Bærum SK

Bærum SK
Full nameBærum Sportsklubb
Founded26 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-26)
GroundSandvika stadion,
Sandvika
Capacity2,000
ChairmanCarl-Christian Wishman
Head coachJan-Derek Sørensen
League3. divisjon
20243. divisjon group 3, 5th of 14

Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Norwegian Third Division, after being relegated from the 2. divisjon in 2023.

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.

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2002 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 17 6 3 78 37 57 3rd round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon ↓ 13 30 7 6 17 34 58 27 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2004 2. divisjon 2 26 17 2 7 75 31 53 Fourth round
2005 2. divisjon 4 26 14 6 6 66 42 48 Second round
2006 2. divisjon 2 26 17 5 4 60 28 56 Second round
2007 2. divisjon 6 26 11 5 10 55 42 38 Third round
2008 2. divisjon 5 26 15 1 10 62 39 46 First round
2009 2. divisjon 7 26 13 3 10 61 46 42 Third round
2010 2. divisjon 7 26 10 5 11 52 44 35 Second round
2011 2. divisjon ↑ 1 24 15 6 3 75 30 51 Second round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2012 1. divisjon ↓ 14 30 5 7 18 49 73 22 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2013 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 19 3 4 84 38 60 Second round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2014 1. divisjon 5 30 15 4 11 51 52 49 Second round
2015 1. divisjon ↓ 15 30 8 7 15 44 67 31 Third Round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2016 2. divisjon 2 26 14 5 7 55 42 47 Third Round
2017 2. divisjon 9 26 8 9 9 46 44 33 Second Round
2018 2. divisjon 8 26 12 4 10 44 33 40 Third Round
2019 2. divisjon 10 26 7 8 11 39 55 29 Fourth Round
2020 2. divisjon 11 13 1 8 4 13 18 11 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon 9 26 9 3 14 41 51 30 First round
2022 2. divisjon 10 26 9 4 13 36 46 31 First round
2023 2. divisjon ↓ 12 26 7 5 14 44 61 26 Third Round Relegated to the 3. divisjon

Source:[2]

Notable players

Bærum's most famous players youth team was the boys' 1994 team, which included Marius Lundemo, Simen Juklerød, Daniel Granli, Markus Fjørtoft, Chris Wingate and Borger Thomas (the latter born in 1995).[3] Other famous players include Lars Bohinen, Vidar Davidsen, Christer Basma and Thomas Finstad, as well as German journeyman goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel.

Current squad

As of 14 September 2023.[4]

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 Norway NOR Daniel Skretteberg
2 DF Norway NOR Peder Vogt
3 DF Norway NOR Anders Johan Johansen
4 DF Norway NOR Almin Dacic
5 DF Norway NOR August Frobenius
6 MF Norway NOR Henning Hauger
7 FW Norway NOR Lasse Bransdal
8 MF Norway NOR Edvard Khachatrjan
9 MF Norway NOR Marius Augdal
10 FW Norway NOR Rasmus Sørensen Løvseth
11 MF Norway NOR Mathias Ødegaard Aasen
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Norway NOR Christian Selvær Arvesen
15 DF Norway NOR Jon Øya
17 MF Norway NOR Max Benjamin Myrmo
18 FW The Gambia GAM Jibril Bojang
19 DF Norway NOR Kristoffer Haugen
20 FW Norway NOR Kristoffer Sørensen
21 GK Norway NOR Julius Skrefsrud
22 DF Norway NOR Jesper Tuven Holter
23 MF Norway NOR Marius Hagen
24 MF Norway NOR Magnus Strandman Lundal
30 DF Norway NOR Joakim Østvold
— MF Norway NOR Eirik Holm

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2020–21 and transfers summer 2021.

References

  1. ^ Bærum SK - Idrett Online Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bærum SK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ Lübeck, Endre (13 September 2019). "Det gåtefulle guttelaget: Seks ble proffspillere". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "A-lag herrer" (in Norwegian). Bærum SK. Retrieved 14 August 2023.