Ranheim Fotball is a Norwegian

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club from

Ranheim Ranheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen in Trondheim Municipality. The neighbourhood is approximately to the east of the centre of Trondheim. It comprises Older ...

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

that currently plays in

1. divisjon The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promo ...

, the second tier in the

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. Ranheim is the football department of Ranheim IL, founded on 17 February 1901.

History

Ranheim played in the Norwegian top flight during the following seasons; 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40 and 1947–48, as well as in 1949–50, 1952–53, 1954–55 and 1955–56. Since 2006, Ranheim has acted as a farm club for Rosenborg, its goal being to establish a football team from

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

in the

. Ranheim came close to qualifying in

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and

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. Former manager Per Joar Hansen earned Ranheim a promotion to the

after the 2009 season. They played their first 6 home matches at Abrahallen, and on 10 July 2010, they moved to their new stadium, EXTRA Arena. Ranheim finished 5th in the 2010 1. divisjon and qualified for the promotion play-offs for a place in the Tippeligaen. In the 2017 season, Ranheim gained promotion to the top level for the first time since 1955–56 after beating

Sogndal Sogndal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansv ...

. Over two legs, they first lost 1–0 away and went on to win 1–0 at home. After two scoreless periods of extra time they secured promotion by winning 5–4 on penalties. Ranheim finished the 2018 season in 7th place, and head coach Svein Maalen received the Eliteserien Coach of the Year award for this accomplishment. In the following 2019 season, the club finished 16th and last and were relegated.

Current squad

''For season transfers, see transfers winter 2024–25 and transfers summer 2025.''

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Administrative staff

Recent history

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Head coaches

* Kåre Ingebrigtsen (2006–2007) * Tore Grønning (2007–2008) * Per Joar Hansen (2008–2010) * Aasmund Bjørkan (2011–2012) * Trond Nordsteien (2013–2015) * Ola By Rise (2015) * Svein Maalen (2015–2021) * Hugo Pereira (2021–2023) * Kåre Ingebrigtsen (2023–2024) * Christian Eggen Rismark (2025–)

References

External links

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EXTRA Arena
– Nordic Stadiums {{Authority control Football clubs in Norway Eliteserien clubs Sports clubs and teams in Trondheim Association football clubs established in 1901 1901 establishments in Norway