Viasat Sport 2 was a
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
n
soccer channel. The channel started February 1, 2004 together with
Viasat Sport 3
Viasat Sport 3 was a Scandinavian sports channel mainly showing basketball, combat sports, auto racing and American football. The channel started on 1 February 2004 together with Viasat Sport 2. The main sports in the summer are NASCAR, Indy Racin ...
. Viasat Sport 2 has the rights to
Manchester United TV and
Chelsea TV
Chelsea TV was a British subscription based sports television channel, dedicated to the fans of the English Premier League football club, Chelsea. The channel first launched in August 2001 on Sky Digital. The station was registered with Ofcom ...
. Viasat Sport 2 also shows the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...
, the Dutch
Eredivise
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
, the Danish
SAS Ligaen, the French
Ligue 1, the UEFA Euro Qualifications, the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
, The Italian
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...
,
Football League Championship,
Coppa Italia
The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since.
History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
and the
World Cup qualifications.
The channel was available in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia along with its sister channel
Viasat Sport 3
Viasat Sport 3 was a Scandinavian sports channel mainly showing basketball, combat sports, auto racing and American football. The channel started on 1 February 2004 together with Viasat Sport 2. The main sports in the summer are NASCAR, Indy Racin ...
. On October 16, 2008, Viasat relaunched their sports channels in Norway and Sweden. Viasat Sport 2 and 3 were replaced by
Viasat Fotboll
V Sport Football is a Swedish television channel dedicated to football.
The channel was launched on October 17, 2008, and became the primary home to most of Viasat's football broadcasts, which at the time included ''UEFA Champions League'', the ' ...
(in Sweden),
Viasat Sport Norway
V Sport is a group of Norwegian television channels owned by Viaplay Group, and a part of the pan-Nordic V Sport brand.
The channel launched on 17 October 2008, when Viasat re-tooled their sports channels in Norway and Sweden. Together with Vias ...
(in Norway) and
Viasat Motor
V Sport Motor is a Swedish motorsport channel that launched on 17 October 2008.
Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, GP2, WRC, European Rallycross Championship, Formula 1 boat, Offshore Class 1, 24 hours of Nü ...
(in both Sweden and Norway). The channels did however continue in Denmark, Finland and the Baltics until January 6, 2009.
In the Baltics, the channels were replaced by
Viasat Sport Baltic, while there was no replacements in Denmark and Finland.
References
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Television channels and stations established in 2004
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009
Defunct television channels in Sweden
Defunct television channels in Norway
Defunct television channels in Denmark
Defunct television channels in Finland
Defunct television channels in Estonia