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Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, Norway.[1] The club is among the country's most successful sides, having won the league five times, and the cup six times. Founded the 2nd of April 1917, LSK already joined the regional league and the Norwegian Cup Championship the same year, and found a lot of success in the regional system of the time.

In 1937–38, the club would join the inaugural eleven-conference top-tier League of Norway, but would face relegation already in its 2nd season. Before the establishment of the League of Norway, winning the cup was considered to be the ultimate glory a Norwegian club could win, and is to this day considered the biggest game in Norway.[2] After World War II and later due to the restructuring of the league-system, Lillestrøm was forced to play in the Third and Second Division. LSK's first major achievements on the national stage would come in the 1950s, after the club secured promotion to the newly established "Main League" in 1952. Throughout the decade, the club established themselves in the top-tier, and reached the cup finale thrice, losing at all three attempts. In 1958-59, the club managed to win their league-group for the first time ever, and would face Fredrikstad FK in the championship final. Fredrikstad had won the league seven times already, were considered the "aristocrats" of Norwegian football,[3] and had gone unbeaten through their group. The clubs fought out a 2–2 tie in the first final, before a rematch was scheduled to months later. This time Lillestrøm won 4–1, and took their first ever major trophy. The two finalists would face each other again already in the final of the following season, this time ending with a 6–2 win for Fredrikstad.

Already in the following season, Lillestrøm would be relegated to the second tier. Despite following up by finishing second in the two following seasons, the clubs would see further misfortune when finishing last in the 1966 season. 1967 would be the weakest season in the clubs history, battling against relegation to the Fourth division. In the third last game of the season, a pivotal 2–1 win at home against Mesna SK helped to secure the spot.

Despite the difficult starting-points, Lillestrøms golden era would come during the 1970s and 80s, with the club climbing from the Third division in 1973, to winning the top-tier First division only three years later in 1976. This was largely due to a new generation of players coming through the academy, spearheaded by the talented striker Tom Lund.[4] During this era, the club would be the first in Norway to bring up the matter of professionalising their players.[5] The 1977 season would be the biggest in the clubs history, when winning the double while facing Dutch giants Ajax in Lillestrøms first ever European Cup-game. This fixture held extra symbolism, as Tom Lund had declined an offer from Ajax in 1973, while still playing in the Norwegian Third division.[6] Despite a promising 2–0 win at Ullevaal Stadion, Ajax would come out victorious with a 4–0 win in Amsterdam.

The club would further go on to win the Norwegian Cup in 1978, 1981, and 1985, and the league in 1986 and 1989. Following this last league-title, the club would go on to almost getting relegated in the following 1990 season, only surviving by beating Bryne and Eik-Tønsberg in the relegation playoff. During the rest of the 1990s, the club would be an established force in the upper half of the league, and was occasionally close to challenging Rosenborg for the titles. 2001 would be the closest the club got to regaining their league title, when at the final day of the season, Lillestrøm remained only one point behind. For taking the title, Lillestrøm would have to beat Tromsø at home, while Brann had to keep Rosenborg to a tie. While Lillestrøm made a promising start, being 2–0 ahead at half-time, what followed was a parachutist flying through the roof over the singing supporters.[7] In need of assistance, the game was 30 minutes delayed, while Rosenborg went on to win 6-2. The 2001 season remains the last time LSK won a medal in the league.

In the following seasons, Lillestrøm would go on to finish seventh three years in a row. In the mid-2000s however, Rosenborgs grip of power finally fell, and a new wave of enthusiasm arrived in Norwegian football.[8][9] In the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, Lillestrøm would finish 4th at all occasions. The club also made it to the cup final in two of these seasons, losing 4–2 aet in 2005 to Molde, and winning 2–0 in 2007 against Haugesund. The following seasons would turn out disappointing for LSK. Big economic issues lead to weaker results on the pitch,[10] and the club remained almost exclusively in the lower half of the table until eventually getting relegated after a playoff game against Start in 2019. Despite the worsened situation, the club did manage to win the cup in 2017, beating Sarpsborg 08 3–2 in the finale. In a seasons plagued by COVID-19,[11] the club was able to get promoted back up the 1st tier at their first attempt in 2020. Since then, the club has made it to another cup final, and has been playing in Europe again.

