Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Sarpsborg, Norway. They currently play in the Fjordkraft League. They play their home games in the

Sparta Amfi Sparta Amfi is an indoor ice hockey rink located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The 3,900-spectator venue is the home of Sparta Sarpsborg and Sarpsborg Skøyteklubb. The arena opened in 1963 as the first indoor ice rink in Norway. Major upgrades were ca ...

arena and is Norway's oldest ice hockey rink. The team colours are blue and white.

History

The ice hockey department of IL Sparta was founded in 1958, and got off to a fantastic start when Norway's first indoor hockey arena,

, was opened in 1963. Within three years, they earned promotion to the Eliteserien (first division) as the first team outside Oslo to do so. It was only to be a short stint, and through most part of the late 1960s and 1970s, Sparta spent their time in the second division, with occasional visits to the top flight. The 1980s was to be Sparta's greatest decade. Under the leadership of coach

Lasse Bäckman Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri (given name), Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: *Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åbe ...

and strengthened by several strong signings from other Norwegian clubs and a couple of Swedish stars, they claimed the Norwegian Championships in 1984. The feat was repeated in 1989, when the club beat heavily favoured Trondheim in the final after claiming the last playoff spot. Economic problems followed this success, and in 1995 Sparta filed for bankruptcy, the only sports club in Norway ever to do so. This meant that they had to start from scratch in the third division, and they lost their best players to other clubs in Norway. However, many of these players subsequently returned to Sparta, and in 1997 they were back in the Eliteserien, where they have remained since. In 2004, the team was rebranded as Sparta Warriors. In the 2008–09 season, the team won the league, and won silver in the Norwegian Championship after being defeated by Vålerenga in the final. In 2020, the team was rebranded as Sparta Sarpsborg.

Season-by-season results

''This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Sparta Sarpsborg. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Sparta Sarpsborg seasons.'' Source:

Records and statistics

Scoring leader statistics for regular season only. Matches played statistic includes playoff games. * – current active player

Scoring leaders

Most league matches

Last updated: 29 May 2018
Source: http://stats.sparta.no/

Famous players

Per-Åge Skrøder Per-Åge Skrøder (born August 4, 1978) is a Norwegian former ice hockey player, who last played for Modo in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Playing career Previously, he played for the Norwegian teams Lillehammer and Sparta Warriors, and the ...

Matthew Yeats Matthew Yeats (born April 6, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted fr ...

Jonas Holøs Jonas Holøs (born August 27, 1987) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and participated in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics as a member of Team Norway. Playing career Holøs ...

Martin Røymark Martin Nikolai Røymark (born November 10, 1986) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey winger, currently playing for Vålerenga Ishockey of the Norwegian Get-ligaen (GET). Playing career On October 5, 2008, Røymark was invited to practice wi ...

* Per Christian Knold

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website for the supporter club, Blue Warriors
Ice hockey teams in Norway Eliteserien (ice hockey) teams Sport in Sarpsborg 1958 establishments in Norway Ice hockey clubs established in 1958 {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub