Sandnes Ulf

Sandnes Ulf
Full name Sandnes Ulf
Nickname(s) Ulf
Ulvane (The Wolves)
Di lyseblå (The Light Blues)
Founded 1 June 1911 (1 June 1911), as Ulf
Ground Sandnes Stadion,
Sandnes
Ground Capacity 4,969[1]
Chairman Stig Ravndal
Manager Bengt Sæternes
League OBOS-ligaen
2015 OBOS-ligaen, 7th
Sandnes stadium

Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in First Division, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Sandnes stadium in Sandnes idrettspark, but are working on plans for a new modern football stadium. The club was founded on June 1, 1911 as SK Ulf, and today has over 80 registered teams, making it the largest football club in Rogaland.

Sandnes Ulf play in light blue jerseys, white shorts and light blue socks. Sandnes Ulf is an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. Stig Ravndal is the current chairman, elected in 2012. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman.

The main rivals of the club are Viking FK and Bryne FK. Sandnes Ulf's official fan club is known as Gaukereiret ("The Cuckoo's Nest"), reflecting on the nickname for people from Sandnes; Sandnes-cuckoos.

History

The sport of football came directly to Sandnes from its home country, England, when two British brothers Arnold and Hubert Thomas moved to the town in 1907. It didn't take long before Sandnes' first football club was established, Sandnes Fodboldforening, but the club was dissolved a few years later when the two brothers moved back to England. The interest and love for football, however, had found its place in Sandnes, and in the summer of 1911 the new football club, Sportsklubben Ulf, was founded.

Nils Voss, a 1912 Olympic gold-medal winner in gymnastics, became the club's first President. In its inaugural year the club had a turnover of 88 crowns and 84 ears (approximately $14US). In 1916 the club's board decided to introduce a new uniform, choosing the light blue jersey and white shorts we see today.

In 1919 the club was promoted to class A in Landsdelsserien, which at the time was the highest level. In June 1927 the club opened Sandnes stadion, the arena where the club still plays today.

The 1930s was a successful decade for the club with top-3 positions six years in a row, and qualifying for the newly established top division Norgesserien in 1937. The club played at this level until 1940 when the season was cancelled due to World War II. When the league started again in 1947 the club failed to qualify.

SK Ulf had spells on the second highest level during the 1950s, 60s and 70s, but have mostly been playing at level three or four in the 80s and 90s.

In 1997 the 11 football clubs of Sandnes founded Sandnes FK in an attempt to form a potential top club. The project however only succeeded partly, with a couple of seasons in Second Division. In 2003 Sandnes FK was on the verge of bankruptcy when they won their Third Division group, whereas Ulf-Sandnes was relegated to Fourth Division. This increased the keenness of both parts to cooperate, and during the winter of 2003/04 Sandnes FK incorporated into Ulf, with Ulf thus changing its name to Sandnes Ulf.

With Asle Andersen arriving at the club in 2006 as a player-manager he revitalised and professionalised the club and immediately brought on-field success. In 2007, Sandnes Ulf won promotion to Adeccoligaen (2008 Norwegian First Division), the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They won their Second Division group three points ahead of Stavanger IF. This sparked renewed interest in the club, with increased press coverage and attendances at Sandnes stadion.

Prior to the 2008 season, the signings of Paul Oyuga and Artur Kotenko brought even more experience from professional football to the club. They were relegated back to Second Division in 2008, but recovered and returned to the First Division for the 2010 season.

The club finished the 2010 Norwegian First Division Season at a relegation spot once again. However, Follo FK, a team which had managed to avoid relegation, was forced to withdraw from the league because of financial difficulties, and Sandnes Ulf kept its place in the division for the 2011 Norwegian First Division Season.

The 2011 season turned out to be very successful for the club: On October 23, 2011, one hundred years after its formation and one year after it was supposed to be relegated from the Norwegian First Division, Sandnes Ulf gained promotion to the Norwegian Premier League. Until that date, Sandnes had been the only city amongst the 10 largest cities in Norway which had not had a team in the top flight after World War Two.

