Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club based in the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen Stadion, which has a capacity of 12,250 people, while the principal training ground is Lillestrøm stadion,[2] or the indoor arena, LSK-Hallen. The club holds the Norwegian record for the most consecutive years without being relegated, having played 45 seasons from 1975 until 2019. Over the years the club has had around 40 players who have represented the Norwegian national team. There has also been a number of foreigners who have represented the national teams of the United States Sweden, Iceland, Senegal, Finland, Malta, Australia, South Africa, Slovenia, Tunisia, Canada, Somalia and Nigeria.
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| Full name | Lillestrøm Sportsklubb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Kanarifugla, Fugla (The Canaries, The Birds) | ||
| Short name | LSK | ||
| Founded | 2 April 1917 | ||
| Ground | Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm | ||
| Capacity | 12,250[1] | ||
| Chairman | Morten Kokkim | ||
| Head coach | Andreas Georgson | ||
| League | Eliteserien | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien, 6th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
Lillestrøm SK was founded on 2 April 1917. It has been Norwegian League champions five times, most recently in 1989, and also in 1986, 1977, 1976 and 1959. Additionally, they have won the Norwegian Cup in 1985, 1981, 1978, 1977, 2007 and 2017.[3]
When Arne Erlandsen left for Sweden and IFK Göteborg after the 2004 season, former LSK player and German international Uwe Rösler took over as head coach of the team. His first season in charge became a successful one, with Lillestrøm finishing fourth in the league. This position secured LSK a place in the Royal League. The team also made it to the 2005 Norwegian Cup final, but lost 4–2 to Molde in front of a crowd of 25,000 at Ullevaal Stadion.[citation needed]
In the 2006 season, Lillestrøm were among the top favourites to win the league.[citation needed] Following a disappointing 4th place, it was announced on 13 November 2006 that Uwe Rösler had been fired from his position as head coach of Lillestrøm. Only a few days later Tom Nordlie signed a three-year contract.[citation needed]
A key signing ahead of the 2007 season included Fredrikstad's Simen Brenne, an attacking midfielder with a knack for scoring important goals. LSK under Nordlie played a 4–3–3 system, which invites rapid transitional play between defence and attack, Lillestrøm finished fourth in the league and won the 2007 Norwegian cup, beating Haugesund 2–0 in the final at Ullevaal Stadion.[citation needed]
On 29 May 2008, Tom Nordlie resigned from his position as head coach after a disappointing start of the 2008 season. Statements from Nordlie suggested that fundamental disagreements with club director Jan Åge Fjørtoft also contributed to his resignation.[4] It later emerged that the conflict between the controversial coach and the players was another big contributor behind Nordlie's departure, his punishing training regime in the run-up to the 2008 season being cited as the main complaint. Nordlie, no stranger to controversy during his career, had reportedly "lost the dressing room" as early as autumn 2007.
Erland Johnsen and Frode Grodås stepped in as caretakers until a new head coach was hired. On 19 August 2008, the club announced that Henning Berg would take over as head coach on 1 January 2009, after leaving his post at Lyn. Berg's first task would be to rescue the team from relegation, a feat he accomplished in his very first match as head coach. LSK beat Rosenborg 4–2 in a classic encounter to secure their place in the Tippeligaen.
The 2009 season was one of great upheaval. In an increasingly tight economic position, LSK sold or released 11 players before and during the season, with Berg also restructuring the squad and bringing in new talent. Enormous injury problems also made the start to the season a difficult one for Berg's charges. After 9 games, LSK had won none and drawn four[5] and seemed destined for relegation.[citation needed] An impressive comeback saw Lillestrøm deliver a strong second half to the season, eventually finishing 11th. Newcomer Nosa Igiebor had an especially impressive first season in the Lillestrøm jersey.
The team continued to impress over the course of the winter and start of the 2010 season. LSK were in early June fifth in the Tippeligaen, undefeated in 14 league matches. They saw, however, a dramatic drop in form over the summer which saw them briefly flirt with relegation, before a late surge of form late in the season salvaged 10th place.
