Sarpsborg 08 FF

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Sarpsborg 08
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Full name Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening
Founded 15 January 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-15)
Ground Sarpsborg Stadion
Sarpsborg
Norway
Ground Capacity 4,700[1]
Chairman Hans Petter Arnesen
Coach Geir Bakke
League Tippeligaen
2015 Tippeligaen, 11th
Website Club home page

Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, currently playing in Tippeligaen. Sarpsborg 08 played in Adeccoligaen from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the club was promoted to the Tippeligaen, the top league in Norway, but finished last and was relegated back to Adeccoligaen in 2011. In 2012, they were promoted again. They play their home games at Sarpsborg Stadion.

History

Football in Sarpsborg has traditionally been dominated by Sarpsborg FK (SFK), which won the Norwegian Cup six times and played 20 seasons in the top division, and to a lesser extent IL Sparta, which won the Norwegian Cup in 1952 and played nine seasons in the top division. However, after SFK's relegation from the 1974, no teams from Sarpsborg played in the top division for the next two decades. In 1999, 16 teams in the Sarpsborg-area joined forces to create a team that could compete in the top divisions of Norwegian football, called Sarpsborg Fotball, which overtook SFK's spot in the league-system. In its first season the team was relegated from the 2000, and several clubs including both SFK and Sparta, withdrew from the collaboration.

The remaining clubs in the "Sarpsborg Fotball"-project formed a new club called Borg Fotball, which won promotion to the Second Division in 2002, but was relegated again in 2003. Meanwhile, Sparta was promoted to the Second Division the same season, and re-entered the collaboration club which now was renamed FK Sparta Sarpsborg. The club earned promotion to Adeccoligaen (the second tier of Norwegian football) in 2005.

At the end of the 2007 season, the last major club in the district, Sarpsborg FK, joined the collaboration of teams and ended a rather long and hefty rivalry between the two clubs. At the same time, in an effort to unite the different fractions within the collaboration, the jersey was changed and the club renamed itself Sarpsborg Sparta FK. This name remained a source of contention throughout the 2008 season, however, and a new name, Sarpsborg 08 FF, was adopted in 2009.

The 2009 season started badly for Sarpsborg, and it appeared they would be fighting against relegation to the Second Division. The situation worsened when the Football Association of Norway determined that Sarpsborg 08 had submitted an unrealistic budget when they obtained their license to play in the First Division, and were penalized three points in June, leaving Sarpsborg in a relegation spot.[2] However, after Roar Johansen became coach, the second part of the season went well for the team, which not only climbed out of the relegation spots, but finished fifth, allowing them to participate in the qualification matches for the 2010 Norwegian Premier League. In the semi-final match of the qualification, Sarpsborg defeated local rivals Fredrikstad FK 2–0 (who were therefore relegated from the Premier League).[3] In the home match of the qualification final, Sarpsborg defeated Kongsvinger 3–2,[4] but lost the second leg 3–1 and remained in the First Division.[5]

The 2010 season ended with a 4–0 home-win against Alta. This meant that the team ended in second place, after league-winner Sogndal, and won the right to play in the 2011 edition of the Tippeligaen.

The 2011 season started with a surprising 3–0 win against Molde in Ole Gunnar Solskjær first match as manager of Molde. But after a good start, Sarpsborg was relegated back to Adeccoligaen on 23 October 2011, when they lost 3–0 away at Brann with three rounds left to play.

On 3 January 2013, former Sheffield United striker Brian Deane was appointed as coach.

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 3. Divisjon 2 22 11 4 7 49 28 37 First round
2002 3. Divisjon 2 22 16 5 1 67 27 53 First round
2003 3. Divisjon promoted 1 22 17 4 1 88 24 55 Second round Promoted to the 2. Division
2004 2. Divisjon 2 26 16 4 6 63 38 52 Second round
2005 2. Divisjon promoted 1 26 21 1 4 90 28 64 Second round Promoted to the 1. Divisjon
2006 1. Divisjon 10 30 11 6 13 44 56 37 First round
2007 1. Divisjon 13 30 8 8 14 50 52 32 Second round Avoided relegation because Raufoss had its license revoked
2008 1. Divisjon 10 30 10 7 13 45 43 37 Third round
2009 1. Divisjon 5 30 15 5 10 47 38 47 Second round
2010 1. Divisjon promoted 2 28 16 6 6 54 36 54 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2011 Tippeligaen relegated 16 30 5 6 19 31 65 21 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. Divisjon
2012 1. Divisjon promoted 2 30 19 6 5 73 43 63 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2013 Tippeligaen 14 30 8 7 15 40 58 31 Second round
2014 Tippeligaen 8 30 10 10 10 41 48 40 Semifinal
2015 Tippeligaen 11 30 8 10 12 37 49 34

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Current squad

As of 27 November 2015.[7]

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

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Arild Østbø
4 Norway DF Kjetil Berge
6 Norway MF Anders Trondsen
8 Nigeria FW Kachi
10 Netherlands MF Barry Maguire
11 Norway MF Kristoffer Tokstad
13 Norway DF Ole Hansen (captain)
15 Norway DF Sigurd Rosted
16 Norway DF Joachim Thomassen
17 Denmark MF Steffen Ernemann
19 Algeria DF Habib Bellaïd
20 Norway MF Simen Brenne
23 Norway MF Tom Breive
No. Position Player
29 Norway DF Alexander Groven
36 Serbia MF Bojan Zajić
40 Norway GK Markus Stige
44 Norway FW Leonard Getz
69 Denmark FW Patrick Mortensen
92 Norway MF Kamer Qaka
Norway DF Jakob Glesnes
Norway MF Magnus Hart
Iceland DF Kristinn Jónsson
Norway GK Anders Kristiansen
Sweden MF Jonas Lindberg
Finland DF Henri Toivomäki
Norway MF Jon-Helge Tveita

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
5 Norway MF Olav Øby
14 Norway FW Badr Rahhaoui
25 Norway MF Martin Hoel Andersen
31 Norway GK Christian Sukke
43 Norway DF Brice Wembangomo

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2012–13 and transfers summer 2013.

Managers

Sarpsborg 08 FF managers from 2008 to present

References

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