List of Viking FK seasons

Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. Viking have played in the top division since the league was established in 1937, except for the years 1966–67, 1987–88 and 2018. In total, Viking have played 68 seasons in the first tier and 5 seasons in the second tier of Norwegian football.[lower-alpha 1] No other clubs have played more seasons in the top flight. The club has never played lower than the second tier. The 2019 season will be Viking's 69th season in the top flight.

For details of the current season, see 2020 Viking FK season.

In the first years, Viking played predominantly friendly matches against local clubs.[1] Starting around 1910, Viking played in regional leagues in Rogaland until 1937. Common opponents in these years were fellow Stavanger clubs FK Vidar, IL Brodd and Stavanger IF. Viking were the dominating team in the region during the 1930s. The 1937–38 season was the first national league season. However, the league was still split into several regional groups. The winner from each group would qualify for a knockout tournament at the end of the season to decide the champion. Viking qualified for this knockout tournament twice, in 1937–38 and 1947–48. In the 1948–49 season, the league was split into only two groups. The two group-winners would then play each other to decide the winner. Viking won the league for the first time in 1957–58, after beating Skeid 2-0 in the championship final. Viking also won the Norwegian cup twice during the 1950s. The 1963 season was the first regular league season with only one group. Viking struggled in the first seasons with the new league structure, and were relegated in 1965, but were promoted back two years later. The 1970s were the club's most successful period, winning the league five times, reaching the Norwegian cup final twice, winning it once, and participating in European competitions several times. Viking won the double in 1979. The success continued into the 1980s with another league title in 1982 and being runner-ups in the league in 1981 and 1984. But in 1986 Viking were relegated for the second time in the club's history, and in 1987 they suffered their worst league position of all time, finishing in 8th place in the second tier. The next season, Viking were promoted back to the top division, and won the cup the following season. In 1991, Viking won their last top division title.

Key

League table key Pos = Final position Pld = Matches played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Att = Average home attendance

Position key W = Winners RU = Runners-up SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals GS = Group stage R4 = Fourth round R3 = Third round R2 = Second round R1 = First round QR2 = Second qualifying round

Key to colours and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place 1st Winners of group 2nd Runners-up of group 3rd Third place in group ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated ♦ Top scorer in the whole league N/A Not available or unknown

Seasons

1910–1937

Season	Regional league		Cup
	Division	Pos
1910	Kretsserien (Vestlandske)	N/A	N/A
1911	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	2nd	N/A
1912	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	2nd	N/A
1913	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	2nd	N/A
1914	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	2nd	N/A
1915	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	4th	N/A
1916	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	3rd	N/A
1917	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	4th	N/A
1918	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	4th	N/A
1919	Kretsserien (Vesterlen)	2nd	N/A
1920	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	R3
1921	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	N/A
1922	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	N/A
1923	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	N/A
1924	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	N/A
1925	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	SF
1926	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	R3
1927	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	R4
1928	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	R4
1929	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	R4
1930	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	QF
1931	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	N/A	R4
1932	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	N/A
1933	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	RU
1934	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	R3
1935	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	SF
1936	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	R3
1937	Kretsserien (Rogaland)	1st	QF

