Vålerenga I.F.

Full name	Vålerengens Idrettsforening
Nickname	Enga
Founded	1913
Ground	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Capacity	25,572
Chairman	Kjetil Siem
Manager	Kjetil Rekdal
League	Tippeligaen
2004	Tippeligaen, 2nd
Home colours 　 Away colours

Vålerenga I.F. 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 stadion which had skating and track'n'field in addition to football as events. Bislett stadion was also host to the 1952 Winter Olympics. Vålerenga I.F. Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Ullevaal Stadion is a football stadium in Oslo, Norway. ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Kjetil André Rekdal (born November 6, 1968) is a Norwegian football player and coach. ... The Norwegian Premier League is the top football league division in Norway. ... Results from Norwegian football in 2004. ... The Norwegian Premier League is the top football league division in Norway. ... left arm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... shorts of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... left arm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... shorts of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Ullevaal Stadion is a football stadium in Oslo, Norway. ... Bislett stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1907. ...

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. Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club. ... In the sports leagues of many countries (a notable exception being the United States), relegation means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ...

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. After a franctic final round, where Vålerenga beat Stabæk IF 3-0. This was not enough, as Rosenborg beat FC Lyn Oslo, Vålerenga's city rivals 4-1. Vålerenga won the silver medals, finishing 2nd to Rosenborg equal on points and goal difference. Vålerenga had one less scored goal during the entire league campaign. The league points and the goal difference tiebreak were tied. Rosenborg Ballklubb (RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim. ...

The current coach is Kjetil Rekdal. Kjetil André Rekdal (born November 6, 1968) is a Norwegian football player and coach. ...

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

(numbers as of 30th October 2004)

Playing Squad

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Famous Players

Notable former players for the club:

• Henry "Tippen" Johansen
• Terje "Henger´n" Hellerud
• Einar "Bruno" Larsen
• Egil "Drillo" Olsen
• Odd Iversen
• Pål Jacobsen
• Vidar Davidsen
• Egil "Snapper´n" Johansen
• Jørn Andersen
• Henning Berg
• Lars Bohinen
• John Carew
• Kjetil Rekdal
• Erik "Panzer" Hagen

Egil Roger Olsen (born April 22, 1942) nicknamed Drillo, is probably the most successful manager in the history of the Norwegian national football team, coached the team from 1990 to 1998, guiding them to World Cup final tournaments in 1994 and 1998. ... Henning Berg (born September 1, 1969 in Eidsvoll) is a former Norweigan football player, currently the manager of FC Lyn Oslo. ... Lars Bohinen (born September 8, 1969 in Vadso, Norway) is a Norwegian soccer player. ... John Alieu Carew (b. ... Kjetil André Rekdal (born November 6, 1968) is a Norwegian football player and coach. ... Erik Panzer Hagen Erik Panzer Hagen (b. ...

External links

• Official pages (http://www.vif.no)
• "Vålerenga Fotball På Nett", supporter pages (http://www.vpn.no/)
• "Klanen", a unofficial Vålerenga Supporters Club (http://www.klanen.no/)
• "101%", an online fanzine (http://101prosent.fanzine.no)
• "StangUt!!" - Fanzine with pictures (http://www.stangut.no)
• "Sandem.no" - Pictures from Vålerenga-matches (http://www.sandem.no/vif);
• "I Er Sjef" - Fanpage with pictures&video (http://www.iersjef.com/);
• "Danish Vålerenga Supporters Club (http://www.valerenga.frac.dk);
• "Vålerenga supporter effects (http://www.sjappa.net)
• "Vål'enga Magasin" (http://www.valenga.no)