[1] SK Aarhus had consistently been at the bottom of Damehåndboldligaen and were relegated to 1. division after the 2004-05 season.

Later, the club strengthened their roster with the likes of Karin Mortensen, Josephine Touray and Trine Troelsen[1] and this resulted in a playoff place and fourth place after three matches against FCK Håndbold in the 2008-09 season.

Although they managed to raise money to keep the club going, they failed to get over the economic problems and after the 2010-11 season, many of their big profiles such as Susann Müller, Marta Tomac and Gitte Brøgger Led left the club.

The team started the following season on an even smaller budget, but in November 2011, the management decided to take steps against dissolving the club when the then investors didn't want to increase the support.

[3] Subsequently a group of investors secured the club's future which resulted in the continuation of the club[4] In the 2011-12 season, SK Aarhus was relegated after an 8th place in the league and a 3rd place in the qualifying group.