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Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

association football club from Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF

Vålerengens IF

Vålerengens Idrettsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club from the neighborhood Vålerenga in Oslo, founded on 29 July 1913.It has sections for football, ice hockey, american football, handball, floorball and skiing...

. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga

Vålerenga

Vålerenga is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for its traditional, small wooden houses, and for its football and...

. Vålerenga won the Norwegian Football Cup

Norwegian football cup

The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...

in November 2008, but finished 10th in the 2008 Norwegian Tippeliga

Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

after a disappointing season.
Vålerenga's home ground, as of 2009, is Ullevaal Stadion

Ullevaal Stadion

Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the...

, the stadium for the Norway national football team

Norway national football team

The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...

. The previous stadium was Bislett Stadion

Bislett stadion

Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...

, which hosted speed skating and track and field events in addition to football, and hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics

1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...

Early days

The history of Vålerenga goes back to Fotballpartiet Spark which was founded in 1898, which became Idrettslaget Spring on 29 July 1913. Later the club changed its name to Vaalerengens Idrættsforening.

Vålerengen won the Oslo Championships four times before a national league (Norgesserien) was established in 1937. In the 1948/49 season

1949 in Norwegian football

Vålerengen finished second.

1960s–1980s

In 1965 Vålerengen won the 1st division

Tippeligaen

(now Tippeligaen) for the first time, and in the 80s they won 3 league championships and 1 cup championship

Norwegian football cup

. During that decade they also were twice cup runners-up and placed 3rd in the league in 1985.

However, the team was relegated to the 3rd division in 1970, and weren't back in the top league again until 1974.

1990s

In 1990 Vålerenga were relegated after 14 seasons in the top division. Vålerenga was close to further relegation in the 1992 season, but managed to remain in the second highest division

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....

thanks to a last round 3–0 win against Eik-Tønsberg IF

Eik-Tønsberg IF

Eik Idrettsforening Tønsberg, usually called Eik-Tønsberg, is a Norwegian association football club from Eik, Vestfold.It was founded as Eik IF on 14 March 1928, and included the city name Tønsberg in 1989. Before 1988, the district Eik was located in Sem municipality, but Sem was incorporated into...

. In 1994, Vålerenga returned to the top division, but were relegated again in 1996. In 1997 Vålerenga won the cup

Norwegian football cup

and the First Division

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....

and were again promoted to Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen

. As earlier in the 90s, the stay in the top division lasted only a few years.

2000–2004

In the 2000 season Vålerenga lost the play-off matches against Sogndal

Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal Fotball is the association football section of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane. The club was founded in 1926....

and was relegated to the 1st division

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....

. Vålerenga returned to Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen

and won the cup

Norwegian football cup

in 2002.

The 2003 season was poor for Vålerenga and they wound up third last in the league sending them into playoffs against Sandefjord

Sandefjord Fotball

Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....

to avoid relegation

Promotion and relegation

In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

. The result was a 0–0 draw in Sandefjord and a 5–3 victory in Oslo

Oslo

and so Vålerenga retained the position in the top league and avoided relegation.

Vålerenga rebounded nicely in the 2004 season and proved a serious challenge to the dominant Rosenborg team in the bid for the league's gold medal. After a frantic final round where Vålerenga beat Stabæk 3–0, they missed out on the league title since Rosenborg beat FK Lyn, Vålerenga's city rivals 4–1. Vålerenga won the silver medal, finishing 2nd to Rosenborg equal on points and goal difference, but Vålerenga had scored one fewer goal than Rosenborg during the entire league campaign, leaving Rosenborg as league champions.

Champions 2005

At the start of the 2005 season it was apparent that Rosenborg was in bad shape and it seemed like Vålerenga's season to go all the way. After a strong season opening, the club sensation IK Start – newly promoted to the Premier League – looked to give Vålerenga a fight to the finish, and the two clubs basically alternated on leading the series to the very last round. On 29 October it looked to be a thrilling last round reminiscent of the previous year, as both Start and Vålerenga had exactly the same amount of points, but Start with a slightly better goal difference. Start met Fredrikstad FK at home, while Vålerenga met Odd Grenland away. As the opening whistle blew the scene was set for some nail-biting football minutes around Norway

Norway

. Eventually Fredrikstad, who faced relegation if they lost, beat Start 3–1 while at the same time Vålerenga managed a 2–2 draw against Odd Grenland. Vålerenga stepped one up from the previous year, and won the title with a one point margin. History was made on several levels that night as it marked the first time in 21 years that Vålerenga won the league, and most notably it put an end to the 13 year long reign of Rosenborg.

