# Bærum SK

Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the 3. divisjon, 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.

## 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 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 Promoted to the 1. divisjon 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 2020 2. divisjon 11 13184 131811 Cancelled 2021 2. divisjon 9 269314 415130 First round 2022 2. divisjon 10 269413 364631 First round 2023 2. divisjon ↓ 12 267514 446126 Third Round Relegated to the 3. divisjon
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## 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). 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Daniel Skretteberg |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Peder Vogt |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Anders Johan Johansen |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Almin Dacic |
| 5 | DF | NOR | August Frobenius |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Henning Hauger |
| 7 | FW | NOR | Lasse Bransdal |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Edvard Khachatrjan |
| 9 | MF | NOR | Marius Augdal |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Rasmus Sørensen Løvseth |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Mathias Ødegaard Aasen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Christian Selvær Arvesen |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Jon Øya |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Max Benjamin Myrmo |
| 18 | FW | GAM | Jibril Bojang |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Kristoffer Haugen |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Kristoffer Sørensen |
| 21 | GK | NOR | Julius Skrefsrud |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Jesper Tuven Holter |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Marius Hagen |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Magnus Strandman Lundal |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Joakim Østvold |
| — | MF | NOR | Eirik Holm |
For season transfers, see transfers winter 2020–21 and transfers summer 2021.