Sogndal
Full nameSogndal Fotball
FoundedFebruary 19, 1926 (1926-02-19)
GroundFosshaugane Campus
Sogndal
Capacity5,622
ChairmanTor Arne Ness
Head coachTore André Flo
League1. divisjon
20231. divisjon, 7th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Sogndal Fotball is the association football department of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Vestland. The club was founded in 1926. The men's team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus.[1]

In 1976, the men's team were runners-up in the Norwegian Cup, losing 2–1 against SK Brann.[2] Sogndal became the first third tier side to play a Norwegian Cup final. The 2017 season is Sogndal's most recent in Eliteserien, the top division.[3]

History

Eirik Bakke had two spells at Sogndal was head coach at the club from 2015 to the 2020–21 season where halfway into the season stated would be the last at his club, ending his 6 year spell as head coach.

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 with the score 2–1, Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's goal.[4] 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.[4]

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 NOK 40 million when Eirik Bakke was sold to Leeds United.[4] 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. HamKam and Lyn are the other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.

In 2017, Sogndal relegated from Eliteserien, their eighth relegation from the top division, after losing the relegation play-offs on a penalty shoot-out against Ranheim.[5]

Stadium

Fosshaugane Campus in September 2012.

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

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2004 Tippeligaen ↓ 14 265714 395722 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 7 3011811 475141 Third round
2006 1. divisjon 6 301188 434144 Fourth round
2007 1. divisjon 7 3013512 484444 First round
2008 1. divisjon 4 301596 533654 Fourth round
2009 1. divisjon 4 3014124 462954 Fourth round
2010 1. divisjon ↑ 1 281756 512856 Quarter-final Promoted to Tippeligaen
2011 Tippeligaen 14 3081012 243134 Fourth round
2012 Tippeligaen 12 3081012 293734 First round
2013 Tippeligaen 12 308913 334833 Fourth round
2014 Tippeligaen ↓ 15 306618 314924 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2015 1. divisjon ↑ 1 301884 593162 Third round Promoted to Tippeligaen
2016 Tippeligaen 11 3081210 333736 Third round
2017 Eliteserien ↓ 14 308814 384832 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2018 1. divisjon 4 301569 473151 Second round
2019 1. divisjon 6 3013611 513845 Third round
2020 1. divisjon 3 301569 573651 Cancelled
2021 1. divisjon 6 3011910 403542 Third round
2022 1. divisjon 7 3012711 555343 Fourth round
2023 1. divisjon 7 3012711 454543 Fourth round

Source:[6]

Achievements

Players

First-team squad

Current Squad

As of 18 September 2023[7][8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Renze Fij
3 DF Norway NOR Mansour Gueye
4 DF Denmark DEN Daniel Arrocha
7 FW Iceland ISL Jónatan Ingi Jónsson
8 MF Iceland ISL Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson
9 FW Norway NOR Endre Kupen
10 MF Norway NOR Kasper Skaanes
11 FW Norway NOR Andreas Hoven
13 DF Norway NOR Per-Egil Flo
15 MF Norway NOR Kristoffer Nessø
17 MF Norway NOR Martin Sjølstad
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Ghana GHA Isaac Twum
23 MF Norway NOR Anders Johannessen Nord
26 DF Norway NOR Andreas van der Spa
27 FW Norway NOR Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter
28 FW Norway NOR Emanuel Grønner
29 MF Norway NOR Kristoffer Haukås Steinset
30 MF Norway NOR Erik Hovden Flataker
32 DF Norway NOR Mathias Øren
35 GK Norway NOR Daniel Gjerde Sætren
77 MF Iceland ISL Óskar Borgþórsson
— GK Norway NOR Jarik Sundling (on loan from Sarpsborg 08)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
99 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Díaz (at Vancouver FC)


Former players

Coaching and administrative staff

Head coach Tore André Flo
Assistant coach Rune Bolseth
Assistant coach Marius Lenni Bøe
Goalkeeping coach Geir Stenehjem
Head of medical/Physical Coach Didrik Sundsbø
Chairman Rolf Navarsete
Director Yngve Hallèn
Director Sport Anders Giske

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

References

  1. ↑ "Fakta om Fosshaugane Campus". sogndalfotball.no (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "40 år sidan den største kampen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Eirik Bakke blir ny trener i Sogndal". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fotballaget Sogndal". allkunne.no (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sogndal rykket ned". ba.no (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sogndal Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "A-laget" [First-team squad]. Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sogndal Menn Senior A - Spillere". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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