Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal Fotball is the 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 second tier 1. divisjon of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus.^[1]

Sogndal

Full name	Sogndal Fotball
Founded	19 February 1926; 99 years ago (1926-02-19)
Ground	Fosshaugane Campus Sogndal
Capacity	5,622
Chairman	Tor Arne Ness
Head coach	Luís Pimenta
League	1. divisjon
2024	1. divisjon, 13th of 16
Website	www.sogndalfotball.no
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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.^[2] 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.^[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. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier.^[4]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.^[4]

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.^[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 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.^[5]

Stadium

Main article: Fosshaugane Campus

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	26	5	7	14	39	57	22	Third round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2005	1. divisjon	7	30	11	8	11	47	51	41	Third round
2006	1. divisjon	6	30	11	8	8	43	41	44	Fourth round
2007	1. divisjon	7	30	13	5	12	48	44	44	First round
2008	1. divisjon	4	30	15	9	6	53	36	54	Fourth round
2009	1. divisjon	4	30	14	12	4	46	29	54	Fourth round
2010	1. divisjon	↑ 1	28	17	5	6	51	28	56	Quarter-final	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2011	Tippeligaen	14	30	8	10	12	24	31	34	Fourth round
2012	Tippeligaen	12	30	8	10	12	29	37	34	First round
2013	Tippeligaen	12	30	8	9	13	33	48	33	Fourth round
2014	Tippeligaen	↓ 15	30	6	6	18	31	49	24	Fourth round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2015	1. divisjon	↑ 1	30	18	8	4	59	31	62	Third round	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2016	Tippeligaen	11	30	8	12	10	33	37	36	Third round
2017	Eliteserien	↓ 14	30	8	8	14	38	48	32	Third round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2018	1. divisjon	4	30	15	6	9	47	31	51	Second round
2019	1. divisjon	6	30	13	6	11	51	38	45	Third round
2020	1. divisjon	3	30	15	6	9	57	36	51	Cancelled
2021	1. divisjon	6	30	11	9	10	40	35	42	Third round
2022	1. divisjon	7	30	12	7	11	55	53	43	Fourth round
2023	1. divisjon	7	30	12	7	11	45	45	43	Fourth round
2024	1. divisjon	13	30	9	7	14	34	40	34	Third round
2025 (in progress)	1. divisjon	4	18	8	4	6	32	28	28	Third round

Source:^[6]

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

As of 5 August 2025^[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NOR Lars Jendal 2 DF  POR Diogo Brás 6 MF  NOR Martin Høyland 7 FW  NOR Sebastian Pedersen 8 MF  NOR Jacob Blixt Flaten 9 FW  SWE Oliver Hintsa 10 MF  NOR Kasper Skaanes 11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Mensah 13 DF  NOR Per-Egil Flo (captain) 14 DF  GHA Jamal Haruna 16 MF  LVA Lūkass Vapne 17 DF  NOR Martin Sjølstad

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  NOR Vegard Hagen 19 FW  NOR Erik Hovden Flataker 20 FW  NOR Preben Asp 21 GK  NOR Daniel Gjerde Sætren 22 DF  NOR Andreas Kalstad 29 MF  NOR Kristoffer Haukås Steinset 31 FW  NOR Joakim Berg Nundal 32 DF  NOR Mathias Øren 33 DF  NOR Sander Granheim 36 MF  NOR Marius Årøy 38 GK  NOR Ard Ragnar Sundal 88 DF  KEN Ronney Onyango — MF  FIN Tuomas Pippola

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Sogndal Fotball players.

Coaching and administrative staff

Head coach
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

• 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 – )