List of Viking FK seasons
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It has played in the top division since the league was established in 1937, except for the years 1966–67, 1987–88 and 2018. Viking have played 69 seasons in the first tier and 4 seasons in the second tier.
Key
- League table key
- Pos = Final position
- Pld = Played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Att = Average home attendance
| Champions | Runners-up | Bronze | Promoted ↑ | Relegated ↓ |
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Other | League top goalscorer | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Att[1] | Competition | Round | Player | Goals | ||
| 1937–38 | 1 | Norgesserien (5B) | 1st | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 18 | — | Quarter-final | Championship play-offs | Quarter-final | ||
| 1938–39 | Norgesserien (5B) | 3rd | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | — | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1939–40[a] | Norgesserien (5B) | 1st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 15 | — | Fourth round | — | — | |||
| 1940–41 | There was no league football between 1940 and 1947 due to World War II. | Quarter-final | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 1941–42 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1942–43 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1943–44 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1944–45 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | Fourth round | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Third round | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | 1 | Norgesserien (5B) | 1st | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 19 | — | Final | Championship play-offs | Semi-final | ||
| 1948–49 | Hovedserien (A) | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 4,332 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1949–50 | Hovedserien (A) | 3rd | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 4,571 | Third round | — | — | |||
| 1950–51 | Hovedserien (A) | 4th | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4,643 | Third round | — | — | |||
| 1951–52 | Hovedserien (A) | 4th | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4,214 | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1952–53 | Hovedserien (A) | 4th | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4,500 | Second round | — | — | |||
| 1953–54 | Hovedserien (A) | 5th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3,071 | Winners | — | — | |||
| 1954–55 | Hovedserien (A) | 2nd | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 3,044 | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1955–56 | Hovedserien (A) | 3rd | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 3,652 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1956–57 | Hovedserien (A) | 5th | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 4,629 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1957–58 | Hovedserien (A) | 1st | 14[b] | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 21 | 5,126 | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1958–59 | Hovedserien (A) | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 4,866 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1959–60 | Hovedserien (A) | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 6,511 | Winners | — | — | |||
| 1960–61 | Hovedserien (A) | 3rd | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 6,300 | Fourth round | — | — | |||
| 1961–62 | Hovedserien | 7th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 5,502 | Third round (1961) Third round (1962) |
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| 1963 | 1. divisjon | 7th | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 7,483 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1964 | 1. divisjon | 8th | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 7,833 | First round | — | — | |||
| 1965 | 1. divisjon | ↓ 9th | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 6,108 | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1966 | 2 | 2. divisjon (B) | 2nd | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 18 | — | Semi-final | — | — | ||
| 1967 | 2. divisjon (A) | ↑ 1st | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18 | 22 | — | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1 | 1. divisjon | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 9,071 | First round | — | — | ||
| 1969 | 1. divisjon | 5th | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7,844 | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 1. divisjon | 6th | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 5,733 | Third round | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1. divisjon | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 22 | 10,293 | Quarter-final | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 1. divisjon | 1st | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 34 | 11,218 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | Second round | |||
| 1973 | 1. divisjon | 1st | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 32 | 11,571 | Semi-final | European Cup | First round | |||
| 1974 | 1. divisjon | 1st | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 10,282 | Final | European Cup | First round | |||
| 1975 | 1. divisjon | 1st | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 30 | 10,468 | Quarter-final | European Cup | First round | |||
| 1976 | 1. divisjon | 5th | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 8,738 | Third round | European Cup | First round | |||
| 1977 | 1. divisjon | 5th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 23 | 8,068 | Fourth round | — | — | |||
| 1978 | 1. divisjon | 3rd | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 31 | 8,016 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1979 | 1. divisjon | 1st | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 9,236 | Winners | UEFA Cup | First round | |||
