Strømsgodset Toppfotball

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Strømsgodset
Full nameStrømsgodset Toppfotball
Nickname(s)Godset
Founded10 February 1907; 117 years ago (10 February 1907)
GroundMarienlyst Stadion
Capacity8,935
ChairmanAnn Sire Fjerdingstad
Manager(s)Jørgen Isnes
LeagueEliteserien
2023Eliteserien, 7th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Strømsgodset Toppfotball is a Norwegian professional football club based in Gulskogen, Drammen, that competes in the Eliteserien. 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.[1] 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.[1] The team then went on to win the top division in 1970 and the Norwegian Cup in 1969, 1970, 1973.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1]

Home ground[edit]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Honours[edit]

Strømsgodset in Europe[edit]

Season Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R France Nantes 0–5 3–2 3–7
1971–72 European Cup 1R England Arsenal 1–3 0–4 1–7
1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R England Leeds United 1–1 1–6 2–7
1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R England Liverpool 0–1 0–11 0–12
1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup QR Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva 0–2 0–2 0–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 2Q Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 (a.e.t.) 0–1 1–1 (4–2 p)
1R England Aston Villa 0–3 2–3 2–6
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q Spain Atlético Madrid 0–2 1–2 1–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 2Q Hungary Debreceni VSC 2–2 3–0 5–2
3Q Czech Republic FK Jablonec 1–3 1–2 2–5
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Romania Steaua București 0–1 0–2 0–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Albania FK Partizani 3–1 1–0 4–1
2Q Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
3Q Croatia Hajduk Split 0–2 0–2 0–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q Denmark SønderjyskE 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–2 3–4

Recent history[edit]

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
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
2017 Eliteserien 4 30 14 8 8 45 37 50 Third round
2018 Eliteserien 13 30 7 10 13 46 48 31 Runners-up
2019 Eliteserien 11 30 8 8 14 41 54 32 Third round
2020 Eliteserien 13 30 7 10 13 41 57 31 Cancelled
2021 Eliteserien 9 30 9 9 12 43 43 36 Semi-final
2022 Eliteserien 12 30 9 6 15 44 55 33 Second round
2023 Eliteserien 7 30 13 3 14 37 35 42 Fourth round

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Players and staff[edit]

First team squad[edit]

As of 22 July 2023[5]

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 Norway NOR Per Kristian Bråtveit
3 DF Norway NOR Sondre Fosnæss Hanssen
4 DF Norway NOR Sivert Westerlund
5 DF Norway NOR Bent Sørmo
8 MF Kosovo KOS Kreshnik Krasniqi
9 FW Norway NOR Elias Melkersen
10 MF Norway NOR Herman Stengel (vice-captain)
11 FW Norway NOR Jostein Ekeland
12 GK Norway NOR Simo Lampinen-Skaug
14 MF Norway NOR Ole Enersen
15 MF Norway NOR Andreas Heredia-Randen
16 DF The Gambia GAM Dadi Gaye (on loan from Tromsø)
17 DF Iceland ISL Logi Tómasson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Ghana GHA Ernest Boahene
19 FW Norway NOR Chrisander Sørum
20 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Danso
21 MF Iraq IRQ Marko Farji
22 MF Norway NOR Jonas Therkelsen
23 MF Norway NOR Eirik Ulland Andersen
25 DF Norway NOR Jesper Taaje
26 DF Norway NOR Lars-Christopher Vilsvik
27 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Kristensen Dahl
30 DF Norway NOR Fabian Holst-Larsen
32 GK Norway NOR Frank Stople
71 DF Norway NOR Gustav Valsvik (captain)
77 FW Norway NOR Marcus Mehnert

Coaching staff[edit]

As of 7 May 2023[5]
Head coach Jørgen Isnes
Assistant coach Børre Steenslid
Didrik Bjella
Fitness coach Simen Haukås
Goalkeeping coach Onar Nymoen
Player developer Kjetil Lundebakken
Physio Tom Arild Wike
Physio Erik Walcott
Physio Filip Snincák
Doctor Erik Dag Knudsen

Administrative staff[edit]

Chairman Ann Sire Fjerdingstad
Managing director Magne Jordan Nilsen
Sports director Jostein Flo

Head coaches[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Historien om Strømsgodset. "Fra Rødgata til Gamle gress". Strømsgodset official website (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ Lie, Børre Ivar (21 June 2012). "Mjøndalen har rekorden på "Gamle Gress"" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Norge klar for U21-EM". NRK. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ a b "A-laget spillere". www.godset.no. Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Trenere - Strømgodset". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01.

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