Many people associate Norway as a country with the Vikings or with beautiful landscapes. Yes, there is enough of this there, but it is also necessary to pay attention to local football. Largely because of the club that represents the town of Trondheim, the name of this club is FC Rosenborg.
Stone Forest says interesting story from the life of a 24-time Norwegian champion.
The city the team represents
The city of Trondheim is considered the third most populous city in the country. It is located on the banks of the Nidelva River, its own “Venice”, so to speak.
The first settlement in this city was founded in 997. Churches were built next. Olaf Tryggvason did all this, and later he became the king of Norway.
During World War II, Trondheim was occupied by Nazi Germany until the end of the war. The city was completely transformed during the occupation and Trondheim is now a submarine base. And on its outskirts you can see the remains of a new city unfinished by the Germans.
The main attraction of Trondheim is the Nidaros Cathedral, the most significant monument of Norwegian Gothic architecture. Its last reconstruction was completed in 2001, and now tourists happily visit this beautiful place.
Club stadium
FC Rosenborg plays its home matches at the Lerkendal Stadium. The arena was built in 1947. It is considered the second largest in the country after the Ullevola stadium. The largest number of spectators at the “little trolls” game was in October 1985, with 28,569 spectators in the stands at that time. In that match, Rosenborg celebrated the championship. The stadium was reconstructed 7 times and looked better each time. The national team plays many of its matches on this field, and that year the stadium’s lawn was trampled by the finalists of the 2016 UEFA Super Cup.
History of FC Rosenborg
Initially, the club had a different name - “Odd”, simply and tastefully. This team was founded in 1917. At first the team played in local leagues, but in 1920 the first attempts were made to play in regional competitions. However, they were not successful.
The club received its current name "Rosenborg" in 1928 in honor of one of the largest districts of the city of Trondheim.
The team's first successes are associated with the name of Niels Eggen; he played and worked at Rosenborg for almost his entire career. During his time playing for the club, the team entered the Major League Norway, won the country's cup and made her debut on the international stage. Therefore, Nils forever entered the history of Norwegian football.
The club's "golden era" dates back to the late 90s. Eggen became the team's head coach and immediately led it to victory in the championship. A year later, the team makes a golden double, having young players on its roster. The club also had stable funding as they had a very good sponsor. As a result, the period from 1992 to 2004 is the best in the history of Rosenborg. They became national champions 13 times in a row and won 5 Norwegian Cups.
Now the team plays in the Europa League in the same group with St. Petersburg Zenit. In the championship it is in the leading group and has one of the most controversial football players of our time, we are talking about Nicklas Bendtner, or simply “Lord”, as many call him. The man played in England with Arshavin, was caught a couple of times for drunk driving and was once disqualified for advertising on his underpants. This guy will soon visit St. Petersburg.
Russian trace
Oh, how many matches our clubs played against Rosenborg! At the same time, the Norwegians remain a very convenient opponent for Russian teams. And here's why.
A total of 10 meetings were played between the team from Trondheim and our clubs. The most titled club in Norway won only 2 times. It lost 27 times to our teams, and in turn scored only 11 goals.
Now Zenit's turn is to play against a convenient opponent. However, you should always be wary of this club, because if not Bendtner, then such masters as Jensen and Helland will definitely spoil your nerves.
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Lerkendal Stadium (Norwegian Lerkendal) is the second largest stadium in Norway after Ullevål Home arena football club Rosenborg Trondheim has a solid attendance record. In October 1985, 28,569 spectators came to watch the final match of the national championship against Lillestrøm. Then their favorite club became the champion.
The stadium was rebuilt more than once and underwent interior and exterior decoration. Of course, since the year of its foundation was 1947. The last modification was carried out in 2000-2002, which allows Trondheim to host the most important matches of the Norwegian national team along with the capital's arenas.
To avoid wasting time traveling to the venue most interesting matches, choose hotels near Lerkendal Stadium. Economical 3-star hotels Thon Hotel Trondheim, Quality Hotel Augustin, City Living Schøller Hotel, Thon Hotel Prinsen, Comfort Hotel Lipp, Clarion Hotel & Congress Trondheim, Best Western Nova Hotell, Kurs & Konferanse, P-Hotels Trondheim, Thon Hotel Gildevangen and even small 2-star hotels, such as Singsaker Sommerhotell - for real fans who travel 2-3 times a week to support their clubs. Comfortable 4* hotels and 5 star hotels are respectively suitable for more demanding travelers: Clarion Collection Hotel Grand Olav, Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel, Rica Nidelven Hotel and Britannia Hotel.
A few more facts about this stadium. Field dimensions: 105 by 68 meters. It was significantly expanded during the last renovation. And Lerkendal is located very close to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and College Park. Students can attend matches more often, and athletes can breathe cleaner air. Although in Norway there are probably no problems with this.
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The main stadium of the Norwegian Trondheim was inaugurated on August 10, 1947 and at that time consisted of a main field with temporary wooden stands, two gravel and two handball fields, as well as two tennis courts. The field was surrounded treadmills. There were originally two stands, south and north, and behind the gates on both sides of the field there were earthen embankments. Lerkendal could then accommodate 37,000 people, making it the second largest stadium in the country.
The first large-scale reconstruction took place in 1962. The wooden stands were replaced and a roof was built over the south stand. In 1968, electric floodlights were installed, which made it possible to hold matches under the auspices of UEFA in Trondheim.
In the mid-1990s, the club was forced to undergo another reconstruction. The point is that "Rosenborg" won the right to participate in the most prestigious European tournament– Champions League, and most of the stands were not equipped with individual seats, which reduced the stadium’s capacity to only 12,200 seats. As a result, the northern stand was completely redone. But this was not enough for the club’s management and in 2000-2002 a global reconstruction of Lerkendal was carried out. So the running tracks were removed, stands behind the goals were built and the oldest - South - stand was completely rebuilt. NOK 335 million was spent on these large-scale transformations. The opening of the stadium after reconstruction took place on October 6, 2002 with a match against Stabaek.
Now "Lerkendal" can accept 21 166 people and consists of four separate three-tier stands. Northern bears the name Adidas and has at its disposal 7,457 seats. This is the largest stand in the stadium and the only one with red seats. South bears the name EiendomsMegler1 and can accommodate 6,194 spectators; dressing rooms and VIP seats of the stadium are also located here. The stands behind the goals mirror each other and are designed for 3,810 seats each. Western is called Rema, it houses a fan shop, pizzeria and commercial offices. On the eastern stand - Addressa– fans of the visiting team are usually located.
The stadium is located three kilometers south of the center of Trondheim, and the main train station is nearby. From the city center you can get to the stadium by bus.
Team Norway She played her first match at Lerkendal on June 26, 1951, defeating Iceland with a score of 3:1. In subsequent years national team She has visited Trondheim more than once, but now she plays all her home matches in the capital at the Ullevål arena.
Rosenborg first appeared at Lerkendal in the 1957-1958 season when they were promoted from the regional league. However, after a season the club was relegated and returned to their old arena. Only after Rosenborg gained a foothold in the early 1960s top division Norway, he moved to Lerkendal for good.
Until 2000, Trondheim's Kwik also played at the stadium.
Attendance record stadium capacity is 28,569 spectators for the match final round season 1985 against Lilleström. The maximum audience at matches under the auspices of UEFA was recorded at the match against Rapid Vienna in the 1968-69 European Cup. – 22,492 spectators.
Between 1995 and 2007, Lerkendal hosted 37 Rosenborg home matches in the Champions League.
