Lillestrøm SK
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| Full name | Lillestrøm Sportsklubb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Kanarifuglene, Fugla (The Canaries, The Birds) |
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| Short name | LSK | ||
| Founded | 2 April 1917 | ||
| Ground | Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm (Capacity: 11,637) |
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| Chairman | Per Mathisen | ||
| Manager | Henning Berg | ||
| League | Tippeligaen | ||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen, 12th | ||
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Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen Stadion, while the principal training ground is Lillestrøm stadion[1], or the indoor arena, LSK-Hallen. Åråsen Stadion seats 11,637 people; the average attendance is around 10,000. The club holds the Norwegian record for the most consecutive years without being relegated. 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 Sweden, Iceland, Senegal, Finland, Malta, Australia, South Africa, Slovenia, Tunisia, Canada, Somalia, and Nigeria.
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[edit] History
Lillestrøm S.K. was founded on 2 April 1917. It has been Norwegian Elite 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 and 2007.[2]
On 14 September 1977 Lillestrøm played against AFC Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA cup, at Ullevaal Stadium and won 2-0. The match was seen by more than 20,000, which became an all-time record home attendance for any LSK match. But Lillestrøm lost the second-leg match in Amsterdam 4-0. It was after these two matches Ajax decided that they wanted Lillestrøm's Tom Lund to replace Johann Cruyff when he left for FC Barcelona. But due to his loyalty and love for the club he never did leave Lillestrøm. A statue of him has been erected outside Åråsen.
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 Norwegian Cup final, but surprisingly lost 4-2 to Molde FK in front of a crowd of 25,000 at Ullevaal stadium.
In the 2006-season Lillestrøm were among the top favourites to win the league. 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. The best player of all time inn the club is Emil Szyszka after some vert good years.
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 play a 4-3-3 system, which invites rapid transitional play between defence and attack. The 2007 outfit won the Norwegian cup, beating FK Haugesund 2-0 in the final at Ullevaal stadion, and finished fourth in the league.
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 resignment.[3]. It has 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 the main complaint.
Erland Johnsen and Frode Grodås stepped up as cartakers 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 Oslo.
[edit] Achievements
- Norwegian Premier League:
- Winners (5): 1959, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1989
- Runners-up (8): 1959-60, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2001
- Norwegian Football Cup:
- Winners (5): 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 2007
- Runners-up (7): 1953, 1955, 1958, 1980, 1986, 1992, 2005
- Royal League:
- Runners-up (1): 2005-06
- UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2006
[edit] Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1998 ES 8 26 9 6 11 41 49 33 3rd round 1999 ES 4 26 15 3 8 60 41 48 quarter-final 2000 ES 6 26 11 7 8 42 29 40 quarter-final 2001 ES 2 26 17 5 4 64 33 56 semi-final 2002 ES 7 26 10 6 10 37 30 36 3rd round 2003 ES 7 26 10 7 9 33 35 37 last 16 2004 ES 7 26 8 11 7 45 33 35 semi-final 2005 ES 4 26 12 6 8 37 31 42 final 2006 ES 4 26 12 8 6 44 33 44 quarter-final 2007 ES 4 26 12 8 6 47 28 44 winner 2008 ES 12 26 7 7 12 30 40 28 2nd round
[edit] Records
- Greatest home victory: 10-0 vs. Geithus, 4 October 1953
- Greatest away victory: 6-0 vs. Ranheim I.L., 3 August 1952
- Heaviest home loss: 1-7 vs. Fredrikstad F.K., 15 August 1954
- Heaviest away loss: 1-7 vs. Odd Grenland B.K., 7 June 1953
- Highest attendance, Åråsen Stadion: 13,652 vs. Vålerenga I.F., 16 May 2002
- Highest average attendance, season: 9,018, 2007
- Most appearances, total: 613, Torgeir Bjarmann 1988-2003
- Most appearances, league: 306, Torgeir Bjarmann
- Most goals scored, total: 319, Tom Lund 1967-1982
- Most goals scored, league: 93, Arild Sundgot 1997- (per April 2009)
- Most goals scored, season: 19, Mons Ivar Mjelde 1993
[edit] Current squad
- As of 8 April 2009.
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[edit] Supporters
Lillestrøm is one the most supported clubs in Norway, and has the second biggest fan-club in Norway, as the official fan-club, Kanarifansen has as of January 2009 more than 5000 members. They are known as the best supporters in Norway, mostly due to their singing and ability to support their team no matter what. Kanarifansen was founded on 3 December 1992. Furthermore, there are also some unofficial "fractions" connected to the club. For the 2008 season there were about 9000 spectators on average. Kanarifansen publishes its own magazines and has its own collection of clothing.
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