Since 1937

Season	League											Cup	Other		League top goalscorer
	Tier	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Att[2]		Competition	Round	Player	Goals
1937–38	1	Norgesserien (Dist. V, Group B)	1st	12	9	0	3	37	13	18	N/A	QF	Championship play-offs	QF
1938–39		Norgesserien (Dist. V, Group B)	3rd	12	5	3	4	20	19	13	N/A	SF
1939–40[lower-alpha 1]		Norgesserien (Dist. V, Group B)	1st	8	7	1	0	31	8	15	N/A	R4
1940–41	There was no league football between 1940 and 1947 due to World War II.											QF
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46												R4
1946–47												R3
1947–48	1	Norgesserien (Dist. V, Group B)	1st	12	9	1	2	29	8	19	N/A	RU	Championship play-offs	SF
1948–49		Hovedserien (A)	3rd	14	7	4	3	25	18	18	4,332	SF
1949–50		Hovedserien (A)	3rd	14	5	6	3	28	20	16	4,571	R3
1950–51		Hovedserien (A)	4th	14	5	4	5	19	18	14	4,643	R3
1951–52		Hovedserien (A)	4th	14	5	5	4	21	19	15	4,214	QF
1952–53		Hovedserien (A)	4th	14	7	3	4	23	17	17	4,500	R2
1953–54		Hovedserien (A)	5th	14	4	5	5	19	20	13	3,071	W
1954–55		Hovedserien (A)	2nd	14	6	3	5	23	24	15	3,044	QF
1955–56		Hovedserien (A)	3rd	14	5	5	4	25	26	15	3,652	SF
1956–57		Hovedserien (A)	5th	14	5	5	4	19	15	15	4,629	SF
1957–58		Hovedserien (A)	1st	14[lower-alpha 2]	9	3	2	32	14	21	5,126	QF
1958–59		Hovedserien (A)	3rd	14	7	3	4	25	17	17	4,866	SF
1959–60		Hovedserien (A)	3rd	14	6	4	4	25	18	16	6,511	W
1960–61		Hovedserien (A)	3rd	14	5	4	5	24	24	14	6,300	R4
1961–62		Hovedserien	7th	30	14	7	9	49	48	35	5,502	R3 (1961) R3 (1962)
1963		1. divisjon	7th	18	6	5	7	26	37	17	7,483	SF
1964		1. divisjon	8th	18	5	4	9	22	37	14	7,833	R1
1965		1. divisjon	9th	18	5	3	10	20	32	13	6,108	QF
1966	2	2. divisjon (B)	2nd	14	8	2	4	24	20	18	N/A	SF
1967		2. divisjon (A)	1st	14	11	0	3	56	18	22	N/A	QF
1968	1	1. divisjon	3rd	18	9	3	6	34	32	21	9,071	R1
1969		1. divisjon	5th	18	6	6	6	18	17	18	7,844	QF
1970		1. divisjon	6th	18	8	3	7	27	20	19	5,733	R3
1971		1. divisjon	3rd	18	9	4	5	41	20	22	10,293	QF
1972		1. divisjon	1st	22	16	2	4	42	15	34	11,218	R4	UEFA Cup	R2	Vold	16 ♦
1973		1. divisjon	1st	22	13	6	3	30	13	32	11,571	SF	European Cup	R1
1974		1. divisjon	1st	22	11	9	2	31	10	31	10,282	RU	European Cup	R1
1975		1. divisjon	1st	22	12	6	4	38	20	30	10,468	QF	European Cup	R1
1976		1. divisjon	5th	22	6	10	6	24	21	22	8,738	R3	European Cup	R1
1977		1. divisjon	5th	22	9	5	8	41	34	23	8,068	R4			Johannessen	17 ♦
1978		1. divisjon	3rd	22	12	7	3	42	22	31	8,016	SF
1979		1. divisjon	1st	22	13	6	3	31	16	32	9,236	W	UEFA Cup	R1
1980		1. divisjon	4th	22	10	5	7	34	27	25	8,511	QF	European Cup	R1	Refvik	8
1981		1. divisjon	2nd	22	11	6	5	32	30	28	7,728	SF
1982		1. divisjon	1st	22	11	7	4	39	24	29	7,599	SF	UEFA Cup	R2	Johannessen	11 ♦
1983		1. divisjon	6th	22	8	6	8	31	34	22	6,513	R3	European Cup	R1	Hellvik	7
1984		1. divisjon	2nd	22	9	7	6	33	23	25	5,513	RU			Goodchild	10
1985		1. divisjon	7th	22	8	5	9	28	36	21	6,156	R4	UEFA Cup	R1	Hellvik	7
