Team Esbjerg was founded in 1991, as a cooperation between KVIK Esbjerg and Esbjerg Håndboldklub (EHK). They competed in the
Danish Handball League for the first time in 1999, but they relegated the following year. They have been part of the league since 2004. They won the
Danish Championship for the first time in
2016, after beating
FC Midtjylland Håndbold in the final. They lost the first final match 20–17, but won the second 24–19, after a dramatic penalty shootout. They won their second title in
2019, they also beat
Herning-Ikast Håndbold, in two matches, with the scores 28–20 and 19–20. They also won the
Danish Women's Handball Cup in
2017, after beating
København Håndbold, with the score 31–20. In the
2021-22 season they reached the Final Four of the
EHF Women's Champions League for the first time. They did however only manage to get a fourth place, and they also lost the
Danish Championship final to Odense Håndbold. Over time, the club has had many notable and significant players, like
Rikke Zachariassen,
Ulrika Toft Hansen,
Lotte Grigel,
Gøril Snorroeggen,
Maibritt Kviesgaard,
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø,
Emily Stang Sando,
Marta Mangué,
Laura van der Heijden,
Angelica Wallén,
Ida Bjørndalen and
Sandra Toft Galsgaard. == Kits ==