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| Fullname: | Stabæk Fotball |
| Nickname: | De Blaa (The Blues) |
| Capacity: | 4,938 |
| Chairman: | Espen Moe |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| League: | Norwegian First Division |
| Position: | Eliteserien, 15th of 16 (relegated) |
| Website: | http://www.stabak.no/ |
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Stabæk Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bærum, a suburb of Oslo. It is part of the multi-sport organization Stabæk IF. Founded in 1912, the club's name is an archaic spelling of the suburban area Stabekk, from which it once originated. The club currently competes in the Norwegian first division, the second tier of Football in Norway. Their home stadium is the Nadderud Stadion after a three-year-long stay at the Telenor Arena. Their current chairman is Espen Moe. Bob Bradley is the current head coach of the club since taking over for the 2023 season.[1] [2] [3] [4]
After years of lean seasons, they won their first title in 1998 as they emerged victorious in the Norwegian Cup, beating Rosenborg BK 3–1 in the final. After having been relegated to 1. divisjon after a poor 2004 season, they experienced a successful period under new manager Jan Jönsson, during which they returned to the league in 2005, won the 2008 Tippeligaen, their first, and reached the final of the Norwegian Cup, culminating in a very successful 2008 season for the club. Stabæk subsequently won the 2009 Norwegian Super Cup but finished a disappointing 12th and 10th place in the 2010 and 2011 league seasons, respectively, thus narrowly avoiding relegation both times.
Stabæk holds longstanding rivalries with Bærum SK, FK Lyn and Vålerenga, both in the league and by geographical location. The team's home colors, entirely blue, have earned them the nickname “De Blaa” (The Blue Ones). In 2009, Stabæk became the first Norwegian association football club with both their men's and women's teams in the premier divisions. Lillestrøm followed suit the next year.
On 30 November 2015, Billy McKinlay was appointed as manager of the club on a two-year contract. McKinlay resigned as manager on 8 July 2016, after being knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by Welsh club Connah's Quay Nomads.
In the 2021 Eliteserien season, Stabæk finished in 15th place, resulting in relegation to the Norwegian First Division for the first time since 2012.
See main article: Nadderud Stadion and Telenor Arena. Stabæk played home games at the Nadderud Stadion until 2008. They then moved into the Telenor Arena, which had a capacity of 15,000 people. Their stay at the Telenor Arena became shorter than desired; after a three-year-long stay at the indoor arena, they moved back to the Nadderud Stadion due to economic issues with the new arena. The women's team, Stabæk FK, also currently plays home games at Nadderud Stadion. Nadderud Stadion has a capacity of 4,938 spectators.[5]
The club's record home attendance was set on 13 September 2009, when 13,402 spectators attended Telenor Arena to watch a game against Rosenborg BK. The record attendance at Nadderud Stadion of approximately 10,000 spectators dates from the quarter-final of the 1970 Norwegian Cup, a game Stabæk lost 2–4 against Strømsgodset.[5]
On 4 February 2010, Einar Schultz was elected chairman of Stabæk, replacing Ingebrigt Steen Jensen. Schultz has held various positions in the Stabæk system over the last five years. In February 2012, Kjell Johnsen was elected the new chairman of Stabæk Fotball. Johnsen was replaced in 2013 by Espen Moe.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 5 | Panachaiki | – | 1–1 | 3rd | |
 B36 Tórshavn | 5–0 | – | |||||
 Racing Genk | – | 3–4 | |||||
 Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | – | |||||
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round | Vojvodina | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | First round |  Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round |  Floriana | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Second round |  Auxerre | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | |||
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | Linfield | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| First round | Anderlecht | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |  Haka | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | |
| First round | Sochaux | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–9 | |||
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Rennes | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round |  Tirana | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| Third qualifying round | Copenhagen | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Valencia | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–7 | |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round |  Dnepr Mogilev | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 (a) | |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | JJK Jyväskylä | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Connah's Quay Nomads | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
See main article: List of Stabæk Fotball seasons.
