Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 9 Norwegian top division titles, most recently in 2025, and 6 domestic Norwegian Cup titles, most recently in 2019. The club has played more top-flight league games than any other club in Norway. It has played in the top division since the league was established, except for the years 1966-67, 1987-88 and 2018. Notable European successes include knocking English side Chelsea out of the UEFA Cup during the 2002-03 season, knocking out Sporting CP from the same tournament in 1999-2000, and qualifying for the group stages of the 2005-06 UEFA Cup.

Streaks & runs - longest sequences in our dataset

10 matches

2023-06-11 → 2023-08-20

14 matches

2025-04-06 → 2025-07-05

3 matches

2024-04-14 → 2024-04-28

3 matches

2023-10-22 → 2023-11-04

5 matches

2023-10-01 → 2023-11-04

Squad size26active players

Avg age26.8years

Domestic20Norway

Foreigners623% of squad

EU passport25non-EU: 1

Nationalities7different countries

Age distribution

U18

18-22

23-26

27-30

31+

Position breakdown

2 (8%)

DEF

11 (42%)

MID

7 (27%)

FWD

6 (23%)

27% foreign players

7 of 26

27.0y avg squad age

2 Goalkeepers

11 Defenders

7 Midfielders

6 Attackers

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Player	Pos	Age	Nationality	Foot	Height	Contract	Market value
Edvin Austbø	Attack - Left Winger	21	Norway	right	172.00m	2027-12-31	€5.00m
Henrik Falchener	Defender - Centre-Back	23	Norway	right	194.00m	2028-12-31	€2.50m
Joe Bell	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	27	New Zealand England	right	182.00m	2027-12-31	€2.00m
Peter Christiansen	Attack - Centre-Forward	26	Denmark	right	175.00m	2027-12-31	€1.80m
Henrik Heggheim	Defender - Right-Back	25	Norway	right	189.00m	2028-12-31	€1.50m
Jakob Segadal Hansen	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	21	Norway	right	183.00m	2029-12-31	€1.50m
Kristoffer Klaesson	Goalkeeper	25	Norway	left	189.00m	2027-12-31	€1.50m
Zlatko Tripic	Attack - Left Winger	33	Norway	both	182.00m	2026-12-31	€1.20m
Ruben Alte	Midfield - Central Midfield	26	Norway	right	177.00m	2029-12-31	€1.00m
Anders Bærtelsen	Defender - Centre-Back	26	Denmark	right	190.00m	2028-12-31	€900k
Gianni Stensness	Defender - Centre-Back	27	Australia New Zealand	right	185.00m	2027-12-31	€900k
Kristoffer Askildsen	Midfield - Central Midfield	25	Norway	right	190.00m	2028-12-31	€900k
Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	23	Norway	right	185.00m	2027-12-31	€900k
Kristoffer Haugen	Defender - Left-Back	32	Norway	left	188.00m	2027-12-31	€700k
Martin Ove Roseth	Defender - Centre-Back	28	Norway	left	188.00m	2028-12-31	€700k
Nick Dagostino	Attack - Centre-Forward	28	Australia Malta	right	175.00m	2026-12-31	€700k
Sander Svendsen	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	29	Norway	right	172.00m	2025-12-31	€700k
Veton Berisha	Attack - Centre-Forward	32	Norway	right	175.00m	2027-12-31	€700k
Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson	Attack - Centre-Forward	22	Iceland	right	194.00m	2028-12-31	€500k
Herman Haugen	Defender - Right-Back	26	Norway	right	182.00m	2026-12-31	€400k
Sondre Bjørshol	Defender - Right-Back	32	Norway	right	184.00m	2025-12-31	€350k
Vetle Auklend	Defender - Left-Back	21	Norway	left	182.00m	2026-12-31	€250k
Viljar Vevatne	Defender - Left-Back	31	Norway	left	183.00m	2027-12-31	€250k
Yann-Erik de Lanlay	Midfield - Central Midfield	34	Norway France	right	180.00m	2025-12-31	€200k
Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	35	Norway	right	183.00m	2025-12-31	€175k
Fillip Voster Botnen	Defender - Centre-Back	20	Norway		0.00m	2028-12-31	-