For a long time, Lillestrøm held the record for the longest consecutive stay in the top-tier, with their 45 season-stay from 1975 to 2019.[12]

Key

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Key to league and cup records:

  • Pld = Matches played
  • W = Matches won
  • D = Matches drawn
  • L = Matches lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • NH = Not held
  • GS = Group stage
  • PR = Preliminary Round
  • Q1 = Qualification round 1
  • Q2 = Qualification round 2
  • Q3 = Qualification round 3
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • GS = Group stage
  • R3 = Round 3
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • W = Winners
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated Top scorer in division First Tier Second Tier Third Tier

Kretsserie era (until 1937)

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Season League Cup Other
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
1917 Romerike Fotballkrets A[a] 6 5 1 0 11 6 11 1st R1 –
1918 Romerike Fotballkrets A 6 5 0 1 24 2 10 1st — –
1919 Romerike Fotballkrets A 6 2 0 4 8 12 4 3rd R1 –
1920 Romerike Fotballkrets A 6 2 1 3 7 11 5 3rd R1 –
1921 Romerike Fotballkrets A 6 4 1 1 13 10 9 2nd R1 –
1922 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets[b] A 6 4 0 2 18 9 8 2nd R1 –
1923 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets A 5 5 0 0 27 7 10 1st R3 –
1924 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets A 6 4 1 1 16 3 9 1st R1 –
1925 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets A 3 2 1 0 14 1 5 1st R2 –
1926 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets A 3 3 0 0 17 3 6 1st R1 –
1927 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets A 3 2 1 0 14 1 5 1st R1 –
1928 Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets A 6 5 1 0 21 8 11 1st R2 –
1929 Romerike Fotballkrets[c] A 12 9 1 2 53 18 11 1st R2 –
1930 Romerike Fotballkrets A 7 7 0 0 33 6 14 1st R4 –
1931 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets[d] A 7 6 1 0 38 10 13 1st R3 –
1932 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets A 6 5 1 0 28 8 11 1st R2 –
1933 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets A 7 7 0 0 40 10 14 1st R3 –
1934 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets A 7 5 0 2 26 11 10 2nd R2 –
1935 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets A 6 6 0 0 28 8 12 1st R2 –
1936 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets A 7 7 0 0 32 5 14 1st R3 –
1937 Pokalserien Gr. 1[e] A 3 3 0 0 21 4 6 1st R3 Play-Off W

Norgesserien era (1938–1948)

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Season League Cup Other Top goalscorer(s)
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1937-38 Norgesserien District II, Gr. A 1 12 3 1 8 20 32 7 6th QF – Unknown
1938-39 Norgesserien District II, Gr. A 1 14 3 3 8 25 35 7 8th R4 – Unknown
1939-40 1. divisjon[f] 2 10 8 1 1 43 8 17 1st R4[g] – Unknown
1945 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets A 11 10 0 1 54 5 20 1st R4 – Norway Alf Martinsen 17
1946-47 Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets. 2. divisjon qualifyer. A 20 17 1 2 89 18 35 2nd R2 – Norway Rolf Andresen
Norway Knut Bryhn 		15
1947-48 2. divisjon 3 12 7 3 2 24 10 17 3rd R2 – Norway Rolf Andresen 8

Hovedserien era (1948–1962)

