Sandefjord BK
| Full name | Sandefjord Ballklubb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Ballklubben", "SB", "Gule", "Sandefjord Ball" | ||
| Founded | 27 February 1917 | ||
| Ground | Storstadion Sandefjord | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| League | Norwegian Fourth Division | ||
| 2018 | Norwegian Fifth Division, 2nd of 10 (promoted)[1] | ||
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Sandefjord Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sandefjord, currently playing in Norwegian Fourth Division, the fifth tier in the Norwegian football league system.[2] The club was founded on 27 February 1917. Their home matches are played at Storstadion in Sandefjord.
History[]
Sandefjord Ballklubb was established in 1917 under the name Sportsklubben Frem. It received its current name in 1918. In 1919, the team participated in the Norwegian championships for the first time. The Sandefjord stadium was opened in 1925 as the first grassy soccer field in Vestfold County. An early notable player in the 1940s was defender Thorbjørn Svenssen.[3]
Sandefjord Ballklubb played in Hovedserien, the highest league in the league system, from 1948–49 to 1961–62, and in 1964 and 1965. They also played in the Norwegian Cup Final in 1957 and 1959, but lost both.[4] Its last stint in the Norwegian First Division was in 1995.
On 10 September 1998, Ballklubben formed the elite football team Sandefjord Fotball with local rivals Runar, in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway.[5]
Recent seasons[]
Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2017 5. divisjon 7 16 5 1 10 20 47 16 dnq 2018 5. divisjon 
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18 13 2 3 65 27 41 dnq Promoted to the 4. divisjon
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Norwegian internationals[]
Sandefjord Ballklubb is the club that Thorbjørn "Klippen" Svenssen, the first Norwegian to earn 100 caps for the national team, played all his matches for during his career from 1945 to 1966. During the same period, Øivind Johannessen, Ragnar Hvidsten and Yngve Karlsen also earned caps playing for Norway.[6]
References[]
- ^ "5. div menn 2018 - Tabell Vestfold". www.fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ speaker.no
- ^ Odden, Iver, Tom Harald Berglund and Ingvald Bertelsen (2000). Oppslagsbok om norsk fotball. Wagner & Flust. Page 168. ISBN 8292228004.
- ^ Odden, Iver, Tom Harald Berglund and Ingvald Bertelsen (2000). Oppslagsbok om norsk fotball. Wagner & Flust. Page 168. ISBN 8292228004.
- ^ History (Sandefjord Ballklubb official site) Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Sandefjord B.K. players that appeared for national teams". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
External links[]
- Official Site: www.ballklubben.no
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- Football clubs in Norway
- Association football clubs established in 1917
- Eliteserien clubs
- Sport in Vestfold og Telemark
- Sandefjord
- 1917 establishments in Norway
- Norwegian football club stubs