FK Vidar

FK Vidar
Full name Fotballklubben Vidar
Founded 18 April 1906
Ground Lassa Idrettspark,
Stavanger, Norway
Ground Capacity 5,000
League Second Division
2015 Second Division/ 3, 4th[1]

FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest level in the Norwegian football league system.

Club history

The club was founded on 18 April 1906.[2] FK Vidar played their first match against Stavanger IF on 15 August 1906. They lost 1-0. They became members of the Norwegian Football Association in 1909, and won their first league title in 1912 when the junior team became district champions of Rogaland.

The club has spent most of its time between the third and fourth tiers in Norway and from 1952 to 1962 they found themselves languishing in the regional leagues. It was not until the 1980s that Vidar began to develop into one of the better teams in Stavanger. They established themselves as one of the top teams at the Norwegian second tier (named Division 2 at that time, now known as Adeccoligaen), only just failing to achieve promotion in 1984 and 1986 and finishing among the top four a total of five times. They competed directly against their city rivals Viking FK, finishing ahead of them in the 1987 Second Division, establishing themselves as the top team in Stavanger.

1989 saw the beginning of the decline. FK Vidar were relegated to the third tier, and in 2004 they were relegated again to the fourth tier (Third Division) where they remained for many years. In 2009 Vidar won a playoff to win re-promotion to the 2010 Norwegian Second Division.

Their ground is Lassa Idrettspark which has a capacity of around 5000. The club's colours are red, the home kit is red with white stripes and the away kit is black with white stripes.

Since 2013, the team have developed a strong following of Global fans. Sales of the football shirts, with the new Fenrir logo rocketed. The rise in sales was due to the TV personality, Tim Lovejoy tweeting about the team on Twitter. Fans 'watch' matches by following the Twitter feed each game. Some fans have even travelled to Stavanger to watch Vidar play at the Lassa.

The new legion of fans remain loyal to Vidar, who have pledged to win the Champions League in 2043 as part of their 30-year plan.

Player records

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2003 2. Divisjon 10 2610115 287131 First round
2004 2. Divisjon relegated 12 267613 355127 First round Relegated to the 3. Divisjon
2005 3. Divisjon 5 22958 463932 First round
2006 3. Divisjon 1 221615 753049 First qualifying round Lost playoffs for promotion
2007 3. Divisjon 2 261835 702857 Second qualifying round
2008 3. Divisjon 2 262042 892764 First round
2009 3. Divisjon promoted 1 262231 921469 Second round Promoted to the 2. Divisjon
2010 2. Divisjon 8 261079 474037 First round
2011 2. Divisjon 5 2611411 414837 Second round
2012 2. Divisjon 5 261088 424238 Second round
2013 2. Divisjon 11 2610313 496633 Second round
2014 2. Divisjon 4 261178 484040 Second round
2015 2. Divisjon 4 2610106 604440 First round

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Players

Current squad

As of 11 May 2013.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Roy Dyrdal
2 Norway DF Emil Randulff
3 Norway DF Krister Aunan
4 Norway DF Petter Lunde
5 Norway MF Sindre Norgren
6 Norway DF Vegard Maldal
7 Norway FW Mads Bøgild
8 Norway MF Thomas Våland
9 Norway FW Trond Kenneth Kindervåg
10 Norway MF Klaus Petersen Vikesdal
11 Norway DF Alexander Idland
12 Norway GK Eivind Meling
No. Position Player
13 Norway DF Daniel Berntsen
14 Norway FW Kent Smith
15 Norway MF Lasse Ihle
16 Norway MF Preben Selås
17 Norway DF Fredrik Fossmark
20 Norway FW Anders Bjornsen
21 Norway FW Eivind Austbø
22 Norway FW Christian Landsnes
23 Norway FW Carl-Henrik Refvik
25 Norway MF Sondre Flem Bjorshol

References

  1. "Tabell 2. divisjon, avdeling 3 2015". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. "Fotballklubben Vidar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
  4. "Spillerstall". FK Vidar. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

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