Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, Fimreite, Nornes, and Fjærland. Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Kaupanger.
Sogndal Fotball is the association 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 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus.
Eirik Bakke is a Norwegian retired football player. He played as a right or centre midfielder. After retiring he went on to manage Sogndal, his home town.
Harald Olav Aabrekk is a Norwegian football coach and a former player. He played for Sogndal and Brann in the Tippeligaen, Norway's top professional football league. He has been head coach of Sogndal, Tromsø, Brann, Haugesund, Vålerenga and Aalesund, and has also served as an assistant coach for the Norway national football team.
Jon Midttun Lie is a Norwegian former footballer. During his professional career he played for Sandefjord, Start, Lillestrøm and Sogndal. Midttun Lie played one match for Norway U19 in 1999, and has also played futsal for Sandefjord Futsal.
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Tromsø, and the Norwegian national team. He was playing regularly for Tromsø in the Tippeligaen since 2008, and became one of the team's most important players before transferring to Kaiserslautern. Early in his career, Jenssen played as a winger, but he has later played as a central midfielder. Jenssen made his international debut for Norway in May 2010, and has since then been a member of the national team, and a regular starter since September 2012. He is the son of former footballer Truls Jenssen.
Jonatan Tollås Nation is a former Norwegian professional footballer.
Per Sivle was a Norwegian poet, novelist and newspaper editor. He is known for his novel Streik from 1891, and for his collections of stories issued between 1887 and 1895, Sogor, Vossa-Stubba, Nye Vossa-stubbar and Sivle-Stubbar. Among his poetry collections is Bersøglis- og andre Viser from 1895.
Magnus Sylling Olsen is a retired Norwegian footballer. He has previously played for Aalesund in Tippeligaen in addition to the lower-league clubs Mjøndalen, Drøbak-Frogn, Kongsvinger, Bodø/Glimt and Sarpsborg 08. Sylling Olsen usually played on the left wing.
Eirik Birkelund is a former Norwegian footballer.
Eirik Schulze is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Start.
Bjørn Inge Utvik is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Sarpsborg 08 in Tippeligaen. He has previously played for Haugesund and Sogndal.
The 2013 season was Sogndal's third season back in the Tippeligaen. They finished the season in 12th place and were knocked out of the cup by Vålerenga in the Fourth Round.
Svein Bakke was a Norwegian footballer who played for Sogndal Fotball from 1971 to 1990. Bakke was central player when Sogndal faced SK Brann in the 1976 Norwegian Football Cup. Bakke played 514 matches over his nineteen-year career and scored 321 goals.
The 2016 Norwegian Football Cup was the 111th season of the Norwegian annual knock-out football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March 2016. The first round was played on 13 April 2016 and the tournament concluded with the final on 20 November 2016.
Jakob Glesnes is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
The 2016 season is Sogndal's first season back in the Tippeligaen since their relegation at the end of the 2014 season.
The 2018 Norwegian Football Cup was the 113th edition of the Norwegian annual knock-out football tournament. It began with qualification matches in March and April 2018. The first round was played from 17–19 April 2018 and the tournament concluded with the final on 2 December 2018.
The 2020 season is Rosenborg's 41st consecutive year in the top flight now known as Eliteserien, their 53rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They will participate in Eliteserien, the Cup and Europa League entering at the First Qualifying round. The end of the pre-season and the start of the season were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After two months, the season was confirmed to start 16 June, with full training starting from 7 May. This was Eirik Horneland's second season as Rosenborg manager, but he was let go after only 3 matches. Trond Henriksen took over as interim manager until Åge Hareide was appointed new manager. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic only 200 fans were allowed in the stadiums the first 20 rounds, while 600 fans were allowed in the remaining 10 rounds.
Johan Johanessen Bakke is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Molde. He is the son of former footballer Eirik Bakke.
