Kristiansund BK

Kristiansund
Full name Kristiansund Ballklubb
Nickname(s) KBK
Founded 2 September 2003 (2 September 2003)
Ground Kristiansund Stadion,
Kristiansund, Norway
Capacity c. 4 000
Chairman Vidar Solli
Coach Christian Michelsen
League Eliteserien
2017 Eliteserien, 7th

Kristiansund BK is a Norwegian football club located in Kristiansund. It currently plays in Eliteserien. Kristiansund BK was formed in the autumn of 2003, when two rival clubs of Kristiansund, Kristiansund FK and Clausenengen FK, agreed to establish a new elite team.

History

Since Magnar Isaksen won a bronze medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, many footballers from Kristiansund have played for the Norwegian national team, including Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Trond Andersen, Ole Stavrum and Georg Hammer.[1] In addition, players like Ola Lyngvær, Jan Erlend Kruse, Arild Stavrum, Ole Erik Stavrum, André Flem and Christian Michelsen have played for different clubs in the Norwegian Premier League, and Clausenengen has been called a "talent factory".[2] Nevertheless, the football clubs from Kristiansund have had limited success,[1] with Kristiansund FK's spell in the First Division in 1991[3] and Clausenengen in 1999[4] as the most recent.

In 2003, the local bank Sparebank 1 Nordvest initiated a merge between Kristiansund FK and Clausenengen, with the bank as the main sponsor of the new club paying 750,000 kr per year.[1] Kristiansund BK was founded on 2 September 2003 and replaced Kristiansund FK in the Third Division,[5] with the other two clubs continuing to play in the lower divisions.

The club finished second behind Træff in their Third Division group in 2004[6] and won promotion to the Second Division in 2005 after beating Volda in the 4-2 on aggregate in the promotion playoff.[7] In 2006, Kristiansund finished seventh in their first season in the Second Division.[8] Ahead of the 2007 season, Geir Midtsian replaced Ole Gunnar Iversen as head coach[9][10] and with New Zealand international Kris Bright on the team, who scored 23 goals in 26 matches for the club,[11] Kristiansund BK started to look like a contender for promotion and finished fifth in 2007 and fourth in 2008.[5] The team also eliminated Rosenborg in the second round of the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup.[12]

After finishing third in 2009,[13] the club's goal was promotion to the First Division,[14] and in March 2010 Kristiansund BK and Surnadal IL started a partnership with Molde FK for developing local players.[15] In August 2010 Molde FK loaned out Elias Valderhaug and Jacob Falch Meidell to Kristiansund BK to help out in the race for promotion,[16] but the team finished second behind Hødd.[17] After suffering bad results in the beginning of the 2011-season, Midtsian decided to withdrew as head coach in July 2011,[10] while his assistants Per Eirik Bentz and Torgeir Fredly were left in charge until the club hired a new head coach.[18] The team's results improved in the second half of the season and they finished second behind Bærum.[17]

On 10 November 2011, Kristiansund BK announced that they had hired Geir Bakke, who had previously worked as assistant coach at the first-tier clubs Vålerenga and Stabæk, as head coach starting from 1 January 2012.[19] After playing 21 matches without losing, the club was promoted to the First Division on 16 September 2012, as winners of their 2012 Norwegian Second Division group in 2012.[17][20]

Christian Michelsen succeeded Bakke as head coach in 2014. After making the playoff rounds in the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the First Division, Kristiansund BK were promoted to Eliteserien after finishing in first place in 2016.

Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2006 D2 7 2611510 443338 1st round
2007 D2 5 261466 573548 2nd round
2008 D2 4 2614210 563244 3rd round
2009 D2 3 261448 543746 2nd round
2010 D2 2 261745 603555 2nd round
2011 D2 2 241536 552948 2nd round
2012 D2 promoted1 262222 771868 2nd round Promoted
2013 1D 9 3012612 474442 2nd round
2014 1D 4 3013107 533949 3rd round
2015 1D 3 301479 373049 4th round
2016 1D promoted1 301956 473062 1st round Promoted
2017 ES 7 30101010 444640 Quarter-final
2018 (in progress) ES 8 25979 373634 3rd round

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2018[21]

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

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Sean McDermott
3 Norway DF Christoffer Aasbak
4 France DF Christophe Psyché
5 Norway DF Dan Peter Ulvestad
6 Estonia MF Brent Lepistu
7 Norway FW Torgil Øwre Gjertsen
8 Norway MF Pål Erik Ulvestad
9 Kosovo MF Liridon Kalludra
10 Norway MF Sverre Økland
11 Kosovo FW Flamur Kastrati
12 Estonia GK Andreas Vaikla
13 Norway FW Bendik Bye
No. Position Player
14 Norway FW Jesper Isaksen
15 Norway DF Erlend Sivertsen
16 Norway FW Jonas Rønningen
17 Senegal DF Aliou Coly
18 Norway MF Stian Aasmundsen
19 Norway DF Andreas Hopmark
20 Sweden FW Simon Alexandersson
21 Senegal MF Amidou Diop
22 Norway MF Bent Sørmo
23 Sweden GK Conny Månsson
24 Norway MF Sondre Sørli
25 Norway DF Henrik Gjesdal

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2017–18 and transfers summer 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "KBKs historie" (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "– Klubben må utvikle landslagsspillere igjen" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Norwegian First Division 1991, Group A". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Norwegian First Division 1999". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Toppkamp på Varden" (in Norwegian). FK Fyllingsdalen. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Norwegian Third Division 2004". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Norwegian Third Division 2005". RSSSF Norway. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tabell 2. divisjon, avdeling 2 2006". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Her er FKTs nye trener" (in Norwegian). Tønsbergs Blad. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Gir seg i KBK" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "- Har det Bryne mangler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "RBK slått ut på straffer". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "Tabell 2. divisjon, avdeling 2 2009". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Ikke opprykk for KBK = Midtsian-exit" (in Norwegian). fotballmagasinet.no. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "KBK-samarbeid med Molde" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Får nabohjelp til opprykk" (in Norwegian). NRK. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  17. 1 2 3 "Trenar Geir Bakke: – Andreplass to år på rad var nok" (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Lover glød og innsats" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Har funnet ny KBK-trener" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 10 November 2011.
  20. ↑ "Solskjærs hjemby klar for 1. divisjon" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  21. ↑ Kristiansund BK squad kristiansundbk.no
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