Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal

Full name	Sogndal Fotball
Founded	February 19, 1926; 95 years ago (1926-02-19)
Ground	Fosshaugane Campus Sogndal
Capacity	5,622
Chairman	Tor Arne Ness
Head coach	Eirik Bakke
League	1. divisjon
2020	1. divisjon, 3rd of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Sogndal Fotball is the association football department of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Vestland. The club was founded in 1926. The men's team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus.^[1]

In 1976, the men's team were runners-up in the Norwegian Cup, losing 2–1 against SK Brann.^[2] Sogndal became the first third tier side to play a Norwegian Cup final. The 2017 season is Sogndal's most recent in Eliteserien, the top division. Eirik Bakke is the current head coach of the club since taking over on 1 January 2019.^[3]

History[]

Eirik Bakke had two spells at Sogndal as player and is currently head coach at the club

Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third tier side reached the final of the 1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost the final against Brann at Ullevaal Stadion with the score 2–1, Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's goal.^[4] They played their first top division season in 1982, a season which the team ended the season in 11th position and relegation back to the second tier.^[4]

In the 1988 season, Sogndal's second season in the first tier, Sogndal finished in sixth place, their best ever finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the following 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the 1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five season in the first tier. In 1999, Sogndal received a transfer fee reported to be around NOK 40 million when Eirik Bakke was sold to Leeds United.^[4] From 2001 to 2004, Sogndal played four consecutive seasons in the top division, an achievement they repeated in the seasons 2011–14. The men's team was promoted to the 2011 Tippeligaen after winning the 2010 1. divisjon. In 2015, Sogndal won the 1. divisjon, their sixth second tier title. HamKam and Lyn are the other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.

In 2017, Sogndal relegated from Eliteserien, their eighth relegation from the top division, after losing the relegation play-offs on a penalty shoot-out against Ranheim.^[5]

Stadium[]

Fosshaugane Campus in September 2012.

The club's stadium is Fosshaugane Campus. The stadium was renovated and reopened in 2006 and the name Campus was added because the local Sogn og Fjordane University College and high school is located in the stadium. The capacity is 5,622.

The attendance record of 7,025 spectators dates from the 1976 Norwegian Cup quarter-final against Start.

Recent seasons[]

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2004	Tippeligaen	14	26	5	7	14	39	57	22	Third round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2005	1. divisjon	7	30	11	8	11	47	51	41	Third round
2006	1. divisjon	6	30	11	8	8	43	41	44	Fourth round
2007	1. divisjon	7	30	13	5	12	48	44	44	First round
2008	1. divisjon	4	30	15	9	6	53	36	54	Fourth round
2009	1. divisjon	4	30	14	12	4	46	29	54	Fourth round
2010	1. divisjon	1	28	17	5	6	51	28	56	Quarter-final	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2011	Tippeligaen	14	30	8	10	12	24	31	34	Fourth round
2012	Tippeligaen	12	30	8	10	12	29	37	34	First round
2013	Tippeligaen	12	30	8	9	13	33	48	33	Fourth round
2014	Tippeligaen	15	30	6	6	18	31	49	24	Fourth round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2015	1. divisjon	1	30	18	8	4	59	31	62	Third round	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2016	Tippeligaen	11	30	8	12	10	33	37	36	Third round
2017	Eliteserien	14	30	8	8	14	38	48	32	Third round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2018	1. divisjon	4	30	15	6	9	47	31	51	Second round
2019	1. divisjon	6	30	13	6	11	51	38	45	Third round
2020	1. divisjon	3	30	15	6	9	57	36	51	Cancelled

Achievements[]

• Eliteserien
  • 6th place: 1988
  • 8th place: 2001, 2003
• Norwegian Cup
  • Runners-up: 1976

Current squad[]

As of 30 July 2021^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Renze Fij 2 DF  NOR Per-Egil Flo 3 DF  NOR Mansour Gueye 4 DF  NOR Martin Ove Roseth 5 DF  NOR Daniel Eid 6 DF  NOR Axel Kryger 8 MF  ISL Emil Pálsson (on loan from Sarpsborg 08) 9 FW  NOR Endre Kupen 10 FW  NGA Akor Jerome Adams 11 FW  NOR Andreas Hoven 13 GK  NOR Jørgen Johnsen 14 FW  NGA Peter Godly Michael

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  NOR Kristoffer Nessø 16 DF  NOR Eirik Lereng 17 MF  NOR Mathias Blårud 18 FW  NOR Kristoffer Hoven 19 MF  NOR Tobias Bjørnebye 20 MF  NOR Noah Solskjær 23 MF  NOR Anders Johannessen Nord 24 DF  NOR Tord Salte 25 MF  NOR Johan Bakke 27 DF  NOR Adrian Solberg — MF  ENG Ronan Darcy (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NOR Håvard Hetle (at Florø) — DF  NOR Andreas van der Spa (at Arendal)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  NOR Eivind Helgesen (at Øygarden) — FW  NOR Mathias Sundberg (at Øygarden)

Former players[]

Coaching and administrative staff[]

Records[]

• Most appearances: 611, Asle Hillestad
• Most goals: 321, Svein Bakke
• Most goals, Eliteserien: 46, Håvard Flo
• Biggest win, Eliteserien: 5–0 vs. Odd, 15 June 2003
• Biggest defeat, Eliteserien: 0–9 vs. Stabæk, 25 October 2009

Managerial history[]

• Ingvar Stadheim (1979–80, 1983–84)
• Harald Aabrekk (1990–92)
• Michael Speight (1999–00)
• (1 January 2000 – 31 December 2002)
• Jan Halvor Halvorsen (1 January 2003 – 30 November 2004)
• (2005)
• (2006 – 31 December 2006)
• (1 January 2007 – 6 November 2009)
• Harald Aabrekk (1 January 2010 – 31 December 2011)
• Jonas Olsson (1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014)
• Eirik Bakke (1 January 2015 – present)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Saftkokaradn supporter site

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