Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal

Full name	Sogndal Fotball
Founded	February 19, 1926 (1926-02-19)
Ground	Fosshaugane Campus Sogndal (Capacity: 5,500)
Chairman	Tor Arne Ness
Manager	Harald Aabrekk
League	Tippeligaen
2011	Tippeligaen, 14th
Home colours Away colours

Sogndal Fotball is the association football section of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane. The club was founded in 1926.

The men's team was promoted to the 2011 Norwegian Premier League after the 2010 Norwegian First Division. In 1976 the men's team were runners-up in the Norwegian cup, losing 2-1 against SK Brann. The club's stadium is called Fosshaugane Campus because the local Sogn og Fjordane University College and high school is located in the stadium. The capacity is 4,000.

Achievements

Norwegian Premier League

• 6th place: 1988
• 8th place: 2001, 2003

Norwegian Cup

• Runner up: 1976
  • In the final lost 2-1 (0-0) against SK Brann on Ullevaal Stadium in front of 22834 spectators
  • 1-0 Steinar Aase, 1-1 Knut Christiansen, 2-1 Bjørn Tronstad

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Kenneth Udjus 2 DF Taijo Teniste 4 DF Hannu Patronen 5 DF Per Egil Flo 6 MF Ahyee Aye Elvis 7 FW Henrik Furebotn 8 MF Ulrik Flo 9 MF Eirik Bakke 10 MF Ørjan Hopen 11 MF Ole Jørgen Halvorsen 12 MF Stéphane Badji 14 DF Espen Næss Lund

No. Position Player 15 FW Joakim Rudolfsen 16 DF Eivind Daniel Røed 17 DF Gustav Valsvik 18 FW Stian Lønne Dyngeland 19 FW Tore André Flo 20 DF Thomas Eriksen Ness 21 GK Leif Kvamme Lysne 22 FW Stefan Aade 23 FW Tonny Brockmann 25 MF Ruben Holsæter 26 FW Malick Mane

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–12.

Coaching and administrative staff

Coach	Harald Aabrekk
Assistant Coach	Håvard Flo Terje Skjeldestad
Goalkeeping Coach	Terje Skjeldestad
Physical Coach	Erik Nedrehagen
Chairman	Rolf Navarsete
Director	Yngve Hallèn
Director Sport	Anders Giske

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1998	TL	14	26	4	4	18	26	80	16	3rd round	relegated to 1. Division
1999	D1	5	26	12	6	8	38	32	42
2000	D1	3	26	15	6	5	73	37	51	3rd round	Promoted to Tippeligaen through playoffs
2001	TL	8	26	9	5	12	45	61	32	quarter-final
2002	TL	11	26	8	6	12	37	51	30	3rd round
2003	TL	8	26	9	8	9	43	46	35	final 16
2004	TL	14	26	5	7	14	39	57	22	3rd round	relegated to 1. Division
2005	D1	7	30	11	8	11	47	51	41	3rd round
2006	AL	6	30	11	8	8	43	41	44	final 16
2007	AL	7	30	13	5	12	48	44	44	1st round
2008	AL	4	30	15	9	6	53	36	54	final 16
2009	AL	4	30	14	12	4	46	29	54	final 16
2010	AL	1	28	17	5	6	51	28	56	quarter-final	promoted to Tippeligaen
2011	TL	14	30	8	10	12	24	31	34	final 16

TL: Tippeligaen AL: Adeccoligaen

External links

• Official website
• Saftkokaradn supporter site