Vålerenga IF is a Norwegian football club from Oslo, founded in 1913.
Vålerenga's home ground, as of August 2004, is Ullevaal Stadium, the
national stadium for Norway. The previous stadium was Bislett which had
skating and track'n'field in addition to football as events.
The 2003 season was poor for Vålerenga and they wound up third last in the
league meaning they needed to play a qualification match against Sandefjord
to avoid relegation. The result was a 0-0 draw in Sandefjord and a 5-3
victory in Oslo and so Vålerenga retained the position in the top league and
avoided relegation.
Vålerenga rebounded nicely in the 2004 season and proved a serious challenge
to the dominant Rosenborg team in the bid for the league's gold medals.
Finally Vålerenga won the silver medals being edged out by Rosenborg since
Rosenborg had scored more goals during the league. The league points and the
goal difference tiebreak were tied.
Honours and statistics
League champions: 4 (1965, 1981, 1983 and 1984)
Cup champions: 3 (1980, 1997 and 2002)
Longest consecutive seasons in premier league: 14 seasons (1977-1990)
Most premier league-matches since 1963: Lasse Eriksen, 157 matches
(1982-1990)
Most goals i mandatory matches: Einar "Bruno" Larsen, 99 goals (1957-1968)
Record attendance: Ullevål Stadion, 30th October 2004 in the season ending
game against Stabæk, 23591 spectators
Famous players
Henry "Tippen" Johansen, Terje "Henger´n" Hellerud, Einar "Bruno" Larsen,
Odd Iversen, Pål Jacobsen, Vidar Davidsen, Egil "Snapper´n" Johansen, Jørn
Andersen, Henning Berg, Lars Bohinen, John Carew and Steffen Iversen (son of
Odd Iversen) |
