Odd
Full nameOdds Ballklubb
Nickname(s)Oddrane
Founded31 March 1894 (31 March 1894)
GroundSkagerak Arena
Skien
Capacity11,767
ChairmanTrond Haukvik
ManagerKenneth Dokken
LeagueEliteserien
2023Eliteserien, 10th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian professional football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. Most sports other than football and gymnastics were discontinued and the club became dedicated primarily to football. Odd plays in the Norwegian top division, Eliteserien, and holds the record of winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times with twelve wins, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. Founded in 1894, Odd is the oldest football club in Norway.[1] As of 13 May 2017 the club was granted a membership in Club of Pioneers. It then became the first Nordic football club to be granted this membership.

History

IF Odd was founded in 1885,[2] and is thus one of the older sports clubs in Norway still in existence. The name derives from Viktor Rydberg's novel Seierssverdet, where one of the main characters was a Norwegian athlete called Orvar Odd.

In the beginning, IF Odd was mainly focused on gymnastics, and also had a department for Nordic skiing and track and field.[2] A department for football, named Odds BK, was founded on 31 March 1894.[3] This was the club's second effort to do so, some time after English workers at nearby Skotfoss brought the game of football to Skien, and the city decided to buy a football. Odd is counted as Norway's oldest football team still in existence.

Odd started a cooperation with the local club Pors in 1994, and changed their names to Odd Grenland and Pors Grenland, in an effort to represent the district of Grenland. In conjunction with the name change, a public limited company named Grenland Fotball was founded.[3] Pors Grenland withdrew from the cooperation in December 2009,[4] and in January 2013 Odd Grenland decided to change its name back to Odds BK because they wanted to be a club for the entire county of Telemark.[5]

Odd won the Norwegian Football Cup in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1931 and 2000,[3] more than any other team in Norway. In the late 20th century, the men's team struggled in the lower divisions for many years, but made it back to the Tippeligaen in 1999 and stayed there until they were relegated in 2007. The team had survived relegation twice; first in 2005 after a dreadful start of the campaign, then in 2006 when the team only survived relegation by beating Bryne in the relegation play-offs. In 2007 the team was relegated to the 1. divisjon after being beaten by Bodø/Glimt in the relegation play-offs. In 2008, with three games still to play, Odd secured the promotion back to the Tippeligaen after winning 4–0 at home against Hødd.

On 25 September 2011, Odd player Jone Samuelsen scored what is claimed to be the longest headed goal ever scored in a match, in a match against Tromsø, when he headed the ball from within his own half of the pitch into Tromsø's open goal, the goalkeeper having come forward for a late corner in the match. Norwegian police were invited to measure the distance, and calculated the length as to be 58.13 metres.[6]

Home ground

Skagerak Arena viewed from Sparebank 1 tribune

Club's home ground is Skagerak Arena (capacity 12,000), has seen the largest crowd (approx 12,500 people) at the 1984 Cup semi-final against Viking, though the official number is 8854. Officially, the highest attendance is 12.436, achieved in the 2015 Europa League play-off against Borussia Dortmund. The stadium was rebuilt to hold a capacity of between 13,000 and 14,000, and was finished in 2008. It is named Skagerak Arena after local sponsor Skagerak Energi.

Players and staff

First-team squad

As of 01 January 2024[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Norway NOR André Hansen
2 DF Norway NOR Espen Ruud
3 DF Norway NOR Josef Baccay
4 DF Sweden SWE Leon Hien
7 MF Norway NOR Filip Rønningen Jørgensen
9 FW Norway NOR Abel Stensrud
10 FW Norway NOR Mikael Ingebrigtsen
11 FW Norway NOR Ole Erik Midtskogen
14 FW Norway NOR Tobias Svendsen
15 DF Norway NOR Sondre Solholm Johansen
16 DF Norway NOR Casper Glenna Andersen
17 MF Ghana GHA Solomon Owusu
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Norway NOR Syver Aas
19 FW Norway NOR Faniel Tewelde
20 MF Norway NOR Thomas Rekdal
21 DF Norway NOR Steffen Hagen (captain)
22 FW Ghana GHA Abdul Zakaria Mugees
23 FW Norway NOR Anders Ryste
24 FW Norway NOR Dennis Gjengaar
26 DF Norway NOR Jesper Skau
29 FW Norway NOR Bork Bang-Kittilsen
30 GK Norway NOR Peder Klausen
DF Norway NOR Godwill Fabio Ambrose


