2026 Viking FK season
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Viking FK 2026 football season
Viking 2026 football season
| 2026 season | |||
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| Chairman | Jan Henrik Jelsa | ||
| Manager(s) | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Morten Jensen | ||
| Stadium | Viking Stadion | ||
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The 2026 season is Viking's 8th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 76th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participates in the 2026 Eliteserien, 2025–26 Norwegian Cup, 2026–27 Norwegian Cup and the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League. It is the club's sixth season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2026 | GK |  Ľubomír Belko | Žilina | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 12 March 2026 | FW |  Kelvin Frimpong | African Vikings Academy | Undisclosed | [2][3] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | FW |  Sander Svendsen | Released[a] | [4] | |
| MF | Yann-Erik de Lanlay | Released[b] | [5][6] | ||
| 13 January 2026 | GK | Kristoffer Klaesson | Aalesund | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 3 February 2026 | MF | Kasper Sætherbø | Egersund | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 11 February 2026 | GK | Aksel Bergsvik | Hødd | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 21 February 2026 | GK | Magnus Rugland Ree | Bryne | Undisclosed | [10] |
- ↑ Joined
Konyaspor on 3 January 2026. - ↑ Joined Sandnes Ulf on 26 February 2026.
Loans out
| Start date | Pos. | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2026 | DF | Fillip Voster Botnen | Sandnes Ulf | End of season | [11] |
| 16 January 2026 | FW |  Nicholas D'Agostino | Brisbane Roar | End of 2025–26 season | [12] |
| 31 March 2026 | MF | Ruben Alte | Sandefjord | End of season | [13] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eliteserien | 14 March 2026 | 6 December 2026 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 085.71 | |
| 2025–26 Norwegian Cup | 7 March 2026 | 18 March 2026 | Fourth round | Quarter-final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| 2026–27 Norwegian Cup | 23 August 2026 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||
| UEFA Champions League | 18 or 19 August 2026 | Play-off round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||
| Total | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 077.78 | ||||
Last updated: 1 May 2026
Source: Competitions
Eliteserien
Main article: 2026 Eliteserien
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tromsø | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 19 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Viking | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | Molde | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2026. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[14]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Source: see below
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | |
| Position | 11 |
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 19 December 2025.[15]
HamKam v Viking
| 14 March 2026 1 | HamKam | 2–1 | Viking | Hamar |
| 16:00 CET | Udahl  36' Mettler 38' |
Report | Stensness 45+4' |
Stadium: Briskeby Stadion Attendance: 3,802 Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta |
Viking v Molde
| 21 March 2026 2 | Viking | 4–1 | Molde | Stavanger |
| 18:00 CET | Fuglestad 7', 61' Heggheim 25', 32' |
Report | Breivik 9' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,503 Referee: Sivert Amland |
Vålerenga v Viking
| 6 April 2026 3 | Vålerenga | 0–1 | Viking | Oslo |
| 14:30 CEST | Report | Kvia-Egeskog 45' |
Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 14,712 Referee: Tore Hansen |
Viking v Bodø/Glimt
| 11 April 2026 4 | Viking | 5–0 | Bodø/Glimt | Stavanger |
| 18:00 CEST | Christiansen 5' Askildsen 14' Kvia-Egeskog 16', 74' Tripić 87' |
Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Espen Eskås |
Viking v Brann
| 18 April 2026 5 | Viking | 3–2 | Brann | Stavanger |
| 18:00 CEST | K. Haugen 10' Heggheim 42' Bjørshol 90' |
Report | Holm 37' Soltvedt 58' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
Fredrikstad v Viking
| 25 April 2026 6 | Fredrikstad | 1–2 | Viking | Fredrikstad |
| 16:00 CEST | Øhlenschlæger 65' |
Report | Christiansen 45+4' Stensness 59' |
Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 7,612 Referee: Sigurd Kringstad |
Viking v Rosenborg
| 1 May 2026 7 | Viking | 3–0 | Rosenborg | Stavanger |
| 18:00 CEST | Falchener 2' Askildsen 15' Tripić 67' |
Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Sivert Amland |
2025–26 Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup
Bjarg v Viking
| 7 March 2026 Fourth round | Bjarg | 0–3 | Viking | Bergen |
| 16:00 CET | Report | Mikaelsson 37' (pen.) H. Haugen 83' Alte 87' |
Stadium: Stavollen Idrettsplass Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jørgen Haugen |
Viking v Aalesund
| 18 March 2026 Quarter-final | Viking | 1–2 | Aalesund | Stavanger |
| 18:00 CET | Visted 15' |
Report | Andresen 65' Christensen 75' |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 7,120 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
2026–27 Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2026–27 Norwegian Football Cup
The first round is scheduled to be played on 23 August 2026.[16]
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying
Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League qualifying
The first leg of the play-off round is scheduled to be played on 18 or 19 August 2026. The second leg is scheduled to be played on 25 or 26 August 2026.[17]
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 1 May 2026[18]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eliteserien | 2025–26 Cup | 2026–27 Cup | Champions League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NOR |
Arild Østbø | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR |
Herman Haugen | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR |
Henrik Heggheim | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS |
Gianni Stensness | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR |
Kristoffer Askildsen | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  NZL |
Joe Bell | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NOR |
Zlatko Tripić | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  ISL |
Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NOR |
Ola Visted | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR |
Ruben Alte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NOR |
Edvin Austbø | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR |
Sondre Bjørshol | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  DEN |
Peter Christiansen | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | DEN |
Anders Bærtelsen | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NOR |
Niklas Fuglestad | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NOR |
Vetle Auklend | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR |
Henrik Falchener | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | NOR |
Simen Kvia-Egeskog | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | NOR |
Kristoffer Haugen | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NOR |
Tobias Moi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | SVK |
Ľubomír Belko | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | NOR |
Jakob Segadal Hansen | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Hils på Vikings nye keeper!". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Kelvin Frimpong 2030". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Frimpong enig med Viking om lang avtale". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Viking-profil til tyrkisk fotball". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Viking-veteran ferdig etter sesongen: – Trist og vemodig". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Yann-Erik de Lanlay klar for Sandnes Ulf!". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Takk, Kristoffer Klaesson". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Takk, Kasper Sætherbø". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Aksel Bergsvik klar for Hødd". IL Hødd (in Norwegian). 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Magnus Rugland Ree solgt til Bryne". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Fillip Voster Botnen (19) kommer på lån fra Viking". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nicholas D'Agostino drar på utlån". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 16 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ruben Alte drar på utlån". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 31 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Her er spilleplanen for 2026". Eliteserien (in Norwegian). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hovedterminliste menn 2026" (PDF). Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "2026 European football calendar: Match and draw dates for all UEFA competitions, draws and events". Union of European Football Associations. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Viking Menn Senior A Statistikk". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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