Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier.^[4]The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, when they as a third-tier side they for their first time reached the final of the 1976 Norwegian Cup. Sogndal lost that final to Brann at Ullevaal Stadion 2–1; Knut Christiansen scored Sogndal's only goal.^[4]

Sogndal's second season in the first tier 1988 Norwegian First Division, they finished in sixth place, their then best finishing position. The club was relegated to the second tier in the 1989 season. Sogndal won group A in the 1990 2. divisjon and won promotion. During the 1990s, Sogndal played five seasons in the first tier. In 1999, Sogndal received a transfer fee reported to be around NOK 40 million when Eirik Bakke was sold to Leeds United.^[4] From 2001 to 2004, Sogndal played four consecutive seasons in the top division, an achievement they repeated in the seasons 2011–14. The men's team were promoted to the 2011 Tippeligaen after winning the 2010 1. divisjon. Sogndal won the 2015 Norwegian First Division, their sixth successive second tier title. They share this distinction with HamKam and Lyn, the only other clubs with six Norwegian second tier titles.

In 2017, Sogndal received relegated an eighth time from Eliteserien, after losing the relegation play-offs on a penalty shoot-out against Ranheim.^[5]

The club's stadium is Fosshaugane Campus. The stadium was renovated and reopened in 2006 and the name Campus was added because the local Sogn og Fjordane University College and high school is located in the stadium. The capacity is 5,622.

The attendance record of 7,025 spectators dates from the 1976 Norwegian Cup quarter-final against Start.

Source:^[6]

• Eliteserien
  • 6th place: 1988
  • 8th place: 2001, 2003
• Norwegian Cup; Runners-up: 1976
• 1. Divisjon / 2. Divisjon (6): 1981, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2010, 2015

As of 28 February 2026^[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NOR Lars Jendal 2 DF  POR Diogo Brás 3 DF  ISL Atli Barkarson 4 DF  NOR Even Hovland 5 DF  NOR Emil Lunde Hillestad 6 MF  NOR Martin Høyland 7 FW  NOR Sebastian Pedersen 8 MF  NOR Jacob Blixt Flaten 9 FW  ERI Oliver Hintsa 10 MF  NOR Kasper Skaanes 11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Mensah 14 DF  GHA Jamal Deen Haruna

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  FIN Onni Helén 16 MF  LVA Lūkass Vapne 18 MF  NOR Vegard Haugerud Hagen 19 MF  FIN Tuomas Pippola 20 FW  NOR Preben Asp 21 GK  NOR Daniel Gjerde Sætren 23 FW  POR Fábio Sturgeon 32 DF  NOR Mathias Øren 33 DF  NOR Sander Aske Granheim 36 MF  NOR Marius Årøy 38 GK  NOR Ard Ragnar Sundal 88 DF  KEN Rooney Onyango

For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25, and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025.

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

• Most appearances: 611, Asle Hillestad
• Most goals: 321, Svein Bakke
• Most goals, Eliteserien: 46, Håvard Flo
• Biggest win, Eliteserien: 5–0 vs. Odd, 15 June 2003
• Biggest defeat, Eliteserien: 0–9 vs. Stabæk, 25 October 2009