Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian football club from the town of Ålesund, that competes in the Eliteserien, the first tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels. These teams are the 1st and 2nd teams, junior team, and also several age-specific teams.
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| Full name | Aalesunds Fotballklubb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tangotrøyene (Tangoshirts), Tango, De oransje og blå (Orange and blue) | ||
| Short name | AaFK | ||
| Founded | 25 June 1914 | ||
| Ground | Color Line Stadion Ålesund | ||
| Capacity | 10,778 | ||
| Chairman | Jan Petter Hagen | ||
| Manager | Lars Arne Nilsen | ||
| League | Eliteserien | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien, 9th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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HistoryEdit
In 2009 the club won the Norwegian Cup for the first time in its history. They beat rival Molde FK in the Final, and thereby qualified for participation in the UEFA Europa League. Aalesund also won the 2011 Cup Final, where they beat SK Brann.
Recent domesticEdit
[1]Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. divisjon 6 30 13 8 9 65 51 47 Third round 2002 1. divisjon 
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30 19 7 4 77 26 64 Semi-final Promoted to the Tippeligaen 2003 Tippeligaen 
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26 7 7 12 30 33 28 Quarter-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2004 1. divisjon 2
30 21 1 8 67 36 64 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen 2005 Tippeligaen 13
26 6 9 11 30 42 27 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2006 1. divisjon 2
30 17 9 4 71 35 60 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen 2007 Tippeligaen 11 26 9 3 14 49 56 30 Fourth round 2008 Tippeligaen 13 26 7 4 15 29 42 25 Fourth round 2009 Tippeligaen 13 30 9 9 12 34 43 36 Winner 2010 Tippeligaen 4 30 14 5 11 46 37 47 Third round Europa League Third qualifying round 2011 Tippeligaen 9 30 12 7 11 36 38 43 Winner Europa League Play-off round 2012 Tippeligaen 11 30 9 11 10 40 41 38 Fourth round Europa League Third qualifying round 2013 Tippeligaen 4 30 14 7 9 55 44 49 Third round 2014 Tippeligaen 7 30 11 8 11 40 39 41 Fourth round 2015 Tippeligaen 10 30 11 5 14 42 57 38 Third round 2016 Tippeligaen 9 30 12 6 12 46 51 42 Third round 2017 Eliteserien 15
30 8 8 14 38 50 32 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon 2018 1. divisjon 3 30 18 5 7 58 31 59 First round 2019 1. divisjon 1
30 25 4 1 67 25 79 Quarter-final Promoted to Eliteserien 2020 Eliteserien 16
30 2 5 23 30 85 11 Cancelled Relegated to 1. divisjon 2021 1. divisjon 2
30 16 10 4 68 43 58 Fourth round Promoted to Eliteserien 2022 Eliteserien 9 30 10 9 11 32 45 39 Third round
EuropeanEdit
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 | 
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Motherwell | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q1 | 
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Neath | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
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Ferencváros | 3–1(aet) | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
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Elfsborg | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
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AZ | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–7 | ||
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | 
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Tirana | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
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APOEL | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
SupportersEdit
The local supporter club for AaFK is called "Stormen", or "The Storm", with about 2000 members.
RivalriesEdit
Rival football clubs in the city include Herd, Rollon, Skarbøvik and Spjelkavik, with Molde and Hødd traditionally being the main regional rivals. Hødd has been less competitive with AaFK in recent years, as they have not been in the same division for some time. More recent rivalries have centred on Molde and Strømsgodset, and to some extent Brann.
The club's supporters enjoy a good relationship with supporters of Oslo club Vålerenga, and it is not uncommon for supporters of one club to support the other in competitions where only one team participates. In the 2011 game against Neath in Wales, some supporters of 2010's Europa League opponents Motherwell also made their way to support the club.
StadiumEdit
Aalesund played their home matches at Kråmyra Stadium until the 2005 season, when they relocated to the new Color Line Stadium with an approximate capacity of 11,000 people. Boosted by the new stadium, recent success and general increasing attendance in Norway, Aalesund has gone from attracting crowds of approximately 1,000 to regularly selling out their stadium [1] in only a few years. Their average attendance of 9,943 in the 2006 1. divisjon became at the time a new record for attendances at the second tier of the Norwegian league system.
Current squadEdit
- As of 1 April 2023[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanEdit
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Club officialsEdit
- Sporting Development Manager: Bjørn Erik Melland
- Head coach: Lars Arne Nilsen
- Assistant coach: Roger Naustan
- Assistant coach: Kristoffer Lie
- Goalkeeper coach: Frank Mathiesen
- Reserve team head coach: Amund Skiri
ManagersEdit
- Bobby Gould
- Egil "Drillo" Olsen (1989)
- Eivind Syversen (19??–93)
- Knut Torbjørn Eggen (1994–96)
- Bård Wiggen (1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999)
- Geir Hansen (2000)
- Ivar Morten Normark (1 January 2002 – 31 December 2005)
- Per Joar Hansen (1 January 2006 – 31 December 2007)
- Sören Åkeby (1 January 2008 – 31 August 2008)
- Kjetil Rekdal (5 September 2008 – 26 November 2012)
- Jan Jönsson (8 January 2013 – 31 December 2014)
- Harald Aabrekk (1 January 2015 – 28 April 2015)
- Trond Fredriksen (28 April 2015 – 12 December 2017)
- Lars Bohinen (20 December 2017 – 23 August 2020)
- Lars Arne Nilsen (25 August 2020 –)
HonoursEdit
LeagueEdit
- Champions (1): 2019
CupEdit
History of league positions (since 1963)Edit
| 1963 | 1964–1967 | 1968–1976 | 1977–1978 | 1979 | 1980–1981 | 1982–1983 | 1984 | 1985–1993 | 1994 | 1995–1998 | 1999–2000 | 2001–2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007–2017 | 2018–2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022– | |
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
- ^ "A-laget" [First team squad]. aafk.no (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK.
External linksEdit
