Strømsgodset Toppfotball

Strømsgodset

Full name	Strømsgodset Toppfotball
Nickname(s)	Godset
Founded	10 February 1907 (10 February 1907)
Ground	Marienlyst Stadion
Capacity	8,935
Chairman	Trond Esaiassen
Manager	Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
League	Eliteserien
2017	Eliteserien, 4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Strømsgodset Toppfotball is a Norwegian football club from Gulskogen in Drammen, who plays in Eliteserien. It is the elite football section of the multi-sports club Strømsgodset IF.

The multi-sports club was founded 10 February 1907, but the football team first found success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Led by the young striker Steinar Pettersen and his team-mates, the «Rødgata Boys» (nicknamed after the street most of them lived on), Strømsgodset got promoted from the fourth tier to the top flight in just a few years. The team then went on to win Tippeligaen in 1970 and the Norwegian Cup in 1969, 1970, 1973.

In the following decades, the club struggled more. However, the relegation to the third tier in 1986 was a turning point for the football team, and the club was promoted to the top flight again in 1989. In 1991, the club secured its fourth Norwegian Cup, and a turbulent decade followed, with promotions and relegations. In 1997 they lost the cup final, but secured bronze medals in the league.

After five years in the second tier, the economic situation had become a problem for the club, almost bringing it to bankruptcy in 2005. However, local investors saved the club, and this was the start of the second successful period. The club was promoted to Tippeligaen, won the Norwegian cup in 2010, and gradually grew into one of the best teams in Norway. A 2nd place in 2012 was followed by another championship in 2013, the club's second league title.

Home ground

Fireworks over stadium

Strømsgodset Toppfotball play their home games at Marienlyst Stadion. The stadium has been rebuilt several times, most recently with a new south end ("Klokkesvingen") in 2014. There, safe standing (rail seats) was installed, which increased the capacity to 8,935 in matches where standing supporters are allowed. Safe standing has also been installed in the north end. When an all-seating stadium is required, the capacity is 8,060.

Record attendance for the club is 16,687 against Rosenborg BK in 1969.^[1] However, local rivals Mjøndalen holds the all-time record from a Cup semi final tie versus Viking in 1949, by approximately another thousand.

The stadium often goes under the name of "Gamle Gress" (meaning "Old turf")

Field measurements are 106 m x 68 m.

The turf has now been replaced with an artificial grass surface.

Marienlyst Stadium has frequently been used in Norway U21 International matches, and on 16 October 2012 when Norway U21 beat France U21 5–3 at Marienlyst and qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, after France won 1–0 in the first play-off match.^[2]

Achievements

• Norwegian Premier League:

Winners (2): 1970, 2013

Runners-up (2): 2012, 2015

• Norwegian Football Cup:

Winners (5): 1969, 1970, 1973, 1991, 2010

Runners-up (2): 1993, 1997

• Norwegian First Division:

Winners (1): 2006

Strømsgodset in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Opponents	Home	Away	Aggregate
1970–71	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Nantes	0–5	3–2	3–7
1971–72	European Cup	1R	Arsenal	1–3	0–4	1–7
1973–74	UEFA Cup	1R	Leeds United	1–1	1–6	2–7
1974–75	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Liverpool	0–1	0–11	0–12
1992–93	European Cup Winners' Cup	QR	Hapoel Petah Tikva	0–2	0–2	0–4
1998–99	UEFA Cup	2Q	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–0	0–1	1–1(aet)[lower-alpha 1]
		1R	Aston Villa	0–3	2–3	2–6
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	3Q	Atlético Madrid	0–2	1–2	1–4
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Debreceni VSC	2–2	3–0	5–2
		3Q	FK Jablonec	1–3	1–2	2–5
2014–15	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Steaua București	0–1	0–2	0–3
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	FK Partizani	3–1	1–0	4–1
		2Q	Mladá Boleslav	0–1	2–1	2–2[lower-alpha 2]
		3Q	Hajduk Split	0–2	0–2	0–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	2Q	SønderjyskE	2–2 (aet)	1–2	3–4

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2009	Tippeligaen	12	30	10	6	14	40	42	36	Second round
2010	Tippeligaen	7	30	13	4	13	51	59	43	Winner
2011	Tippeligaen	8	30	12	9	9	44	43	45	Fourth round
2012	Tippeligaen	2	30	17	7	6	62	40	58	Quarter-final
2013	Tippeligaen	1	30	19	6	5	66	26	63	Second round
2014	Tippeligaen	4	30	15	5	10	48	42	50	Third round
2015	Tippeligaen	2	30	17	6	7	67	44	57	Third round
2016	Tippeligaen	7	30	12	8	10	44	40	44	Semi-Final
2017	Eliteserien	4	30	14	8	8	45	37	50	Third round
2018 (in progress)	Eliteserien	12	25	6	8	11	38	39	26

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Players and staff

First team squad

As of 7 March 2018^[4]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Espen Bugge Pettersen 2 DF Mounir Hamoud 3 DF Jonathan Parr 4 DF Kim André Madsen 5 DF Jakob Glesnes 6 MF Henning Hauger 7 MF Herman Stengel 8 MF Johan Hove 9 FW Sebastian Pedersen 10 FW Marcus Pedersen 11 FW Kristoffer Tokstad 17 DF Christoffer Lindquist 18 MF Martin Rønning Ovenstad 19 MF Francisco Júnior 20 GK Pål Vestly Heigre

No. Position Player 21 MF Mathias Gjerstrøm 23 FW Eirik Ulland Andersen 25 DF Stian Ringstad 26 DF Lars Christopher Vilsvik 28 DF Marius Høibråten 30 FW Mustafa Abdellaoue 35 DF Arnar Thor Gudjonsson 36 MF Hasan Duman 39 DF Lars Sætra 40 GK Morten Sætra 53 GK Matias Finnestrand 63 FW Magnus Lankhof-Dahlby 90 FW Amahl Pellegrino 93 MF Tokmac Nguen

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

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player 13 MF Christian Rubio Sivodedov (on loan to GIF Sundsvall until 31 July 2018) 54 MF Knut Ahlander (on loan to Asker until 31 July 2018) 66 MF Andreas Hoven (on loan to Notodden until 31 July 2018)

Head coaches

References

External links

• Strømsgodset Toppfotball - Official website
• Godsetunionen – Supporter club