Aalesunds FK
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| Full name | Aalesunds Fotballklubb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tangotrøyene (Tangoshirts) | ||
| Short name | AaFK | ||
| Founded | June 25 1914 | ||
| Ground | Color Line Stadion Ålesund | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Torill Hole Standal | ||
| Manager |  Sören Åkeby | ||
| League | Tippeligaen | ||
| 2007 | 11th | ||
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Aalesunds Fotballklubb ("Aalesund's Football Club") is a Norwegian football club from the city of Ålesund, which in Adeccoligaen 2006 ended second and thereby was promoted to the Norwegian Premier League where it has played since. As of 2004, it had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels. These teams are the 1st and 2nd teams, junior team, and also several age-specific teams.
The team was founded on the June 25 1914.
Aalesunds F.K. played their home matches at Kråmyra Stadium until the 2005 season, when they relocated to the new Color Line Stadium with an approximate capacity of 11,000 people. Boosted by the new stadium, recent success and general increasing attendance in Norway, Aalesund has gone from attracting crowds of approximately 1,000 to regularly selling out their stadium [1] in only a few years. Their average attendance of 9,943 in Adeccoligaen 2006 became the new record for attendances at the second level of the Norwegian league system.
The local supporter club for AaFK is called "Stormen", or "The Storm", with about 2000 members.
Rival football clubs in the city include SK Herd, SPKL Rollon, FC Skarbøvik and FC Spjelkavik, with Molde F.K. and Hødd being the main regional rivals.
Aalesund, Roma and Norway player John Arne Riise started his career in the club, as did his younger brother Bjørn Helge Riise.
Current squad
As of August 4, 2008 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
- Sören Åkeby (Main coach)
- Geir Hansen (Assistant coach)
- Frank Mathiesen (Keeper coach)
- Dagmund Evebø (Pro-player trainer)
- Inge Liavaag (Physical trainer)
- Frode Fagermo (Youth team trainer)
External links
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