Sogndal Fotball is the

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department of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from

Sogndal Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages ...

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

. The club was founded in 1926. The men's team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the

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. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity

Fosshaugane Campus Fosshaugane Campus is the current home ground for the football team, Sogndal Fotball. It is also a combined with a school's campus, from where it got its name. The stadium was inaugurated on 7 July 2006 when Sogndal beat Bryne 2–0. In a 2 ...

. In 1976, the men's team were runners-up in the

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, losing 2–1 against

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...

. Sogndal became the first third tier side to play a Norwegian Cup final. The 2017 season is Sogndal's most recent in

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 ...

, the top division.

Eirik Bakke Eirik Bakke (born 13 September 1977 in Sogndal) is a Norwegian retired football player. He played as a right or centre midfielder. After retiring he went on to manage Sogndal, his home town. His son Johan Johanessen Bakke, is also a footba ...

is the current head coach of the club since taking over on 1 January 2019.

History

Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third tier side reached the final of the 1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost the final against Brann at

Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion () is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK ...

with the score 2–1, Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's goal. They played their first top division season in 1982, a season which the team ended the season in 11th position and relegation back to the second tier. In the 1988 season, Sogndal's second season in the first tier, Sogndal finished in sixth place, their best ever finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the following 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the 1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five season in the first tier. In 1999, Sogndal received a transfer fee reported to be around

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40 million when

was sold to

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. 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 was promoted to the 2011 Tippeligaen after winning the 2010 1. divisjon. In 2015, Sogndal won the 1. divisjon, their sixth second tier title.

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and Lyn are the other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles. In 2017, Sogndal relegated from

, their eighth relegation from the top division, after losing the

relegation play-offs In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...

on a

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against

Ranheim Ranheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. The neighbourhood approximately to the east of the centre of Trondheim. It comprises Olderdalen, Væretrøa, Reppe, and ...

Stadium

The club's stadium is

. The stadium was renovated and reopened in 2006 and the name ''Campus'' was added because the local

Sogn og Fjordane University College Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway ''(Vestlandet)''. It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestra ...

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

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Recent seasons

Source:

Achievements

**6th place:

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**8th place: 2001, 2003 *

**Runners-up:

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Current squad

Former players

Coaching and administrative staff

Records

*Most appearances: 611, Asle Hillestad *Most goals: 321, Svein Bakke *Most goals, Eliteserien: 46,

Håvard Flo Håvard Flo (born 4 April 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Stryn TIL and Sogndal Fotball, before he left Norway in 1994 and played for AGF, SV Werder Bremen, and Wolverhampton Wanderers ...

*Biggest win, Eliteserien: 5–0 vs.

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, 15 June 2003 *Biggest defeat, Eliteserien: 0–9 vs. Stabæk, 25 October 2009

Managerial history

* Ingvar Stadheim (1979–80, 1983–84) *

Harald Aabrekk Harald Olav Aabrekk (born 22 February 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and a former player. He played for Sogndal and Brann in the Tippeligaen, Norway's top professional football league. He has been head coach of Sogndal, Tromsø, Brann, Haug ...

(1990–92) *

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(1999–00) * Torbjørn Glomnes (1 January 2000 – 31 December 2002) *

Jan Halvor Halvorsen Jan Halvor Halvorsen (born 8 March 1963, in Bamble) is a former Norwegian football player and the current manager of Lyn. Club career Halvorsen started his youth career in Pors, debuting at the age of fifteen and a half. He has also played ...

(1 January 2003 – 30 November 2004) * Trond Fylling (2005) * Stig Nord (2006 – 31 December 2006) * Karl Oskar Emberland (1 January 2007 – 6 November 2009) *

(1 January 2010 – 31 December 2011) * Jonas Olsson (1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014) *

(1 January 2015 – 31 December 2021) *

Tore André Flo Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973) is a Norwegian former professional football striker and coach who is the manager of 1. divisjon club Sogndal. He was capped 76 times, scoring 23 goals for Norway, and represented his country in 1998 FIFA Wor ...

(1 January 2022 – present)

References

External links

Official website

Saftkokaradn supporter site
{{Authority control Football clubs in Norway Eliteserien clubs Sport in Sogn og Fjordane Sogndal Association football clubs established in 1926 1926 establishments in Norway