Viking FK Kvinner explained

Clubname:Viking Kvinner
Fullname:Viking Fotballklubb Kvinner
Nickname:De mørkeblå (The dark blues)
Ground:Viking Stadion, Stavanger
Capacity:15,900
Chairman:Rune Bertelsen
Chrtitle:Chair
Manager:Magnus Meling
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:1. divisjon
Season:2023
Position:2. divisjon group 1, 1st of 14 (promoted)
Website:http://www.vikingfotball.no/
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Viking FK Kvinner (English: '''Viking FK Women''') is the women's team of Norwegian football club Viking FK. Based in Stavanger, it plays in the Norwegian First Division, the second tier of women's football in Norway. Founded in 2011, the team first entered the league system ahead of the 2015 season.

History

The team was founded in 2011.[1] In 2015, it entered the league system, participating in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier of Norwegian women's football.[2] In the 2016 season, the team cooperated with neighbouring Hinna, whose first team was in the 2. divisjon at the time. The cooperation lasted only for one season, before Viking restarted their operations.[3] [4] The 2017 season resulted in a second place finish in the 3. divisjon, two points behind Staal Jørpeland. In 2018, Viking finished first in their group and subsequently earned promotion to the 2. divisjon. The following season, the team again won their group, which qualified them for the promotion play-offs to the 1. divisjon along with the other group winners. Viking were eliminated in the play-offs, and were therefore not promoted.[5] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. In October 2020, Viking FK issued a statement to further focus on the women's team, in hope of reaching the Toppserien, the top division, as soon as possible. This, in more concrete terms, meant that the team would be strengthened, gradually professionalized and that home matches would be played at Viking Stadion.[6] In May 2021, negotiations between Viking and Toppserien club Avaldsnes were made public. The two clubs had been discussing a cooperation,[7] which could have seen Viking take over Avaldsnes' spot in the Toppserien. The negotiations fell through in August 2021 due to financial issues.[8] Viking finished the 2021 season in first place, which again qualified them for the promotion play-offs. In the final game of the play-offs, Viking won 2–1 against Odd, one goal short of promotion.[9]

List of seasons

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CompetitionResult
2015[10] 3. divisjon3rd2011275331+2235
2016Cooperation with Hinna
2017[11] 3. divisjon2nd2217329428+6654DNQ
2018[12] 3. divisjon 1st22210112712+11563DNQ
2019[13] 2. divisjon1st2218228026+5456DNQPromotion play-offs[14] 2nd (not promoted)
2020Season cancelled[15]
2021[16] 2. divisjon1st111010409+3131Second roundPromotion play-offs[17] 2nd (not promoted)
2022[18] 2. divisjon2nd2218221149+10556Second round
2023[19] 2. divisjon 1st2623218311+7271Second round

Current squad

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Technical staff


Anne Lise Olsen

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Vikings elitesatsing for kvinner bærer frukter: – Trenerne har gitt laget en fantastisk utvikling. Sturla. Johannessen. TV 2. 10 November 2019. 28 June 2021. no.
  2. News: Viking starter damelag. Kurt Arne. Nilssen. Stavanger Aftenblad. 25 September 2014. 28 June 2021. no.
  3. News: Hinna og Viking avslutter fotballsamarbeidet. Rogalands Avis. Pål. Karstensen. 30 September 2016. 8 September 2021. no.
  4. News: Viking tar ny jentesats. Stavanger Aftenblad. 51. 27 October 2016. Kristian Oftedal. Kvendseth. no.
  5. News: Vikings kvinnelag fikk resultatet de fryktet. Stig. Nilssen. Stavanger Aftenblad. 3 November 2019. 29 June 2021. no.
  6. News: Nå skal Viking satse på kvinnelaget - vil til Toppserien så snart som mulig. Stig. Nilssen. Stavanger Aftenblad. 21 October 2020. 29 June 2021. no.
  7. News: Viking og Avaldsnes i dialog om samarbeid. Morten. Asbjørnsen. VG. 4 May 2021. 29 June 2021. no.
  8. News: Viking og Avaldsnes har avsluttet dialogen - Viking-spiller skuffet. Stavanger Aftenblad. Alexander. Larsen. 18 August 2021. 24 August 2021. no.
  9. Web site: Viking-spillerne oppløst i tårer da opprykksdrømmen ble knust. Stavanger Aftenblad. Larsen. Alexander. Haugland. Mats. no. 13 November 2021. 28 April 2022.
  10. Web site: 3. div. table 2015. Norwegian Football Federation. 28 June 2021.
  11. Web site: 3. div. table 2017. Norwegian Football Federation. 28 June 2021.
  12. Web site: 3. div. table 2018. Norwegian Football Federation. 28 June 2021.
  13. Web site: 2. div. table 2019. Norwegian Football Federation. 28 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Promotion play-offs 2019. Norwegian Football Federation. 28 June 2021.
  15. News: All breddefotball for voksne i 2020 er avlyst. Kvamme. Sigve Vittersø. Botnen. Sverre Olav. TV 2. 18 September 2020. 28 June 2021. no.
  16. Web site: 2. div. table 2021. Norwegian Football Federation. 13 November 2021.
  17. Web site: Promotion play-offs 2021. Norwegian Football Federation. 13 November 2021.
  18. Web site: 2. div. table 2022. Norwegian Football Federation. 17 October 2022.
  19. Web site: 2. div. table 2023. Norwegian Football Federation. 14 November 2023.
  20. Web site: A-lag kvinner. Viking FK. no. Women's first team squad. 30 April 2023.