FK Vidar
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FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger
, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest level in the Norwegian football league system
.
on 15 August 1906. They lost 1-0. They became members of the Norwegian Football Association in 1909, and won their first league title in 1912 when the junior team became district champions of Rogaland
.
The club has spent most of its time between the third and fourth tiers in Norway and from 1952 to 1962 they found themselves languishing in the regional leagues. It was not until the 1980s that Vidar began to develop into one of the better teams in Stavanger
. They established themselves as one of the top teams at the Norwegian second tier (named Division 2 at that time, now known as Adeccoligaen
), only just failing to achieve promotion in 1984 and 1986 and finishing among the top four a total of five times. They competed directly against their city rivals Viking FK, finishing ahead of them in the 1987 Second Division, establishing themselves as the top team in Stavanger.
1989 saw the beginning of the decline. FK Vidar were relegated to the third tier, and in 2004 they were relegated again to the fourth tier (Third Division) where they remained for many years. In 2009 Vidar won a playoff to win re-promotion to the 2010 Norwegian Second Division
.
Their ground is Lassa Idrettspark which has a capacity of around 5000. The clubs colours are all red, and the away kit is white.
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest level in the Norwegian football league system
Norwegian football league system
The current national league system administered by the football association is organised as 1-1-4-12, where Tippeligaen is the highest Norwegian level and Adeccoligaen the second highest, followed by four third level and 12 fourth level ....
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Club history
The club was founded on 18 April 1906. FK Vidar played their first match against Stavanger IFStavanger IF Fotball
Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division of Stavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club from Stavanger, Norway. In 2011, they will play in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system. In Rogaland, they are simply known as Sif, and few people would refer to them...
on 15 August 1906. They lost 1-0. They became members of the Norwegian Football Association in 1909, and won their first league title in 1912 when the junior team became district champions of Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
.
The club has spent most of its time between the third and fourth tiers in Norway and from 1952 to 1962 they found themselves languishing in the regional leagues. It was not until the 1980s that Vidar began to develop into one of the better teams in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. They established themselves as one of the top teams at the Norwegian second tier (named Division 2 at that time, now known as Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
), only just failing to achieve promotion in 1984 and 1986 and finishing among the top four a total of five times. They competed directly against their city rivals Viking FK, finishing ahead of them in the 1987 Second Division, establishing themselves as the top team in Stavanger.
1989 saw the beginning of the decline. FK Vidar were relegated to the third tier, and in 2004 they were relegated again to the fourth tier (Third Division) where they remained for many years. In 2009 Vidar won a playoff to win re-promotion to the 2010 Norwegian Second Division
2010 Norwegian Second Division
The 2010 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway.26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. HamKam, Notodden, Stavanger and Skeid were relegated from the 2009 Norwegian First Division. Asker, Hødd, Randaberg and...
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Their ground is Lassa Idrettspark which has a capacity of around 5000. The clubs colours are all red, and the away kit is white.
Player records
- Topscorer, Jan Fjetland - 289 goals
- Appearance record, Egil Klinkenberg - 510 games (1966-91)