In 2011, LSK made an exciting start to the new season, scoring an incredible 18 goals from their first five league matches, including a 7–0 drubbing of Stabæk in their first league match of the season – away from home. Early season form was good enough for the team to flirt with the top three until the end of July. Early in August, however, stars Anthony Ujah and Nosa Igiebor were sold to stave off the dire economic straits of the club. Also, in-form Icelandic midfielder Stefán Gíslason was out of contract and left the club. In mid-August, prodigy striker Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson was injured for the rest of the season, and the club failed to win any of their last 11 league games, a new record for Lillestrøm.[citation needed]
Coach Henning Berg was sacked three matches before the end of the season as investor Per Berg promised fresh funds for acquiring quality players after the season. The club again flirted with the prospect of relegation; however, the incessant poor form of Start and Sarpsborg meant Lillestrøm again saved themselves.[citation needed] This despite an abject 34 points gathered over 30 league matches,[6] which normally would mean relegation.[citation needed]
Former Elfsborg coach Magnus Haglund was appointed coach after the season.[7] Lillestrøm was quite active in the transfer window ahead of the 2012 season, and bought 11 new players.[8] The change of coach and flurry of transfers did the club no good, however, as they again flirted with relegation until just a few weeks before the end of the season, hovering between 12th and 14th place before a strong finish to the season[citation needed] propelled them into 9th.[9] On the whole the season was deemed a big disappointment, however, and Haglund's position has been subject to debate throughout the winter pre-season.[citation needed]
Ahead of the 2013 season, the club again has reined in spending and started the season with a first team squad of just 18 full senior players and additional backup players from the youth academy. LSK under Haglund have performed well away from home (2nd best away record in 2012), but often struggled on their own turf.
Achievements edit
- Eliteserien:
- Norwegian Cup:
- Royal League:
- Runners-up (1): 2005–06
- UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Recent history edit
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1995 Tippeligaen 4 26 11 8 7 50 36 41 Semi-final 1996 Tippeligaen 2 26 13 7 6 54 33 46 Third round 1997 Tippeligaen 10 26 9 6 11 41 49 33 Fourth round 1998 Tippeligaen 8 26 9 5 12 34 43 32 Third round 1999 Tippeligaen 4 26 15 3 8 60 41 48 Quarter-final 2000 Tippeligaen 6 26 11 7 8 42 29 40 Quarter-final 2001 Tippeligaen 2 26 17 5 4 64 33 56 Semi-final 2002 Tippeligaen 7 26 10 6 10 37 30 36 Third round 2003 Tippeligaen 7 26 10 7 9 33 35 37 Fourth round 2004 Tippeligaen 7 26 8 11 7 45 33 35 Semi-final 2005 Tippeligaen 4 26 12 6 8 37 31 42 Final 2006 Tippeligaen 4 26 12 8 6 44 33 44 Quarter-final 2007 Tippeligaen 4 26 12 8 6 47 28 44 Winner 2008 Tippeligaen 12 26 7 7 12 30 40 28 Second round 2009 Tippeligaen 11 30 9 10 11 43 50 37 Fourth round 2010 Tippeligaen 10 30 9 13 8 51 44 40 Third round 2011 Tippeligaen 13 30 9 7 14 46 52 34 Fourth round 2012 Tippeligaen 9 30 9 12 9 46 47 39 Fourth round 2013 Tippeligaen 10 30 9 9 12 37 44 36 Semi-final 2014 Tippeligaen 5 30 13 7 10 49 35 46 Quarter-final 2015 Tippeligaen 8 30 12 9 9 45 43 44 Third round 2016 Tippeligaen 12 30 8 10 12 45 50 34 Third round 2017 Eliteserien 12 30 10 7 13 40 43 37 Winner 2018 Eliteserien 12 30 7 11 12 34 44 32 Semi-final 2019 Eliteserien ↓ 14 30 7 9 14 32 47 30 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon through play-offs 2020 1. divisjon ↑ 2 30 16 9 5 49 26 57 Cancelled Promoted Eliteserien 2021 Eliteserien 4 30 14 7 9 49 40 49 Quarter-final 2022 Eliteserien 4 30 16 5 9 49 34 53 Final 2023 Eliteserien 6 30 13 4 13 49 49 43 Second round
European record edit
Summary edit
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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| European Cup UEFA Champions League |
14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2002–03 |
| UEFA Cup | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 49 | 2018–19 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1993–94 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2022–23 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2006 |
| Total | 64 | 22 | 9 | 33 | 81 | 102 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
List of matches edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 1977–78 | European Cup | R1 |  Ajax
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2–0 | 0–4 | 2–4 |
| 1978–79 | European Cup | R1 |  Linfield
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1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| R2 |  Austria Vienna
