TMS Ringsted
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| Full name | Team Midtsjælland Ringsted | ||
| Founded | 5 December 1997 | ||
| Arena | Ringsted-Hallen | ||
| Capacity | 1600 | ||
| President | Henrik Dudek | ||
| Head coach | Kenneth Olsen (Men) Per Wulff (Women) | ||
| League | Danish Handball League (Men) 1st Division (Women) | ||
| 2024-25 | 12th (men) 11th (relegation) (women) | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
TMS Ringsted is a handball club from Ringsted, Denmark. Currently, TMS Ringsted competes in the men's Danish Handball League, whereas the women's team competes in the 1st Division. The home arena of the club is Ringsted-Hallen.
History
[edit]The club was founded on 15 December 1997, when Vetterslev-Høm G.F and Ringsted IF merged their first teams to create the new club.[1] TMS is an abbreviation for Team Midtsjælland (Team central Zealand), the area in which Ringsted is located. The club has been nicknamed the "Ring Stingers" by fans. The club gained their first promotion to the Danish Handball League in 2003.[2] In their first season the team was close to going bankrupt, but narrowly avoided doing so.[2]
In the 2020-21 TMS Ringsted finished last in the table, and should thus by league rules have been relegated. However, in April 2021, after the conclusion of the regular season, Aarhus Håndbold, was declared bankrupt.[3] Their team was pulled out of the league, and their matches were considered not contested.
Nordsjælland Håndbold won the First Division, the second tier, and was thus promoted to the Håndboldligaen. Skive fH won the First Division play-off round and thus had to meet the worst placed team in the Håndboldligaen relegation round. This would be Aarhus Håndbold, as they had not competed, and thus had not gained any points at all. However, TMS Ringsted decided to appeal the relegation, and it was found that due to Aarhus Håndbold's bankruptcy, they had the right to remain in the league. This was decided after Skive fH had already secured promotion, as Aarhus Håndbold could not compete. This meant that only one team was relegated, but two were promoted. Therefore it was decided that for the following season the league would have 15, not 14 teams. [4]
The next season, 2021-22 the club was however relegated, with 19 points, the same amount as KIF Kolding and TTH Holstebro, but they had a worse head-to-head record of the three.[5] The season after they were promoted again to the top league.[6]
In the 2023-24 the men's team reached the championship play-off for the first time in club history.[7] In April 2024 the club had their first ever national team player, when Benjamin Hallgren was selected for the Norwegian national team.[7]
Current squad
[edit]- Squad for the 2025-26 season[8]
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Transfers
[edit]- Transfers for the 2025-26 season
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- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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Women's team
[edit]Staff
[edit]| Pos. | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Kevin Arildtoft Moer
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| Physical Trainer | Oliver Vallebo
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| Team Manager | Per Byrialsen
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| Physiotherapist | Charlotte Kaas
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Current squad
[edit]- Squad for the 2024-25 season
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Transfers
[edit]- Transfers for the season 2024-25
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References
[edit]- ^ "Kim Tjæreby er gået bort" (in Danish). TMS Ringsted. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ a b "TMS Ringsted fri af konkurs" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. 21 September 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Århus Håndbold går konkurs, men genopstår i fusion med Skanderborg" (in Danish). Jyllands-posten. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "APPELINSTANS GIVER TMS RINGSTED MEDHOLD I ANKE" (in Danish). DHF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Herre Handbold Ligaen 2021/2022". flashscore.
- ^ Kasper Nørgaard Hansen. "Ringsted-træner: Det er kommet totalt bag på mig" (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ a b Kasper Nørgaard Hansen (22 April 2024). "Historisk: Første TMS-spiller nogensinde på A-landsholdet" (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "TMS Ringsted Herre 1. div. 2019/2020" (in Danish). TMS Ringsted official website. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.