# Aalesunds FK

Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian football club from the town of Ålesund, that competes in the Norwegian first division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels. These teams are the 1st and 2nd teams, junior team, and also several age-specific teams.

## History

In 2009 the club won the Norwegian Cup for the first time in its history. They beat rival Molde FK in the Final, and thereby qualified for participation in the UEFA Europa League. Aalesund also won the 2011 Cup final, where they beat SK Brann.

### Recent domestic

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. divisjon 6 301389 655147 Third round 2002 1. divisjon ↑ 2 301974 772664 Semi-final Promoted to the Tippeligaen 2003 Tippeligaen ↓ 13 267712 303328 Quarter-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2004 1. divisjon ↑ 2 302118 673664 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen 2005 Tippeligaen ↓ 13 266911 304227 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2006 1. divisjon ↑ 2 301794 713560 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen 2007 Tippeligaen 11 269314 495630 Fourth round 2008 Tippeligaen 13 267415 294225 Fourth round 2009 Tippeligaen 13 309912 344336 Winner 2010 Tippeligaen 4 3014511 463747 Third round Europa League Third qualifying round 2011 Tippeligaen 9 3012711 363843 Winner Europa League Play-off round 2012 Tippeligaen 11 3091110 404138 Fourth round Europa League Third qualifying round 2013 Tippeligaen 4 301479 554449 Third round 2014 Tippeligaen 7 3011811 403941 Fourth round 2015 Tippeligaen 10 3011514 425738 Third round 2016 Tippeligaen 9 3012612 465142 Third round 2017 Eliteserien ↓ 15 308814 385032 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon 2018 1. divisjon 3 301857 583159 First round 2019 1. divisjon ↑ 1 302541 672579 Quarter-final Promoted to Eliteserien 2020 Eliteserien ↓ 16 302523 308511 Cancelled Relegated to 1. divisjon 2021 1. divisjon ↑ 2 3016104 684358 Fourth round Promoted to Eliteserien 2022 Eliteserien 9 3010911 324539 Third round 2023 Eliteserien ↓ 16 305322 237318 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon 2024 1. divisjon 9 3012414 454940 Second round

### European

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 | Motherwell | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q1 | Neath | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | Ferencváros | 3–1(aet) | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 | Elfsborg | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off | AZ | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–7 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | Tirana | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 | APOEL | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |

## Supporters

The local supporter club for AaFK is called "Stormen", or "The Storm", with about 2000 members. They also have another supporter club who is called "Aalesund Support" which makes great noise every game.

### Rivalries

Rival football clubs in the city include Herd, Rollon, Skarbøvik and Spjelkavik, with Molde and Hødd traditionally being the main regional rivals. Hødd has been less competitive with AaFK in recent years, as they have not been in the same division for some time. More recent rivalries have centred on Molde and Strømsgodset, and to some extent Brann.
The club's supporters enjoy a good relationship with supporters of Oslo club Vålerenga, and it is not uncommon for supporters of one club to support the other in competitions where only one team participates. In the 2011 game against Neath in Wales, some supporters of 2010's Europa League opponents Motherwell also made their way to support the club.

## Stadium

Aalesund played their home matches at Kråmyra Stadium until the 2005 season, when they relocated to the new Color Line Stadium with an approximate capacity of 11,000 people. Boosted by the new stadium, recent success and general increasing attendance in Norway, Aalesund has gone from attracting crowds of approximately 1,000 to regularly selling out their stadium in only a few years. Their average attendance of 9,943 in the 2006 1. divisjon became at the time a new record for attendances at the second tier of the Norwegian league system.

## Current squad

    As of 10 March 2025
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 | Sten Grytebust |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Marius Andresen |
| 4 | DF | ISL | Ólafur Guðmundsson |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Håkon Hammer |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Kristoffer Nessø |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Henrik Melland |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Alexander Ammitzbøll |
| 10 | FW | POR | Cláudio Braga |
| 11 | MF | ISL | Davíð Jóhannsson |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Simen Vatne Haram |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Paul Ngongo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Erik Ansok Frøysa |
| 25 | DF | NOR | John Kitolano |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Tor Erik Valderhaug Larsen |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Eivind Kolve |
| 35 | DF | NOR | Sebastian Berntsen |
| 45 | DF | NOR | Philip Aukland |
| 66 | MF | DEN | Janus Seehusen |
| — | DF | NOR | Jørgen Bøe |
| — | DF | NOR | Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen |
| — | MF | DEN | Mathias Kristensen |
| — | FW | DEN | Frederik Heiselberg |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | FW | NOR | Noah Solskjær (at Brattvåg until 15 July 2025) |

## Club officials

* Chairman:Gunnar Haagensen
* Head coach: Kjetil Rekdal
* Assistant coach: Geir Frigård
* Goalkeeper coach: Frank Mathiesen
* Reserve team head coach:

## Managers

* Bobby Gould
* Egil "Drillo" Olsen (1989)
* Eivind Syversen (19??–93)
* Knut Torbjørn Eggen (1994–96)
* Bård Wiggen (1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999)
* Geir Hansen (2000)
* Ivar Morten Normark (1 January 2002 – 31 December 2005)
* Per Joar Hansen (1 January 2006 – 31 December 2007)
* Sören Åkeby (1 January 2008 – 31 August 2008)
* Kjetil Rekdal (5 September 2008 – 26 November 2012)
* Jan Jönsson (8 January 2013 – 31 December 2014)
* Harald Aabrekk (1 January 2015 – 28 April 2015)
* Trond Fredriksen (28 April 2015 – 12 December 2017)
* Lars Bohinen (20 December 2017 – 23 August 2020)
* Lars Arne Nilsen (25 August 2020 – 4 May 2023)
* Christian Johnsen (13 June 2023 – 18 June 2024)
* Kjetil Rekdal (30 June 2024 –)

## Honours
### League

1. divisjon
* Champions (1): 2019

### Cup

Norwegian Cup
* Champions (2): 2009, 2011

## History of league positions (since 1963)

* Level 1
* Level 2
* Level 3