Strømsgodset Toppfotball

It is the elite football section of the multi-sports club Strømsgodset IF.

Strømsgodset

Full name	Strømsgodset Toppfotball
Nickname(s)	Godset
Founded	10 February 1907; 117 years ago (10 February 1907)
Ground	Marienlyst Stadion
Capacity	8,935
Chairman	Ann Sire Fjerdingstad
Manager(s)	Jørgen Isnes
League	Eliteserien
2023	Eliteserien, 7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

The multi-sports club was founded 10 February 1907, but the football team first found success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 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. The team then went on to win the top division in 1970 and the Norwegian Cup in 1969, 1970, 1973.

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. 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.

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.

 

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. 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.

• Eliteserien
  • Champions (2): 1970, 2013
  • Runners-up: 2012, 2015
  • Third place: 1969, 1972, 1997
• Norwegian Cup
  • Winners (5): 1969, 1970, 1973, 1991, 2010
  • Runners-up: 1993, 1997, 2018
• 1. divisjon
  • Winners (1): 2006

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

First team squad

As of 22 July 2023

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   NOR Per Kristian Bråtveit 3 DF   NOR Sondre Fosnæss Hanssen 4 DF   NOR Sivert Westerlund 5 DF   NOR Bent Sørmo 8 MF   KOS Kreshnik Krasniqi 9 FW   NOR Elias Melkersen 10 MF   NOR Herman Stengel (vice-captain) 11 FW   NOR Jostein Ekeland 12 GK   NOR Simo Lampinen-Skaug 14 MF   NOR Ole Enersen 15 MF   NOR Andreas Heredia-Randen 16 DF   GAM Dadi Gaye (on loan from Tromsø) 17 DF   ISL Logi Tómasson

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   GHA Ernest Boahene 19 FW   NOR Chrisander Sørum 20 MF   GHA Emmanuel Danso 21 MF   IRQ Marko Farji 22 MF   NOR Jonas Therkelsen 23 MF   NOR Eirik Ulland Andersen 25 DF   NOR Jesper Taaje 26 DF   NOR Lars-Christopher Vilsvik 27 DF   NOR Fredrik Kristensen Dahl 30 DF   NOR Fabian Holst-Larsen 32 GK   NOR Frank Stople 71 DF   NOR Gustav Valsvik (captain) 77 FW   NOR Marcus Mehnert

Coaching staff

As of 7 May 2023

Administrative staff