Asker Fotball

Asker

Full name	Asker Fotball
Founded	1889;136 years ago (1889)
Ground	Føyka Stadion, Asker
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Tormod Ruud
Head coach	Rolf Magnus Czeremuga Bredal
League	2. divisjon
2024	3. divisjon, group 3, 1st of 14 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Asker Fotball is the football department of Norwegian sports club Asker SK from Asker.

The women's football team is one of the most successful clubs ever in Norway, with six top flight championships and five cup championships. Due to financial difficulties at the end of 2008, the team's licence to play in the Toppserien was revoked; the team members then joined Stabæk IF's football group, Stabæk Fotball, which set up a new women's team. NFF gave Asker's place in the Toppserien to Stabæk Fotball. Asker's second team became Asker's first team, playing in the 2. divisjon, and they now have a recruiting arrangement with Stabæk Fotball.

The men's team currently play in the 2. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system.

History

Best achievements

The men's team played in the Norwegian top flight between 1951 and 1959. In 1951 they were runners-up in the Norwegian cup.

The women's team won all its league matches in the 1998 season.^{[ citation needed ]} The men's division did the same thing in 2005, though in the 3. divisjon.^{[ citation needed ]}

Match-fixing allegations

Main article: Match fixing investigations of Norwegian 2. divisjon

On 13 July 2012, four players – one of them from Asker – were arrested by police due to match-fixing allegations in games involving Aker and Follo FK. ^[1] Asker's 7–1 loss to Frigg was deemed suspicious because of the odd scoreline and the substantial bets placed on the game. ^[2]

Recent history

Men's team

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2001	2. divisjon, section 1	↓12	26	8	5	13	42	56	29	First round	Relegated to 3. divisjon
2002	3. divisjon, section 8	2	22	15	3	4	80	32	48
2003	3. divisjon, section 1	1	22	15	2	5	50	23	47	First round	Lost playoffs for promotion
2004	3. divisjon, section 8	3	22	14	3	5	54	26	45	First round
2005	3. divisjon, section 4	1	20	20	0	0	79	10	60	First round	Lost playoffs for promotion
2006	3. divisjon, section 8	↑1	22	20	0	2	103	26	60	First round	Promoted to 2. divisjon
2007	2. divisjon, section 2	2	26	15	7	4	72	33	52	First round
2008	2. divisjon, section 4	6	26	14	2	10	58	52	44	Third round
2009	2. divisjon, section 4	3	26	15	4	7	63	31	49	Third round
2010	2. divisjon, section 1	↑1	26	17	6	3	71	30	57	Second round	Promoted to 1. divisjon
2011	1. divisjon	↓13	30	9	7	14	38	56	34	Third round	Relegated to 2. divisjon
2012	2. divisjon, section 4	4	26	14	5	7	54	36	47	Fourth round
2013	2. divisjon, section 1	2	26	17	5	4	80	37	56	Third round
2014	2. divisjon, section 1	↓13	26	5	6	15	36	50	21	Second round	Relegated to 3. divisjon
2015	3. divisjon, section 2	↑1	26	24	2	0	151	19	74	First round	Promoted to 2. divisjon
2016	2. divisjon, section 4	5	26	13	4	9	52	44	43	Third round
2017	2. divisjon, section 1	3	26	13	8	5	50	36	47	Second round
2018	2. divisjon, section 1	4	26	14	3	9	53	31	45	Second round
2019	2. divisjon, section 2	4	26	13	7	6	39	28	46	Second round
2020	2. divisjon, section 2	2	19	10	7	2	38	21	37	Cancelled	Lost playoffs for promotion
2021	2. divisjon, section 1	3	26	15	4	7	60	37	49	First round
2022	2. divisjon, section 2	↓13	26	6	6	14	32	47	24	First round	Relegated to 3. divisjon

Source: ^[3]

Women's team

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2001	Toppserien	4	18	11	2	5	59	26	35	Final
2002	Toppserien	2	18	14	2	2	60	9	47	Quarterfinal
2003	Toppserien	3	18	12	3	3	54	20	39	Quarterfinal
2004	Toppserien	4	18	9	4	5	37	23	31	Final
2005	Toppserien	↓7	18	7	3	8	34	30	24	Winners	Relegated because their license was revoked
2006	1. divisjon	↑1	18	16	0	2	110	13	48	Final	Promoted to Toppserien
2007	Toppserien	3	22	15	5	2	68	18	50	Final
2008	Toppserien	3	22	14	3	5	53	26	45	Semifinal	Team folded

^[4]

References

1. "Three more arrests in Norway's match-fixing probe" Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine  – Guardian
2. "Norway authorities team up to beat match-fixing" Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine  – Guardian
3. "Asker Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
4. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

External links

• Asker Football Women (archived 1 August 2015)
• Asker Football Men