Viking FK
Association football club in Stavanger, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 Norwegian top division titles, most recently in 1991, and 6 domestic Norwegian Cup titles, most recently in 2019. The club has played more top-flight league games than any other club in Norway.[1] It has played in the top division since the league was established, except for the years 1966–67, 1987–88 and 2018.[2] Notable European successes include knocking English side Chelsea out of the UEFA Cup during the 2002–03 season, knocking out Sporting CP from the same tournament in 1999–2000, and qualifying for the group stages of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
Full name | Viking Fotballklubb | ||
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Nickname(s) | De mørkeblå (The dark blues) | ||
Founded | 10 August 1899; 124 years ago (1899-08-10) (as Idrætsklubben Viking) | ||
Ground | Viking Stadion, Stavanger | ||
Capacity | 15,900 | ||
Chairman | Jan Henrik Jelsa | ||
Head coaches | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim & Morten Jensen | ||
League | Eliteserien | ||
2023 | Eliteserien, 4th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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