Stabæk Fotball

Stabæk

Full name	Stabæk Fotball
Nickname(s)	De blaa (The Blue Ones)
Founded	16 March 1912 (1912-03-16)
Ground	Nadderud Stadion Bærum (capacity: 7,000)
Chairman	Kjell Johnsen
Manager	Petter Belsvik
League	Adeccoligaen
2012	Tippeligaen, 16th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Stabæk Fotball is a Norwegian association football club based in Bærum and a section of the multi-sport organization Stabæk IF. Founded in 1912, the club’s name is an archaic spelling of the suburban area Stabekk, from which it once originated. Their home stadium is Nadderud after a three-year-long stay at Telenor Arena. Their current manager and chairman are Petter Belsvik and Kjell Johnsen, respectively.

After years of lean seasons, they won their first title in 1998 as they emerged victorious in the Norwegian Cup, beating Rosenborg BK 3-1 in the final. After having been relegated to Adeccoligaen after a poor 2004 season, they experienced a successful period under new manager Jan Jönsson, during which they returned to the league in 2005, won the 2008 Norwegian Premier League, their first, and reached the final in the Norwegian Cup, culminating in a very successful 2008 season for the club. Stabæk subsequently won the 2009 Norwegian Community Shield, but finished a disappointing 12th and 10th place in the 2010 and 2011 league seasons, respectively, and thus avoiding relegation.

Stabæk holds longstanding rivalries with Bærum SK, FK Lyn and Vålerenga, both in the league and by geographical location. The team’s home colors, entirely blue, have earned them the nickname “De Blaa” (The Blue Ones). Stabæk was the first Norwegian association football club with both their men and women’s teams in the premier divisions in 2009. Lillestrøm followed suit the next year.

Stadium

Stabæk played home games at Nadderud stadion until 2008. Then they moved into Telenor Arena, which had a capacity of 15,000 people. But their stay at Telenor Arena became shorter than desired, and after a three-year-long stay at the indoor arena they moved back to Nadderud due to economical problems with the new arena. The women's team Stabæk FK currently also plays home games at Nadderud. Nadderud Stadion has a capacity of 7,000 spectators.

Chairman

On 4 February 2010 Einar Schultz was elected chairman of Stabæk, replacing Ingebrigt Steen Jensen. Schultz has held various positions in the Stabæk system over the last five years. In February 2012 Kjell Johnsen was elected the new chairman of Stabæk Fotball.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponents	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 5	Panahaiki	–	1–1	3rd
			B36 Tórshavn	5–0	–
			RC Genk	–	4–3
			FC Dynamo Moscow	1–1	–
1998	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	FK Vojvodina	1–2	2–3	3–5
1999–00	UEFA Cup	First round	Deportivo la Coruna	1–0	0–2	1–2
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Floriana FC	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Second round	Auxerre	0–2	0–3	0–5
2002–03	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	Linfield Belfast	4–0	1–1	5–1
		First round	Anderlecht	1–2	1–0	2–2
2004–05	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	FC Haka	3–1	3–1	6–2
		First round	Sochaux	0–5	0–4	0–9
2008–09	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Stade Rennais	2–1	0–2	2–3
2009–10	UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	KF Tirana	4–0	1–1	5–1
		Third qualifying round	FC Copenhagen	0–0	1–3	1–3
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Valencia CF	0–3	1–4	1–7
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Dnepr Mogilev	2–2	1–1	3–3(a)
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	JJK Jyväskylä	3–2	0–2	3–4

Achievements

• Tippeligaen:
  • Gold medal: 2008
  • Silver medal: 2007
  • Bronze medal: 1998, 2003, 2009

