FK Bodø/Glimt

Founding years

While other towns in Nordland county like Narvik, Mo i Rana and Mosjøen had started their football clubs earlier, the larger town of Bodø was without a major football club until the latter part of 1916. The new club was founded as Fotballklubben Glimt. One of the founders was Erling Tjærandsen, who also became the club's first president and later an honorary club member. TJærandsen was also a known footballer and skier. Glimt's first match was against Bodø High School, because Glimt was the only football club in town.

In 1919, Glimt won their first title: County Champions of Nordland. In the 1920s, Glimt suffered from bad morale and poor finances. At one point, there were talks about merging Glimt into the Ski Club B. and O.I, but following discussions, the intentions were not carried through. The club received an infusion of new encouragement through visiting footballing stars and coaches from southern Norway, such as Jørgen Juve in 1929. In the 1930s, Glimt also began training indoors to reduce the impact of the severe Arctic winters.

This new approach in the late 1920s and early 1930s yielded some positive results and Glimt have since been a top club in Northern Norway, winning nine North-Norwegian championships, and nationally in Norway since the 1970s.

Name change and Cup entry

The club changed its name in 1948,^[2] due to an older club from Trøndelag having the same name, and has since gone by the name Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt. The slash was originally a hyphen, but was gradually changed in the 1980s to avoid confusion as hyphens were often used to separate teams on betting coupons and in result tables in newspapers.^{[citation needed]}

Teams from Northern Norway were not allowed to compete in the Norwegian cup-competition until 1963. In their first appearance in the Norwegian FA cup in 1963, Bodø/Glimt managed to get as far as the fourth round after a home win 7–1 over Nordil, and two away wins. The first beating Nidelv (from Trondheim) and then a mighty win over Rosenborg BK. In the fourth round, Glimt had to play another away game, this time against Frigg from Oslo. Frigg won 2–0 and Glimt was out of the Cup. However, Bodø/Glimt had proven that teams from Northern Norway could play at the same level as the southern teams.

Road to the Top Division

It was not until 1972 that northern teams had the right to gain promotion to the Norwegian top division. This was due to the old belief that the teams from Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark could not compete at the same level as the southern teams.^{[citation needed]} Bodø/Glimt is one of three teams from Northern Norway that have played in the Norwegian top division, the others being Tromsø IL and FK Mjølner.

From 1973, Norway had three second divisions: two divisions for southern teams and one for northern teams. Bodø/Glimt took three years to gain promotion, due to the promotion rules. The first-place holders in the two southern divisions gained instant promotion, but the first-place holder in the northern second division had to compete in play-off matches against the two second-place holders from the south. This league system caused a lot of bitterness in the north. This worsened in 1975 when Bodø/Glimt, as the first club from Northern-Norway, won the Norwegian Cup, but did not gain promotion due to the special play-off rules for North-Norwegian clubs.

In the 1974 and 1975 seasons, Bodø/Glimt won their division (they had played a few draws but no losses), but still lost in the play-offs.

In 1976, Bodø/Glimt managed at last to beat the league system with a 4–0 win over Odd and a 1–1 draw against Lyn, making Glimt the second North-Norwegian team to gain promotion to the top division, after FK Mjølner's promotion in 1971. Not until the late 1970s did the Norwegian Football Association change the promotion rules; the play-off matches for Northern clubs were dropped. From then on, there was no difference in which club had its home ground.

Top-Division debut and 1980s decline

After a glorious top-division debut in 1977 — second place in the league and the cup, both against Lillestrøm — Bodø/Glimt played four seasons at the top level before relegation in 1980, finishing last at 12th place.

The 1980s were the darkest hours in the club's history, with Bodø/Glimt playing in the 2nd division and the regional 3rd division. For a couple of years in the mid-1980s, they weren't even the best team in Bodø, with rivals Grand Bodø surpassing them in the standings. But the tide turned in 1991. With coach Jan Muri in charge, Glimt was promoted to 1st division. The following season, they hired Trond Sollied as coach, and the team won the 1st division in the 1992 season. At last, in 1993, Bodø/Glimt was back in the top division, and as in the debut season of 1977, they took second place in the league. This time they also managed to win the cup final (a 2–0 win over Strømsgodset). The Cup-Championship was the crowning of three remarkable seasons, going from 2nd division to 2nd place in the top-division in only three years — an achievement rarely seen in the Norwegian league system.

