Sogndal Fotball

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Sogndal
Sogndal IL logo.svg
Full nameSogndal Fotball
Founded19 February 1926;99 years ago (1926-02-19)
Ground Fosshaugane Campus
Sogndal
Capacity5,622
ChairmanTor Arne Ness
Head coach Luís Pimenta
League 1. divisjon
2024 1. divisjon, 13th of 16
Website www.sogndalfotball.no
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Sogndal Fotball is the 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 second tier 1. divisjon of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus. [1]

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The men's team contests for the Norwegian Cup. They achieved for the first time play in the 1976 Norwegian Cup final phase. They were unsuccessful in the pursuit of the 1976 Norwegian Cup as runner-up in the 1976 Norwegian Cup, losing to SK Brann 2-1. [2] Sogndal became the first third-tier side to play in a Norwegian Cup final. Sogndal men's team contests in the top division Eliteserien. They contested in the 2017 season. [3]

History

Eirik Bakke had two spells at Sogndal was head coach at the club from 2015 to the 2020-21 season where halfway into the season stated would be the last at his club, ending his 6-year spell as head coach. Eirik Bakke, 2016.jpg
Eirik Bakke had two spells at Sogndal was head coach at the club from 2015 to the 2020–21 season where halfway into the season stated would be the last at his club, ending his 6-year spell as head coach.

Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier. [4] The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third-tier side they for their first time reached the final of the 1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost that final to Brann at Ullevaal Stadion 2–1; Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's only goal. [4]

Sogndal's second season in the first tier 1988 Norwegian First Division, they finished in sixth place, their then best finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the 1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five seasons in the first tier. In 1999, Sogndal received a transfer fee reported to be around NOK 40 million when Eirik Bakke was sold to Leeds United. [4] From 2001 to 2004, Sogndal played four consecutive seasons in the top division, an achievement they repeated in the seasons 2011–14. The men's team were promoted to the 2011 Tippeligaen after winning the 2010 1. divisjon. Sogndal won the 2015 Norwegian First Division, their sixth successive second tier title. They share this distinction with HamKam and Lyn, the only other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.

In 2017, Sogndal received relegated an eighth time from Eliteserien, after losing the relegation play-offs on a penalty shoot-out against Ranheim. [5]

Stadium

Fosshaugane Campus in September 2012. Sogndal Stadion.JPG
Fosshaugane Campus in September 2012.

The club's stadium is Fosshaugane Campus. The stadium was renovated and reopened in 2006 and the name Campus was added because the local Sogn og Fjordane University College and high school is located in the stadium. The capacity is 5,622.

The attendance record of 7,025 spectators dates from the 1976 Norwegian Cup quarter-final against Start.

Recent seasons

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Cup Notes
2004 Tippeligaen 14265714395722Third roundRelegated to 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 73011811475141Third round
2006 1. divisjon6301188434144Fourth round
2007 1. divisjon73013512484444First round
2008 1. divisjon4301596533654Fourth round
2009 1. divisjon43014124462954Fourth round
2010 1. divisjon1281756512856Quarter-finalPromoted to Tippeligaen
2011 Tippeligaen143081012243134Fourth round
2012 Tippeligaen123081012293734First round
2013 Tippeligaen 12308913334833Fourth round
2014 Tippeligaen 15306618314924Fourth roundRelegated to 1. divisjon
2015 1. divisjon 1301884593162Third roundPromoted to Tippeligaen
2016 Tippeligaen 113081210333736Third round
2017 Eliteserien 14308814384832Third roundRelegated to 1. divisjon
2018 1. divisjon 4301569473151Second round
2019 1. divisjon 63013611513845Third round
2020 1. divisjon 3301569573651Cancelled
2021 1. divisjon 63011910403542Third round
2022 1. divisjon 73012711555343Fourth round
2023 1. divisjon 73012711454543Fourth round
2024 1. divisjon 13309714344034Third round

Source: [6]

Achievements

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 September 2024 [7] [8]

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 Lars Jendal
2 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Diogo Brás
6 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Martin Høyland
8 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jacob Blixt Flaten
9 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Oliver Hintsa
10 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Kasper Skaanes
11 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Mensah
13 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Per-Egil Flo
14 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jamal Haruna
MF Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Lūkass Vapne (on loan from Metta)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Vegard Hagen
17 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Martin Sjølstad
20 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Isaac Twum
22 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Andreas Kalstad
29 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Kristoffer Haukås Steinset
30 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Erik Hovden Flataker
31 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Joakim Berg Nundal
32 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mathias Øren
35 GK Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Daniel Gjerde Sætren
77 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Óskar Borgþórsson

Out on loan

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
99 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alejandro Díaz (at Vancouver FC)

Former players

Coaching and administrative staff

Head coach
Assistant coach Rune Bolseth
Assistant coach Marius Lenni Bøe
Goalkeeping coach Geir Stenehjem
Head of medical/Physical Coach Didrik Sundsbø
Chairman Rolf Navarsete
Director Yngve Hallèn
Director Sport Anders Giske

Records

Managerial history

References

  1. "Fakta om Fosshaugane Campus". sogndalfotball.no (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "40 år sidan den største kampen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. "Eirik Bakke blir ny trener i Sogndal". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fotballaget Sogndal". allkunne.no (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. "Sogndal rykket ned". ba.no (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. "Sogndal Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. "A-laget" [First-team squad]. Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. "Sogndal Menn Senior A - Spillere". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 April 2022.