Season	Date	Player	Pos	From	Type	Fee
21/22	2022-01-01	Edvin Austbø	Attack - Left Winger	Viking FK II	Transfer	-
23/24	2023-12-31	Edvin Austbø	Attack - Left Winger	Sandnes Ulf	Return from loan	-
95/96	1996-01-01		-	Eiger FK	Transfer	-
10/11	2011-01-01		-	Vålerenga	Transfer	-
99/00	2000-01-01	Hannu Tihinen	Defender - Centre-Back	HJK Helsinki	Transfer	-
01/02	2001-12-31	Hannu Tihinen	Defender - Centre-Back	West Ham	Return from loan	-
06/07	2007-03-01	Mo Ross	Defender - Right-Back	Millwall	Transfer	-
16/17	2017-03-31		-	Hødd	Loan	-
25/26	2025-08-04	Fillip Voster Botnen	Defender - Centre-Back	Viking FK II	Transfer	-
21/22	2021-12-22	Heine Åsen Larsen	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Viking FK II	Transfer	-
22/23	2022-12-31	Heine Åsen Larsen	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Egersund	Return from loan	-
21/22	2022-01-01	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Viking FK II	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-05-02	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Levanger	Return from loan	-
23/24	2024-04-09	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Egersund	Return from loan	-
25/26	2025-12-31	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Åsane	Return from loan	-
20/21	2021-06-30	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Viking FK Youth	Transfer	-
22/23	2022-12-31	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Skeid	Return from loan	-
23/24	2023-07-10	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Hødd	Return from loan	-
23/24	2023-12-31	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Skeid	Return from loan	-
22/23	2023-02-21	Patrick Yazbek	Midfield - Central Midfield	Sydney FC	Transfer	€475k
13/14	2014-02-18	Björn Daníel Sverrisson	Midfield - Central Midfield	Hafnarfjördur	Transfer	-
17/18	2017-08-02	Ross Jenkins	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Pirin	Transfer	-
05/06	2005-07-01		-	Aalborg BK	Transfer	-
24/25	2025-01-31	Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson	Attack - Centre-Forward	Venezia	Transfer	€500k
25/26	2025-07-18	Ruben Alte	Midfield - Central Midfield	Kristiansund	Transfer	€800k
19/20	2020-06-11	Henrik Heggheim	Defender - Right-Back	Viking FK II	Transfer	-
24/25	2024-08-30	Henrik Heggheim	Defender - Right-Back	Bröndby IF	Transfer	€290k
20/21	2020-07-03	Trym Sølvberg Ur	Goalkeeper	Viking FK II	Transfer	-
24/25	2025-01-30	Henrik Falchener	Defender - Centre-Back	Egersund	Transfer	€250k
23/24	2023-08-01	Sondre Langås	Defender - Centre-Back	Ranheim	Transfer	€250k
07/08	2008-01-01	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Viking FK Youth	Transfer	-
09/10	2010-05-01	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Sandnes Ulf	Return from loan	-
12/13	2012-12-31	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Start	Return from loan	-
13/14	2013-11-30	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Strømmen	Return from loan	-
19/20	2020-01-09	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Rosenborg	Transfer	-
20/21	2020-08-27	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	Viking FK Youth	Transfer	-
23/24	2023-08-02	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	KA Akureyri	Return from loan	-
23/24	2023-12-31	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	Junkeren	Return from loan	-
24/25	2024-12-31	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	Sogndal	Return from loan	-
19/20	2020-02-06	Herman Haugen	Defender - Right-Back	Viking FK II	Transfer	-

Season	Date	Player	Pos	To	Type	Fee
23/24	2023-09-11	Edvin Austbø	Attack - Left Winger	Sandnes Ulf	Loan	-
96/97	1997-01-01		-	Odd Grenland	Transfer	-
11/12	2012-01-01		-	Retired	Transfer	-
01/02	2001-07-01	Hannu Tihinen	Defender - Centre-Back	West Ham	Loan	-
02/03	2002-07-01	Hannu Tihinen	Defender - Centre-Back	RSC Anderlecht	Transfer	€1.30m
08/09	2009-02-02	Mo Ross	Defender - Right-Back	Kocaelispor	Transfer	-
17/18	2017-07-22		-	Hødd	Return from loan	-
21/22	2022-03-11	Heine Åsen Larsen	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Egersund	Loan	-
22/23	2023-02-23	Heine Åsen Larsen	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Egersund	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-04-08	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Levanger	Loan	-
23/24	2024-03-30	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Egersund	Loan	-
24/25	2025-05-23	Magnus Rugland Ree	Goalkeeper	Åsane	Loan	-
22/23	2022-09-04	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Skeid	Loan	-
22/23	2023-06-04	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Hødd	Loan	-
23/24	2023-07-27	Simen Kvia-Egeskog	Midfield - Central Midfield	Skeid	Loan	-
24/25	2024-07-22	Patrick Yazbek	Midfield - Central Midfield	Nashville	Transfer	€3.00m
16/17	2016-08-26	Björn Daníel Sverrisson	Midfield - Central Midfield	Aarhus GF	Transfer	-
17/18	2018-01-01	Ross Jenkins	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Without Club	Transfer	-
08/09	2009-01-01		-	Vejle BK	Transfer	-
21/22	2021-08-30	Henrik Heggheim	Defender - Right-Back	Bröndby IF	Transfer	€1.48m
21/22	2022-01-18	Trym Sølvberg Ur	Goalkeeper	Sola FK	Transfer	-
24/25	2025-02-03	Sondre Langås	Defender - Centre-Back	Derby	Transfer	€4.80m
08/09	2009-01-01	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Sandnes Ulf	Loan	-
12/13	2012-08-09	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Start	Loan	-
12/13	2013-02-22	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Strømmen	Loan	-
15/16	2016-01-01	Arild Østbø	Goalkeeper	Sarpsborg 08	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-02-10	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	KA Akureyri	Loan	-
23/24	2023-08-19	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	Junkeren	Loan	-
24/25	2024-08-06	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	Sogndal	Loan	-
24/25	2025-01-18	Kristoffer Paulsen	Defender - Centre-Back	Retired	Transfer	-
19/20	2020-06-30	Herman Haugen	Defender - Right-Back	Ullensaker/Kisa	Loan	-
21/22	2021-09-06	Herman Haugen	Defender - Right-Back	Raufoss	Loan	-
21/22	2022-03-10	Herman Haugen	Defender - Right-Back	Raufoss	Loan	-
18/19	2019-05-29	Lasse Berg Johnsen	Midfield - Central Midfield	Tromsdalen	Loan	-
19/20	2020-01-23	Lasse Berg Johnsen	Midfield - Central Midfield	Raufoss	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-01-31	Daniel Karlsbakk	Attack - Centre-Forward	Heerenveen	Transfer	€2.30m
20/21	2021-01-01	Jefferson De Souza	Attack - Left Winger	Without Club	Transfer	-
17/18	2018-01-29	Sime Gregov	Defender - Centre-Back	Tractor Sazi	Transfer	-
17/18	2018-01-16	José Manuel Cruz	Defender - Centre-Back	Mérida AD	Transfer	-
07/08	2008-04-09		-	Bryne	Loan	-

