Sandnes is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies in the extreme western part of the vast municipality and it makes up about 5% of the total land area of the municipality.
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen, is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promoted to the Eliteserien, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to 2. divisjon.
Bjarte Andre Lunde Aarsheim is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Eliteserien club Viking FK.
Bjarne Berntsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is the elder brother of fellow football coach Alf Ingve Berntsen.
Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The club was founded on 1 June 1911 as SK Ulf, and today has over 80 registered teams, making it the largest football club in Rogaland.
Ålgård Fotballklubb is a men's football club located in Ålgård, Norway that was founded in 1915. Ålgård played in Hovedserien, then the highest division in Norway, for several years after World War II. The club has been playing mainly at the third tier level, and was last promoted to 2. divisjon in 2002.
Bogafjell is a borough of the city of Sandnes in the west part of the large municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough lies south of the city centre, surrounding the Bogafjell mountain. The borough has a population (2016) of 7,080. The borough was created in 2011 when it was split off from the borough of Austrått. The area is a relatively new area that has become built up in the since the turn of the century. There are two schools in the borough as well as Bogafjell Church.
Vegard Aanestad is a Norwegian professional football defender. He has played for Viking and Sandnes Ulf.
Sandnes Fotballklubb was a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes. It existed from late 1997 to early 2004, and was in the end incorporated by Ulf-Sandnes to form Sandnes Ulf. A cooperation between several Sandnes-based clubs, it played some time in the Norwegian Second Division, and had won promotion to the Second Division when it ceased to exist, but struggled with bad economy.
Hana Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnes, Rogaland. It has sections for association football, team handball and volleyball.
Austrått is a borough of the city of Sandnes in the west part of the large municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The 6-square-kilometre (2.3 sq mi) borough lies just southeast of the main city centre of Sandnes. The borough has a population (2016) of 8,251. Prior to 2011, the borough of Bogafjell was a part of Austrått, but it was split off to form its own borough at that time. Høyland Church is located in Austrått.
The 2012 Tippeligaen was the 68th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 23 March 2012 and ended on 18 November 2012, with a summer break from 28 May to 30 June. Molde were the defending champions, while Hønefoss and Sandnes Ulf entered as the promoted teams from the 2011 1. divisjon. They replaced Start and Sarpsborg 08 who were relegated to the 2012 1. divisjon.
Zymer Bytyqi is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. Born in Belgium to Kosovan parents and raised in Norway, Bytyqi plays for the Kosovo national team.
Fredrik Midtsjø is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray.
Oddbjørn Skartun is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward. He has previously played for Sogndal, Vard Haugesund, Haugesund and Sandnes Ulf.
The 2014 Tippeligaen was the 70th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 28 March 2014, two weeks later than in the previous season. A three-week summer-break in June was scheduled due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the decisive match was played on 9 November 2014. Strømsgodset were the defending champions. Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the 2013 1. divisjon. They replaced Tromsø and Hønefoss who were relegated to the 2014 1. divisjon.
Buøy Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Buøy, Stavanger, Rogaland. It has sections for association football and gymnastics.
Figgjo Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnes. It has sections for association football, team handball, Nordic skiing, biathlon and gymnastics.
Sandved Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnes. It has sections for association football and volleyball.
Kristian Sirum Novak is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Östersund.