Rollercoaster years

Since reentering the top division Bodø/Glimt have had a rather checkered performance-chart. A good league performance one season has usually been followed with near relegation the next. This was illustrated with the 1993 and 1994 seasons when Glimt won the cup and became league runners-up, in 1994 only a better goal-difference allowed Bodø/Glimt to stay in the top division.

Another example of the rollercoaster ride of Bodø/Glimt league performance is the 2003 and 2004 seasons. In 2003 season the club finished runner-up behind league valedictorians Rosenborg. The team also lost the 2003 Norwegian Cup final to Rosenborg. In the 2004 season Glimt finished third last and had to play a two-game qualification match against Kongsvinger to avoid relegation. Glimt lost the first game 0–1 in Kongsvinger, but soundly defeated Kongsvinger in Bodø by the score of 4–0, winning 4–1 on aggregate.

After the club's comeback in 1993, Glimt played continuously in the Norwegian top division for 12 seasons, for a total of 16 top division seasons. In the 2005 season however, Bodø/Glimt was relegated.

Financial troubles and promotion battles

Life in the Adecco League proved harder than most fans had anticipated. Many were disappointed when Glimt failed to secure the third place play-off spot they had held during most of the course of the season, finally ending in fifth place. The season was tainted by financial difficulties, forcing the team to sell their top scorer Håvard Sakariassen and captain Cato Andrè Hansen to promotion rivals Bryne in the middle of the season. This had to be done to stabilize their financial situation, which was so poor that the Norwegian Football Association threatened to not give the team their playing license for next season, which would have resulted disastrously in forced relegation to the second division.

The poor results towards the end of the season finally prompted the board of the supporters’ club to write an open letter in which the training and alcohol consumption habits of certain unnamed players were criticised. In a bizarre twist a few weeks later, the supporters’ club was threatened with a lawsuit in the multi-million class by former coach Trond Sollied, who was briefly mentioned in a by-sentence of the letter as having been in charge when the bad habits of the team had begun. All claims were quickly retracted by the supporters’ club.

In the second season in Adeccoligaen, Bodø/Glimt achieved promotion back to Tippeligaen after two promotion matches – once again, as in 1976 – against Odd. Bodø/Glimt was the first team for nine years in Norway to win the promotion matches to Tippeligaen. This was also the final match for Bodø/Glimt for the Norwegian legends Erik Hoftun and Kent Bergersen. The return to Tippeligaen was a successful one as the team performed well to end in 4th place in 2008, but the next season followed the club trend of struggling after a good season, and Bodø/Glimt was again relegated with a 15th place, second to last in the league.

In 2013, Bodø/Glimt was again promoted to Tippeligaen, after becoming the winner of Adecco-ligaen. Coach Jan Halvor Halvorsen managed to keep Glimt in the top lead for the next two seasons.

The Knutsen era and historic titles

Ahead of the 2016 season, club legend Aasmund Bjørkan was appointed as head coach. The team started the season well, and was on top of the league table after three games. However, Glimt lost the next six games. The place in the top league nevertheless looked secure with four games remaining, but Glimt lost all of them and was relegated. Despite relegation, Aasmund Bjørkan stayed on as head coach, and the club brought in then unknown Kjetil Knutsen as assistant coach. Bodø/Glimt won the league by a 16-point margin, and was once again back at the top flight. Aasmund Bjørkan was named coach of the year,^[3] but stepped down as head coach, and took the role as sporting director at the club ahead of the 2018 season. Assistant Kjetil Knutsen was promoted to head coach. Glimt made a decent performance during 2018, however a record of 14 draws saw them finishing only in 11th place, but retaining their status as a top-flight team.

