Strømsgodset Toppfotball

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.

Strømsgodset
Full nameStrømsgodset Toppfotball
Nickname(s)Godset
Founded10 February 1907 (10 February 1907)
GroundMarienlyst Stadion
Capacity8,935
ChairmanIvar Strømsjordet
ManagerHenrik Pedersen
LeagueEliteserien
2020Eliteserien, 13th
WebsiteClub website

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 the top division 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
Main article: Marienlyst Stadion
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]

Honours
Champions: 1970, 2013
Runners-up: 2012, 2015
Third: 1969, 1972, 1997
Winners (5): 1969, 1970, 1973, 1991, 2010
Runners-up: 1993, 1997
Winners: 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
  1. Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 Strømsgodset on aggregate. Strømsgodset won 4–2 on penalties.
  2. Strømsgodset advanced on the away goals rule.

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2009 Tippeligaen 12 3010614 404236 Second round
2010 Tippeligaen 7 3013413 515943 Winner
2011 Tippeligaen 8 301299 444345 Fourth round
2012 Tippeligaen 2 301776 624058 Quarter-final
2013 Tippeligaen 1 301965 662663 Second round
2014 Tippeligaen 4 3015510 484250 Third round
2015 Tippeligaen 2 301767 674457 Third round
2016 Tippeligaen 7 3012810 444044 Semi-Final
2017 Eliteserien 4 301488 453750 Third round
2018 Eliteserien 13 3071013 464831 Final
2019 Eliteserien 11 308814 415432 Third round
2020 Eliteserien 13 3071013 415731 Cancelled

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Players and staff

First team squad
As of 3 September 2020[4]

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 Viljar Myhra
2 DF  ISL Ari Leifsson
3 DF  NOR Jonathan Parr
4 DF  CMR Duplexe Tchamba (on loan from Strasbourg)
5 DF  NOR Niklas Gunnarsson
7 MF  NOR Herman Stengel (vice-captain)
8 MF  NOR Johan Hove
9 FW  NGA Fred Friday
10 FW  NOR Moses Mawa
11 FW  NOR Kristoffer Tokstad
14 DF  NOR Nicholas Mickelson
17 MF  NOR Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen
19 FW  NOR Halldor Stenevik
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  DEN Mikkel Maigaard (captain)
22 DF  FRA Prosper Mendy
23 FW  ISL Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson
26 DF  NOR Lars-Christopher Vilsvik
40 GK  NOR Morten Sætra
42 MF  NGA Ipalibo Jack
48 DF  NOR Daniel Kubrom Hamde
50 GK  NOR Daniel Skretteberg
58 FW  NOR Simen Hammershaug
70 DF  NOR Sondre Fosnæss Hanssen
80 DF  NOR Andreas Nyhagen
88 FW  NOR Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
92 MF  KVX Kreshnik Krasniqi

For season transfers, see transfers summer 2019 and transfers winter 2019–20.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
53 GK  NOR Matias Finnestrand (at Florø until 31 December 2020)
56 FW  NOR Mustapha Fofana (at Øygarden until 31 December 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  NOR Mathias Fjeld Gulliksen (at Florø until 31 December 2020)

Coaching staff
As of 12 February 2020[5]
Head coachHenrik Pedersen
Assistant coachHåkon Wibe Lund
Assistant coachRonny Holmedal
Fitness coachAaron Horne
Goalkeeper coachAnders Rønning
PhysioMarius Hoel
PhysioAndreas M. Ranvik
Player developmentKjetil Lundebakken

Administrative staff
ChairmanIvar Strømsjordet
Managing directorDag Lindseth Andersen
Sports directorJostein Flo

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". www.godset.no. Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. "Lag / Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset IF. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Trenere - Strømgodset". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01.
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