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Season League Cup Other Top goalscorer(s)
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1948-49 2. divisjon 3 14 12 0 2 51 17 24 1st R2 Promotion Play-Off W Norway Sverre Borgersen 17
1949-50 2. divisjon 2 14 8 3 3 30 14 19 3rd R1 – Norway Ivar Wahl 18
1950-51 1. divisjon Østland-Nordre 2 14 11 1 2 32 13 23 2nd R4 – Norway Gunnar Lund 14
1951-52 Landsdelsserien 2 14 9 4 1 31 15 22 1st R2 – Norway Gunnar Lund 8
1952-53 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 6 4 4 25 22 16 3rd QF – Norway Sverre Borgersen 11
1953-54 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 8 3 3 45 22 19 3rd RU – Norway Gunnar Arnesen
Norway Ivar Wahl 		14
1954-55 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 6 2 6 27 30 14 6th QF – Norway Ivar Hansen
Norway Gunnar Arnesen 		12
1955-56 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 6 1 7 19 25 13 4th RU – Norway Gunnar Arnesen
Norway Per Sæther 		8
1956-57 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 7 2 5 21 22 16 3rd R2 – Norway Per sæther 9
1957-58 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 6 1 7 34 32 13 5th R2 – Norway Oddvar Richardsen 13
1958-59 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 9 1 4 36 25 19 1st RU Championship Play-Off W Norway Oddvar Richardsen 14
1959-60 Hovedserien Gr. A 1 14 8 3 3 28 21 19 1st R4 Championship Play-Off RU Norway Oddvar Richardsen 20
1960-61 Hovedserien Gr. B 1 14 4 3 7 29 31 11 7th R3 – Norway Trond Willadsen 8
1961-62 Landsdelsserien Østland Nordre 2 21 11 5 5 60 47 27 2nd R4 (1961)

R2 (1962)

– Norway Oddvar Richardsen 28

1. divisjon era (1963–1989)

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Season League Cup Europe Other Top goalscorer(s)
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1963 2. divisjon Gr. B 2 14 8 4 2 41 26 20 2nd R2 – – Norway Oddvar Richardsen 14
1964 2. divisjon Gr. B 2 14 6 2 6 25 25 14 5th R2 – – Norway Per Ytre-Eide 10
1965 2. divisjon Gr. A 2 14 6 1 7 29 29 13 5th R1 – – Norway Jan-Thore Berntzen 9
1966 2. divisjon Gr. A 2 14 1 3 10 25 56 5 8th R3 – – Norway Jan-Thore Berntzen 9
1967 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 14 3 4 7 19 30 10 6th R2 – – Norway Bjørn Myhre 5
1968 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 14 8 1 5 29 16 17 3rd R1 – – Norway Jan-Thore Berntzen
Norway Tom Lund 		9
1969 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 18 12 3 3 42 18 27 3rd R2 – – Norway Tom Lund 16
1970 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 18 7 3 8 23 26 17 6th R2 – – Norway Svein Aardahl 9
1971 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 18 7 6 5 25 17 20 4th R3 – – Norway Leif Hansen 13
1972 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 18 11 5 2 28 13 27 2nd R4 – – Norway Tom Lund 12
1973 3. divisjon Østland/Nordre 3 18 15 2 1 67 11 32 1st QF – – Norway Tom Lund 34
1974 2. divisjon Group B 2 18 15 2 1 44 8 32 1st R3 – – Norway Tom Lund 25
1975 1. divisjon 1 22 10 3 9 27 20 23 7th R4 – – Norway Tom Lund 8
1976 1. divisjon 1 22 13 5 4 39 19 31 1st R3 – – Norway Tom Lund 15
1977 1. divisjon 1 22 16 4 2 42 11 36 1st W European Cup R1 – Norway Tom Lund 13
1978 1. divisjon 1 22 11 9 2 45 22 30 2nd W European Cup R2 – Norway Tom Lund 21
1979 1. divisjon 1 22 7 9 6 25 23 23 5th QF Cup Winners' Cup PR – Norway Arne Dokken 11
1980 1. divisjon 1 22 10 7 5 36 25 27 3rd RU – – Norway Arne Dokken 20
1981 1. divisjon 1 22 6 10 6 26 25 22 7th W – – Norway Arne Dokken
Norway André Krogsæter 		8
1982 1. divisjon 1 22 11 3 8 35 26 25 3rd R4 Cup Winners' Cup R1 – Finland Juhani Himanka 9
1983 1. divisjon 1 22 10 8 4 40 28 28 2nd R4 – – Norway André Krogsæter 15
1984 1. divisjon 1 22 8 7 7 39 30 23 5th QF UEFA Cup R1 – Norway André Krogsæter 17
1985 1. divisjon 1 22 12 8 2 39 11 32 2nd W – – Norway André Krogsæter 17
1986 1. divisjon 1 22 16 1 5 40 17 33 1st RU Cup Winners' Cup R1 – Norway Sten Glenn Håberg 15
1987 1. divisjon 1 22 7[h] 3+2[i] 10 22 21 29 9th R4 European Cup R2 – Norway Sten Glenn Håberg 10
1988 1. divisjon 1 22 11 7 4 38 18 40 2nd R3 – – Norway Jan Åge Fjørtoft 16
1989 1. divisjon 1 22 16 4 2 31 13 52 1st QF UEFA Cup R1 – Norway Stein Amundsen 10

