Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 Norwegian top division titles, most recently in 1991, and 6 domestic Norwegian Cup titles, most recently in 2019. The club has played more top-flight league games than any other club in Norway. It has played in the top division since the league was established, except for the years 1966–67, 1987–88 and 2018. Notable European successes include knocking English side Chelsea out of the UEFA Cup during the 2002–03 season, knocking out Sporting CP from the same tournament in 1999–2000, and qualifying for the group stages of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
Bjarte Andre Lunde Aarsheim is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Eliteserien club Viking FK.
Tommy Høiland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sandnes Ulf.
André Saltvold Danielsen is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a right-back or central midfielder.
Andreas Ulland Andersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is the current player-manager for Avaldsnes.
Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division of Stavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club from Stavanger, Norway. In Rogaland, they are colloquially called Sif or Stavanger.
Jørgen Tengesdal is a Norwegian former professional footballer who later worked as coach.
Aslak Falch is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Haugesund.
Sverre Andersen was a Norwegian footballer. He made his debut for Viking FK in 1952 as a goalkeeper, and played his last game in 1971. He played a total of 482 games for Viking. For many years, he was considered the best goalkeeper in Norway. He won goalkeeper of the year in 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968 in the VG Awards.
Kenneth Sola is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Sandnes Ulf.
Arild Østbø is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Viking.
Torbjørn Agdestein is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker. After playing for Stord, Agdestein played for Brighton, Bath, Inverness, Haugesund, Kristiansund, Odd and Aalesund
Yann-Erik Randa Bahezre de Lanlay is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a winger for Viking in Eliteserien.
Henrik Malde Breimyr is a Norwegian footballer, playing for Egersund. Breimyr plays as a central defender.
Zymer Bytyqi is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. Born in Belgium, he grew up in Norway and represented them at youth international level, before switching in 2014 to represent Kosovo national team.
Veton Berisha is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Molde in Eliteserien. His parents are from Kosovo and he is the younger brother of Valon Berisha. Berisha has represented Norway at every level from under-15 to full international level.
Eirik Ulland Andersen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset.
Fredrik Torsteinbø is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Sandnes Ulf.
Patrick Pedersen is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for Valur.
The 2021 season was Viking's 3rd consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 71st season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participated in the Eliteserien and the Norwegian Cup. It was the club's first season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers. Viking ended the Eliteserien season in 3rd place, the club's first top-three finish since 2007.