Ahead of the 2019 season, Glimt was mentioned among the relegation candidates by most pundits, especially since the club had sold key players like captain Martin Bjørnbak and top scorer Kristian Fardal Opseth. Glimt surprised everyone, and clinched a 2nd place in the Norwegian Eliteserien. Kjetil Knutsen was named coach of the year, and Håkon Evjen was named both player of the year and young player of the year. Ahead of the 2020 season, Glimt again sold several key players, among them captain Ricardo Friedrich and Håkon Evjen, and was not considered among the title candidates. However, Glimt performed a record breaking season, winning 26 games and scoring 103 goals in 30 matches.^[4] Bodø/Glimt won the Eliteserien for the first time in history, also becoming the first team from Northern Norway to win the Eliteserien.^[5] Again Kjetil Knutsen was named coach of the year. Philip Zinckernagel was named player of the year, having contributed 19 goals and 18 assists. Ahead of the 2021 season, Bodø/Glimt had sold their three front men Philip Zinckernagel, Jens Petter Hauge and Kasper Junker. These three players scored all together 60 goals and provided 35 assists in the 2020 season, and Glimt had not brought in clear replacements for these players. Pundits were again skeptical to Glimts title chances, but again Glimt surprised everyone, and were crowned back-to-back league champions after a 3–0 victory at Mjøndalen in the last match of the season.

European breakthrough and consolidation

Bodø/Glimt's domestic rise was followed by a sustained breakthrough in European competition. Their return to UEFA competition in 2020 initially ended in qualifying, but from the following season European football became a regular part of the club's calendar. Over the next five years, Bodø/Glimt progressed from the UEFA Europa Conference League to the UEFA Europa League and ultimately the UEFA Champions League, reaching the Conference League quarter-finals in 2022, the Europa League semi-finals in 2025 and the Champions League round of 16 in 2026.^[6] By then, the club had developed from an occasional European qualifier into a regular participant in the later stages of UEFA competitions.^[6]

The European progression largely coincided with the continuation of the sporting model developed under Kjetil Knutsen. Rather than substantially changing its approach when facing wealthier opponents, Bodø/Glimt retained a possession-oriented, high-intensity style and placed considerable emphasis on player development, collective organisation and continuity.^[7] These principles were consistent with the club's wider strategic framework, Vårres Måte ("Our Way"), which stresses development, performance, collective responsibility and the importance of developing an identity suited to the club's northern Norwegian circumstances.^[8] The club became noted for developing relatively inexpensive or previously overlooked players, as well as reintegrating former players, while repeatedly rebuilding the squad following transfers to larger leagues.^[7]

European participation also transformed the club financially. Increased UEFA distributions, commercial income and player-transfer revenue gave Bodø/Glimt resources on a scale unprecedented in the club's history. The effect became particularly pronounced in 2025, when Deloitte reported that the club generated NOK 497 million in UEFA revenue and that its total revenue rose by 125 per cent to NOK 759 million.^[9] The increased financial capacity enabled greater investment in the playing squad, coaching and support functions, while also increasing the importance of maintaining regular participation in European competition.^[10]

The European campaigns substantially raised Bodø/Glimt's international profile and brought wider attention to the club's location, ownership structure and development model.^[7] International coverage frequently contrasted the relatively small population of Bodø and the limited capacity of Aspmyra with the resources of many of the clubs Glimt faced.^[11] At the same time, the European success reinforced the club's traditional association with northern Norwegian identity and regional pride.^[7] By the middle of the 2020s, European competition had become not only one of the club's principal sporting arenas but also an important part of its economic and institutional development.

Domestic

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Season		Tier	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1963	3. divisjon district IX	3rd	1	10	9	1	0	45	10	19	Fourth round	Promotion not possible
1964	3. divisjon district IX	3rd	1	10	10	0	0	39	5	20	Third round	Promotion not possible
1965	3. divisjon district IX	3rd	1	10	8	1	1	37	8	17	Third round	Promotion not possible
1966	3. divisjon district IX	3rd	2	10	7	2	1	37	9	16	Third round	Promotion not possible
1967	3. divisjon district IX-X	3rd	3	10	4	2	4	21	14	10	Second round	Promotion not possible
1968	3. divisjon district IX-X	3rd	1	10	5	4	1	19	9	14	Third round	Promotion not possible
1969	3. divisjon district IX-X	3rd	2	10	7	0	3	35	11	14	Third round	Promotion not possible
1970	2. divisjon district IX-X	2nd	2	14	7	4	3	40	14	17	First round	Promotion not possible

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1971 was the first year northern Norwegian teams could win promotion for the top division (First possible year in the top division would have been 1972). Until 1978, the winner of the northern Norwegian group of the second tier had to enter promotion playoffs against the second placed teams of the two southern Norwegian second tier groups. 1979 was thus the first year northern Norwegian teams competed on equal terms as the southern Norwegian teams.

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Season		Tier	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1971	2. divisjon district IX-X	2nd	5	14	5	2	7	10	19	12	Third round
1972	2. divisjon district IX-X	2nd	2	14	4	8	2	23	10	16	Fourth round
1973	2. divisjon district IX-X	2nd	3	14	8	1	5	34	16	17	First round
1974	2. divisjon district IX-X	2nd	1	14	11	3	0	54	4	25	Semi-final	Lost promotion to 1. divisjon playoffs
1975	2. divisjon district IX-X	2nd	1	14	14	0	0	55	12	28	Winner	Lost promotion to 1. divisjon playoffs
1976	2. divisjon district IX-XI	2nd	↑1	14	13	1	0	60	11	27	Quarter-final	Promoted to 1. divisjon through playoffs
1977	1. divisjon	Top	2	22	10	8	4	33	24	28	Final
1978	1. divisjon	Top	9	22	6	6	10	37	37	18	Third round
1979	1. divisjon	Top	7	22	8	5	9	19	26	21	Second round
1980	1. divisjon	Top	↓ 12	22	5	2	15	13	43	12	Fourth round	Relegated to 2. divisjon
1981	2. divisjon group B	2nd	7	22	5	11	6	24	24	21	Third round
1982	2. divisjon group A	2nd	8	22	7	7	8	26	24	21	Fourth round
1983	2. divisjon group B	2nd	↓ 12	22	2	5	15	13	41	9	Third round
1984	3. divisjon group F	3rd	3	18	9	4	5	33	21	22	Second round
1985	3. divisjon group F	3rd	2	18	13	4	1	61	12	30	Second round
1986	3. divisjon group F	3rd	↑ 1	18	17	1	0	64	10	35	Fourth round	Promoted to 2. divisjon
1987	2. divisjon group B	2nd	7	22	9	4	9	38	33	31	Quarter-final	3 points per win introduced ahead of 1987 season
1988	2. divisjon group B	2nd	6	22	9	3	10	41	37	30	Fourth round
1989	2. divisjon group B	2nd	↓ 12	22	2	8	12	25	51	14	Third round	Relegated to 3. divisjon
1990	3. divisjon group F	3rd	2	22	15	5	2	64	21	50	Third round
1991	2. divisjon group 6	3rd 1	↑ 1	22	19	2	1	67	16	59	First round	Promoted to 1. divisjon
1992	1. divisjon group A	2nd	↑ 1	22	16	4	2	69	21	52	Quarter-final	Promoted to Tippeligaen
1993	Tippeligaen	Top	2	22	14	3	5	51	24	45	Winner
1994	Tippeligaen	Top	10	22	5	7	10	30	46	22	Fourth round
1995	Tippeligaen	Top	3	26	12	7	7	65	43	43	Fourth round
1996	Tippeligaen	Top	10	26	9	4	13	44	49	31	Final
1997	Tippeligaen	Top	7	26	10	7	9	39	34	37	Semi-final
1998	Tippeligaen	Top	5	26	9	9	8	47	47	36	Quarter-final
1999	Tippeligaen	Top	9	26	10	4	12	52	54	34	Fourth round
2000	Tippeligaen	Top	10	26	6	10	10	48	59	28	Semi-final
2001	Tippeligaen	Top	9	26	7	8	11	45	47	29	Fourth round
2002	Tippeligaen	Top	10	26	9	4	13	38	41	31	Fourth round
2003	Tippeligaen	Top	2	26	14	5	7	45	30	47	Final
2004	Tippeligaen	Top	12	26	7	6	13	28	41	27	Fourth round	Avoided relegation through playoffs
2005	Tippeligaen	Top	↓ 14	26	6	6	14	29	45	24	Fourth round	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2006	1. divisjon	2nd	5	30	15	7	9	65	49	49	Fourth round
2007	1. divisjon	2nd	↑ 3	30	17	4	9	66	39	55	Fourth round	Promoted to the Tippeligaen through playoffs
2008	Tippeligaen	Top	4	26	12	6	8	37	38	42	Quarter-final
2009	Tippeligaen	Top	↓ 15	30	6	10	14	29	53	28	Third round	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2010	1. divisjon	2nd	6	28	12	6	10	41	28	42	Third round
2011	1. divisjon	2nd	5	30	15	7	8	52	38	52	Third round
2012	1. divisjon	2nd	5	30	13	9	8	59	36	48	Quarter-final
2013	1. divisjon	2nd	↑ 1	30	21	4	5	63	24	67	Quarter-final	Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2014	Tippeligaen	Top	13	30	10	5	15	45	60	35	Fourth round
2015	Tippeligaen	Top	9	30	12	4	14	53	56	40	Third round
2016	Tippeligaen	Top	↓ 15	30	8	6	16	36	45	30	Semi-final	Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2017	1. divisjon	2nd	↑ 1	30	22	5	3	83	33	71	Third round	Promoted to the Eliteserien
2018	Eliteserien	Top	11	30	6	14	10	32	35	32	Quarter-final
2019	Eliteserien	Top	2	30	15	9	6	64	44	54	Second round
2020	Eliteserien	Top	1	30	26	3	1	103	32	81	Cancelled
2021	Eliteserien	Top	1	30	18	9	3	59	25	63	Final
2022	Eliteserien	Top	2	30	18	6	6	86	41	60	Semi-final
2023	Eliteserien	Top	1	30	22	4	4	78	38	70	Final
2024	Eliteserien	Top	1	30	18	8	4	71	31	62	Third round
2025	Eliteserien	Top	2	30	22	4	4	85	28	70	Third round
2026	Eliteserien (in progress)	Top	1	19	15	2	2	49	15	47	Winner

