Viking F.K.

Template:Football club infobox Viking F.K. is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular. It is one of the great aristocrats of Norwegian football, having won 8 Norwegian Premier Football League titles, last in 1991, and 5 domestic cup titles. The club has played and won more top-flight league games than any other club, and it has played in the top division since the league was established, except for the years 1966-67 and 1987-88. Its most recent claim to fame on a continental scale came during the 2002-03 season, when it eliminated English giants Chelsea from the UEFA Cup.

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History

Viking F.K. was founded in Stavanger in 1899 and played mainly local games in the early years. From the 1930s, the club established itself at the national level, playing in the 1933 cup final, which it lost to Mjøndalen. During the 1930s the club produced several of its best known players, most prominently Reidar Kvammen, who played in Norway's bronze medal winning 1936 olympic team. His brother Arthur Kvammen was also capped for Norway, whilst Bernhard Lund later went on to write the club anthem.

After the Second World War, Viking became a dominant side in the 1950s, beating Lillestrøm S.K. in the 1953 cup final and Sandefjord in the 1959 final, as well as the league title in 1958. Long-serving goalkeeper Sverre Andersen was the most prominent player in this generation, whilst Edgar Falch also earnt several caps for Norway. Rolf and Kåre Bjørnsen, Asbjørn Skjærpe and Leif Nicolaysen were other prominent players, whilst a young Olav Nilsen began his remarkable Viking career in 1959. The club attendance record also stems from 1959, when 18,892 spectators saw Viking beat Odd 4-0 in the cup semifinal.

Whilst the 1960s was a somewhat quieter decade for Viking, the club returned to dominate Norwegian football in the 1970s. Viking won four straight league titles from 1972 to 1975, as well as the double in 1979. Innovative 1972 manager Kjell Schou Andreassen has been credited for laying the foundation for the success, with his ideas on cooperative behaviour and his revolutionary use of pacey, attacking full backs Sigbjørn Slinning and Anbjørn Ekeland. However, the team had a new manager every year, with Sverre Andersen, Stewart Williams and Olav Nilsen leading them to the title in the subsequent years, and Tony Knapp managing the 1979 team. Midfielder Olav Nilsen was also a crucial player on the pitch in the first half of the decade, earning the nickname "Olav Viking", whilst fellow midfielder Svein Kvia was awarded the Norwegian Player of the Year title on several occasions. Reidar Goa, Hans Edgar Paulsen, Erik Johannessen, Inge Valen, Johannes Vold, Svein Hammerø, Gunnar Berland and Trygve Johannessen were other key players.

The 1980s started well for the club. Kjell Schou Andreassen returned to guide the club to the league title in 1982. They also finished runners-up in the league in 1981 and 1984, and in the cup in 1984, producing players such as Bjarne Berntsen, Per Henriksen, Erik Thorstvedt, Svein Fjælberg, Nils Ove Hellvik, Tonning Hammer, Isak Arne Refvik, Torbjørn Svendsen, Trygve Johannessen and Gary Goodchild. However, the mid-80s saw the club relegated to the second division, and 1987 was the club's worst season in recent memory as the club fell to 8th position in the Second Division, whilst local rivals Bryne F.K. won the cup and neighbouring minnows Vidar almost won promotion to the Premier League.

Something had to be done, and the solution was a massive financial gamble which saw Swedish manager Benny Lennartsson and players Kjell Jonevret and Per Holmberg arrive on large salaries. The gamble paid off when charismatic striker Alf Kåre Tveit secured a controversial penalty in the 95th minute against Vard in the final league game of the 1988 season. Arild Ravndal converted the spot kick to give Viking the victory and secure promotion, dubbed "the miracle in Haugesund". This signalled the start of a new era, and the club won the cup in 1989 and the league in 1991. Lars Gaute Bø, Roger Nilsen, Kent Christiansen, Egil Fjetland, Jan Fjetland, Trond Egil Soltvedt, Mike McCabe, Børre Meinseth were other key players in a young Viking team.

However, many of the young players from the 1991 league winning squad did not manage to live up to their expectations, and the club was almost relegated under new manager Arne Larsen Økland in 1992. Bjarne Berntsen took over as manager in mid-season and secured renewed Premiership status, as well as almost knocking FC Barcelona out of the European Cup. Whilst the club spent most of the 1990s challenging for Premier League medals, it did however never manage to challenge Rosenborg B.K. for the league championships. The 1990s was also the era of player exports in Norwegian football, and Viking made substantial earnings from the sales of striker Egil Østenstad to Southampton F.C. for £900,000 in 1996 and goalkeeper Thomas Myhre to Everton F.C. for £800,000 in 1997, among others. Gunnar Aase, Lars Gaute Bø, Magnus Svensson, Bjarte Aarsheim, Kenneth Storvik, Roger Nilsen and Ingve Bøe were other key players in this generation.

Benny Lennartson returned in 2000 to take over from Dane Poul Erik Andreasen, and this resulted in two bronze medals, a cup title and a memorable European Cup victory over Chelsea. In 2003, Kjell Inge Olsen took over as manager, and the club finished fifth in the league. At the beginning of the 2004 season, the club moved to its new stadium in Jåttåvågen, and Roy Hodgson took over as manager. The club finished ninth in its first season in the new stadium, but hopes to win a medal in its current campaign. The star players in today's squad are Brede Hangeland, Egil Østenstad, Peter Kopteff, Ronny Deila and Peter Kovacs.

Honours

League Winners

Winners: 1958, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1991

Runners up: 1981, 1984

Third place: 1955, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001

Cup Winners

Winners: 1953, 1959, 1979, 1989, 2001

Runners up: 1933, 1947, 1974, 1984, 2000

Famous European Cup Runs

1972/73 UEFA cup, 1st round: Beat IBV Vestmannaeyar 1-0 on aggregate (1-0 at home, 0-0 away).

