FK Vidar

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FK Vidar
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Full nameFotballklubben Vidar
Founded18 April 1906;116 years ago (1906-04-18)
GroundLassa Idrettspark,
Stavanger, Norway
Capacity5,000
ChairmanØyvind Eftestøl
Head coach Bjørnar Holmvik
League 3. divisjon
2022 3. divisjon group 3, 5th of 14

FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest level in the Norwegian football league system.

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Club history

The club was founded on 18 April 1906. [1] FK Vidar played their first match against Stavanger IF on 15 August 1906. They lost 1–0. They became members of the Norwegian Football Association in 1909, and won their first league title in 1912 when the junior team became district champions of Rogaland.

The club has spent most of its time between the third and fourth tiers in Norway and from 1952 to 1962 they found themselves languishing in the regional leagues. It was not until the 1980s that Vidar began to develop into one of the better teams in Stavanger. They established themselves as one of the top teams at the Norwegian second tier (named 2. divisjon at that time, now known as 1. divisjon), only just failing to achieve promotion in 1984 and 1986 and finishing among the top four a total of five times. They competed directly against their city rivals Viking FK in 1987 and 1988, finishing ahead of them in 1987.

1989 saw the beginning of the decline. FK Vidar were relegated to the third tier, and in 2004 they were relegated again to the fourth tier (Third Division) where they remained for many years. In 2009 Vidar won the play-offs to win re-promotion to the 2010 Norwegian Second Division.

Their ground is Lassa Idrettspark which has a capacity of around 5,000 spectators. The club's colours are red, the home kit is red with white stripes and the away kit is black with white stripes.

Since 2013, the team have developed a strong following of global fans. Sales of the football shirts, with the new Fenrir logo, rocketed. The rise in sales was due to the TV personality Tim Lovejoy tweeting about the team on Twitter. Fans 'watch' matches by following the Twitter feed each game. Some fans have even travelled to Stavanger to watch Vidar play at the Lassa.[ citation needed ]

Player records

Recent history

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Cup Notes
2003 2. divisjon 102610115287131First round
2004 2. divisjonDown-arrow-14.png12267613355127First roundRelegated to the 3. divisjon
2005 3. divisjon 522958463932First round
2006 3. divisjon1221615753049First qualifying roundLost playoffs for promotion
2007 3. divisjon2261835702857Second qualifying round
2008 3. divisjon2262042892764First round
2009 3. divisjonUp-arrow-14.png1262231921469Second roundPromoted to the 2. divisjon
2010 2. divisjon8261079474037First round
2011 2. divisjon52611411414837Second round
2012 2. divisjon5261088424238Second round
2013 2. divisjon112610313496633Second round
2014 2. divisjon4261178484040Second round
2015 2. divisjon42610106604440First round
2016 2. divisjon72612311556039Fourth round
2017 2. divisjon42613310564942First round
2018 2. divisjon92610313415133Second round
2019 2. divisjonDown-arrow-14.png12265615325121First roundRelegated to the 3. divisjon
2020 Season cancelled
2021 3. divisjon813526212017Second round
2022 3. divisjon5261268544242Second round

Source: [2]

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References

  1. "Fotballklubben Vidar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. "FK Vidar". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 2 November 2022.