2006 onwards

The follow-up season of 2006 didn't start out as well for the reigning champions, and a poor start left them at the very end of the table after seven rounds, having gained only 5 points. A steady rise in form though still brought the team to 6th place by the time the season was half-through. Late July brought a string of bad results, including embarrassing losses to main rival FK Lyn, and the exit from the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

qualifier after losing 5–3 on aggregate to Czech club FK Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav

FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...

in the 2nd qualifying round. Vålerenga had aimed to qualify for the tournament after missing out the previous year by being defeated by Belgian side Club Brugge K.V. on a penalty shoot-out. After losing five out of seven games between 22 July and 19 August head-coach Kjetil Rekdal

Kjetil Rekdal

Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Aalesund in Norwegian Tippeligaen. His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2...

decided enough is enough, and announced his resignation. Assisting coach Petter Myhre

Petter Myhre

Petter Myhre is a retired Norwegian footballer and current coach and commentator.During his active career he played for Strømmen IF, Ullern IF and Skjetten SK. He also took education at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences....

took over, and as a consequence the club regained their form and scored 25 out of the last 30 possible points, bringing the club to yet another medal in the league, the third consecutive, as well as a qualification spot for the 2007–2008 UEFA Cup. Vålerenga has also qualified for play in the 2006–2007 Scandinavian Royal League

Royal League

The Royal League was an annual Scandinavian football tournament held three times between teams from the three Scandinavian monarchies , starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and Sweden. Denmark, however, are in mid-season when the tournament starts...

after finishing among the top four teams in Norway

Norway

. In 2008 Vålerenga again won the cup

Norwegian football cup

. In 2009 the team made the semi final in the cup

Norwegian football cup

. On the 1st August 2011, Válerega played Liverpool FC in a friendly which they drew 3-3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/default.stm

Colours

Up to 1913, Vålerenga's kit was moss green ("VIFs Drakter"). In 1914, the Norwegian State Railways had a set of blue and red kits left over, which Vålerenga bought cheaply, so their official colours became blue and red. The 2006 season away kit was white with a touch of moss green.

Stadium

Ullevaal Stadion

is the current home ground, but it is owned jointly by the Football Association of Norway

Football Association of Norway

The Football Association of Norway is the governing body of football in Norway. Current FIFA World Champions It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League.The team are enjoying their best ever spell thanks to World Player of the...

and Vital Eiendom.

From the 60s till the 80s and a short period in the end of the 90s Bislett Stadion

Bislett stadion

was Vålerenga's home ground. Poor conditions and maintenance of Bislett forced Vålerenga to move to Ullevaal

Ullevaal Stadion

and a groundshare

Groundshare

Groundshare is the principle of sharing a stadium between two local sport teams. This is usually done for the purpose of reducing the costs of either construction of two separate facilities and related maintenance. -Intersport Groundshares:...

with FK Lyn.
After Vålerenga moved from Bislett Stadion

Bislett stadion

plans for building their own ground were conceived, but poor results on the field combined with financial problems kept those plans at bay for a few years. After the second place in 2004 and the league title in 2005 as well as business man John Fredriksen

John Fredriksen

John Fredriksen, is a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping tycoon, owner of the world's largest oil tanker fleet, and was Norway's richest man until he chose to abandon his Norwegian citizenship and take up a Cypriot passport. Norwegian magazine Kapital listed Fredriksen in 2010 with a...

's deletion of the club's debt in 2003, the talks of building a ground for Vålerenga have resurfaced. The original plans were to build a ground in Bjørvika

Bjørvika

Bjørvika is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of Oslo, Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner Oslofjord, situated between Gamlebyen and Akersness. It serves as an outlet for the river Akerselva. Since the 2000s, it has been undergoing urban redevelopment, being transformed from a container...

, right next to the future opera house in the centre of Oslo

Oslo

. Vålerenga has won little political support in Oslo city council for this proposal. There have been several proposals for other sites where a ground can be built, but there are two sites that recur as the most likely: Ensjø east in Oslo close to Vålerenga's training facilities at Valle Hovin

Valle Hovin

Valle Hovin is both a bandy and speed skating rink in cold weather, and an outdoor stadium for concerts in warm weather, in Oslo, Norway.The Bandy World Championships has been held here....

and to build the ground over the railway tracks at Oslo Central Station.

Following an announcement made on 15 May 2008, it appears that Vålerenga will be moving "home" to Valle Hovin as they purchased the area of the proposed stadium for the sum of 1 Norwegian Krone. The development mainly includes a 22,000 seater stadium.

Supporters

Vålerenga's main supporter club Klanen (the Clan) was founded on 5 May 1991 and is with its about 10,000 members the biggest supporter club in Norway

Norway

. Klanen is considered to be among the best supporters in Norway and is by some called "the best mixed choir in Norway" because of their joy of singing and cooperation. The kit number 12 is reserved Klanen.