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¹ Third tier was renamed as 2. divisjon (Top tier renamed as Tippeligaen, 2nd tier renamed as 1. divisjon) ahead of 1991 season.

Europe

Bodø/Glimt first participated in European competition in the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup, where they were eliminated by Napoli in the first round. They returned to the competition in 1978–79, defeating Union Luxembourg before losing to Inter Milan in the second round. In 1994–95, they reached the first round after eliminating Olimpija Rīga, and defeated Sampdoria 3–2 in the home leg before losing the tie 4–3 on aggregate. Further UEFA Cup appearances followed in the 1990s and in 2004–05. After a long absence from European competition, Bodø/Glimt returned in 2020–21, reaching the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, where they lost 3–2 to AC Milan in a one-off match at San Siro.^[14][15]

In 2021–22, Bodø/Glimt made their UEFA Champions League debut, losing 5–2 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw in the first qualifying round.^[16] They subsequently qualified for the group stage of the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League, their first appearance in the group stage of a UEFA competition. Bodø/Glimt went unbeaten in the group stage, including a 6–1 home victory over Roma and a 2–2 draw in Rome. They then eliminated Celtic and AZ Alkmaar to reach their first European quarter-final. After defeating Roma 2–1 at home in the first leg, they lost 4–0 in Rome and were eliminated by the eventual champions.^[17]

The following season, Bodø/Glimt reached the Champions League play-off round, where they were eliminated 4–2 on aggregate after extra time by Dinamo Zagreb.^[18] They subsequently competed in the Europa League group stage before transferring to the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs, where they lost 1–0 on aggregate to Lech Poznań.^[19] In 2023–24, they again progressed from the Conference League group stage, but were eliminated 4–3 on aggregate after extra time by Ajax in the knockout round play-offs.^[20]

Bodø/Glimt achieved their best result in UEFA competition to that point in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. After finishing ninth in the league phase, they eliminated Twente and Olympiacos before facing Lazio in the quarter-finals. A 2–0 home victory was followed by a 3–1 defeat after extra time in Rome, leaving the tie level at 3–3; Bodø/Glimt won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 3–2. The result made them the first Norwegian club to reach the semi-finals of a senior UEFA men's club competition.^[21] They were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur, losing 5–1 on aggregate.^[22]