For season transfers, see transfers winter 2022–23 and transfers summer 2023.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coachPål Arne Johansen
Assistant coachHåkon Wibe-Lund
Assistant coachKnut Rønningene
Assistant coachMartin Reier
Goalkeeper coachTerje Abrahamsen
Sport directorMorten Rønningen
Personal developerAmir Roland Iranmanesh
Physical and mental coachMikkel Fillingsnes Marker
Physical therapistAnders Braastad
Player logisticThomas Skilbred
Player developerFlamur Kastrati
Equipment managerNils Thomas Strømdal
Team coordinatorTore Andersen
DoctorOla Stamnes

Achievements

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2000 Tippeligaen 8 2611510 403138 Winner
2001 Tippeligaen 6 261268 504042 Semi-final
2002 Tippeligaen 6 261259 363041 Final
2003 Tippeligaen 4 2611510 464338 Third round
2004 Tippeligaen 8 26989 474435 Third round
2005 Tippeligaen 9 269611 285133 Quarter-final
2006 Tippeligaen 12 267811 303829 Third round
2007 Tippeligaen 12 268315 334327 Semi-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2008 1. divisjon 1 302055 764465 Semi-final Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2009 Tippeligaen 4 3012108 534446 Semi-final
2010 Tippeligaen 5 3012108 484146 Semi-final
2011 Tippeligaen 5 3014610 444448 Fourth round
2012 Tippeligaen 10 3011712 404339 Fourth round
2013 Tippeligaen 7 3011712 433940 Fourth round
2014 Tippeligaen 3 301776 523258 Final
2015 Tippeligaen 4 3015105 614155 Quarter-final
2016 Tippeligaen 3 301569 443551 Fourth round
2017 Eliteserien 6 3012612 273942 Fourth round
2018 Eliteserien 9 3011712 393840 Fourth round
2019 Eliteserien 4 301578 454052 Semi-final
2020 Eliteserien 7 3013413 525143 Cancelled
2021 Eliteserien 13 308913 445833 Fourth round
2022 Eliteserien 5 3013611 434545 Fourth round
2023 Eliteserien 10 3010812 424438 Third round

European record

Overview

As of 3 August 2017
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup 52411583732+5
Total52411583732+5

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1R Sweden Helsingborgs IF 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2004–05 UEFA Cup 2Q Lithuania FK Ekranas 3–1 1–2 4–3
1R Netherlands Feyenoord 0–1 1–4 1–5
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Moldova FC Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 0–0 3–0
2Q Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2–0 2–1 4–1
3Q Sweden Elfsborg 1–2 2–0 3–2
PO Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–4 2–7 5–11
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Finland IFK Mariehamn 2–0 1–1 3–1
2Q Greece PAS Giannina 0–3 3–1 3–4
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Northern Ireland Ballymena United 3–0 2–0 5–0
2Q Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–0 1–0 2–0
3Q Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 0–0 1–2
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 1R: First round
  • PO. Play-off round

Managers

References

  1. dubious, dubious (7 May 2017). "Club of Pioneers" (in Norwegian). Odds Ballklubb. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Odd Grenland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Tollefsen, Morten (28 March 2007). "Litt om ODDS BALLKLUBB" (in Norwegian). Odd Grenland. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  4. Saga, Else Jorunn (2 December 2009). "Pors ut av Grenland fotball" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. "Odd stryker Grenland fra klubbnavnet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. "Halfway-line Norwegian header set for record books". BBC Sport. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  7. "A-laget" [First team squad] (in Norwegian). Odds BK.
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