Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal
Full nameSogndal Fotball
Founded19 February 1926 (1926-02-19)
GroundFosshaugane Campus
Sogndal Municipality
Capacity5,622
ChairmanTor Arne Ness
Head coachLuís Pimenta
League1. divisjon
20251. divisjon, 8th of 16
Websitewww.sogndalfotball.no

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.[1]

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 1. divisjon 8 30 12 7 11 49 48 43 Third round

Source:[6]

Achievements

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 September 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
4 DF  NOR Rasmus Holten (on loan from Brann)
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
13 DF  NOR Per-Egil Flo (captain)
16 MF  LVA Lūkass Vapne
17 DF  NOR Martin Sjølstad
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  NOR Vegard Hagen
19 MF  FIN Tuomas Pippola
20 FW  NOR Preben Asp
21 GK  NOR Daniel Gjerde Sætren
22 DF  NOR Andreas Kalstad
23 MF  POR Fábio Sturgeon
31 FW  NOR Joakim Nundal
33 DF  NOR Sander Granheim
36 MF  NOR Marius Årøy
38 GK  NOR Ard Ragnar Sundal
88 DF  KEN Rooney Onyango

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

Out on loan

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
11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Mensah (at Raufoss until 31 December 2025)[9]
14 DF  GHA Jamal Haruna (at Skeid until 31 December 2025)[10]
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  NOR Mathias Øren (at Åsane until 31 December 2025)[11]

Former 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

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. ^ a b c "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.
  9. ^ "Emmanuel Mensah (20) kommer på lån fra Sogndal ut året" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  10. ^ Salbu, Martin (16 August 2025). "Jamal Haruna utlånt til Skeid" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  11. ^ Føllesdal, Odd Krister (1 September 2025). "Mathias Øren på lån fra Sogndal" (in Norwegian). Åsane Fotball. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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