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| Full name | Aalesunds Fotballklubb | ||
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| Nicknames | Tangotrøyene (Tangoshirts), Tango, De oransje og blå (Orange and blue) | ||
| Short name | AaFK | ||
| Founded | 25 June 1914 (111 years ago) (1914-06-25) | ||
| Ground | Color Line Stadion Ålesund | ||
| Capacity | 10,778 | ||
| Chairman | Jan Petter Hagen | ||
| Manager | Kjetil Rekdal | ||
| League | 1. divisjon | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon, 4th of 16 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known asAalesund orAaFK, is a Norwegian professionalfootball club from the town ofÅlesund, that competes in theNorwegian first division, the second tier of theNorwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels. These teams are the 1st and 2nd teams, junior team, and also several age-specific teams.
In 2009 the club won theNorwegian Cup for the first time in its history. They beat rivalMolde FK in the Final, and thereby qualified for participation in theUEFA Europa League. Aalesund also won the2011 Cup final, where they beatSK Brann.
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
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| 2001 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 51 | 47 | Third round | |
| 2002 | 1. divisjon | ↑2 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 64 | Semi-final | Promoted to theTippeligaen |
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | ↓13 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 28 | Quarter-final | Relegated to the1. divisjon |
| 2004 | 1. divisjon | ↑2 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 36 | 64 | Third round | Promoted to theTippeligaen |
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | ↓13 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 27 | Fourth round | Relegated to the1. divisjon |
| 2006 | 1. divisjon | ↑2 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 35 | 60 | Fourth round | Promoted to theTippeligaen |
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 56 | 30 | Fourth round | |
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 25 | Fourth round | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 36 | Winner | |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 47 | Third round | Europa League Third qualifying round |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 43 | Winner | Europa League Play-off round |
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 38 | Fourth round | Europa League Third qualifying round |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 44 | 49 | Third round | |
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 41 | Fourth round | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 38 | Third round | |
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 42 | Third round | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | ↓15 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 32 | Fourth round | Relegated to1. divisjon |
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 31 | 59 | First round | |
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | ↑1 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 25 | 79 | Quarter-final | Promoted toEliteserien |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | ↓16 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 85 | 11 | Cancelled | Relegated to1. divisjon |
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | ↑2 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 43 | 58 | Fourth round | Promoted toEliteserien |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 39 | Third round | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | ↓16 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 73 | 18 | Third round | Relegated to1. divisjon |
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 40 | Second round | |
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 52 | Quarter-final |
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 |  | Motherwell | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q1 |  | Neath | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Q2 |  | Ferencváros | 3–1(aet) | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
| Q3 |  | Elfsborg | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| Play-off |  | AZ | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–7 | ||
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 |  | Tirana | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| Q3 |  | APOEL | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
The local supporter club for AaFK is called "Stormen", or "The Storm", with about 2000 members. They also have another supporter club who is called "Aalesund Support" which makes great noise every game.
Rival football clubs in the city includeHerd,Rollon,Skarbøvik andSpjelkavik, withMolde andHødd traditionally being the main regional rivals. Hødd has been less competitive with AaFK in recent years, as they have not been in the same division for some time. More recent rivalries have centred on Molde andStrømsgodset, and to some extentBrann.
The club's supporters enjoy a good relationship with supporters of Oslo clubVålerenga, and it is not uncommon for supporters of one club to support the other in competitions where only one team participates. In the 2011 game againstNeath in Wales, some supporters of 2010's Europa League opponentsMotherwell also made their way to support the club.
Aalesund played their home matches atKråmyra Stadium until the 2005 season, when they relocated to the newColor Line Stadium with an approximate capacity of 11,000 people. Boosted by the new stadium, recent success and general increasing attendance in Norway, Aalesund has gone from attracting crowds of approximately 1,000 to regularly selling out their stadium in only a few years. Their average attendance of 9,943 in the2006 1. divisjon became at the time a new record for attendances at the second tier of the Norwegian league system.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, seeList of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25, andList of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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