Sandefjord Fotball
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Full name | Sandefjord Fotball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Guttane (The Boys) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Founded | September 10, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Storstadion, Sandefjord (until August 5 2007) Komplett.no Arena, Sandefjord (from August 5 2007) |
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Capacity | 7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman | Roger Gulliksen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Tor Thodesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Tippeligaen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Tippeligaen, 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandefjord Fotball is a professional Norwegian football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays its home games at Storstadion, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold.
Reaching the 1st Division in 1999, the club made quick progress and soon settled as a strong competitor for promotion to the Norwegian Premier League. Finishing third both in 2002 and 2003 they qualified for play-off matches, but lost on both occasions. In 2003 after three highly controversial decisions by referee Jonny Ditlefsen that all were in Sandefjords disfavour. In 2004 they finished fourth, but the 2005-season finally proved a success. Placing second, Sandefjord earned automatic promotion to the highest division, where they are currently playing.
The club performed surprisingly well in their first Tippeliga season, finishing 9th on the table and reaching the cup final.
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[edit] Current squad
As of January 23, 2007
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[edit] Achievements
- Norwegian Football Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2006
[edit] Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2006 ES 9 26 9 5 12 37 47 32 final 2007 ES ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ongoing
[edit] External links
- Official site (in Norwegian)
- Blåhvalane (The Blue Whales), official fanclub
- WebCam showing construction of the new stadium
Norwegian Premier League, 2007 | ||
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Brann | Fredrikstad | Lillestrøm | Lyn | Odd Grenland | Rosenborg | Sandefjord | Stabæk | Start | Strømsgodset | Tromsø | Viking | Vålerenga | Aalesund |
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Football in Norway | ||
Norwegian national team for men, women | Football Association of Norway | Norwegian football cup | Tippeligaen | Adeccoligaen | Toppserien (for women) |
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Northern Norwegian Cup | Norway Cup |