Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. Viking have played in the top division since the league was established in 1937, except for the years 1966–67, 1987–88 and 2018. In total, Viking have played 68 seasons in the first tier and 5 seasons in the second tier of Norwegian football. No other clubs have played more seasons in the top flight. The club has never played lower than the second tier.
| scope=col rowspan="2" | Season | scope=col colspan="2" class=unsortable | Regional league | scope=col rowspan="2" | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division (Group) | |||||
| 1911 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | |||
| 1912 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ | ||
| 1913 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ | ||
| 1914 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ | ||
| 1915 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | DNQ | |||
| 1916 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 3rd | DNQ | ||
| 1917 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 4th | |||
| 1918 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 4th | 1R | ||
| 1919 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | 1R | ||
| 1920 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 3R | |||
| 1921 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | DNE | |||
| 1922 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 2R | |||
| 1923 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1R | |||
| 1924 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1R | |||
| 1925 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | SF | |||
| 1926 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 3R | ||
| 1927 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 4R | |||
| 1928 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 4R | ||
| 1929 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 4R | ||
| 1930 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | QF | ||
| 1931 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 4R | |||
| 1932 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 2R | ||
| 1933 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | |||
| 1934 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 3R | ||
| 1935 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | SF | ||
| 1936 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 3R | ||
| 1937 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | QF |
| scope=col rowspan="2" | Season | League | scope=col rowspan="2" | Cup | scope=col colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Other competitions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division (Group) | Tier | |||||||||||||||
| 1937–38 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 18 | 1st | QF | Championship play-offs | QF | ||
| 1938–39 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 13 | 3rd | SF | |||||
| 1939–40 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 15 | 1st | 4R | |||||
| 1940–41 | QF | |||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | 4R | |||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | 3R | |||||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 19 | 1st | Championship play-offs | SF | |||
| 1948–49 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 | 3rd | SF | |||||
| 1949–50 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 16 | 3rd | 3R | |||||
| 1950–51 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 14 | 4th | 3R | |||||
| 1951–52 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 15 | 4th | QF | |||||
| 1952–53 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 17 | 4th | 2R | |||||
| 1953–54 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 13 | 5th | W | |||||
| 1954–55 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 15 | 2nd | QF | |||||
| 1955–56 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 15 | 3rd | SF | |||||
| 1956–57 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 15 | 5th | SF | |||||
| 1957–58 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 21 | 1st | QF | |||||
| 1958–59 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 17 | 3rd | SF | |||||
| 1959–60 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 16 | 3rd | W | |||||
| 1960–61 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 3rd | 4R | |||||
| 1961–62 | Hovedserien | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 35 | 7th | 3R (1961) 3R (1962) | |||||
| 1963 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 17 | 7th | SF | |||||
| 1964 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 14 | 8th | 1R | |||||
| 1965 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 13 | 9th | QF | |||||
| 1966 | 2. divisjon (B) | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 18 | 2nd | SF | ||||
| 1967 | 2. divisjon (A) | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 22 | 1st | QF | |||||
| 1968 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 21 | 3rd | 1R | ||||
| 1969 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | 5th | QF | |||||
| 1970 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 19 | 6th | 3R | |||||
| 1971 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 22 | 3rd | QF | |||||
| 1972 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 34 | 1st | 4R | UEFA Cup | 2R | |||
| 1973 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 32 | 1st | SF | European Cup | 1R | |||
| 1974 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 31 | 1st | European Cup | 1R | ||||
| 1975 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 30 | 1st | QF | European Cup | 1R | |||
| 1976 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | 5th | 3R | European Cup | 1R | |||
| 1977 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 23 | 5th | 4R | |||||
| 1978 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | 3rd | SF | |||||
| 1979 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 32 | 1st | W | UEFA Cup | 1R | |||
| 1980 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 25 | 4th | QF | European Cup | 1R | |||
| 1981 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 28 | 2nd | SF | |||||
| 1982 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 29 | 1st | SF | UEFA Cup | 2R | |||
| 1983 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 22 | 6th | 3R | European Cup | 1R | |||
| 1984 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 25 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1985 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 21 | 7th | 4R | UEFA Cup | 1R | |||
| 1986 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 17 | 11th | 4R | |||||
| 1987 | 2. divisjon (A) | 2 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 32 | 8th | 1R | ||||
| 1988 | 2. divisjon (A) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 45 | 1st | 4R | |||||
| 1989 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 31 | 6th | W | ||||
| 1990 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 35 | 5th | 4R | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | |||
| 1991 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 41 | 1st | QF | |||||
| 1992 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | 9th | SF | UEFA Champions League | 1R | |||
| 1993 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 41 | 4th | 4R | |||||
| 1994 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 39 | 3rd | 4R | |||||
| 1995 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 40 | 5th | 3R | UEFA Cup | 1R | |||
| 1996 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 43 | 3rd | 4R | |||||
| 1997 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 34 | 8th | SF | UEFA Cup | 2QR | |||
| 1998 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 46 | 4th | 4R | |||||
| 1999 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 36 | 8th | 4R | UEFA Cup | 2R | |||
| 2000 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 45 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2001 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 49 | 3rd | W | UEFA Cup | 2R | |||
| 2002 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 44 | 4th | QF | UEFA Cup | 2R | |||
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 37 | 5th | 4R | |||||
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 | 9th | 3R | |||||
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 41 | 5th | 4R | UEFA Cup | GS | |||
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 29 | 11th | QF | |||||
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 47 | 3rd | QF | |||||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | 6th | 4R | UEFA Cup | 2QR | |||
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 38 | 10th | 3R | |||||
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 41 | 9th | QF | |||||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 37 | 11th | QF | |||||
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 49 | 5th | 4R | |||||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 46 | 5th | 3R | |||||
| Tippeligaen | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 10th | QF | ||||||
| Tippeligaen | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 53 | 5th | SF | ||||||
| Tippeligaen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 43 | 8th | 3R | ||||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 24 | 16th | 2R | |||||
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 61 | 1st | 2R | ||||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 47 | 5th | W | ||||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 44 | 6th | Cancelled | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 57 | 3rd | SF | |||||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 35 | 11th | QF | UEFA Europa Conference League | PO | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 58 | 4th | 4R | |||||