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0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Cup Winners' Cup | PR |  Rangers
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0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 1982–83 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |  Red Star Belgrade
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0–4 | 0–3 | 0–7 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  Lokomotive Leipzig
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3–0 | 0–7 | 3–7 |
| 1986–87 | Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |  Benfica
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1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 1987–88 | European Cup | R1 | Linfield
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1–1 | 4–2 | 5–3 |
| R2 |  Bordeaux
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0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1989–90 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  Werder Bremen
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1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| 1990–91 | European Cup | R1 |  Club Brugge
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1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 1993–94 | Cup Winners' Cup | QR |  Nikol Tallinn
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4–1 | 4–0 | 8–1 |
| R1 |  Torino
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0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | PR |  Shakhtar Donetsk
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4–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| R1 | Bordeaux
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0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | ||
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | PR | Flora Tallinn
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4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| R1 |  Brøndby
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0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 1996–97 | Intertoto Cup | Group 5 |
 Kaunas
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N/A | 4–1 | – |
 Sligo Rovers
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4–0 | N/A | – | |||
| Heerenveen
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N/A | 1–0 | – | |||
| Nantes
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2–3 | N/A | – | |||
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | QR2 |  Dinamo Minsk
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1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| R1 | Twente
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2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Glentoran
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1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| R1 |  Dynamo Moscow
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3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
| R2 |  Deportivo Alavés
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1–3 | 2–2 | 3–5 | ||
| 2002–03 | Champions League | QR2 |  Željezničar
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0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2006–07 | Intertoto Cup | R2 |  Keflavík ÍF
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4–1 | 2–2 | 6–3 |
| R3 |  Newcastle United
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0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | ||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  Käerjéng 97
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2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | QR2 | Copenhagen
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2–4 | 1–3 | 3–7 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 | LASK Linz
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1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | QR2 |  SJK
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5–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| QR3 | Royal Antwerp
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1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Records edit
- Greatest home victory: 10–0 vs. Geithus, 4 October 1953
- Greatest away victory: 7–0 vs. Stabæk, 20 March 2011
- Heaviest home loss: 1–7 vs. Fredrikstad, 15 August 1954
- Heaviest away loss: 1–7 vs. Odd, 7 June 1953
- Highest attendance, Åråsen Stadion: 13,652 vs. Vålerenga, 16 May 2002
- Highest average attendance, season: 9,018 in 2007
- Most appearances, total: 720, Frode Kippe 1997–1998, 2002–2019
- Most appearances, league: 441, Frode Kippe 1997–1998, 2002–2019
- Most goals scored, total: 319, Tom Lund 1967–82
- Most goals scored, league: 154, Tom Lund 1967–82
- Most goals scored, season: 26, Tom Lund 1973
Current squad edit
- As of 27 March 2024[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, see transfers winter 2023–24.
Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Andreas Georgson
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| Assistant coach | Robin Asterhed
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Fredrik Vestgård
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| Fitness coach/Physio | Geir Kåsene
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| Physio | Erik Kveen
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| Head of Analytics | André Schelander
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| Sports coordinator | Tor Arne Solberg
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| Mental coach | Mette Rosseland
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| Doctor | Pål Jeroen Husby
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| Nutritionist | André Baumann
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| Scout | Espen Olsen
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Academy edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head of Academy | Toni Ordinas[11]
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| Head of Development | Frode Kippe
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Administrative staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman | Morten Kokkim
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| Managing director | Robert Lauritsen
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| Sporting director | Simon Mesfin
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| Sales and partnership rep | Kari Herredsvela
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| Sales and partnership rep | Andreas Nilsen Grov
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| Financial and administration director | Linda Djupnes
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| Head of communications | Morten Stokstad
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| Marketing consultant/club store manager | Jørgen Heen Enger
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Coaches edit
Alf Martinsen (1947–50; 1952–53)
Karl Guðmundsson (1958; 1960)- Ragnar Larsen (1962)
- Walther Svendsen (1963)
- Henry Mathiesen (1964–1965)
- Rolf Wahl (1966)
- Ivar Christiansen (1967)
- Rolf Wahl (1968)
- Svein Bergersen/ Rolf Wahl (1971)
- Oddvar Richardsen (1972)
- Joar Hoff (1973)
- Ronny Mathiesen (1974)
- Joar Hoff (1975–1976)
Joe Hooley (1977–1980)- Kjell Schou-Andreassen (1980–1982)
- Joar Hoff (1982)
- Bill Foulkes (1984)
- Tom Lund (1985–1988)
David Hay (1989–1990)- Tom Lund (1 July 1990 – 30 June 1991)
- Ivar Hoff (1991–1993)
- Teitur Þórðarson (1994– Sept 9, 1995)
- Arne Erlandsen/ Kjetil Osvold (Sept 10, 1995–1996)
- Per Brogeland (1996– 1 June 1997)
- Even Pellerud (1997)
- Arne Erlandsen (1998–2005)
Uwe Rösler (2005–2007)- Tom Nordlie (2007 – 29 May 2008)
- Erland Johnsen (caretaker) (29 May 2008 – 16 June 2008)
- Erland Johnsen (16 June 2008 – 21 Oct 2008)
- Henning Berg (21 Oct 2008 – 26 Oct 2011)
- Petter Belsvik/
Magnus Powell (caretakers) (26 Oct 2011–2012) - Magnus Haglund (2012–2015)
- Rúnar Kristinsson (2015– 18 Sep 2016)
- Arne Erlandsen (20 Sep 2016 – 26 June 2018)
- Arild Sundgot (caretaker) (26 June 2018 – 13 July 2018)
- Jörgen Lennartsson (13 July 2018 – 2 December 2019)
- Tom Nordlie (caretaker) (3 December 2019 – 11 December 2019)
- Geir Bakke (31 December 2019 – 12 July 2023)
- Simon Mesfin/ Frode Kippe (caretakers) (12 July 2023–20 August 2023)
- Eirik Bakke (caretaker) (20 August 2023 – 21 December 2023)
- Andreas Georgson (21 December 2023 – present)
Supporters edit
Lillestrøm is one of the most supported clubs in Norway, and has the second biggest fan-club in Norway, as the official fan-club, Kanarifansen has more than 5,000 members. Kanarifansen was founded on 3 December 1992 and publishes its own magazines and has its own collection of clothing.
Rivalries edit
Lillestrøm's biggest rival is Vålerenga Fotball. The club also has a rivalry with Rosenborg. Their traditional local rival dated back to the clubs foundation is Strømmen IF.
References edit
- ^ "Åråsen Stadion". www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Lillestrøm". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Lillestrøm". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Tom Nordlie trekker seg – P4 – 29.05.08". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
- ^ "VG Live". Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "VG Live". Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Haglund er LSKs nye hovedtrener". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ Sande, Egil (4 April 2012). "- Har ikke opplevd lignende i Norge". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "VG Live". Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Lag / Lillestrøm". Lillestrøm SK. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Fra Stabæk til Lillestrøm: Ordinas ny utviklingsleder". Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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