It was founded in 1928, and its first team competed in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system.

Hüttel and E. Bjørnmose, who with a single used ball established the club on a rented field with a membership fee of DKK 1 per season, Hedensted IF grew into a staple of the local community.

Today the first team competes in the Denmark Series under the leadership of coaches Kasper Adelfred and Brian Rasmussen, the latter having played professionally for Vejle Boldklub, B 1903 and FC Copenhagen.

[5] Three years later, on 12 October 2020, Hedensted managed to knock out second-tier Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF in the second round of the cup, winning 3–1.

[6] They eventually lost 1–5 in the following round to Fremad Amager – the club's first loss of the year, as they led their Denmark Series group.