Sandefjord BK
Sandefjord Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sandefjord, currently playing in Norwegian Fourth Division, the fifth tier in the Norwegian football league system.[2] The club was founded on 27 February 1917. Their home matches are played at Storstadion in Sandefjord.
| Full name | Sandefjord Ballklubb | ||
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| Founded | 27 February 1917 | ||
| Ground | Storstadion Sandefjord | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| League | Norwegian Fourth Division | ||
| 2018 | Norwegian Fifth Division, 2nd of 10 (promoted)[1] | ||
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History
Sandefjord Ballklubb played in Hovedserien, the highest league in the league system, from 1948–49 to 1961–62, and in 1964 and 1965. They also played in the Norwegian Cup Final in 1957 and 1959, but lost both. Its last stint in the Norwegian First Division was in 1995.
On 10 September 1998, Ballklubben formed the elite football team Sandefjord Fotball with local rivals Runar, in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway.[3]
Recent seasons
Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2017 5. divisjon 7 16 5 1 10 20 47 16 dnq 2018 5. divisjon 
218 13 2 3 65 27 41 dnq Promoted to the 4. divisjon
Norwegian internationals
Sandefjord Ballklubb is the club that Thorbjørn "Klippen" Svenssen, the first Norwegian to earn 100 caps for the national team, played all his matches for during his career from 1945 to 1966. During the same period, Øivind Johannessen, Ragnar Hvidsten and Yngve Karlsen also earned caps playing for Norway.[4]
References
- "5. div menn 2018 - Tabell Vestfold". www.fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- speaker.no
- History (Sandefjord Ballklubb official site) Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- "Sandefjord B.K. players that appeared for national teams". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 March 2012.