Tippeligaen era (1990–2016)

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Season League Cup Europe Other Top goalscorer(s)
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1990 Tippeligaen 1 22 11 4 11 30 30 25 10th QF European Cup R1 Relegation Play-Off W Norway Eivind Arnevåg 12
1991 Tippeligaen 1 22 9 4 9 31 27 31 5th SF – – Norway Tom Gulbrandsen 7
1992 Tippeligaen 1 22 11 5 6 48 28 38 4th RU – – Norway Kenneth Nysæther 14
1993 Tippeligaen 1 22 13 3 6 47 26 42 3rd QF Cup Winners' Cup R1 – Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde 29
1994 Tippeligaen 1 22 12 5 5 42 23 41 2nd R4 UEFA Cup R1 – Norway Peter Hederman
Norway Ståle Solbakken 		11
1995 Tippeligaen 1 26 11 8 7 50 36 41 4th SF UEFA Cup R1 – Norway Ståle Solbakken 20
1996 Tippeligaen 1 26 13 7 6 54 33 46 2nd R3 Intertoto Cup GS – Norway Geir Frigård 17
1997 Tippeligaen 1 26 9 5 12 34 43 32 10th R4 UEFA Cup R1 – Norway Ståle Solbakken
Norway Frank Strandlie 		9
1998 Tippeligaen 1 26 9 6 11 41 49 33 8th R3 – – Senegal Mamadou Diallo 10
1999 Tippeligaen 1 26 15 3 8 60 41 48 4th QF – – Iceland Heidar Helguson 18
2000 Tippeligaen 1 26 11 7 8 42 29 40 6th QF UEFA Cup R2 – Norway Arild Sundgot 12
2001 Tippeligaen 1 26 17 5 4 64 33 56 2nd QF – – Australia Clayton Zane 20
2002 Tippeligaen 1 26 10 6 10 37 30 36 7th R3 UEFA Champions League Q2 – East Germany Uwe Rösler 9
2003 Tippeligaen 1 26 10 7 9 33 35 37 7th R4 – – Norway Arild Sundgot 9
2004 Tippeligaen 1 26 8 11 7 45 33 35 7th SF – – Norway Arild Sundgot 19
2005 Tippeligaen 1 26 12 6 8 37 31 42 4th RU – – Norway Arild Sundgot 15
2006 Tippeligaen 1 26 12 8 6 44 33 44 4th QF Intertoto Cup R3 Royal League RU Slovenia Robert Koren 16
2007 Tippeligaen 1 26 12 8 6 47 28 44 4th W UEFA Cup Q1 Royal League QF Canada Olivier Occean 16
2008 Tippeligaen 1 26 7 7 12 30 40 28 8th R2 UEFA Cup Q2 – Canada Olivier Occean 14
2009 Tippeligaen 1 30 9 10 11 43 50 37 11th R2 – – Norway Arild Sundgot 11
2010 Tippeligaen 1 30 9 13 8 51 44 40 10th R3 – – Nigeria Anthony Ujah 17
2011 Tippeligaen 1 30 9 7 14 46 52 34 13th R4 – – Nigeria Anthony Ujah 13
2012 Tippeligaen 1 30 9 12 9 46 47 39 9th R4 – – Iceland Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson 12
2013 Tippeligaen 1 30 9 9 12 37 44 36 10th SF – – Norway Petter Vaagan Moen 12
2014 Tippeligaen 1 30 13 7 10 49 35 56 5th QF – – Norway Petter Vaagan Moen 11
2015 Tippeligaen 1 30 12 9 9 44 43 44 8th R3 – – Nigeria Fred Friday 17
2016 Tippeligaen 1 30 8 10 12 45 50 34 12th R3 – – Nigeria Fred Friday 8

