Viborg FF
Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only national trophy, the 2000 Danish Cup.
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| Full name | Viborg Fodsports Forening | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Greens | |||
| Short name | VFF | |||
| Founded | 1 April 1896 | |||
| Ground | Viborg Stadion, Viborg | |||
| Capacity | 9,566 | |||
| Managing Director | Morten Jensen | |||
| Head Coach | Jacob Neestrup | |||
| League | Danish 1st Division | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division, 2nd | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History
Viborg FF was founded in 1896, with several other sports apart from football - among other things were gymnastics, cricket, field hockey, boxing, athletics, skiing, weight-lifting, and wrestling.
The first big sporting highlight of the club came in 1924, when Viborg FF won the championship in Mesterrækken (The Champion Division), which were the best regional division in Jutland. A big title win at the time when, among others, AGF were a dominating club in Jutland.
Following the championship, Viborg dropped somewhat out of the picture, but never more than the club has always been on the Danish footballing map. It was a big relief for the club when it was promotion to the national competitions (4th Division) for the first time in 1959, following many closely missed attempts at qualification. One of the players taking part in the promotion was Erik Bundgaard, whose 421 matches for VFF is still club record.
Except for a couple of seasons in the start of the 1970s, Viborg has not been relegated to a tournament lower than the national competitions since 1959. Though the country's best league have been domicile for Viborg, during the last couple of years the club has been moving up and down between the country's two best leagues.
The finest achievements of the club came in the 1999–2000 season, where the Superliga bronze medals were missed by the smallest margin. Instead, the team was celebrated as winner of the Danish Cup, the DONG Cup. They then added the Danish Super Cup, beating champions Herfølge Boldklub in a penalty shoot out.
Colours and badge
Viborg F.F.'s colours are green and white.
Stadium
Viborg plays its home matches at Viborg Stadion, which has a capacity of 9,566 spectators, all seated. The biggest stand is the eastern stand (2,792 seats) and the smallest is the southern (2,040 seats). The field size is 105 x 68 m, the same size as the national stadium, Parken. The light is 1200 lux. The sound comes from an Ascon PA-system. There is undersoil heating installed at the venue, which UEFA has approved as an international stadium.
Supporters
Viborg FF has no official fanclub. A former official fanclub is The Green Pride. It was one of the largest in Denmark with over 500 members. There is a small continuation of The Green Pride active in Viborg to this day.
The first ultra group was established in 2002, when a group of young adults established Fanatikos. In 2004 a new group, Shamrock Ultras, was born.
Players
Current squad
As of 19 May 2020. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth players in use
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Incoming players
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Retired numbers
- 22
Academy
Managerial history
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Achievements
- Danish Cup:
- Winners (1): 1999-2000
- Danish Super Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000
Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1996-97 1D 11 33 6 11 16 31 58 29 relegated 1997-98 2D 1 30 20 7 3 72 29 67 promoted 1998-99 1D 8 33 13 5 15 61 59 44 1999-00 1D 4 33 15 7 11 56 50 52 winner 2000-01 1D 6 33 13 7 13 52 42 46 semi-final 2001-02 1D 8 33 10 11 12 46 45 41 last 16 2002-03 1D 8 33 11 10 12 58 55 43 semi-final 2003-04 1D 7 33 11 9 13 47 44 42 quarter-final 2004-05 1D 7 33 13 9 11 43 45 48 4th round 2005-06 1D 4 33 15 9 9 62 43 54 5th round 2006-07 1D 9 33 8 5 20 34 64 29 semi-final promoted 2007-08 SL 11 33 5 5 23 29 68 39 2nd round relegated 2008-09 1D 4 30 17 3 10 59 40 54 third round 2009-10 1D 7 30 10 14 6 30 26 44 fourth round 2010-11 1D 11 30 9 6 15 37 43 33 fourth round 2011-12 1D 4 26 10 10 6 45 34 40 fourth round 2012-13 1D 1 33 17 11 5 60 30 62 second round promoted 2013-14 SL 12 33 6 10 17 38 63 28 third round relegated 2014-15 1D 1 33 17 14 2 47 20 65 first round promoted 2015-16 SL 8 33 11 7 15 34 42 40 fourth round
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viborg FF. |
- Viborg FF - official site
- Viborg FF Fans - official supporter club site