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F.K. Bodø/Glimt is a Norwegian football club from the city of Bodø and was founded in 1916. Its nickname is the original club name: Glimt.
While neighbouring towns like Narvik and Mo had started their football clubs earlier, Bodø's was started relatively late in 1916. The Bodø club was founded as Footballclub Glimt (Glimt meaning flash in English). One of the founders was Erling Tjærandsen, who also became the club's first club president, and later a club member of honours. (Tjærandsen was also known as a footballer and skier.) Glimt's first match was against Bodø Highschool (due to the fact that Glimt was the only football club in town). In 1919 Glimt won their first title: County Champions of Nordland. But the charming novelty soon wore off. In the '20s, Glimt suffered from bad morale and poor finances. At one point, there were talks about merging Glimt into the skiclub B.&O.I., but nothing came of the discussions. The club spirit received an infusion of new spirit through visiting football stars and coaches from southern Norway such as Jørgen Juve in 1929. In the '30s Glimt also began indoor training to reduce the impact of Bodø's harsh artic winters.
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This new approach in the late '20s and early '30s yielded positive results, and Glimt have since been a top club in Northern Norway, and in Norway overall since the '70s.
Bodø/Glimt is one of three teams from the northern parts of Norway that have played in the Norwegian top division (Tippeligaen), the others being Tromsø I.L. and F.K. Mjølner (from the town of Narvik).
Teams from Northern Norway were not allowed compete in the Norwegian cup-competition until 1963. In their first cup play in 1963, Bodø/Glimt got to the 4th round after a home win 7-1 over Nordil, then had two away wins over Nidelv (from Trondheim) and Rosenborg. In the fourth round, Glimt had to play another away game, this time against Frigg from Oslo. Frigg won 2-0, so Glimt was out of the Cup. But Bodø/Glimt had proven that teams from Northern Norway could play at the same level as the southern teams.
It was not until 1973 that northern teams had the right to gain promotion to the Norwegian top division. This was due to the old belief that the teams from Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark could not compete at the same level as the southern teams.
From 1973 Norway had three second divisions: two divisions for the southern teams and one for the northern teams. Bodø/Glimt took three years to gain promotion, due to the rather odd promotion rules. The first place holders in the two southern divisions gained instant promotion, but the first place holder in the northern second division had to compete in play-off matches against the two second place holders from the south. In the 1974 and 1975 season, Bodø/Glimt won their division (they had played a few draws but no losses), but still lost in the play-offs. In 1976, Bodø/Glimt managed at last to beat the league-system with a 4-0 win over Odd Grenland and a 1-1 draw against Lyn, making Glimt the first north-Norwegian team to gain promotion to the top division.
After a glorious top-division debut in 1977 — second place in the league and the cup, both against Lillestrøm S.K. — Bodø/Glimt played four seasons at the top level before relegation in 1980, finishing last at 12th place.
The '80s were the darkest hours in the club history, with Bodø/Glimt playing in the 1st division and the regional 2nd division. But the tide turned in 1991. With coach Jan Muri in charge, Glimt was promoted to 1st division. The following season they hired Trond Sollied as coach, and the team won the 1st division in the 1992 season. At last, in 1993, Bodø/Glimt was back in the top-division, and in 1977 they took second place in the league. This time they also managed to win the cup final (a 2-0 win over Strømsgodset I.F.). The Cup-Championship was the crowning of three remarkable seasons, going from 2nd division to 2nd place in the top-division in only three years — an achievement rarely seen in the Norwegian league system.
Bodø/Glimt have been Northern Norwegian champions nine times and Norwegian Cup Champions twice. Glimt are known for their yellow kits and the huge, yellow toothbrushes that the supporters carry to the matches — an supporter symbol from the 1970s.
Bodø/Glimt finished runner up in the 2003 season behind the leagues valedictorian Rosenborg B.K.. The team also lost the 2003 cup final to Rosenborg B.K..
In the 2004 season Glimt finished third last and had to play a two-game qualification match against Kongsvinger I.L. to avoid relegation. Glimt lost the first game 0-1 in Kongsvinger, but soundly defeated Kongsvinger in Bodø by the score of 4-0. Therefore, winning 4-1 on aggregate, Bodø/Glimt was not relegated. Since the club's comeback in 1993, Glimt have played continuously in the Norwegian top division for 12 seasons, for a total of 16 top division seasons.
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European Cups
Bodø/Glimt have participated in European Cups a number of times. The first time was in 1976, when they lost against Napoli in the Cup Winners' Cup. In 1978, they lost to Inter Milan, and in 1994 to Sampdoria in the same competition. Their latest loss came to Besiktas in the 2004 UEFA Cup.
Honours
North-Norwegian Champions: 1930, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1952, 1963, 1964, 1967 and 1969
Top division/Tippeligaen: League runners-up 1977, 1993 and 2003
Norwegian Cup Champions: 1975, 1993
Famous players:
Harald "Dutte" Berg, Arne Hansen, Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen, Ørjan Berg, Runar Berg
Bodø/Glimt players with caps for Norway:
Harald "Dutte" Berg - 5, Runar Berg - 5, Stig Johansen - 3, Jon Abrahamsen - 3, Arild Olsen - 2, Tom Kåre Staurvik - 2, Bengt Sæthernes - 1
Cup Champions for Bodø/Glimt:
1975: Jon Abrahamsen, Tor Eriksen, Einar Kolstad, Oddbjørn Kristoffersen, Trond Tidemann, Arild Olsen, Harald "Dutte" Berg, Jakob Klette, Ove Andreassen, Arne Hanssen, Terje Mørkved, Sturla Solhaug og Trygve Nygård, Truls Klausen.
1993:Rohnny Westad, Ola Haldorsen, Trond Sollied, Charles Berstad, Andreas Evjen, Runar Berg, Tom Kåre Staurvik, Tommy Hansen, Aasmund Bjørkan, Bent Inge Johnsen, Harald Bratbakk, Tor Arne "Totte" Aga, Petter Solli, Thor Mikalsen, Ivar Morten Normark
Statistics
Best win (topdivision): 8-0 against Lyn 1993 season.
Worst loss (topdivision): (0-6 against I.K. Start) 1994 season.
Best win (cup): 11-2 against Mosjøen 2002 season.
Worst loss (cup): 0-5 against Viking F.K.1974 season and 0-5 against Odd Grenland 2000 season.
Bodø/Glimt's total points in top division:
Matches Win Draw Lose Goal Dif. Points 366 134 89 143 606-604 383
Worst cup achievement: 1st round loss against Grovfjord 0-1, 1991 season. The only time Bodø/Glimt have lost in the 1st round.
External links
- Official web site for Bodø/Glimt (http://www.glimt.no)
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