Bærum SK

Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Norwegian Second Division, after being relegated from the 1. divisjon in 2015.

Bærum SK
Full nameBærum Sportsklubb
Founded26 March 1910 (1910-03-26)
GroundSandvika stadion,
Sandvika
Capacity2,000
ChairmanCarl-Christian Wishman
Head coachJan-Derek Sørensen
League2. divisjon
20192. divisjon Group 2, 10th of 14

The club comes from Sandvika, the administrative centre of the municipality Bærum. The club was formed as Grane FK, but quickly changed its name to Grane SK to include different sporting codes. The club changed its name to IL Mode in 1946 after a merger with workers' sports team Sandvika AIL. It took its current name in 1969.

Bærum have won Norwegian Championships in ice hockey, team handball and bandy, but now operates as a football-only club. The club's finest hour took place in 2004 when the team beat Vålerenga 3-2 in the third round of the Norwegian Cup.

The team plays in yellow shirts and black shorts. The away strip for 2010 is light blue shirts and white shorts. The club now plays at Sandvika stadion, the club's traditional home ground, after having played its home games at Nadderud stadion for more than 30 years. The pitch was resurfaced with artificial turf in 2003.[1]

History

In 2002, Bærum was promoted to 1. divisjon after winning their 2. divisjon group. Their stay in the 1. divisjon only lasted for one season, as they were relegated back to the Second Division in 2003.

The 2005 season ended with the club landing a disappointing fourth spot in the 2. divisjon table behind Sparta Sarpsborg, SK Vard Haugesund and Notodden FK. In December 2005 coach Arild Stavrum left the club after only one season in charge to take over 2005 Cup winners Molde FK. Jarle Hellesnes was appointed new head coach after Stavrum's departure. In 2006 Bærum secured second place in the league, two points behind Notodden.

The 2007 season was a disappointing one for the club. After good results in pre-season warm-up games and several good signings, the club was rated among the favourites for promotion. However, the team almost collapsed when real points were at stake. The club finished in sixth place, 19 points behind promoted IL Hødd. The only highlight during 2007 came when the team outplayed and beat Ham-Kam 2-0 in the second round of the Norwegian Cup. Ham-Kam were top of the 1. divisjon and unbeaten away from home at the time the game took place. Coach Jarle Hellesnes resigned before the season was over, with the resignation taking effect after the last game of 2007. Tomi Markovski, a former youth player for the club, who had led Asker from the 3. divisjon to second place in the 2. divisjon is the club's new head coach. His first season in Bærum was not as good as expected. Bærum finished fifth in the end, after losing most of the games after the summer.

In 2011, Bærum again won promoting to the 1. divisjon after winning their 2. divisjon group three points ahead of Kristiansund BK

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2002 2. divisjon 1 261763 783757 3rd round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon 13 307617 345827 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2004 2. divisjon 2 261727 753153 Fourth round
2005 2. divisjon 4 261466 664248 Second round
2006 2. divisjon 2 261754 602856 Second round
2007 2. divisjon 6 2611510 554238 Third round
2008 2. divisjon 5 2615110 623946 First round
2009 2. divisjon 7 2613310 614642 Third round
2010 2. divisjon 7 2610511 524435 Second round
2011 2. divisjon 1 241563 753051 Second round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2012 1. divisjon 14 305718 497322 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2013 2. divisjon 1 261934 843860 Second round
2014 1. divisjon 5 3015411 515249 Second round
2015 1. divisjon 15 308715 446731 Third Round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2016 2. divisjon 2 261457 554247 Third Round
2017 2. divisjon 9 26899 464433 Second Round
2018 2. divisjon 8 2612410 443340 Third Round
2019 2. divisjon 10 267811 395529 Fourth Round

Notable players

Famous players from the club include Marius Lundemo, Simen Juklerød, Lars Bohinen, Vidar Davidsen, Christer Basma and Thomas Finstad, as well as German journeyman goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel. Most Bærum supporters, however, more fondly remember loyal club legends such as Thomas' father Bjørn Finstad, Anton Huus, Kåre Martin Johnsen, Jan Wærø, Tor Vikenes, Steinar Hope and Jostein Johannessen. One of the first Africans in Norwegian football, Peggy Joof from Gambia, played for the club in the 1980s.

Current squad

As of 14 July 2020.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NOR Sondre Golden Midtgarden
2 DF  NOR Jørgen Vedal Sjøl
3 DF  NOR Abdel-Hedi Ali
4 DF  NOR Aaron Kiil Olsen
5 DF  NOR Lars Ivar Slemdal
6 DF  NOR Christian Schjølberg Hanche-Olsen
7 MF  NOR Daniel Berg
8 MF  NOR Alexander Rønning-Olsen
9 FW  NOR Adrian Rogulj
10 DF  NOR Jan Christian Aubert
11 FW  NOR Jon Tveit Rønning
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  NOR Aron Christensen
14 MF  NOR Victor Sandsmark-Evensen
15 DF  NOR Nicolay Grimstad
16 MF  NOR Erik Ansok Frøysa
17 DF  NOR Attila Mark Markus
19 FW  NOR Kristoffer Sørensen
22 MF  NOR Martin André Berg
23 DF  NOR Lasse Haldorsen
27 FW  NOR Markus Stokken Kaasa
34 GK  NOR Viggo Luraas Haugen

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2019–20 and transfers summer 2020.

References
  1. Bærum SK - Idrett Online Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aalbu, Jan Erik. "Current squad" (in Norwegian). Bærum SK. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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