Rosenborg Ballklub is an association football club based in Trondheim, Norway. It is Norway's most successful club, having won the Norwegian Premier League 26 times and the Norwegian Football Cup 12 times. Although founded in 1917,Svardal (2007): 18 it was not permitted to play Football Association of Norway-sanctioned matches until 1928.Svardal (2007): 26 The club entered the cup for the first time in 1932, claiming its first title in 1960.Svardal (2007): 264–265 Rosenborg joined the top league in 1967 and won the league in the club's inaugural top tier season.Svardal (2007): 104 It has only spent one season outside the top tier since, which was in 1978.Svardal (2007): 138 Rosenborg has played 186 matches and 27 seasons in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) tournaments, starting with the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup.Svardal (2007): 267 Their only European trophy is the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup, with the second-best performance being the quarter-finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League.
The club's record win is 17–0 in a cup match against Buvik in 2003; the league record is 10–0 against Brann in 1996 and the Champions League record is 6–0 against Helsingborg in 2000. In the league, the team had a record 87–20 goal difference in 1997, claimed a record 69 points in 2009 and went undefeated in 2010. Rosenborg was relegated after the 1977 season having won just a single match. The record home attendance is 28,569 spectators at Lerkendal Stadion against Lillestrøm in 1985.
Roar Strand, who played 21 seasons between 1989 and 2010, has played 416 league matches, more than any other Rosenborg player. He has also won the most titles with the club, having won the league 16 times and the cup 5 times. With 151 league goals, Harald Martin Brattbakk is the club's all-time top scorer and was the league's top scorer during six seasons. Sigurd Rushfeldt is the league's all-time top scorer, although he scored a majority of these for Tromsø. Odd Iversen holds the record for most goals in a single match and season, with 6 and 30 respectively. The club received it highest transfer fee for John Carew; they received 75 million Norwegian krone when he was sold to Valencia in 2000.
Honors
Major 1. divisjon / Norwegian Premier League:Svardal (2007): 262–264 Winners (26): 1967, 1969, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Runners-up (7): 1968, 1970, 1973, 1989, 1991, 2013, 2014
Norwegian Football Cup: Winners (12): 1960, 1964, 1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2018 Runners-up (6): 1967, 1972, 1973, 1991, 1998, 2013
Superfinalen: Winners (1): 2010
Mesterfinalen: Winners (2): 2017, 2018
Intertoto Cup: Co-winner (1): 2008
Minor Minor honors include lower-division league titles and pre-season friendly tournaments.
The double: Winners (9): 1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2018
League of Norway District VIII: Winners (1): 1938–39
Trøndelag Class A: Winners (1): 1945 Runners-up (1): 1935, 1936
Third Division: Winners (4): 1948–49, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59 Runners-up (1): 1952–53
Second Division: Winners (3): 1959–60, 1966, 1978 Runners-up (1): 1965
La Manga Cup: Winners (3): 1999, 2001, 2003 Runners-up (1): 2000
Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu: Runners-up (1): 2009
Kniksen's Honor Award: Winners (1): 1997
Players
Appearances
The following is a list of the ten Rosenborg players with the most appearances in the top league, including their appearances in European football. As no comprehensive statistics for cup appearances exists, the numbers are not included in the total.
Player Years League Europe Total 1989–92, 1994–2010 416 146 562 1977–95 346 24 370 1994–2005 279 103 382 1991–97, 1998–2002 272 85 357 1975–88 234 1 235 1981–91 225 8 233 1998–2008 225 87 312 1990–91, 1994–97, 2001–05 223 71 294 1979–91 221 9 230 1985–96 216 28 246
Seasons Player Years Seasons 1989–92, 1994–2010 21 1956–74 19 1977–95 19 1948–65 17 1979–91 14 1975–88 14 1992–97, 2000–06 13 1964–69, 1973–75, 1980–82 12 1971–74, 1976–83 12 1985–96 12 1989–2000 12 1991–97, 1998–2002 12 1990–91, 1994–97, 2001–05 12 1994–2005 12
Goalscorers
Most goals scored in one season: 30 – Odd Iversen in 1968 Most goals scored in one game: 6 – Odd Iversen against Vålerengen on 20 October 1968 Sigurd Rushfeldt is the all-time top scorer in the Norwegian Premier League, with 172 goals. Also the next three places on the list consist of Rosenborg players: Harald Brattbakk (166 goals), Petter Belsvik (159 goals) and Odd Iversen (158 goals). All four have played for multiple top-league clubs.
The following is a list of the ten Rosenborg players who have scored the most top-league goals. It includes their career total for Rosenborg, as well as the years they were top scorer in the club. An asterisk (*) indicates that they were also top scorer in the league for that season. The list also contains the players' goals in European football. As no comprehensive statistics for cup appearances exists, the numbers are not included in the total.
