Lillestrøm SK

Lillestrøm SK

Full name	Lillestrøm Sportsklubb
Nickname(s)	Kanarifuglene
Short name	LSK
Founded	April 2, 1917
Ground	Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm
Capacity	12,250
Chairman	Per Mathisen
Manager	Uwe Rösler
League	Tippeligaen
2005	Tippeligaen, 4th
Home colours Away colours

OTHER Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the town of Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen, which seats 12,250 people. The average attendance is just above 8000. The club holds the Norwegian record for the most consecutive years without being relegated. Over the years the club has had around 40 players who have represented the Norwegian national team. There has also been a number of foreigners who have represented the national teams of Sweden, Iceland, Senegal, Finland, Malta, Australia, South Africa, Slovenia, Tunisia, Canada and Nigeria.

Lillestrøm has been Norwegian premier league champions five times, most recently in 1989, and also in 1986, 1977, 1976, and 1959. Additionally, they have won the Norwegian Cup in 1985, 1981, 1978, and 1977.

On September 14 1977 Lillestrøm played against AFC Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA cup, at Ullevaal Stadium and won 2-0. The match was seen by more than 20,000, which became an all-time record home attendance for any LSK match. But Lillestrøm lost the second-leg match in Amsterdam 4-0. It was after these two matches Ajax decided that they wanted Lillestrøm's Tom Lund to replace Johann Cruyff when he left for FC Barcelona. But due to his loyalty and love for the club he never did leave Lillestrøm. A statue of him has been erected outside Åråsen.

When Arne Erlandsen left for Sweden and IFK Göteborg after the 2004-season, former LSK player and German international Uwe Rösler took over as head coach of the team. His first season in charge became a successful one, with Lillestrøm finishing fourth in the league. This position secured LSK a place in the Royal League. The team also made it to the Norwegian Cup final, but surprisingly lost 4-2 to Molde FK in front of a crowd of 25,000 at Ullevaal stadium.

In the 2006-season (which kicked off on April 9 with a 3-3 draw at home against Rosenborg) Lillestrøm were among the bookmakers top favourites to win the league. If this were to happen it would be the first time since 1989 that Lillestrøm finishes at the top. These high expectations lay heavily on the shoulders of Canadian international Olivier Occean, who was signed from Odd Grenland in December on a deal worth about €1 million.

The supporters of Lillestrøm, "Kanarifansen". From a match between Lillestrøm and Vålerenga at Ullevaal Stadion in 2006.

Famous players

• Tom Lund
• Kjetil Osvold
• Arne Erlandsen
• Jan Åge Fjørtoft
• Mons Ivar Mjelde
• Ståle Solbakken
• Frode Grodås
• Gunnar Halle
• Ronny Johnsen
• Henning Berg
• Mamadou Diallo
• Rúnar Kristinsson
• Heiðar Helguson
• Uwe Rösler
• Torgeir Bjarmann
• Frode Kippe

Current squad

As of October 15 2006 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	GER	Heinz Müller
2	DF	NOR	Anders Rambekk
3	DF	AUS	Shane Stefanutto
4	DF	NOR	Eirik Bertheussen
5	DF	DEN	Dan Anton Johansen
6	MF	NOR	Pål Strand
7	MF	NOR	Espen Søgård
8	MF	SVK	Martin Husár
9	MF	NOR	Johan Petter Winsnes
10	MF	SVN	Robert Koren
11	FW	NOR	Magnus Myklebust
12	MF	NOR	Bjørn Helge Riise

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	NOR	Frode Kippe
15	FW	MLT	Michael Mifsud
17	MF	AUS	Kasey Desmond Wehrman
18	FW	NOR	Arild Gilbert Sundgot
20	GK	NOR	Per Magne Misund
21	DF	FRA	Cyril Kali
22	DF	NOR	Lasse Bergan-Foss
23	DF	NOR	Pål Steffen Andresen
25	MF	TUN	Khaled Mouelhi
26	GK	FIN	Otto Fredrikson
30	FW	CAN	Olivier Occean
-	MF	ISL	Viktor Bjarki Arnarson

Coaching staff

Coach	Uwe Rösler
Assistant coach	Gunnar Halle

Adminstravite staff

Chairman	Per Mathisen
Director	Jan Åge Fjørtoft

Achievements

• Norwegian Premier League:
  • Winners (5): 1959, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1989
  • Runners-up (8): 1959-60, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2001

• Norwegian Football Cup:
  • Winners (4): 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985
  • Runners-up (7): 1953, 1955, 1958, 1980, 1986, 1992, 2005

• Royal League:
  • Runners-up (1): 2005-06

• UEFA Intertoto Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

External links

• Home Page
• "Kanari-Fansen", the Lillestrøm SK Supporters Club
• http://www.lskhistorikk.com Historic facts concerning LSK
• http://www.lskshopen.no The official shop for all LSK fans

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