| 1980 | 1. divisjon | 4th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 8,511 | Quarter-final | European Cup | First round | |||
| 1981 | 1. divisjon | 2nd | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 7,728 | Semi-final | — | — | |||
| 1982 | 1. divisjon | 1st | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 7,599 | Semi-final | UEFA Cup | Second round | |||
| 1983 | 1. divisjon | 6th | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 6,513 | Third round | European Cup | First round | |||
| 1984 | 1. divisjon | 2nd | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 5,513 | Final | — | — | |||
| 1985 | 1. divisjon | 7th | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 6,156 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | First round | |||
| 1986 | 1. divisjon | ↓ 11th | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 4,339 | Fourth round | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 2 | 2. divisjon (A) | 8th | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 27[c] | — | First round | — | — | ||
| 1988 | 2. divisjon (A) | ↑ 1st | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 45 | — | Fourth round | — | — | |||
| 1989 | 1 | 1. divisjon | 6th | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 6,194 | Winners | — | — | Jonevret | 10 |
| 1990 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 35 | 6,583 | Fourth round | Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Jonevret | 9 | |
| 1991 | Tippeligaen | 1st | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 41 | 9,739 | Quarter-final | — | — | Meinseth | 8 | |
| 1992 | Tippeligaen | 9th | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 7,795 | Semi-final | Champions League | First round | Meinseth, Fjetland, Aase | 4 | |
| 1993 | Tippeligaen | 4th | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 41 | 8,678 | Fourth round | — | — | Østenstad | 10 | |
| 1994 | Tippeligaen | 3rd | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 39 | 8,135 | Fourth round | — | — | Bøe | 7 | |
| 1995 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 40 | 7,961 | Third round | UEFA Cup | First round | Østenstad | 12 | |
| 1996 | Tippeligaen | 3rd | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 43 | 7,441 | Fourth round | — | — | Østenstad | 23 | |
| 1997 | Tippeligaen | 8th | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 6,528 | Semi-final | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Andresen, Månsson | 8 | |
| 1998 | Tippeligaen | 4th | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 44 | 46 | 5,692 | Fourth round | — | — | Daðason | 15 | |
| 1999 | Tippeligaen | 8th | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 6,108 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | Second round | Daðason | 17 | |
| 2000 | Tippeligaen | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 39 | 45 | 6,659 | Final | — | — | Daðason | 15 | |
| 2001 | Tippeligaen | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 49 | 7,887 | Winners | UEFA Cup | Second round | Nevland | 14 | |
| 2002 | Tippeligaen | 4th | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 7,507 | Quarter-final | UEFA Cup | Second round | Nevland | 10 | |
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 6,712 | Fourth round | — | — | Nevland | 11 | |
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 9th | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 12,450 | Third round | — | — | Nevland | 6 | |
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 41 | 13,699 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | Group stage | Østenstad | 14 | |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 11th | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 13,910 | Quarter-final | — | — | Ijeh | 11 | |
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 40 | 47 | 15,842 | Quarter-final | — | — | Ijeh | 18 | |
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 6th | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 39 | 15,377 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Fillo | 6 | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 10th | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 13,071 | Third round | — | — | Ijeh | 9 | |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 9th | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 11,529 | Quarter-final | — | — | Bjarnason, Ingelsten | 8 | |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 11th | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 37 | 10,255 | Quarter-final | — | — | Nevland | 8 | |
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 36 | 49 | 9,894 | Fourth round | — | — | Berisha, Nisja | 7 | |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 46 | 10,284 | Third round | — | — | Olsen | 9 | |
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 10th | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 10,014 | Quarter-final | — | — | Nisja | 9 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 5th | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 39 | 53 | 10,272 | Semi-final | — | — | Berisha | 11 | |
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 8th | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 8,813 | Third round | — | — | Abdullahi, Bringaker, Pedersen | 5 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | ↓ 16th | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 57 | 24 | 7,380 | Second round | — | — | Adegbenro | 6 | |
Source: NIFS.no
- Notes
- ^ The league was abandoned mid-season because of World War II.
- ^ Viking played one more match vs. the other group winner. Viking won the match, and thus won the championship.
- ^ The 1987 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
References
- ^ "Tilskuertall Viking". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
