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Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional
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club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national trophy, the 2000
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.


History

Viborg FF was founded in 1896, with several other
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apart from football - among other things were
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,
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, weight-lifting, and
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. The first big sporting highlight of the club came in 1924, when Viborg FF won the championship in ''Mesterrækken'' (The Champion Division), which was the best regional division in
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. A big title win at the time when, among others, AGF were a dominating club in Jutland. Following the championship, Viborg dropped somewhat out of the picture, but never more than the club has always been on the
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ing map. It was a big relief for the club when it was
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to the national competitions (4th Division) for the first time in
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, following many closely missed attempts at qualification. One of the players taking part in the promotion was Erik Bundgaard, whose 421 matches for VFF is still club record. Except for a couple of seasons in the start of the 1970s, Viborg has not been
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to a tournament lower than the national competitions since 1959. Though the country's best league have been domicile for Viborg, during the last couple of years the club has been moving up and down between the country's two best leagues. The finest achievements of the club came in the 1999–2000 season, where the Superliga bronze medals were missed by the smallest margin. Instead, the team was celebrated as winner of the
Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...
, the DONG Cup. They then added the
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, beating champions
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in a penalty shoot out. In 2021, Viborg finished first in the
Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...
, earning promotion to the top tier. Their first season back in the Superliga was immediately successful, as they qualified for the
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. After knocking out Sūduva and
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, they eventually lost over two ties against
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club
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Colours and badge

Viborg F.F.'s colours are green and white.


Stadium

Viborg plays its home matches at
Viborg Stadion Energi Viborg Arena (originally Viborg Stadion) is a football stadium located in Viborg, Denmark. It is the home ground of Viborg FF and has a capacity of 9,566. The stadium is part of Viborg Stadion Center and is owned by Viborg Municipality. It ...
, which has a capacity of 9,566 spectators, all seated. The biggest stand is the eastern stand (2,792 seats) and the smallest is the southern (2,040 seats). The field size is 105 x 68 m, the same size as the national stadium,
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. The light is 1200 lux. The sound comes from an Ascon PA-system. There is undersoil heating installed at the venue, which
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has approved as an international stadium.


Supporters

Viborg FF has no official fanclub. A former official fanclub is The Green Pride. It was one of the largest in Denmark with over 500 members. There is a small continuation of The Green Pride active in Viborg to this day. The first ultra group was established in
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, when a group of young adults established Fanatikos. In 2004 a new group, Shamrock Ultras, was born.


Players


Current squad

''As of 22 September 2022.''


Out on loan


Retired numbers

*''22'' Søren Frederiksen,
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, (1989–94, 1995–96, 1998, 2001–05)


Academy


Managerial history


Honours


League

*
Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...
** Champions:
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Cup

*
Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...
** Winners: 1999–2000 *
Danish Super Cup The Danish Super Cup was played for by the Danish League champions and the Danish Cup Winners. Winners *1994 : Brøndby IF 4-0 Silkeborg IF *1995 : F.C. Copenhagen 2-1 Aalborg BK *1996 : Brøndby IF 4-0 Aarhus Gymnastik Forenin ...
** Winners: 2000


European record


Recent history

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References


External links


Viborg FF
- official site
Viborg FF Fans
- official supporter club site {{Danish Superliga teamlist Football clubs in Denmark Association football clubs established in 1896 Fodsports Forening 1896 establishments in Denmark