[1] In Autumn 1959 Alf Mørkeberg, a journalist from Femina women's magazine, was sent to cover an exhibition match played by student nurses in Slagelse.

In 1968 the club toured Czechoslovakia and acquired two leading Czech players Marie Ševčíková and Jana Mandíková who defected from the communist regime.

[3] In 1969 a privately funded governing body, Fédération Internationale Européenne de Football Féminine (FIEFF), invited BK Femina to a four-team Coppa Europa per Nazioni (European Cup) competition in northern Italy that November.

With accommodation and rail travel provided by sponsors Martini & Rossi,[4] BK Femina met an unofficial England XI at Aosta Valley in the north-west corner of Italy.

[5] The following day at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, a 10,000 crowd saw England beat France 2–0 in the third place play-off, then BK Femina lose 3–1 to the host country in the final.