Eliteserien era (2017–)

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Season League Cup Europe Other Top goalscorer(s)
Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
2017 Eliteserien 1 30 10 7 13 40 43 37 12th W – – Norway Erling Knudtzon 9
2018 Eliteserien 1 30 7 11 12 34 44 32 12th SF Europa League Q2 Mesterfinalen RU Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen 17
2019 Eliteserien 1 30 7 9 14 32 47 30 14th R3 – Relegation Play-Off L Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen 10
2020 1. divisjon 2 30 16 9 5 49 26 57 2nd NH [j] – – Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen 9
2021 Eliteserien 1 30 14 7 9 49 40 49 4th QF[k] – – Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen 28
2022 Eliteserien 1 30 16 5 9 49 34 53 4th RU[l] UEFA Europa Conference League Q3 – Iceland Holmbert Fridjonsson 13
2023 Eliteserien 1 30 13 4 13 49 49 43 6th R2 – – Nigeria Akor Adams 17

References

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  1. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Lillestrøm Sportsklubb - Hjem". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  2. ^ Saltvedt, Jan Petter (2022-05-02). ""Dette var ikke en finale norsk fotballs fineste tradisjon verdig"". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  3. ^ Berre, Tor (2006-04-11). "Fredrikstad". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  4. ^ Lote, Arve (2017-04-02). "Tom Lund – størst i LSKs historie". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  5. ^ Svesengen, Morten (2024-03-11). "(+) LSK tok ansvar for fotballdemokratiet: Kokkim reddet Klaveness fra ripe i lakken". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  6. ^ Lote, Arve (2017-04-02). "Tom Lund – størst i LSKs historie". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  7. ^ "Fallskjermdrama på Åråsen". VG (in Norwegian). 2001-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  8. ^ NRK (2005-11-01). "Tilskuerrekord i eliteserien". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  9. ^ "Yngve Hallén: - Fotballen har sovet i timen". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  10. ^ Stokstad, Morten (2014-06-26). "Hafslund møtte opp - truet med å stenge strømmen på Åråsen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  11. ^ "LSK i karantene - kampene mot KFUM og HamKam utsatt". Lillestrøm (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  12. ^ "Kan ikke lenger leve på gamle minner". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

http://www.lskhistorikk.com/

https://www.kfl.no/wiki/index.php?title=Hovedside

https://www.nifs.no/

https://www.rsssf.no/archive.html

Fagerli, Arnfinn & Nilsen, Christian Lunde: LSK til 1000, 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ Prior to the 1937–38 League of Norway, there was no national football pyramid. With the exception of the Norwegian Football Cup, all official games were on a district-level. The district-leagues were divided in A-, B- and C-classes.
  2. ^ In 1922, Romerike Fotballkrets was divided into Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets, Eidsvold og Omegns Fotballkrets and Øvre Romerike Fotballkrets.
  3. ^ In 1929, Lillestrøm og Omegn Fotballkrets and Eidsvold og Omegns Fotballkrets reunified back into Romerike Fotballkrets.
  4. ^ In 1931, Romerike Fotballkrets was renamed into Vestre Romerike Fotballkrets.
  5. ^ In 1937, the local championship was shortened down to accomidate for the upcomming Norgesserien. The winner of the shortened down 3-game Group 1 (south), entered a trophy-finale against the winner from Group 2 (north).
  6. ^ The 1939–40 League was canceled mid-season due to the invasion of Norway.
  7. ^ Despite the invasion of Norway, the cup was still played. Later, the Quisling government would attempt to nazify Norwegian sports. As a result, the Norwegians sports organisations went on strike throughout the war.
  8. ^ From 1987, a win was rewarded 3 points.
  9. ^ In 1987, with the introduction of 3 points for a win, it was decided that in the event of a draw, there would be a penalty shootout, in which the winner would be receiving 2 points instead of 1.
  10. ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. ^ Finished during the spring of 2022 due to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  12. ^ Finished during the spring of 2023 due to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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