Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub,commonly known asOKS,is a Danishassociation footballclub. Founded 1930 inOdense,Funen,the club's home ground isOKSon Park.The first team competes in the fifth-tierDenmark Seriesand is part of the localDBU Funengoverning body.
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| Full name | Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub (Odense Comrades Sports Club) | |
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| Short name | OKS | |
| Founded | 30 January 1930 | |
| Ground | OKSon Park | |
| Chairman | Klavs Bo Nygaard Larsen | |
| Head coach | Rene Lindharth | |
| League | Denmark Series | |
| 2021–22 | Denmark Series Group 3, 2nd of 10 | |
| Website | http:// oks.dk/ | |
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History
editOn 30 January 1930, Gasværkets Sportsklub, Elværkets Sportsklub and Telefonvæsenets Sportsklub merged and formed Odense Kommunale Sportsklub (Odense Communal Sports Club), shortened toOKS.[1]The club became a part of Dansk Arbejder Idrætsforbund (Danish Worker's Sports Association), which nowadays is part of theNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark(DIF). In 1945, the full name of the club was changed to Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub, which meant that the shortened name of OKS was preserved.[2]Today, OKS is home to a large number of senior men's and women's teams as well as a youth academy, and the club has over 600 paying members.[2]
Successes in the 1980s
editThe home ground,OKSon Park,was home to high level football in the 1980s, and also experienced its record attendance during this time period. This was achieved in a match againstB1909,where 2,800 spectators were present.[3]In 1979, OKS reached promotion to the3rd Divisionfor the first time in club history and even managed successive promotions; suddenly competing in the second-tier2nd Divisionon the threshold of theDanish Football Championship.During this period the club was managed byRoald Poulsen,who most prominently would win the league withOdense Boldklubin 1989.[1]OKS managed to stay at the second level for several years, with players such as former internationalVilhelm Munk Nielsen,and with capital injection secured by local sponsor Bendix Capital.[1]
In 1990, OKS relegated to the third highest level. After that, the club was caught up in financial trouble and began a slide down the divisions.[2]This was partly caused by star playerAllan Hansen,who had formerly played forBundesligaclubHamburger SV.A financial guarantee in his contract was not met, which left the club in uncertainty after its main sponsors had also withdrawn their financial support.[3]However, they managed to establish an agreement with their creditors which kept the club afloat financially.[3]
Recent years
editSince its heyday in the 1980s, OKS has spent most of its existence in theDenmark SeriesandFunen Series– the fourth and fifth tiers ofDanish football.In August 2016, Roald Poulsen returned to OKS in the role of managing assistant.[4][5]The first team reached promotion to the Denmark Series on 17 June 2019 after a 4–1 win overMarstal/Risein front of 325 spectators.[6]
References
edit- ^abcGrønning, Jeppe (31 August 2016)."Bliv klogere på OKS: Grønning tager dig med til en fynsk fodboldsnak".viborg-folkeblad.dk(in Danish).
- ^abc"OKS - Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub".oks.dk(in Danish).Retrieved22 March2021.
- ^abc"En verden udenfor SAS Ligaen: OKS".Tipsbladet.dk(in Danish).Retrieved22 March2021.
- ^Kleiner, Henrik (2 August 2016)."OKS - Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub".oks.dk(in Danish).
- ^Abildtrup, Niels (2 August 2016)."OB-mestertræner i nyt job".fyens.dk(in Danish).
- ^Kleiner, Henrik (17 June 2019)."OKS - Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub".oks.dk(in Danish).
External links
edit- Official website(in Danish)