Bækkelagets Sportsklub is a Norwegian sports club from
Bekkelaget in southern
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, founded in 1909.
The club has sections for
skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( ...
(including
ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
and
biathlon
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ...
),
orienteering,
handball,
football,
floorball and
track and field athletics
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
, previously also
bandy. It is known for organizing one of the world's largest youth football tournaments,
Norway Cup.
Handball
The club consists of 850 active handball players. The women's handball team won the
Women's EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1997/1998, and again in 1998/1999. The club also reached the final in
EHF Women's Champions Trophy
The EHF Women's Champions Trophy was an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe.
History
It was organized annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF) from 1994 to 2008. Until 2007 it was known as the Women's European Club ...
the same two seasons. In 1998 Bækkelaget had the best women's team in Europe. The club still plays in the Norwegian top league, but ambitions are far lower than in their best period.
Among the former players on the female team are:
,
Kjersti Grini
Kjersti Elizabeth Grini (born 9 September 1971, in Oslo) is a Norwegian former handball player.
She played in the clubs Jaren, Lunner, Bækkelaget, Toten
Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part o ...
,
Heidi Tjugum
Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999. She was born in Drammen. She received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ,
Hege Kristine Kvitsand,
Camilla Andersen,
Anja Andersen
Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...
,
Sahra Hausmann,
Siv Heim Sæbøe,
Cecilie Leganger
Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer who played for the Norwegian national team.
International championships
Leganger made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 1993, 17 years old, and retired three yea ...
,
Hong Jeong-ho
Hong Jeong-ho (, or ; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer.
Club career
On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to ...
,
Gitte Madsen,
Ausra Fridrikas
Ausra Fridrikas (born lt, Aušra Miklušytė; formerly Ziukiene; 30 April 1967 in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. ...
,
Ingrid Steen.
Bækkelaget HE
Bækkelaget Håndball Elite is the elite handball department of Bækkelaget SK. The men's team plays in the top division of Norwegian handball, the
Eliteserien
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotio ...
, and the women's team plays in the Norwegian 2nd division (third tier). The men's team was known until 2013 as BSK/NIF, a cooperation team between Bækkelaget SK and
Nordstrand IF. The construction of a new arena, BSK Arena, will begin in 2022.
Current squad
Squad for the 2021–22 season
;Goalkeeper
* 1 Mats Bjørnstad
* 16 Nikolai Wiig
;RW:
* 5 Markus Fartum
* 17 Mads Ødegård
* 93 Ulrik Berge Eriksson
;LW:
* 7 Anders Huse
* 24 Christian Windt Ekeberg
;Line players
* 8 Sigurd Aggerholm Jensen
* 15 Filiph Manfred Tilge
* 26 Aksel Andre Strupstad
* 31 Henrik Rifseim-Sjøstrøm
;Back players
* 4 Samson Bjørke Kallestad
* 9 Emil Midtbø Sundal
* 13 Emil Havsgård
* 20 Trym Korperud Johnsen
* 22 Peter Dahl Christensen
* 25 Fredrik Tobias Syversen
* 28 Nikolai Stabenfeldt Falao
* 35 Vetle Korperud Johnsen
* 44 Henrik Jevnaker
Transfers
:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season''
; Joining
; Leaving
* Mats Bjørnstad (GK) ''(to
Runar Sandefjord)''
* Henrik Jevnaker (LB) ''(to Fjellhammer)''
* Markus Fartum (RW)
* Anders Huse (LW)
* Trym Korperud Johnsen
* Aksel Andre Strupstad
* Emil Midtbø Sundal
Notable former club players
*
Christian O'Sullivan
*
Johannes Hippe
*
Kevin Gulliksen
*
Kristian Sæverås
*
Magnus Abelvik Rød
Achievements
*
Norwegian League
** Silver: 2016/17
** Bronze: 2013/14
*
Norwegian League Playoffs
** Finalist: 2013/14
*Norwegian Cup:
** ''Winner'': 1971 (outdoors)
** ''Finalist'': 1973 (outdoors), 2013
*Norwegian U20 Cup:
** ''Winner'': 1970, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
** ''Finalist'': 1965, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2018
European Record
Orienteering
Bækkelaget won the
Jukola relay in 1988, 1999 and 2002. Notable orienteers who have competed for the club are
Holger Hott
Holger Hott, formerly Holger Hott Johansen, (born 8 April 1974) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who has won two individual long-distance bronze medals in the World Championships in 2004 and 2005. He was part of Norway's relay team that ...
,
Bjørnar Valstad,
Hanne Staff,
Anne Margrethe Hausken
Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg (born 23 January 1976) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.
World championships
Hausken finished second in ''sprint'' ...
, all world champions, and
Anders Nordberg
Anders Nordberg (born 17 February 1978) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 2004 World Orienteering Championship, and again a bronze medal in 2007. .
Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen competes in both orienteering and skiing.
Football
The men's team currently plays in the Fourth Division (fifth tier). It last played in the Third Division in
2004. Notable former players are
Finn Seemann (funny, he broke his leg, and got 0.1 matches.) and
Øyvind Bolthof
Øyvind Bolthof (born March 30, 1977) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper.
His earlier clubs are Lyn, Bøler IF, Bækkelagets SK and Årvoll IL, but he joined Vålerenga already in 1995. After the arrival of Árni Gautur Arason to Vålereng ...
(youth level only). The women's team currently plays in the Second Division. Their home field is
Sportsplassen.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baekkelaget
Sports clubs established in 1909
Sport in Oslo
Norwegian handball clubs
Orienteering clubs in Norway
Athletics clubs in Norway
Football clubs in Oslo
Ski jumping clubs in Norway
1909 establishments in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1909
Bandy clubs established in 1909
Defunct bandy clubs in Norway