2nd round: Beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 at home, lost 9-2 on aggregate.

1982/83 UEFA cup, 1st round: Beat Lokomotive Leipzig on away goals, after 1-0 at home and 2-3 away.

2nd round: Lost 1-3 on aggregate to Dundee United F.C. (1-3 at home, 0-0 away).

1992/93 Champions League, 1st round: Held FC Barcelona to 0-0 draw at home, lost 0-1 away two weeks earlier.

1999/00 UEFA cup, preliminary round: Beat Principat 18-0 on aggregate.

1st round: Beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 on aggregate (3-0 at home, 0-1 away).

2nd round: Lost to Werder Bremen on away goals (0-0 away, 2-2 at home).

2001/02 UEFA cup, preliminary round: Beat F.C. Brotjno 2-1 on aggregate (1-0 at home, 1-1 away).

1st round: Beat Kilmarnock F.C. 3-1 on aggregate (1-1 away, 2-0 at home).

2nd round: Lost 0-3 on aggregate to Hertha BSC Berlin (0-1 at home, 0-2 away).

2002/03 UEFA cup, 1st round: Beat Chelsea F.C. 5-4 on aggregate, after losing 1-2 away and winning 4-2 at home two weeks later.

2nd round: Lost 4-1 to Celta Vigo (0-3 away, 1-1 at home).

Norwegian Youth Cup

Winners: 1965, 1979, 1995, 2003

Runners up: 1969, 1970, 1981, 1992, 1996, 1998

Records

Largest victory

11-0 v Principat, Andorra, August 26, 1999 (UEFA cup)

8-1 v Rosenborg B.K., August 12, 1984 (Norwegian Premier League)

Heaviest defeat

2-11 v Lyn, July, 28, 1968

Largest attendance

Stavanger Stadion: 18,892 v Odd, 1959

Viking Stadion: 15,300 v Molde F.K., 2004

Most appearances

551 Svein Kvia

523 Sigbjørn Slinning

501 Erik Johannesen

500 Torbjørn Svendsen

482 Sverre Andersen

414 Olav Nilsen

411 Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim

407 Isak Arne Refvik

404 Reidar Goa

396 Arvid Knutsen

383 Gunnar Aase

377 Per Henriksen

374 Lauritz Abrahamsen

370 William Danielsen

364 Lars Gaute Bø

346 Tonning Hammer

341 Inge Valen

327 Cato Andersen

312 Trygve Johannessen

311 Ingve H. Bøe

Most goals

202 Reidar Kvammen

181 Trygve Johannessen

180 William Danielsen

176 Arthur Kvammen

150 Egil Østenstad

146 Åsbjørn Skjærpe

132 Erik Nevland

124 Håkon Kindervåg

117 Arvid Knutsen

117 Torbjørn Svendsen

115 Olav Nilsen

110 Nils Ove Hellvik

103 Endre Aanonsen

100 Gunvald Bøe

99 Rolf Bjørnsen d.e.

99 Kåre Ingvaldsen

98 Hans Edgar Paulsen

94 Johann Fosse

86 Isak Arne Refvik

85 Kjell Jonevret

Most caps

97 Erik Thorstvedt

62 Olav Nilsen (19 goals)

51 Reidar Kvammen (17 goals)

42 Sigbjørn Slinning (1 goal)

41 Sverre Andersen

39 Thomas Myhre

38 Svein Kvia (3 goals)

33 Bjarne Berntsen

33 Svein Fjælberg

32 Roger Nilsen (3 goals)

28 Edgar Falch

26 Frode Olsen

Current squad

Playing squad

Squad at the start of the 2005 season:

  1. Norwegian Alexander Gabrielsen
  2. Norwegian Bjørn Dahl
  3. Norwegian Ronny Deila
  4. Norwegian Thomas Pereira
  5. Norwegian Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
  6. Norwegian Erik Fuglestad
  7. Norwegian Bjørn Berland
  8. Hungarian Peter Kovacs
  9. Norwegian Egil Østenstad
  10. Missing image
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    Finnish

    Peter Kopteff
  11. Norwegian Tore Snørteland
  12. Norwegian André Danielsen
  13. Norwegian Jone Samuelsen
  14. Norwegian Brede Paulsen Hangeland
  15. Norwegian Jørgen Tengesdal
  16. Norwegian Kristian Sørli
  17. Norwegian Johan Lædre Bjørdal
  18. Norwegian Trygve Nygaard
  19. Norwegian Frode Eike Hansen
  20. Icelandic Hannes Sigurdsson
  21. Norwegian Iven Austbø
  22. Kenyan Robert Mambo Mumba
  23. Norwegian Trygve Åse Lunde
  24. Norwegian Runar Andersen
  25. Norwegian Kenneth Sola
  26. French Anthony Basso

Coaching staff

ManagerRoy Hodgson
Assistant managerArvi Taaler
Development coachGeir Lunde
Reserve team managerGary Goodchild
Physical trainerThor Arne Aasen
Goalkeeping coachKurt Hegre

Administrative staff

ChairmanOle Rugland
DirectorErik Forgaard
Marketing directorHans-Øyvind Sagen
Marketing consultantsBørge Moi Nilsen, Arild Gjerde

External links


Football | Norwegian Premier League | Norwegian Premier League 2005

Aalesund | Bodø/Glimt | Brann | Fredrikstad | Ham-Kam | Lillestrøm | Lyn | Molde | Odd Grenland | Rosenborg | Start | Tromsø | Viking | Vålerenga

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