1986		1. divisjon	11th	22	5	7	10	23	33	17	4,339	R4
1987	2	2. divisjon (A)	8th	22	7	6	9	31	27	27[lower-alpha 3]	N/A	R1
1988		2. divisjon (A)	1st	22	14	3	5	56	25	45	N/A	R4
1989	1	1. divisjon	6th	22	9	4	9	36	33	31	6,194	W			Jonevret	10
1990		Tippeligaen	5th	22	10	5	7	41	30	35	6,583	R4	European Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Jonevret	9
1991		Tippeligaen	1st	22	12	5	5	37	27	41	9,739	QF			Meinseth	8
1992		Tippeligaen	9th	22	4	9	9	25	34	21	7,795	SF	UEFA Champions League	R1	Aase Fjetland Meinseth	4
1993		Tippeligaen	4th	22	13	2	7	38	27	41	8,678	R4			Østenstad	10
1994		Tippeligaen	3rd	22	11	6	5	41	26	39	8,135	R4			Bøe	7
1995		Tippeligaen	5th	26	12	4	10	55	42	40	7,961	R3	UEFA Cup	R1	Østenstad	12
1996		Tippeligaen	3rd	26	12	7	7	50	32	43	7,441	R4			Østenstad	23
1997		Tippeligaen	8th	26	8	10	8	42	34	34	6,528	SF	UEFA Cup	QR2	Andresen Månsson	8
1998		Tippeligaen	4th	26	14	4	8	66	44	46	5,692	R4			Daðason	15
1999		Tippeligaen	8th	26	11	3	12	51	48	36	6,108	R4	UEFA Cup	R2	Daðason	17
2000		Tippeligaen	3rd	26	13	6	7	51	39	45	6,659	RU			Daðason	15
2001		Tippeligaen	3rd	26	14	7	5	43	29	49	7,887	W	UEFA Cup	R2	Nevland	14
2002		Tippeligaen	4th	26	11	11	4	44	31	44	7,507	QF	UEFA Cup	R2	Nevland	10
2003		Tippeligaen	5th	26	9	10	7	46	34	37	6,712	R4			Nevland	11
2004		Tippeligaen	9th	26	7	12	7	31	33	33	12,450	R3			Nevland	6
2005		Tippeligaen	5th	26	12	5	9	37	32	41	13,699	R4	UEFA Cup	GS	Østenstad	14
2006		Tippeligaen	11th	26	8	5	13	31	37	29	13,910	QF			Ijeh	11
2007		Tippeligaen	3rd	26	14	5	7	50	40	47	15,842	QF			Ijeh	18
2008		Tippeligaen	6th	26	11	6	9	38	32	39	15,377	R4	UEFA Cup	QR2	Fillo	6
2009		Tippeligaen	10th	30	9	11	10	38	40	38	13,071	R3			Ijeh	9
2010		Tippeligaen	9th	30	10	11	9	48	41	41	11,529	QF			Bjarnason Ingelsten	8
2011		Tippeligaen	11th	30	9	10	11	33	40	37	10,255	QF			Nevland	8
2012		Tippeligaen	5th	30	14	7	9	41	36	49	9,894	R4			Berisha Nisja	7
2013		Tippeligaen	5th	30	12	10	8	41	36	46	10,284	R3			Olsen	9
2014		Tippeligaen	10th	30	8	12	10	42	42	36	10,014	QF			Nisja	9
2015		Tippeligaen	5th	30	17	2	11	53	39	53	10,272	SF			Berisha	11
2016		Tippeligaen	8th	30	12	7	11	33	35	43	8,813	R3			Abdullahi Bringaker Pedersen	5
2017		Eliteserien	16th	30	6	6	18	33	57	24	7,380	R2			Adegbenro	6
2018	2	1. divisjon	1st	30	20	1	9	68	44	61	7,900	R2			Høiland	21 ♦
2019	1	Eliteserien	5th	30	13	8	9	55	42	47	8,933	W			Thorstvedt	10

Source: NIFS.no

Notes

1. The 1939–40 season was abandoned mid-season because of World War II, and does not count towards the total amount of seasons played in the first tier.
2. Viking played one more match vs. the other group winner. Viking won the match, and thus won the championship.
3. The 1987 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.

References

1. "Historien om Viking" [The history of Viking]. www.viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
2. "Tilskuertall Viking". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2017.