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Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal Fotball is the 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 second tier 1. divisjon of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus.[1]

Sogndal
Full nameSogndal Fotball
Founded19 February 1926; 98 years ago (1926-02-19)
GroundFosshaugane Campus
Sogndal
Capacity5,622
ChairmanTor Arne Ness
Head coachLuís Pimenta
League1. divisjon
20241. divisjon, 13th of 16
Websitewww.sogndalfotball.no
Current season

The men's team contests for the Norwegian Cup. They achieved for the first time play in the 1976 Norwegian Cup final phase. They were unsuccessful in the pursuit of the 1976 Norwegian Cup as runner-up in the 1976 Norwegian Cup, losing to SK Brann 2-1.[2] Sogndal became the first third-tier side to play in a Norwegian Cup final. Sogndal men's team contests in the top division Eliteserien. They contested in the 2017 season.[3]

History

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Eirik Bakke had two spells at Sogndal was head coach at the club from 2015 to the 2020–21 season where halfway into the season stated would be the last at his club, ending his 6-year spell as head coach.

Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier.[4]The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third-tier side they for their first time reached the final of the 1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost that final to Brann at Ullevaal Stadion 2–1; Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's only goal.[4]

Sogndal's second season in the first tier 1988 Norwegian First Division, they finished in sixth place, their then best finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the 1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five seasons 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 were promoted to the 2011 Tippeligaen after winning the 2010 1. divisjon. Sogndal won the 2015 Norwegian First Division, their sixth successive second tier title. They share this distinction with HamKam and Lyn, the only other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.

In 2017, Sogndal received relegated an eighth time from Eliteserien, after losing the relegation play-offs on a penalty shoot-out against Ranheim.[5]

Stadium

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Main article: Fosshaugane Campus
 
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

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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
2021 1. divisjon 6 30 11 9 10 40 35 42 Third round
2022 1. divisjon 7 30 12 7 11 55 53 43 Fourth round
2023 1. divisjon 7 30 12 7 11 45 45 43 Fourth round
2024 1. divisjon 13 30 9 7 14 34 40 34 Third round

Source:[6]

Achievements

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Players

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First-team squad

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As of 6 September 2024[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NOR Lars Jendal
2 DF   SWE Felix Eriksson (on loan from IFK Göteborg)
3 DF   NOR Jesper Robertsen (on loan from Tromsø)
4 DF   DEN Daniel Arrocha
5 DF   NOR Kristoffer Paulsen (on loan from Viking)
6 MF   NOR Martin Høyland
8 MF   NOR Jacob Blixt Flaten
9 FW   SWE Oliver Hintsa
10 MF   NOR Kasper Skaanes
11 FW   GHA Emmanuel Mensah
13 DF   NOR Per-Egil Flo
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   NGA Emmanuel Oluwafemi Olugbe
17 MF   NOR Martin Sjølstad
19 FW   SEN Yoro Ba (on loan from Tromsø)
20 MF   GHA Isaac Twum
29 MF   NOR Kristoffer Haukås Steinset
30 FW   NOR Erik Hovden Flataker
31 FW   NOR Joakim Berg Nundal
32 DF   NOR Mathias Øren
35 GK   NOR Daniel Gjerde Sætren
36 MF   NOR Marius Årøy
77 MF   ISL Óskar Borgþórsson

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
99 FW   MEX Alejandro Díaz (at Vancouver FC)

Former players

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For details of current and former players, see Category:Sogndal Fotball players.

Coaching and administrative staff

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Head coach
Assistant coach Rune Bolseth
Assistant coach Marius Lenni Bøe
Goalkeeping coach Geir Stenehjem
Head of medical/Physical Coach Didrik Sundsbø
Chairman Rolf Navarsete
Director Yngve Hallèn
Director Sport Anders Giske

Records

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Fakta om Fosshaugane Campus". sogndalfotball.no (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "40 år sidan den største kampen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Eirik Bakke blir ny trener i Sogndal". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Fotballaget Sogndal". allkunne.no (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Sogndal rykket ned". ba.no (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Sogndal Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ "A-laget" [First-team squad]. Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Sogndal Menn Senior A - Spillere". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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