Recent history

("Ulf-Sandnes" until, and including, 2003)

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 2. Divisjon relegated 12 269413 475631 First round Relegated to the 3. Divisjon
2002 3. Divisjon 6 221039 424033
2003 3. Divisjon promoted 1 221822 612556 First round Promoted to the 2. Divisjon
2004 2. Divisjon 8 2610412 384734 Second round
2005 2. Divisjon 4 261196 574342 Second round
2006 2. Divisjon 2 261574 503252 First round
2007 2. Divisjon promoted 1 261745 663055 First round Promoted to the 1. Divisjon
2008 1. Divisjon relegated 15 3051015 365525 Third round Relegated to the 2. Divisjon
2009 2. Divisjon promoted 1 261943 882861 Second round Promoted to the 1. Divisjon
2010 1. Divisjon 13 288713 334031 Third round Escaped relegation due to the demotion of Follo FK for financial reasons
2011 1. Divisjon promoted 2 3018210 583256 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2012 Tippeligaen 14 308814 445632 First round
2013 Tippeligaen 13 309615 365833 Second round
2014 Tippeligaen relegated 16 3041016 275322 First round Relegated to the 1. Divisjon
2015 1. Divisjon 7 301389 494047 Second round

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Managers

Manager Period
Magne Hetland 1946
Ludvig Oppedal 1946–47
Reidar Kvammen/Reidar Berger d.e. 1948
Petter Strøm/Willy Nilsen 1949
Jens Opsal 1950
Finn Tøgaard 1951
Reidar Berger d.e./Magne Hetland/Odd Thorsvik 1952
Gunnar Stensland 1953
Odd Thorsvik/Jon Larsen 1954
Odd Thorsvik/Torgil Gunneng 1955
Odd Thorsvik 1956
Gunnar Stensland 1957–58
Odd Thorsvik 1959–65
Tor Kyllingstad & John Oftedal/Gaute Skrudland 1966
Otto Hermansen 1967
Anders Svela 1968–69
Odd Thorsvik 1970–71
Rolf Stangeland 1972
John Oftedal 1973–74
 
Manager Period
Roald Bergsaker 1975–76
Arvid Knutsen 1977–79
Roald Bergsaker 1980
Clive Baker 1981–82
Marvid Skjæveland 1983
Trond Tengesdal 1984–85
Kjell Arne Håland & Johnny Gilje 1986–87
Inge Thulin 1988–90
Trond Tengesdal 1991
Tony Knapp 1992–93
Arild Ravndal 1994–95
Torjus Sivertsen 1996
No team due to Sandnes FK 1997
Kjell Erga 1998
Kåre Nygaard 1999–03
Øystein Tveit 2004–05
Asle Andersen & Johan Selvig March 23, 2006–08
Asle Andersen 2009–2014
Tom Nordlie 2014
Bengt Sæternes 2014–

Current squad

As of 30 August 2015[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iceland GK Ingvar Jónsson (on loan from Start)
6 Norway DF Trond Erik Bertelsen
7 United States MF Paul Torres
8 Norway MF Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (captain)
9 Norway FW Marius Helle
10 Denmark MF Tonny Brochmann
11 Sweden FW Pontus Engblom
14 Denmark DF Nicolai Geertsen
17 Norway FW Ole Kristian Langås
18 Nigeria MF Solomon Owello
No. Position Player
19 Norway DF Vegard Aanestad
21 Kosovo MF Anel Raskaj
22 Iceland FW Ólafur Karl Finsen (on loan from Stjarnan)
25 Norway DF Vegard Skjørestad
26 Norway DF Kenneth Sola
28 France DF Derek Decamps
30 Norway FW Kent Håvard Eriksen
33 Norway GK Egil Selvik
35 Norway MF Vegard Aasen

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
16 Norway MF Niklas Sandberg (on loan to Sola)

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2012–13 and transfers summer 2013.

Notes

  1. "Stadion" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
  3. "Spillertropp 2012" (in Norwegian). sandnesulf.no. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

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