Vålerenga usually gather a crowd more than seven times more than the other teams in Oslo. In the 2006 season Vålerenga gathered an average attendance of 13,871 at their home matches, ranking them fourth in Norway with regard to attendance.
In the last years Vålerenga has usually ended up at 4th place on the average attendance list in tippeligaen, beaten by Rosenborg

Rosenborg

Rosenborg may refer to:Denmark:* Rosenborg Castle, a castle in Copenhagen, DenmarkNorway:* Rosenborg, Trondheim, a place in Trondheim, Norway* Rosenborg BK, an association football club based in Trondheim, Norway...

, Brann

Brann

Brann can refer to:* SK Brann is a Norwegian football club from the city of Bergen.* Brann stadion is a football stadium in Bergen, Norway.* EHS Brann is a direct marketing, data and digital communications group based in London and Cirencester.People:...

and Viking

Viking

The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...

Honours

Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

:
- Winners (5): 1965, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2005
- Runners-up (3): 1948–49, 2004, 2010
  2010 Norwegian Premier League
  The 2010 Norwegian Premier League season is the sixty-sixth season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 14 March and is scheduled to end on 7 November...

Norwegian Football Cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...

:
- Winners (4): 1980, 1997, 2002, 2008
  2008 Norwegian Football Cup Final
  The 2008 Norwegian Football Cup Final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on November 9, 2008 at 13.15 CET. The match was contested between the Premiership champions Stabæk and Vålerenga. Vålerenga defeated Stabæk 4-1, and won their 6th Norwegian Cup....
- Runners-up (2): 1983, 1985

Superfinalen
Superfinalen
Superfinalen is a former Norwegian association football competition contested between the previous season's champions of the Norwegian Premier League and the Norwegian Football Cup. The super cup was incorporated as part of a charity-themed television show broadcast on TV2, with the profits from...

:
- Runners-up (1): 2009
  2009 Superfinalen
  The 2009 Superfinalen was the first edition of Superfinalen, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup competitions. It was played on 8 March 2009, at Telenor Arena in Bærum, between Stabæk and Vålerenga, winners of the 2008 Norwegian...

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup Norwegian football cup The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...	Europe		Notes
1997	D1 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....	1	26	19	3	4	70	21	60	winner		\|
1998	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	7	26	10	3	13	44	48	33	3rd round		\|
1999	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	11	26	8	4	14	40	53	28	last 16	CWC	\|quarter-final
2000	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	12	26	5	9	12	32	44	24	quarter-final		\|relegated to 1. Division 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.... after play-off
2001 2001 in Norwegian football -Round 1: April 16: Brann - Moss 1-0 Lillestrøm - Bryne 0-0 Lyn - Strømsgodset 2-2 Molde - Bodø/Glimt 4-1 Odd Grenland - Sogndal 3-0 Stabæk - Tromsø 0-3 Viking - Rosenborg 4-3-Round 2: April 22: Bodø/Glimt - Odd Grenland 1-1 Bryne - Stabæk 0-1...	D1 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....	1	30	19	8	3	71	29	62	quarter-final		\|promoted to Tippeligaen Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
2002	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	8	26	7	12	7	38	31	33	winner		\|
2003	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	12	26	6	10	10	30	33	28	quarter-final	UC	\|3rd round	avoided relegation through play-offs
2004	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	2	26	13	9	4	40	22	48	3rd round		\|
2005	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	1	26	13	7	6	40	27	46	semi-final		\|
2006	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	3	26	13	5	8	43	28	44	quarter-final	UC	\|1st round	elim. 3rd round ECL
2007	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	7	26	10	6	10	34	34	36	fourth round	UC	\|1st round
2008	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	10	26	8	6	12	31	37	30	winner		\|
2009	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	7	30	12	4	14	47	50	40	semi-final		\|
2010 2010 Norwegian Premier League The 2010 Norwegian Premier League season is the sixty-sixth season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 14 March and is scheduled to end on 7 November...	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	2	30	19	4	7	69	36	61	2nd round		\|
2011 2011 Norwegian Premier League The 2011 Norwegian Premier League season was the sixty-seventh season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011...	TL Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...	7	30	14	5	11	42	33	47	2nd round		\|

Summary

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Last season played
European Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...	14	4	3	7	17	25	2006–07
UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League	24	6	9	9	21	28	2011–12 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...	8	1	4	3	11	17	1998–99
UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...	2	1	0	1	1	2	1999
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...	4	0	0	4	5	13	1965–66
Total	52	12	16	24	55	85

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 4 August 2011
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
Notes: This summary includes matches played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...

, which was not endorsed by UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

and is not counted in UEFA's official European statistics.