In 2025–26, Bodø/Glimt qualified for the Champions League proper for the first time after defeating Sturm Graz in the play-off round. They finished 23rd in the league phase, with victories over Manchester City and Atlético Madrid securing a place in the knockout phase play-offs. Bodø/Glimt then defeated Inter Milan 3–1 at home and 2–1 away to advance 5–2 on aggregate, becoming the first Norwegian club to win a Champions League knockout-phase tie.^[23] The victory in Milan was their fourth successive win in the competition, another first for a Norwegian club.^[24] In the round of 16, Bodø/Glimt defeated Sporting CP 3–0 at home, but were eliminated 5–3 on aggregate after losing the return match 5–0 after extra time.^[25]

Bodø/Glimt qualified for the Champions League league phase for a second successive season in 2026–27. They defeated Union Saint-Gilloise 6–5 on aggregate after extra time in the third qualifying round before beating NEC Nijmegen 6–1 on aggregate in the play-off round.^[26]

UEFA competitions record

As of 25 August 2026.^[14][27]

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Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
UEFA Champions League	34	18	5	11	76	49	+27	52.94
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	37	15	5	17	61	59	+2	40.54
UEFA Europa Conference League	34	19	9	6	69	37	+32	55.88
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	10	3	1	6	14	16	−2	30
Total	115	55	20	40	220	161	+59	47.83

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Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1976–77	European Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Napoli	0–1	0–2	0–3
1978–79	European Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Union Luxembourg	4–1	0–1	4–2
		Second round	Internazionale	1–2	0–5	1–7
1994–95	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Qualifying round	Olimpija Rīga	6–0	0–0	6–0
		First round	Sampdoria	3–2	0–2	3–4
1996–97	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	Beitar Jerusalem	2–1	5–1	7–2
		First round	Trabzonspor	1–2	1–3	2–5
1999–2000	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	Vaduz	1–0	2–1	3–1
		First round	Werder Bremen	0–5	1–1	1–6
2004–05	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Levadia Tallinn	2–1	1–2	3–3 (8–7 p)
		First round	Beşiktaş	1–1	0–1	1–2
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Kauno Žalgiris	6–1	—N/a	—N/a
		Second qualifying round	Žalgiris	3–1	—N/a	—N/a
		Third qualifying round	Milan	—N/a	2–3	—N/a
2021–22	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	Legia Warsaw	2–3	0–2	2–5
	UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round	Valur	3–0	3–0	6–0
		Third qualifying round	Prishtina	2–0	1–2	3–2
		Play-off round	Žalgiris	1–0	2–2	3–2
		Group C	Roma	6–1	2–2	2nd place
			Zorya Luhansk	3–1	1–1
			CSKA Sofia	2–0	0–0
		Knockout round play-offs	Celtic	2–0	3–1	5–1
		Round of 16	AZ	2–1	2–2 (a.e.t)	4–3
		Quarter-finals	Roma	2–1	0–4	2–5
2022–23	UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round	KÍ Klaksvík	3–0	1–3	4–3
		Second qualifying round	Linfield	8–0	0–1	8–1
		Third qualifying round	Žalgiris	5–0	1–1	6–1
		Play-off round	Dinamo Zagreb	1–0	1–4 (a.e.t)	2–4
	UEFA Europa League	Group A	Arsenal	0–1	0–3	3rd place
			PSV Eindhoven	1–2	1–1
			Zürich	2–1	1–2
	UEFA Europa Conference League	Knockout round play-offs	Lech Poznań	0–0	0–1	0–1
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round	Bohemians 1905	3–0	4–2	7–2
		Third qualifying round	Pyunik	3–0	3–0	6–0
		Play-off round	Sepsi OSK	3–2 (a.e.t.)	2–2	5–4
		Group D	Club Brugge	0–1	1–3	2nd place
			Beşiktaş	3–1	2–1
			Lugano	5–2	0–0
		Knockout round play-offs	Ajax	1–2 (a.e.t.)	2–2	3–4
2024–25	UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	RFS	4–0	3–1	7–1
		Third qualifying round	Jagiellonia Białystok	4–1	1–0	5–1
		Play-off round	Red Star Belgrade	2–1	0–2	2–3
	UEFA Europa League	League phase	Porto	3–2	—N/a	9th place
			Union Saint-Gilloise	—N/a	0–0
			Braga	—N/a	2–1
			Qarabağ	1–2	—N/a
			Manchester United	—N/a	2–3
			Beşiktaş	2–1	—N/a
			Maccabi Tel Aviv	3–1	—N/a
			Nice	—N/a	1–1
		Knockout round play-offs	Twente	5–2 (a.e.t.)	1–2	6–4
		Round of 16	Olympiacos	3–0	1–2	4–2
		Quarter-finals	Lazio	2–0	1–3 (a.e.t.)	3–3 (3–2 p)
		Semi-finals	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	1–3	1–5
2025–26	UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	Sturm Graz	5–0	1–2	6–2
		League phase	Slavia Prague	—N/a	2–2	23rd place
			Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	—N/a
			Galatasaray	—N/a	1–3
			Monaco	0–1	—N/a
			Juventus	2–3	—N/a
			Borussia Dortmund	—N/a	2–2
			Manchester City	3–1	—N/a
			Atlético Madrid	—N/a	2–1
		Knockout phase play-offs	Internazionale	3–1	2–1	5–2
		Round of 16	Sporting CP	3–0	0–5	3–5
2026–27	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–2	3–3	6–5
		Play-off round	NEC Nijmegen	3–0	3–1	6–1
		League phase	Bayern Munich	—N/a
			Borussia Dortmund		—N/a
			Napoli	—N/a
			Lille		—N/a
			LASK		—N/a
			Lens	—N/a
			Atlético Madrid		—N/a
			Club Brugge	—N/a