Nationality	Players	% of squad
Norway	19	73.1%
Denmark	2	7.7%
New Zealand England	1	3.8%
Australia New Zealand	1	3.8%
Australia Malta	1	3.8%
Iceland	1	3.8%
Norway France	1	3.8%

Season	Competition
97/98	UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
95/96	UEFA Cup
95/96	UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
92/93	Champions League
90/91	Cup Winners' Cup
25/26	UECL Qualifiers
22/23	UECL Quali
2025	Eliteserien
2025	NM-Cup
2024	Eliteserien
2024	NM-Cup
2023	Eliteserien
2023	NM-Cup
2022	Eliteserien
2022	NM-Cup
2021	Eliteserien
2021	NM-Cup
2020	Eliteserien
2019	Eliteserien
2019	NM-Cup
2018	NM-Cup
2018	OBOS-ligaen
2017	Eliteserien
2017	NM-Cup
2016	NM-Cup
2016	Tippeligaen
2015	NM-Cup
2015	Tippeligaen
2014	NM-Cup
2014	Tippeligaen
2013	NM-Cup
2013	Tippeligaen
2012	NM-Cup
2012	Tippeligaen
2011	NM-Cup
2011	Tippeligaen
2010	Tippeligaen
2009	Tippeligaen
2008	Tippeligaen
2007	Tippeligaen
2006	Tippeligaen
2005	Tippeligaen
2004	Tippeligaen
2003	Tippeligaen
2002	Tippeligaen
2001	NM-Cup
2001	Tippeligaen
2000	NM-Cup
2000	Tippeligaen
20/21	Europa League Qualifying

Date	Comp	Stage	Home	Score	Away	Status
2027-01-27	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	SSC Napoli	20:00	Viking FK	TIMED
2027-01-20	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	Viking FK	20:00	PSV	TIMED
2026-12-08	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	Viking FK	17:45	Feyenoord Rotterdam	TIMED
2026-11-25	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	Club Atlético de Madrid	20:00	Viking FK	TIMED
2026-11-04	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	Viking FK	20:00	Sabah FK	TIMED
2026-10-21	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	Aston Villa FC	3, 1	Viking FK	L
2026-10-21	CL		Aston Villa	3, 1	Viking FK	L
2026-10-13	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	Viking FK	3, 3	FC Bayern München	D
2026-10-13	CL		Viking FK	3, 3	Bayern Munich	D
2026-09-09	CL	LEAGUE STAGE	VfB Stuttgart	3, 1	Viking FK	L

Aggregated from 5 completed matches across all competitions in season 2026.

Record 0W-2D-3L 0.40 pts/game

Goals scored 9 1.80 per match

Goals conceded 15 3.00 per match

Goal difference -6

Clean sheets 0 0% of matches

Failed to score 0 0% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 0W-2D-0L 6-6 goals

Away record 0W-0D-3L 3-9 goals

Highlights

Heaviest loss 1, 3 Aston Villa FC vs Viking FK · Oct 21, 2026

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

Viking FK II -

Viking FK Youth -

Season 1 players · sum across all competitions for selected season

Player	Pos	Nat	Mat	Min	G	A	G+A	Pen	YC	RC	G/90	A/90	G+A/90
Thomas Myhre	Goalkeeper	Norway	4	390	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00

Frequently asked about Viking FK

What is Viking FK?

Viking FK is a professional football club based in Norway, competing in Eliteserien.

How many players are in Viking FK's squad?

Viking FK currently has 26 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Viking FK play in?

Viking FK plays in Eliteserien.

When was Viking FK founded?

Viking FK was founded in 1899.