| Full name | Fotballklubben Sparta Sarpsborg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| Ground | Spartabanen | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | Lars Malmberg | ||
| Head coach | Terje Jonassen | ||
| League | 4. divisjon | ||
| 2023 | 4. divisjon, 8th of 14[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.fkspartasarpsborg.no/ | ||
Fotballklubben Sparta Sarpsborg is thefootball department ofIL Sparta. Founded in 1928, the club got its present name in 2004. The club currently plays in 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of theNorwegian football league system.
The club won theNorwegian Cup in1952, having scored all the five goals in the final againstSolberg which Sparta won 3–2.[2] Sparta played inHovedserien from its inception in1948–49 until1957–58, only interrupted by one season at the second tier. In the ten seasons at the top tier the average home attendances differed between 1,300 and 5,000.[3]
In 1999, 16 teams in the Sarpsborg area joined forces to create a team that could compete in the top divisions of Norwegian football, calledSarpsborg Fotball, which overtookSarpsborg FK's spot in the third tier in the league-system. In its first season, the team was relegated from the 2. divisjon, and several clubs, including both Sarpsborg FK and Sparta, withdrew from the collaboration. The remaining clubs in the "Sarpsborg Fotball"-project formed a new club called Borg Fotball, which won promotion to the 2. divisjon in 2002, but was relegated again in 2003. Meanwhile, Sparta was promoted to the 2. divisjon the same season, and re-entered the collaboration club which now was renamedFK Sparta Sarpsborg. The club secured promotion to 1. divisjon in 2005 after decades in the lower divisions, with a 15–0 win againstFram Larvik on 22 October 2005.[4] Ahead of the 2008 season Sparta withdrew their team and gave their place to the new clubSarpsborg 08. Sparta is currently playing in the fourth division, having been relegated from the3. divisjon in 2016.
| Season | Tier | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4. divisjon | 5 | ↑1 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 25 | 63 | dnq | Promoted to 3. divisjon |
| 2013 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 48 | 32 | First round | |
| 2014 | 3. divisjon | 4 | ↓12 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 52 | 28 | First qualifying round | Relegated to 4. divisjon |
| 2015 | 4. divisjon | 5 | ↑1 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 32 | 65 | First qualifying round | Promoted to 3. divisjon |
| 2016 | 3. divisjon | 4 | ↓13 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 80 | 16 | Second round | Relegated to 4. divisjon |
| 2017 | 4. divisjon | 5 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 31 | First qualifying round | |
| 2018 | 4. divisjon | 5 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 64 | 34 | dnq | |
| 2019 | 4. divisjon | 5 | ↓14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 75 | 15 | First round | Relegated to 5. divisjon |
| 2020 | Season cancelled | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 5. divisjon | 6 | ↑3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 29 | dnq | Promoted to 4. divisjon |
| 2022 | 4. divisjon | 5 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 34 | dnq | |