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UEFA Club Ranking

As of 31 August 2026^[update].^[28]

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Rank	Team	Coeff.
29	SC Freiburg	56.500
30	Shakhtar Donetsk	56.250
31	Bodø/Glimt	55.000
32	Eintracht Frankfurt	55.000
33	Olympiacos	54.250

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Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Syver Skeide (at Kristiansund until 31 December 2026) — FW  SWE Samuel Burakovsky (at Östers until 31 December 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NGA Gift Sunday (at KTP until 31 December 2026)

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Stadium

Bodø/Glimt have played their home matches at Aspmyra Stadion since it opened in 1966.^[31] The ground is located south of central Bodø, close to Bodø Airport, and is owned by Bodø Municipality.^[31] Originally developed as a municipal multi-purpose stadium, Aspmyra was substantially redeveloped around the turn of the millennium, with an expansion completed in 2001 as the venue developed into a football-specific stadium. The natural-grass pitch was replaced by artificial turf in 2006.^[32] Aspmyra has a capacity of approximately 8,200 spectators.^[31][33]

The stadium has been closely associated with several of the defining periods in the club's history. Its attendance record dates from Bodø/Glimt's breakthrough season in 1975, when more than 12,000 spectators attended a Norwegian Football Cup match against Viking.^[34] Aspmyra has subsequently hosted the club's domestic title campaigns and its European matches during Bodø/Glimt's rise through UEFA competition in the 2020s.

Plans for a replacement for Aspmyra developed during the early 2020s. An initial proposal, known as Bodø Storstue, envisaged a substantially larger multi-purpose development at Thalleåkeren. The project was later abandoned in that form and replaced by a scaled-down stadium project, referred to by the club as Ny Arena, with greater emphasis on facilities required for football and club operations.^[35]

The new stadium is being built at Thalleåkeren, approximately 1.5 kilometres east of central Bodø. The approved zoning plan, formally named Nordland idrettspark, provides for a 10,000-seat football stadium meeting FIFA and UEFA requirements. The surrounding planning area also includes a public park, a seven-a-side football pitch and limited provision for sports-related commercial and office uses.^[36]

Bodø/Glimt's members approved the investment in the stadium and the relocation of the club's activities from Aspmyra at an extraordinary general meeting in September 2025.^[37] Bodø City Council approved the detailed zoning plan later that month, and the decision became final following the rejection of an appeal by the County Governor of Nordland in April 2026.^[36] The club plans to move to the new stadium in 2027.^[37]

