Aalesunds FK

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

:{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !Notes |- |2001 |1. divisjon |Third round | |- |2002 |1. divisjon |Semi-final

| |- |2008 |Tippeligaen |Fourth round | |- |2009 |Tippeligaen | |- |2010 |Tippeligaen |Third round

| |- |2014 |Tippeligaen |Fourth round | |- |2015 |Tippeligaen |Third round | |- |2016 |Tippeligaen |Third round | |- |2017 |Eliteserien |Fourth round

| |- |2019 |1. divisjon |Quarter-final ||Promoted to Eliteserien |- |2020 |Eliteserien |Cancelled

| |- |2023 |Eliteserien |Third round

| |- |2025 |1. divisjon |Quarter-final |Promoted to Eliteserien |}

European

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

Main article: Kråmyra Stadium, Color Line 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

For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25, and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025.

Out on loan

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)

References

References

1. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
2. "A-laget". Aalesunds FK.
3. (9 July 2025). "Kolve lånes ut til Jerv". Aalesund FK.
4. (26 July 2025). "Nicholas Alme Bakke har signert proffkontrakt med AaFK". Aalesund FK.