Strømsgodset Toppfotball is a Norwegian professional

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club based in

Gulskogen Gulskogen is a borough in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. Gulskogen has a population of 3,856 inhabitants (2005). Strømsgodset was the name of the parish from early times. Strømsgodset was a separate municipality which in 1964 became part of Dramme ...

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

, competing in the

Eliteserien Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

. It is part of the multi-sports club

Strømsgodset IF Strømsgodset IF is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Gulskogen in Drammen. It has sections for association football, handball and bandy, but is best known for the top-level football section known as Strømsgodset Toppfotball, which plays in Elit ...

, founded on February 10, 1907. The football team rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s, led by young striker

Steinar Pettersen Steinar Pettersen (born 29 April 1945 in Drammen) is a former football and bandy international from Norway. Career He played for Strømsgodset IF from 1962 to 1975. He played 282 matches, scoring 234 goals in football, he played even more and ...

and his teammates, known as the "Rødgata Boys" (named after their street in Drammen). They climbed from the fourth tier to the top flight in a few years, winning the league title in 1970 and the

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in 1969, 1970, and 1973. The following decades were challenging, with the club even dropping to the third tier in 1986. This setback marked a turning point, and they returned to the top flight in 1989. In 1991, they won their fourth Norwegian Cup, but the 1990s remained turbulent with promotions and relegations, including winning a bronze medal in 1997 despite losing the cup final the same year By 2005, financial troubles almost led to bankruptcy. However, local investors stepped in, sparking a new era of success. Strømsgodset returned to Tippeligaen, won the Norwegian Cup in 2010, and steadily improved. After finishing second in 2012, they secured their second league title in 2013.

Home ground

Strømsgodset Toppfotball play their home games at Marienlyst Stadium. The stadium has been rebuilt several times, most recently with a new south end ("Klokkesvingen") in 2014. There,

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(rail seats) was installed, which increased the capacity to 8,935 in matches where standing supporters are allowed. Safe standing has also been installed in the north end. When an all-seating stadium is required, the capacity is 8,060. Record attendance for the club is 16,687 against

Rosenborg BK Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien (football), Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles ...

in 1969. However, local rivals Mjøndalen holds the all-time record from a Cup semi final tie versus Viking in 1949, by approximately another thousand. The stadium often goes under the name of "Gamle Gress" (meaning "Old turf") Field measurements are 106 m x 68 m. The turf has now been replaced with an artificial grass surface. Marienlyst Stadium has frequently been used in Norway U21 International matches, and on 16 October 2012 when Norway U21 beat France U21 5–3 at Marienlyst and qualified for the

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, or simply the 2013 Euro Under-21, was the 19th staging of UEFA's UEFA European Under-21 Championship, European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Israel from 5–18 June 2013. The Is ...

, after France won 1–0 in the first play-off match.

Honours

**Champions (2):

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

**Runners-up:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

**Third place:

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

**Winners (5):

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

**Runners-up:

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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 ...

**Winners (1):

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Strømsgodset in Europe

Recent history

Players and staff

First team squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Administrative staff

Head coaches

* Yngvar Lindbo-Hansen (1952) * Karl Olav Dahlbak (1953) * Johan Wiig (1954) * Gunnar Hovde (1955–59) * Kåre Nielsen (1960) * Erling Carlsen (1961) * Gunnar Hovde (1962) * Einar Larsen (1963–66) * Ragnar Larsen (1967) * Asmund Sandli (1968) * Einar Larsen (1969–70) * Steinar Johansen (1971) * Knut Osnes (1972) * Erik Eriksen (1973–74) * Einar Larsen (1975) *

Thorodd Presberg Thorodd Presberg (born 18 January 1944 in Drammen) is a Norwegian former football and bandy player. A forward, he played football for Drafn from 1960 to 1963 and for Strømsgodset from 1963 till 1973. He played 234 top class games, scoring 125 go ...

(1976–77) * Arild Mathisen (1978) *

(1979) * Terje Dokken (1980–82) * Einar Sigmundstad (1983–84) *

Bjørn Odmar Andersen Bjørn Odmar Andersen (14 March 1943 – 4 January 2008) was a Norwegian footballer who played for Ørn-Horten, Brann and Strømsgodset. His position on the pitch was winger. Born in Horten, Andersen joined Brann in 1963, while serving his mi ...

(1985) * Erik Eriksen (1986) * Terje Dokken (1987–88) * Einar Sigmundstad (1989–90) *

Tor Røste Fossen Tor Røste Fossen (19 June 1940 – 7 August 2017) was a Norwegian football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg from 1964 to 1971, earning two Norwegian Premier League titles and one Norwegian Cup championship. He coached several Norwegi ...

(1991) *

Hallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen (born 12 April 1957) is a former Norwegian footballer who played most of his career in the Dutch Eredivisie as an attacking midfielder. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in ...

(1992) * Dag Vidar Kristoffersen (Jan 1, 1993–Dec 31, 1998) * Jens Martin Støten (Jan 1, 1999–Dec 31, 1999) *

Arne Dokken Arne Dokken (born 27 August 1955) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played as forward for several Norwegian clubs and two Greek clubs and 24 matches for Norway national football team scoring two goals. In eight seasons in the N ...

(Jan 1, 2000–Dec 31, 2002) * Vidar Davidsen (2003–04) * Anders Jacobsen (Jan 1, 2005–Dec 31, 2005) * Dag Eilev Fagermo (Jan 1, 2006–Dec 31, 2007) *

Ronny Deila Ronny Deila (born 21 September 1975) is a Norwegian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player, who is the current head coach of Atlanta United FC, Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. He spent most of ...

(Jan 1, 2008–14) *

David Nielsen David Jean Nielsen (born 1 December 1976) is a Danish professional football manager, and former player. He played for a number of Danish clubs, as well as Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany and English clubs Grimsby Town, Wimbledon and Norwich City ...

(June 7, 2014 – May 26, 2015) *

Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (born 26 May 1967) is a Norwegian football coach who is the current director of sports of Mjøndalen. His latest position as head coach was for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset. Playing career Ingebretsen was born in F ...

(May 26, 2015– Oct 13, 2016) * Tor Ole Skullerud (Oct 18, 2016 – June 6, 2018) *

(July 30, 2018 – May 15, 2019) *

Henrik Pedersen Henrik Pedersen may refer to: * Henrik Pedersen (footballer) (born 1975), Danish footballer * Henrik Pedersen (football manager) (born 1978), Danish football manager * Henrik Pedersen (cyclist) (born 2004), Danish cyclist * Henrik Bolberg Pederse ...

(June 20, 2019 – Apr 9, 2021 ) * Håkon Wibe-Lund &

(Apr 11, 2021 – Dec 31, 2022) * Jørgen Isnes (Jan 1, 2023 – May 26, 2025) * Dag Eilev Fagermo (June 10, 2025–)

References

External links

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Godsetunionen – Supporter club
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