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| Full name | Sogndal Fotball | ||
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| Founded | 19 February 1926; 99 years ago (1926-02-19) | ||
| Ground | Fosshaugane Campus Sogndal Municipality | ||
| Capacity | 5,622 | ||
| Chairman | Tor Arne Ness | ||
| Head coach | Luís Pimenta | ||
| League | 1. divisjon | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon, 8th of 16 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Sogndal Fotball is thefootball department of Norwegian sports clubSogndal IL fromSogndal Municipality inVestland. The club was founded in 1926. The men's team currently plays in second tier1. divisjon of theNorwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacityFosshaugane Campus.[1]
The men's team contests for theNorwegian Cup. They achieved for the first time play in the1976 Norwegian Cup final phase. They were unsuccessful in the pursuit of the1976 Norwegian Cup as runner-up in the1976 Norwegian Cup, losing toSK Brann 2-1.[2] Sogndal became the first third-tier side to play in a Norwegian Cup final. Sogndal men's team contests in the top divisionEliteserien. They contested in the2017 season.[3]
Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier.[4]The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third-tier side they for their first time reached the final of the1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost that final toBrann atUllevaal Stadion 2–1; Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's only goal.[4]
Sogndal's second season in the first tier1988 Norwegian First Division, they finished in sixth place, their then best finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five seasons in the first tier. In 1999, Sogndal received a transfer fee reported to be aroundNOK 40 million whenEirik Bakke was sold toLeeds United.[4] From 2001 to 2004, Sogndal played four consecutive seasons in the top division, an achievement they repeated in the seasons 2011–14. The men's team were promoted to the2011 Tippeligaen after winning the2010 1. divisjon. Sogndal won the2015 Norwegian First Division, their sixth successive second tier title. They share this distinction withHamKam andLyn, the only other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.
In 2017, Sogndal received relegated an eighth time fromEliteserien, after losing therelegation play-offs on apenalty shoot-out againstRanheim.[5]
The club's stadium isFosshaugane Campus. The stadium was renovated and reopened in 2006 and the nameCampus was added because the localSogn og Fjordane University College and high school is located in the stadium. The capacity is 5,622.
The attendance record of 7,025 spectators dates from the1976 Norwegian Cup quarter-final againstStart.
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
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| 2004 | Tippeligaen | ↓14 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 57 | 22 | Third round | Relegated to1. divisjon |
| 2005 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 41 | Third round | |
| 2006 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 44 | Fourth round | |
| 2007 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 44 | First round | |
| 2008 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 36 | 54 | Fourth round | |
| 2009 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 54 | Fourth round | |
| 2010 | 1. divisjon | ↑1 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 56 | Quarter-final | Promoted toTippeligaen |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 34 | Fourth round | |
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 34 | First round | |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 33 | Fourth round | |
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | ↓15 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 24 | Fourth round | Relegated to1. divisjon |
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | ↑1 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 31 | 62 | Third round | Promoted toTippeligaen |
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 36 | Third round | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | ↓14 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 32 | Third round | Relegated to1. divisjon |
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 31 | 51 | Second round | |
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 38 | 45 | Third round | |
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 51 | Cancelled | |
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 42 | Third round | |
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 53 | 43 | Fourth round | |
| 2023 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 43 | Fourth round | |
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 13 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 34 | Third round | |
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 8 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 43 | Third round |
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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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| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | Rune Bolseth |
| Assistant coach | Marius Lenni Bøe |
| Goalkeeping coach | Geir Stenehjem |
| Head of medical/Physical Coach | Didrik Sundsbø |
| Chairman | Rolf Navarsete |
| Director | Yngve Hallèn |
| Director Sport | Anders Giske |
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