax: +45 3617 2656
Fax: +45 3617 1355 E-mail: [mailto:bkfrem@email.dk bkfrem@email.dk]
E-mail: [mailto:mail@bkfrem.dk mail@bkfrem.dk]

Footnotes and references


1. Following an attempt to assassinate Council President Estrup in the fall of 1985 restrictions in the political freedom had been initiated. Estrup, Jacob Brønnum Scavenius, Dansk biografisk Lexikon
2. Dennis Drejer: ''Tilbage til FREM-tiden'', Berlingske Tidende, 12 November 1995, pp. 24,
3. Andreas Kraul: 'Fodbold: Frem kører videre '', Dagbladet Politiken, 15 December 2004, section 2, pp. 10,
4. De første svære år 1886-1905

External links



Official website

Official fansite

Official fan forum

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