Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup titles and have played more UEFA matches than any other Norwegian team. RBK play their home games at the all-seater Lerkendal Stadion which has a capacity of 21,421.
Nils Arne Eggen was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful club manager throughout history, having won the Norwegian top division fifteen times and the Norwegian Football Cup six times as a manager. Eggen's tactical emphasis was on playing 4-3-3 and attacking football and his way of playing football has frequently been cited as an inspiration among players, coaches and clubs alike, both domestically and abroad. In his native Trøndelag, Eggen is revered and widely regarded as the greatest and most influential sports person in the region, even eclipsing Olympic champions such as Hjalmar Andersen and Petter Northug.
Per Joar Hansen is a Norwegian football coach. He grew up in the small community of Trofors in Nordland. He played for and managed Rosenborg BK, and he has managed GIF Sundsvall, Aalesunds FK, Ranheim and the Norwegian under-21 football team.
Michael Kleppe Jamtfall is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played for Rosenborg from 2005 to 2012. Jamtfall spent parts of 2009 and 2010 on loan at Ranheim. After suffering from injuries throughout his career, he retired from top-level football in 2012 at the age of 25.
Are Tronseth is a former Norwegian football defender.
Jo Sondre Aas is a Norwegian football player currently playing as a striker for Levanger.
Arne Bonde is a Norwegian retired professional footballer. Best known for two stints in Strindheim IL, he played for the team in the Eliteserien in 1995.
Ranheim Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Ranheim in Trondheim that currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier in the Norwegian football league system. Ranheim is the football department of Ranheim IL, founded on 17 February 1901.
Karl Morten Eek is a former Norwegian footballer.
Gjermund Åsen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lillestrøm.
Erik Tønne is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ranheim.
Magnus Stamnestrø is a former Norwegian footballer. He has represented his country at under-19 and under-21 level.
Fredrik Midtsjø is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.
Mads Reginiussen is a former Norwegian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Ranheim.
The 2017 season is Rosenborg's 38th consecutive year in the top flight now known as Eliteserien, their 50th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and third season with Kåre Ingebrigtsen as permanent manager. They will participate in Eliteserien, the Cup, Mesterfinalen and the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, entering at the Second qualifying round stage. They qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. This year will mark Rosenborg's 100th anniversary, an event that will be marked with the game against Lillestrøm on 20 May, one day after the 100th anniversary.
Eirik Valla Dønnem is a Norwegian futsal player and former footballer.
Joachim Erlend Olufsen is a Norwegian footballer from Mo i Rana who plays for SK Vard Haugesund.
The 2019 season is Rosenborg's 40th consecutive year in the top flight now known as Eliteserien, their 52nd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They will participate in Eliteserien, the Cup, the 2019 Mesterfinalen and the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, entering at the First qualifying round stage. This will be Eirik Horneland's first season as Rosenborg manager after being appointed on January 3.
Warren Håkon Christofer Kamanzi is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.
Per Morten Haugen is a Norwegian footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the highest Norwegian league for Moss FK, winning the 1987 Norwegian First Division, and Strindheim IL. He later managed Moss as well.
