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. No other clubs have played more seasons in the top flight. The club has never played lower than the second tier.
Seasons
Regional league
| Season | Regional league | Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division (Group) | Pos | ||
| 1911 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ |
| 1912 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ |
| 1913 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ |
| 1914 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | DNQ |
| 1915 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | w/d | DNQ |
| 1916 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 3rd | DNQ |
| 1917 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 4th | DNE |
| 1918 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 4th | 1R |
| 1919 | Kretsserien (Vesterlen) | 2nd | 1R |
| 1920 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | 3R |
| 1921 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | DNE |
| 1922 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | 2R |
| 1923 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | 1R |
| 1924 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | 1R |
| 1925 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | SF |
| 1926 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 3R |
| 1927 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | 4R |
| 1928 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 4R |
| 1929 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 4R |
| 1930 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | QF |
| 1931 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | — | 4R |
| 1932 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 2R |
| 1933 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | RU |
| 1934 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 3R |
| 1935 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | SF |
| 1936 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | 3R |
| 1937 | Kretsserien (Rogaland) | 1st | QF |
National league
| Season | League | Cup | Other competitions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division (Group) | Tier | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 1937–38 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 18 | 1st | QF | Championship play-offs | QF |
| 1938–39 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 13 | 3rd | SF | |||
| 1939–40 [a] | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 15 | 1st | 4R | |||
| 1940–41 | [b] | QF | ||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | 4R | |||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | 3R | |||||||||||||
| 1947–48 | Norgesserien (Dist. V, B) | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 19 | 1st | RU | Championship play-offs | SF |
| 1948–49 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 | 3rd | SF | |||
| 1949–50 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 16 | 3rd | 3R | |||
| 1950–51 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 14 | 4th | 3R | |||
| 1951–52 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 15 | 4th | QF | |||
| 1952–53 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 17 | 4th | 2R | |||
| 1953–54 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 13 | 5th | W | |||
| 1954–55 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 15 | 2nd | QF | |||
| 1955–56 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 15 | 3rd | SF | |||
| 1956–57 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 15 | 5th | SF | |||
| 1957–58 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 [c] | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 21 | 1st | QF | |||
| 1958–59 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 17 | 3rd | SF | |||
| 1959–60 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 16 | 3rd | W | |||
| 1960–61 | Hovedserien (A) | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 3rd | 4R | |||
| 1961–62 | Hovedserien | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 35 | 7th |
3R (1961) 3R (1962) |
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| 1963 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 17 | 7th | SF | |||
| 1964 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 14 | 8th | 1R | |||
| 1965 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 13 | 9th | QF | |||
| 1966 | 2. divisjon (B) | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 18 | 2nd | SF | ||
| 1967 | 2. divisjon (A) | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 22 | 1st | QF | |||
| 1968 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 21 | 3rd | 1R | ||
| 1969 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | 5th | QF | |||
| 1970 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 19 | 6th | 3R | |||
| 1971 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 22 | 3rd | QF | |||
| 1972 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 34 | 1st | 4R | UEFA Cup | 2R | |
| 1973 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 32 | 1st | SF | European Cup | 1R | |
| 1974 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 31 | 1st | RU | European Cup | 1R | |
| 1975 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 30 | 1st | QF | European Cup | 1R | |
| 1976 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | 5th | 3R | European Cup | 1R | |
| 1977 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 23 | 5th | 4R | |||
| 1978 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | 3rd | SF | |||
| 1979 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 32 | 1st | W | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
| 1980 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 25 | 4th | QF | European Cup | 1R | |
| 1981 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 28 | 2nd | SF | |||
| 1982 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 29 | 1st | SF | UEFA Cup | 2R | |
| 1983 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 22 | 6th | 3R | European Cup | 1R | |
| 1984 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 25 | 2nd | RU | |||
| 1985 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 21 | 7th | 4R | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
| 1986 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 17 | 11th | 4R | |||
| 1987 | 2. divisjon (A) | 2 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 32 [d] | 8th | 1R | ||
| 1988 | 2. divisjon (A) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 45 | 1st | 4R | |||
| 1989 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 31 | 6th | W | ||
| 1990 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 35 | 5th | 4R | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | |
| 1991 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 41 | 1st | QF | |||
| 1992 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | 9th | SF | UEFA Champions League | 1R | |
| 1993 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 41 | 4th | 4R | |||
| 1994 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 39 | 3rd | 4R | |||
| 1995 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 40 | 5th | 3R | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
| 1996 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 43 | 3rd | 4R | |||
| 1997 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 34 | 8th | SF | UEFA Cup | 2QR | |
| 1998 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 46 | 4th | 4R | |||
| 1999 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 36 | 8th | 4R | UEFA Cup | 2R | |
| 2000 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 45 | 3rd | RU | |||
| 2001 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 49 | 3rd | W | UEFA Cup | 2R | |
| 2002 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 44 | 4th | QF | UEFA Cup | 2R | |
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 37 | 5th | 4R | |||
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 | 9th | 3R | |||
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 41 | 5th | 4R | UEFA Cup | GS | |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 29 | 11th | QF | |||
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 47 | 3rd | QF | |||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | 6th | 4R | UEFA Cup | 2QR | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 38 | 10th | 3R | |||
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 41 | 9th | QF | |||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 37 | 11th | QF | |||
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 49 | 5th | 4R | |||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 46 | 5th | 3R | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 | 10th | QF | |||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 53 | 5th | SF | |||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 43 | 8th | 3R | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 24 | 16th | 2R | |||
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 61 | 1st | 2R | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 47 | 5th | W | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 44 | 6th | Cancelled [e] | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 57 | 3rd | SF | |||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 35 | 11th | QF | UEFA Europa Conference League | PO | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 58 | 4th | 4R | |||
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ There was no league football between 1940 and 1947 due to World War II
- ^ Viking played one more match vs. the other group winner. Viking won the match, and thus won the championship.
- ^ The 1987 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- ^ The 2020 Norwegian Football Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. [1]
References
- General
- "Viking FK". NIFS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- "Norwegian football archive". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- Specific
- ^ Herrebrøden, Øyvind; Øgar, Sindre (10 September 2020). "Dropper cupen for menn – gjennomfører for kvinner" [The men's cup is cancelled – the women's cup will be held]. VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
