FK Vidar

FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest level in the Norwegian football league system.

FK Vidar
Full nameFotballklubben Vidar
Founded18 April 1906
GroundLassa Idrettspark,
Stavanger, Norway
Capacity5,000
ChairmanØyvind Eftestøl
Head coachBjørnar Holmvik
League3. divisjon
20192. divisjon Group 1, 12th of 14 (relegated)

Club history

The club was founded on 18 April 1906.[1] 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 2. divisjon at that time, now known as 1. divisjon), 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 2. divisjon, 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 the play-offs to win re-promotion to the 2010 Norwegian Second Division.

Their ground is Lassa Idrettspark which has a capacity of around 5,000 spectators. 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.

Player records

  • Topscorer, Jan Fjetland – 289 goals
  • Appearance record, Egil Klinkenberg – 510 games (1966–91)

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2003 2. divisjon 10 2610115 287131 First round
2004 2. divisjon 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 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
2016 2. divisjon 7 2612311 556039 Fourth round
2017 2. divisjon 4 2613310 564942 First round
2018 2. divisjon 9 2610313 415133 Second round
2019 2. divisjon 12 265615 325121 First round Relegated

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Players

Current squad

As of 11 May 2013.[3]

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NOR Roy Dyrdal
2 DF  NOR Emil Randulff
4 DF  NOR Petter Lunde
5 MF  NOR Sindre Norgren
6 DF  NOR Vegard Maldal
7 FW  NOR Mads Bøgild
8 MF  NOR Thomas Våland
9 FW  NOR Trond Kenneth Kindervåg
10 MF  NOR Klaus Petersen Vikesdal
11 DF  NOR Alexander Idland
12 GK  NOR Eivind Meling
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  NOR Daniel Berntsen
14 FW  NOR Kent Smith
15 MF  NOR Lasse Ihle
16 MF  NOR Preben Selås
17 DF  NOR Fredrik Fossmark
20 FW  NOR Anders Bjornsen
21 FW  NOR Eivind Austbø
22 FW  NOR Christian Landsnes
23 FW  NOR Carl-Henrik Refvik
25 MF  NOR Sondre Flem Bjorshol

References

  1. "Fotballklubben Vidar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
  3. "Spillerstall". FK Vidar. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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