Follo FK

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Follo FK
Follo FK.svg
Full nameFollo Fotballklubb
Founded29 September 2000;24 years ago (29 September 2000)
Ground Ski stadion, Ski
Capacity2,500
ChairmanJan Thomas Birkeland
Manager Anders Særvold
League 2. divisjon
20242. divisjon Group 2, 9th

Follo Fotballklubb is a football club from Ski, Akershus, Norway.

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Follo play in light blue, and their home ground is Ski stadion. It was founded in September 2000 and their biggest achievement was playing in the 2010 Norwegian Football Cup final.

History

It was founded in September 2000 as an umbrella team for the football departments of five local teams; Ås IL, Oppegård IL, Langhus IL, Ski IL and Nordby IL.

Follo's had a good Norwegian Cup run in 2006, when they made it all the way to the quarter-finals, eventually losing at home 0–1 to the cup finalists Sandefjord. But on the way to the quarters they beat defending holders Molde.

Four years later, in 2010, they made it to the Norwegian Cup final, beating Tippeligaen club Lillestrøm 4–2 in the third round, and then later Rosenborg 3–2 in the semi-finals. Rosenborg were at the time unbeaten and on top of the Tippeligaen, while Follo were at the bottom of the Adeccoligaen. NRK's match commentator Hallvar Thoresen dubbed Follo's victory against Rosenborg the greatest Norwegian cup shock of all time. [1] In the first cup final in the club's history, Follo lost 2–0 against Strømsgodset.

Thus, despite attaining their best league and cup finish ever, Follo were still relegated to the third tier of Norwegian football. The team managed to stay clear of the relegation zone by the margin of a single point, but were still relegated on account of a clerical error in which they did not finish their application for a 2011 license in time for the 15 September deadline. [2]

Before the 2011 Second Division, Follo was considered one of the favourites to earn promotion back to Adeccoligaen, [3] but when the season was finished Follo was number ten, only four points clear of another relegation.

On July 13, 2012, four players (three of them from Follo) were arrested by police due to match fixing allegations in games involving Follo and Asker Fotball. [4] Follo's 4–3 loss after being 3–0 up by Østsiden IL was deemed suspicious because of the odd score line and high bettings placed on this game. [5] The 2012 season saw Follo earn promotion, but the club was relegated after only one season in the First Division.

Recent history

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Cup Notes
2006 1. divisjon 15306717467625QuarterfinalRelegated to the 2. divisjon
2007 2. divisjon 5261448483049Second round
2008 2. divisjon6261079443537Second round
2009 2. divisjon1261934592560Second roundPromoted to the 1. divisjon
2010 1. divisjon12288812354332FinalRelegated to the 2. divisjon because license was revoked
2011 2. divisjon10247512475126First round
2012 2. divisjon1261826582856First roundPromoted to the 1. divisjon
2013 1. divisjon15309219405727Third roundRelegated to the 2. divisjon
2014 2. divisjon1262132971666Third roundPromoted to the 1. divisjon
2015 1. divisjon13308913424333Second roundRelegated to the 2. divisjon
2016 2. divisjon5261259483941First round
2017 2. divisjon14266416285822First roundRelegated to the 3. divisjon
2018 3. divisjon626989394735First round
2019 3. divisjon3261637442751First round
2020 Season cancelled
2021 3. divisjon1013364181415First round
2022 3. divisjon2261834633158First round

Achievements

Current squad

As of 7 February 2025 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sander Østbye
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jabes Maturire
3 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Henrik Osen
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Eirik Brekke
6 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Natnael Tomas
7 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Emil Henning
8 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Linus Lundmark
9 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Hans Kristian Heier
10 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Markus Ottesen
11 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Håvard Dalseth
13 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Erik Østbye
14 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Hans Lauritz Ruud
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Øyvind Rishaug
18 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Robin Gonella
19 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Hassan Taheri
20 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mikael Larsen
21 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Edonis Mulaj
22 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mads Bådsvik
23 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Rene Aleksander Elshaug
24 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Vetle Joves
27 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jonas Jorde
28 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Niklas Schmidt-Løvlund
77 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Almin Hrustic
90 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Edward Tøgersen

References

  1. "Innbytter skjøt Follo til cupfinalen!". VG (in Norwegian). 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  2. "Sandnes Ulf berget plassen i Adeccoligaen". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  3. "Moss, Follo og Notodden rykker opp". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. Three more arrests in Norway's match-fixing probe - Guardian
  5. Norway authorities team up to beat match-fixing - Guardian
  6. Spillerstall 2024, follo-fk.no, 31 May 2024