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Vålerenga I.F. is a Norwegian football club from Oslo, founded in 1913. Vålerenga's home ground, as of August 2004, is Ullevaal Stadium, the national stadium for Norway. The previous stadium was Bislett stadion which had skating and track'n'field in addition to football as events. Bislett stadion was also host to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
The 2003 season was poor for Vålerenga and they wound up third last in the league meaning they needed to play a qualification match against Sandefjord to avoid relegation. The result was a 0-0 draw in Sandefjord and a 5-3 victory in Oslo and so Vålerenga retained the position in the top league and avoided relegation.
Vålerenga rebounded nicely in the 2004 season and proved a serious challenge to the dominant Rosenborg team in the bid for the league's gold medals. After a franctic final round, where Vålerenga beat Stabæk IF 3-0. This was not enough, as Rosenborg beat FC Lyn Oslo, Vålerenga's city rivals 4-1. Vålerenga won the silver medals, finishing 2nd to Rosenborg equal on points and goal difference. Vålerenga had one less scored goal during the entire league campaign. The league points and the goal difference tiebreak were tied.
The current coach is Kjetil Rekdal.
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Honours and statistics
- League champions: 4 (1965, 1981, 1983 and 1984)
- Cup champions: 3 (1980, 1997 and 2002)
- Longest consecutive seasons in premier league: 14 seasons (1977-1990)
- Most premier league-matches since 1963: Lasse Eriksen, 157 matches (1982-1990)
- Most goals i mandatory matches: Einar "Bruno" Larsen, 99 goals (1957-1968)
- Record attendance: Ullevål Stadion, 30th October 2004 in the season ending game against Stabæk, 23591 spectators
(numbers as of 30th October 2004)
Playing Squad
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Famous Players
Notable former players for the club:
- Henry "Tippen" Johansen
- Terje "Henger´n" Hellerud
- Einar "Bruno" Larsen
- Odd Iversen
- Pål Jacobsen
- Vidar Davidsen
- Egil "Snapper´n" Johansen
- Jørn Andersen
- Henning Berg
- Lars Bohinen
- John Carew
- Kjetil Rekdal
External links
- Official pages (http://www.vif.no)
- "Vålerenga Fotball På Nett", supporter pages (http://www.vpn.no/)
- "Klanen", a unofficial Vålerenga Supporters Club (http://www.klanen.no/)
- "101%", an online fanzine (http://101prosent.fanzine.no)
- "StangUt!!" - Fanzine with pictures (http://www.stangut.no)
- "Sandem.no" - Pictures from Vålerenga-matches (http://www.sandem.no/vif);
- "I Er Sjef" - Fanpage with pictures&video (http://www.iersjef.com/);
- "Danish Vålerenga Supporters Club (http://www.valerenga.frac.dk);
- "Vålerenga supporter effects (http://www.sjappa.net)
| Football | Norwegian Premier League | Norwegian Premier League 2005 |
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Aalesund | Bodø/Glimt | Brann | Fredrikstad | Ham-Kam | Lillestrøm | Lyn | Molde | Odd Grenland | Rosenborg | Start | Tromsø | Viking | Vålerenga |