Sarpsborg F.K.

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Sarpsborg Footballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. It was founded in May 8, 1903. As of this writing (2006) they are playing in Norwegian second division.

Sarpsborg is one of the great Norwegian teams, with 12 Norwegian cup finals. Of these, six were victories (1917, 1929, 1939, 1948, 1949, and 1951). The Sarpsborg player Harry Yven participated in four of these six championships, the first time as a 17 year old in 1929 and the last as a 37 year old in 1949.

Sarpsborg's latest period of greatness was the years around 1970. That year, they participated in the European Cup.