Player League Europe Total Years 151 30 181 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 2002*, 2003* 123 7 130 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981 98 9 107 1989*, 1990 84 1 85 1982, 1984*, 1986, 1988 80 18 98 2000, 2001*, 2004* 79 21 100 — 74 4 78 1985, 1993 73 13 86 1997*, 1998*, 1999 67 16 83 2006, 2007, 2008 64 9 73 1991*
Most-winning
The following is a list of the most-winning players with Rosenborg. It contains the number of times the player has won the league and cup with the club, as well as the years.
Player Total League Cup No. Years No. Years 21 16 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 5 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003 14 11 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 3 1992, 1995, 1999 14 11 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 3 1995, 1999, 2003 13 10 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 3 1992, 1995, 1999 12 8 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 4 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003 11 7 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 4 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999 11 7 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 4 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995 11 7 1985, 1988, 1990. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 4 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995 11 9 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 2 1995, 2003 10 8 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 2 1999, 2003 10 8 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2 1995, 2003 10 8 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010 2 1999, 2003
Transfer fee records
The following lists the ten highest transfer fees received by Rosenborg for players sold. It lists the player, the price in million Norwegian krone, the year the transfer took place, the club which bought the player and the country of that club.
Player Price Year Club Country 2000 Valencia Spain 2016 Saint-Étienne France 1998 Liverpool England 2009 Rennes France 1999 Racing Santander Spain 1996 Tottenham Hotspur England 2000 Ajax Netherlands 1997 Celtic Scotland 2008 Fulham England 2011 Schalke 04 Germany
Club
Matches First match: 2–1 against Falk in mid-July 1918Svardal (2007): 21 First Football Association of Norway sanctioned match: 1928Svardal (2007): 262 First cup match: 0–2 against Kristiansund FK in 1932 First UEFA match: 3–1 against KR Reykjavík at KR-völlur on 24 August 1965 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Record wins League: 10–0 against Brann on 5 May 1996 League away: 7–0 against Strømsgodset on 24 July 1994 7–0 against Sogndal on 3 August 1997 Cup: 17–0 against Buvik on 17 May 2003 Europe: 7–1 against Astana on 8 August 2007
Record defeats Overall: 1–9 against Hibernian on 2 October 1974 League: 1–8 against Viking on 12 August 1984 Cup: 0–5 against Molde on 9 August 2009 Europe: 1–9 against Hibernian on 2 October 1974
Streaks Longest winning streak in league: 8 matches in 1995, 1999, 2001, 2006 and 2009 Longest unbeaten run in league: 33 matches from 18 October 2009 to 7 November 2010 Longest unbeaten run home in league: 44 matches from 16 October 1994 to 16 May 1998 Longest unbeaten run away in league: 30 matches from 23 March 2009 to 31 October 2010 Longest winning streak from season start in league: 7 matches in 2003
Wins/draws/losses in a season Most wins in a league season: 20 in 1998 and 2009 Most draws in a league season: 11 in 2010 Most defeats in a league season: 16 in 1977 Fewest wins in a league season: 1 in 1932, 1951–52 and 1977 Fewest draws in a league season: 0 in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1937 and 1937–38 Fewest draws in a top-league season: 1 in 1969 Fewest defeats in a league season: 0 in 2010 Most points in a league season: 69 points in 2009 Fewest points in a league season: 2 points in 4 matches in 1932 Fewest points in a top-league season: 12 points in 22 matches in 1977 Highest league win margin: 15 points in 1995, ahead of Molde
Goals Most league goals scored in a season: 87 in 1997 Fewest league goals scored in a top league season: 15 in 1970 Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 1 in 1945 Fewest league goals conceded in a top-league season: 5 in 1970 Most league goals conceded in a season: 60 in 1961–62 Best goal difference in a league season: 87–20 in 1997 Worst goal difference in a league season: 17–48 in 1977
In European football
The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Rosenborg's games in the four UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The list contains the tournament, the number of seasons (S), games played (P), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L). The statistics include qualification matches.
Tournament Champions League / European Cup 20 128 48 27 53 Europa League / UEFA Cup / Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 12 44 18 5 21 Cup Winners' Cup 1 4 2 0 2 Intertoto Cup 1 4 3 0 1 Total 29 180 71 32 77
Attendance Attendance statistics only take into account statistics from the 1967 season onwards. Home overall: 28,569 against Lillestrøm on 12 October 1985 League: 28,569 against Lillestrøm on 12 October 1985 League as all-seater: 22,330 against Odd Grenland on 16 May 2006 League low: 1,250 against Hødd in 1978Svardal (2007): 141 League season average: 19,903 in 2007 League season average low: 2,549 in 1978 League away: 24,894 against Vålerenga at Ullevaal Stadion on 23 October 2005 Cup: 27,497 against Kongsvinger on 16 September 1990 Cup Final: 31,135 against Odd Grenland at Ullevaal Stadion on 23 October 1960 Europe: 22,492 against Rapid Wien on 18 September 1968 Europe as all-seater: 21,582 against Chelsea on 28 November 2007 Europe away: 64,870 against Real Madrid on 9 October 2005
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