| League | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | Cup | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 42 | Third round | Promoted to the Tippeligaen | |||||||
| 1995 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 33 | Fourth round | ||||||||
| 1996 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 45 | 36 | Quarter-final | UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||||
| 1997 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 43 | Quarter-final | UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||||
| 1998 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 29 | 53 | bgcolor=gold | Champions | UEFA Cup | ||||||
| 1999 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 49 | 46 | Fourth round | UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||||
| 2000 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 42 | Third round | ||||||||
| 2001 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | 45 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | |||||||
| 2002 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 42 | Semi-final | ||||||||
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 35 | 42 | Fourth round | UEFA Cup | |||||||
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 27 | Semi-final | Relegated to the 1. divisjon | |||||||
| 2005 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 67 | Quarter-final | Promoted to the Tippeligaen | |||||||
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 39 | Third round | ||||||||
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | bgcolor=silver | 2 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 38 | 48 | Semi-final | UEFA Cup | ||||||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | bgcolor=gold | 1 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 24 | 54 | bgcolor=silver | Final | UEFA Champions League | |||||
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 34 | 53 | Quarter-final | UEFA Europa League | |||||||
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 39 | Third round | ||||||||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 50 | 39 | Third round | UEFA Europa League | |||||||
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 69 | 17 | Third round | Relegated to the 1. divisjon | |||||||
| 2013 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 46 | 52 | Fourth round | Promoted to the Tippeligaen | |||||||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 39 | Semi-final | ||||||||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 43 | 56 | Semi-final | UEFA Europa League | |||||||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 31 | Fourth round | Reprieved from relegation after play-off | |||||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 50 | 39 | Quarter-final | ||||||||
| Eliteserien | 14 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 29 | Third round | Reprieved from relegation after play-off | ||||||||
| Eliteserien | 8 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 40 | Fourth round | |||||||||
| Eliteserien | 8 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 39 | Cancelled | |||||||||
| Eliteserien | 15 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 62 | 25 | Third round | Relegated to the 1. divisjon | ||||||||
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 58 | Semi-final | Promoted to the Eliteserien | |||||||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 15 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 29 | Second round | Relegated to the 1. divisjon |
Morten Skjønsberg (2001–2011, 2014–2017) Morten Skjønsberg (2001–2011, 2014–2017)
Daniel Nannskog (2005–2009) Daniel Nannskog (2005–2010) Daniel Nannskog (2006–2009) Daniel Nannskog (2005) Petter Belsvik (1998), Daniel Nannskog (2006; 2007)| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Tjernås | 1993 | 1995 | |||||
| Hans Backe | 1 January 1996 | 31 December 1997 | |||||
| Anders Linderoth | 1 January 1998 | 26 May 2001 | |||||
| Gaute Larsen | 26 May 2001 | 28 September 2004 | |||||
| Pål Berg (interim) | 29 September 2004 | 30 November 2004 | |||||
| Jan Jönsson | 1 December 2004 | 31 December 2010 | |||||
| Jörgen Lennartsson | 1 January 2011[8] | 27 November 2011[9] | |||||
| Petter Belsvik | 2 January 2012[10] | 23 November 2013[11] | |||||
| Bob Bradley | 3 January 2014[12] | 10 November 2015 | |||||
| Billy McKinlay | 30 November 2015[13] | 8 July 2016[14] | |||||
| Toni Ordinas | 8 July 2016 | 27 June 2018[15] | |||||
| Henning Berg | 4 July 2018[16] | 6 June 2019 | |||||
| Jan Jönsson | 11 June 2019[17] | 4 July 2021 | |||||
| Eirik Kjønø | 9 July 2021 | 16 August 2022 | |||||
| Lars Bohinen | 19 August 2022 | 5 September 2023 | |||||
| Bob Bradley | 10 September 2023 | Present | |||||
See main article: Stabæk Fotball Kvinner. Stabæk Fotball also fields a women's team. In 2009, Stabæk became the first Norwegian association football club with both their men's and women's teams in the premier divisions.