List of matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
1964–65	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	2–5	2–4	4–9
1965–66	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R2	Hearts Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...	1–3	0–1	1–4
1966–67	European Cup	R1	17 Nëntori Tirana	N/A	N/A	Bye
1966–67	European Cup	R2	Linfield Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....	1–4	1–1	2–5
1975–76	UEFA Cup	R1	Athlone Town	1–1	1–3	2–4
1981–82	Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Legia Warszawa	2–2	1–4	3–6
1982–83	European Cup	PR	Dinamo Bucureşti	2–1	1–3	3–4
1984–85	European Cup	R1	Sparta Prague	3–3	0–2	3–5
1985–86	European Cup	R1	Zenit Leningrad FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...	0–2	0–2	0–4
1986–87	UEFA Cup	R1	Beveren K.S.K. Beveren Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...	0–0	0–1	0–1
1998–99	Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Rapid Bucureşti	0–0	2–2	2–2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... )
		R2	Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...	1–0	3–3	4–3
		QF	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	2–3	0–3	2–6
1999–2000	Intertoto Cup	R1	FK Ventspils FK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....	1–0	0–2	1–2
2003–04	UEFA Cup	R1	Grazer AK Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...	0–0	1–1	1–1 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... )
		R2	Wisła Kraków	0–0	0–0	0–0 (4–3 p)
		R3	Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	1–1	1–3	2–4
2005–06	Champions League	QR2	Haka FC Haka Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...	1–0	4–1	5–1
	Champions League	QR3	Club Brugge	1–0	0–1	1–1 (3–4 p)
	UEFA Cup	R1	Steaua Bucureşti	0–3	1–3	1–6
2006–07	Champions League	QR2	Mladá Boleslav FK Mladá Boleslav FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent times :The team was promoted to Gambrinus liga for the first time in its history in 2004 and in their first top-flight season fought against relegation, eventually finishing in 14th place...	2–2	1–3	3–5
2007–08	UEFA Cup	QR1	Flora Tallinn FC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...	1–0	1–0	2–0
		QR2	Ekranas FK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...	6–0	1–1	7–1
		R1	Austria Wien FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...	2–2	0–2	2–4
2009–10	Europa League	QR3	PAOK	1–2	1–0	2–2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... )
2011–12	Europa League 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...	QR2	Mika FC MIKA Mika Football Club , is an Armenian professional football club, playing in the capital, Yerevan.- History :It was originally founded as "Olimpia" in 1985. The club Kasakh Ashtarak is renamed in 1999 to Mika by the owner of Armavia Airlines, Mikhail Baghdasarov. Under the merger, the name of the...	1–0	1–0	2–0
2011–12		QR3	PAOK	0–2	0–3	0–5

Records

Largest victory in the premier league: 8–0 against Lisleby FK 1951
Longest consecutive seasons in premier league: 14 seasons (1977–1990)
Most premier league matches since 1963: Freddy dos Santos
Freddy dos Santos
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, 198 matches (2001–)
Most goals in mandatory matches: Einar Bruno Larsen
Einar Bruno Larsen
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, 99 goals (1957–1968)
Most goals in a single season: Jørn Andersen
Jørn Andersen
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23 goals in 22 matches (1985)
Record attendance: Ullevaal Stadion
Ullevaal Stadion
Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the...

, 23 October 2005. The 2005 season's last home game, against Rosenborg, 24894 spectators
Biggest win in a European cup match: 6–0 vs. Ekranas
FK Ekranas
Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...

30 August 2007 (7–1 overall)

(numbers as of 3 September 2007)

Current squad

As of April 1st 2011

Reserve squad

As of 3 April 2011, according to official Vålerenga website.

Coaching staff

Manager	Martin Andresen Martin Andresen Martin Andresen is a Norwegian football manager.-Club career:Martin Andresen was a regular on many Norwegian national youth teams while playing for Moss, Viking and Stabæk Fotball from 1995-1999. After the 1999 season, Andresen was sold to Premier League club Wimbledon in a deal worth £1,8 million...
Coach
Goalkeeper coach	Gjermund Østby
Fitness coach	Johan Kaggestad
First Team Development Coach	Andrea Loberto

Notable former players

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Allan K. Jepsen Dan Thomassen

Dan Thomassen

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Ragnar Klavan

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Kristen Viikmäe

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Aki Riihilahti

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Steffen Karl

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Árni Gautur Arason

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Luton Shelton

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Mohammed Abdellaoue Jørn Andersen

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Martin Andresen

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Henning Berg

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Lars Bohinen

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Aasmund Bjørkan

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Ardian Gashi

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Per Edmund Mordt

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Knut Hovel Heiaas

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Glenn Roberts

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Amund Skiri

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Petter Belsvik

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Øyvind Bolthof

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John Carew

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Erik Hagen

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Thomas Holm

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Tom Henning Hovi

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Odd Iversen

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Steffen Iversen

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Pål Jacobsen

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Henry Johansen

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Ronny Johnsen

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David Hanssen

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Terje Joelsen

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Fredrik Kjølner

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Kenneth Nysæther

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Bengt Sæternes

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Pascal Simpson

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