VSK Aarhus

VSK Aarhus
VSK Aarhus logo
Full nameVejlby Skovbakken Aarhus
Founded1 July 2016; 8 years ago (2016-07-01)[1]
GroundVejlby Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanLeif Gjørtz Christensen
ManagerJens Gjesing
League3rd Division
2023–243rd Division, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

Vejlby Skovbakken Aarhus (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvɑjlpyˌskɒwpɑkŋ̍ ˈɒːˌhuˀs]; commonly known as VSK Aarhus) is a Danish football club based in Risskov, a neighbourhood in Aarhus. The club was founded in 2016 when the football departments of Vejlby IK Fodbold and Idrætsklubben Skovbakken decided to merge. Skovbakken is a major multi-sport club who besides football also compete in basketball, handball, badminton, tennis, and volleyball, with many honours won in these departments.

The men's team of VSK competes in the Danish 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system, while the women's team play in the Elitedivisionen, the highest division. Both teams' home ground is Vejlby Stadium which has a capacity of 5,000.

  1. ^ "Fusion af VIK Fodbold og Skovbakken herrefodbold" (PDF). vskaarhus.dk. VSK Aarhus. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.