Norway

Sogndal

NorwayFounded: 1926Stadium: Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal (5,623 seats)Coach: Luis Pimenta

History

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

The men's team contests for the Norwegian Cup. They achieved for the first time play in the 1976 Norwegian Cup final phase. They were unsuccessful in the pursuit of the 1976 Norwegian Cup as runner-up in the 1976 Norwegian Cup, losing to SK Brann 2-1. Sogndal became the first third-tier side to play in a Norwegian Cup final. Sogndal men's team contests in the top division Eliteserien. They contested in the 2017 season.

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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.

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Squad

#GoalkeepersAgeAppsGoals
1L. Jendal26
24K. Bieszczad23
38A. Sundal18
#MidfieldersAgeAppsGoals
6M. Høyland30
7H. Woxen17
8L. Gausdal18
10K. Skaanes30
16L. Vapne22
18V. Hagen23
19T. Pippola21
39E. Flo17
#ForwardsAgeAppsGoals
9Kparobo Arierhi18
11E. Mensah20
15O. Helen19
17Fábio Sturgeon32
20P. Asp23
30S. Stavo17

Latest results

FT13:00
Sogndal
hodd
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0
FT14:30
Ranheim
Sogndal
2
1
FT18:00
Lillestrom
Sogndal
2
1
FT17:00
Sogndal
Kongsvinger
3
1
FT19:00
Sogndal
Raufoss
2
1
FT14:30
Egersund
Sogndal
3
3
FT19:00
Sogndal
ODD Ballklubb
0
1
FT17:00
Asane
Sogndal
2
1
FT17:00
Stabaek
Sogndal
2
1
PEN18:00
Sotra
Sogndal
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1