• Norwegian Football Cup:
  • Winners: 1998
  • Runners-up: 2008

• Superfinalen:
  • Winners: 2009

Recent history

Season	Level	Pos.	Pl.	Won	Draw	Lost	G.S.	G.A.	Points	Cup	Notes
1987	V	1	18	14	1	3	53	11	29	did not participate
1988	IV	4	22	10	5	7	34	20	35	1st qual. round
1989	IV	2	22	13	6	3	45	19	45	1st qual. round
1990	IV	1	22	13	4	5	48	23	43	1st qual. round
1991	III	2	22	12	5	5	39	19	41	1st round
1992	III	3	22	12	7	3	60	23	43	2nd round
1993	III	1	22	16	2	4	51	26	50	2nd round
1994	II	2	22	13	3	6	43	32	42	3rd round
1995	I	9	26	9	6	11	36	40	33	last 16
1996	I	6	26	9	9	8	47	45	36	quarter final
1997	I	5	26	13	4	9	33	35	43	quarter final	Intertoto Cup
1998	I	3	26	16	5	5	63	29	53	Winner	UEFA Cup
1999	I	5	26	14	4	8	58	49	46	last 16
2000	I	5	26	12	6	8	59	33	42	3rd round
2001	I	4	26	14	3	9	45	39	45	last 16	UEFA Cup
2002	I	5	26	12	6	8	48	34	42	semi-final
2003	I	3	26	11	9	6	51	35	42	last 16	UEFA Cup
2004	I	13	26	7	6	13	25	40	27	semi-final	relegated
2005	II	1	30	20	7	3	63	23	67	quarter-final	promoted
2006	I	5	26	10	9	7	53	36	39	3rd round
2007	I	2	26	14	6	6	53	38	48	semi-final	UEFA Cup
2008	I	1	26	16	6	4	58	24	54	final	Champions League
2009	I	3	30	15	8	7	52	34	53	quarter-final	UEFA Europa League
2010	I	12	30	11	6	13	46	47	39	3rd round
2011	I	10	30	11	6	13	44	50	39	3rd round
2012	I	16	30	5	2	23	25	69	17	3rd round	relegated
2013 (in progress)	II	8	9	3	4	2	12	13	13	3rd round

Records

• Greatest home victory: 8–0 vs. Molde FK, 29 October 2006
• Greatest away victory: 14–0 vs. Vestfossen IF, 12 May 2008
• Heaviest home loss: 0–7 vs. Lillestrøm SK, 20 March 2011
• Heaviest away loss: 1–8 vs. SK Brann, 24 May 2001
• Highest attendance, Telenor Arena: 13 402 vs. Rosenborg BK, 13 September 2009
• Highest average attendance, season: 9,472, 2009
• Most appearances, total: 305, Tommy Stenersen 1995–2008
• Most appearances, league: 224, Tommy Stenersen 1995–2004
• Most goals scored, total: 111, Daniel Nannskog 2005–2009
• Most goals scored, league: 101, Daniel Nannskog 2005–2010
• Most goals scored, Premier League: 62, Daniel Nannskog 2006–2009
• Most goals scored, season: 32, Daniel Nannskog 2005
• Most goals scored, Premier League, season: 19, Petter Belsvik 1998, Daniel Nannskog 2006, Daniel Nannskog 2007

Current squad

As of 5 April 2013

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 Sayouba Mandé 2 DF Timmi Johansen 3 DF Thor Søndergaard Lange 4 DF Nicolai Næss 5 DF Jørgen Hammer 6 FW Fredrik Brustad 7 MF Martin Andresen 8 FW Stian Sortevik 10 MF Adnan Haidar 11 FW Franck Boli 12 GK Simen Omholt Jensen 13 DF Bjarte Haugsdal

No. Position Player 14 MF Herman Stengel 15 DF Ville Jalasto 16 MF Morten Thorsby 18 FW Mads Stokkelien 19 FW Marco Hjorth 21 MF Daniel Granli 22 GK Jonathan Rasheed 23 MF Jiresse Suka-Suka 25 MF Erik Benjaminsen 28 MF Luc Kassi 81 MF Anders Trondsen

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–12.

Managers

• Lars Tjernås (1993–95)
• Hans Backe (1996–97)
• Anders Linderoth (1998–2001)
• Gaute Larsen (2001–2004)
• Pål Berg (caretaker) (2004)
• Jan Jönsson (2005–2010)
• Jörgen Lennartsson (2011)
• Petter Belsvik (2012–)

Women's team

Main article: Stabæk Fotball Kvinner

Stabæk Fotball also fields a women's team, and in 2009 Stabæk became the first Norwegian association football club with both their men and women’s teams in the premier divisions.

External links

• Official website
• Supporter pages (Stabæk Support)