The design was selected through a price and design competition won by contractor Consto together with Nordic Office of Architecture and Arup. The consortium used Arctic Arena as its project name for the proposal, but Bodø/Glimt have stated that this is not the final name of the stadium.^[38] The club's members have approved the possibility of a commercial naming partner, provided that the eventual name reflects the club's history, Arctic identity and connection to the region.^[37]

Kit

The club is known to play in yellow kits. However, it wasn't until the mid 70s that FK Bodø/Glimt changed their white shorts to an all yellow strip. In 1980, the club signed its first kit-manufacturer deal with the German firm Adidas, though the club used training jackets and shorts from Adidas since 1976. Nordlandsbanken, a major bank in the region, was one of the main sponsor of the club, present on their shirts until 2011.

Since the 2007 season, Diadora has been manufacturing the kits, giving the club a clean, minimalistic design. In October 2023, FK Bodø/Glimt signed a new manufacturer deal with Puma.^[39]

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Supporters

Bodø/Glimt have a long tradition of organised support, closely associated with the club's role as a symbol of northern Norwegian identity. A distinct supporter culture developed around the club during its rise in the 1970s. Glimt's supporters became particularly prominent during the 1975 season, when thousands of yellow-clad supporters travelled to Oslo for the Norwegian Cup final. Scarves, flags, organised singing and supporter processions were unusual features of Norwegian football culture at the time, and the club has subsequently described its supporters of this era as pioneers of modern supporter culture in Norway.^[40] The support surrounding Glimt's breakthrough also carried a wider regional significance, as northern Norwegian clubs had only recently been given equal access to national competitions.^[41]

Singing and the colour yellow have remained central elements of Bodø/Glimt's supporter culture. Å eg veit meg eit land, based on the song Barndomsminne fra Nordland, has been sung by Glimt supporters since at least the 1960s and is commonly performed with scarves raised before and during matches at Aspmyra.^[42][43] Another distinctive symbol is the oversized yellow toothbrush carried by the supporters. The tradition developed in the 1970s, when supporter leader Arnulf Bendixen used a toothbrush to conduct the singing section. After a representative of the Norwegian dental-care company Jordan noticed the practice, a giant toothbrush was produced for the supporters.^[40] The toothbrush has since become one of the most recognisable symbols of Bodø/Glimt's supporter culture, and visiting captains have traditionally been presented with a yellow toothbrush before matches at Aspmyra.^[40]

The principal organised supporter group in Bodø is J-feltet, named after the standing section of Aspmyra in which the club's most vocal home support traditionally congregated. J-feltet developed from the supporter environment that had previously included Den Gule Horde and 1916.^[44] The supporter section was expanded into part of the neighbouring K section in 2023 in response to growing demand.^[45] Glimt i Sør, based primarily in Oslo and eastern Norway, organises supporters living outside Northern Norway and has become particularly prominent at away matches and European fixtures.^[46][43]

Bodø/Glimt's supporter community also includes a number of regional and local groupings. These have included Glimt i Midten, centred around Trondheim;^[47] Glimt i Vest in western Norway;^[48] and Glimt i Steigen, a supporter community associated with Steigen in Nordland.^[49] In addition to formally organised supporter clubs, the club has a broader network of local and regional supporter communities throughout Norway. The geographical spread reflects Bodø/Glimt's historical support beyond Bodø itself, particularly across Northern Norway and among people from the region living elsewhere in the country.^[43]

The club's domestic and European success from 2020 onward was accompanied by substantial growth in supporter activity at Aspmyra and on away trips. J-feltet and Glimt i Sør have played leading roles in organising singing support,^[50] while regional supporter groups have contributed to increasingly large travelling contingents in Norway and Europe. In 2022, Bodø/Glimt's supporters collectively received the Årets nordlending ("Northern Norwegian of the Year") award from Avisa Nordland and NRK Nordland. The jury highlighted the atmosphere created by the supporters, their conduct while travelling and their role in developing an inclusive supporter community, describing the movement as extending across northern, central, southern and western Norway.^[43]