Strømsgodset Toppfotball

Strømsgodset

Full name	Strømsgodset Toppfotball
Nickname(s)	Godset
Founded	10 February 1907 (10 February 1907)
Ground	Marienlyst Stadion
Ground Capacity	8,935
Chairman	Trond Esaiassen
Manager	Tor Ole Skullerud
League	Tippeligaen
2016	Tippeligaen, 7th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Strømsgodset Toppfotball is a Norwegian football club from Gulskogen in Drammen, who plays in Tippeligaen. 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

Notes

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2001	Tippeligaen	13	26	3	10	13	40	73	19	Fourth round	Relegated to 1. Divisjon
2002	1. Divisjon	5	30	17	4	9	72	51	55	Quarter-final
2003	1. Divisjon	10	30	10	7	13	56	58	37	Third round
2004	1. Divisjon	9	30	11	7	12	42	45	40	Second round
2005	1. Divisjon	8	30	11	7	12	46	45	40	Third round
2006	1. Divisjon	1	30	20	5	5	68	36	65	Third round	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2007	Tippeligaen	10	26	8	6	12	34	47	30	Quarter-final
2008	Tippeligaen	11	26	8	5	13	33	44	29	Quarter-final
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

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Players and staff

First team squad

As of 11 November 2016^[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 7 FW Tommy Høiland 8 MF Petter Vaagan Moen 9 MF Øyvind Storflor 10 FW Marcus Pedersen 11 MF Martin Rønning Ovenstad 15 FW Kristoffer Tokstad 17 DF Christoffer Lindquist 18 DF Henrik Bredeli

No. Position Player 19 MF Francisco Júnior 20 MF Mohammed Abu 21 MF Mathias Gjerstrøm 22 MF Bismark Adjei-Boateng (on loan from Manchester City) 23 FW Eirik Ulland Andersen 26 DF Lars Christopher Vilsvik 28 DF Marius Høibråten 30 GK Łukasz Jarosiński 40 GK Morten Sætra 46 DF Sondre Solholm Johansen 93 MF Tokmac Nguen FW Marco Tagbajumi

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 12 GK Borger Thomas (on loan to Nybergsund) 13 GK Anders Gundersen (on loan to Sandefjord) - MF Bassel Jradi (on loan to Lillestrøm)

For season transfers, see transfers summer 2016 and transfers winter 2015–16.

Coaching staff

As of 18 August 2015

Administrative staff

Head coaches

References

1. ↑ Lie, Børre Ivar (21 June 2012). "Mjøndalen har rekorden på "Gamle Gress"" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 27 February 2013. 
2. ↑ "Norge klar for U21-EM". NRK. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
3. ↑ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian). 
4. ↑ "A-laget spillere". http://www.godset.no. Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 2 August 2016.  External link in |website= (help)
5. 1 2 3 4 5 "BP signerer ut 2018" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset IF. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015. 
6. ↑ "Trenere - Strømgodset". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 

External links

• Strømsgodset Toppfotball - Official website
• Godsetunionen – Supporter club

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