The 2026 season is Viking's 8th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 76th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participates in the 2026 Eliteserien, 2025–26 Norwegian Cup, 2026–27 Norwegian Cup and the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League. It is the club's sixth season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.
Transfers
Transfers in DatePos.NameFromFeeRef.2 February 2026 GK Ľubomír Belko Žilina Undisclosed 12 March 2026 FW Kelvin Frimpong African Vikings Academy Undisclosed 28 May 2026 GK Erlend Jacobsen Brodd Undisclosed 2 July 2026 FW Romano Postema Groningen Undisclosed 6 July 2026 FW Amin Cosic KR Reykjavík Undisclosed 2 September 2026 DF Essiën Bassey PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed FW Erik Botheim Malmö FF Undisclosed MF Henrik Bjørdal Vålerenga Undisclosed
Transfers out DatePos.NameToFeeRef.31 December 2025 FW Sander Svendsen Released MF Yann-Erik de Lanlay Released 13 January 2026 GK Kristoffer Klaesson Aalesund Undisclosed 3 February 2026 MF Kasper Sætherbø Egersund Undisclosed 11 February 2026 GK Aksel Bergsvik Hødd Undisclosed 21 February 2026 GK Magnus Rugland Ree Bryne Undisclosed 18 June 2026 FW Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson Sigma Olomouc Undisclosed 31 August 2026 FW Edvin Austbø West Ham United Undisclosed
Loans in Start datePos.NameFromEnd dateRef. 4 August 2026 DF Jesper Daland Cardiff City 31 January 2027
Loans out Start datePos.NameToEnd dateRef. 7 January 2026 DF Fillip Voster Botnen Sandnes Ulf 29 July 2026 16 January 2026 FW Nicholas D'Agostino Brisbane Roar 30 June 2026 31 March 2026 MF Ruben Alte Sandefjord 13 July 2026 7 July 2026 DF Franco Lino Melbourne Victory 30 June 2027 10 August 2026 DF Fillip Voster Botnen Sandnes Ulf 31 December 2026 1 September 2026 MF Ruben Alte Viborg 30 June 2027 12 September 2026 MF Ola Visted KFUM Oslo 31 December 2026
Competitions
Overall record
Eliteserien
Table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 19 December 2025.
2025–26 Norwegian Cup
2026–27 Norwegian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying
The play-off round draw was held on 3 August 2026.
Play-off round
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 27 August 2026.
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
References