Sogndal Fotball

History

Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier.The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third-tier side they for their first time reached the final of the 1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost that final to Brann at Ullevaal Stadion 2–1; Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's only goal.

Sogndal's second season in the first tier 1988 Norwegian First Division, they finished in sixth place, their then best finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the 1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five seasons in the first tier. In 1999, Sogndal received a transfer fee reported to be around NOK 40 million when Eirik Bakke was sold to Leeds United. 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 were promoted to the 2011 Tippeligaen after winning the 2010 1. divisjon. Sogndal won the 2015 Norwegian First Division, their sixth successive second tier title. They share this distinction with HamKam and Lyn, the only other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.

In 2017, Sogndal received relegated an eighth time from Eliteserien, after losing the relegation play-offs on a penalty shoot-out against Ranheim.

Stadium

Main article: Fosshaugane Campus

The club's stadium is Fosshaugane Campus. The stadium was renovated and reopened in 2006 and the name Campus was added because the local Sogn og Fjordane University College 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 Start.

Recent seasons

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Achievements

• Eliteserien
  • 6th place: 1988
  • 8th place: 2001, 2003
• Norwegian Cup; Runners-up: 1976
• 1. Divisjon / 2. Divisjon (6): 1981, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2010, 2015

Players

First-team squad

For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25, and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025.

Out on loan

Former players

Coaching and administrative staff

Records

• Most appearances: 611, Asle Hillestad
• Most goals: 321, Svein Bakke
• Most goals, Eliteserien: 46, Håvard Flo
• Biggest win, Eliteserien: 5–0 vs. Odd, 15 June 2003
• Biggest defeat, Eliteserien: 0–9 vs. Stabæk, 25 October 2009

Managerial history

• Ingvar Stadheim (1979–80, 1983–84)
• Harald Aabrekk (1990–92)
• Michael Speight (1999–00)
• Torbjørn Glomnes (1 January 2000 – 31 December 2002)
• Jan Halvor Halvorsen (1 January 2003 – 30 November 2004)
• Trond Fylling (2005)
• Stig Nord (2006 – 31 December 2006)
• Karl Oskar Emberland (1 January 2007 – 6 November 2009)
• Harald Aabrekk (1 January 2010 – 31 December 2011)
• Jonas Olsson (1 January 2012 – 31 December 2014)
• Eirik Bakke (1 January 2015 – 31 December 2021)
• Tore André Flo (1 January 2022 – 30 September 2024)
• Morten Kalvenes (1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024)
• Luís Pimenta (1 January 2025 – )

References

References

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